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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 23 — Income Taxes

As a REIT, the General Partner generally is not subject to federal income tax, with the exception of its TRS. However, the General Partner, including its TRS, and the Operating Partnership are still subject to certain state and local income taxes in the various jurisdictions in which they operate.

Based on the above, Cole Capital’s business, substantially all of which is conducted through a TRS, recognized a provision for federal and state income taxes of $1.1 million and a benefit of $12.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, which is included in other income, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. No provision or benefit for income taxes was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as the Company did not commence operations for Cole Capital until the Cole Acquisition Date. The difference in the benefit from income taxes reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as compared to the benefit calculated at the statutory federal income tax rate is primarily attributable to various permanent differences and state and local income taxes.

The REI segment recognized state income and franchise tax expense of $2.0 million and $5.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, which are included in other income, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of or during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized within the provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, as well as various state jurisdictions, and is subject to routine examinations by the respective tax authorities. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal or state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010.