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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, income tax expense was $3,724 and 5,955, respectively. Income tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,512 and $434, respectively. The effective consolidated income tax rates were 15% and (9)% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 16% and (1)% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily due to the partial release of an uncertain tax position reserve in the second quarter of 2023 and other discrete tax items.
SJW Group had unrecognized tax benefits, before the impact of deductions of state taxes, excluding interest and penalties, of approximately $4,630 and $4,511 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. SJW Group currently does not expect uncertain tax positions to change significantly over the next 12 months, except in the case of a lapse of the statute of limitations.