Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
5. Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $0.8 million and $1.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company recorded tax expense of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods. In computing its income tax provision, the Company estimates its effective income tax rate for the full year and applies that rate to income earned through the reporting period. The effective income tax rate was 49.8% and 39.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the effective tax rate was 45.1% compared to 28.7% for the same prior year period. This effective tax rate was higher than the U.S. Federal rate of 34% primarily due to the impact of state and local taxes and Canadian income tax on the Company’s Canadian operations.