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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Income Taxes

We follow guidance issued by the FASB regarding our accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements. Such guidance prescribes a recognition threshold of more-likely-than-not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position, and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities. Our policy is to include interest and penalties related to income tax expense. We file income tax returns with the IRS and various state jurisdictions as well as with the countries of France and India. Our federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 are open for audit, and our state tax returns for fiscal years 2019 through 2024 remain open for audit.

Our review of prior-year tax positions using the criteria and provisions presented in guidance issued by FASB did not result in a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

We recorded an income tax expense of $1.2 million related to income before taxes of $4.8 million for the three months ended May 31, 2026, and an income tax expense of $2.9 million related to income before taxes of $11.7 million for the nine months ended May 31, 2026. We recorded an income tax benefit of $6.7 million related to loss before taxes of $74.0 million for the three months ended May 31, 2025, and an income tax benefit of $6.2 million related to loss before taxes of $70.3 million for the nine months ended May 31, 2025. The income tax rate for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2026, was 26% and 25%, respectively. The income tax rate for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2025, was 9% and 9%, respectively. The increase in the tax rate is primarily due to the result of a favorable discrete item in the prior year that did not recur in the current year, a less favorable jurisdictional mix of earnings between the U.S. and France, a higher effective tax rate in France, and a lower Foreign-Derived Intangible Income ("FDII") benefit. The Company incurred costs with respect to the Merger Agreement. These costs are deductible for GAAP purposes. Generally, many of the costs incurred must be capitalized and are not deductible for tax purposes. In the current fiscal year, the Company is accelerating deductions elected under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"). These deductions are expected to be favorable to cash flows as they accelerate the timing of tax benefits and reduce near-term cash tax payment.
Litigation

We are not a party to any material legal proceedings and are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceedings of any kind.