NOTE 9: INCOME TAXES

for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 was (4.7%) and (1.4%), respectively, as compared to (4.7%) and 10.1% for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Income tax provisions for each of these periods reflect expenses for foreign income taxes and state taxes and differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% in fiscal 2019 and 31.5% in fiscal 2018 due primarily to unbenefited losses experienced in jurisdictions with valuation allowances on deferred tax assets as well as the forecasted mix of earnings in domestic and international jurisdictions. The first six months of fiscal 2018 also benefitted from a $1.6 million reserve release resulting from an audit settlement with the German tax authorities.

As of September 30, 2018, including interest and penalties, the Company had $127.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits, $109.0 million of which, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had accrued interest and penalties related to these unrecognized tax benefits of $0.9 million. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the income tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2018, $121.8 million of unrecognized tax benefits were recorded as a contra deferred tax asset in other long-term assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and $5.4 million (including interest and penalties) were recorded in other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company does not believe it is likely that the unrecognized tax benefits would materially change in the next 12 months.