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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income before provision for income taxes
(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes consists of the following:
 Fiscal Years Ended July 31,
 202120202019
U.S.$(73,153,000)7,226,000 28,813,000 
Foreign(1,827,000)2,084,000 97,000 
 $(74,980,000)9,310,000 28,910,000 
Provision for income taxes
The (benefit from) provision for income taxes included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following:
 Fiscal Years Ended July 31,
 202120202019
Federal – current$608,000 1,053,000 (2,190,000)
Federal – deferred(877,000)721,000 4,782,000 
State and local – current466,000 1,137,000 1,715,000 
State and local – deferred(598,000)(1,312,000)(321,000)
Foreign – current688,000 298,000 62,000 
Foreign – deferred(1,787,000)393,000 (179,000)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes$(1,500,000)2,290,000 3,869,000 
Provision for income taxes differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate
The (benefit from) provision for income taxes differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate as a result of the following:
 Fiscal Years Ended July 31,
 202120202019
 AmountRateAmountRateAmountRate
Computed "expected" tax expense (benefit)$(15,746,000)21.0 %1,955,000 21.0 %6,071,000 21.0 %
Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:
      
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit(1,371,000)1.8 (278,000)(3.0)967,000 3.3 
Stock-based compensation(20,000)— 308,000 3.3 (44,000)(0.1)
Research and experimentation credits(1,018,000)1.4 (1,210,000)(13.0)(1,129,000)(3.9)
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction164,000 (0.2)(162,000)(1.7)(632,000)(2.2)
Nondeductible transaction costs402,000 (0.5)301,000 3.2 394,000 1.4 
Nondeductible executive compensation628,000 (0.8)595,000 6.4 330,000 1.1 
Fines and penalties— — 189,000 2.0 2,000 — 
Audit settlements6,000 — 1,000 — (2,081,000)(7.2)
Change in the beginning of the year valuation allowance for deferred tax assets(805,000)1.1 — — — — 
Change in valuation allowance15,582,000 (20.8)— — — — 
Remeasurement of
deferred taxes
(224,000)0.3 (135,000)(1.5)— — 
Foreign income taxes676,000 (0.9)453,000 4.9 5,000 — 
Other, net226,000 (0.4)273,000 3.0 (14,000)— 
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes$(1,500,000)2.0 %2,290,000 24.6 %3,869,000 13.4 %
Tax effects of temporary differences
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at July 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented below:
 20212020
Deferred tax assets:  
Inventory and warranty reserves$6,774,000 5,786,000 
Compensation and commissions4,338,000 3,210,000 
Federal, state and foreign research and experimentation credits19,324,000 19,656,000 
Stock-based compensation4,979,000 4,955,000 
Foreign scientific research and experimental development expenditures1,496,000 1,765,000 
Federal, state and foreign net operating losses5,413,000 3,942,000 
Federal and state capital losses15,582,000 28,000 
Lease liabilities10,980,000 7,335,000 
Other4,550,000 6,572,000 
Less: valuation allowance(28,384,000)(11,471,000)
Total deferred tax assets45,052,000 41,778,000 
 Deferred tax liabilities:  
Plant and equipment(1,146,000)(801,000)
Lease right-of-use assets(10,085,000)(7,080,000)
Intangibles(54,635,000)(50,368,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities(65,866,000)(58,249,000)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(20,814,000)(16,471,000)
Summary of unrecognized tax benefits The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 (excluding interest):
 202120202019
Balance at beginning of period$8,270,000 7,203,000 9,137,000 
Increase related to current period528,000 684,000 893,000 
Increase related to prior periods338,000 464,000 17,000 
Expiration of statute of limitations(48,000)(73,000)(394,000)
Decrease related to prior periods(79,000)(8,000)(2,450,000)
Balance at end of period$9,009,000 8,270,000 7,203,000