INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 8: INCOME TAXES

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2020			2021			2020			2021
Loss before income taxes	$	(10,994)		$	(1,366,941)		$	(5,464)		$	(3,264,123)
Provision (benefit from) for income taxes	(333)			(50,244)			115			(958)
Effective Tax Rate	3.0		%	3.7		%	(2.1)		%	—		%

Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimated annual effective tax rate (“ETR”), adjusted for discrete items arising in the period. In each quarter, we update our estimated annual ETR and make a year-to-date calculation of the provision.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the ETR was lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the full valuation allowance on our U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets offset by our current state taxes payable. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the ETR differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the recognition of tax benefits from share-based compensation upon the IPO offset by the change in valuation allowance on our remaining U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the ETR was lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the full valuation allowance on our U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets offset by our current state taxes payable. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the ETR differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the partial release of our valuation allowance resulting from the recognition of net deferred tax liabilities with the Say Technologies acquisition, and the change in valuation allowance on our remaining U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets partially offset by our current state taxes payable. The acquired net deferred tax liabilities primarily consisted of the allocation of the purchase consideration to non-deductible identifiable intangible assets related to developed technology, customer relationship and trade names.

The realization of tax benefits of net deferred tax assets is dependent upon future levels of taxable income, of an appropriate character, in the periods the items are expected to be deductible or taxable. Based on the available objective evidence during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we believe it is more likely than not that the tax benefits of the remaining U.S. net deferred tax assets may not be realized.

Utilization of the net operating loss and credit carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

amended, and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating losses and tax credits before utilization.