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INCOME TAXES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
PBF Energy is required to file federal and applicable state corporate income tax returns and recognizes income taxes on its pre-tax income, which to-date has consisted primarily of its share of PBF LLC’s pre-tax income (approximately 99.3% as of both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023). PBF LLC is organized as a limited liability company and PBFX is a partnership, both of which are treated as “flow-through” entities for federal income tax purposes and therefore are not subject to federal income taxes apart from the income tax attributable to the two subsidiaries acquired in connection with the acquisition of Chalmette Refining and PBF Holding’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, PBF Energy Limited, that are treated as C-Corporations for income tax purposes, with the tax provision calculated based on the effective tax rate for the periods presented.
Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was enacted and signed into law in the United States. The IRA is a budget reconciliation package that includes significant law changes relating to tax, climate change, energy, and health care. The tax provisions include, among other items, a corporate alternative minimum tax of 15%, an excise tax of 1% on corporate stock buy-backs, energy-related tax credits and incentives, and additional Internal Revenue Service funding. Based on the Company’s results over the past three fiscal years, the corporate alternative minimum tax would be applicable but is currently not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not expect the other tax provisions of the IRA to have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The income tax provision in the PBF Energy Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following: 
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)2024202320242023
Current income tax (benefit) expense$(29.4)$78.7 $(6.9)$162.8 
Deferred income tax expense4.1 269.2 9.3 311.6 
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(25.3)$347.9 $2.4 $474.4 
The income tax provision is based on earnings before taxes attributable to PBF Energy and excludes earnings before taxes attributable to noncontrolling interest as such interests are generally not subject to income taxes except as noted above. PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was 28.0% and 5.5%, respectively. PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 was 25.4% and 25.3%, respectively.
PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, including the impact of income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest of $(0.8) million and $0.1 million, respectively, was 27.7% and 5.5%. PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, including the impact of income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $10.0 million and $13.8 million, respectively, was 25.2% and 25.1%, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, PBF Energy’s effective tax rate did not materially differ from the United States statutory rate, inclusive of state income taxes. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, PBF Energy’s effective tax rate differed from the United States statutory rate, inclusive of state income taxes, as a result of equity-based compensation activity and permanent book/tax differences related to the use of blender’s tax credits.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, PBF Energy’s effective tax rate did not materially differ from the United States statutory rate, inclusive of state income taxes.
The Company has determined there are no material uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2024. The Company does not have any unrecognized tax benefits.