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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income Taxes | Income TaxesIncome tax provisions for the Company's interim periods are based on the effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. The Company's consolidated income taxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 were a benefit of $22,672, compared to an expense of $4,429 for the first nine months of fiscal 2019. The differences between the Company’s consolidated income taxes for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 versus the same period for fiscal 2019 primarily resulted from Note 13. Income Taxes (continued)
the fiscal 2020 consolidated loss before income taxes, which reflected the goodwill write-down recorded during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, which was partially non-deductible, as well as a benefit for an expected net operating loss (“NOL”) carryback. The NOL will be carried back five years allowing it to offset income that was previously taxed at a federal statutory rate of 35.0%. The Company’s fiscal 2020 nine-month effective tax rate varied from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, foreign statutory rate differentials, tax credits, the goodwill write-down, the expected NOL carryback, and discrete tax benefits recognized during the current year. The Company’s fiscal 2019 nine-month effective tax rate varied from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to tax planning completed during the second quarter of fiscal 2019 that resulted in a discrete tax benefit.
The Company had unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) of $11,834 and $15,526 on June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, of which $8,620 and $11,417 would impact the annual effective rate at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. It is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by approximately $9,034 in the next 12 months primarily due to the completion of audits and the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The Company classifies interest and penalties on tax uncertainties as a component of the provision for income taxes. Total penalties and interest accrued were $2,424 and $2,880 at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. These accruals may potentially be applicable in the event of an unfavorable outcome of uncertain tax positions.
The Company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions and remains subject to examination until the statute of limitations expires for those tax jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2020, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:
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