Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes (including discontinued operations) consists of the following:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
298

 
$
704

 
$
2,170

State and Local
101

 
318

 
381

Total Current Provision
$
399

 
$
1,022

 
$
2,551

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(46
)
 
$
(1,293
)
 
$
(404
)
State and Local
(8
)
 
(632
)
 
(47
)
Total Deferred Provision
$
(54
)
 
$
(1,925
)
 
$
(451
)
Total Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes
$
345

 
$
(903
)
 
$
2,100

Provision (benefit) for income taxes from discontinued operations
$

 
$
(1,111
)
 
$
2,100

Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations
$
345

 
$
208

 
$

Schedule of tax treatment of common stock dividend distribution
Common stock distributions relating to 2015, 2014, and 2013 were taxable as follows:
 
 
 
Ordinary
 
Long-term
 
 
 
Dividends Per Share
 
Income
 
Capital Gain
 
Return of Capital
2015
$
0.60

 
30.41
%
 
69.59
%
 
0.00
%
2014
$
25.76

(A)
32.64
%
 
7.57
%
 
59.79
%
2013
$
44.28

(B)
33.91
%
 
0.00
%
 
66.09
%

(A)
Includes the distribution of New Media common stock valued at $5.34 per share and the distribution of New Senior common stock valued at $18.02 per share.
(B)
Includes the distribution of New Residential common stock valued at $41.34 per share.

Schedule of effective income tax reconciliation
The difference between Newcastle's reported provision for income taxes and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% is as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Provision at the statutory rate
35.00
 %
 
35.00
 %
 
35.00
 %
Non-taxable REIT income
(86.91
)%
 
(56.20
)%
 
(33.88
)%
Permanent items
31.24
 %
 
 %
 
 %
State and local taxes
0.32
 %
 
(1.18
)%
 
0.21
 %
Valuation allowance (reversal)
22.04
 %
 
21.70
 %
 
(0.50
)%
Other
(0.04
)%
 
(1.80
)%
 
0.90
 %
Total provision (benefit)
1.65
 %
 
(2.48
)%
 
1.73
 %
Schedule of deferred tax assets

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
399

 
$
366

Depreciation and amortization
33,495

 
13,938

Accrued expenses
2,008

 
2,006

Net operating losses
22,524

 
26,543

Other

 
2,365

Total deferred tax assets
58,426

 
45,218

Less valuation allowance
(42,158
)
 
(27,434
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
16,268

 
$
17,784

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Leaseholds
15,366

 
17,741

Other
805

 

Total deferred tax liabilities
$
16,171

 
$
17,741

Net deferred tax assets (A)
$
97

 
$
43

(A) Recorded in receivables and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance
The following table summarizes the change in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance:
Valuation allowance at December 31, 2014
$
27,434

Current year income
14,724

Valuation allowance at December 31, 2015
$
42,158