Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following:
  2021 2020 2019
Current:
Federal $ (3,741) $ (12,354) $ 3,308 
State 3,579  (1,030) 2,232 
Foreign 2,379  11,306  2,049 
  2,217  (2,078) 7,589 
Deferred:
Federal 5,829  4,710  (5,472)
State 169  2,880  (2,782)
Foreign (1,840) (24,197) 1,471 
4,158  (16,607) (6,783)
Total $ 6,375  $ (18,685) $ 806 
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:
  2021 2020 2019
Federal statutory tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction 37.5  % (1.9) % 2.7  %
Foreign statutory taxes compared to federal statutory rate (18.6) % 3.4  % (0.8) %
Share-based compensation 24.5  % (1.4) % (3.1) %
Termination of SERP 28.6  % —  % —  %
Tax credits (26.6) % 1.8  % 4.9  %
Tax basis difference —  % —  % 9.8  %
Sale of SERP-related investments 23.8  % —  % —  %
Goodwill write-down —  % (9.4) % (40.2) %
Tax rate differential on net operating loss carryback (21.4) % 4.2  % —  %
Other 0.2  % (0.1) % 3.6  %
Effective tax rate 69.0  % 17.6  % (2.1) %
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
  2021 2020
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and postretirement benefits $ 11,832  $ 39,705 
Accruals and reserves not currently deductible 8,753  12,258 
Income tax credit carryforward 5,206  5,308 
Operating and capital loss carryforwards 51,438  34,146 
Stock options 4,944  4,062 
Other 1,320  8,376 
Total deferred tax assets 83,493  103,855 
Valuation allowances (28,619) (22,527)
Net deferred tax assets 54,874  81,328 
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Depreciation (23,224) (27,671)
Unrealized gains and losses (886) 389 
Goodwill and intangible assets (113,476) (123,259)
Other (11,215) (5,941)
Total deferred tax liabilities (148,801) (156,482)
Net deferred tax liability $ (93,927) $ (75,154)
Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:
  2021 2020 2019
Balance, beginning of year $ 10,483  $ 15,526  $ 14,827 
Increases for tax positions of prior years —  500  — 
Decreases for tax positions of prior years (288) (2,727) — 
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year 628  939  1,420 
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation (8,016) (3,755) (721)
Balance, end of year $ 2,807  $ 10,483  $ 15,526 
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
As of September 30, 2021, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:
United States - Federal 2018 and forward
United States - State 2017 and forward
Canada 2017 and forward
Germany 2019 and forward
United Kingdom 2020 and forward
Australia 2017 and forward
Singapore 2017 and forward