Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	Note 11 – Income Taxes Our estimated annual tax rate for 2020 before discrete items is expected to be approximately 96%. Our global effective tax rate is higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to forecasted losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance will be required. Our ultimate tax expense will depend on the mix of earnings in various jurisdictions. Income taxes paid during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $5.7 million. At December 31, 2019, we had deferred tax assets of $24.9 million resulting from foreign and state NOL carryforwards of $16.6 million and other foreign deductible carryforwards of $8.3 million. At December 31, 2019, we had a valuation allowance of $17.3 million against deferred tax assets related to certain carryforwards. Certain of our non-U.S. operations have incurred net operating losses (NOLs), which may become deductible to the extent these operations become profitable. For each of our operations, we evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the tax benefits related to NOLs will be realized. As part of this evaluation, we consider evidence such as tax planning strategies, historical operating results, forecasted taxable income, and recent financial performance. In the year that certain non-U.S. operations record a loss, we do not recognize a corresponding tax benefit, thus increasing our effective tax rate. Upon determining that it is more likely than not that the NOLs will be realized, we reduce the tax valuation allowances related to these NOLs, which results in a reduction to our income tax expense and our effective tax rate in the period. On March 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Among other provision, the law provides relief to U.S. federal corporate taxpayers through temporary adjustments to net operating loss rules, changes to limitations on interest expense deductibility, the acceleration of available refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards, and depreciation method changes. We do not expect the provisions of the legislation to have a significant impact on our effective tax rate nor the income tax payable and deferred income tax positions of the Company.

Note 11 – Income Taxes

Our estimated annual tax rate for 2020 before discrete items is expected to be approximately 96%. Our global effective tax rate is higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to forecasted losses in jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance will be required. Our ultimate tax expense will depend on the mix of earnings in various jurisdictions. Income taxes paid during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $5.7 million.

At December 31, 2019, we had deferred tax assets of $24.9 million resulting from foreign and state NOL carryforwards of $16.6 million and other foreign deductible carryforwards of $8.3 million. At December 31, 2019, we had a valuation allowance of $17.3 million against deferred tax assets related to certain carryforwards.

Certain of our non-U.S. operations have incurred net operating losses (NOLs), which may become deductible to the extent these operations become profitable. For each of our operations, we evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the tax benefits related to NOLs will be realized. As part of this evaluation, we consider evidence such as tax planning strategies, historical operating results, forecasted taxable income, and recent financial performance. In the year that certain non-U.S. operations record a loss, we do not recognize a corresponding tax benefit, thus increasing our effective tax rate. Upon determining that it is more likely than not that the NOLs will be realized, we reduce the tax valuation allowances related to these NOLs, which results in a reduction to our income tax expense and our effective tax rate in the period.

On March 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Among other provision, the law provides relief to U.S. federal corporate taxpayers through temporary adjustments to net operating loss rules, changes to limitations on interest expense deductibility, the acceleration of available refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards, and depreciation method changes. We do not expect the provisions of the legislation to have a significant impact on our effective tax rate nor the income tax payable and deferred income tax positions of the Company.