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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

8. Income Taxes.

 

The provision for income taxes for continuing operations for fiscal years ended September 30 consists of the following (in thousands):

 

          2014       2013       2012  
  Current:                          
    Federal     $ 5,747       4,264       2,834  
    State       1,708       1,136       437  
          7,455       5,400       3,271  
  Deferred       (803 )     4,437       1,538  
                             
  Total     $ 6,652       9,837       4,809  

 

A reconciliation between the amount of tax shown above and the amount computed at the statutory Federal income tax rate follows (in thousands):

 

      2014       2013       2012  
Amount computed at statutory                        
  Federal rate   $ 5,737       8,636       4,256  
State income taxes (net of Federal                        
  income tax benefit)       886       1,129       562  
Other, net     29       72       (9 )
Provision for income taxes   $ 6,652       9,837       4,809  

 

In this reconciliation, the category “Other, net” consists of changes in unrecognized tax benefits, permanent tax differences related to non-deductible expenses, special tax rates and tax credits, interest and penalties, and adjustments to prior year estimates.

 

The types of temporary differences and their related tax effects that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, are presented below (in thousands):

 

      2014       2013  
Deferred tax liabilities:                
 Property and equipment   $ 22,496       22,650  
 Depletion     477       479  
 Unrealized rents     1,850       1,803  
 Prepaid expenses     1,447       1,306  
  Gross deferred tax liabilities     26,270       26,238  
Deferred tax assets:                
 Insurance liabilities     819       786  
 Employee benefits and other     3,558       2,758  
Gross deferred tax assets     4,377       3,544  
Net deferred tax liability   $ 21,893       22,694  

 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

 

      2014       2013  
Balance at October 1   $ —         —    
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations     —         —    
Balance at September 30   $ —         —    

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and various states which are subject to audit for up to five years after filing.