Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Income tax expense during interim periods is based on our estimated annual effective income tax rate plus any discrete items that are recorded in the period in which they occur. Our tax rate is affected by discrete items that may occur in any given year but may not be consistent from year to year.

Our effective tax rate for continued operations was 27.9% and 25.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and 25.2% and 26.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate was higher for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period of prior year primarily due to 2023 transaction costs incurred in connection with the Desser Aerospace acquisition that was disallowed for tax purposes. The lower effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period of prior year was attributable to higher pre-tax book income reported in the period ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.