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Taxes on Income
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Taxes on Income
Taxes on Income
 
The effective tax rate was 38.7% in the second quarter of 2016 as compared to 43.3% in the second quarter of 2015 and 56.0% in the first six months of 2016 as compared to 69.6% in the equivalent prior-year period. The lower tax rate is primarily due to a discrete tax benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2016 related to merger-related expenses recorded in the prior year as well as the relative levels of favorable book/tax differences compared to the pre-tax loss.  In 2016 the Company adopted Approach I as defined under ASC 740 with respect to merger-related expenses and has provided tax benefit on “sell-side” merger expenses until the proposed transaction is finalized.  Ultimately, some of these expenses may be non-deductible. The tax expense in both years was predominantly non-cash due to the Company’s significant net operating loss carryover.  Current tax expense was approximately $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively, and was approximately $2.3 million and $1.5 million in the first six months of 2016 and 2015, respectively; it was attributable primarily to state income taxes.