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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

Note 9 - Income Taxes

 

NGL Energy Partners LP

 

We believe that we qualify as a partnership for income tax purposes. As such, we generally do not pay U.S. Federal income tax. Rather, each owner reports his or her share of our income or loss on his or her individual tax return. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined, as we do not have access to information regarding each partner’s basis in the Partnership.

 

We have two taxable corporate subsidiaries in the United States and three taxable corporate subsidiaries in Canada. The income tax provision reported in our consolidated statements of operations relates primarily to these subsidiaries.

 

A publicly-traded partnership is required to generate at least 90% of its gross income (as defined for federal income tax purposes) from certain qualifying sources. Income generated by our taxable corporate subsidiaries is excluded from this qualifying income calculation. Although we routinely generate income outside of our corporate subsidiaries that is non-qualifying, we believe that at least 90% of our gross income has been qualifying income for both of the calendar years since our initial public offering.

 

NGL Supply

 

NGL Supply’s income tax benefit of $1.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2010 consisted primarily of U.S. federal deferred income taxes. This provision approximated the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35%.

 

Uncertain Tax Positions

 

We evaluate uncertain tax positions for recognition and measurement in the consolidated financial statements. To recognize a tax position, we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more likely than not threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The amount of tax benefit recognized with respect to any tax position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. We had no material uncertain tax positions that required recognition in the consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2013 or 2012. Any interest or penalties would be recognized as a component of income tax expense. We consider NGL Supply’s open tax years to be 2008 through 2010; however, we are not responsible for any tax obligation related to such open tax years.