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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

$

37,418

$

33,889

$

81,093

$

56,187

Provision for income taxes

$

1,876

$

4,610

$

7,160

$

8,510

Effective tax rate

5.0

%  

13.6

%  

8.8

%  

15.1

%

The Company’s effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 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 half of 2021 was lower than the same period in 2020 primarily due to the mix of discrete events between the two periods.