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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s income tax benefit was approximately $29.1 million and $28.9 million with an effective income tax rate of 70.8% and 52.9% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company’s income tax provision was approximately $0.9 million and $1.6 million with an effective income tax rate of (11.6)% and (15.4)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the US statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change in the valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets and income taxes in foreign jurisdictions with no valuation allowances. In connection with the acquisition of Saba, the Company recorded excess deferred tax liabilities that provided a source of future income. This resulted in a partial change in judgment as to the realizability of the Company's US federal and state deferred tax assets. Consequently, the Company determined that a portion of its existing deferred tax assets were more likely than not to be realized and recognized a discrete income tax benefit of approximately $26.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
The income tax provision is related to domestic income, certain foreign income, and withholding taxes. The Company does not have a material tax provision in significant jurisdictions in which it operates, such as the United States and United Kingdom, as it has historically generated losses. The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets and the Company does not currently anticipate recording an income tax benefit related to these deferred tax assets or current year losses other than the amount stated above.
The Company computed income taxes for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 using the discrete method, applying the actual year-to date effective tax rate to pre-tax income or loss. The Company believes this method yields a more reliable income tax calculation for the period than the estimated annual effective tax rate method. The estimated annual effective tax rate method is not reasonable for the Company due to its sensitivity to small changes in forecasted annual income or loss before income taxes, which would result in significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and pre-tax income or loss for interim periods.
The Company is subject to United States federal income tax as well as to income tax in multiple state and foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom. Federal income tax returns of the Company are subject to IRS examination for the 2016 through 2019 tax years. State income tax returns are subject to examination for the 2015 through 2019 tax years. Currently, an audit is ongoing in the UK for the year ended December 31, 2017. There are no ongoing audits in any other significant foreign tax jurisdictions.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an increase in its uncertain tax positions in the amount of $5.5 million, including interest and penalties, related to the acquisition of Saba.