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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

8. Income Taxes

On March 27, 2020, the United States enacted the CARES Act.  The CARES Act is an emergency economic stimulus package that includes spending and tax breaks to strengthen the U.S. economy and to provide assistance to individuals, families, and businesses affected by COVID-19.  Accordingly, under its provisions, in March 2020, the Company recognized tax benefits and receivables totaling $22.2 million associated with the ability to carryback an applicable prior year’s net operating losses to a preceding year, which had previously been fully reserved by its valuation allowance.  In April 2021, the Company received $2.9 million out of the $22.2 million of the income tax receivable as of March 31, 2021.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company’s effective tax rate was 0% compared to a benefit of 31.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2020.  The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 varies with the statutory rate primarily due to changes in the valuation allowance related to certain deferred tax assets generated or utilized in the applicable period.  Deferred tax assets are regularly reviewed for recoverability by jurisdiction and valuation allowances are established based on historical and projected future taxable losses and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences.  The

Company has recorded valuation allowances against the majority of its deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2021, and the Company expects to maintain these valuation allowances until there is sufficient evidence that future earnings can be achieved, which is uncertain at this time.