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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013
Income Taxes

(10) Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $37.9 million for the first quarter of 2013, representing an effective tax rate of 25.8% on pretax income before equity in net income of affiliates of $146.8 million, as compared to $39.3 million for the first quarter of 2012, representing an effective tax rate of 22.6% on pretax income before equity in net income of affiliates of $174.0 million.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Company recognized tax benefits of $6.3 million primarily related to the retroactive reinstatement of the U.S. research and development tax credit by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was signed into law on January 2, 2013. As a result of the reversal of a substantial portion of the Company’s U.S. valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2012, the provision for income taxes in the first quarter of 2013 reflects tax expense recorded with respect to the Company’s earnings in the United States. In the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, the provision for income taxes was primarily impacted by the level and mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions. The provision was also impacted by a portion of the Company’s restructuring charges and other expenses, for which no tax benefit was provided as the charges were incurred in certain countries for which no tax benefit is likely to be realized due to a history of operating losses in those countries. Excluding these items, the effective tax rate in the first quarters of 2013 and 2012 approximated the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% adjusted for income taxes on foreign earnings, losses and remittances, valuation allowances, tax credits, income tax incentives and other permanent items.

The Company’s current and future provision for income taxes is impacted by the initial recognition of and changes in valuation allowances in certain countries. The Company intends to maintain these allowances until it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company’s future provision for income taxes will include no tax benefit with respect to losses incurred and no tax expense with respect to income generated in these countries until the respective valuation allowances are eliminated.

For further information, see Note 8, “Income Taxes,” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.