Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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, 2019 2018
Domestic $ 1,770    $ (10,069)  
Foreign 13,872    13,269   
Total $ 15,642    $ 3,200   
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, 2019 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2019 2018
Current:    
Federal $ (476)   $ (1,823)  
State 94    (70)  
Foreign 4,816    6,371   
Subtotal 4,434    4,478   
Deferred:    
Federal 3,044    605   
State 475    296   
Foreign 760    (977)  
Subtotal 4,279    (76)  
Total provision for income taxes $ 8,713    $ 4,402   
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, 2019 2018
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit 2.9    5.5   
U.S. tax impact of foreign operations 12.3    102.5   
Valuation allowance change 10.3    (13.9)  
Unrecognized tax benefits (3.3)   (58.7)  
Permanent foreign items 4.4    28.6   
Withholding tax on royalties 4.2    20.0   
Stock compensation 7.1    12.7   
Tax return to provision differences (3.7)   11.7   
Elimination of provision on intercompany transactions (0.6)   4.4   
Other 1.1    3.8   
Effective income tax rate 55.7  % 137.6  %
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 12.3 percentage points in 2019 and increased the effective tax rate by 102.5 percentage points in 2018. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations 2019 2018
Foreign tax credits (6.3) % (17.6) %
Foreign tax rate differentials 3.6    37.3   
Foreign withholding taxes 3.9    27.7   
Transfer pricing adjustment 4.6    12.1   
Impact of GILTI 6.5    43.0   
Total 12.3  % 102.5  %
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, 2019 2018
Inventory $ 1,013    $ 1,252   
Accrued liabilities 2,511    4,130   
Operating lease liabilities 3,639    —   
Deferred compensation 273    307   
Equity-based compensation 1,127    2,359   
Intangibles assets 161    151   
Bad debts 92    114   
Net operating losses 7,139    7,730   
Foreign tax and withholding credits 14,640    13,300   
Health insurance accruals 97    145   
Other deferred tax assets 2,178    2,438   
Valuation allowance (21,388)   (20,256)  
Total deferred tax assets 11,482    11,670   
Other deferred tax liabilities (1,755)   (2,009)  
Accelerated depreciation (3,168)   (2,161)  
Right of use assets (3,315)   —   
Total deferred tax liabilities (8,238)   (4,170)  
Total deferred taxes, net $ 3,244    $ 7,500   
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, 2019 2018
Net deferred tax assets $ 4,899    $ 9,056   
Net deferred tax liabilities (1,655)   (1,556)  
Total deferred taxes, net $ 3,244    $ 7,500   
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, 2019 2018
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance $ 1,966    $ 2,956   
Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable —    —   
Payments on liability (16)   —   
Tax positions taken in a prior period    
Gross increases —    —   
Gross decreases (9)   (467)  
Tax positions taken in the current period    
Gross increases 132    92   
Gross decreases —    —   
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations (686)   (591)  
Currency translation adjustments (2)   (24)  
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance $ 1,385    $ 1,966