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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Taxes
14.
Income Taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackstone’s effective tax rate was 5.6% and 8.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 4.4% and 7.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Blackstone’s income tax provision was $38.7 million and $138.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $79.9 million and $193.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Prior to the Conversion, Blackstone and certain of its subsidiaries operate in the U.S. as partnerships for income tax purposes (partnerships generally are not subject to federal income taxes) and generally as corporate entities in
non-U.S.
jurisdictions. Blackstone’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was substantially due to the fact that certain corporate subsidiaries are subject to federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (as applicable) and other subsidiaries are subject to New York City unincorporated business taxes.