INCOME TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES Lazard, Inc. is subject to U.S. federal income taxes on all its income and, through its subsidiaries, is also subject to state and local taxes on its income apportioned to various state and local jurisdictions. Lazard Group LLC operates principally through subsidiary corporations including those domiciled outside the U.S. that are subject to local income taxes in foreign jurisdictions. In addition, Lazard Group LLC is subject to Unincorporated Business Tax (“UBT”) attributable to its operations apportioned to New York City. The Company recorded income tax provisions of $31,764 and $24,410 for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and $11,587 and $25,924 for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2024, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 34.1%, 16.5%, 18.2% and 21.9%, respectively. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% and the effective tax rates reflected above principally relates to (i) the tax impact of differences in the value of share based incentive compensation that vested principally in the first quarter, changes in uncertain tax positions during the second quarter of 2024 and other discrete items, (ii) taxes payable to foreign jurisdictions that are not offset against U.S. income taxes, (iii) change in the U.S. federal valuation allowance affecting the provision for income taxes and (iv) U.S. state and local taxes, which are incremental to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate. Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds for the six month period ended June 30, 2025 was $82,298.
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