Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income TaxesFor the three months ended March 31, 2020, we earned $37.8 million before taxes and provided for income taxes of $36.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 96.1%. The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 primarily due to the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets given the current and anticipated impact to the Company's operations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the distressed oil prices, and the net impact of foreign operations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we earned $76.1 million before taxes and provided for income taxes of $16.6 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 21.8% The effective tax rate varied from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily due to the base-erosion and anti-abuse tax (“BEAT”) provision and state tax, partially offset by the net impact of foreign operations.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have enacted or are contemplating measures to provide aid and economic stimulus. These measures may include deferring the due dates of tax payments or other changes to their income and non-income-based tax laws. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which was enacted on March 27, 2020 in the U.S., includes measures to assist companies, including temporary changes to income and non-income-based tax laws. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no material tax impacts to our condensed consolidated financial statements as they relate to the CARES Act or any other global COVID-19 measures. We continue to monitor additional guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service and others.

As of March 31, 2020, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $0.9 million from December 31, 2019. With limited exception, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audits for years through 2016, state and local income tax audits for years through 2013 or non-U.S. income tax audits for years through 2012. We are currently under examination for various years in Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Venezuela.

It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months the effective tax rate will be impacted by the resolution of some or all of the matters audited by various taxing authorities. It is also reasonably possible that we will have the statute of limitations close in various taxing jurisdictions within the next 12 months. As such, we estimate we could record a reduction in our tax expense of approximately $6 million within the next 12 months.