Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 3 - Income Taxes

The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes and will file consolidated income tax returns for U.S. federal and certain jurisdictions with respect to its allocable share of any net taxable income of Buzz Holdings L.P. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, our effective tax rates are (56.8)% and 21.4%, respectively, which differ from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to the geographical distribution of our earnings, income attributable to non-controlling interests, nondeductible stock-based compensation, and a valuation allowance recorded against certain deferred tax assets arising in the current year.

Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 352.2% which includes the discrete impact of the Company’s restructuring activities that occurred on January 1, 2021. Deferred tax liabilities of $448.2 million recorded at Maltese and UK entities related to relevant intangible property were written off in the first quarter of 2021, offset by $6.7 million of deferred tax assets recorded in Malta for related tax basis in transferred intangible property resulting in a net income tax benefit of $441.5 million during the period. In addition, the tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 reflects the impact of our assessment that we will not be able to record the benefit of certain current year deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance is recorded.