U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. provided tax rate guidance for the year 2017 and 2018. For the year 2018, the company currently estimates that its effective tax rate, including combined Federal and state taxes, for the year 2018 will be in the range of 26% to 29%. The company’s comparable equivalent tax rate for 2017 was estimated to be 37% (excluding revaluation of deferred tax items which will result in a one-time credit in the fourth quarter of 2017) and for the year 2016 the rate was 36.6%.