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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

The Company’s provision for income taxes and effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented in the following table:

Three Months Ended March 31,

    

2021

    

2020

    

(Dollars in thousands)

Earnings before provision for income taxes

$

1,896

$

1,846

Income tax provision

$

571

$

684

Effective tax rate

30.1

%  

37.1

%

The Company’s first quarter 2021 and 2020 effective tax rates were negatively impacted because it did not record income tax benefits on foreign subsidiary losses in both periods.