Income Tax Allocation

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Income tax benefit/(provision) applicable to:
Loss from continuing operations, before income taxes	$	168.2		$	113.2		$	322.7		$	402.6
Discontinued operations	—			2.5			—			6.2
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	—			0.3			(0.1		)	(1.2		)
Effective tax rate benefit	29.3		%	35.7		%	31.5		%	51.6		%

We classify reserves for tax uncertainties within accrued expenses and deferred credits and other in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, separate from any related income tax payable or deferred income taxes. Reserve amounts relate to any potential income tax liabilities resulting from uncertain tax positions and potential interest or penalties associated with those liabilities.

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. Due to recent impairments and ongoing losses from continuing operations, we project that future reversals of taxable temporary differences are no longer sufficient to provide adequate taxable income to realize our deferred tax assets. As such, we have established a valuation allowance against the federal deferred tax assets that are not projected to be realizable.

The effective tax rate benefit in the three months ended June 30, 2014 was unfavorably impacted by an increase in the federal valuation allowance against 2014 losses from continuing operations, the state deferred tax impact of combining the CERP properties for tax purposes, and the tax effect of the CEC sale of CEOC common stock. The effective tax rate benefit in the six months ended June 30, 2014 was unfavorably impacted by an increase in the federal valuation allowance against 2014 losses from continuing operations, partially offset by a tax benefit from the reversal of uncertain federal and state tax positions. The effective rate benefit was higher for the six months ended June 30, 2013 primarily due to (i) a tax benefit from a capital loss generated during the first quarter of 2013, (ii) retroactive U.S. tax law changes which were enacted in January 2013 and (iii) a favorable tax ruling in Israel received in February 2013.

We file income tax returns, including returns for our subsidiaries, with federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. We are under regular and recurring audit by the Internal Revenue Service on open tax positions, and it is possible that the amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits could change during the next 12 months.