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Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate

The calculation of the effective tax rate is as follows (in thousands):

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

Six months ended March 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

$

2,696

 

 

$

11,031

 

 

$

1,466

 

 

$

22,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

6,379

 

 

 

4,055

 

 

 

5,388

 

 

 

7,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

(3,683

)

 

$

6,976

 

 

$

(3,922

)

 

$

14,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

237

%

 

 

37

%

 

 

368

%

 

 

36

%

 

A reconciliation of the significant differences between the statutory U. S. income tax rate and the effective income tax rate, as computed on earnings (loss) before income tax provision for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, is as follows:

 

 

Six months ended March 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Statutory rate

 

35

%

 

 

35

%

Canadian valuation allowance

 

661

 

 

 

 

Research and Development Credit

 

(327

)

 

 

 

State rate

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Domestic production activities deduction

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Other

 

(1

)

 

 

1

 

Effective rate

 

368

%

 

 

36

%