Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes was $1,447,486 and $2,683,936, for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The provision for income taxes was $247,747 and $5,292,453, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The estimated 2013 effective tax rate changed to 24.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2013 from a 28.6% estimated annual effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The estimated 2013 effective tax rate changed to 22.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from a 28.5% estimated annual effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $4,900,000 of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. Of the total gross unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, approximately $3,400,000 (net of the federal benefit on state amounts) represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective income tax rate in any future periods.