Income Taxes
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6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes For the six months ended June 30, 2013, our effective tax rate was approximately 28%, a decrease from the 38% effective tax rate for the comparable 2012 period. Such differences between the effective tax rates and the applicable U.S. federal statutory rate arise primarily from the effect of state and local income taxes and tax credits available to the Company. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to an increase in expected tax credits realized in 2013 for 2012 and 2013 as compared to previous fiscal periods. The Company receives credits related to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (“WOTC”) program but this program initially expired at December 31, 2011. The WOTC was subsequently renewed, but not until January 2, 2013, as part of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Since the WOTC was renewed during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, the total tax effect of additional expected credits for 2012 was included in this period. As such, the effective tax rate is expected to increase in subsequent periods during 2013 and currently is expected to be approximately 32% for the entire year if there are no significant changes. We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which results in recognizing income tax expense based on the amount of income taxes payable or refundable for the current year. Additionally, we evaluate regularly the tax positions taken or expected to be taken resulting from financial statement recognition of certain items. Based on our evaluation, we have concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements. Our evaluation was performed for the tax years ended December 31, 2009 through 2012 (with regard to U.S. federal income tax returns) and December 31, 2008 through 2012 (with regard to various state and local income tax returns), the tax years which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of June 30, 2013. We may from time to time be assessed interest or penalties by taxing jurisdictions, although any such assessments historically have been minimal and immaterial to our financial results. When we have received an assessment for interest and/or penalties, it has been classified in the financial statements as selling, general and administrative expense. |