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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

22.INCOME TAXES

Components of income tax expense are as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 

 

    

2024

        

2023

        

2022

 

(in thousands)

Current:

Federal

$

16,719

$

15,917

$

17,572

State

 

1,403

 

1,336

 

1,605

 

18,122

 

17,253

 

19,177

Deferred:

Federal

 

(2,104)

 

(7,235)

 

33,038

State

 

(81)

 

(1,738)

 

1,763

 

(2,185)

 

(8,973)

 

34,801

Income tax expense

$

15,937

$

8,280

$

53,978

Alliance Minerals’ Tax Election resulted in the recognition of an initial deferred tax liability of $37.3 million with a corresponding increase to income tax expense and reduction of net income for the year ended December 31, 2022. Recognition of the initial deferred tax liability and expense is primarily the result of the $177.0 million non-cash acquisition gain recognized in 2019 related to the acquisition of the remaining interests in AllDale I & II (the “Acquisition Gain”). The Acquisition Gain was recognized to step up to fair value the financial reporting basis of the interests we already owned at the time of acquisition. The tax basis of the underlying properties of AllDale I & II did not include the Acquisition Gain.

Reconciliations of income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to income taxes at our effective tax rate are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

    

2024

        

2023

        

2022

(in thousands)

Income taxes at statutory rate

$

80,114

$

135,335

$

134,849

Less: Income taxes at statutory rate on Partnership income not subject to income taxes

 

(61,619)

 

(119,556)

 

(113,925)

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

State taxes, net of federal income tax

 

1,187

 

864

 

1,492

Change in valuation allowance of deferred tax assets

 

 

 

(317)

Deferred taxes related to tax election

37,253

Tax effect of noncontrolling interest income not subject to income taxes

(1,058)

(1,361)

(5,399)

Return to accrual adjustments

(3,018)

(7,008)

69

Other

 

331

 

6

 

(44)

Income tax expense

$

15,937

$

8,280

$

53,978

The effective income tax rates for our income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are less than the federal statutory rate, primarily due to the portion of income not subject to income taxes. The effective income tax rate for our income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 is less than the federal statutory rate, primarily due to the portion of income not subject to income taxes, partially offset by the effect of the Tax Election previously discussed.

Significant components of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets are as follows:

December 31, 

 

    

2024

    

2023

 

(in thousands)

Deferred tax liabilities:

Property, plant and equipment

$

(33,168)

$

(36,453)

Digital assets

(4,319)

Other

(1,268)

Total deferred tax liabilities

(38,755)

(36,453)

Deferred tax assets:

Federal loss carryovers and credits

9,016

4,508

State loss carryovers and credits

3,122

2,126

Capitalized research and development

2,646

2,567

Other

 

2

 

1,098

Total deferred tax assets

14,786

10,299

Overall net deferred tax liabilities

$

(23,969)

$

(26,154)

Deferred tax liabilities for property, plant and equipment are primarily the result of the Alliance Minerals’ Tax Election and associated impact of the Acquisition Gain discussed above. Deferred tax liabilities for digital assets are due to the remeasurement of our digital assets to fair value, which is not taxable until the digital asset is sold.

Federal and state loss carryovers and credits are primarily due to net operating losses and research and development credits associated with the operations of other subsidiaries that are taxable for federal income tax purposes. Research and development expenses are required to be capitalized and amortized for U.S. tax purposes, resulting in a deferred tax asset. These expenses are primarily associated with the operations of other subsidiaries that are taxable for federal income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets for federal loss carryovers and credits generally do not have an expiration date. Deferred tax assets for state loss carryovers and credits generally expire between 2027 and 2044 with some carryovers having indefinite carryforward periods.

Our 2020 through 2023 tax years remain open to examination by tax authorities, and lower-tier partnership income tax returns for the tax years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 are being audited by the Internal Revenue Service.