Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes are taxed under the following jurisdictions (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019
Domestic $ 3,273  $ 1,770 
Foreign 19,548  13,872 
Total $ 22,821  $ 15,642 
Schedule of components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes
Components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019
Current:    
Federal $ (1,056) $ (476)
State 147  94 
Foreign 5,129  4,816 
Subtotal 4,220  4,434 
Deferred:    
Federal (2,332) 3,044 
State 52  475 
Foreign (2,077) 760 
Subtotal (4,357) 4,279 
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes $ (137) $ 8,713 
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, 2020 2019
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit 1.3  2.9 
U.S. tax impact of foreign operations 6.7  12.3 
Valuation allowance change (25.0) 10.3 
Unrecognized tax benefits (6.1) (3.3)
Permanent foreign items 3.1  4.4 
Withholding tax on royalties 2.8  4.2 
Stock compensation (0.4) 7.1 
Tax return to provision differences (3.3) (3.7)
Elimination of provision on intercompany transactions (2.0) (0.6)
Other 1.3  1.1 
Effective income tax rate (0.6) % 55.7  %
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 6.7 percentage points in 2020 and increased the effective tax rate by 12.3 percentage points in 2019. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations 2020 2019
Foreign tax credits (4.0) % (6.3) %
Foreign tax rate differentials 3.1  3.6 
Foreign withholding taxes 2.8  3.9 
Transfer pricing adjustment 4.3  4.6 
Impact of GILTI 0.6  6.5 
Impact of FDII (0.1) — 
Total 6.7  % 12.3  %
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, 2020 2019
Inventory $ 1,011  $ 1,013 
Accrued liabilities 3,696  2,608 
Operating lease liabilities 3,273  3,639 
Deferred compensation 233  273 
Equity-based compensation 1,332  1,127 
Intangibles assets 149  161 
Bad debts 102  92 
Net operating losses 5,978  7,139 
Foreign tax and withholding credits 14,453  14,640 
Other deferred tax assets 1,933  2,178 
Valuation allowance (15,262) (21,388)
Total deferred tax assets 16,898  11,482 
Accelerated depreciation (4,197) (3,168)
Right of use assets (2,943) (3,315)
Tax on unremitted earnings (2,318) (1,642)
Other deferred tax liabilities (138) (113)
Total deferred tax liabilities (9,596) (8,238)
Total deferred taxes, net $ 7,302  $ 3,244 
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, 2020 2019
Net deferred tax assets $ 8,693  $ 4,899 
Net deferred tax liabilities (1,391) (1,655)
Total deferred taxes, net $ 7,302  $ 3,244 
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, 2020 2019
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance $ 1,385  $ 1,966 
Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable   — 
Payments on liability   (16)
Tax positions taken in a prior period    
Gross increases   — 
Gross decreases (106) (9)
Tax positions taken in the current period    
Gross increases   132 
Gross decreases   — 
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations (1,210) (686)
Currency translation adjustments (13) (2)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance $ 56  $ 1,385