Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes are taxed under the following jurisdictions (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Domestic
 
$
(10,069
)
 
$
(2,211
)
 
$
6,420

Foreign
 
13,269

 
5,433

 
2,846

Total
 
$
3,200

 
$
3,222

 
$
9,266

Schedule of components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes
Components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
$
(1,823
)
 
$
(1,240
)
 
$
1,987

State
 
(70
)
 
(23
)
 
498

Foreign
 
6,371

 
4,168

 
5,345

Subtotal
 
4,478

 
2,905

 
7,830

Deferred:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
 
605

 
13,654

 
496

State
 
296

 
(248
)
 
(14
)
Foreign
 
(977
)
 
728

 
279

Subtotal
 
(76
)
 
14,134

 
761

Total provision for income taxes
 
$
4,402

 
$
17,039

 
$
8,591

Schedule of differences between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the provision (benefit) for income taxes, as a percentage of income before provision for income taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes, as a percentage of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes, differs from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate due to the following:
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit
 
5.5

 
(5.5
)
 
3.4

U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
102.5

 
1.0

 
(53.4
)
Valuation allowance change
 
(13.9
)
 
405.3

 
77.6

Unrecognized tax benefits
 
(58.7
)
 
(91.1
)
 
4.7

Domestic manufacturing deduction
 

 

 
(2.8
)
Permanent foreign items
 
28.6

 
53.7

 
26.8

Withholding tax on royalties
 
20.0

 

 

Re-measurement of deferred tax assets/liabilities
 

 
117.6

 

Stock Compensation
 
12.7

 

 

Tax Return to Provision Differences
 
11.7

 

 

Elimination of provision on intercompany transactions
 
4.4

 
4.6

 
0.1

Other
 
3.8

 
8.2

 
1.3

Effective income tax rate
 
137.6
 %
 
528.8
 %
 
92.7
 %
Schedule of components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
Adjustments relating to the U.S. impact of foreign operations increased the effective tax rate by 102.5 percentage points in 2018, increased the effective tax rate by 1.0 percentage points in 2017, and decreased the effective tax rate by 53.4 percentage points in 2016. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Dividends received from foreign subsidiaries
 
 %
 
65.7
 %
 
65.9
 %
Foreign tax credits
 
(17.6
)
 
(4.1
)
 
(91.8
)
Foreign tax rate differentials
 
37.3

 
(60.6
)
 
(27.1
)
Foreign withholding taxes
 
27.7

 

 

Transfer pricing adjustment
 
12.1

 

 

Impact of GILTI
 
43.0

 

 

Unremitted earnings
 

 

 
0.2

Other adjustments
 

 

 
(0.6
)
Total
 
102.5
 %
 
1.0
 %
 
(53.4
)%
Schedule of significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities)
The significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Inventory
 
$
1,252

 
$
2,268

Accrued liabilities
 
4,130

 
2,190

Deferred compensation
 
307

 
481

Equity-based compensation
 
2,359

 
3,091

Intangibles assets
 
151

 
142

Bad debts
 
114

 
95

Net operating losses
 
7,730

 
13,755

Foreign tax and withholding credits
 
13,300

 
14,572

Non-income tax accruals
 

 
41

Health insurance accruals
 
145

 
125

Other deferred tax assets
 
2,438

 
1,869

Capital loss carryforward
 

 
82

Valuation allowance
 
(20,256
)
 
(24,024
)
Total deferred tax assets
 
11,670

 
14,687

Other deferred tax liabilities
 
(2,009
)
 
(1,255
)
Accelerated depreciation
 
(2,161
)
 
(5,919
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(4,170
)
 
(7,174
)
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
7,500

 
$
7,513

Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net
The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
9,056

 
$
8,283

Net deferred tax liabilities
 
(1,556
)
 
(770
)
Total deferred taxes, net
 
$
7,500

 
$
7,513

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows for the years (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance
 
$
2,956

 
$
4,908

 
$
5,825

Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable
 

 

 

Payments on liability
 

 

 

Tax positions taken in a prior period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 

 

 

Gross decreases
 
(467
)
 
(705
)
 

Tax positions taken in the current period
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gross increases
 
92

 
716

 
1,182

Gross decreases
 

 

 

Lapse of applicable statute of limitations
 
(591
)
 
(1,970
)
 
(2,121
)
Currency translation adjustments
 
(24
)
 
7

 
22

Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance
 
$
1,966

 
$
2,956

 
$
4,908