Note 11 - Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

11. TAXES

We are subject to tax examinations in various taxing jurisdictions. The earliest years open for examination are as follows:

	Earliest Exam Year
Taxing Authority Jurisdiction:
U.S. Federal	2017
China	2017
Various U.S. States	2016
Puerto Rico (U.S. Territory)	2015
Canada	2015

Our policy is to accrue interest and penalties on any uncertain tax position as a component of income tax expense. No such expenses were recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. We do not believe there will be any material changes in our uncertain tax positions over the next 12 months.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements.  Under this guidance, income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of the standard.  We did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Our estimated tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Effective Tax Rate		23.2	%		20.7	%		23.0	%		20.6	%