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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
9. Income Taxes
Following the Conversion on January 1, 2020, all of the income before provision for income taxes attributable to the Company is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local corporate income taxes. Prior to the Conversion, the Company was generally organized as a series of pass through entities pursuant to the United States Internal Revenue Code. As such, the Company was not responsible for the tax liability due on certain income earned during the year. Such income is taxed at the unitholder and non-controlling interest holder level, and any income tax is the responsibility of the unitholders and is paid at that level.
The Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes was $273.4 million and $(80.0) million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the provision for income taxes reflects a tax benefit of $170.3 million related to the net loss recorded during the period, net of the $90.3 million expense related to Conversion. For additional information regarding the impact of Conversion, refer to Note 11 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately 23% and 10% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is primarily comprised of the 21% U.S. federal corporate income tax rate plus U.S. state and foreign corporate income taxes, partially offset by non-controlling interests. U.S. federal taxes relate to deferred taxes, as current period earnings were offset by net operating loss carryforwards. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the income tax expense resulting from the Conversion offsetting the tax benefit from the net loss recorded in the period.
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal and certain state, local and foreign tax regulators. With a few exceptions, as of March 31, 2021, the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for tax years 2017 through 2019 are open under the normal three-year statute of limitations and therefore subject to examination. State and local tax returns are generally subject to audit for tax years 2015 to 2019. Foreign tax returns are generally subject to audit for tax years 2011 to 2019. Certain of the Company’s affiliates are currently under audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities.
The Company does not believe that the outcome of these audits will require it to record material reserves for uncertain tax positions or that the outcome will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.