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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
    2014     2013  
Deferred tax assets:            
Percentage depletion carryforwards   $ 1,463,834     $ 1,336,630  
Deferred stock-based compensation     29,475       24,003  
Asset retirement obligation     298,089       252,158  
Net operating loss     298,736       503,659  
Derivative instruments     13,944          
Other     9,673       3,237  
      2,113,751       2,119,687  
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Excess financial accounting bases over tax bases of property and equipment     (2,972,200 )     (2,972,886 )
                 
Net deferred tax liabilities   $ (858,449 )   $ (853,199 )
Income tax provision constituents
    2014     2013     2012  
Current income tax expense   $ 6,500     $ -     $ -  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)     5,250     (31,504 )     (27,960 )
Total income tax provision:   $ 11,750   $ (31,504 )   $ (27,960 )
                         
Effective tax rate     4 %     (15 %)     (9 %)
Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to income taxes computed
    2014     2013     2012  
Tax expense at federal statutory rate (1)   $ 106,374     $ (70,678 )   $ 102,691  
Statutory depletion carryforward     (127,204 )     -       (155,734 )
Effect of graduated rates     (13,841 )     3,391       (16,940 )
Revision of prior year estimates     -       -       4,314  
Permanent differences     46,421       35,783       30,210
Other     -       -       7,499
Total income tax expense (benefit)   $ 11,750   $ (31,504 )   $ (27,960 )
                         
Effective income tax rate     4 %+     (15 %)     (9 %)

 

(1) The federal statutory rate was 34% for fiscal years ending March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of unrecognized tax benefits
    2014     2013     2012  
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period   $ 677,000     $ 677,000     $ 670,000  
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year     2,000       -       -  
Changes to tax positions of prior years     -       -       7,000  
Settlements     -       -       -  
Expirations     -       -       -  
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period   $ 679,000     $ 677,000     $ 677,000