Income Taxes (Text Block)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

INCOME TAXES

The provision/(benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:


	Year Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2018
Current:
Federal	$	46,137	$	54,800	$	56,060
State	13,690		12,946		9,948
Deferred:
Federal	21,130		4,177		(80,509)
State	3,451		3,427		5,625
	$	84,408	$	75,350	$	(8,876)

The tax effects of temporary differences related to deferred taxes shown on the balance sheets were:


	June 30,
	2020		2019
Deferred tax assets:
Contract and service revenues	$	14,469	$	13,450
Expense reserves (bad debts, compensation, and payroll tax)	14,096		14,325
Leasing liabilities	17,122		—
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	3,786		2,713
Other, net	2,327		851
Total gross deferred tax assets	51,800		31,339
Valuation allowance	(473)		(415)
Net deferred tax assets	51,327		30,924

Deferred tax liabilities:
Accelerated tax depreciation	(39,619)		(31,846)
Accelerated tax amortization	(166,343)		(154,633)
Contract and service costs	(73,331)		(61,455)
Leasing right-of-use assets	(16,032)		—
Total gross deferred liabilities	(295,325)		(247,934)

Net deferred tax liability	$	(243,998)	$	(217,010)

The following analysis reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rates reflected above:


	Year Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2018
Computed "expected" tax expense	21.0	%	21.0	%	28.1	%
Increase (reduction) in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefits	3.6	%	3.7	%	2.9	%
Research and development credit	(2.4)	%	(2.5)	%	(2.0)	%
Domestic production activities deduction	—	%	—	%	(1.4)	%
TCJA deferred tax rate re-measurement	—	%	—	%	(30.0)	%
Tax effects of share-based payments	(0.1)	%	(1.4)	%	(0.8)	%
Other (net)	—	%	0.9	%	0.7	%
	22.1	%	21.7	%	(2.5)	%

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("TCJA") was enacted into law. The TCJA included numerous provisions that impacted the Company, including reducing the U.S. federal tax rate, eliminating the Domestic Production Activities Deduction, and providing expanded asset expensing. The TCJA reduced the U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. For fiscal 2018, a blended U.S. federal statutory tax rate of approximately 28% applied to the Company.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company has $8,108 of gross federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards pertaining to the acquisition of Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc., BOLTS, and Geezeo, which are expected to be utilized after the application of IRC Section 382. Separately, as of June 30, 2020, the Company has state NOL carryforwards with a tax-effected value of $532. The federal and state losses have varying expiration dates, ranging from fiscal 2021 to 2040. Based on state tax rules which restrict utilization of these losses, the Company believes it is more likely than not that $473 of these losses will expire unutilized. Accordingly, a valuation allowance of $473 and $415 has been recorded against the state net operating losses as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company paid income taxes, net of refunds, of $63,692, $62,005, and $60,382 in fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

At June 30, 2020, the Company had $10,112 of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $9,434 of which, if recognized, would affect its effective tax rate. At June 30, 2019, the Company had $10,495 of unrecognized tax benefits, $9,892 of which, if recognized, would affect its effective tax rate. The Company had accrued interest and penalties of $1,565 and $1,514 related to uncertain tax positions at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The income tax provision included interest expense and penalties (or benefits) on unrecognized tax benefits of $38, $128, and $165 in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 follows:


	Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Balance at July 1, 2018	$	10,227
Additions for current year tax positions	1,135
Reductions for current year tax positions	(40)
Additions for prior year tax positions	562
Reductions for prior year tax positions	(531)
Additions related to business combinations	43
Settlements	(25)
Reductions related to expirations of statute of limitations	(876)
Balance at June 30, 2019	10,495
Additions for current year tax positions	1,451

Additions for prior year tax positions	867

Additions related to business combinations	192

Reductions related to expirations of statute of limitations	(2,893)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	10,112

The U.S. federal and state income tax returns for fiscal 2017 and all subsequent years remain subject to examination as of June 30, 2020 under statute of limitations rules. The Company anticipates that potential changes due to lapsing statutes of limitations and examination closures could reduce the unrecognized tax benefits balance by $3,500 - $4,500 within twelve months of June 30, 2020.