Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of pre-tax income (loss)
Pre-tax income (loss) reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):
 
For the year ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
U.S.
$
1,268

 
$
(78,956
)
 
$
13,830

Foreign
3,489

 
3,745

 
3,971

 
$
4,757

 
$
(75,211
)
 
$
17,801

Schedule of income tax provision
Income tax provision consists of the following (in thousands):

 
For the year ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Federal:
$
(421
)
 
$
(401
)
 
$
(138
)
State:
 
 
 
 
 
Current
75

 
52

 
125

Foreign:
 
 
 
 
 
Current
1,555

 
1,591

 
890

Deferred
(97
)
 
(59
)
 
(159
)
Total foreign
1,458

 
1,532

 
731

Income tax provision
$
1,112

 
$
1,183

 
$
718

Schedule of federal income tax rate reconciliation
The income tax provision differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35% to income (loss) before income taxes as follows (in thousands):
 
For the year ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Expense (benefit) at federal statutory rate
$
1,665

 
$
(26,324
)
 
$
6,230

Permanent items
714

 
20,597

 
622

Foreign taxes
1,353

 
974

 
628

State income taxes
75

 
53

 
125

Unbenefited (Benefited) losses and credits
(2,379
)
 
5,726

 
(6,852
)
Credit monetization
(421
)
 
(401
)
 
(138
)
Other
105

 
558

 
103

Income tax provision
$
1,112

 
$
1,183

 
$
718

Schedule of components of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 
As of March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Inventory valuation method
$
1,964

 
$
2,025

Accrued warranty expense
1,256

 
1,320

Distribution reserves
5,364

 
3,898

Loss carryforwards
87,579

 
108,576

Tax credits
131,939

 
132,054

Restructuring charge accruals
520

 
1,054

Deferred revenue
17,592

 
16,739

Other accruals and reserves not currently deductible for tax purposes
11,414

 
11,917

    
257,628

 
277,583

Less valuation allowance
(202,991
)
 
(224,661
)
Deferred tax asset
$
54,637

 
$
52,922

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
$
(3,906
)
 
$
(3,962
)
Acquired intangibles
(11,485
)
 
(8,244
)
Tax on unremitted foreign earnings
(16,571
)
 
(16,549
)
Other
(21,558
)
 
(23,147
)
Deferred tax liability
$
(53,520
)
 
$
(51,902
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
1,117

 
$
1,020

Reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the gross unrecognized tax benefits follows (in thousands):
 
For the year ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Beginning balance
$
32,860

 
$
32,449

 
$
32,449

Settlement and effective settlements with tax authorities and related remeasurements
(411
)
 

 

Increase in balances related to tax positions taken in prior period
243

 
411

 

Ending balance
$
32,692

 
$
32,860

 
$
32,449