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TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
TAXES  
TAXES

NOTE 7. TAXES

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s effective tax rate was 16.3% and 19.6%, respectively. The low effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was a result of the high weight of excess tax benefit on stock option exercises on the provision for income taxes, as the suspension of the operations in mid-March for about three months and continued negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced income before income tax for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020.

Deferred tax assets were evaluated by considering historical levels of income, estimates of future taxable income and the impact of tax planning strategies.

No uncertain tax positions were recorded as of September 30, 2020 and 2019. No change in uncertain tax positions is anticipated over the next twelve months.