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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The income tax provision includes U.S. federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes and is based on the application of a forecasted annual income tax rate applied to the current quarter's year-to-date pre-tax income for fiscal 2015. In determining the estimated annual effective income tax rate, the Company analyzes various factors, including projections of the Company's annual earnings, taxing jurisdictions in which the earnings will be generated, the impact of state and local income taxes, the Company's ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards, and available tax planning alternatives. Discrete items, including the effect of changes in tax laws, tax rates, and certain circumstances with respect to valuation allowances or other unusual or non-recurring tax adjustments are reflected in the period in which they occur as an addition to, or reduction from, the income tax provision, rather than being included in the estimated annual effective income tax rate.
For the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded income tax expense of $0.9 million that represents an effective tax rate of approximately 22%. The differences between the recorded provision for income taxes and the tax provision, based on the federal statutory rate of 35%, were primarily attributable to the differential in foreign tax rates, non-deductible stock-based compensation expense and certain foreign losses not benefited.
For the three months ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded income tax expense of $1.6 million that represents an effective tax rate of approximately 23%. The difference between the recorded provision for income taxes and the tax provision, based on the federal statutory rate of 35%, was primarily attributable to the differential in foreign tax rates and non-deductible stock-based compensation expense.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had unrecognized tax positions that would impact its effective tax rate, if realized.