INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

INCOME TAXES

Income Taxes

11. INCOME TAXES:

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a REIT, generally the Company is not subject to federal corporate income taxes on ordinary taxable income and capital gains income from real estate investments that it distributes to its stockholders. The Company continues to be required to pay federal and state corporate income taxes on earnings of its taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”).

For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $12.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively, related to its TRSs. For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $12.7 million and $5.2 million, respectively, related to its TRSs.

At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.