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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

 

NOTE 9   INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal and state statutory corporate income tax rate of 35% to losses before taxes primarily as a result of valuation allowances being applied to losses, changes in the deferred tax liability associated with mineral property interests acquired in the Minera Andes acquisition and changes due to impairment of mineral property interests. The deferred tax liability is impacted by fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate between the Argentine peso and U.S. dollar. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an income tax recovery of $0.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, as a result of the Argentine peso devaluation, compared to $2.5 million and $21.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an income tax recovery of $10.0 million as a result of impairment of mineral property interests, described in Note 4, Mineral Property Interests and Asset Retirement Obligations.