

	2017			2016			2015
Current:
U.S. federal statutory tax	$	94.6		$	7.5		$	(9.9	)
State	5.6			0.8			0.7
Foreign	34.2			30.4			27.0
	134.4			38.7			17.8
Deferred:
U.S. federal statutory tax	15.1			(29.3		)	4.6
State	8.9			(4.2		)	3.0
Foreign	(10.0		)	(2.5		)	(2.3		)
	13.9			(36.0		)	5.3
Non-current tax expense (income)	0.9			13.0			24.1
	$	149.2		$	15.7		$	47.2



	2017		2016		2015
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Foreign earnings, net of foreign taxes	245.4		(42.4	)	(28.3	)
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit	(51.8	)	(1.5	)	1.1
U.S. tax on deemed dividends	(14.0	)	1.3		1.7
Tax Act impact	(704.3	)	—		—
Deferred tax impact on foreign unrepatriated earnings	(65.5	)	—		—
Goodwill impairment	(81.5	)	—		—
Sale of subsidiary	—		3.8		—
Uncertain tax positions	(4.1	)	9.2		10.3
Tax authority settlements	(10.0	)	—		—
Nontaxable interest income	36.9		—		—
Nondeductible interest expense	(12.6	)	—		—
Valuation allowance	(19.6	)	2.0		0.3
Other permanent differences	(61.0	)	3.6		1.6
Effective income tax rate	(707.1	)%	11.0	%	21.7	%

reducing the U.S. corporate income tax rate, altering the expensing of capital expenditures, adopting elements of a territorial tax system, GILTI, assessing a repatriation tax or “toll-charge” on undistributed earnings and profits of U.S.-owned foreign corporations, and introducing certain anti-base erosion provisions. The legislation is unclear in certain respects and will require interpretations and implementing regulations by the IRS, as well as state tax authorities, and the legislation could be subject to potential amendments and technical corrections, any of which could increase certain adverse impacts of the legislation.

For the year ended 2017, our effective income tax rate was (707.1)%, and our income tax provision was $149.2 million, as compared to an effective income tax rate of 11.0% and an income tax provision of $15.7 million for 2016. The higher effective income tax rate for 2017, as compared to 2016, resulted principally from the effects of the Tax Act's $143.7 million one-time transition tax on historic accumulated foreign earnings. Without the transition tax charge, the effective income tax rate for 2017 would have been (25.9)%.

For 2016, our effective income tax rate was 11.0%, for an income tax provision of $15.7 million, as compared to an effective income tax rate of 21.7% and an income tax provision of $47.2 million for 2015. The lower effective income tax rate for 2016 resulted primarily from differences in the results of our subsidiaries in tax jurisdictions with different income tax rates.

For 2015, our effective income tax rate was 21.7%, for an income tax provision of $47.2 million, as compared to an effective income tax rate of 19.5% and an income tax provision of $53.6 million for 2014. The higher effective income tax rate for 2015 compared to 2014, resulted primarily from differences in the results of our subsidiaries in tax jurisdictions with different income tax rates.

Through September 30, 2017, we considered all of the earnings in our non-U.S. subsidiaries to be indefinitely reinvested and, accordingly, recorded no deferred income taxes. The passage of the Tax Act in December of 2017 dramatically changed the US taxation of foreign earnings. Following a transition period and one-time toll charge of our foreign earnings and profits, foreign dividends will be exempt from US federal income tax.

We have analyzed our global working capital and cash requirements and the potential tax liabilities attributable to repatriation and have determined that we intend to continue our assertion to permanently reinvest $725 million of our foreign earnings in non-US business operations. For these investments, due to uncertainty in foreign law, it is not practical to determine the amount of deferred taxes payable if such earnings are not reinvested indefinitely. For the remaining $1.7 billion accumulated foreign earnings that are actually or deemed repatriated, we have made a reasonable provisional estimate of the associated foreign withholding and state income tax effects of $13.8 million.



	As of December 31,
	2017			2016
Gross Deferred Tax Assets:
Bad debt reserve	$	3.5		$	4.5
Net operating loss	23.0			38.6
Accrued and other share-based compensation	18.8			26.2
Accrued expenses	11.7			5.0
U.S. foreign income tax credits	—			7.8
Other income tax credits	0.2			0.2
Customer deposits	1.9			6.3
Investments	1.3			—
Cash flow hedges	3.2			4.6
Total gross deferred tax assets	63.7			93.2
Less: Valuation allowance	24.6			7.1
Gross deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	39.1			86.1
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Depreciation	(6.4		)	(8.5		)
Goodwill and intangible assets	(43.6		)	(56.1		)
Unrealized foreign exchange	(0.9		)	(8.0		)
Prepaid expenses, deductible for tax purposes	(3.8		)	(5.8		)
Deferred tax costs on foreign unrepatriated earnings	(13.8		)	—
Unrealized derivatives	(1.1		)	(2.4		)
Other	(1.1		)	(0.7		)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(70.8		)	(81.5		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	31.7		$	—
Net deferred tax asset	—			4.6
Reported on the consolidated balance sheets as:
Identifiable intangible and other non-current assets for deferred tax assets, non-current	$	12.8		$	20.6

