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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Taxes
13.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were 25.3% and 30.1%, respectively.
The effective income tax rates in 2019 and 2018 were favorably impacted by a benefit associated with the U.S. research and development credit and unfavorably impacted by state and local taxes, unfavorable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions, and increases to uncertain tax positions. Additionally, the 2018 effective income tax rate was unfavorably impacted by an adjustment in 2018 to the deemed repatriation tax liability recorded in 2017 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
It is reasonably possible that, within the next
12
months, total unrecognized tax benefits may decrease in the range of $
1.4
 to
3.6
 million, primarily as a result of the conclusion of pending U.S. federal, state and foreign income tax proceedings.