Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

(16) Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, on pre-tax loss of $3.7 million and $2.0 million, respectively.  Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, on pre-tax income of $2.6 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the effective income tax rate varied from the United States statutory income tax rate primarily due to valuation allowances in the United States and the mix of earnings generated by the Company’s wholly owned foreign subsidiaries.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, at September 30, 2019 was $0.8 million. The amount of tax benefits that would impact the effective income tax rate, if recognized, is $0.1 million.  There were no significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Company does not anticipate any significant changes with respect to unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.