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Income Tax Expense
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Expense

 

13. INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The Company recorded an income tax expense of $2.1 million and income tax benefit of $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was 20% recorded on income from continuing operations before taxes of $10.3 million.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 3.6% recorded on a loss from continuing operations before tax of $112.4 million. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2020, was primarily impacted by the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, which were largely not deductible for tax purposes. The tax benefit associated with the $122.2 million impairment charge was limited to $5.5 million.