Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
For the six month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded tax expense of $4,853 on pre-tax income of $28,135 and a tax benefit of $92 on pre-tax income of $3,542, respectively. During the six months ended September 30, 2014, the Company released a deferred tax liability of $3,224 for taxes accrued on previously undistributed foreign earnings that are no longer expected to be repatriated. During the six months ended September 30, 2013, we released a liability for uncertain tax positions, upon the completion of an income tax audit by the United States Internal Revenue Service, in the amount of $1,047. Our anticipated annual effective tax rate before discrete events is approximately 28.5% and has been applied to our consolidated pre-tax income for the six months ended September 30, 2014, and for the six months ended September 30, 2013, our tax provision reflected an annual effective tax rate before discrete events of 26.7%.
As of April 1, 2013, we adopted a permanent reinvestment position whereby we expect to reinvest our foreign earnings for most of our foreign subsidiaries and do not expect to repatriate future earnings. As a result of the adoption of a permanent reinvestment position, we no longer accrue a tax liability in anticipation of future dividends from most of our foreign subsidiaries. The estimated annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 reflects the estimated taxable earnings of our various foreign subsidiaries and the applicable local tax rates, after accounting for certain permanent differences, such as nondeductible compensation expenses.
As of September 30, 2014, we have established a long-term liability for uncertain tax positions in the amount of $718. The Company recognizes related accrued interest and penalties as income tax expense and has accrued $31 for the six months ended September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2014, the tax years 2006 through 2013 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which we are subject, except for the United States federal income tax returns, where the federal income tax returns for fiscal 2012 and 2013 remain open.