Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company calculates the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate to its year-to-date pretax book income or loss. The tax effects of discrete items, including but not limited to, excess tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. The effective tax rate (income taxes as a percentage of income or loss before income taxes) including discrete items was 68.3% and 57.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to 21.1% and 20.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. We excluded certain foreign losses from our worldwide effective tax rate calculation due to a year-to-date ordinary loss for which no benefit may be recognized. Our effective income tax rate can vary from period to period depending on, among other factors, the geographic and business mix of our earnings and changes to our valuation allowance. Certain of these and other factors, including our history and projections of pretax earnings, are considered in assessing our ability to realize our net deferred tax assets.

As of each reporting date, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence that could affect its view of the future realization of deferred tax assets pursuant to ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” As of June 30, 2022, we intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets until there is sufficient positive evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. A reduction in the valuation allowance would result in a significant decrease to income tax expense in the period the release is recorded. Although the exact timing and valuation reversal amount are unknown at this time, the Company believes there is a possibility that a significant portion of the valuation allowance may be released within the year, which is contingent upon the earnings level we achieve in 2022 as well as our projected income levels in future periods. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company increased the valuation allowance in the amount of $27.2 million related primarily to accounting modifications to certain master leases (see Note 9, “Leases”). As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, prepaid income taxes of $27.1 million and $42.5 million, respectively, were included in “Prepaid expenses” within our unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. The reduction in prepaid income taxes is primarily related to an Internal Revenue Service refund of $28.2 million related to the Company’s carryback claim under the CARES Act for the year ended December 31, 2020.

On July 8, 2022, the Pennsylvania House Bill 1342 was signed into law that reduces the corporate income tax rate over the next nine years from the current rate of 9.99% to 4.99% by 2031. The Company is evaluating this law change and the impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements. The tax law change is accounted for in the period of enactment and therefore, we will recognize the impact during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.