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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
The following table provides a summary of the Company's effective tax rate:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2023202220232022
Reported tax rate(4.8)%15.1 %8.2 %14.8 %
The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were (4.8)% and 15.1%, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the primary drivers of the lower tax rate relate to a reduction to book income in higher-taxed jurisdictions and a $3.3 million benefit related to the filing of prior year tax returns.
The Company’s effective income tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were 8.2% and 14.8%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the primary drivers of the lower tax rate relate to a reduction to book income in higher-taxed jurisdictions and a $3.8 million benefit related to the filing of prior year tax returns.. The lower rate from the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily due to a $5.5 million benefit related to excess tax benefits from stock compensation.
Changes to income tax laws and regulations, in any of the tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates, could impact the effective tax rate. Various governments, both U.S. and non-U.S., are increasingly focused on tax reform and revenue-raising legislation. Further, legislation in foreign jurisdictions may be enacted, in response to the base erosion and profit-sharing project begun by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD"). The OECD recently finalized major reform of the international tax system with respect to a global minimum tax rate. Such changes in U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions could have an adverse effect on the Company’s effective tax rate.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company has not provided deferred income taxes on unrepatriated earnings from foreign subsidiaries as they are deemed to be indefinitely reinvested unless there is a manner under which to remit the earnings with no material tax cost. Material taxes would primarily be attributable to foreign withholding taxes and local income taxes when such earnings are distributed. The Company will repatriate foreign earnings when there is no need for reinvestment overseas and there is no material cost to bring the earnings back to the United States. Reinvestment considerations would include future acquisitions, transactions, and capital expenditure plans.