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INCOME TAX EXPENSE
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
INCOME TAX EXPENSE  
INCOME TAX EXPENSE

10.  INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The first quarter 2020 effective income tax rate from continuing operations was 25.1% compared to 26.2% in the first quarter of 2019. The income tax expense in the first quarter of 2019 was unfavorably impacted by return to provision true-ups increasing the first quarter 2019 effective tax rate by 1.1%.