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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Foreign Components of Income Before Income tax Expense
The U.S. and foreign components of income before income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
U.S
(1)
.
 
$43,677
 
 
$72,371
 
 
$68,063
 
Foreign
(1)
 
 
7,362
 
 
 
(14,179)
 
 
(12,501)
Total
 
$51,039
 
 
$58,192
 
 
$55,562
 
 
 
(1)
Represents the pre-tax results of the Company’s U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, not the results of the U.S. and International Business segments which are separately disclosed in Note 26. The segment results are prepared based upon the way management reviews performance.
Components of Current and Deferred Income Tax Expense
The components of current and deferred income tax expense included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 as determined in accordance with ASC 740,
Income Taxes
, are as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
15,805
 
 
$
19,007
 
 
$
14,515
 
State and local
 
 
3,202
 
 
 
2,708
 
 
 
1,425
 
Foreign
 
 
1,482
 
 
 
440
 
 
 
567
 
 
 
$
20,489
 
 
$
22,155
 
 
$
16,507
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
(5,318
)
 
$
7,947
 
 
$
10,629
 
State and local
 
 
(1,077
)
 
 
1,105
 
 
 
2,296
 
Foreign
 
 
312
 
 
 
(214
)
 
 
(25
)
 
 
$
(6,083
)
 
$
8,838
 
 
$
12,900
 
Income tax expense
 
$
14,406
 
 
$
30,993
 
 
$
29,407
 
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Company's Effective Rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate and the Company’s effective rate is as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Federal statutory rate
 
 
21.0
%
 
 
35.0
%
 
 
35.0
%
Change in valuation allowance
—Foreign
 
 
6.9
%
 
 
9.2
%
 
 
8.2
%
Non-deductible
acquisition-related
 costs
 
 
3.0
%
 
 
2.7
%
 
 
 
Blended state income tax rate, net of federal benefit
 
 
2.8
%
 
 
3.8
%
 
 
4.2
%
Change in valuation allowance
Capital losses
 
 
1.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on revaluation of deferred consideration
(1)
 
 
(5.0
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign operations
 
 
(2.1
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation tax (windfalls)/shortfalls
 
 
(1.1
%)
 
 
1.8
%
 
 
 
Re-measurement of net deferred tax assets—Rate change
 
 
 
 
 
0.8
%
 
 
 
Acquisition expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.1
%
Goodwill impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.2
%
Other differences, net
 
 
1.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.2
%
Effective rate
 
 
28.2
%
 
 
53.3
%
 
 
52.9
%
 
(1)
 
The gain on revaluation is not adjusted for income taxes as the obligation was assumed by a wholly-owned subsidiary that is based in Jersey, a jurisdiction where the Company is subject to a zero percent tax rate.
Summary of Deferred Tax Asset Recorded
A summary of the components of the Company’s deferred tax assets at December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
NOLs—Foreign
 
$
6,605
 
 
$
3,841
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 
2,673
 
 
 
1,474
 
Accrued expenses
 
 
2,699
 
 
 
526
 
Goodwill and intangible assets
 
 
1,841
 
 
 
 
Deferred rent liability
 
 
1,184
 
 
 
1,257
 
Capital losses
 
 
794
 
 
 
 
NOLs—U.S.
 
 
762
 
 
 
909
 
Other
 
 
40
 
 
 
416
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
16,598
 
 
 
8,423
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed assets and prepaid assets
 
 
1,433
 
 
 
1,498
 
Unrealized gains
 
 
724
 
 
 
1,646
 
Goodwill and intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
388
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
2,157
 
 
 
3,532
 
Total deferred tax assets less deferred tax liabilities
 
 
14,441
 
 
 
4,891
 
Less: valuation allowance
 
 
(7,399
)
 
 
(3,841
)
Deferred tax assets, net
 
$
7,042
 
 
$
1,050
 
Schedule of Changes in Balance of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The table below sets forth the aggregate changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits:
 
 
 
Total
 
 
Unrecognized
Tax Benefits
 
 
Interest and
Penalties
 
Balance on January 1, 2018
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
Accrued in connection with the ETFS Acquisition
 
 
38,488
 
 
 
31,317
 
 
 
7,171
 
Increases
 
 
346
 
 
 
 
 
 
346
 
Foreign currency translation
(1)
 
 
(3,958
)
 
 
(3,216
)
 
 
(742
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
 
$
34,876
 
 
$
28,101
 
 
$
6,775
 
  
  
(1)
The gross unrecognized tax benefits were accrued in British pounds sterling.