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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

(10)     Income Taxes

 

The income tax expense included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income principally relates to the Company’s proportionate share of the pre-tax income of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  The determination of income tax expense for interim reporting purposes is based upon the estimated effective tax rate for the year, adjusted for the impact of any discrete items which are accounted for in the period in which they occur.

 

The Company recorded tax expense of approximately 35.0% of income before income tax expense for the each of three-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The Company recorded tax expense of approximately 35.7% and 35.0% of income before income tax expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 is due to a tax assessment of approximately $40,000 from one jurisdiction recorded in the first quarter of 2016.