INCOME TAXES

Generally, accounting standards require companies to provide for income taxes each quarter based on their estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year. The authoritative guidance for accounting for income taxes allows use of the discrete method when it provides a better estimate of income tax expense. Due to the Company's valuation allowance position, it is the Company's position that the discrete method provides a more accurate estimate of income tax expense and therefore income tax expense for the current quarter has been presented using the discrete method. As the year progresses, the Company refines its estimate based on the facts and circumstances by each tax jurisdiction. The following table summarizes income tax expense on (loss) income from continuing operations and the effective tax rate for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Provision for income tax	$	65		$	64		$	131		$	128
Effective income tax rate	(2.6		)%	(7.3		)%	(3.2		)%	9.3		%

Income tax expense for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was primarily due to state and local taxes as the Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns in numerous state and local jurisdictions.