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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
Note 8 — INCOME TAXES
On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act, among other things, includes certain income tax provisions for individuals and corporations, including certain provisions for the amount of interest expense that can be deducted. Pursuant to the CARES Act, the Company expects to be able to deduct all U.S. interest expense incurred in 2020.
We continue to recognize the tax on global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) as an expense in the period the tax is incurred and we have included a provisional estimate for GILTI in our estimated annual effective tax rate.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate of 51.9% and 27.6%, respectively, was above the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to foreign withholding tax liability accrued associated with the future repatriation of certain current year foreign earnings, the U.S. GILTI tax and certain other non-deductible items. The impact on the effective rate was significant during the third quarter of 2020 because of the low pre-tax income as a result of the impacts associated with the Clariant MB Acquisition. These items were partially offset by the benefit of the U.S. research and development tax credit and favorable mix of earnings in foreign jurisdictions with lower effective tax rates.
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s effective tax rate of 16.3% was below the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to lower statutory tax rate differences on foreign earnings, reversal of uncertain tax positions due to tax audit settlements and U.S. research and development tax credits, which were partially offset by state taxes, GILTI tax, unfavorable tax effects of foreign valuation allowances and certain other non-deductible items.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s effective tax rate of 23.1% was above the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, GILTI tax, unfavorable tax effects of foreign valuation allowances, and certain other non-deductible items, which were partially offset by lower statutory tax rate differences on foreign earnings, reversal of uncertain tax positions due to tax audit settlements, and U.S. research and development tax credits.