Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 11. Income Taxes

The Company’s year-to-date effective income tax rate at September 30, 2019 was an income tax benefit of 14.8% compared to an income tax expense of 19.1% for the same period in 2018. The variations between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S.

statutory rate of 21% were primarily due to the impact of the U.S. enacted tax legislation partially offset by research and development incentives in certain jurisdictions. 

U.S. GAAP prescribes the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements which includes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. As of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the Company’s gross unrecognized income tax benefit was $33.5 million and $11.5 million, respectively. In conjunction with the acquisition of Finisar, the Company assumed $24.2 million of uncertain tax positions. The Company has classified the uncertain tax positions as noncurrent income tax liabilities, as the amounts are not expected to be paid within one year. If recognized, $29.8 million of the gross unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2019 would impact the effective tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The amount of accrued interest and penalties included in the gross unrecognized income tax benefit was $1.8 million and $1.2 million, at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively. Fiscal years 2017 to 2020 remain open to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, fiscal years 2015 to 2020 remain open to examination by certain state jurisdictions, and fiscal years 2009 to 2020 remain open to examination by certain foreign taxing jurisdictions.  The Company is currently under examination for certain subsidiary companies in Florida for the years ended June 30, 2016 through June 30, 2018; Philippines for the year ended June 30, 2017; Germany for the years ended June 30, 2012 through June 30, 2015; and Vietnam for the years June 30, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The Company believes its income tax reserves for these tax matters are adequate.