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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we earned $100.3 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $23.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 23.8%. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we earned $198.4 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $44.0 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 22.2%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the net impact of foreign divestiture. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the net impact of foreign divestiture.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we earned $76.5 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $21.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 27.9%. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we earned $110.9 million before taxes and provided for income taxes of $25.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 23.2%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended June 30, 2023 primarily due to the net impact of foreign operations, partially offset by the release of the valuation allowance on a Section 163(j) carryforward. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 primarily due to the net impact of foreign operations and state income taxes partially offset by the benefits of a tax planning strategy.
As of June 30, 2024, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $1.9 million from December 31, 2023. 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 2017 or non-U.S. income tax audits for years through 2016. We are currently under examination for various years in Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States 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 $6 million within the next 12 months.
The Company maintains a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions as of June 30, 2024. 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. We assess our forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets in determining the sufficiency of our valuation allowance. Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income in the applicable tax jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and could result in an increase in our effective tax rate on future earnings. It is possible that 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.
On December 20, 2021 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) released the Model GloBE Rules for Pillar Two defining a 15% global minimum tax rate for large multinational corporations. Many countries
continue to consider changes in their tax laws and regulations based on the Pillar Two proposals. We are continuing to evaluate the impact of these proposed and enacted legislative changes as new guidance becomes available. Some of these legislative changes could result in double taxation of our non-U.S. earnings, a reduction in the tax benefit received from our tax incentives, or other impacts to our effective tax rate and tax liabilities. As of June 30, 2024, the company is not expecting material impacts under currently enacted legislation.