Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The income tax (benefit) provision consisted of the following:
  2020 2019 2018
Current:
Federal $ (12,354) $ 3,308  $ (2,577)
State (1,030) 2,232  1,051 
Foreign 11,306  2,049  15,533 
  (2,078) 7,589  14,007 
Deferred:
Federal 4,710  (5,472) (24,094)
State 2,880  (2,782) 1,315 
Foreign (24,197) 1,471  (346)
(16,607) (6,783) (23,125)
Total $ (18,685) $ 806  $ (9,118)
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:
  2020 2019 2018
Federal statutory tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 24.5  %
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction (1.9) % 2.7  % 2.2  %
Foreign statutory taxes compared to federal statutory rate 3.4  % (0.8) % 1.4  %
Share-based compensation (1.4) % (3.1) % (0.6) %
U.S. manufacturing incentive —  % —  % (1.3) %
Tax credits 1.8  % 4.9  % (2.7) %
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 (9.4) % (40.2) % —  %
Tax rate differential on net operating loss carryback 4.2  % —  % —  %
Other (0.1) % 3.6  % (1.6) %
Effective tax rate 17.6  % (2.1) % (9.3) %
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
  2020 2019
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and postretirement benefits $ 39,705  $ 37,587 
Accruals and reserves not currently deductible 12,258  10,400 
Income tax credit carryforward 5,308  3,204 
Operating and capital loss carryforwards 34,146  21,896 
Stock options 4,062  4,778 
Other 8,376  5,381 
Total deferred tax assets 103,855  83,246 
Valuation allowances (22,527) (15,352)
Net deferred tax assets 81,328  67,894 
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Depreciation (27,671) (24,792)
Unrealized gains and losses 389  (565)
Goodwill and intangible assets (123,259) (138,952)
Other (5,941) (1,035)
Total deferred tax liabilities (156,482) (165,344)
Net deferred tax liability $ (75,154) $ (97,450)
Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:

  2020 2019 2018
Balance, beginning of year $ 15,526  $ 14,827  $ 7,968 
Increases for tax positions of prior years 500  —  7,886 
Decreases for tax positions of prior years (2,727) —  — 
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year 939  1,420  882 
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation (3,755) (721) (1,909)
Balance, end of year $ 10,483  $ 15,526  $ 14,827 
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
As of September 30, 2020, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:
United States - Federal 2017 and forward
United States - State 2016 and forward
Canada 2016 and forward
Germany 2019 and forward
United Kingdom 2019 and forward
Australia 2015 and forward
Singapore 2016 and forward