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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(17) Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the Successor Period and the Current Predecessor Period was 17.3% and 18.4%, respectively, on income from continuing operations. The tax rate in the Successor Period is different from the statutory rate of 21% primarily from non-deductible items and foreign losses for which no tax benefit is being recorded. The tax rate in the Current Predecessor Period is different from the statutory rate of 21% primarily from the adoption of fresh start accounting during the period.

The effective tax rate for the three-month ending March 31, 2020 was 24.1% on income from continuing operations. The tax rate is different from the statutory rate of 21% primarily because of the impact of the CARES Act legislation which allowed the company to carryback losses from 2018, 2019 and 2020 to prior periods for refunds of prior year income tax. The CARES Act was intended to provide economic stimulus to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Successor had $14.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2021 and the Predecessor had $13.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020, all of which would impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and applicable penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

As of March 31, 2021, we have a valuation allowance of $97.2 million recorded against our deferred tax assets that relate to US foreign tax credits, US state net operating losses and other non-US deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the carryforward period. The Company assesses the realizability of deferred tax assets quarterly and considers carryback availability, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.