Income Tax

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax

Note 13—Income Tax

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. For our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We provide a valuation allowance, from time to time, for deferred tax assets for which we do not consider realization of such assets to be more likely than not.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we have not recorded any deferred tax assets and liabilities or unrecognized tax benefits. We do not anticipate a significant change in unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

We have sold assets that were either subject to Section 337(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or were held by TRSs. These transactions resulted in $130 and $761 of current income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which has been recorded in gain on sale of property, net of tax in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.