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Income Taxes
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Jun. 30, 2011
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INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes was $3,089,175 and $3,536,866, for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The provision for income taxes was $3,518,433 and $5,651,534 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate remained unchanged at 28.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010. The effective tax rate changed to 28.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from 28.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The overall rates vary from the statutory rate due to the benefit of certain energy efficiency preferences the Company generates during the year.
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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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