Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2020 and 2019 was 19.5% and 18.8%, respectively, and 19.4% and 18.5% for the first six months of 2020 and 2019, respectively. The effective tax rate for each period is lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of percentage depletion and the research and development credit. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the first six months of 2020 included a net discrete income tax expense of $0.8 million, primarily related to an impairment of goodwill. The effective tax rate for the first six months of 2019 included a net discrete income tax benefit of $0.5 million, primarily related to excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation awards.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law.  The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, and modifications to the net interest deduction limitations.  While the Company continues to examine the impacts the CARES Act may have on its business, it does not expect it will have a material impact to its consolidated financial statements.

On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department issued final tax regulations related to the foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) provisions. Also, on July 20, 2020 the U.S. Treasury Department released final tax regulations permitting a taxpayer to elect to exclude from its GILTI inclusion items of income subject to a high effective rate of foreign tax. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new legislation to its consolidated financial statements.