Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.19.2
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Domestic and Foreign Components of Income from Continuing Operations before Domestic and Foreign Income and Other Taxes and Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended April 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Domestic

 

$

(22,350

)

 

$

46,867

 

 

$

5,539

 

Foreign

 

 

156,379

 

 

 

158,866

 

 

 

110,470

 

Income before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

$

134,029

 

 

$

205,733

 

 

$

116,009

 

Provision (Benefit) for Domestic and Foreign Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for domestic and foreign income taxes was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended April 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

6,152

 

 

$

29,400

 

 

$

(2,026

)

State

 

 

9,097

 

 

 

2,863

 

 

 

1,207

 

Foreign

 

 

42,091

 

 

 

44,434

 

 

 

23,334

 

Current provision for income taxes

 

 

57,340

 

 

 

76,697

 

 

 

22,515

 

Deferred income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(16,211

)

 

 

(3,530

)

 

 

3,341

 

State

 

 

(7,682

)

 

 

(317

)

 

 

341

 

Foreign

 

 

(3,903

)

 

 

(2,717

)

 

 

2,907

 

Deferred (benefit) provision for income taxes

 

 

(27,796

)

 

 

(6,564

)

 

 

6,589

 

Total provision for income taxes

 

$

29,544

 

 

$

70,133

 

 

$

29,104

 

 

Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Consolidated Tax Rate

The reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective consolidated tax rate is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended April 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

U.S. federal statutory income tax rate

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

30.4

%

 

 

35.0

%

Foreign tax rates differential

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

(9.1

)

Transition tax

 

 

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax remeasurement

 

 

 

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

 

Non-deductible officers compensation

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

(3.1

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

2.3

 

Effective income tax rate

 

 

22.0

%

 

 

34.1

%

 

 

25.1

%

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 

April 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation

 

$

75,521

 

 

$

67,852

 

Loss carryforwards

 

 

22,467

 

 

 

22,297

 

Reserves and accruals

 

 

12,954

 

 

 

13,945

 

Deferred rent

 

 

7,652

 

 

 

6,827

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

1,793

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

3,217

 

 

 

2,296

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

982

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

122,901

 

 

 

115,992

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

 

(28,958

)

 

 

(57,046

)

Property and equipment

 

 

(15,883

)

 

 

(5,000

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(20,152

)

 

 

(19,123

)

Other

 

 

(1,759

)

 

 

(2,726

)

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(66,752

)

 

 

(83,895

)

Valuation allowances

 

 

(14,032

)

 

 

(15,682

)

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

42,117

 

 

$

16,415

 

Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

 

Year Ended April 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year

 

$

3,674

 

 

$

2,478

 

 

$

2,095

 

Settlement with tax authority

 

 

(1,771

)

 

 

(708

)

 

 

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

1,116

 

 

 

383

 

Additions based on tax positions related to prior years

 

 

4,116

 

 

 

788

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year

 

$

7,794

 

 

$

3,674

 

 

$

2,478