Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we earned $34.4 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $4.5 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 12.9%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to the benefits of a tax planning strategy partially offset by the net impact of foreign operations and state income taxes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had losses of $10.5 million before taxes and recorded a provision for income taxes of $3.2 million resulting in an effective tax rate of (30.5)%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to the current and anticipated tax impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on our business, partially offset by the net impact of foreign operations.

As of March 31, 2023, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits increased by $5.4 million from December 31, 2022. With limited exception, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audits for years through 2017, state and local income tax audits for years through 2016 or non-U.S. income tax audits for years through 2015. We are currently under examination for various years in Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Venezuela.

It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months the effective tax rate will be impacted by the resolution of some or all of the matters audited by various taxing authorities. It is also reasonably possible that we will have the statute of limitations close in various taxing jurisdictions within the next 12 months. As such, we estimate we could record a reduction in our tax expense of approximately $8 million within the next 12 months.

The Company maintains a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets in certain foreign tax jurisdictions as of March 31, 2023. As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of net deferred tax assets. It is possible that within the next 12 months there may be sufficient positive evidence to release a portion or all of the remaining valuation allowance in those foreign jurisdictions. Release of the valuation allowance would result in a benefit to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded, which could have a material impact on net earnings. The timing and amount of the potential valuation allowance release are subject to significant management judgment and the level of profitability achieved.