Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Current:
State and local	$	(120)	$	(248)	$	(284)
Deferred:
State and local	—		—		(1,000)
Income tax expense	$	(120)	$	(248)	$	(1,284)

The tax expense recorded is primarily the result of the taxable gains from sales of properties. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we recorded benefit (expense) of $0.1 million, $(0.1) million and $(1.6) million, respectively, related to uncertain tax positions, as part of our income tax provision.

A reconciliation of our effective tax rate and the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Taxes at statutory U.S. federal income tax rate	21.00	%	21.00	%	21.00	%
Dividends paid deduction and net operating loss utilization	(21.00)	%	(21.00)	%	(21.00)	%
Federal taxes on built-in gain	—	%	—	%	—	%
State and local income taxes	(0.74)	%	0.05	%	0.26	%
Effective tax rate	(0.74)	%	0.05	%	0.26	%

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had federal net operating loss, or NOL, carryforwards of $29 million and $18 million, respectively. These amounts can be used to offset future taxable income, if any. The REIT will be entitled to utilize NOL carryforwards only to the extent that REIT taxable income exceeds our deduction for dividends paid. NOLs arising in taxable years ending before January 1, 2018 can generally be carried forward 20 years, with no carryforward limitation on NOLs generated after that date. NOL carryforwards of $18 million expire in 2037 and NOL carryforwards of $11 million never expire.