On February 10, 2023, the Company committed $100,000 to purchase an equity membership interest in a federal low-income housing tax credit entity. An initial payment of $20,000 was paid at closing with the remaining balance payable in quarterly installments over a five-year period beginning in fiscal 2024. The present value of such payments was $62,120 and was recorded as an increase to the initial tax credit investment asset and liability. In exchange for the total payments of $100,000, the Company expects to realize a comparable amount of tax credits and other tax benefits that will reduce its future federal income tax payments. Although the investment vehicle is considered a variable interest entity, the Company is not the primary beneficiary, and therefore, the investment is not consolidated. The Company has elected to use the practical expedient method of amortization, which approximates the proportional amortization method, to amortize the investment to income tax expense in proportion to the tax credits received over an estimated 10-year tax credit period beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. During the three months ended April 30, 2023, interest expense related to the accretion of the liability was $2,159 and a net benefit of $1,796 was included in “Income tax expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The carrying value of the investment is recorded in "Deferred income taxes and other assets" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The liabilities for the present value of the estimated future capital contributions are recorded in "Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other current liabilities" and "Deferred rent and other liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the balances related to the investment at April 30, 2023:


	April 30,
	2023
Deferred income taxes and other assets	$	78,143
Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other current liabilities		5,193
Deferred rent and other liabilities		56,459