INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE N— INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate (income taxes as a percentage of (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes) was 6.2% on the loss from continuing operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared with 18.3% on the income from continuing operations for the quarter ended October 1, 2021. For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, our effective tax rate benefited from the favorable impacts of Research and Development (“R&D”) credits, incremental foreign-derived intangible income (“FDII”) and the release of a valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction resulting from an internal restructuring, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of non-deductible goodwill impairments. For the quarter ended October 1, 2021, our effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted by non-deductible goodwill from completed business divestitures and the unfavorable impact of valuation allowances in certain foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by the favorable impact of R&D credits, favorable adjustments upon finalization of our Federal tax return, the favorable impact of excess tax benefits related to equity-based compensation and the favorable resolution of specific audit uncertainties.

Our effective tax rate was 13.0% for the three quarters ended September 30, 2022 compared with 19.8% for the three quarters ended October 1, 2021. Our effective tax rate for the three quarters ended September 30, 2022 was favorably impacted by a reduction in the deferred tax liabilities on the outside basis of certain foreign subsidiaries due to an internal restructuring, the favorable impact of excess tax benefits related to equity-based compensation and the items described above for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Our effective tax rate for the three quarters ended October 1, 2021 were impacted by the items described above for the quarter ended October 1, 2021.