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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

12. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates on pre-tax income were 10.2% and 20.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 16.5% and 15.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and

2021, respectively. The decrease in the Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was primarily due to discrete tax expenses in the prior period and discrete tax benefits in the current period related to the completion of the examination of the Company's consolidated federal income tax returns for 2017 and 2018 (the "IRS Examination"), discussed below, partially offset by the sale of the Company's Business Solutions business and the Company's decision to suspend its operations in Russia and Belarus. The increase in the Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was primarily due to the sale of the Company's Business Solutions business and the Company's decision to suspend its operations in Russia and Belarus, partially offset by discrete tax expenses in the prior period and discrete tax benefits in the current period related to the completion of the IRS Examination. The impact of the sale of the Company's Business Solutions business is included in the Company's estimated annual effective rate, the ongoing effects of which are expected to continue throughout the year.

 

Unrecognized tax benefits are reflected in Income taxes payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $356.1 million and $376.3 million, respectively, including interest and penalties. As previously disclosed in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 11, Income Taxes, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company continues to believe that it is reasonably possible that its total unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by December 31, 2022, in connection with various matters which may be resolved.

 

The Company’s tax filings are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, and various non-United States jurisdictions. The conclusion of the IRS Examination resulted in both agreed and unagreed adjustments. The agreed adjustments have been reflected in the Company's financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The Company is contesting the unagreed adjustments at the IRS Appeals level and believes its reserves for these unagreed adjustments are adequate. The statute of limitations for the U.S. federal returns for 2017 and 2018 has been extended to March 31, 2024.