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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2013
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

Note 10 – Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense for the three month period ended May 31, 2013 was 19.0 percent of income before income taxes compared to 15.7 percent for the same period last year.  Our effective tax rate has been trending up primarily due to the acquisitions of Kaz and PUR, which continues to increase the proportion of taxable income in higher tax rate jurisdictions relative to total taxable income. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended May 31, 2013 was also impacted by the asset impairment charges of $12.05 million, for which the related tax benefit was only $0.02 million.