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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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Income Taxes

3. Income Taxes

 

TDS' overall effective tax rate on Income before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was 36.5% and 37.4%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was lower than the rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily as a result of tax benefits from state law changes in 2014.