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INCOME TAXES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended June 25, 2022 and June 26, 2021 were 23.2% and 29.5%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 25, 2022 and June 26, 2021 were 19.2% and 20.6%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rates from the prior year period was primarily attributable to the deferred tax impact of tax law changes enacted during the three months ended June 26, 2021, partially offset by a decreased tax benefit from stock-based compensation deductions in the six months ended June 25, 2022.
For the three months ended June 25, 2022, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits increased by $0.3 million to $34.5 million, primarily due to increases in research & development tax credit reserves. For the three months ended June 25, 2022, the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate increased by $0.1 million to $31.1 million for the same reasons discussed above. The accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits was $0.9 million as of June 25, 2022. The Company estimates that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $11.4 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., the U.K., China, France, Germany, and Canada. 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, the Netherlands, and India. The Company does not anticipate resolution of these audits will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.