CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes. Components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, are as follows:



Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Deferred Tax Assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	998,724		$	543,116
Net unrealized loss on investment securities	867,555			251,539
Loan Loss Provision	605,107			1,257,436
Other loss carryforwards	2,215,428			1,833,240
Sub-total	$	4,686,814		$	3,885,331
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Basis reduction of investment in partnerships	$	(2,094,642	)	$	(2,159,058	)
Cost recovery of leased and fixed assets	(407,801		)	(119,297		)
Sub-total	(2,502,443		)	(2,278,355		)
Total net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	2,184,371		$	1,606,976

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the total deferred tax asset/(liability) presented above relates to the Company's TRSs. The Company recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as part of tax expense. Tax years subsequent to the year ending November 30, 2007, remain open to examination by federal and state tax authorities.

Total income tax expense/(benefit) differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 35 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, to income or loss from operations and other income and expense for the years presented, as follows:



Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Application of statutory income tax rate	$	747,599		$	1,553,434
State income taxes, net of federal tax (benefit)	(83,260		)	37,051
Federal Tax Attributable to Income of Real Estate Investment Trust	(1,919,465		)	(1,270,120		)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,255,126	)	$	320,365

Total income taxes are computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35 percent plus a blended state income tax rate. Corridor Public Inc. and Corridor Private Inc. had a blended state rate of approximately 2.82 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 3.92 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2015. CorEnergy BBWS Inc. does not record a provision for state income taxes because it operates only in Wyoming, which does not have state income tax. Because Mowood Corridor Inc. and Corridor MoGas Inc. primarily only operate in the state of Missouri, a blended state income tax rate of 5 percent was used for the operations of both TRSs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, all of the income tax benefit presented above relates to the assets and activities held in the Company's TRSs. The components of income tax expense/ (benefit) include the following for the periods presented:



Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Current tax expense
Federal	$	(627,197	)	$	391,946
State (net of federal tax benefit)	(50,534		)	43,810
Total current tax expense	(677,731		)	435,756
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
Federal	(544,669		)	(108,632		)
State (net of federal tax benefit)	(32,726		)	(6,759		)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)	(577,395		)	(115,391		)
Total income tax expense (benefit), net	$	(1,255,126	)	$	320,365

As of December 31, 2015 the TRSs incurred an aggregate net operating loss of $1.4 million. The net operating loss may be carried forward for 20 years. If not utilized, this net operating loss will expire as follows: $90 thousand, $804 thousand and $478 thousand in the years ending December 31, 2033, 2034, and 2035 respectively. The amount of deferred tax asset for net operating losses as of March 31, 2016, includes amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes and securities with unrealized appreciation and depreciation, were as follows:



Aggregate Cost of Securities for Income Tax Purposes (Unaudited)
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes	$	5,036,413		$	4,750,252
Gross unrealized appreciation	3,334,775			5,133,908
Gross unrealized depreciation	(97,500		)	(97,500		)
Net unrealized appreciation	$	3,237,275		$	5,036,408