Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

16. Income Taxes

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16. Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 16:        Income Taxes

 

The income tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 were 27.7% and 50.1%, respectively. The effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statuary rate primarily due to state taxes and certain non-deductible expenses. As of March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2018 the Company had no uncertain tax positions. The Company is subject to taxation and files income tax returns in the U.S., and various state jurisdictions. The Company is subject to audit for U.S. purposes for the current and prior three years; and for state purposes the current and prior four years.

 

During the first quarter, ended December 31, 2017, the Company revised its estimated annual effective rate to reflect a change in the federal statutory rate from 34% to 21%, resulting from legislation that was enacted on December 22, 2017. The rate change is administratively effective as of January 1, 2018, which requires the Company to use a blended rate for the annual period. As a result, the blended federal statutory rate for the year is 24.53%. In addition, we recognized a tax expense in our tax provision for the period related to adjusting our deferred tax balance to reflect the new corporate tax rate. As a result, income tax expense reported for the three months was adjusted to reflect the effects of the change in tax law and resulted in an increase in income tax expense of approximately $2.3 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017.