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Note I - Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE
I
: INCOME TAXES
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. and Canadian federal income tax laws as well as the income tax laws of multiple state jurisdictions. The major tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates generally provide for a deficiency assessment statute of limitation period of
three
years, and as a result, the Company’s tax years
2014
and forward remain open to examination in those jurisdictions.
 
In determining whether a tax asset valuation allowance is necessary, management, in accordance with the provisions of ASC
740
-
10
-
30,
weighs all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance is necessary. If negative conditions exist which indicate a valuation allowance might be necessary, consideration is then given to what effect the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and the availability of tax strategies might have on future taxable income to determine the amount, if any, of the required valuation allowance. As of
March 31, 2018,
management determined that the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and available tax strategies would generate sufficient future taxable income to realize its tax assets and therefore a valuation allowance was
not
necessary.
 
The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than
not
that the position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. As of
March 31, 2018,
an adjustment to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for uncertain tax positions has
not
been required as management believes that the Company’s tax positions taken in income tax returns filed or to be filed are supported by clear and unambiguous income tax laws. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions, if any, in income tax expense. During the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017,
the Company has
not
recognized or accrued any interest or penalties related to uncertain income tax positions.
 
The Company’s effective income tax rates were
19.2%
and
38.9%
for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017,
respectively. Our effective tax rate for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018
differs from amounts computed by applying the United States federal statutory rates to pre-tax income primarily due to state taxes and the tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.