Income taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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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:
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Year ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
Income before income taxes: |
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United States |
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$ |
304,240 |
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$ |
280,092 |
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$ |
248,360 |
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Foreign |
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(17,178) |
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37,228 |
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50,849 |
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Income before income taxes |
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$ |
287,062 |
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$ |
317,320 |
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$ |
299,209 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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Year ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
Current provision/(benefit): |
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Federal |
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$ |
65,735 |
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$ |
37,123 |
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$ |
42,318 |
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State and local |
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28,117 |
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14,480 |
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13,459 |
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Foreign |
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(2,154) |
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12,561 |
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15,895 |
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Total current provision |
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91,698 |
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64,164 |
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71,672 |
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Deferred tax expense/(benefit): |
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Federal |
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(12,984) |
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12,627 |
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4,106 |
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State and local |
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(4,246) |
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3,013 |
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2,902 |
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Foreign |
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(1,915) |
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(2,979) |
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(287) |
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Total deferred tax expense/(benefit) |
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(19,145) |
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12,661 |
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6,721 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
72,553 |
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$ |
76,825 |
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$ |
78,393 |
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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:
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Year ended September 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 21%, 21% and 24.5%, respectively |
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$ |
60,284 |
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$ |
66,637 |
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$ |
73,396 |
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State income taxes, net of federal benefit |
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17,480 |
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14,825 |
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12,348 |
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Foreign taxation |
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(463) |
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1,210 |
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(1,531) |
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Permanent items |
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2,200 |
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2,682 |
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1,176 |
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Tax credits |
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(4,149) |
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(3,730) |
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(2,438) |
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Toll tax |
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— |
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(481) |
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9,425 |
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Deferred tax liability - tax rate change |
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— |
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— |
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(10,514) |
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Vesting of equity compensation |
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(2,038) |
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(4,783) |
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(2,849) |
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Other |
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(761) |
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465 |
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(620) |
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Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
72,553 |
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$ |
76,825 |
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$ |
78,393 |
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Significant items comprising the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities |
The significant items comprising our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:
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As of September 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities) |
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Costs deductible in future periods |
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$ |
24,127 |
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$ |
19,133 |
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Deferred revenue |
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8,054 |
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6,098 |
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Stock compensation |
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4,140 |
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3,617 |
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Net operating loss carryforwards |
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252 |
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798 |
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Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets |
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(27,555) |
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(26,338) |
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Capitalized software |
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(10,076) |
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(8,635) |
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Accounts receivable - unbilled |
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(11,565) |
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(35,566) |
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Property and equipment |
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(2,365) |
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515 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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(4,245) |
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(3,645) |
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Other |
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(3,589) |
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(2,351) |
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$ |
(22,822) |
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$ |
(46,374) |
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Our deferred tax assets and liabilities are held in various national and international jurisdictions that do not allow right of offset. Accordingly, our presentation of deferred taxes on our consolidated balance sheets is split between jurisdictions that show a net deferred tax asset and a net deferred tax liability. Our net deferred tax position is summarized below:
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As of September 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
Balance of tax jurisdictions with net deferred tax assets |
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$ |
1,915 |
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$ |
186 |
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Balance of tax jurisdictions with net deferred tax liabilities |
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(24,737) |
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(46,560) |
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Net deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
(22,822) |
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$ |
(46,374) |
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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:
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Year ended September 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
Balance at beginning of year |
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$ |
3,001 |
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$ |
721 |
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$ |
633 |
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Increases for tax positions taken in current year |
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770 |
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2,280 |
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88 |
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Decreases for tax positions taken in current year |
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(1,973) |
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Balance at end of year |
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$ |
1,798 |
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$ |
3,001 |
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$ |
721 |
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