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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax provision consists of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The tax provision for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019 was based on the estimated effective tax rates applicable for the full years ending March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively, after giving effect to items specifically related to the interim periods. The Company’s effective income tax rate with respect to any period may be volatile based on the mix of income in the tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates, change in tax laws and the amount of the Company's consolidated income before taxes.

On December 22, 2017 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was signed into law. In fiscal 2019, the Company completed its accounting for the tax effects of enactment of the Tax Act and recognized a one-time transition tax of $84,017, inclusive of uncertain tax positions.
On June 14, 2019 final regulations were issued for items relating to the Tax Act. As a result, in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recognized the uncertain tax position related to the one-time transition tax liability of $11,462. This did not result in a change to the transition tax liability of $84,017, previously recorded in fiscal 2019.

The consolidated effective income tax rates for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019 were 17.0% and 19.7%, respectively. The rate decrease in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2019 is primarily due to changes in the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions.

Foreign income as a percentage of worldwide income is estimated to be 64% for fiscal 2020 compared to 66% for fiscal 2019. The foreign effective income tax rates for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019 were 11.5% and 11.8%, respectively. The rate decrease compared to the prior year period is primarily due to changes in the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions. Income from the Company's Swiss subsidiary comprised a substantial portion of the Company's overall foreign mix of income and was taxed at an effective income tax rate of approximately 6% in both the current and prior year quarter of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019.