Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, consists of the following (in thousands):



	2016			2015			2014
Current provision:
Federal	$	4,280		$	6,440		$	995
State	429			523			195
Total current provision	4,709			6,963			1,190
Deferred provision:
Federal	(2,713		)	(1,846		)	6,840
Total deferred provision	(2,713		)	(1,846		)	6,840
Total provision	$	1,996		$	5,117		$	8,030

The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and (liabilities) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows (in thousands):



	2016			2015
Deferred income tax assets:
Stock Compensation	$	664		$	1,011
Other	84			4
Total deferred income tax assets	$	748		$	1,015

Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	(53,120	)	(56,132		)
Goodwill and other intangible assets	(973		)	(998		)
Other	(400		)	(343		)
Total deferred income tax liabilities	(54,493		)	(57,473		)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	$	(53,745	)	$	(56,458	)

The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, differs from the statutory rate as follows:



	2016		2015		2014
Statutory rate	34.0	%	34.0	%	34.0	%
State and local taxes	1.6	%	1.5	%	1.5	%
Other	(12.0	)%	(2.0	)%	0.7	%
Effective rate	23.6	%	33.5	%	36.2	%

Our policy regarding income tax interest and penalties is to expense those items as general and administrative expense. During the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, there were no significant income tax interest or penalty items in the statement of income.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examination by tax authorities for years before 2012.