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Federal and State Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Federal and State Income Taxes

NOTE 7 – FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Under ASC 740-270 we estimate an annual effective tax rate based on year-to-date operating results and our projection of operating results for the remainder of the year. We apply this annual effective tax rate to the year-to-date operating results. If our actual results differ from the estimated annual projection, our estimated annual effective tax rate can change affecting the tax expense for successive interim results as well as the estimated annual tax expense results. Certain states are not included in the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate because the underlying basis for the tax is related to revenues and not taxable income. Amounts for Texas margin taxes are reported as income tax expense.

 

The Company applies a more likely than not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. The FASB guidance for uncertain tax positions only allows the recognition of those tax benefits, based on their technical merits that are greater than 50 percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. Management has reviewed the Company’s tax positions and determined there are no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the financial statements. U.S. federal tax returns prior to 2014 and Texas margins tax returns prior to 2014 are closed. Generally, the applicable statues of limitations are three to four years from their filings.

 

The Company recorded $17 thousand of state income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to an $859 thousand income tax benefit for the three months ended April 1, 2017. The Company recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $0.3 million against the federal portion of its income tax benefit in 2018 effectively netting it to zero.