Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

. Income Taxes

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act includes, among other things, refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical amendments regarding the income tax depreciation of qualified improvement property placed in service after December 31, 2017. These amendments allow for retroactive accelerated income tax depreciation on certain of the Company’s leasehold improvement assets. The Company is currently assessing the financial impact of these technical amendments on the business.

The Company estimates an annual effective income tax rate based on projected results for the year and applies this rate to income before taxes to calculate income tax expense. Any refinements made due to subsequent information that affects the estimated annual effective income tax rate are reflected as adjustments in the current period.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s tax benefit was $33.7 million and $70.8 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s tax expense was $10.4 million and $20.8 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the difference between the effective rate and the

statutory rate is attributed primarily to goodwill impairments, true-up of certain state tax benefits, state and local income taxes and changes in the valuation allowance. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the difference between the effective rate and the statutory rate is attributed primarily to excess tax benefits associated with stock compensation, state and local income taxes and changes in the valuation allowance.

As of June 30, 2020, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and the Company does not expect a significant increase or decrease to the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

The Company and its subsidiaries file US federal income tax returns and various state and local income tax returns. The Company does not have tax sharing agreements with the other members within its consolidated group. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to US federal or state and local tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008.