Income Taxes |
6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2026 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | Income Taxes Income tax was a $398,000 benefit and a $1.1 million expense during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. The effective income tax rate was approximately 64.5% and 25.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. Income tax expense was $1.2 million and $2.9 million during the six months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. The effective income tax rate was approximately 31.0% and 19.2% for the six months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively. Our effective income tax rate is affected by state taxes, permanent differences, and tax credits, including the FICA tip credit, for both years, and the impact of the nondeductible premium on stock repurchase on a pretax loss during the current year, particularly a low pretax loss in the current quarter. The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states. Fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, and subsequent years remain open to federal tax examination. The Company ordinarily goes through various federal and state reviews and examinations for various tax matters.
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