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Note 10 - Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal and various U.S. state income tax returns. Current income tax expense or (benefit) represents federal and state taxes based on tax paid or expected to be payable or receivable for the periods shown in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company is expecting a current federal liability for alternative minimum tax. The Company
may
incur current state tax liabilities in states in which the Company does
not
have sufficient net operating loss carry forwards. A minimal income tax expense was recorded for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2017
and also for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2016.
The effective income tax rate varied from the statutory rate primarily as a result of the change in the valuation allowance, net income attributable to noncontrolling interest owners which is taxable to those owners rather than to the Company, state income taxes and other permanent differences. For interim periods the Company estimates an annual effective tax rate and applies that rate to year-to-date operating results.
The Company’s deferred tax expense or (benefit) reflects the change in deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Company performs an analysis at the end of each reporting period to determine whether it is more likely than
not
the deferred tax assets are expected to be realized in future years. Based upon this analysis, a full valuation allowance has been applied to our net deferred tax assets as of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016.
Therefore, there has been
no
change in net deferred taxes for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2017.
As a result of the Company’s analysis, management has determined that the Company does
not
have any material uncertain tax positions.