Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
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Income Taxes

14.          Income Taxes:

 

The Company has analyzed filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest expense and penalties as operating expenses. The Company believes that it has appropriate support for the income tax positions it takes and expects to take on its tax returns, and that its accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an assessment of many factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter.

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 31.1% and 29.0%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 31.1% and 25.4%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was impacted by limitations on the deductibility of certain facilitative acquisition related costs.

 

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The primary impact to the Company’s financial statements as a result of the CARES Act was the deferral of US corporate income tax payments from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020.