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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciles Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate

The following table reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the periods presented:

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

Statutory federal income tax rate

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

Increases (decreases) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disallowed meals & entertainment

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.6

%

Disallowed compensation

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

3.2

%

State income tax, net of federal tax benefit (1)

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3.6

%

Other, net

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

%)

Effective tax rate

 

 

42.8

%

 

 

41.3

%

 

 

42.3

%

 

(1)

Included in income tax is Florida income tax at a statutory rate of 5.5%.

Deferred Income Tax Effects of Temporary Differences

Deferred income taxes represent the temporary differences between the U.S. GAAP and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The tax effects of temporary differences are as follows as of the dates presented (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned premiums

 

$

15,835

 

 

$

10,976

 

Advanced premiums

 

 

1,332

 

 

 

1,742

 

Unpaid losses and LAE

 

 

1,654

 

 

 

2,598

 

Regulatory assessments

 

 

111

 

 

 

345

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

520

 

 

 

1,459

 

Accrued wages

 

 

539

 

 

 

255

 

Allowance for uncollectible receivables

 

 

138

 

 

 

172

 

Additional tax basis of securities

 

 

53

 

 

 

45

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

918

 

 

 

1,149

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

1,152

 

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax assets

 

 

22,252

 

 

 

18,741

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

 

(9,898

)

 

 

(6,133

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(504

)

 

 

(548

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(10,402

)

 

 

(6,690

)

Net deferred income tax asset

 

$

11,850

 

 

$

12,051