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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES:

The Company's interim benefit for income taxes is estimated based on our calculated effective tax rate expected to be applied for the full year. This estimate is used to determine the income tax (benefit) on a year-to-date basis and may change in subsequent interim periods. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was a benefit of 34.8 %.  The calculated benefit of $(162,000) increased the carrying value of the deferred tax asset for the three months ended March 31, 2016.  The 34.8 % benefit rate is slightly more than the 26.0 % provision rate used for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  There are several factors that go into the estimated effective tax rate, some of which include estimated year-end income or loss, timing differences and permanent differences.  Some of these estimates can change over time and likewise the estimated effective rate can change as was the case in 2015, for which the year-end 2015 estimated rate was 32.05 %.


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