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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The following table provides a summary of the Company's effective tax rate:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Reported tax rate
(32.0
)%
 
(20.4
)%


The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were (32.0)% and (20.4)%, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the primary driver of the reduction in the rate is a tax benefit of $10.8 million ($0.13 per share) related to a federal tax holiday in Switzerland, which was finalized during the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The Company received a Switzerland federal tax credit of 12 million CHF, which can be used over a seven year period, ending in 2024.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company has not provided deferred income taxes on unrepatriated earnings from foreign subsidiaries as they are deemed indefinitely reinvested. Such taxes would primarily be attributable to foreign withholding taxes and local income taxes when such earnings are distributed. As such, the Company has determined the tax impact of repatriating these earnings would not be material as of March 31, 2019.