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Note 8 - Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

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INCOME TAXES

 

For interim period reporting, we record income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate based upon projected annual income, forecasted permanent tax differences, discrete items and statutory rates in states in which we operate.  Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was ~63% and ~37%, respectively. Historically, our actual effective tax rates have differed from the statutory effective rate primarily due to the benefit received from statutory percentage depletion in excess of tax basis. The deduction for statutory percentage depletion does not necessarily change proportionately to changes in income (loss) before income taxes.