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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes was as follows during fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018: 
 
Year ended September 30,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
         Federal
$
14,566

 
$
1,299

 
$
8,071

         State
2,180

 
(423
)
 
2,236

         Foreign
12,482

 
15,371

 
9,559

 
29,228

 
16,247

 
19,866

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
         Federal
(8,575
)
 
7,003

 
13,987

         State
(957
)
 
947

 
132

         Foreign
893

 
(249
)
 
(3,535
)
 
(8,639
)
 
7,701

 
10,584

Total provision
$
20,589

 
$
23,948

 
$
30,450


Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows: 
 
September 30,
 
2020
 
2019
 
(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Loss and credit carryforwards
$
31,015

 
$
26,702

Compensation benefits
29,640

 
23,931

Operating lease liabilities
21,827

 

Other assets
9,000

 
9,393

 
91,482

 
60,026

Less: valuation allowance
(24,563
)
 
(19,231
)
Total deferred tax assets
66,919

 
40,795

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
  Intangible assets
(14,715
)
 
(15,114
)
  Deferred commission
(9,027
)
 
(7,920
)
  Property and equipment
(3,135
)
 
(3,511
)
  Operating lease right-of-use assets
(13,719
)
 

  Other liabilities
(11,694
)
 
(8,244
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(52,290
)
 
(34,789
)
Deferred tax assets, net
$
14,629

 
$
6,006


Reconciliation Between Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes, with the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (21% in each of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, and 24.5% in fiscal 2018) to income before provision for income taxes for fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018 is shown below:

 
Year Ended September 30,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Income tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate
$
53,970

 
$
45,375

 
$
38,495

State income taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit
4,619

 
4,194

 
2,755

Foreign tax rate differential
493

 
839

 
(649
)
Research credits
(5,868
)
 
(5,761
)
 
(3,486
)
Domestic production deduction

 

 
(2,421
)
Amended returns/audit settlements/statute expirations
(1,085
)
 
(2,268
)
 
(2,349
)
Foreign
7,513

 
11,177

 
4,040

Valuation allowance
5,332

 
(333
)
 
1,907

Foreign tax credit and foreign withholding tax
2,086

 
(464
)
 
1,320

Excess tax benefits relating to stock-based compensation
(45,086
)
 
(24,891
)
 
(22,253
)
Tax effect of the Tax Act

 

 
16,719

GILTI, FDII and BEAT
5,050

 
1,931

 

Other
(6,435
)
 
(5,851
)
 
(3,628
)
Recorded income tax provision
$
20,589

 
$
23,948

 
$
30,450


Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: 
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year
$
5,834

 
$
6,113

 
$
6,480

Gross increases for tax positions in prior years
883

 
509

 
404

Gross decreases for tax positions in prior years
(65
)
 
(611
)
 

Gross increases based on tax positions related to the current year
2,260

 
1,439

 
1,625

Decreases for settlements and payments

 
(637
)
 

Decreases due to statute expiration
(918
)
 
(979
)
 
(2,396
)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
$
7,994

 
$
5,834

 
$
6,113