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INCOME TAXES - Note 8
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES - Note 8

8. INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended December 31, 2015, we recorded a benefit from income taxes of $0.6 million. The tax benefit was primarily attributable to tax expense related to actual year-to-date income of domestic operations less the tax effect of certain discrete items. For the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.6 million, which was primarily attributable to income from operations.

We estimate our annual effective rate at the end of each quarterly period, and we record the tax effect of certain discrete items, which are unusual or occur infrequently, in the interim period in which they occur, including changes in judgment about deferred tax valuation allowances. The determination of the effective tax rate reflects tax expense and benefit generated in certain domestic and foreign jurisdictions. However, jurisdictions with a year-to-date loss where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the annual effective tax rate. At December 31, 2015, there were $2.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would have affected the effective tax rate.  The Company does not believe that there has been any significant change in the unrecognized tax benefits in the nine-month period ended December 31, 2015, and does not expect the remaining unrecognized tax benefit to change materially in the next 12 months. To the extent that the remaining unrecognized tax benefits are ultimately recognized, they will have an impact on the effective tax rate in future periods.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S., California and various other states and foreign jurisdictions in which it has or had a subsidiary or branch operations or it is collecting sales tax. All tax returns from fiscal 1996 to fiscal 2015 may be subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, California and various other states. As of January 20, 2016, there were no active federal or state income tax audits. Returns filed in foreign jurisdictions may be subject to examination for the fiscal years 2011 to 2015.