Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

7.   Income Taxes. Our provision for income taxes for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was a tax expense of $4.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 18.7% and 26.1%, respectively. Our provision for income taxes for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was a tax expense of $9.5 million and $9.0 million, respectively, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 18.8% and 25.9%, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2023, when compared to the prior-year period, was primarily due to increased benefit from discrete items such as share-based compensation and deferred compensation, as well as foreign tax credit utilization. The increase in the income tax expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, when compared to the prior-year period, was primarily due to increased pre-tax book income. Our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the impact of global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) inclusions, state income taxes, foreign taxes, other non-deductible permanent items and discrete items (such as share-based compensation).

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) Pillar 2 global minimum tax rules, which generally provide for a minimum effective tax rate of 15%, are intended to apply for tax years beginning in 2024. On February 2, 2023, the OECD issued administrative guidance providing transition and safe harbor rules around the implementation of the Pillar 2 global minimum tax. Under a transitional safe harbor released July 17, 2023, the undertaxed profits rule top-up tax in the jurisdiction of a company's ultimate parent entity will be zero for each fiscal year of the transition period, if that jurisdiction has a corporate tax rate of at least 20%. The safe harbor transition period will apply to fiscal years beginning on or before December 31, 2025 and ending before December 31, 2026. The Company is closely monitoring developments and evaluating the impact these new rules will have on our tax rate, including eligibility to qualify for these safe harbor rules.