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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company has determined its interim tax provision projecting an estimated annual effective tax rate. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $3.9 million, yielding an effective tax rate of 36.7%. The effective tax rate of 36.7% differed from the federal statutory tax rate of 35% due to additional income tax expense recorded in the state and city jurisdictions in which we do business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $14.3 million, yielding an effective tax rate of 36.0%. The effective tax rate of 36.0% differed from the federal statutory tax rate of 35% due primarily to the recording of a $0.2 million tax benefit related to a charitable donation of appreciated securities previously held in our investment portfolio and the additional income tax expense recorded in the state and city jurisdictions in which we do business.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded income tax expense of $3.6 million and $11.0 million, respectively, yielding effective tax rates of 36.4% and 36.7%, respectively. The effective tax rates differed from the federal statutory tax rate of 35% due primarily to the additional income tax expense recorded in the state and city jurisdictions in which we do business.
The net temporary differences incurred to date will reverse in future periods as the Company generates taxable earnings. The Company believes it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the net deferred tax assets recorded. The Company records a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, no valuation allowance was deemed necessary.
The Company's income taxes payable has been reduced by the excess tax benefits from equity incentive plan awards. For Restricted Stock, the Company receives an excess income tax benefit calculated as the tax effect of the difference between the fair market value of the stock at the time of grant and vesting. The Company had net excess tax benefits from equity awards of $2.0 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were reflected as increases in equity.
FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company did not record an accrual for tax related uncertainties or unrecognized tax positions as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.