Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income taxes (Tables)

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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of income from continuing operations before income taxes
The components of income before income taxes and the corresponding provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Income before income taxes:
 

 
 

 
 

United States
$
248,360

 
$
257,910

 
$
238,871

Foreign
50,849

 
56,325

 
47,097

Income before income taxes
$
299,209

 
$
314,235

 
$
285,968

Provision for income taxes
 
Year ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current provision:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
42,318

 
$
70,476

 
$
69,025

State and local
13,459

 
15,594

 
15,595

Foreign
15,895

 
11,221

 
15,536

Total current provision
71,672

 
97,291

 
100,156

Deferred tax expense (benefit):
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
4,106

 
5,490

 
7,778

State and local
2,902

 
643

 
902

Foreign
(287
)
 
(1,371
)
 
(3,028
)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)
6,721

 
4,762

 
5,652

Provision for income taxes
$
78,393

 
$
102,053

 
$
105,808

Reconciliation of tax provision using the federal statutory income tax rate to reported provision
The provision for income taxes differs from that which would have resulted from the use of this rate is as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 24.5%, 35% and 35%
$
73,396

 
$
109,982

 
$
100,089

State income taxes, net of federal benefit
12,348

 
10,554

 
10,723

Foreign taxation
(1,531
)
 
(6,940
)
 
(3,976
)
Permanent items
1,176

 
970

 
1,284

Tax credits
(2,438
)
 
(4,851
)
 
(1,592
)
Toll tax
9,425

 

 

Deferred tax liability - tax rate change
(10,514
)
 

 

Vesting of equity compensation
(2,849
)
 
(6,569
)
 

Other
(620
)
 
(1,093
)
 
(720
)
Provision for income taxes
$
78,393

 
$
102,053

 
$
105,808

Significant items comprising the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities
Our net deferred tax position is summarized below (in thousands):
 
As of September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
Balance of tax jurisdictions with net deferred tax assets
$
6,834

 
$
7,691

Balance of tax jurisdictions with net deferred tax liabilities
(26,377
)
 
(20,106
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(19,543
)
 
$
(12,415
)
The significant items comprising our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
 
As of September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)
 

 
 

Costs deductible in future periods
$
20,254

 
$
30,794

Deferred revenue
5,197

 
20,703

Stock compensation
3,469

 
4,976

Net operating loss carryforwards
302

 
360

Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets
(27,054
)
 
(36,100
)
Capitalized software
(6,016
)
 
(9,197
)
Accounts receivable - unbilled
(7,854
)
 
(12,953
)
Property and equipment
(2,011
)
 
(3,924
)
Prepaid expenses
(2,927
)
 
(3,741
)
Other
(2,903
)
 
(3,333
)
 
$
(19,543
)
 
$
(12,415
)
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits
The reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Balance at beginning of year
$
633

 
$
448

 
$
529

Increases for tax positions taken in current year
88

 
185

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

 
(81
)
Balance at end of year
$
721

 
$
633

 
$
448