Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

The following table summarizes the effective income tax rates for Cleco and Cleco Power for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,				FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Cleco	25.7	%	34.1	%	28.3	%	33.0	%
Cleco Power	30.7	%	35.0	%	32.3	%	34.6	%

Liability and expense related to unrecognized tax benefits



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,				FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Interest charges
Cleco	$	—	$	174	$	—	$	(116	)
Cleco Power	$	—	$	113	$	—	$	354

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



(THOUSANDS)	AT SEPT. 30, 2014		AT DEC. 31, 2013
Interest payable
Cleco	$	—	$	88
Cleco Power	$	—	$	11

- 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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