Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
28

 
$
298

 
$
704

State and Local
64

 
101

 
318

Total Current Provision
$
92

 
$
399

 
$
1,022

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
83

 
$
(46
)
 
$
(1,293
)
State and Local
14

 
(8
)
 
(632
)
Total Deferred Provision
$
97

 
$
(54
)
 
$
(1,925
)
Total Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes
$
189

 
$
345

 
$
(903
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from discontinued operations
$

 
$

 
$
(1,111
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations
$
189

 
$
345

 
$
208

Schedule of tax treatment of common stock dividend distribution
Common stock distributions relating to 2016, 2015, and 2014 were taxable as follows:
 
Dividends Per Share
 
Ordinary Income
 
Long-term Capital Gain
 
Return of Capital
2016
$
0.48

 
0.00
%
 
100.00
%
 
0.00
%
2015
$
0.60


30.41
%
 
69.59
%
 
0.00
%
2014
$
25.76

(A)
32.64
%
 
7.57
%
 
59.79
%
(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.

Schedule of effective income tax reconciliation
The difference between Drive Shack Inc.'s reported provision for income taxes and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% is as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Provision at the statutory rate
35.00
 %
 
35.00
 %
 
35.00
 %
Non-taxable REIT income
(51.97
)%
 
(86.91
)%
 
(56.20
)%
Permanent items
0.23
 %
 
31.24
 %
 
 %
State and local taxes
0.07
 %
 
0.32
 %
 
(1.18
)%
Valuation allowance (reversal)
15.56
 %
 
22.04
 %
 
21.70
 %
Other
1.35
 %
 
(0.04
)%
 
(1.80
)%
Total provision (benefit)
0.24
 %
 
1.65
 %
 
(2.48
)%
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, 2016 and 2015 are presented below:
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
358

 
$
399

Depreciation and amortization
38,598

 
33,495

Accrued expenses
2,885

 
2,008

Interest
16,503

 

Net operating losses
162,629

 
22,524

Other
2,036

 

Total deferred tax assets
223,009

 
58,426

Less valuation allowance
(133,192
)
 
(42,158
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
89,817

 
$
16,268

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Leaseholds
13,681

 
15,366

Cancellation of debt
75,632

 

Other
504

 
805

Total deferred tax liabilities
$
89,817

 
$
16,171

Net deferred tax assets (A)
$

 
$
97

(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, 2015
$
42,158

Increase due to tax status change
77,342

Current year income
13,692

Valuation allowance at December 31, 2016
$
133,192