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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 4.    INCOME TAXES

The following table summarizes tax expense and the effective tax rate for our income from continuing operations:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

$

43,675

$

22,298

Provision for income taxes

$

5,284

$

3,900

Effective tax rate

12.1

%  

17.5

%

The Company’s effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, primarily due to the benefit of earnings in foreign jurisdictions which are subject to lower tax rates, partially offset by net U.S. tax on foreign operations and withholding taxes. The effective tax rate for the first three months of 2021 was lower than the same period in 2020 primarily due to the mix of discrete events between the two periods.