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, 2015

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, 2015, and December 31, 2014, are as follows:



Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	(1,033,385	)	$	(679,692	)
Cost recovery of leased and fixed assets	(795,444		)	(1,042,207		)
Sub-total	$	(1,828,829	)	$	(1,721,899	)
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Basis reduction of investment in partnerships	$	2,661,415		$	2,842,332
Net unrealized gain on investment securities	314,610			142,154
Sub-total	2,976,025			2,984,486
Total net deferred tax liability	$	1,147,196		$	1,262,587

For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the total deferred tax liability presented above relates to assets held in 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 differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 35 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, 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, 2015			March 31, 2014
Application of statutory income tax rate	$	1,553,434		$	918,346
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	37,051			42,979
Federal Tax Attributable to Income of Real Estate Investment Trust	(1,270,120		)	(447,812		)
Total income tax expense	$	320,365		$	513,513

Total income taxes are computed by applying the federal statutory rate of 35 percent plus a blended state income tax rate, which was approximately 3.92 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 3.11 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2014. CorEnergy BBWS does not record a provision for state income taxes because it operates only in Wyoming, which does not have state income tax. Because and MoGas primarily only operate in the state of Missouri, a blended state income tax rate of 5 percent was used for the operations of our Mowood Corridor, Inc. and MoGas TRSs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The restructuring done in December 2012 causes us to hold and operate certain of our assets through one or more TRSs. A TRS is a subsidiary of a REIT that is subject to applicable corporate income tax. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, all of the income tax expense presented above relates to the assets and activities held in the Company's TRSs. The components of income tax expense include the following for the periods presented:



Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2015			March 31, 2014
Current tax expense
Federal	$	391,946		$	784,377
State (net of federal tax benefit)	43,810			69,698
Total current tax expense	435,756			854,075
Deferred tax benefit
Federal	(108,632		)	(313,843		)
State (net of federal tax benefit)	(6,759		)	(26,719		)
Total deferred tax benefit	(115,391		)	(340,562		)
Total income tax expense, net	$	320,365		$	513,513

As of December 31, 2014, the TRSs had a net operating loss of $1.7 million. The net operating loss may be carried forward for 20 years. If not utilized, this net operating loss will expire in the year ending December 31, 2033 and 2034. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the TRSs incurred a total net operating loss of approximately $882 thousand, resulting in a total net operating loss of approximately $2.6 million.

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
	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes	$	5,152,653	$	4,218,986
Gross unrealized appreciation	7,649,287		7,436,696
Net unrealized appreciation	$	7,649,287	$	7,436,696

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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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