Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

10. Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and to use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period. Our 2022 estimated annual effective tax rate, before discrete items, of 25.5% is driven by our blended federal and state statutory rate of 24.7%, and certain permanent differences between GAAP and tax, including disallowed deductions for executive compensation which increased our rate by 0.8%.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our estimated annual rate of 25.5% was impacted by discrete items which had a net impact of decreasing our rate by 1.0%, including excess tax benefits for vested stock-based compensation and federal energy tax credits claimed on prior year home deliveries in excess of previous estimates.

Our estimated annual rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 of 25.5% increased by 330 basis points as compared to our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 of 22.2%.  The increase in our estimated rate is driven by the expiration of the

Energy Efficient Home Credit on December 31, 2021.  The Energy Efficient Home Credit provided a $2,000 tax credit for each home delivered that met the energy saving and certification requirements under the statute.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded income tax expense of $46.3 million and $29.4 million, respectively.