Note 9: Income Taxes

We recognized income tax benefits of $3.6 million and $3.4 million for the three and six months ended July 3, 2016, respectively, representing effective tax rates of (9.3%) and (6.2%), respectively. The effective tax rates were impacted by the following significant factors:

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We recognized an $8.1 million tax benefit in both the three and six months ended July 3, 2016 as the result of securing a significant tax deduction for a foreign currency loss by implementing several transactions related to our international tax structure.

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We also recognized a $7.0 million tax benefit in both the three and six months ended July 3, 2016 for the reduction of deferred tax liabilities related to a previously completed acquisition. As part of an implemented tax planning strategy, we successfully secured a Private Letter Ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that effectively increased the tax basis in the acquired assets to the full fair value. Accordingly, a book-tax difference was eliminated, and we reversed deferred tax liabilities previously recorded, resulting in the $7.0 million tax benefit.

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In the six months ended July 3, 2016, we recognized a $3.8 million tax benefit as a result of reducing a deferred tax valuation allowance related to net operating loss carryforwards in a foreign jurisdiction. Based on certain restructuring transactions in the six months ended July 3, 2016, the net operating loss carryforwards are expected to be realizable.

The tax benefits described above for the three and six months ended July 3, 2016 were partially offset by a $2.7 million tax expense to record a liability for uncertain tax positions in one of our foreign jurisdictions.

We recognized income tax benefits of $2.3 million and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 28, 2015, respectively, representing effective tax rates of (11.9%) and (379.1%), respectively. A significant factor impacting the income tax benefit for the six months ended June 28, 2015 was the recognition of a $1.5 million tax benefit as a result of reducing a deferred tax asset valuation allowance related to a capital loss carryforward. Based on transactions in the six months ended June 28, 2015, the capital loss carryforward became fully realizable. In addition, our effective tax rate in 2015 benefited from a tax planning strategy that allowed us to recognize a significant balance of foreign tax credits related to one of our foreign jurisdictions.