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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of income tax expense (benefit)
The components of the Company’s income tax expense are as follows:
 Year Ended September 30,
 202120202019
 (In millions)
Current tax expense:   
Federal$978.1 $484.0 $407.3 
State197.0 104.4 79.3 
 1,175.1 588.4 486.6 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):   
Federal(12.7)20.0 13.9 
State2.7 (5.9)6.2 
 (10.0)14.1 20.1 
Total income tax expense$1,165.1 $602.5 $506.7 
Comparison of income tax expense (benefit) and tax computed at the statutory rate
Differences between income tax expense and tax computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 21% to income before income taxes during each year is due to the following:
 Year Ended September 30,
 202120202019
 (In millions)
Income taxes at federal statutory rate$1,124.8 $626.4 $446.3 
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal benefit166.9 79.1 69.1 
Valuation allowance(3.3)(11.2)(0.2)
Tax credits(116.3)(93.4)(1.6)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation(38.4)(22.3)(16.1)
Tax contingencies(6.0)8.9 — 
Other37.4 15.0 9.2 
Total income tax expense$1,165.1 $602.5 $506.7 
Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities Components of deferred income taxes are summarized as follows:
 September 30,
 20212020
 (In millions)
Deferred tax assets:  
Inventory costs$63.5 $37.6 
Inventory impairments12.7 21.5 
Warranty and construction defect costs190.5 156.7 
Net operating loss carryforwards11.7 17.5 
Tax credit carryforwards1.6 2.1 
Incentive compensation plans77.5 68.3 
Other15.6 15.6 
Total deferred tax assets373.1 319.3 
Valuation allowance(4.2)(7.5)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance368.9 311.8 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferral of profit on home closings166.7 131.9 
Depreciation of fixed assets14.4 19.0 
Other32.5 16.0 
Total deferred tax liabilities213.6 166.9 
Deferred income taxes, net$155.3 $144.9 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
Year Ended September 30,
 20212020
 (In millions)
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year$8.9 $— 
Additions attributable to tax positions taken in the current year1.5 8.9 
Additions attributable to tax positions taken in prior years— — 
Settlements(7.5)— 
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year$2.9 $8.9