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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 $

 

22,242

 

 

 $

 

48,337

 

 

 $

 

49,028

 

State and local

 

 

41,240

 

 

 

 

9,695

 

 

 

 

4,047

 

Foreign

 

 

34,582

 

 

 

 

32,211

 

 

 

 

27,385

 

Total current provision

 

 

98,064

 

 

 

 

90,243

 

 

 

 

80,460

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

18,009

 

 

 

 

(2,884

)

 

 

 

(2,823

)

State and local

 

 

4,575

 

 

 

 

(573

)

 

 

 

(754

)

Foreign

 

 

(565

)

 

 

 

(421

)

 

 

 

(2,238

)

Total deferred provision

 

 

22,019

 

 

 

 

(3,878

)

 

 

 

(5,815

)

Provision for income taxes

 $

 

120,083

 

 

 $

 

86,365

 

 

 $

 

74,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference Between the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate and the Company's Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

($ in thousands)

U.S. federal statutory tax rate

 

$

77,069

 

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

$

75,715

 

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

$

69,867

 

 

 

21.0

 

%

State and local taxes, net of federal benefit*

 

 

9,505

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

 

6,911

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

2,737

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

Foreign Tax Effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

4,273

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

4,298

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

1,935

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

Other foreign jurisdictions

 

 

1,654

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

1,346

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

1,386

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

Effect of cross-border tax laws

 

 

665

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Credits

 

 

(4,369

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

 

(4,941

)

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

 

(3,652

)

 

 

(1.0

)

 

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

 

4,400

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

3,036

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

2,372

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits**

 

 

26,886

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

$

120,083

 

 

 

32.7

 

%

 

$

86,365

 

 

 

24.0

 

%

 

$

74,645

 

 

 

22.4

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*State taxes in New York State and New York City for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category

 

 

**The impact in the change in unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is immaterial

 

 

Summary of Company's Net Deferred Tax Assets

The following is a summary of the Company’s net deferred tax assets:

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock compensation expense

 $

 

4,962

 

 

 $

 

4,880

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

15,267

 

 

 

 

15,753

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

2,907

 

 

 

 

2,700

 

Capitalized software development

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,130

 

Other

 

 

110

 

 

 

 

1,096

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

23,244

 

 

 

 

27,559

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

23,244

 

 

 

 

27,559

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized software development

 

 

(16,397

)

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

(5,998

)

 

 

 

(6,990

)

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

(6,667

)

 

 

 

(5,307

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

(12,098

)

 

 

 

(12,515

)

Other deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(901

)

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset/(liability), net

 $

 

(18,816

)

 

 $

 

2,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of the Company's Taxes Paid Net of Refunds

The following is a summary of the Company’s cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

(in thousands)

 

United Sates Federal

$

 

20,262

 

 

$

 

48,902

 

 

$

 

49,300

 

United States State and Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

3,802

 

 

 

 

7,192

 

 

 

 

6,921

 

New York City

 

 

3,406

 

 

 

 

8,420

 

 

 

 

6,478

 

Other

 

 

3,141

 

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

 

494

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

23,467

 

 

 

 

23,594

 

 

 

 

20,310

 

Netherlands

 

 

6,813

 

 

 

 

7,524

 

 

 

 

10,828

 

Other

 

 

1,943

 

 

 

 

867

 

 

 

 

483

 

Total cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

$

 

62,834

 

 

$

$

96,932

 

 

$

$

94,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of the Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

 

 

 

$

 

3,130

 

 

$

 

9,835

 

Increase based on tax positions related to the current period

 

 

2,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase based on tax positions related to prior periods

 

 

19,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) related to settlements with taxing authorities

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,130

)

 

 

 

(6,705

)

Balance at end of year

 $

 

22,363

 

 

 $

 

 

 

 $

 

3,130