Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

7. Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates on continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were 36.1% and 22.4%, respectively. In general, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to state income taxes, non-deductible expenses such as those related to certain executive compensation, and other discrete tax adjustments recorded during the period.

The year-to-date provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2024 included taxes on earnings at an anticipated annual effective tax rate of 25.5% and a net, unfavorable tax impact of $6,399 related primarily to discrete tax expense originating from stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

The year-to-date provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2023 included taxes on earnings at an anticipated annual effective tax rate of 25.5% and a net, favorable tax impact of $1,875 related primarily to discrete tax benefits originating from stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

On August 9, 2022, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (“CHIPS”) Act of 2022 was signed into law. The CHIPS Act is designed to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and encourage U.S. research activities. Also in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) of 2022 was signed into law. The IRA created a new book-minimum tax on certain large corporations and an excise tax on stock buybacks while also providing incentives to address climate change mitigation and clean energy, among other items. Most of these changes became effective for the 2023 tax year and after initial evaluation, and similar to the prior quarter, we do not currently expect these laws to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we recorded $219 and $0 related to unrecognized tax benefits or interest and penalties related to any uncertain tax positions.