Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 13. Income Taxes The Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter. On December 20, 2017 the United States House of Representatives and the Senate passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Tax Act”), which was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and became effective beginning January 1, 2018. Due to the complexity of the Tax Act, the SEC issued guidance in SAB 118 which clarified the accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 if certain information was not yet available, prepared or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for income tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provided for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment of the Tax Act, during which time the required analyses and accounting must have been completed. During the measurement period, (i) income tax effects of the Tax Act must have been reported if the accounting was completed; (ii) provisional amounts must have been reported for income tax effects of the Tax Act for which the accounting was incomplete but a reasonable estimate could be determined; and (iii) provisional amounts were not required to be reported for income tax effects of the Tax Act for which a reasonable estimate could not be determined. During fiscal year 2018, the Company recorded provisional amounts for the income tax effects of the changes in tax law and tax rates, as reasonable estimates were determined by management during this period. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company did not significantly adjust provisional amounts recorded in the prior fiscal year and the SAB 118 measurement period subsequently ended on December 22, 2018, which was during the Company’s second quarter of fiscal year 2019. Although the Company no longer considers these amounts to be provisional, the determination of the Tax Act’s income tax effects may change following future legislation or further interpretation of the Tax Act based on the publication of U.S. Treasury regulations and guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities. On November 28, 2018 the U.S. Treasury released proposed regulations that specifically address, and are inconsistent with, the Company’s position regarding the interpretation and application of the Tax Act’s mandatory one-time “toll tax” on unremitted foreign earnings. Proposed regulations are subject to the regulatory review process prior to finalization and do not take precedence over enacted law. As such, the Company’s position regarding its interpretation and application of the toll tax did not change. Subsequent to May 31, 2019, these proposed regulations were finalized. See Note 15 – Subsequent Events for additional information on these finalized regulations. Management has assessed the fiscal year 2019 impacts of the Tax Act and has determined that the Company will lose the benefit from the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. However, the Company will also acquire certain net benefits beginning in fiscal year 2019 from the favorable impacts of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) section of the Tax Act, partially offset by the unfavorable impacts of the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”). Another significant section of the Tax Act, the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”), will not apply to the Company’s fiscal year 2019 as the Company does not meet the minimum revenue requirements under the BEAT. The Company will continue to evaluate the BEAT to determine whether it will have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future years. The Tax Act requires taxpayers to elect an accounting method for expenses allocated to the GILTI calculation. As ASC 740, Income Taxes, does not directly address the accounting for GILTI, the FASB staff concluded that entities must make an accounting policy election to either: (1) treat GILTI as a period cost if and when incurred, or (2) recognize deferred taxes for basis differences that are expected to reverse as GILTI in future years. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, management made the accounting policy election to account for expenses allocated to the GILTI calculation under the period cost method. The provision for income taxes was 19.8% and 24.3% of income before income taxes for the three months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate from period to period was primarily due to the continued impact resulting from the Tax Act and its effect on the Company’s fiscal year tax rate. As the Company’s fiscal year ends on August 31st, the Tax Act resulted in a blended federal statutory tax rate of 25.7% for fiscal year 2018. For fiscal year 2019, however, the Tax Act is in effect for the Company’s full year and resulted in a federal statutory tax rate for the year of 21%. The tax rate was also favorably impacted by the net benefit received from the application of the GILTI / FDII calculation which was partially offset by the loss of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. The provision for income taxes was 18.8% and 22.3% of income before income taxes for the nine months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate from period to period was primarily due to the continued impact resulting from the Tax Act and its effect on the Company’s fiscal year tax rate. As the Company’s fiscal year ends on August 31st, the Tax Act resulted in a blended federal statutory tax rate of 25.7% for fiscal year 2018. For fiscal year 2019, however, the Tax Act is in effect for the Company’s full year and resulted in a federal statutory tax rate for the year of 21%. The tax rate was also favorably impacted by the net benefit received from the application of the GILTI / FDII calculation which was partially offset by the loss of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to expired statutes and closed audits, the Company’s federal income tax returns for years prior to fiscal year 2016 are not subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Generally, for the majority of state and foreign jurisdictions where the Company does business, periods prior to fiscal year 2015 are no longer subject to examination. The Company has estimated that up to $0.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits related to income tax positions may be affected by the resolution of tax examinations or expiring statutes of limitation within the next twelve months. Audit outcomes and the timing of settlements are subject to significant uncertainty. ‎

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

Note 13. Income Taxes

The Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter.

