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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
We file a consolidated federal income tax return in the United States and various combined and separate filings in several state and local jurisdictions.
There were neither unrecognized tax benefits nor any accrued interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits during any periods presented in the financial statements. We believe we have appropriate support for the income tax positions taken and to be taken on our tax returns and that the accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on our assessment of various factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter. The Company’s federal and state income tax returns are open to audit under the statute of limitations for the years ended June 30, 2015 through June 30, 2018 for federal tax purposes and for the years ended June 30, 2016 through June 30, 2018 for state tax purposes. To the extent we utilize net operating losses generated in earlier years, such earlier years may also be subject to audit.
For the nine months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized income tax benefit of $1.7 million and had an effective tax rate of (26.3)% compared to income tax expense of $2.8 million and an effective tax rate of 18.6% for the nine months ended March 31, 2019. During the current year we undertook a project to seek potential cash tax savings opportunities identifying available Enhanced Oil Recovery credits (“EOR credits”) related to our interests in the Delhi field. To take advantage of the EOR credits, we amended federal and state tax returns for the years ended June 30, 2017, and 2018, and incorporated the associated impacts into our 2019 tax returns. Principally as a result of EOR credits, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $2.8 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, together with a $3.2 million receivable for income tax refunds at March 31, 2020. Our effective tax rate will typically differ from the statutory federal rate as a result of state income taxes, primarily in the State of Louisiana, and differences related to percentage depletion in excess of basis, stock-based compensation and other permanent differences. For both periods, our respective statutory federal tax rate was 21%.