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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020 were 14.7% and 24.1%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 25, 2021 and September 26, 2020 were 18.3% and 19.5%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rates from the prior year periods was primarily attributable to higher research and development tax credits, as well as an increased benefit from stock-based compensation deductions; partially offset by deferred tax impact of tax law changes enacted in the nine months ended September 25, 2021 and higher non-deductible transaction costs incurred during the nine months ended September 25, 2021 compared to the corresponding period in 2020.
For the three months ended September 25, 2021, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits increased by $1.5 million to $28.4 million, primarily due to increases in research & development tax credit reserves. For the three months ended September 25, 2021, the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate increased by $1.2 million to $25.8 million for the same reasons discussed above. The accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits was $2.0 million as of September 25, 2021. The Company estimates that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $9.8 million over the next twelve-month period, primarily due to audit settlements and expiring statutes of limitations.
The Company conducts business in a number of tax jurisdictions. As a result, it is subject to tax audits on a regular basis including, but not limited to, such major jurisdictions as the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, and China. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. and international income tax examinations for years before 2018.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have ongoing tax controversies in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, and India. The Company does not anticipate resolution of these audits will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.