Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes

Note 10 – Income Taxes

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, our income tax provision consisted of amounts necessary to align our year-to-date tax provision with the effective tax rate we expect for the full year.  That rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate primarily as a result of the non-deductibility of certain share-based compensation expenses for income tax purposes that has been expensed for financial statement purposes, foreign tax rate differentials and state taxes.

We do not expect that our unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months.  We file a consolidated U.S. income tax return and tax returns in certain state, local and foreign jurisdictions.  As of September 30, 2011, there are no tax examinations in progress.  As of September 30, 2011, we remain subject to examination in applicable tax jurisdictions for the relevant statute of limitations periods.