The following table presents the provision for income taxes and our effective tax rate for the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

The effective income tax rate on operations is based upon the estimated income for the year and adjustments, if any, in the applicable quarterly periods for the potential tax consequences, benefits, resolutions of tax audits or other tax contingencies.

Our effective tax rate for the three and six-month period ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, is lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to an increase in the deferred tax liability related to indefinite lived assets. In the three-month period ended December 31, 2020, the statutory changes regarding the deductibility of PPP loan expenses resulted in the recognition of a $352 discrete item. Other than the deferred tax liability relating to indefinite lived asset, the Company is maintaining a valuation allowance against the remaining net DTA position.