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Note 5 - Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements |
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] | 5. Income Taxes We recorded a $56.5 million deferred income taxes benefit in 2017 to recognize the impact of the reduction of the federal corporate statutory income tax rate beginning on January 1, 2018 from 35% to 21% related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Excluding that benefit, the 2017 federal deferred provision was $8.0 million and the effective tax rate was 40.1%. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that affected 2017 including, but not limited to, reducing the federal corporate income tax rate as noted above and allowing bonus depreciation with full expensing of qualified property placed in service after September 27, 2017. We have completed the accounting under FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes and our estimates are considered final. The components of the income taxes (benefit) expense consisted of the following:
(In thousands) |  | 201 7 |  |  | 201 6 |  |  | 201 5 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 12,427 |  |  | $ | 8,987 |  |  | $ | 9,280 |
State |  |  | 990 |  |  |  | 1,125 |  |  |  | 946 |
Total current |  |  | 13,417 |  |  |  | 10,112 |  |  |  | 10,226 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (48,424 | ) |  |  | 12,427 |  |  |  | 13,042 |
State |  |  | 1,196 |  |  |  | 1,063 |  |  |  | 1,678 |
Total deferred |  |  | (47,228 | ) |  |  | 13,490 |  |  |  | 14,720 |
Total (benefit) expense |  | $ | (33,811 | ) |  | $ | 23,602 |  |  | $ | 24,946 |
The federal statutory income tax rate is reconciled to the effective income tax rate as follows:
|  | 201 7 |  |  | 201 6 |  |  | 201 5 |
Federal statutory income tax rate |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 35 | %
Per diem and other non-deductible expenses |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3 |
Increase in taxes arising from state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |
Federal tax credits |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Decrease in federal deferred taxes due to decrease in statutory rate |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other, net |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Effective tax rate |  |  | (60 | )% |  |  | 41 | % |  |  | 41 | %
As of December 31, the net deferred tax liability consisted of the following:
(In thousands) |  | 201 7 |  |  | 201 6 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 7,277 |  |  | $ | 8,490 |
Other |  |  | 1,965 |  |  |  | 2,757 |
|  |  | 9,242 |  |  |  | 11,247 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation |  |  | 107,453 |  |  |  | 155,936 |
Prepaid expenses |  |  | 2,415 |  |  |  | 3,165 |
|  |  | 109,868 |  |  |  | 159,101 |
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | 100,626 |  |  | $ | 147,854 |
We have not provided a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets at December 31, 201 7 or 2016. We believe the deferred tax assets will be realized principally through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences (deferred tax liabilities) and future taxable income. Our reserves for unrecognized tax benefits were $407,000 as of December 31, 2017 and $536,000 as of December 31, 2016. The $129,000 decrease in the amount reserved in 2017 relates to curren t period tax positions and the removal of the reserve relating to 2012 tax positions, because that period has now closed. The amount reserved as of December 31, 2016 was added in 2012 through 2016 relating to current period tax positions. If recognized, $322,000 of the unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2017 would favorably impact our effective tax rate. Potential interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits of $11,000 and $59,000 were recognized in our financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We do not expect the reserves for unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly within the next twelve months. The federal statute of limitations remains open for 2014 and forward. We file tax returns in numerous state jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations.

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