NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC Income Taxes Disclosure
NOTE 8 - Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes represents Federal, foreign, and state and local income taxes. The effective rate differs from statutory rates due to the effect of state and local income taxes, tax rates in foreign jurisdictions, global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”), tax benefit of R&D credits, and certain nondeductible expenses. Our effective tax rate will change based on recurring and non-recurring factors including, but not limited to, the geographical mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, and state and local income taxes.
The amounts of income before income taxes attributable to domestic and foreign operations were as follows:
For the Year ended June 30, | |||||||||
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| 2023 | ||||
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Domestic | $ | 12,038 | $ | 6,936 | $ | 4,926 | |||
Foreign |
| 38,031 |
| 49,450 |
| 26,302 | |||
Total | $ | 50,069 | $ | 56,386 | $ | 31,228 | |||
The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following (in thousands):
For the Year ended June 30, | |||||||||
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Current income taxes: |
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Federal | $ | 6,817 | $ | 8,329 | $ | 5,899 | |||
State |
| 894 |
| 1,015 |
| 1,020 | |||
| 7,711 |
| 9,344 |
| 6,919 | ||||
Deferred income taxes: |
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Federal | (1,046) | (2,367) |
| (2,334) | |||||
State | (2) | (409) | (484) | ||||||
(1,048) |
| (2,776) |
| (2,818) | |||||
Provision for income taxes | $ | 6,663 | $ | 6,568 | $ | 4,101 | |||
A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to our actual effective tax rate on earnings before income taxes is as follows for the years ended June 30, (dollars in thousands):
2025 | 2024 |
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Tax at Federal statutory rate | $ | 10,515 | 21.0 | % | $ | 11,841 | 21.0 | % | $ | 6,558 | 21.0 | % | ||||||
Increases (decreases) in taxes resulting from: |
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Meals and entertainment |
| 68 |
| 0.1 | % | 66 |
| 0.1 | % | 48 |
| 0.2 | % | |||||
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit |
| 704 |
| 1.4 | % | 935 |
| 1.7 | % | 436 |
| 1.4 | % | |||||
Global intangible low-taxed income | 3,981 | 8.0 | % | 5,259 | 9.3 | % | 2,739 | 8.8 | % | |||||||||
R&D Credit |
| (461) |
| (0.9) | % | (632) |
| (1.1) | % | (661) |
| (2.1) | % | |||||
Executive Compensation |
| 183 |
| 0.4 | % | 47 |
| 0.1 | % | — |
| — | % | |||||
Foreign Source income not subject to Tax | (7,986) | (16.0) | % | (10,518) | (18.7) | % | (5,524) | (17.7) | % | |||||||||
Uncertain Tax Positions |
| (825) |
| (1.6) | % | 78 |
| 0.1 | % | 63 |
| 0.2 | % | |||||
Other, net |
| 484 |
| 0.8 | % | (508) |
| (0.9) | % | 442 |
| 1.4 | % | |||||
Effective tax rate | $ | 6,663 |
| 13.3 | % | $ | 6,568 |
| 11.6 | % | $ | 4,101 |
| 13.1 | % | |||
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) | ||||||
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |||
Accounts receivable | $ | 6 | $ | 8 | ||
Inventories |
| 633 |
| 541 | ||
Accrued liabilities |
| 675 |
| 676 | ||
Stock based compensation expense |
| 474 |
| 452 | ||
Revenue reserves | 520 | 439 | ||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities | 69 | 136 | ||||
Capitalized research and development cost | 6,181 | 5,447 | ||||
Other | — | 2 | ||||
Total Deferred Tax Assets | $ | 8,558 | $ | 7,701 | ||
Valuation allowance |
| — |
| — | ||
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance | $ | 8,558 | $ | 7,701 | ||
Intangibles |
| (802) |
| (874) | ||
Property, plant and equipment |
| (667) |
| (786) | ||
Other deferred tax liabilities |
| (613) |
| (613) | ||
Total Deferred Tax Liability | $ | (2,082) | $ | (2,273) | ||
Net Deferred Tax Asset | $ | 6,476 | $ | 5,428 | ||
The Company has identified the United States and New York State as its major tax jurisdictions. Fiscal years 2021 and forward are still open for examination, in addition to fiscal year 2018, which is subject to a six year statute of limitations. In addition, the Company has a wholly-owned subsidiary which operates in a Free Zone in the Dominican Republic (“DR”) and is exempt from DR income tax.
The provision for income taxes represents Federal, foreign, and state and local income taxes. The effective rate differs from statutory rates due to the effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions, state and local income taxes, tax benefit of R&D credits, certain nondeductible expenses, uncertain tax positions and global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI").
During the year ending June 30, 2025, the Company decreased its reserve for uncertain income tax positions due to lapses in Federal and state statutes. The result of this decrease was a tax benefit of $825,000. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense and accrued income taxes. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had accrued interest totaling $5,000, penalties totaling $5,000, and $22,000 of unrecognized net tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s effective income tax rate in any future period. The Company does not expect that its unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months. The Company claims R&D tax credits on eligible research and development expenditures. The R&D tax credits are recognized as a reduction to income tax expense.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
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Balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of Beginning of Year | $ | 700 | $ | 700 | $ | 678 | |||
Increase to unrecognized tax benefits resulting from a state filing tax position |
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| 22 | |||
Decrease to unrecognized tax benefits resulting from an expiration of a statute | (678) | — | — | ||||||
Balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of End of Year | $ | 22 | $ | 700 | $ | 700 | |||
Subsequent to year end, on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law. Key income tax-related provisions of the OBBBA relevant to the Company include the removal of mandatory capitalization of domestic research and development expenditures, permanent extension of bonus depreciation and revisions to international tax regimes. The Company is evaluating the financial implications of the OBBBA and will begin reflecting its effects in its first quarter of fiscal 2026.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
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| 2025 | Aug 25, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Aug 29, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Aug 29, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Sep 13, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Sep 13, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Sep 8, 2016 | |
About Income Taxes Disclosures
The income tax disclosure reveals how much a company actually pays in taxes versus what the statutory rate would predict. Analysts focus on the effective tax rate (ETR) reconciliation, which breaks down every item driving the gap between the 21% federal rate and the company's reported ETR — including R&D credits, foreign rate differentials, and state taxes. Deferred tax assets (DTAs) and their valuation allowances signal management's confidence in future profitability: a rising allowance suggests the company doubts it can use accumulated tax benefits. Uncertain tax benefit (UTB) reserves quantify exposure to IRS challenges on aggressive positions.
Key signals to watch: sudden ETR drops without clear operational reasons, large increases in valuation allowances, growing UTB balances, and significant unremitted foreign earnings. Post-TCJA, pay attention to GILTI and BEAT provisions that affect multinational tax structures. Compare the cash taxes paid (from the cash flow statement) against the income tax provision to gauge earnings quality.