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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

10. Income Taxes

The “Provision for income taxes” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income is based on an estimate of the Company’s year to date actual effective income tax rate.

The Company has determined that it is unable to reliably estimate its annual effective tax rate to apply to its income for the quarter, as described in ASC 740. Therefore, the Company has elected to record its tax provision for the quarter ended using its actual effective tax rate.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) was enacted which includes significant changes to the U.S. Corporate tax system. The Company will continue to evaluate tax planning opportunities as well as monitor any changes that might be contained in the final regulations related to the TCJA. Such remaining final regulations are expected in 2020.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted which includes several significant business tax provisions. The Company has recognized the effect of this change in tax law during the current quarter which was not significant. The CARES Act provides a five-year carryback of net operating losses generated in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2020. Based upon this change in law, any 2020 tax loss, if realized will be able to be carried back five years.