10. INCOME TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | 10. INCOME TAXES The Company has calculated the tax provision based on the year-to-date actual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items in the quarter. The approach is applied when application of the estimated annual effective tax rate is impractical because it is not possible to reliably estimate the annual effective tax rate. The Company believes, at this time, the use of this cutoff approach is more appropriate than the annual effective tax rate method due to the high degree of uncertainty in estimating annual pre-tax income. The quarterly tax provision is subject to fluctuation due to factors including certain book and tax differences, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, or changes in or interpretation of tax laws. We consider new evidence (both positive and negative) at each reporting date that could affect our view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. We evaluate information such as historical financial results, historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in our analysis. The Company had income tax benefit (including discrete items) of $3,043 and income tax expense of $11,595 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company also had income tax expense of $6,174 and $12,994 for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rate (including discrete items) was 2.1% and 8.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and 5.4% and 7.8% for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to maintaining a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets. |