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Note 7 - Federal, State and Local Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements |
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 7 -Federal, State and Local Income Taxes: In accordance with the requirements of the Income Tax Topic of the FASB's ASC, the Company's provision for income taxes includes the following:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Current tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 6,360 |  |  | $ | 3,799 |  |  | $ | 3,197 |
State and local |  |  | 469 |  |  |  | 219 |  |  |  | 243 |
|  |  | 6,829 |  |  |  | 4,018 |  |  |  | 3,440 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (1,299 | ) |  |  | (839 | ) |  |  | (83 | )
State and local |  |  | (412 | ) |  |  | (462 | ) |  |  | (154 | )
|  |  | (1,711 | ) |  |  | (1,301 | ) |  |  | (237 | )
Income tax provision: |  | $ | 5,118 |  |  | $ | 2,717 |  |  | $ | 3,203 |
Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities. The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability are as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Federal tax benefit (liability): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale |  | $ | (249 | ) |  | $ | (68 | )
Capital loss carryforward |  |  | - |  |  |  | 86 |
Operating lease exit obligation |  |  | 151 |  |  |  | 58 |
Deferred professional fees |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 77 |
Deferred charges |  |  | 402 |  |  |  | 250 |
Total federal tax benefit |  |  | 321 |  |  |  | 403 |
State and local tax benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other - deferred charges |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 29 |
Total state and local tax benefits |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 29 |
Deferred tax asset, short term |  | $ | 349 |  |  | $ | 432 |
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Federal tax liability (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM |  | $ | 17,742 |  |  | $ | 17,679 |
Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation |  |  | (619 | ) |  |  | (619 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 454 |  |  |  | 1,812 |
Other |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | 8 |
Total federal tax liability |  |  | 17,532 |  |  |  | 18,880 |
State and local tax liabilities (benefits): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM |  |  | 1,206 |  |  |  | 1,704 |
Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (60 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 174 |
Deferred professional fees |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (15 | )
Total state and local tax liabilities |  |  | 1,193 |  |  |  | 1,803 |
Deferred tax liability, long term |  | $ | 18,725 |  |  | $ | 20,683 |
The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's long term deferred tax liability is primarily a result of the federal, state, and local taxes related to the $50,510,000 gain from deconsolidation of the Company's asset management and mutual fund distribution subsidiaries, partially offset by the long term tax benefit related to the non-cash post-employment compensation of $1,770,000 granted to VLI's former employee. The Company uses the effective income tax rate determined to provide for income taxes on a year-to-date basis and reflects the tax effect of any tax law changes and certain other discrete events in the period in which they occur. The overall effective income tax rates, as a percentage of pre-tax ordinary income for the twelve months ended April 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were 33.05%, 27.15% and 30.52%, respectively. The Company's annual effective tax rate will change due to a number of factors including but not limited to an increase or decrease in the ratio of items that do not have tax consequences to pre-tax income, the Company's geographic profit mix between tax jurisdictions, new tax laws, new interpretations of existing tax laws and rulings and settlements with tax authorities. The fluctuation in the effective income tax rate during fiscal 2017 is primarily attributable to the attribution of 100% of the gain on the sale of the Company's operating facility to one tax jurisdiction. The fluctuation in the effective income tax rate during fiscal 2016 is primarily attributable to the effect of the reduction in the allocation factors on the state and local deferred tax liability (primarily the gain on deconsolidation of EAM), reversal of excess income tax accruals established in past years that were resolved upon completion of the prior NYC and IRS audits and an increase in the domestic production tax credits. The fluctuation in the effective income tax rate during fiscal 2015 is primarily attributable to the write-off of the tax bases of goodwill. The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory income tax rate to pretax income as a result of the following:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
U.S. statutory federal rate |  |  | 35.00 | % |  |  | 35.00 | % |  |  | 35.00 | %
Increase (decrease) in tax rate from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  | -0.88 | % |  |  | -3.39 | % |  |  | -0.15 | %
Effect of dividends received deductions |  |  | -0.33 | % |  |  | -0.41 | % |  |  | -0.40 | %
Write off goodwill |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | -1.62 | %
Domestic production tax credit |  |  | -0.17 | % |  |  | -0.33 | % |  |  | -0.44 | %
Other, net |  |  | -0.57 | % |  |  | -3.72 | % |  |  | -1.87 | %
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 33.05 | % |  |  | 27.15 | % |  |  | 30.52 | %
The Company believes that, as of April 30, 2017, there were no material uncertain tax positions that would require disclosure under GAAP. The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of the Parent. The Company has a tax sharing agreement which requires it to make tax payments to the Parent equal to the Company's liability/(benefit) as if it filed a separate return. Beginning with the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017, the Company will file combined income tax returns with the Parent on a unitary basis in certain states as a result of changes in state tax regulations. The Company does not anticipate any significant tax implications from the change to unitary state tax filing. The Company’s federal income tax returns (included in the Parent’s consolidated returns) and state and city tax returns for fiscal years ended 2013 through 2016, are subject to examination by the tax authorities, generally for three years after they are filed with the tax authorities. The Company favorably concluded certain tax audits during the third quarter of fiscal 2016 that provided the recognition of tax benefits resulting from a favorable outcome. The Company is presently engaged in a federal tax audit for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015 and a state tax audit for that period, but does not expect them to have a material effect on the financial statements.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680 + Details
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