Note 11 – Income Taxes

For the 2016 tax year, the Company is planning to elect and qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that the Company distribute at least 90% of its adjusted taxable income to its stockholders. It is management’s current intention to adhere to these requirements and be eligible to be a REIT for the year ended December 31, 2016. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to corporate level federal income tax on taxable income currently distributed to stockholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT for the 2016 tax year, it will be subject to federal and state income taxes at corporate tax rates. Even if the Company qualifies to be taxed as a REIT for 2016, it may be subject to federal and state taxes on any undistributed taxable income. For the 2016 tax year, the Company has recorded approximately $70,000 for federal or state income taxes in the financial statements.

Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not. The Company had federal and state passive activity loss carry forwards of $2,175,000, which carry forward indefinitely and net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $2,053,000, which begin expiring in 2033. The Company has adopted ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” as of its inception. Pursuant to ASC Topic 740, the Company is required to compute tax asset benefits for non-capital losses carried forward. The potential benefit of the net operating loss has not been recognized in these financial statements because it cannot be assured it is more likely than not it will utilize the loss carried forward in future years.

Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, after applying enacted corporate income tax rates, are as follows:

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Deferred income tax asset:
Net operating and passive activity loss carry forward	$	1,438,000	$	460,000
Valuation allowance		(1,438,000)		(460,000)
Net deferred tax asset	$	-	$	-

The Company periodically assesses the likelihood that it will be able to recover its deferred tax assets. The Company considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, including expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible profits. As a result of this analysis of all available evidence, both positive and negative, the Company concluded that it is not likely that its net deferred tax assets will ultimately be recovered; as such, it recorded a valuation allowance for the net operating and passive activity losses and a reserve due to the anticipated REIT election for calendar year 2016.

The Company follows ASC Topic 740 to recognize, measure, present and disclose in our consolidated financial statements uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company did not have any liabilities for uncertain tax positions that it believes should be recognized in its financial statements. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years 2012 and earlier. The Company is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction.