Note 12 - Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

12. 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	2018
Various U.S. States	2017
Puerto Rico (U.S. Territory)	2017
Canada	2018
China	2019
Mexico	2021
United Kingdom	2021
Australia	2021

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, 2022 and 2021. 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 effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Effective Tax Rate		23.5	%		23.2	%		22.5	%		23.0	%