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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company recorded income tax benefit of approximately $0.4 million and $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was 5.8% and 25.8%, respectively.
The Company’s annual effective tax rate used to determine the tax benefit for the quarter of approximately 1.0% is substantially lower than the US statutory rate of 21.0% due to: (1) mix of earnings between tax paying components, notably forecasted losses in Canada which result in higher tax benefit due to a higher statutory tax rate, and (2) reduction to the deferred tax liability established for the book over tax basis difference for our investment in our Canadian subsidiary. Due to the foregoing, changes to our forecast of pre-tax book income and the mix of earnings between tax paying components that may occur due to changes in our business in subsequent periods may have a significant effect on our annual effective tax rate and consequently, tax expense (benefit) recorded in subsequent interim periods.
In addition, the Company also recognized tax expense (benefit) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 related to foreign currency gains and losses of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively discrete to the quarter. The Company also adjusted the provisional amounts for the impacts of the Tax Act under SAB 118 reported in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, with an adjustment in the quarter due to a change in state law for a tax benefit of $0.3 million.