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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

4.Income Taxes

The following table presents the Company’s provision for income taxes and effective income tax rate for the periods below:


	Three months ended
	November 30,
	2014			2013
Provision for income taxes	$	6,274		$	3,885
Effective income tax rate		38.4	%		32.1	%

The increase in the Company’s effective income tax rate during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 was primarily attributable to a decrease in employment tax credits due to expired credit provisions and a decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the acceptance of a federal tax method change that took place during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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