v2.4.1.9

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule Of Components Of Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

U.S. and international components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (in thousands) were comprised of the following for the periods indicated:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
U.S.		$	(5,389	)		$	(6,158	)		$	587
Foreign			16,440				22,909				31,620
Total		$	11,051			$	16,751			$	32,207

Schedule Of Benefit From Or Provision For Income Taxes From Continuing Operations

The benefit from or provision for income taxes from continuing operations (in thousands) consisted of the following for the periods indicated:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Current:
Federal		$	(306	)		$	(12,404	)		$	533
State			(1	)			172				68
Foreign			7,638				5,994				7,269
		$	7,331			$	(6,238	)		$	7,870
Deferred:
Federal		$	(2,132	)		$	(3,417	)		$	995
State			(1,038	)			267				1,310
Foreign			1,855				(411	)			(441	)
		$	(1,315	)		$	(3,561	)		$	1,864
Total provision (benefit)		$	6,016			$	(9,799	)		$	9,734

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The benefit from or provision for income taxes from continuing operations differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s income from continuing operations before income taxes as follows for the periods indicated:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Income tax expense at federal statutory rate			35.0	%			35.0	%			35.0	%
State taxes, net of federal tax effect			-4.3	%			2.0	%			3.0	%
Foreign earnings taxed at different rates			2.9	%			-18.3	%			-21.5	%
Withholding tax			14.3	%			9.7	%			6.3	%
Foreign tax credit			-9.6	%			-5.4	%			-3.4	%
Other international components			0.8	%			3.4	%			1.9	%
Change in valuation allowance			21.1	%			-0.8	%			0.1	%
Deferred tax adjustments and rate changes			-4.9	%			-2.8	%			0.6	%
Meals and entertainment			5.9	%			4.5	%			2.9	%
Non-deductible officers compensation			2.0	%			7.1	%			2.1	%
Personal use of corporate aircraft			2.5	%			2.5	%			2.6	%
Subpart F income			4.0	%			2.4	%			1.2	%
Research and development tax credit			-13.7	%			-12.6	%			0.7	%
Other permanent differences			-1.6	%			0.8	%			0.6	%
Release of unrecognized tax benefits			0.0	%			-86.0	%			-1.9	%
Total			54.4	%			-58.5	%			30.2	%

Effective Rate For Income From Operations Before Income Taxes

The Company’s U.S. and foreign effective tax rates for income from continuing operations before income taxes were as follows for the periods indicated:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
U.S.			64.5	%			249.7	%			495.1	%
Foreign			57.7	%			24.4	%			21.6	%
Combined			54.4	%			-58.5	%			30.2	%

Schedule Of Components Of Company's Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands) were as follows for the periods indicated:

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Deferred tax assets, net:
Net operating loss carryforwards		$	6,911			$	981
Tax credits			10,402				8,723
Intangible assets			59				1,317
Deferred revenue adjustment			1,989				2,746
Accrued compensation			11,452				17,465
Share-based compensation expense			5,485				714
Deferred rent			3,428				3,709
Other			3,425				2,197
			43,151				37,852
Valuation allowance			(2,311	)			(77	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance			40,840				37,775
Deferred tax liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other			1,044				1,084
Property and equipment			17,149				15,751
Capitalized software development costs			5,637				3,791
Total deferred tax liabilities			23,830				20,626
Total net deferred tax asset		$	17,010			$	17,149
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets, net		$	19,936			$	21,555
Non-current deferred tax assets, net			1,160				3,204
Current deferred tax liabilities			(557	)			(422	)
Non-current deferred tax liabilities			(3,529	)			(7,188	)
Total net deferred tax asset		$	17,010			$	17,149

Schedule Of Change In Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The change in unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands) is presented in the table below:

Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2014		$	2,312
Increase related to positions taken in prior period			938
Increase related to positions taken in current period			270
Decrease related to expiration of statute of limitations			(60	)
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2014			3,460
Accrued interest			292
Netting of deferred tax assets and unrecognized tax benefits			(1,273	)
Unrecognized tax benefits recorded in other long-term liabilities at December 31, 2014		$	2,479

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