Note 8 - Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 8 – Income Taxes:

The Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with the accounting guidance for income taxes in interim periods. At the end of each interim period, the Company makes its best estimate of the annual expected effective tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary year-to-date income or loss. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect are individually computed and recognized in the interim period in which those items occur.

The computation of the annual expected effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year and permanent and temporary differences. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, additional information is obtained or the tax environment changes.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.2 million, which represents an effective tax rate of 4.9%. For the three months ended  September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a benefit from income taxes of $4.2 million, which represents an effective tax rate of 25.0%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.4 million, which represents an effective tax rate of 6.8%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a benefit from income taxes of $5.0 million, which represents an effective tax rate of 12.9%. 

The income tax expense and the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily impacted by the variability in the mix of earnings across the Company’s foreign and domestic operations subject to various statutory tax rates in those jurisdictions.

The income tax benefit and the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was impacted by the impairment of goodwill in the amount of $4.3 million. The income tax benefit and the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was impacted by the impairments of goodwill and intangible assets in the amount of $6.4 million, as well as the nondeductible portion of the goodwill impairment charge totaling $21.1 million.