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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
 
Our operations are conducted through various subsidiaries in a number of countries throughout the world. We have provided for income taxes based upon the tax laws and rates in the countries in which operations are conducted and income is earned.
 
We operate primarily in three jurisdictions, Canada, Australia and the U.S., where statutory tax rates range from 21% to 30%. Our effective tax rate will vary from period to period based on changes in earnings mix between these different jurisdictions.
 
We compute our quarterly taxes under the effective tax rate method by applying an anticipated annual effective rate to our year-to-date income, except for significant unusual or extraordinary transactions. Income taxes for any significant and unusual or extraordinary transactions are computed and recorded in the period in which the specific transaction occurs. As of March 31, 2020, Canada and the U.S. were considered loss jurisdictions for tax accounting purposes and were removed from the annual effective tax rate computation for purposes of computing the interim tax provision. As of March 31, 2019, Australia was considered a loss jurisdiction for tax accounting purposes and was removed from the annual effective tax rate computation for purposes of computing the interim tax provision.

Our income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 totaled $8.8 million, or 5.7% of pretax loss, compared to a benefit of $4.5 million, or 20.8% of pretax loss, for the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded a deferred tax benefit of $12.4 million offset by a valuation allowance of $3.4 million against the Canadian net deferred tax assets. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was impacted by considering Canada and the U.S. loss jurisdictions. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, only Australia was considered a loss jurisdiction.