interest in the brand of $19.8 million, less $0.9 million of fees and expenses directly related to the transaction and the derecognition of the brand trademarks previously recorded on our balance sheet of $44.5 million.
Interest and Finance Expense
Interest and finance expense for the current quarter was $2.8 million, compared with $1.4 million for the prior year quarter. This increase was primarily attributable to a higher loss on early extinguishment of debt as a result of the May 31, 2022 repayment of all of our outstanding term loan debt in the current quarter compared with a smaller loss on early extinguishment of debt incurred in the prior year quarter as a result of the April 14, 2021 term loan debt refinancing.
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
The estimated annual effective income tax rate for the current quarter and the prior year quarter was approximately 25% and 43%, respectively, resulting in an income tax provision (benefit) of $3.18 million and $(1.35) million, respectively.
For the current quarter, the federal statutory rate differed from the effective tax rate primarily due to recurring permanent differences, state taxes, and the discrete treatment of stock compensation shortfall, which increased the effective tax rate by approximately 10%, partially offset by the reversal of a valuation allowance that was previously recorded in the first quarter of 2022, which decreased the effective tax rate by approximately 6%.
For the prior year quarter, the federal statutory rate differed from the effective tax rate primarily due to recurring permanent differences and state taxes, which increased the effective tax rate by approximately 15% and 7%, respectively.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Xcel Brands, Inc. Stockholders
We had net income of $9.5 million for the current quarter, compared with a net loss of $1.6 million for the prior year quarter, due to the combination of the factors outlined above.
Non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income, Non-GAAP Diluted EPS, and Adjusted EBITDA
We had a non-GAAP net loss of approximately $3.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share (“non-GAAP diluted EPS”), for the current quarter and a non-GAAP net loss of $0.1 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP net (loss) income is a non-GAAP unaudited term, which we define as net income (loss) attributable to Xcel Brands, Inc. stockholders, exclusive of amortization of trademarks, stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on sales of assets, gain on reduction of contingent obligations, costs (recoveries) in connection with potential acquisitions, certain adjustments to the provision for doubtful accounts related to the bankruptcy of and economic impact on certain retail customers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, asset impairments, and income taxes. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS measures do not include the tax effect of the aforementioned adjusting items, due to the nature of these items and the Company’s tax strategy.
We had Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $(2.8) million for the current quarter, compared with approximately $0.9 million for the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP unaudited measure, which we define as net income (loss) attributable to Xcel Brands, Inc. stockholders before depreciation and amortization, interest and finance expenses (including loss on extinguishment of debt, if any), income taxes, other state and local franchise taxes, stock-based compensation, gain on reduction of contingent obligations, gain on sale of assets, costs (recoveries) in connection with potential acquisitions, asset impairments, gain on sales of assets, and certain adjustments to the provision for doubtful accounts related to the bankruptcy of and economic impact on certain retail customers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management uses non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of operating performance to assist in comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis and to identify business trends relating to the Company’s results of operations. Management believes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, and Adjusted EBITDA are also useful because these measures adjust for certain costs and other events that management believes are not representative of our core business operating results, and thus, these non-GAAP measures provide supplemental information to assist investors in evaluating the Company’s financial results.