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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The following table includes the Company’s loss before income tax provision (benefit), income tax provision (benefit) and effective tax rate:
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Loss before income tax provision (benefit) $ (4,165)   $ (27,769)   $ (13,319)   $ (42,269)  
Income tax provision (benefit) 1,306    (28,382)   (658)   (24,614)  
Effective tax rate (31.4) % 102.2  % 4.9  % 58.2  %
 For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate differed from the statutory rate primarily due to the increase in the valuation allowance the Company has placed on a portion of its US deferred tax assets and the impact of state and local taxes, partially offset by the permanent book tax differences, the windfall from stock-based compensation, impact of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) related to net operating loss carryback, and research and experimentation credits.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company's effective tax rate differed from the statutory rate primarily due to the release of the Company's valuation allowance of $21,907 as a result of additional deferred tax liabilities recorded from the PIEtech acquisition, the windfall from stock-based compensation, federal and state research and development credits, and additional accruals for uncertain tax positions.

The Company's total gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, was $20,261 and $18,939 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Of this amount, a portion of the unrecognized tax benefits was recorded as a reduction of deferred tax assets instead of a non-current liability. The portion of the unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, recorded as a non-current liability was $6,977 and $6,504 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
 
At June 30, 2020, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, that would benefit the Company's effective tax rate, if recognized, was $14,618. The Company estimates that the liability for unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $12,000 in the next twelve months as it is anticipated that reviews by tax authorities will be completed.

The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. These amounts were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The Company had accrued interest and penalties of $8,000 and $7,336 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.