Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The income tax (benefit) provision consisted of the following:
  2022 2021 2020
Current:
Federal $ 13,481  $ (3,741) $ (12,354)
State 4,676  3,579  (1,030)
Foreign 10,414  2,379  11,306 
  28,571  2,217  (2,078)
Deferred:
Federal (24,239) 5,829  4,710 
State (3,895) 169  2,880 
Foreign (4,828) (1,840) (24,197)
(32,962) 4,158  (16,607)
Total $ (4,391) $ 6,375  $ (18,685)
Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Consolidated Effective Tax Rate
The reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate was as follows:
  2022 2021 2020
Federal statutory tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction 0.2  % 37.5  % (1.9) %
Foreign statutory taxes compared to federal statutory rate 1.6  % (18.6) % 3.4  %
Share-based compensation (1.1) % 24.5  % (1.4) %
Termination of SERP —  % 28.6  % —  %
Tax credits 1.2  % (26.6) % 1.8  %
Sale of SERP-related investments —  % 23.8  % —  %
Goodwill write-down (11.2) % —  % (9.4) %
Tax rate differential on net operating loss carryback —  % (21.4) % 4.2  %
Other *
(7.5) % 0.2  % (0.1) %
Effective tax rate 4.2  % 69.0  % 17.6  %
* In Fiscal 2022, "Other" primarily consists of foreign net operating losses that had a full valuation allowance.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
  2022 2021
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and postretirement benefits $ 9,051  $ 11,832 
Accruals and reserves not currently deductible 10,909  8,753 
Income tax credit carryforward 5,796  5,206 
Operating and capital loss carryforwards 54,875  51,438 
Stock options 7,103  4,944 
Other 50  1,320 
Total deferred tax assets 87,784  83,493 
Valuation allowances (27,552) (28,619)
Net deferred tax assets 60,232  54,874 
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Depreciation (27,317) (23,224)
Unrealized gains and losses (2,793) (886)
Goodwill and intangible assets (98,715) (113,476)
Other (20,386) (11,215)
Total deferred tax liabilities (149,211) (148,801)
Net deferred tax liability $ (88,979) $ (93,927)
Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:
  2022 2021 2020
Balance, beginning of year $ 2,807  $ 10,483  $ 15,526 
Increases for tax positions of prior years 1,393  —  500 
Decreases for tax positions of prior years (200) (288) (2,727)
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year 551  628  939 
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation (428) (8,016) (3,755)
Balance, end of year $ 4,123  $ 2,807  $ 10,483 
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
As of September 30, 2022, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:
United States - Federal 2019 and forward
United States - State 2018 and forward
Canada 2018 and forward
Germany 2019 and forward
United Kingdom 2021 and forward
Australia 2017 and forward
Singapore 2018 and forward