Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period, we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply that rate to our interim earnings. We also record the tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and the effects of changes in tax laws or rates, in the interim period in which they occur.

The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and significant judgment including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year, projections of the proportion of income earned and taxed in state and foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences between book and taxable income, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, additional information is obtained or as the tax environment changes.

Our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was 27.1%, compared to 24.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 is primarily attributable to: (i) net favorable discrete items representing a 1.2% rate benefit in the prior year, primarily related to the sale of PGW in the second quarter of 2022, (ii) unfavorable rate effects, including non-deductible transaction costs and negative impacts on foreign tax credit availability, of 0.5% caused by Uni-Select related transaction activity, and (iii) geographic distribution of income favoring higher rate jurisdictions in 2023.On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law in the United States. The IRA, among other provisions, enacted a 15% corporate minimum tax effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022 and a 1% excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock after December 31, 2022. We do not currently expect the corporate minimum tax provisions of the IRA to have a material impact on our financial results. The impact of the excise tax provisions will be dependent upon the volume of any future stock repurchases.