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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

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Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $20.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019, or 21.4% of pre-tax income, compared to $39.7 million, or 26.9% of pre-tax income, for the three months ended December 31, 2018. Results for the three months ended December 31, 2019 were favorably impacted by $1.1 million of net discrete tax benefits, including a $1.5 million benefit related to employee stock-based compensation payments. Results for the three months ended December 31, 2018 were unfavorably impacted by $7.3 million of net discrete tax charges, including $6.2 million of charges related to uncertain tax position reserves and a $0.8 million charge related to adjustments to the repatriation tax required under tax legislation enacted in the United States in December 2017.

The Company’s liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties, was $106.0 million and $97.3 million as of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, of $21.4 million would affect the Company’s net income if recognized.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in the “Provision for income taxes” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized a benefit of $0.1 million and expense of $0.2 million, respectively, related to interest and penalties. At December 31, 2019, the Company had accruals for the payment of interest and penalties of $4.3 million. During the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that federal, state and foreign tax audit resolutions could reduce net

unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $7.2 million because the Company’s tax positions are sustained on audit, the Company agrees to their disallowance or the statutes of limitations close.