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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
For each interim reporting period, the Company makes an estimate of the effective tax rate it expects to be applicable for the full fiscal year for its continuing operations. This estimated effective rate is used in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis. The Company’s effective tax rate through the first six months of fiscal 2017 was (6)%, compared with 43% for the same period of fiscal 2016. This decrease is primarily attributable to year-to-date U.S. loss with no tax benefit due to a valuation allowance in fiscal 2017. Additionally, in fiscal 2016, the effective tax rate was higher in comparison to fiscal 2017 driven by discrete tax benefits of $461 primarily related to tax legislation enacted during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, applied against a year-to-date loss. The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate due primarily to the valuation allowance against the Company's U.S. deferred tax assets and income in foreign jurisdictions that are taxed at different rates that the U.S. statutory tax rate.
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, Ireland, Italy, and various state and local jurisdictions. The Company believes it has appropriate support for its federal income tax returns.