INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The CARES

Act did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2020. The Company will continue evaluating the potential impacts the CARES Act may have on its operations and consolidated financial statements in future periods.

The Company recognized income tax expense of $12.9 million for the three months ended March 28, 2020, resulting in an effective tax rate of 8.8%. Excluding the impacts of the acquisition-related and other charges, the effective tax rate was 12.5% for the three months ended March 28, 2020. This effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to tax on foreign earnings, the re-measurement of uncertain tax position reserves, and the tax benefit of equity compensation.

The Company recognized income tax expense of $24.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019, resulting in an effective tax rate of 12.7%. Excluding the impacts of the acquisition-related and other charges, the effective tax rate was 15.0% for the three months ended March 30, 2019. This effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to tax on foreign earnings and the effective settlements of income tax audits.

The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and the impact on income tax expense, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of the Company's unrecognized tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. However, based on the uncertainties associated with finalizing audits with the relevant tax authorities including formal legal proceedings, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the impact of any such change.