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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company recorded an income tax expense of $789 thousand (3.2%) and $1.1 million (1.6%) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, which included discrete items for additions to the reserve for uncertain tax positions and prior year true-ups ups that resulted in a net tax expense charge that was more than offset by a tax benefit from transferring certain intellectual property intangible assets in Q2. The income tax expense exclusive of discrete items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, is $139 thousand (0.0%) and $2.8 million (4.0%). Our tax expense and effective tax rate decreased year over year, exclusive of discrete charges, due to favorable changes in the proportion of our taxable income in certain foreign jurisdictions relative to total pre-tax income. The Company expects its full year tax rate before discrete items to be approximately 6%.
The Company’s effective tax rate reflects the benefits of having significant operations outside the United States, which are generally taxed at rates lower than the US statutory rate of 35% and where the Company enjoys a tax holiday in India. During 2015, the Company secured an additional tax holiday in India until the year 2020 to support certain portions of its expanding operations there. The Company, also, had income during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Dubai, and Sweden, where the statutory tax rates are lower than the US rate of 35%.
As of September 30, 2016 a liability of $3.8 million for uncertain tax positions is included in other long-term liabilities of the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 there was $650 and $700 thousand, respectively, in additions to this liability reserve. During the same periods in 2015, there were $486 thousand and $594 thousand in additions to this liability reserve. The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of income tax expense.