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Income Taxes and Related Payments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of the provision for income taxes Components of the provision for income taxes consist of the following:
 For the Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
Current:
Federal$24,116 $13,609 $18,247 
State and local8,174 6,315 3,993 
Foreign515 529 495 
Total32,805 20,453 22,735 
Deferred:
Federal27,110 22,310 22,218 
State and local880 (14,954)2,645 
Total27,990 7,356 24,863 
Income tax expense$60,795 $27,809 $47,598 
Reconciliation of effective tax rate
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax computed by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
U.S. federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State and local taxes, net of federal tax effect3.1 2.8 2.1 
Excess tax benefits on share-based compensation(1.1)(0.7)(0.4)
Rate benefit from the flow through entity(5.5)(6.7)(6.7)
Change in state tax rate(1.1)(6.8)— 
Unrecognized tax benefits0.2 0.6 — 
Other(0.1)0.1 (0.2)
Effective tax rate16.5 %10.3 %15.8 %
Schedule of DTA and TRA Payable
The change in the Company’s deferred tax assets related to the tax benefits described above and the change in corresponding amounts payable under the TRAs for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 is summarized as follows:
Deferred Tax Asset - Amortizable BasisAmounts Payable Under Tax Receivable Agreements
December 31, 2018
$404,715 $369,355 
2019 Holdings Common Unit Exchanges
13,424 11,410 
Amortization(31,872)— 
Payments under TRAs (1)
— (24,998)
Change in estimate (2)
21,873 19,557 
December 31, 2019$408,140 $375,324 
2020 Follow-On Offering
21,424 18,211 
2020 Holdings Common Unit Exchanges
48,474 41,203 
Amortization(34,686)— 
Payments under TRAs (1)
— (26,943)
Change in estimate (2)
3,602 4,673 
December 31, 2020$446,954 $412,468 
(1) Interest payments of $60 thousand and $78 thousand were paid in addition to these TRA payments for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2) Included in these totals are adjustments to the deferred tax assets for changes in the state deferred enacted tax rates of $3.7 million and $17.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Components of deferred tax assets
Net deferred tax assets comprise the following:
As of December 31, 2020As of December 31, 2019
Deferred tax assets:
Amortizable basis (1)
$446,954 $408,140 
Other (2)
35,107 27,757 
Total deferred tax assets482,061 435,897 
Less: valuation allowance (3)
— — 
Net deferred tax assets$482,061 $435,897 
(1) Represents the unamortized step-up of tax basis and other tax attributes from the merger and partnership unit sales and exchanges described above. These future tax benefits are subject to the TRA agreements.
(2) Represents the net deferred tax assets associated with the merger described above and other miscellaneous deferred tax assets. These future tax benefits are not subject to the TRA agreements.
(3) Artisan assessed whether the deferred tax assets would be realizable and determined based on its history of taxable income that the benefits would more likely than not be realized. Accordingly, no valuation allowance is required.
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward The change in the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
Balance at beginning of year$1,667 $— $— 
Additions for tax positions of prior years1,187 1,667 — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(613)— — 
Tax positions related to the current year216 — — 
Settlements with taxing authorities(1,372)— — 
Expirations of statute of limitations— — — 
Balance at end of year$1,085 $1,667 $ 
If recognized, $0.7 million and $1.6 million of the benefits recorded as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, would favorably impact the effective tax rate in future periods. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits is currently not expected to significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the income tax provision. Accrued interest on uncertain tax positions was $0.2 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is excluded from the unrecognized tax benefits total above. The gross unrecognized tax benefit is recorded within accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.