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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the six-month periods ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016 were (47.1)% and 1.4%, respectively. The current and prior period variances from the federal statutory rate of 35% are attributable to 1) increases related to state income taxes, unbenefited foreign losses, impact of the Enterprise acquisition, and reduction of the state effective rate as a result of the change in business operations during the quarter when applied to deferred tax assets, 2) reductions related to benefits of foreign rates, and credits against U.S. income tax, and 3) benefits related to an intercompany sale of intellectual property, benefits from a rate decrease in Singapore, and windfall benefits related to stock compensation.
Quarterly, Management evaluates all jurisdictions based on historical pre-tax earnings and taxable income to determine the need for valuation allowances. Based on this analysis, a valuation allowance has been recorded for any jurisdictions where, in the Company’s judgment, tax benefits will not be realized.

Pre-tax earnings outside the United States are primarily generated in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Luxembourg, with statutory rates of 19%, 17%, and 27%, respectively. During 2017, the Company received approval from the Singapore Economic Development Board for a tax rate of 10% with the Company’s commitment to make increased investments in Singapore.

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three month periods ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016 were 10.5% and (36.4)% respectively. The Company’s current period effective tax rate was lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily attributable to the rate differential between U.S. and foreign jurisdictions and the impact of discrete items, partially offset by unbenefited foreign losses. The discrete provision for income taxes recorded in the current quarter results from windfall benefits related to stock compensation and expenses due to a reduction of the state effective rate as a result of the change in business operations during the quarter when applied to deferred tax assets.

The Company is currently undergoing audits of the 2013 through 2015 U.S. federal income tax returns and 2012 and 2014 UK income tax returns. The tax years 2004 through 2016 remain open to examination by multiple foreign and U.S. state taxing jurisdictions. Due to uncertainties in any tax audit outcome, the Company’s estimates of the ultimate settlement of uncertain tax positions may change and the actual tax benefits may differ significantly from the estimates.