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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

8. Income Taxes

Solitario accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under ASC 740, income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related to certain income and expenses recognized in different periods for financial and income tax reporting purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred taxes are also recognized for operating losses and tax credits that are available to offset future taxable income and income taxes, respectively. A valuation allowance is provided if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Primarily as a result of the built-in-gain in the value of Solitario's holdings of Kinross common stock recognized as other comprehensive income, Solitario estimated that its deferred tax liabilities exceeded its realizable deferred tax assets by $963,000 at December 31, 2012. As of June 30, 2013, Solitario’s deferred tax assets exceed its built in gain associated with its investment in marketable equity securities and Solitario has provided a valuation allowance of $341,000, which has been recorded in other comprehensive income. Accordingly, Solitario has recorded no deferred tax liabilities as of June 30, 2013.

The following table summarizes the changes in income taxes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

(in thousands)	Three months ended June 30,		Six months ended June 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Income tax expense	$ 193	$ 113	$ 24	$ 4
Deferred tax benefit on unrealized losses on marketable equity securities in other comprehensive income	$ 449	$1,011	$ 975	$1,540

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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