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INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

INCOME TAXES

NOTE K— INCOME TAXES

Income tax benefit of $5.8 million and $8.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30 2019, respectively, represent taxes on both U.S. and foreign earnings at combined effective income tax benefit rates of 33.6% and 33.8%, respectively. The effective rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state and local taxes and the impact of non-deductible expenses.

Income tax benefit of $1.8 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, represent taxes on both U.S. and foreign earnings at a combined effective income tax benefit rate of 22.1% and 23.8%, respectively. The effective rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 reflects the reduced U.S. corporate income tax rate, partially offset by non-deductible expenses.

The Company has identified the following jurisdictions as “major” tax jurisdictions: U.S. Federal, California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia and the United Kingdom. The Company’s 2015 U.S. Federal income tax return and New York State tax returns for years 2014-2016 remain under audit with no proposed adjustments as of June 30, 2019.

The Company evaluates its tax positions on a quarterly basis and revises its estimates accordingly. There were no material changes to the Company’s uncertain tax positions, interest, or penalties during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018.

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- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680

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