Note 7 – Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)		2014		2013
Federal – Current	$	60	$	(666)
Foreign – Current		(29)		1,660
State – Current		48		64
Deferred		3,293		1,719
	$	3,372	$	2,777

In 2014, income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to income before income tax primarily due to the mix of taxable income by taxing jurisdiction, the impact of tax incentives and tax holidays in foreign locations, and state income taxes (net of federal benefit).

The Company considers earnings from foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely reinvested and, accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has been made for these earnings. Upon distribution of foreign subsidiary earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, such distributed earnings would be reportable for U.S. income tax purposes (subject to adjustment for foreign tax credits). Determination of the amount of any unrecognized deferred tax liability on these undistributed earnings is not practicable.

The Company has been granted certain tax incentives, including tax holidays, for its subsidiaries in China, Malaysia and Thailand that will expire at various dates, unless extended or otherwise renegotiated, through 2015, 2015 and 2026, respectively, and are subject to certain conditions with which the Company expects to comply. The Company's Chinese subsidiary had a tax incentive that expired at the end of 2012. During the first quarter of 2014, this tax incentive was extended until 2015 and was retroactively applied to the 2013 calendar year. The tax adjustment for the retroactive income tax incentive for 2013 totaling $1.2 million was recorded as of March 31, 2014. The net impact of all of these tax incentives was to lower income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 by approximately $3.2 million (approximately $0.06 per diluted share) and $1.3 million (approximately $0.02 per diluted share), respectively as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)		2014		2013
China	$	1,507	$	-
Malaysia		474		241
Thailand		1,253		1,059
	$	3,234	$	1,300

As of March 31, 2014, the total amount of the reserve for uncertain tax benefits including interest and penalties was $21.3 million. The reserve is classified as a current or long-term liability in the consolidated balance sheet based on the Company's expectation of when the items will be settled. The amount of accrued potential interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits included in the reserve as of March 31, 2014, was $1.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively. No material changes affected the reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2014. A subsidiary of the Company in Thailand has filed for a refund of $8.0 million of previously paid income taxes applicable to the years 2004 and 2005, which is included in other assets. The Thai tax authorities conducted an initial examination of the applicable refund filings. During 2011, the Company recorded a reserve for uncertain benefits of $7.1 million against this refund claim. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company received official notification that the tax authorities had rejected its refund claim. The Company has filed an appeal of the rejected refund claim with the tax authorities and is currently awaiting their decision.

The Company and its subsidiaries in Brazil, China, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Thailand and the United States remain open to examination by the various local taxing authorities, in total or in part, for fiscal years 2004 to 2013.

The Company is subject to examination by tax authorities for varying periods in various U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. During the course of such examinations, disputes occur as to matters of fact and/or law. Also, in most tax jurisdictions the passage of time without examination will result in the expiration of applicable statutes of limitations thereby precluding the taxing authority from conducting an examination of the tax period(s) for which such statute of limitation has expired. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for its tax liabilities.