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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 9 — 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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $2.7 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 26.0% for the period. Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 0.5% for the period. The increase in income tax expense during the 2020 period was primarily due to the increase in overall U.S. profitability. The Company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the full year 2020 will be approximately 25%. 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 is currently evaluating the potential impact that the provisions in the CARES may have on its financial position and results of operations.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Note 9 — 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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $2.7 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 26.0% for the period. Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 0.5% for the period. The increase in income tax expense during the 2020 period was primarily due to the increase in overall U.S. profitability.

The Company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the full year 2020 will be approximately 25%.

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 is currently evaluating the potential impact that the provisions in the CARES may have on its financial position and results of operations.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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