INCOME TAXES |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was impacted by recording the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”), enacted on December 22, 2017 by the U.S. government. The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which has affected the Company’s quarter ended March 31, 2019, including, but not limited to, requiring an annual tax on the earnings and profits of any greater than 10% owned foreign controlled corporation.
On December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provided a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740, Income Taxes. In accordance with the expiration of the SAB 118 measurement period, we completed the assessment of the
income tax effect of the Tax Act for the year ended December 31, 2017 in the fourth quarter of tax year 2018. All adjustments recorded to the provisional amounts have been included as an adjustment to income tax expense.
As a result of the Tax Act, the Company recorded additional income tax expense due to the Global Intangible Low Taxed Income inclusion on current earnings and profits of greater than 10% owned foreign controlled corporations (“GILTI”). To determine the amount of GILTI inclusion, the Company must determine, in addition to other factors, the current earnings of foreign controlled corporations, as well as the amount of foreign taxes paid by the foreign entities. The law provides that corporate taxpayers may benefit from a 50% reduction in the GILTI inclusion, subject to certain limitations, which effectively reduces the 21% U.S. corporate tax rate on the foreign income to an effective rate of 10.5%. The GILTI inclusion further provides for a foreign tax credit in connection with the foreign taxes paid. The Company is projecting to record income tax expense for GILTI of $140,000, net of $473,000 foreign tax credits for the year ending December 31, 2019. Such projected expense has been included in the effective tax rate applied to the quarter.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company does not have a valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. The Company analyzed all sources of available income and determined that they are more likely than not to realize the tax benefits of their deferred assets.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company has a valuation allowance against certain foreign deferred tax assets. The Company is recording a valuation allowance in foreign jurisdictions with an overall net operating loss. The valuation allowance will be reduced at such time as management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Any reductions in the valuation allowance will reduce future income tax provision.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company has no U.S. federal net operating loss or credit carryforwards as any attributes generated are expected to be fully utilized to offset tax in the current year. At December 31, 2018, the Company had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.2 million in various jurisdictions with various expirations.
As a result of capital return activities, the Company determined that a portion of its current undistributed foreign earnings is no longer deemed reinvested indefinitely by its non-U.S. subsidiaries. For state income tax purposes, the Company will continue to periodically reassess the needs of its foreign subsidiaries and update its indefinite reinvestment assertion as necessary. To the extent that additional foreign earnings are not deemed permanently reinvested, the Company expects to recognize additional income tax provision at the applicable state corporate income tax rate. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has recorded a state deferred tax liability for earnings that the Company plans to repatriate out of accumulated earnings in future periods. Due to the Tax Act, repatriation from foreign subsidiaries will be offset with a dividends received deduction, resulting in little to no impact on federal tax expense. All undistributed earnings in excess of 50% of current earnings on an annual basis are intended to be reinvested indefinitely as of March 31, 2019.
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