Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes

The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
3,308

 
$
(2,577
)
 
$
1,542

State
2,232

 
1,051

 
628

Foreign
2,049

 
15,533

 
10,459

 
7,589

 
14,007

 
12,629

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(5,472
)
 
(24,094
)
 
11,887

State
(2,782
)
 
1,315

 
905

Foreign
1,471

 
(346
)
 
(3,067
)
 
(6,783
)
 
(23,125
)
 
9,725

Total
$
806

 
$
(9,118
)
 
$
22,354


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:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Federal statutory tax rate
21.0
 %
 
24.5
 %
 
35.0
 %
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction
2.7
 %
 
2.2
 %
 
1.4
 %
Foreign statutory taxes compared to federal statutory rate
(0.8
)%
 
1.4
 %
 
(7.2
)%
Share-based compensation
(3.1
)%
 
(0.6
)%
 
(1.2
)%
U.S. manufacturing incentive
 %
 
(1.3
)%
 
(1.8
)%
Tax credits
4.9
 %
 
(2.7
)%
 
(2.6
)%
Tax basis difference
9.8
 %
 
(1.5
)%
 
 %
Transition tax
 %
 
9.0
 %
 
 %
U.S. statutory tax rate change on temporary differences
 %
 
(38.7
)%
 
 %
Goodwill write-down
(40.2
)%
 
 %
 
 %
Other
3.6
 %
 
(1.6
)%
 
(0.4
)%
Effective tax rate
(2.1
)%
 
(9.3
)%
 
23.2
 %

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Pension and postretirement benefits
$
37,587

 
$
24,597

Accruals and reserves not currently deductible
10,400

 
9,596

Income tax credit carryforward
3,204

 
3,216

Operating and capital loss carryforwards
21,896

 
21,858

Stock options
4,778

 
5,157

Other
5,381

 
3,963

Total deferred tax assets
83,246

 
68,387

Valuation allowances
(15,352
)
 
(15,188
)
Net deferred tax assets
67,894

 
53,199

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
(24,792
)
 
(16,156
)
Unrealized gains and losses
(565
)
 
(8,637
)
Goodwill and intangible assets
(138,952
)
 
(147,571
)
Other
(1,035
)
 
(517
)
 
(165,344
)
 
(172,881
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liability
$
(97,450
)
 
$
(119,682
)

Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:

 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Balance, beginning of year
$
14,827

 
$
7,968

 
$
13,820

Increases for tax positions of prior years

 
7,886

 
839

Decreases for tax positions of prior years

 

 
(5,890
)
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year
1,420

 
882

 
378

Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation
(721
)
 
(1,909
)
 
(1,179
)
Balance, end of year
$
15,526

 
$
14,827

 
$
7,968


Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
As of September 30, 2019, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:
United States - Federal
2015 and forward
United States - State
2015 and forward
Canada
2015 and forward
Germany
2015 and forward
United Kingdom
2018 and forward
Australia
2015 and forward
Singapore
2014 and forward