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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 6 - Income Taxes

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Note 6 - Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements Ìý
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
6
.
Income Taxes
Ìý
The income tax provision charged to operations for the years ended
December 31, 2017,
2016
and
2015
was as follows (in thousands):
Ìý
Ìý Ìý
2017
Ìý Ìý
201
6
Ìý Ìý
201
5
Ìý
Current:
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
U.S. Federal
Ìý $
46,013
Ìý Ìý $
21,665
Ìý Ìý $
25,030
Ìý
State and local
Ìý Ìý
851
Ìý Ìý Ìý
376
Ìý Ìý Ìý
400
Ìý
Ìý Ìý Ìý
46,864
Ìý Ìý Ìý
22,041
Ìý Ìý Ìý
25,430
Ìý
Deferred benefit
Ìý Ìý
(3,365
) Ìý Ìý
(4,194
) Ìý Ìý
(186
)
Ìý Ìý $
43,499
Ìý Ìý $
17,847
Ìý Ìý $
25,244
Ìý
Ìý
The Trust is taxed as if it were a corporation. Total income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate of
35%
to income before Federal income taxes as a result of the following
(in thousands):
Ìý
Ìý Ìý
201
7
Ìý Ìý
201
6
Ìý Ìý
201
5
Ìý
Computed tax expense at the statutory rate
Ìý $
41,951
Ìý Ìý $
19,280
Ìý Ìý $
26,349
Ìý
Reduction in income taxes resulting from:
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Statutory depletion
Ìý Ìý
(3,378
) Ìý Ìý
(1,609
) Ìý Ìý
(1,321
)
State taxes
Ìý Ìý
397
Ìý Ìý Ìý
205
Ìý Ìý Ìý
257
Ìý
Effect of change in statutory tax rate
(1)
Ìý Ìý
4,519
Ìý Ìý Ìý
—
Ìý Ìý Ìý
—
Ìý
Other, net
Ìý Ìý
10
Ìý Ìý Ìý
(29
) Ìý Ìý
(41
)
Ìý Ìý $
43,499
Ìý Ìý $
17,847
Ìý Ìý $
25,244
Ìý
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(
1
)
The effect of the anticipated change in statutory income tax rate from
35%
to
21%
effective
January 1, 2018.
Ìý
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at
December 31,
201
7
and
2016
are as follows (in thousands):
Ìý
Ìý Ìý
201
7
Ìý Ìý
201
6
Ìý
Deferred revenue
Ìý $
8,902
Ìý Ìý $
4,177
Ìý
Basis difference in pension plan liability
Ìý Ìý
—
Ìý Ìý Ìý
(36
)
Total deferred tax assets
Ìý Ìý
8,902
Ìý Ìý Ìý
4,141
Ìý
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Basis differences in property, plant and equipment
Ìý Ìý
1,691
Ìý Ìý Ìý
—
Ìý
Basis differences in real estate acquired through foreclosure
Ìý Ìý
142
Ìý Ìý Ìý
234
Ìý
Basis difference in pension plan liability
Ìý Ìý
68
Ìý Ìý Ìý
—
Ìý
Deferred installment revenue on land sales for tax purposes
Ìý Ìý
9
Ìý Ìý Ìý
32
Ìý
Total deferred tax liability
Ìý Ìý
1,910
Ìý Ìý Ìý
266
Ìý
Net deferred tax asset
Ìý $
6,992
Ìý Ìý $
3,875
Ìý
Ìý
The Trust files a U. S. Federal income tax return. With few exceptions, the Trust is
no
longer subject to U. S. Federal income tax examination by tax authorities for years before
201
4.
Ìý