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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company recorded income tax expense (benefit) of ($302) thousand (-1.3%) and $567 thousand 1.11% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, which included discrete items for additions to the reserve for uncertain tax positions offset by the release of valuation allowances of operating loss carryforwards pertaining to our UK operations. The income tax expense exclusive of discrete items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 is $439 thousand (1.9%) and $790 thousand (1.55%), respectively. 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 1.63%.
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 June 30, 2017 in the United Kingdom, Dubai, and Sweden, where the statutory tax rates are lower than the US rate of 35%.
As of June 30, 2017 a liability of $6.5 million for uncertain tax positions is included in other long-term liabilities of the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 there was $2.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in additions to this liability reserve. During the same periods in 2016, there were $50 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.