Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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,
 
2014
 
2013
Current:
 
 
 
Federal
$
704

 
$
2,170

State and Local
318

 
381

Total Current Provision
$
1,022

 
$
2,551

 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
Federal
$
(1,293
)
 
$
(404
)
State and Local
(632
)
 
(47
)
Total Deferred Provision
$
(1,925
)
 
$
(451
)
Total Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes
$
(903
)
 
$
2,100

Provision (benefit) for income taxes from discontinued operations
$
(1,111
)
 
$
2,100

Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations
$
208

 
$

Schedule of tax treatment of common stock dividend distribution
Common stock distributions relating to 2014, 2013, and 2012 were taxable as follows:
 
 
 
Ordinary
 
Long-term
 
 
 
Dividends Per Share (A)
 
Income
 
Capital Gain
 
Return of Capital
2014
$
25.76

(B)
32.63
%
 
7.57
%
 
59.79
%
2013
$
44.28

(C)
33.91
%
 
0.00
%
 
66.09
%
2012
$
5.04

 
100.00
%
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%

(A)
Distribution per share has been adjusted for the 1-for-3 and 1-for-2 reverse stock split effective in August and October 2014, respectively.
(B)
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.
(C)
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,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Provision at the statutory rate
35.00
 %
 
35.00
 %
 
35.00
 %
Non-taxable REIT income
(56.20
)%
 
(33.88
)%
 
(35.00
)%
State and local taxes
(1.18
)%
 
0.21
 %
 

Valuation allowance
21.70
 %
 
(0.50
)%
 

Other
(1.80
)%
 
0.90
 %
 

Total provision
(2.48
)%
 
1.73
 %
 
0.00
 %
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, 2014 are presented below:
 
December 31
 
2014
 
2013
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
366

 
$
2,076

Depreciation and amortization
38,237

 
94,880

Leaseholds
6,489

 
6,489

Accrued expenses
15,293

 
23,816

Deposits
7,787

 
7,787

Net operating losses
26,543

 
211,560

Other
885

 
17,036

Total deferred tax assets
95,600

 
363,644

Less valuation allowance
(95,557
)
 
(363,192
)
Net deferred tax assets (A)
$
43

 
$
452

(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, 2013
$
363,192

Decrease due to spin-off of New Media
(244,401
)
Other decrease
(23,234
)
Valuation allowance at December 31, 2014
$
95,557