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Note 10 - Taxes on Income
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

10.

TAXES ON INCOME

 

The Company’s effective tax rate in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was 13.6% on a pre-tax loss. The expense was negatively impacted by: (i) valuation allowances on certain net operating losses in foreign jurisdictions for which no income tax benefits are expected to be recognized; and (ii) a $0.4 million net tax expense, or 31.6% expense to the effective tax rate, related to employee share-based payments that vested during the first quarter of 2020.

 

The Company’s effective tax rate in the quarter ended March 31, 2019 was a benefit of 16.0% on a pre-tax loss and was negatively impacted by valuation allowances on certain net operating losses in foreign jurisdictions for which no income tax benefits are expected to be recognized.