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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE N – INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was 28% and 27% for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 24% and 27% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The higher effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to an increase in earnings in jurisdictions with higher tax rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate where such earnings are permanently reinvested and an increase in various U.S. permanent items, primarily limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation.  

 

As described in Note K, effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new guidance under ASU 2018-02 and has elected not to reclassify the income tax effects of the U.S. Tax Act from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings.

The Company provides valuation allowances against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.  No significant changes to the valuation allowances were reflected for the periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits for the periods ending June 30, 2019 and 2018.  The Company does not anticipate any significant changes to its gross unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

The Company previously considered the majority of the earnings in non-U.S. subsidiaries to be permanently reinvested and accordingly did not record any associated deferred income taxes on such earnings.  The Company intends to continue to invest most or all of these earnings, as well as our capital in these subsidiaries, indefinitely outside of the U.S. and does not expect to incur any significant additional taxes related to such amounts.