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3/25/22, 9:42 AM <br />Table of Contents <br />road -20210930 <br />The U.S. statutory federal income tax rate applicable to the Company was 21% during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 <br />and 2019. The following table reconciles income taxes based on the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the Company's income before <br />provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands): <br />Provision for income tax at federal statutory rate <br />State income taxes <br />Permanent differences <br />Other <br />For the Fiscal Year Ended <br />September 30, <br />2021 2020 2019 <br />5,990 $ 11,142 $ 11,976 <br />1,351 1,272 1,521 <br />961 330 319 <br />47 16 93 <br />Provision for income taxes $ 8,349 $ 12,760 $ 13,909 <br />Uncertain Tax Positions <br />ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement model for the financial statement <br />recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return and provides guidance on derecognition <br />classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. <br />The Company is subject to tax audits in various jurisdictions in the United States. Tax audits, by their nature, are often complex. In the <br />normal course of business, the Company is subject to challenges from the Internal Revenue Service C RS') and other tax authorities <br />regarding amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions, or the allocation of <br />income among tax jurisdictions. As part of the calculation of the provision for income taxes on earnings, management determines <br />whether the benefits of the Company's tax positions are at least more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical <br />merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, management accrues the largest <br />amount of the benefit that is more likely than not to be sustained. Such accruals require management to make estimates and judgments <br />with respect to the ultimate outcome of a tax audit. Actual results could vary materially from these estimates. The Company performed <br />an analysis of its tax positions and determined that no uncertain tax positions existed at September 30, 2021 or 2020. Accordingly, <br />there was no liability for uncertain tax positions at September 30, 2021 or 2020. Based on the provisions of ASC 740, the Company <br />had no material unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2021 or 2020. Due to the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards, the <br />Company's federal income tax returns for fiscal years ended September 30, 2015 through September 30, 2021 are subject to <br />examination. Various state income tax returns for fiscal years ended September 30, 2012 through September 30, 2021 are also subject <br />to examination. <br />Note 16 - Employee Benefit Plans <br />The Company offers a 401(k) retirement plan covering substantially all employees who are at least 18 years old and have more than <br />one year of service. The Company makes discretionary employer contributions, subject to IRS safe harbor rules. Employer <br />contributions charged to earnings during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $3.9 million, $3.4 million, <br />and $2.9 million, respectively. <br />Note 17 - Related Parties <br />On December 31, 2017, the Company sold an indirect wholly owned subsidiary to an immediate family member of an executive officer <br />of the Company ("Purchaser of Subsidiary") in consideration for an interest-bearing note receivable in the amount of $1.0 million, <br />which approximated the net book value of the disposed entity. At September 30, 2021, $0.1 million and $0.4 million was reflected on <br />the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets within other current assets and other assets, respectively, representing the remaining <br />balances on this note receivable. In connection with this transaction, the Company also received an interest-bearing note receivable <br />from the disposed entity ("Disposed Entity") on December 31, 2017 in the amount of $1.0 million representing certain accounts <br />payable of the disposed entity that were paid by the Company. At September 30, 2021, $0.1 million and $0.2 million was reflected on <br />the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets within other current assets and other assets, respectively, representing the remaining <br />balances on this note receivable. Remaining principal and interest payments are scheduled to be made in periodic installments during <br />fiscal year 2022 through fiscal year 2026. <br />httpsJ/www.sec.govIArchivesledgarldata/00017182271000171822721000107/road-2021 O930.htm 117/144 <br />