Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	Note 11 – Income Taxes Given our expected projected loss (before tax) for the year, our estimated annual effective tax rate for 2021 before discrete items is expected to be approximately 6%. Our global effective tax rate is lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance is required and therefore no benefit is received, along with nondeductible expenses. Our ultimate tax expense will depend on the mix of earnings in various jurisdictions. Income taxes of $5.0 million were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, we had deferred tax assets of $30.0 million resulting from foreign and state NOL carryforwards of $119.5 million and other foreign deductible carryforwards of $64.7 million. At December 31, 2020, we had a valuation allowance of $19.9 million against deferred tax assets related to certain carryforwards. Certain non-U.S. operations have incurred net operating losses (NOLs), which are currently subject to a valuation allowance. These NOLs may become deductible to the extent these operations become profitable. For each of our operations, we evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the tax benefits related to NOLs will be realized. As part of this evaluation, we consider evidence such as tax planning strategies, historical operating results, forecasted taxable income, and recent financial performance. In the year that certain non-U.S. operations record a loss, we do not recognize a corresponding tax benefit, thus increasing our effective tax rate, or decreasing our effective tax rate when reporting a loss. Upon determining that it is more likely than not that the NOLs will be realized, we will reduce the tax valuation allowances related to these NOLs, which will result in a reduction of our income tax expense and our effective tax rate in the period.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Note 11 – Income Taxes

Given our expected projected loss (before tax) for the year, our estimated annual effective tax rate for 2021 before discrete items is expected to be approximately 6%. Our global effective tax rate is lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance is required and therefore no benefit is received, along with nondeductible expenses. Our ultimate tax expense will depend on the mix of earnings in various jurisdictions. Income taxes of $5.0 million were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

At December 31, 2020, we had deferred tax assets of $30.0 million resulting from foreign and state NOL carryforwards of $119.5 million and other foreign deductible carryforwards of $64.7 million. At December 31, 2020, we had a valuation allowance of $19.9 million against deferred tax assets related to certain carryforwards.

Certain non-U.S. operations have incurred net operating losses (NOLs), which are currently subject to a valuation allowance. These NOLs may become deductible to the extent these operations become profitable. For each of our operations, we evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the tax benefits related to NOLs will be realized. As part of this evaluation, we consider evidence such as tax planning strategies, historical operating results, forecasted taxable income, and recent financial performance. In the year that certain non-U.S. operations record a loss, we do not recognize a corresponding tax benefit, thus increasing our effective tax rate, or decreasing our effective tax rate when reporting a loss. Upon determining that it is more likely than not that the NOLs will be realized, we will reduce the tax valuation allowances related to these NOLs, which will result in a reduction of our income tax expense and our effective tax rate in the period.