Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes relates primarily to the taxable income of the Company's taxable REIT subsidiaries. The earnings, other than in taxable REIT subsidiaries, of the Company are not generally subject to federal income taxes at the Company level due to the REIT election made by the Company.

Income taxes have been provided for on the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.

The Company's provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is summarized as follows:



	2014			2013			2012
Current:
Federal	$	145		$	(1,445	)	$	(371	)
State and local	(1,130		)	(1,593		)	(1,082		)
NOL utilized	—			586			401
Deferred:
Federal	(91		)	(595		)	141
State and local	(33		)	(130		)	45
	$	(1,109	)	$	(3,177	)	$	(866	)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) of $(19) and $106 are included in other assets (liabilities) on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These net deferred tax assets (liabilities) relate primarily to differences in the timing of the recognition of income (loss) between GAAP and tax.

The income tax provision differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to pre-tax operating income as follows:



	2014			2013			2012
Federal provision at statutory tax rate (34%)	$	(43	)	$	164		$	(573	)
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	(9		)	22			(110		)
Other	(1,057		)	(3,363		)	(183		)
	$	(1,109	)	$	(3,177	)	$	(866	)

For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the “other” amount is comprised primarily of state franchise taxes of $1,183, $1,280 and $968, respectively, the write-off of deferred tax liabilities (asset) of $0, $(150) and $0, respectively, and permanent differences of $0, $1,936, and $37, respectively, relating to the transfer of certain assets of the Company's taxable subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no net operating loss carry forwards for income taxes.

A summary of the average taxable nature of the Company's common dividends for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:



	2014			2013			2012
Total dividends per share	$	0.67		$	0.60		$	0.525
Ordinary income	49.44		%	35.53		%	95.68		%
Qualifying dividend	0.05		%	4.11		%	0.99		%
Capital gain	—			2.09		%	—
Return of capital	50.51		%	58.27		%	3.33		%
	100.00		%	100.00		%	100.00		%

A summary of the average taxable nature of the Company's dividend on shares of its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:



	2014		2013		2012
Total dividends per share	$	—	$	—	$	1.341667
Ordinary income	—		—		98.98		%
Qualifying dividend	—		—		1.02		%
Capital gain	—		—		—
Return of capital	—		—		—
	—		—		100.00		%

A summary of the average taxable nature of the Company's dividend on shares of its Series C Preferred for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:



	2014			2013			2012
Total dividends per share	$	3.25		$	3.25		$	3.25
Ordinary income	99.90		%	85.14		%	98.98		%
Qualifying dividend	0.10		%	9.85		%	1.02		%
Capital gain	—			5.01		%	—
Return of capital	—			—			—
	100.00		%	100.00		%	100.00		%

A summary of the average taxable nature of the Company's dividend on shares of its Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock for the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, is as follows:



	2014		2013			2012
Total dividends per share	$	—	$	1.043368		$	1.8875
Ordinary income	—		85.14		%	98.98		%
Qualifying dividend	—		9.85		%	1.02		%
Capital gain	—		5.01		%	—
Return of capital	—		—			—
	—		100.00		%	100.00		%