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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 8 — Income Taxes

Forrester provides for income taxes on an interim basis according to management’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. Certain items such as changes in tax rates, tax benefits or expense related to settlements of share-based payment awards, and foreign currency gains or losses are treated as discrete items and are recorded in the period in which they arise.

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $5.5 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 30.7% for the period. Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $0.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 2.2% for the period. The increase in income tax expense during the 2021 period was primarily due to the increase in overall U.S. profitability.

The Company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the full year 2021 will be approximately 31%.

On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act to provide certain relief as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Company evaluated the impact of the CARES Act and determined it was not material to its financial position or results of operations.