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INCOME TAXES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

19.  INCOME TAXES

The Company records income tax expense during interim periods based on the best estimate of the full year’s tax rate as adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant interim period. Each quarter, the Company updates its estimate of the annual effective tax rate and any change in the estimated rate is recorded on a cumulative basis. The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 30.8% and 30.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 29.3% and 30.4% for the six months ended June 30, 3034 and 2023, respectively.

The higher effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 is primarily due to the valuation allowance associated with the impairment of the Globacap Technology Limited investment. The lower effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 is primarily due to the excess tax benefits from the vesting of equity awards that occurred during the first quarter of 2024.