Non-current income tax liabilities, net for deferred tax liabilities, non-current	$	44.5		$	16.0

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had net operating losses (“NOLs”) of approximately $240.3 million and $106.2 million, respectively. The NOLs as of December 31, 2017 originated in various U.S. states and countries including Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Puerto Rico, France, Italy, Canada, and the Netherlands. We have recorded a deferred tax asset of $23.0 million reflecting the benefit of the NOL carryforward as of December 31, 2017. This deferred tax asset expires as follows (in millions):



Expiration Date	Deferred Tax Asset
December 31, 2020	$	0.1
December 31, 2021	0.2
December 31, 2022	1.2
December 31, 2024	0.2
December 31, 2025	1.0
December 31, 2026	0.2
December 31, 2027	0.2
December 31, 2028	0.3
December 31, 2029	0.8
December 31, 2031	0.2
December 31, 2032	0.5
December 31, 2033	0.1
December 31, 2034	0.3
December 31, 2035	0.5
December 31, 2036	2.7
December 31, 2037	5.7
Indefinite	8.8
Total	$	23.0

We assessed the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2017, a valuation allowance of $24.6 million has been recorded to recognize only the portion of the deferred tax assets related to NOLs and other deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period change or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as growth projections.

We operated under a special income tax concession in Singapore which began January 1, 2008. Our current five year special income tax concession was effective on January 1, 2013. The special income tax concession is conditional upon our meeting certain employment and investment thresholds which, if not met in accordance with our agreement, may eliminate the benefit beginning with the first year in which the conditions are not satisfied. The income tax concession reduces the income tax rate on qualified sales and derivative gains and losses. The impact of this income tax concession decreased (increased) foreign income taxes by $1.3 million, $2.7 million, and $(7.7) million for 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively. The impact of the income tax concession on basic earnings per common share was $0.02, $0.04, and $(0.11) for 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively. On a diluted earnings per common share basis, the impact was $0.02, $0.04, and $(0.11) for 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively. The special income tax concession in Singapore has been renewed effective January 1, 2018 for the next five year period.

We recorded a decrease of $3.4 million of liabilities related to unrecognized income tax benefits (“Unrecognized Tax Liabilities”) and an increase of $19.8 million of assets related to unrecognized income tax benefits (“Unrecognized Tax Assets”) during 2017. In addition, during 2017, we recorded an increase of $1.4 million to our Unrecognized Tax Liabilities related to a foreign currency translation loss, which is included in other income (expense), net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2017, our Unrecognized Tax Liabilities, including penalties and interest, were $72.6 million and our Unrecognized Tax Assets were $25.4 million. During 2016, we recorded an increase of $14.4 million of liabilities related to Unrecognized Tax Liabilities and an increase of $3.2 million of assets related to Unrecognized Tax Assets. In addition, during 2016, we recorded a decrease of $0.1 million to our Unrecognized Tax Liabilities related to a foreign currency translation gain, which is included in other income (expense), net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2016, our Unrecognized Tax Liabilities, including penalties and interest, were $62.2 million and our Unrecognized Tax Assets were $5.6 million.



	2017			2016			2015
Gross Unrecognized Tax Liabilities – opening balance	$	62.2		$	47.8		$	24.3
Gross increases – tax positions in prior period	10.9			19.7			9.2
Gross decreases – tax positions in prior period	—			(15.4		)	(4.8		)
Gross increases – tax positions in current period	10.7			12.9			22.0
Gross decreases – tax positions in current period	—			—			—
Settlements	(23.0		)	—			—
Lapse of statute of limitations	(2.1		)	(2.8		)	(2.9		)
Gross Unrecognized Tax Liabilities – ending balance	$	58.8		$	62.2		$	47.8

If our gross Unrecognized Tax Liabilities, net of our Unrecognized Tax Assets of $25.4 million, as of December 31, 2017 are settled by the taxing authorities in our favor, our income tax expense would be reduced by $33.4 million (exclusive of interest and penalties) in the period the matter is considered settled in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 740. This would have the impact of reducing our 2017 effective income tax rate by 158.2%. As of December 31, 2017, it does not appear that the total amount of our unrecognized income tax benefits will materially increase or decrease within the next twelve months.

We record accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized income tax benefits as income tax expense. Related to the uncertain income tax benefits noted above, for interest we recorded expense of $3.4 million during 2017 and income of $(0.7) million and an expense $0.9 million during 2016 and 2015, respectively. For penalties, we recorded expense of $0.1 million, $2.3 million and income of $0.3 million during 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had recognized liabilities of $7.3 million and $4.3 million for interest and $6.5 million and $6.5 million for penalties, respectively.

During the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the Korean Branch of one of our subsidiaries received income tax assessment notices for $9.7 million (KRW 10.4 billion) for the years 2011 through 2014 from the South Korea tax authorities. We disagree with the Korean tax authorities' assessment and are appealing.



	Open Tax Year
Jurisdiction	Examination in progress	Examination not yet initiated
United States	2013 - 2016	2017
Korea	2011 - 2014	2015 - 2017
United Kingdom	2013 - 2015	2016 - 2017
The Netherlands	None	2013 - 2017
Greece	None	2012 - 2017
Denmark	2013 - 2015	2016 - 2017