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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
As a REIT, we generally are not subject to corporate level tax on income of the REIT that is distributed to shareholders. We are, however, subject to corporate taxes on built-in-gains (the excess of fair market value over tax basis at January 1, 2010) on sales of real property (other than standing timber) held by the REIT during the first 10 years following the REIT conversion. We continue to be required to pay federal corporate income taxes on earnings of our TRS, which includes our manufacturing businesses and the portion of our Timberlands segment income included in the TRS.
The 2015 provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate. Our 2015 estimated annual effective tax rate for our TRS is approximately 30 percent, which is lower than the statutory federal tax rate primarily due to permanent tax deductions and lower foreign tax rates applicable to foreign earnings, partially offset by state income taxes.