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

Note 6 – Provision for income taxes:

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected tax expense, at the U.S. federal statutory

   income tax rate of 21%

$

2,430

 

 

$

2,431

 

State income taxes

 

396

 

 

 

403

 

FDII benefit

 

-

 

 

 

(148

)

Other, net

 

20

 

 

 

10

 

Total income tax expense

$

2,846

 

 

$

2,696

 

 

Under the 2017 Tax Act enacted into law on December 22, 2017, beginning in 2018, domestic corporations who are U.S. exporters with no foreign operations may be eligible for a deduction under the foreign derived intangible income provisions. We qualify for this deduction and recognized a current cash tax benefit of $148,000 in the first six months of 2019 ($98,000 of such current cash tax benefit is related to 2018).