INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

The Company’s provision for income taxes as of March 31, 2024 has been calculated by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full year to “ordinary” income or loss (pre-tax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items). For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company’s income tax benefit was $942,000 compared to income tax expense of $1,013,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Effective tax rates were 51% and 36% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had income taxes payable of $0. The Company classifies interest and penalties incurred on tax payments as income tax expense.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company’s effective tax rate was above statutory tax rates as a result of permanent differences related to Section 162(m) limitations. Section 162(m) compensation deduction limitations occurred as a result of changes in tax law arising from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.