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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes INCOME TAXES
Stratus’ accounting policy for and other information regarding its income taxes are further described in Notes 1 and 7 in the Stratus 2022 Form 10-K.

Stratus has a full valuation allowance against its U.S. Federal net deferred tax assets as of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Stratus has recorded a deferred tax asset totaling $38 thousand at both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 related to state income taxes.

In evaluating the recoverability of the remaining deferred tax assets, management considered available positive and negative evidence, giving greater weight to the uncertainty regarding projected future financial results. Upon a change in facts and circumstances, management may conclude that sufficient positive evidence exists to support a reversal of, or decrease in, the valuation allowance in the future, which would favorably impact Stratus' results of operations. Stratus’ future results of operations may be negatively impacted by an inability to realize a tax benefit for future tax losses or for items that will generate additional deferred tax assets that are not more likely than not to be realized.

During 2023, Stratus expects to incur current state income taxes in addition to U.S. Federal current income taxes primarily associated with taxable income generated from cash received in the Holden Hills transaction discussed in Note 3.

The difference between Stratus' consolidated effective income tax rate of (17) percent for the first six months of 2023 and the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 21 percent was primarily attributable to state income taxes, noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries, the presence of a valuation allowance against its U.S. Federal net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2023, and the executive compensation limitation. The difference between Stratus' consolidated effective income tax rate of (13) percent for the first six months of 2022 and the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 21 percent was primarily attributable to the release of a reserve on uncertain tax positions related to the 2015 through 2017 U.S. Federal tax audit, which was closed in first-quarter 2022.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IR Act) was enacted in the United States. Among other provisions, the IR Act imposes a new 1 percent excise tax on the fair market value of net corporate stock
repurchases made by covered corporations, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. Stratus is assessing the potential impacts of the IR Act but does not expect the IR Act to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.