Note 6 - Income Taxes |
6 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2025 | |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] |
Note 6 - Income taxes
The determination of the consolidated provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances requires management to make judgments and estimates. As a company with subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions, the process of calculating income taxes involves estimating current tax obligations and exposures in each jurisdiction as well as making judgments regarding the future recoverability of deferred tax assets. The relative proportion of taxable income earned domestically versus internationally can fluctuate significantly from period to period. Changes in the estimated level of annual pre-tax income, tax laws and the results of tax audits can affect the overall effective income tax rate, which impacts the level of income tax expense and net income. Judgments and estimates related to the Company's projections and assumptions are inherently uncertain; therefore, actual results could differ materially from projections.
The Company's worldwide effective tax rates ("ETR") for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 were 54% and 23%, respectively. The Company's ETR was 30% and 25% for the six months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in the ETR is due to the mix of income and loss in various jurisdictions, primarily an increase in income in UAE, and a tax deduction limitation that was attributable to an acceleration of certain executive compensation.
The Company expects that future distributions from foreign subsidiaries will not be subject to incremental U.S. federal tax as they will be excludible from U.S. taxable income either as remittances of previously taxed earnings and profits or eligible for a full dividends received deduction. Current and future earnings in the Company's subsidiaries in Canada and Egypt are not permanently reinvested. The earnings from these subsidiaries are subject to tax in their local jurisdiction and withholding taxes in these jurisdictions are considered. As such, the Company has accrued a liability of $1.0 million as of July 31, 2025 related to these taxes.
On July 4, 2025, new tax legislation was signed into law (known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" or "OBBBA") which makes permanent many of the tax provisions enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire at the end of 2025. In addition, the OBBBA makes changes to certain U.S. corporate tax provisions, but many are generally not effective until 2026. Due to the timing of enactment within our current period end, the Company has undergone efforts to reasonably estimate the impact of the Act on our condensed consolidated financial statements and there were no material impacts to the financial statements. We will continue to evaluate the full impact of these legislative changes as more guidance becomes available. |