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INVACARE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
FS-33
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
2013 2012
Balance at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,851 $ 4,075
Additions to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Positions taken during the current year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 942 516
Positions taken during a prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 6,055
Exchange rate impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 —
Deductions due to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exchange rate impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14)
Positions taken during a prior year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (118)
Settlements with taxing authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (36)(621)
Lapse of statute of limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (292)(42)
Balance at end of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,833 $ 9,851
The Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. During 2013,
2012 and 2011 the (expense) benefit for interest and penalties was $(676,000), $(3,309,000) and $20,000, respectively. The
Company had approximately $5,181,000 and $4,029,000 of accrued interest and penalties as of December 31, 2013 and 2012,
respectively.
Included in the balance of uncertain tax positions in Other Long-Term Obligations at the end of 2013 is an accrual of tax
($6,275,000) and interest ($4,498,000) resulting from a foreign audit related to years before 2012.
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company is
subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for calendar years 2010 to 2013, and is subject to various U.S. state income tax
examinations for 2009 to 2013. With regards to foreign income tax jurisdictions, the Company is generally subject to examinations
for the periods 2007 to 2013.