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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

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Income Taxes

We calculate our provision for federal, state and international income taxes based on current tax law. The Tax Act, which was enacted on December 22, 2017, included several key provisions impacting accounting for and reporting of income taxes. The most significant provisions, effective for periods beginning after December 31, 2017, are the global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) provision and the reduction of the U.S. corporate statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%.

The Company files income tax returns in various federal, state and local jurisdictions. Tax years from 2014 forward remain open for examination by Federal authorities.  Tax years from 2012 forward remain open for all significant state and foreign authorities.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions pursuant to ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the liability for uncertain tax positions totaled approximately $0.9 million, which is included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions and penalties, if any, in income tax expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  

The Company has not recorded deferred income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries because of management’s intent to indefinitely reinvest such earnings. Management intends to continue to indefinitely reinvest such earnings, but the provisions of the Tax Act could cause management to reevaluate this position.

The Company recognized the provisional tax impacts related to the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings and the benefit for the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2017. ASU 2018-05 allows a company to record a provisional amount when it does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in the tax law. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, no adjustments were made to these provisional amounts. The Company continues to review and evaluate the provisions of the Tax Act. This review could result in changes to the amounts we have provisionally recorded. The Company will complete its accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act before the end of the one-year measurement period allowed by ASU 2018-05, which will be in the Company’s fourth quarter of 2018. The amounts recorded in 2018 to account for the impact of the Tax Act for periods beginning after December 31, 2017 are the Company’s best estimates based on the current data and guidance available. The Company has not yet determined our accounting policy election with respect to recording deferred taxes for basis differences related to the GILTI provisions or to continue to record as a period cost.