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100340 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-02-01 - 2017-01-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Summary of Income before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes consisted of the following for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Year Ended January 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

U.S. operations

 

$

3,092

 

 

$

3,190

 

 

$

1,978

 

Non-U.S. operations

 

 

57,789

 

 

 

82,019

 

 

 

50,058

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

60,881

 

 

$

85,209

 

 

$

52,036

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Income Tax Provision

Income tax provision consisted of the following for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Year Ended January 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal tax

 

$

818

 

 

$

5,273

 

 

$

3,135

 

U.S. state taxes

 

 

(212

)

 

 

541

 

 

 

93

 

Non-U.S. foreign taxes

 

 

1,454

 

 

 

1,874

 

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

 

2,060

 

 

 

7,688

 

 

 

4,576

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal tax

 

 

1,174

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

(3,208

)

U.S. state taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. foreign taxes

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(37

)

 

 

97

 

 

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

1,013

 

 

 

(3,111

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

3,071

 

 

$

8,701

 

 

$

1,465

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Reconciliation Between the Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes at the Statutory Rate and the Effective Tax Rate

For purposes of the reconciliation between the provision (benefit) for income taxes at the statutory rate and the effective tax rate, a notional U.S. 34% rate is applied to pretax income as a result of the following for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Year Ended January 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Provision at U.S. notional statutory rate

 

$

20,700

 

 

$

28,971

 

 

$

17,692

 

U.S. state taxes

 

 

(216

)

 

 

541

 

 

 

90

 

Non-U.S. foreign tax differential

 

 

(18,357

)

 

 

(26,253

)

 

 

(15,644

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

2,896

 

 

 

1,601

 

U.S. R&D credit

 

 

(2,226

)

 

 

(3,517

)

 

 

(2,298

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

1,901

 

 

 

6,090

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(336

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

24

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

3,071

 

 

$

8,701

 

 

$

1,465

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at January 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:  

 

 

As of January 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal and state credits

 

$

14,782

 

 

$

11,852

 

Expenses not currently deductible

 

 

2,381

 

 

 

2,331

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

3,561

 

 

 

2,503

 

Foreign deferred

 

 

161

 

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

20,885

 

 

 

16,686

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(15,061

)

 

 

(12,072

)

Total deferred tax assets

 

$

5,824

 

 

$

4,614

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(1,383

)

 

 

(1,378

)

Foreign deferred

 

 

 

 

 

(33

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

4,441

 

 

$

3,203

 

 

 
 
Summary of Tax Valuation Allowance

Tax valuation allowance for the periods indicated below were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

Charged to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at

 

 

Additional

 

 

Charged to

 

 

Expenses

 

 

Balance at

 

 

 

Beginning of

 

 

Charged to

 

 

Other

 

 

or Other

 

 

End of

 

 

 

Period

 

 

Expenses

 

 

Account

 

 

Accounts

 

 

Period

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Tax Valuation Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended January 31, 2017

 

$

12,072

 

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,061

 

Year ended January 31, 2016

 

$

3,996

 

 

 

8,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,072

 

Year ended January 31, 2015

 

$

2,302

 

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,996

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:

 

 

 

Year Ended January 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning balance:

 

$

30,211

 

 

$

4,671

 

 

$

3,583

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the

   current year

 

 

7,830

 

 

 

17,169

 

 

 

1,284

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

911

 

 

 

8,810

 

 

 

324

 

Reductions for tax positions in prior years

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

 

Settlements for prior periods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(43

)

Lapse of applicable statute of limitations

 

 

(975

)

 

 

(402

)

 

 

(477

)

Ending balance:

 

$

37,977

 

 

$

30,211

 

 

$

4,671