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| Income Taxes | Note K – Income Taxes The Company’s effective income tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense divided by income from continuing operations before income taxes. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company’s effective income tax rates were as follows:
The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to several factors including: certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available; U.S. state tax expense; stock-based compensation; and the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. federal rate. The impacts were partially offset by no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was above the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to several factors including: the effects of income generated in foreign tax jurisdictions, certain of which have income tax rates higher than the U.S. Federal rate; U.S. state tax expense; stock-based compensation; and certain expenses, including exploration and other expenses in certain foreign jurisdictions, for which no income tax benefits are currently available. These impacts were partially offset by no tax applied to the pretax income of the noncontrolling interest in MP GOM. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, the Company received $0.1 million in net cash income tax refunds, compared to $1.6 million in net cash income tax refunds for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025. The Company’s tax returns in multiple jurisdictions are subject to audit by taxing authorities. These audits often take years to complete and settle. Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future years from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters. Additionally, the Company could be required to pay amounts into an escrow account as any matters are identified and appealed with the relevant taxing authorities. As of March 31, 2026, the earliest years remaining open for audit and/or settlement in our major taxing jurisdictions are as follows: U.S. – 2016; Canada – 2021. The Company has retained certain possible liabilities and rights to income tax receivables relating to Malaysia for the years prior to 2019.
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