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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

19. Income Taxes – Income tax expense increased by $576 to end at an expense of $1,954 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $1,378 for the comparable period in 2016. The effective tax rate for the quarter was 32.1%, as compared to 31.3% in the same period of the prior year.  Income tax expense was $5,015 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $3,672 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 29.2% and 27.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate is based on the projected income for the full year and is subject to ongoing review and adjustment by management.

 

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09, “Improvement to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payments, including treatment of excess tax benefits and forfeitures, as well as consideration of minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. Under the new standard, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies will be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a discrete tax benefit of $333 was recognized as part of the income tax expense.

 

The Company has effectively settled its examination with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for the tax years ended December 31, 2012 and 2014.  As a result, the Company increased deferred tax assets and income taxes payable at December 31, 2016 by $12,598.  The Company’s 2015 federal income tax return is still subject to IRS examination.  The Company’s state income tax returns are subject to examination for the 2012 through 2015 tax years.  On April 3, 2017, the Company paid the IRS $11,580.