The components of Income tax expense for the fiscal years ended March 31 consisted of the following:
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Federal |
$ | 6,889 | $ | 20,592 | $ | 21,476 | ||||||
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State and local |
2,126 | 3,655 | 3,857 | |||||||||
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Foreign |
3,791 | 831 | 1,126 | |||||||||
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Total current tax expense |
12,806 | 25,078 | 26,459 | |||||||||
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Deferred: |
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Federal |
10,019 | (16,270 | ) | (5,034 | ) | |||||||
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State and local |
1,431 | (2,626 | ) | (2,687 | ) | |||||||
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Foreign |
(758 | ) | 102 | 899 | ||||||||
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Total deferred tax expense (benefit) |
10,692 | (18,794 | ) | (6,822 | ) | |||||||
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Total Income tax expense |
$ | 23,498 | $ | 6,284 | $ | 19,637 | ||||||
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