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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations for years before 2018 or state examinations for years before 2017. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not identify nor reserve for any unrecognized tax benefits.
Our income tax provision and overall effective tax rates for the periods presented are as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Income tax provision $ 234  $ 2,179  $ 3,573  $ 3,235 
Effective income tax rate 27.3  % 21.0  % 14.0  % 21.0  %

The effective tax rate was 27.3% and 14.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The three months ended September 30, 2022, effective tax rate was higher than the U.S. statutory rate 21.0% primarily due to lower quarter to date pretax earnings relative to permanent differences. The nine months ended September 30, 2022, effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the year-to-date release of federal valuation allowances.
In prior years, primarily due to the historical losses, the Company established valuation allowances against its certain deferred tax assets. At each reporting date, the Company considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of its deferred tax assets. When the Company is able to demonstrate that it could generate taxable income on a sustained basis, its conclusion could change regarding the need for valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company continued to generate pre-tax profits and as a result of sustained profitability evidenced by a strong earnings history and additional positive evidence, the Company determined it was more likely than not it would be able to support realization of certain deferred tax assets and released valuation allowances of $1.9 million. The remaining valuation allowances relate to certain U.S. state deferred tax assets that are not considered realizable based on the assessment of all available evidence as of September 30, 2022.
The three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, effective tax rates approximated the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0%.