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INCOME TAXES

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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES

Our forecasted effective tax rate at September 30, 2014 is 47.9%, a 9.9% increase from the 38.0% effective tax rate recorded at September 30, 2013. The increase in the expected annual rate in 2014 was primarily due to the non-availability of the Federal R&D tax credit, since Congress has not extended this benefit yet for 2014.

 

After a discrete expense of $7,000, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 48.9%. The discrete tax expense was primarily due to adjustments to the prior year domestic manufacturing deduction foreign tax credits