INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	NOTE 18. INCOME TAXES The Company’s effective income tax rate was 25.1% and 38.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, with the reduction being primarily attributable to the reduction in the Federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% resulting from the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The provision for income taxes reflects the Company’s estimate of the effective rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year, adjusted for any discrete events, which are reported in the period that they occur. There were no discrete events during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017. The Company files a consolidated income tax return in the United States Federal jurisdiction and the states of Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The Internal Revenue Service has audited the federal tax returns through the year 2012, with all proposed adjustments settled. The Florida Department of Revenue has audited the Florida tax returns through the year 2014, with all proposed adjustments settled. The Company recognizes all potential accrued interest and penalties to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

NOTE 18. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 25.1% and 38.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, with the reduction being primarily attributable to the reduction in the Federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% resulting from the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The provision for income taxes reflects the Company’s estimate of the effective rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year, adjusted for any discrete events, which are reported in the period that they occur. There were no discrete events during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017.

The Company files a consolidated income tax return in the United States Federal jurisdiction and the states of Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The Internal Revenue Service has audited the federal tax returns through the year 2012, with all proposed adjustments settled. The Florida Department of Revenue has audited the Florida tax returns through the year 2014, with all proposed adjustments settled. The Company recognizes all potential accrued interest and penalties to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.