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INCOME TAXES:
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

Note 3 — Income Taxes

 

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company remains subject to examination by U.S. federal and state and foreign tax authorities for the years 2011  through 2013. With few exceptions, including an audit examination of the Companies amended U.S income tax returns for 2009 and 2010, the Company is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for the year 2010 and prior. The consolidated effective tax rates were 32.3% and 43.9% in first quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively. The higher effective income tax rate in first quarter 2014 reflects the reversal of deferred tax assets of $2,350 in first quarter 2014 relating to the step acquisition of the Spanish companies as discussed in Note 10.