On December 20, 2017 the United States House of Representatives and the Senate passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Tax Act”), which was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and became effective beginning January 1, 2018. Due to the complexity of the Tax Act, the SEC issued guidance in SAB 118 which clarified the accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 if certain information was not yet available, prepared or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for income tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provided for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment of the Tax Act, during which time the required analyses and accounting must have been completed. During the measurement period, (i) income tax effects of the Tax Act must have been reported if the accounting was completed; (ii) provisional amounts must have been reported for income tax effects of the Tax Act for which the accounting was incomplete but a reasonable estimate could be determined; and (iii) provisional amounts were not required to be reported for income tax effects of the Tax Act for which a reasonable estimate could not be determined. During fiscal year 2018, the Company recorded provisional amounts for the income tax effects of the changes in tax law and tax rates, as reasonable estimates were determined by management during this period. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company did not significantly adjust provisional amounts recorded in the prior fiscal year and the SAB 118 measurement period subsequently ended on December 22, 2018, which was during the Company’s second quarter of fiscal year 2019. Although the Company no longer considers these amounts to be provisional, the determination of the Tax Act’s income tax effects may change following future legislation or further interpretation of the Tax Act based on the publication of U.S. Treasury regulations and guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities.

On November 28, 2018 the U.S. Treasury released proposed regulations that specifically address, and are inconsistent with, the Company’s position regarding the interpretation and application of the Tax Act’s mandatory one-time “toll tax” on unremitted foreign earnings. Proposed regulations are subject to the regulatory review process prior to finalization and do not take precedence over enacted law. As such, the Company’s position regarding its interpretation and application of the toll tax did not change. Subsequent to May 31, 2019, these proposed regulations were finalized. See Note 15 – Subsequent Events for additional information on these finalized regulations.

Management has assessed the fiscal year 2019 impacts of the Tax Act and has determined that the Company will lose the benefit from the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. However, the Company will also acquire certain net benefits beginning in fiscal year 2019 from the favorable impacts of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) section of the Tax Act, partially offset by the unfavorable impacts of the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”). Another significant section of the Tax Act, the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”), will not apply to the Company’s fiscal year 2019 as the Company does not meet the minimum revenue requirements under the BEAT. The Company will continue to evaluate the BEAT to determine whether it will have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future years.

The Tax Act requires taxpayers to elect an accounting method for expenses allocated to the GILTI calculation. As ASC 740, Income Taxes, does not directly address the accounting for GILTI, the FASB staff concluded that entities must make an accounting policy election to either: (1) treat GILTI as a period cost if and when incurred, or (2) recognize deferred taxes for basis differences that are expected to reverse as GILTI in future years. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, management made the accounting policy election to account for expenses allocated to the GILTI calculation under the period cost method.

The provision for income taxes was 19.8% and 24.3% of income before income taxes for the three months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate from period to period was primarily due to the continued impact resulting from the Tax Act and its effect on the Company’s fiscal year tax rate. As the Company’s fiscal year ends on August 31st, the Tax Act resulted in a blended federal statutory tax rate of 25.7% for fiscal year 2018. For fiscal year 2019, however, the Tax Act is in effect for the Company’s full year and resulted in a federal statutory tax rate for the year of 21%. The tax rate was also favorably impacted by the net benefit received from the application of the GILTI / FDII calculation which was partially offset by the loss of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction.

The provision for income taxes was 18.8% and 22.3% of income before income taxes for the nine months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate from period to period was primarily due to the continued impact resulting from the Tax Act and its effect on the Company’s fiscal year tax rate. As the Company’s fiscal year ends on August 31st, the Tax Act resulted in a blended federal statutory tax rate of 25.7% for fiscal year 2018. For fiscal year 2019, however, the Tax Act is in effect for the Company’s full year and resulted in a federal statutory tax rate for the year of 21%. The tax rate was also favorably impacted by the net benefit received from the application of the GILTI / FDII calculation which was partially offset by the loss of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to expired statutes and closed audits, the Company’s federal income tax returns for years prior to fiscal year 2016 are not subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Generally, for the majority of state and foreign jurisdictions where the Company does business, periods prior to fiscal year 2015 are no longer subject to examination. The Company has estimated that up to $0.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits related to income tax positions may be affected by the resolution of tax examinations or expiring statutes of limitation within the next twelve months. Audit outcomes and the timing of settlements are subject to significant uncertainty.

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