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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(9) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate is impacted by tax rates in China and Hong Kong, the U.S. federal income tax rate, apportioned state income tax rates, generation of credits and deductions available to the Company as well as changes in valuation allowances and certain non-deductible items. Additionally, no tax benefit was recorded on the losses incurred in certain foreign jurisdictions as a result of corresponding increases in the valuation allowances in these jurisdictions.

During the quarter and three quarters ended September 28, 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate was impacted by a net discrete benefit of $1,072 and $5,890, respectively. This is related mainly to release of uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of the statute of limitation in foreign jurisdictions, change in the estimated tax benefits in the United States for GILTI and in Hong Kong related to unrealized foreign exchange gain and loss, netted against (i) an increase of valuation allowance and withholding tax expense related to the announced closure of two of the Company’s E-M Solutions plants, (ii) retroactive approval of the Company’s renewal application for High and New Tax Enterprise status for two of the Company’s manufacturing subsidiaries in China (including the impact on the respective Company’s deferred tax assets) and (iii) by the accrued interest expense on existing uncertain tax positions.

The Company has various foreign subsidiaries formed or acquired to conduct or support its business outside the United States. The Company expects its earnings attributable to most foreign subsidiaries may be repatriated back to the U.S. and so a deferred tax liability has been recorded for foreign withholding and the estimated federal/state tax impact. For those other companies with earnings currently being reinvested outside of the U.S., no deferred tax liabilities on undistributed earnings are recorded.