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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2021
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes is recorded at the end of each interim period based on the Company’s best estimate of its effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year taking into account any items requiring discrete recognition. Income tax information for the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended |
​ | ​ | November 30, | ​ | November 30, | ​
(In thousands) | ​ | 2021 |  | 2020 |
Effective income tax rate | ​ | ​ | 24.0 | % | ​ | 24.6 | %
Income tax expense (benefit): | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Current | ​ | $ | 471 | ​ | $ | 134 | ​
Deferred | ​ |  | 6 | ​ |  | 126 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 477 | ​ | $ | 260 | ​
Income taxes paid: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ | $ | 3,450 | ​ | $ | — | ​
State | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 3,450 | ​ | $ | — | ​
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) | Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liability as of November 30, 2021 and August 31, 2021 are as follows: ​
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(In thousands) |  | November 30, 2021 |  | August 31, 2021
Deferred tax assets (liabilities): |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Depreciation and depletion | ​ | $ | (2,282) | ​ | $ | (2,360)
Non-qualified stock options | ​ |  | 561 | ​ |  | 547
Accrued compensation | ​ | ​ | 56 | ​ | ​ | 141
Deferred revenues | ​ | ​ | 29 | ​ | ​ | 41
Other | ​ |  | 15 | ​ |  | 16
Net deferred tax liability | ​ | $ | (1,621) | ​ | $ | (1,615)

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32639-109319 + Details
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