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

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, which requires an asset and liability approach for measuring deferred taxes based on temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates for the years in which taxes are expected to be paid or recovered. Each quarter we assess our deferred tax asset to determine whether all or any portion of the asset is not “more likely than not” realizable under ASC 740. We are required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the asset we conclude is not “more likely than not” to be realizable. Our assessment considers, among other things, the nature, frequency and severity of our current and cumulative losses, forecasts of our future taxable income, the duration of statutory carryforward periods and tax planning alternatives.

We had net deferred tax assets of $141.6 million and $289.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We had a valuation allowance related to those net deferred tax assets of approximately $9.0 million and $8.3 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Company will continue to evaluate both positive and negative evidence in determining the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. Changes in positive and negative evidence, including differences between the Company’s future operating results and the estimates utilized in the determination of the valuation allowance, could result in changes in the Company’s estimate of the valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon estimates of future results. Differences between the anticipated and actual outcomes of these future results could have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. Also, changes in existing federal and state tax laws and tax rates could affect future tax results and the valuation allowance against the Company’s deferred tax assets.

Our provision for income taxes totaled $6.0 million and $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our income tax provision totaled $16.4 million and $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company classifies any interest and penalties related to income taxes assessed by jurisdiction as part of income tax expense. The Company has concluded that there were no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in its financial statements, nor has the Company been assessed interest or penalties by any major tax jurisdictions related to prior years.

Prior to the Merger, WRECO was included in the Weyerhaeuser NR Company consolidated federal income tax return and certain state income tax filings. Income taxes were allocated using the pro rata method, which means our tax provisions and resulting income tax receivable from or payable to Weyerhaeuser NR Company represent the income tax amounts allocated to us on pro rata share method based upon our actual results. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards which exist for Weyerhaeuser NR Company and are attributable to our operations.

If we were to calculate income taxes using the separate return method, the effect on pro forma income from continuing operations and pro forma earnings per share would be as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Income from continuing operations before income tax as reported in the accompanying financial statements

   $ 16,986     

$

31,530

  

  $ 59,123      $ 44,059   

Provision for income taxes assuming computation on a separate return basis

     (6,021     (11,589     (22,138     (15,732
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma income from continuing operations

   $ 10,965      $ 19,941      $ 36,985      $ 28,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma earnings per share - basic

   $ 0.07      $ 0.15      $ 0.27      $ 0.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma earnings per share - diluted

   $ 0.07      $ 0.15      $ 0.26      $ 0.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Assuming computation on a separate return basis, there would be no change to our income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, our income tax provision would have increased by $5.8 million related to the tax loss on the sale of Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc. to Weyerhaeuser NR Company that would not have provided a benefit to our income tax provision assuming computation on a separate return basis.

Refer to Note 18, Related Party Transactions, for a description of the tax sharing agreement between TRI Pointe and Weyerhaeuser.