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Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Taxes  
Taxes

9. Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased to 30.1 percent from 27.1 percent during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in the effective income tax rate was driven by one-time items in the quarter over quarter results, a change in the mix of earnings including the consolidation of PureCircle and a valuation allowance on U.S. foreign tax credits. These items were partially offset by a reduction in the Company’s U.S. global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) based on the newly issued final U.S. Treasury regulations relating thereto, an increase in the valuation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar and utilization of net operating losses for which a benefit had not been previously recognized compared to a valuation allowance recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 34.4 percent compared to 27.8 percent during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in the effective tax rate was driven by a decrease in the valuation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar, one-time items in the quarter over quarter results, a change in the mix of earnings including the consolidation of PureCircle and a valuation allowance on U.S. foreign tax credits. These items were partially offset by a reduction in the Company’s GILTI based on the newly issued final U.S. Treasury regulations relating thereto and utilization of net operating losses for which a benefit had not previously been recognized compared to a valuation allowance recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2019.