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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 4.    INCOME TAXES

The following table summarizes tax expense and the effective tax rate for our income from continuing operations:

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

$

24,704

$

52,396

$

105,797

$

108,583

Provision for income taxes

$

3,657

$

6,783

$

10,817

$

15,293

Effective tax rate

14.8

%  

12.9

%  

10.2

%  

14.1

%

The Company’s effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, primarily due to the benefit of earnings in foreign jurisdictions which are subject to lower tax rates, partially offset by net U.S. tax on foreign operations and withholding

taxes. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2021 was lower than the same period in 2020 primarily due to the mix of discrete events between the two periods.