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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The TCJA included significant changes to existing tax law, including a permanent reduction to the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, a one-time repatriation tax on deferred foreign income (“Transition Tax”), and changes in deductions, credits and business-related exclusions.

The permanent reduction to the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% was effective on January 1, 2018. When a federal tax rate change occurs during a fiscal year, the Internal Revenue Code requires taxpayers to compute a weighted daily average rate for the fiscal year of enactment. As a result, the Company calculated a U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 31.55% for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. The U.S. corporate federal statutory rate of 31.55% is the weighted daily average rate between the pre-enactment federal statutory rate of 35% and post-enactment federal statutory rate of 21%.

The impact of changes in federal tax rates on deferred tax amounts and the effect of the Transition Tax are significant unusual or infrequent items which are recognized as discrete items in the Company’s income tax expense in the interim period in which the event occurs. The Company recorded a $10.5 million net impact of revaluing the U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities in the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The Company also recorded additional tax expense of $4.9 million related to the Transition Tax during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company's former Mexican subsidiaries paid the U.S. Company a dividend of $17.1 million. The Company will no longer claim permanent reinvestment in the respective foreign jurisdiction. Because of the Transition Tax, the Company's tax basis was greater than its book basis. This difference was recognized during the first quarter when the foreign subsidiaries were marked as held for sale. The recognition of the basis difference created a capital loss that the Company does not believe will be recognized in the carryforward period; therefore, a full tax valuation allowance was recorded against the recognized loss.

As of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company had $6.6 million and $8.8 million, respectively, of total gross unrecognized tax benefits including interest.  Approximately $5.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively, represent the amount of net unrecognized tax benefits that are permanent in nature and, if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate. At December 31, 2018, approximately $1.4 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits are expected to be resolved during the next twelve months through the expiration of the statute of limitations and settlement with taxing authorities. The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.  As of December 31, 2018, the Company had approximately $1.8 million accrued for gross interest, of which $0.5 million was accrued during the nine months ended December 31, 2018.
 
The Company is subject to U.S. income taxes, as well as various other state and local jurisdictions.  With the exception of a few states, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2015, although carryforward attributes that were generated prior to 2015 may still be adjusted upon examination by the taxing authorities if they either have been or will be used in a future period.  

The Company’s effective income tax rate for continuing operations decreased to 11.8% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 compared to 98.7% for the prior year quarter. The decrease is primarily due to the $10.5 million charge to tax expense related to the revaluing of the deferred tax asset recorded as a discrete item in the prior year quarter, the reduction in the federal statutory tax rate that was fully integrated during the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and the lapse of the statute of limitations on several items resulting in the Company releasing $1.6 million of reserves during the current year quarter.