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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes
(12)  Income Taxes

The Company recognized a provision for income taxes of $1,543, or 26.6% and $1,975, or 61.9% of pre-tax income for federal, state and foreign income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Company recognized a provision for income taxes of $3,378, or 24.9% and $1,217, or 15.0% of pre-tax income, for federal, state and foreign taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.  At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company is in a cumulative loss position and provides a valuation allowance offsetting federal, state and certain foreign deferred tax assets.  The decrease in tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to that same period for 2010 was attributable to lower earnings from our PST Eletrônica S.A. (“PST”) joint venture that was partially offset by an increase in tax due to the improved financial performance of the European operations.  The increase in tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to that same period for 2010 was attributable to the improved financial performance of the European operations as well as increased production volumes at our Mexican facilities. Additionally, as a result of placing SPL into administration, as described in Note 13, the Company recognized a one-time tax benefit of $1,170 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from the reversal of a deferred tax liability, related to employee benefits, that were previously included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income within shareholders’ equity.

During the fourth quarter of 2010 the Company undertook a secondary offering.  As a result of the secondary offering a substantial change in the Company’s ownership occurred and the Company likely experienced an ownership change pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company is in the process with its advisors of evaluating the secondary offering and the potential impact, if any, on our ability to fully utilize net operating loss and research credit carry forwards. If it is ultimately determined that the Company did experience an ownership change, there would not be an impact to the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 or the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to the Company being in a valuation allowance position.