Income taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	6. Income taxes red violet is a “C” corporation, while its subsidiaries are all limited liability companies. Before the Spin-off, red violet and its subsidiaries were consolidated with Fluent for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, for purposes of these financial statements, the income tax provisions were prepared assuming the entities filed separate tax returns. The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes in the United States. Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items arising in that quarter. In each quarter, we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated annual tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment in that quarter. On December 22, 2017, the tax reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted, with the statutory federal income tax rate lowered to 21% among other changes, effective on January 1, 2018. As a full valuation allowance was provided as of September 30, 2018, the Act does not have a material net impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements, however, certain income tax disclosures are affected. The Company’s effective income tax rate differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 34% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the effective income tax rate was 0%, and the difference is primarily the result of the full valuation allowance applied against the Company’s deferred tax assets. The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the Company’s financial statements. red violet continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. red violet has no federal income tax filings that remain open for tax examination as 2018 will be the first filing year for the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, Interactive Data’s stand-alone state income tax returns since 2014 remain open for tax examination. red violet does not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

6. Income taxes

red violet is a “C” corporation, while its subsidiaries are all limited liability companies. Before the Spin-off, red violet and its subsidiaries were consolidated with Fluent for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, for purposes of these financial statements, the income tax provisions were prepared assuming the entities filed separate tax returns.

The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes in the United States. Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items arising in that quarter. In each quarter, we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated annual tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment in that quarter.

On December 22, 2017, the tax reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted, with the statutory federal income tax rate lowered to 21% among other changes, effective on January 1, 2018. As a full valuation allowance was provided as of September 30, 2018, the Act does not have a material net impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements, however, certain income tax disclosures are affected.

The Company’s effective income tax rate differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 34% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the effective income tax rate was 0%, and the difference is primarily the result of the full valuation allowance applied against the Company’s deferred tax assets.

The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the Company’s financial statements.

red violet continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. red violet has no federal income tax filings that remain open for tax examination as 2018 will be the first filing year for the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, Interactive Data’s stand-alone state income tax returns since 2014 remain open for tax examination.

red violet does not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.