Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income Tax Provision

The Company's income tax provision for quarterly interim periods is based on an estimated annual effective income tax rate calculated separately from the effect of significant, infrequent, or unusual items. Income tax expense from continuing operations was $13.2 million and $29.7 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $10.8 million and $22.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021. Income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was substantially driven by (1) income from continuing operations, partially offset by (2) the completion of work necessary to claim an additional $8.9 million in energy efficiency tax credits related to homes closed in prior fiscal years, and (3) the discrete impact related to stock-based compensation expense as a result of current period activity. Income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 was substantially driven by (1) income from continuing operations, partially offset by (2) the discrete impact related to the closing of a state tax audit, and (3) the discrete impact related to stock-based compensation expense as a result of current period activity.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The Company continues to evaluate its deferred tax assets each period to determine if a valuation allowance is required based on whether it is more likely than not that some portion of these deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of June 30, 2022, management concluded that it is more likely than not that a substantial portion of our deferred tax assets will be realized. As part of our analysis, we considered both positive and negative factors that impact profitability and whether those factors would lead to a change in the estimate of our deferred tax assets that may be realized in the future. At this time, our conclusions on the valuation allowance and Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limitations related to our deferred tax assets remain consistent with the determinations we made during the period ended September 30, 2021, and such conclusions are based on similar company specific and industry factors to those discussed in Note 13 to the audited consolidated financial statements within our 2021 Annual Report.