Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The domestic and foreign components of our income (loss) before income taxes are as follows for the years ended:
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In thousands)
Domestic
$
(6,646
)
 
$
(6,780
)
 
$
(8,456
)
Foreign
27,178

 
(20,516
)
 
9,645

Net income (loss) after income tax
$
20,532

 
$
(27,296
)
 
$
1,189

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following reconciles the Company's effective tax rate to the federal statutory tax rate for the years ended:
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In thousands)
Tax provision computed per federal statutory rate
$
6,160

 
$
(8,088
)
 
$
356

State taxes, net of federal benefit
190

 
(201
)
 
244

Foreign rate differential
76

 
(271
)
 
(338
)
Non taxable Australian revenue
(8
)
 
(822
)
 
(953
)
Non deductible warrant and stock related compensation

 

 
2,203

Goodwill write off
756

 

 

Decreases related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations
1,571

 

 

Change in valuation allowance
9,352

 
17,135

 
(346
)
Australian petroleum resource rent tax
(5,951
)
 

 

Australian petroleum resource rent tax - income tax effect
1,785

 

 

Magellan capitalized facilitation costs

 
106

 
201

Taxable dividends from subsidiaries, net of foreign tax credits
(1,152
)
 
932

 
1,690

Foreign tax credit adjustment
649

 
(3,411
)
 

Capital loss adjustment
(3,006
)
 

 

Additional basis related to the Santos SA
(18,118
)
 

 

Impact of rate change
457

 

 

Foreign currency translation differential
1,375

 

 

Other
(87
)
 
(239
)
 
(411
)
Consolidated income tax (benefit) provision
$
(5,951
)
 
$
5,141

 
$
2,646

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Provision
Components of our income tax provision can be summarized as follows:
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In thousands)
Current income tax
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
Federal tax
$

 
$

 
$

State tax (benefit) provision

 
(127
)
 
375

Foreign tax (benefit) provision

 
(87
)
 
1,349

Total current income tax (benefit) provision

 
(214
)
 
1,724

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred income tax
 
 
 
 
 
United States deferred tax (benefit) provision

 
(195
)
 
195

Foreign tax provision (benefit)
(5,951
)
 
5,550

 
727

Total deferred income tax (benefit) provision
(5,951
)
 
5,355

 
922

Consolidated income tax (benefit) provision
$
(5,951
)
 
$
5,141

 
$
2,646

 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
(29
)%
 
(19
)%
 
223
%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities can be summarized as follows for the years ended:
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Land, buildings and equipment
$
(2,767
)
 
$

Stepped up basis of oil and gas properties
(550
)
 
(690
)
Australian petroleum resource rent tax - income tax effect
(1,785
)
 

Other
(261
)
 
(901
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(5,363
)
 
(1,591
)
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Acquisition and development costs

 
3,234

Asset retirement obligations
2,210

 
2,993

Net operating losses, capital losses, and foreign tax credit carry forwards
28,139

 
12,188

Australian petroleum resource rent tax
5,951

 

United Kingdom exploration costs and net operating losses
3,224

 
2,358

Stock option compensation
1,851

 
1,673

Interest
539

 
539

Australian capitalized legal costs
514

 
426

Other
579

 
521

Total deferred tax asset
43,007

 
23,932

Valuation allowance
(31,693
)
 
(22,341
)
Net long term deferred tax asset
$
5,951

 
$

Summary of Jurisdictions Subject to Income Tax Examination
As of June 30, 2012, the Company remains subject to examination in the following major tax jurisdictions for the tax years indicated below:
Jurisdiction
 
Tax Years Subject to Exam:
U.S. Federal
 
2011
Montana
 
2010 - 2011
Australia
 
2008 - 2011
Summary of Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards
At June 30, 2012, the Company had net operating loss and foreign tax credit carry forwards for U.S. Federal and State Income Tax purposes, respectively, which are scheduled to expire periodically as follows:
 
Net Operating Losses
 
Federal Foreign Tax Credit
 
Paroo USA Federal
 
State
 
 
(In thousands)
Expires
 
 
 
 
 
2013
$
230

 
$

 
$

2017

 

 
310

2018

 
1,271

 

2019
96

 

 
1,411

2020

 

 
144

2021
25

 

 
886

2022
74

 

 
4,494

2023
3

 

 

2024
2

 

 

2025
1

 

 

Total
$
431

 
$
1,271

 
$
7,245