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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
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 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 2018 was 7%, compared with (6)% for the same period of fiscal 2017. This increase is primarily driven by discrete tax benefits of $718 primarily related to tax legislation enacted during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and tax impacts related to the sale of the Cork, Ireland building discussed further in Note 10, Assets Held for Sale and Disposal, partially offset by an increase in year-to-date non-U.S. income in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2017. 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 than the U.S. statutory tax rate.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company's estimate with respect to the one-time transition tax remains provisional as final transition impacts may differ from the initial provisional estimate due to changes in interpretations of the Act, any legislative action to address questions that arise because of the Act, or any updates or changes to estimates the Company has utilized to calculate the transition impacts, including impacts from changes to current year earnings estimates and foreign exchange rates of foreign subsidiaries. As a result of the valuation allowance in the U.S. on tax attribute carryforwards, as of the second quarter of fiscal 2018, no charge to tax expense was recorded related to the one-time transition tax.
Additionally, as of the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company's estimate with respect to the impact of the Act upon its assessment of the realization of deferred taxes remains provisional as the Company continues to analyze the necessary information and evaluate assumptions made. During the first six months of fiscal 2018, the Company has released $305 of valuation allowance on a portion of its U.S. deferred tax assets as a result of deferred tax liabilities for indefinite lived intangible assets now available as a source of income as a result of the Act.
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.