Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 2. Income Taxes

During 2020 and 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued additional guidelines and clarifying regulations related to the implementation of the 2017 Tax Act. It is possible that additional guidance could be issued in future periods. As this guidance is issued, the Company will evaluate the information to determine whether any additional adjustments to its tax provisions are required.

The 2017 Tax Act included provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries and for Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to affiliated foreign companies. The Company treats BEAT and GILTI as components of current income tax expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 25.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 26.3% for the comparable period in 2021. Both periods benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for Foreign-derived intangible income (FDII).