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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES
10. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company determines its periodic income tax provision based upon the current period income and the annual estimated tax rate for the Company adjusted for discrete items including tax credits and changes to prior year estimates. The estimated tax rate is revised, if necessary, as of the end of each successive interim period during the fiscal year to the Company's current annual estimated tax rate.

 

Income tax provision for the first quarter of 2019 reflects an effective tax rate of 16.3 percent, compared to an effective tax rate of 16.1 percent for the comparable period in the prior year. The slight increase in effective rate in the first quarter of 2019 is primarily due to investment gains as compared to investment losses in the same period in 2018. The effective rate in both periods includes the effect of beneficial permanent differences including discrete adjustments related to restricted stock dividends and liabilities related to state income taxes.