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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, income tax expense was $3,306 and $2,410, respectively. Income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, was $4,210 and $4,648, respectively. The effective consolidated income tax rates were 14% and 18% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 9% and 17% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The lower effective rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, were primarily due to flow-through tax benefits. In addition, discrete tax benefits recorded in the first quarter of 2021 resulted in a lower effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
SJW Group had unrecognized tax benefits, before the impact of deductions of state taxes, excluding interest and penalties of approximately $6,882 and $6,468 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. SJW Group does not expect its unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly within the next 12 months.
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. SJW Group has considered the income tax implications of the Act in its estimated tax provision and does not believe it will materially impact the company’s year-end tax rate.