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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

12.       Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate was 24.6% and 28.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate is lower than the federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to the tax rate differential on foreign earnings where the statutory rates are generally lower than the federal statutory rate. Our effective tax rate fluctuates from quarter to quarter due to several factors including the change in the mix of foreign and domestic earnings, tax law changes, outcomes of administrative audits, changes in our assessment of valuation allowances and other tax contingencies.