Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

8.  INCOME TAXES    

Our effective tax rates were 25.4 percent and 25.9 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were 26.1 percent and 25.6 percent, respectively. The lower 2023 tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily related to share-based compensation, state tax adjustments, and miscellaneous items.

A tax benefit of $0.7 million and $0.5 million related to share-based compensation was recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a discrete item in income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. A tax benefit of $1.5 million related to share-based compensation was recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a discrete item in income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.