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INCOME TAXES

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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 9: INCOME TAXES
For the Successor period, the Company’s provision for income taxes consists of U.S., state and local, and foreign taxes. The Company has significant operations in various locations outside the U.S. The annual effective tax rate is a composite rate reflecting the earnings in the various locations at their applicable statutory tax rates.
For the Predecessor period, income taxes as presented herein attribute current and deferred income taxes of the Company’s financial statements in a manner that is systematic, rational, and consistent with the asset and liability method described by ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Accordingly, the Company’s income tax provision during the predecessor period was prepared following the separate return method. The separate return method applies ASC Topic 740 to the stand-alone financial statements of each member of the consolidated group as if the group member were a separate taxpayer and a stand-alone enterprise. Use of the separate return method may result in differences when the sum of the amounts allocated to stand-alone tax provisions are compared with amounts presented in consolidated financial statements. In that event, the related deferred tax assets and liabilities could be significantly different from those presented herein. The consolidated financial statements reflect the Company’s portion of income taxes payable as if the Company had been a separate taxpayer.
The Successor’s income tax benefit was $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, which includes a discrete income tax benefit of $4.2 million related to the receipt of a beneficial tax ruling in Switzerland which allows for future amortization deductions, the reversal of uncertain tax position liabilities as a result of the lapse of applicable statute of limitations, partially offset by a deferred tax provision related to a tax law change in the United Kingdom which was enacted during the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was an income tax benefit of 882.8% on a pretax loss of $0.5 million which differs from the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily due to these discrete tax items.
The Successor’s income tax benefit was $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, which includes a discrete income tax benefit of $4.3 million including the $4.2 million benefit recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2021 described above. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was an income tax benefit of 48.5% on a pretax loss of $16.2 million. The effective tax rate differs from the federal rate of 21% primarily due to these discrete tax benefits.
The Successor’s income tax provision was $0.01 million for the period from June 26, 2020 through June 30, 2020. The effective tax rate was (2.0)% from June 26, 2020 through June 30, 2020 and differs from the statutory federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to the U.S. tax effect of international operations including Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) recorded during the period and U.S. state taxes. The Predecessor’s income tax benefit was $0.4 million and $3.5 million for the periods from April 1, 2020 through June 25, 2020 and January 1, 2020 through June 25, 2020, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 6.2% and 9.3%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the periods ended June 25, 2020 differ from the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the impact of the impairment charges of non-deductible goodwill and the U.S. tax effect of international operations including GILTI.
As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had an uncertain tax position liability of $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, including interest and penalties. The unrecognized tax benefits include amounts related primarily to various state and foreign tax issues.