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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE N – INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was 32% and 28% for the three month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  The higher effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% was primarily due to increases in earnings in jurisdictions with higher tax rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate where such earnings are permanently reinvested and an increase in various U.S. permanent items, primarily from the deductibility of officer’s compensations. The effective tax rate increased for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to the decrease in non-deductible executive compensation combined with an increase from adjustments due to foreign income.

The Company provides valuation allowances against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized.  No significant changes to the valuation allowances were reflected for the periods ended March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

There were no significant changes to any of the balances of unrecognized tax benefits on for the three months ended March 31, 2021 or the year ended December 31, 2020.