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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE 13. INCOME TAXES

The total income tax (benefit) provision recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $(0.7) million and $1.3 million, respectively, on consolidated pre-tax book (loss) income of $(2.8) million and $3.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The total income tax provision recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, on consolidated pre-tax book income of $1.2 million and $2.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Reform Act was signed into law by President Trump. The Tax Reform Act significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax code by, among other things, lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. On the same date, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 which specifies, among other things, that reasonable estimates of the income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act should be used, if determinable. The tax provision for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2018 represents the Company’s current best estimate based on management’s current interpretation of the Tax Reform Act and may change as the Company receives additional clarification and implementation guidance.

The Company’s tax provision is based on a projected effective rate based annualized amounts and includes the expected realization of a portion of the tax benefits of federal and state net operating losses carryforwards (“NOLs”). In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of capital loss and NOL carryforwards is dependent upon the generation of future capital gains and taxable income in periods prior to their expiration. The Company currently provides a valuation allowance against a portion of the NOLs since the Company believes that it is more likely than not that some of the benefits will not be realized in the future. The Company will continue to assess the need for a valuation allowance at each reporting date.