Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES:

 

The Company files federal and state income tax returns in several domestic and international jurisdictions. In most tax jurisdictions, returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities for a number of years after the returns have been filed. During fiscal 2012, the Company reached a resolution with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with regard to research and development tax credits claimed during tax years 2006 through 2008. As a result of such resolution, the tax credits claimed during such years were reduced by approximately 40% and interest was assessed on the underpayment of tax. In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company also reached a resolution with the IRS that reduced the research and development tax credits claimed by the Company during tax years 2009 and 2010 by approximately 30%.

The cumulative tax benefit related to the research and development tax credit for the tax years ended March 31, 1999 through March 31, 2010 was $2,244. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to the tax position for this period was $824 at March 31, 2012. During the nine months ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid the settlement amount to the IRS thereby reducing this liability for unrecognized tax benefits to $0. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to the research and development tax credit for the tax years ended March 31, 2011 and 2012 was $84 and $81 at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The Company had one additional unrecognized tax benefit of $882 as of March 31, 2012 which was resolved with the IRS during the six months ended September 30, 2012, resulting in a reversal of the liability.

The Company is subject to examination in federal and state tax jurisdictions for tax years 2011 through 2012 and tax years 2008 through 2012, respectively. The Company is subject to examination in its international tax jurisdiction for tax years 2010 through 2012. It is the Company’s policy to recognize any interest related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense and any penalties related to uncertain tax positions in selling, general and administrative expense. During the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded $2 for interest related to its uncertain tax positions. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company reversed provisions that had been made in previous periods for interest related to its uncertain tax positions due to lower interest assessments by the IRS than expected. Including this reversal, the Company recorded $(323) for interest related to its uncertain tax positions during the nine months ended December 31, 2012. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded $21 and $62, respectively, for interest related to its uncertain tax positions. No penalties related to uncertain tax positions were recorded in the three or nine-month periods ended December 31, 2012 or 2011.