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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we earned $41.4 million before taxes and recorded a benefit from income taxes of $11.2 million resulting in an effective tax rate of (27.0)%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we earned $152.3 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $14.6 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 9.6%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets in Brazil. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the benefits of a tax planning strategy, the release of valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets in Brazil, and the release of valuation allowance on a Section 163(j) carryforward partially offset by the net impact of foreign operations.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we earned $42.5 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 4.2%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we earned $89.7 million before taxes and recorded a provided for income taxes of $16.6 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 18.5%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to the mitigation of previously recorded Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax ("BEAT") liability and the net impact of foreign operations. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to the mitigation of previously recorded BEAT liability, the current and anticipated tax impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on our business, and the net impact of foreign operations.
As of September 30, 2023, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $7.3 million from December 31, 2022. With limited exception, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audits for years through 2017, state and local income tax audits for years through 2016 or non-U.S. income tax audits for years through 2015. We are currently under examination for various years in Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the U.S. and Venezuela.
It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months the effective tax rate will be impacted by the resolution of some or all of the matters audited by various taxing authorities. It is also reasonably possible that we will have the statute of limitations close in various taxing jurisdictions within the next 12 months. As such, we estimate we could record a reduction in our tax expense of approximately $7 million within the next 12 months.
The Company maintains a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets in certain foreign tax jurisdictions as of September 30, 2023. As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of net deferred tax assets. It is possible that within the next 12 months there may be sufficient positive evidence to release a portion of the remaining valuation allowance in those foreign jurisdictions. Release of the valuation allowance would result in a benefit to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded, which could have a material impact on net earnings. The timing and amount of the potential valuation allowance release are subject to significant management judgment and the level of profitability achieved.