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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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 2014 or state income tax examinations for years before 2014. During the first three months of 2020 and 2019, the Company did not identify nor reserve for any unrecognized tax benefits.

The effective tax rate was 54.0% and 30.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The March 31, 2020 effective tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 21.0% due to discrete tax benefits on our stock compensation plan and estimated tax benefits associated with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) which was signed into law on March 27, 2020.  The CARES Act includes various income and payroll tax provisions, notably enabling the Company to carry back net operating losses and recover taxes paid in prior years.