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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | 15) Income Taxes On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”) was enacted into law. The Tax Reform Act allows for the full depreciation, in the year acquired, for certain fixed assets purchased between September 28, 2017 and December 31, 2023. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law in the U.S., which contains several changes to corporate taxation including changes to depreciation deductions, deductions for interest expense and reinstating 100% bonus depreciation on fixed assets acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025. Income tax expense is comprised of the following for the indicated periods (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended September 30, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 13,613 |  |  | $ | 11,964 |  |  | $ | 9,902 |
State |  |  | 7,267 |  |  |  | 5,356 |  |  |  | 4,583 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 6,824 |  |  |  | (2,719 | ) |  |  | (843 | )
State |  |  | 1,703 |  |  |  | (1,270 | ) |  |  | 342 |
|  | $ | 29,407 |  |  | $ | 13,331 |  |  | $ | 13,984 |
The provision for income taxes differs from income taxes computed at the Federal statutory rate as a result of the following (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended September 30, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Income from continuing operations before taxes |  | $ | 102,902 |  |  | $ | 48,554 |  |  | $ | 45,929 |
Provision for income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax at Federal statutory rate |  | $ | 21,609 |  |  | $ | 10,196 |  |  | $ | 9,645 |
State taxes net of federal benefit |  |  | 7,357 |  |  |  | 3,145 |  |  |  | 3,401 |
Permanent differences |  |  | 355 |  |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | 520 |
Expiration of State NOL |  |  | 1,931 |  |  |  | 2,160 |  |  |  | — |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | (1,965 | ) |  |  | (2,328 | ) |  |  | 252 |
Other |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | (128 | ) |  |  | 166 |
|  | $ | 29,407 |  |  | $ | 13,331 |  |  | $ | 13,984 |
The components of the net deferred taxes for the years ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 using current tax rates are as follows (in thousands):
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 26,907 |  |  | $ | 26,534 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 404 |  |  |  | 2,516 |
Vacation accrual |  |  | 2,748 |  |  |  | 2,785 |
Pension accrual |  |  | 3,550 |  |  |  | 3,507 |
Allowance for bad debts |  |  | 1,915 |  |  |  | 1,687 |
Insurance accrual |  |  | 1,682 |  |  |  | 1,628 |
Fair value of derivative instruments |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | 4,261 |
Other, net |  |  | 328 |  |  |  | 350 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 37,966 |  |  |  | 43,268 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (118 | ) |  |  | (2,109 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 37,848 |  |  | $ | 41,159 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | $ | 25,833 |  |  | $ | 25,257 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 18,032 |  |  |  | 14,502 |
Intangibles |  |  | 21,669 |  |  |  | 20,152 |
Other, net |  |  | 3,137 |  |  |  | 3,170 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | 68,671 |  |  | $ | 63,081 |
Net deferred taxes |  | $ | (30,823 | ) |  | $ | (21,922 | )
In order to fully realize the net deferred tax assets, the Company’s corporate subsidiaries will need to generate future taxable income. A valuation allowance is recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence including historical tax losses, it is more likely than not that some or all of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 was $(2.0) million. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 was $(2.3) million. Based upon a review of a number of factors and all available evidence, including recent historical operating performance, the expectation of sustainable earnings, and the confidence that sufficient positive taxable income will continue in all tax jurisdictions for the foreseeable future, management concludes, it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the full benefit of its deferred tax assets, net of existing valuation allowance related to State net operating loss carryforwards at September 30, 2025. As of January 1, 2025, the Company had State tax effected net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) of approximately $0.3 million after consideration of valuation allowances. The State NOLs, which will expire between 2025 and 2038, are generally available to offset any future taxable income in certain states At September 30, 2025, we did no t have unrecognized income tax benefits. We file U.S. Federal income tax returns and various state and local returns. A number of years may elapse before an uncertain tax position is audited and finally resolved. For our Federal income tax returns we have four tax years subject to examination. In our major state tax jurisdictions of New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania we have four years that are subject to examination. In the state tax jurisdiction of New Jersey we have five tax years that are subject to examination. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular uncertain tax position, based on our assessment of many factors including past experience and interpretation of tax law, we believe that our provision for income taxes reflect the most probable outcome. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions and may involve a series of complex judgments about future events.

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