Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of:



	Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	37,736		$	34,782		$	27,749
State	1,376			248			1,104
Foreign	3,703			5,008			2,922
Total current	42,815			40,038			31,775
Deferred:
Federal	(830		)	(168		)	(4,410		)
State	(44		)	(9		)	(323		)
Foreign	(5,018		)	(1,498		)	(113		)
Total deferred	(5,892		)	(1,675		)	(4,846		)
Provision for income taxes	$	36,923		$	38,363		$	26,929

A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal income tax expense at a statutory rate of 35% to actual income tax expense, excluding any other taxes related to extraordinary gain is as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
U.S. Federal income tax at statutory rate	$	38,924		$	39,160		$	26,509
Increase (decrease) in income taxes due to:
State and local income taxes, net of Federal benefit	1,026			625			935
Tax credits	(1,122		)	(312		)	(633		)
Valuation allowance	24			(195		)	(128		)
Effect of foreign operations, net	(2,309		)	(2,054		)	(1,342		)
Stock compensation	86			239			580
Other	294			900			1,008
Provision for income taxes	$	36,923		$	38,363		$	26,929

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented below:



	June 30,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets derived from:
Allowance for accounts receivable	$	6,456		$	2,857
Inventories	7,336			11,310
Nondeductible accrued expenses	512			2,204
Net operating loss carryforwards	2,931			452
Tax credits	583			241
Deferred compensation	4,331			4,822
Stock compensation	5,631			2,868
Timing of depreciation and other deductions for building and equipment	98			—
Total deferred tax assets	27,878			24,754
Valuation allowance	(541		)	(517		)
Total deferred tax assets	27,337			24,237
Deferred tax liabilities derived from:
Timing of amortization deduction from intangible assets	(5,840		)	(2,717		)
Timing of depreciation and other deductions for building and equipment	—			(238		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(5,840		)	(2,955		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	21,497		$	21,282

The components of pretax earnings are as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Domestic	$	103,711	$	96,436	$	65,566
Foreign	7,500		15,450		10,175
Worldwide pretax earnings	$	111,211	$	111,886	$	75,741

At June 30, 2012, the Company has (i) gross net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $0.1 million for U.S. Federal income tax purposes that will begin to expire in 2020; (ii) gross net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $0.9 million for state income tax purposes; (iii) foreign gross net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $8.5 million; (iv) state income tax credit carry forwards of approximately $0.2 million that will begin to expire in 2025; and (v) withholding tax credits of approximately $0.5 million. As of June 30, 2012, the Company reversed $0.4 million of the valuation reserve against foreign net operating loss carry-forwards and established a full valuation reserve of $0.5 million against the withholding tax credits. The Company maintains a $0.1 million valuation allowance for state net operating losses where it was determined that, in accordance with ASC 740, it is more likely than not that they cannot be utilized.

The Company has not provided U.S. income taxes for undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are considered to be retained indefinitely for reinvestment. The distribution of these earnings would result in additional foreign withholding taxes and additional U.S. federal income taxes to the extent they are not offset by foreign tax credits. It has been the practice of the Company to reinvest those earnings in the business outside the United States. These undistributed earnings amounted to approximately $56.3 million at June 30, 2012. If these earnings were remitted to the U.S. they would be subject to income tax. The tax, after foreign tax credits, is estimated to be approximately $10.0 million.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $1.3 million, $0.8 million of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. This reflects an increase of $0.1 million on a net basis over the prior fiscal year. The Company does not expect that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. The prior year balances have been adjusted to remove interest and penalties that were included in prior period reporting. The total amount of interest and penalties accrued, but excluded from the table below for the years ending 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $1.0 million, $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Beginning Balance	$	1,181		$	1,279		$	1,359
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	163			173			133
Additions for tax positions of prior years	—			—			—
Reduction for tax positions of prior years	(87		)	(271		)	(213		)
Settlements	—			—			—
Ending Balance	$	1,257		$	1,181		$	1,279

The Company conducts business globally and, as a result, one or more of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal, various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities in countries in which it operates. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2008.

The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $1.0 million accrued for interest and penalties, of which $0.1 million was a current period expense.

The Company's effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily as a result the mix of income in lower tax rate jurisdictions and state taxes.