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Note 9 - Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
9
:   Income Tax
es
 
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and various state, local, and foreign income taxes in numerous jurisdictions.
  The Company’s domestic and foreign tax liabilities are subject to the allocation of revenues and expenses in different jurisdictions and the timing of recognizing revenues and expenses.  Additionally, the amount of income taxes paid is subject to the Company’s interpretation of applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which it files.
 
The Company provides for income taxes on an interim basis based on an estimate of the effective tax rate for the year. This estimate is reassessed on a quarterly basis. Discrete tax items are accounted for in the quarterly period in which they occur.
 
On
December 22, 2017,
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law in the United States.
  This law made numerous changes to federal taxation in the U.S., including a reduction in the federal corporate tax rate to
21%
and a
one
-time tax on historical foreign earnings that had
not
yet been repatriated.  The effect of the tax rate change is that the Company’s federal tax rate is reduced to a blended rate of
28%
from the previous rate of
34%
for fiscal
2018,
and then will further reduce to the enacted
21%
in Fiscal
2019
and beyond.  In addition, there are also a number of other changes primarily related to U.S. taxation of income earned by foreign subsidiaries and on transactions with those subsidiaries.  As a result of this legislation, in the quarter ended
December 31, 2017,
the Company performed an initial assessment of the impact of tax reform and has taken a charge to tax expense of
$7,250,000
to reflect the estimated impact of the tax rate reduction on its deferred tax assets. The Company has estimated the overall federal tax impact for the
one
time transition tax to be zero. Further guidance from the Department of Treasury and various state taxing authorities as well as year-end financial data is required, however, before the various tax calculations can be considered complete.
 
The Company is reviewing all aspects of the tax law change and, other than the reduced tax rate on earnings going forward, which will provide a favorable benefit, the Company does
not
believe the other provisions will have a significant impact to tax expense.  The Company will continue to measure the impact of these provisions and will record any changes in subsequent quarters when information and guidance becomes available.
 
The tax expense for the
second
quarter of fiscal
2018
was
$7,618,000
on profit before tax of
$1,097,000
for an effective tax rate of
694%.
Before the tax charge related to the new tax legislation, tax expense was
$368,000
or
33.5%
of pre-tax income. The effective tax rate
for the
second
quarter of fiscal
2017
was
29.9%.
For the
first
half of fiscal
2018,
tax expense was
$7,832,000
on profit before tax of
$1,737,000
for an effective tax rate of
451%.
Before the tax charge related to new tax legislation, tax expense was
$582,000
or
33.5%
of pre-tax income. For the
first
half of fiscal
2017,
the effective tax rate was
39.1%.
In addition to the charge for the change in the tax law, the tax expense in the
second
quarter of fiscal
2018
was reduced by
$34,000
of net discrete benefits primarily for U.S. tax return provision to return adjustments and a refundable credit for research and development in the U.K. The
second
quarter discrete tax benefit is in addition to a net
first
quarter discrete tax benefit of
$21,000
reflecting a tax benefit for losses in the U.K. which
was partially offset by discrete tax expense due to tax deductions related to stock grants which were lower than the book deductions. The tax rate in the
second
quarter of fiscal
2017
is lower than the U.S. statutory rate as a result of earnings in foreign jurisdictions with lower effective tax rates. This benefit was offset as a result of discrete adjustments primarily for the impact of a tax rate change in the U.K. applied to deferred tax assets which increased tax expense by
$298,000
in the
first
quarter.
 
U.S. Federal tax returns through fiscal
2013
are generally
no
longer subject to review by tax authorities; however, tax loss carryforwards from years before fiscal
2014
are still subject to adjustment.
As of
December 31, 2017,
the Company has substantially resolved all open income tax audits and there were
no
other local or federal income tax audits in progress. In international jurisdictions including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK, which comprise a significant portion of the Company’s operations, the years that
may
be examined vary by country. The Company’s most significant foreign subsidiary in Brazil is subject to audit for the calendar years
2012
2017.
During the next
twelve
months, it is possible there will be a reduction of
$1
million in long term tax obligations due to the expiration of the statute of limitations on prior year tax returns.
 
Accounting for income taxes requires estimates of future benefits and tax liabilities. Due to the temporary differences in the timing of recognition of items included in income for accounting and tax purposes, deferred tax assets or
liabilities are recorded to reflect the impact arising from these differences on future tax payments. With respect to recorded tax assets, the Company assesses the likelihood that the asset will be realized by addressing the positive and negative evidence to determine whether realization is more likely than
not
to occur. If realization is in doubt because of uncertainty regarding future profitability, the Company provides a valuation allowance related to the asset to the extent that it is more likely than
not
that the deferred tax asset will
not
be realized. Should any significant changes in the tax law or the estimate of the necessary valuation allowance occur, the Company would record the impact of the change, which could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
No
valuation allowance has been recorded for the Company
’s domestic deferred tax assets related to temporary differences in items included in taxable income. The Company continues to believe that due to forecasted future taxable income and certain tax planning strategies available, it is more likely than
not
that it will be able to utilize the tax benefit provided by those differences. In the U.S., a partial valuation allowance has been provided for foreign tax credit carryforwards due to the uncertainty of generating sufficient foreign source income to utilize those credits in the future. In certain other countries where Company operations are in a loss position, the deferred tax assets for tax loss carryforwards and other temporary differences are fully offset by a valuation allowance.