INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

The Company’s timber operations are primarily conducted by the Company’s REIT entity, which is generally not subject to U.S. federal and state income tax. The New Zealand timber operations are conducted by the New Zealand subsidiary, which is subject to corporate-level tax in New Zealand. Non-REIT qualifying operations, which are subject to corporate-level tax, are conducted by various TRS entities. These operations include log trading and certain real estate activities, such as the sale, entitlement and development of HBU properties.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The Company’s tax expense is principally related to New Zealand corporate-level tax on the New Zealand subsidiary income. The following table contains the income tax expense recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020	2019
Income tax expense	($3,706)	($4,349)

ANNUAL EFFECTIVE TAX RATE

The Company’s effective tax rate after discrete items is below the 21.0% U.S. statutory rate due to tax benefits associated with being a REIT. The following table contains the Company’s annualized effective tax rate after discrete items:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Annualized effective tax rate after discrete items	12.1	%	12.7	%