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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes . Income Taxes
Income tax expense of $916,000 and $1,108,000 was recorded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2024, respectively. Income tax expense of $2,015,000 and $2,912,000 was recorded for the three and six months ended October 31, 2023, respectively. The effective tax rate was 23.3% and 17.4% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2024, respectively. The effective tax rate for the current three and six months periods reflects the impact of foreign operations which are taxed at different rates than the U.S. tax rate of 21%, combined with expected current year tax expense for the Company's domestic operations. In addition, the income tax expense recorded for the six months ended October 31, 2024 was favorably impacted by a discrete tax benefit of $421,000 resulting from the issuance of stock through the vesting of restricted stock units and the exercise of stock options during the first quarter. The effective tax rate was 41.6% and 35.3% for the three and six months ended October 31, 2023, respectively. The prior year effective tax rate was influenced by foreign operations which are taxed at different rates than the U.S. tax rate of 21%, combined with expected tax expense for the Company's domestic operations and estimated increases in the domestic valuation allowance required for the corresponding period. In addition, income tax expense for the three and six months ended October 31, 2023 was unfavorably impacted by additional foreign tax expense of $534,000 related to India tax matters. This one-time expense was related to management's decision to discontinue management fees, citing challenges associated with the Indian tax authority and cost benefit analysis.
In August 2019, the Company revoked its indefinite reinvestment of foreign unremitted earnings position in compliance with ASC 740 "Income Taxes" and terminated its indefinite reinvestment of unremitted earnings assertion for the Singapore and Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. international subsidiaries. The Company has a deferred tax liability of $1,392,000 and $1,572,000 for the withholding tax related to Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd. as of October 31, 2024 and April 30, 2024, respectively.