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Income taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income taxes  
Income taxes

Note 10. Income taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were 6.2% and 23.8%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was impacted by $108 thousand of discrete income tax expense primarily due to the finalization of the net operating loss carryback changes related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). The Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were 27.2% and 23.7%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was higher than the prior year period due to the impact of the net operating loss carryback and interest limitation changes related to the CARES Act, and a change in valuation allowance on foreign deferred tax assets related to a merger of subsidiaries. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was impacted by $210 thousand of discrete income tax benefit primarily due to the impact of the net operating loss carryback and interest limitation changes related to the CARES Act.

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary changes regarding the prior and future utilization of net operating

losses, temporary changes to the prior and future limitations on interest deductions, temporary suspension of certain payment requirements for the employer portion of social security taxes, the creation of certain refundable employee retention credits, and technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of certain qualified improvement property. The Company anticipates it will benefit from the prior and future utilization of net operating losses and interest deductions. Beginning with pay dates on and after April 17, 2020, the Company has elected to defer the employer-paid portion of social security taxes.