Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

The following table summarizes the effective income tax rates for Cleco and Cleco Power for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
	2013		2012
Cleco	32.5	%	30.9	%
Cleco Power	33.9	%	35.1	%

Liability and expense related to unrecognized tax benefits



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2013			2012
Interest charges
Cleco	$	(69	)	$	(5,640	)
Cleco Power	$	121		$	(7,366	)

The total amounts of uncertain tax positions and related interest payable and interest expense, as reflected on Cleco and Cleco Power’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income, are shown in the following tables.



(THOUSANDS)	AT MAR. 31, 2013		AT DEC. 31, 2012
Interest payable
Cleco	$	1,352	$	1,420
Cleco Power	$	3,479	$	3,358

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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