Provision for Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for Income Taxes

11.Provision for Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability approach by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the financial statement basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, calculated using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to be reflected in the tax return. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In addition, the Company accounts for uncertain tax positions that have reached a minimum recognition threshold.

The income tax provision for both the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $19.9 million, representing effective tax rates of 25.7% and 28.6%, respectively. The income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $49.8 million and $51.8 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 27.1% and 31.7%, respectively. The decrease in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the impact of final treasury regulations that became effective in the fourth quarter of 2022 allowing a larger benefit relating to foreign tax credits, change in jurisdictional mix, and the impact of resolution of a tax controversy in the first quarter of 2022.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding penalties and interest, of approximately $59.0 million and $54.9 million, respectively, which, if recognized, would result in a reduction of the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company recognizes penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, approximately $4.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions were included in other long-term liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Penalties and interest of $0.2 million and $0.2 million were recorded in the provision for income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively. Penalties and interest of $0.6 million and $0.7 million were recorded in the provision for income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The Company files tax returns in the United States, which include federal, state and local jurisdictions, and many foreign jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. The Company considers Germany, the United States and Switzerland to be its significant tax jurisdictions. The majority of the Company’s earnings are derived in Germany and Switzerland. Accounting for the various federal and local taxing authorities, the statutory rates for 2023 are approximately 30.0% and 20.0% for Germany and Switzerland, respectively. The mix of earnings in those two jurisdictions resulted in an increase of approximately 4.0% from the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% in the six months ended June 30, 2023.