Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes

14. INCOME TAXES

 

 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

  

2013

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Current Provision:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

  

$

435

  

 

$

6

  

 

$

6

 

State and local

  

 

1,430

  

 

 

1,029

  

 

 

835

  

Total Current Provision

  

 

1,865

  

 

 

1,035

  

 

 

841

  

Deferred (Benefit) Provision:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

  

 

176

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(281

)

State and local

  

 

107

  

 

 

36

  

 

 

6

 

Total Deferred Provision (Benefit)

  

 

283

  

 

 

22

  

 

 

(275

)

Total Provision for Income Taxes

  

$

2,148

  

 

$

1,057

  

 

$

566

  

 

Deferred taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their bases for income tax purposes.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had a net deferred tax asset (liability) of $25,683 and ($130), respectively.  As of December 31, 2013, the net deferred tax asset of $25,683, which is recorded as a net non-current deferred tax asset of $25,831 specific to Silvercrest, consists primarily of assets related to temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of intangibles related to its acquisition of partnership units of SLP, a net non-current deferred tax liability of $34 specific to SLP which consists primarily of liabilities related to differences between the financial statement and tax bases of intangible assets, and a non-current deferred tax liability of $114 related to the corporate activity of SFS which is primarily related to temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of intangible assets.

A summary of deferred tax assets and liabilities as follows:

 

 

  

As of December 31,

 

 

  

2013 

 

 

2012

 

Deferred tax assets

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

25,050

 

 

$

-

 

Deferred rent

  

 

482

  

 

 

112

  

Equity-based compensation of partners

  

 

222

  

 

 

32

  

Other

  

 

147

  

 

 

2

  

Total deferred tax assets

  

$

25,901

  

 

$

146

  

Deferred tax liabilities

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

  

$

218

  

 

$

238

  

Other

  

 

-

  

 

 

38

  

Total deferred tax liabilities

  

$

218

  

 

$

276

  

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

  

$

25,683

 

 

$

(130

)

The following table reconciles the provision for income taxes to the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate:

 

 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

  

2013

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate

  

 

35.00

 

 

35.00

 

 

35.00

Income passed through to Partners

  

 

(25.57

)% 

 

 

(35.00

)% 

 

 

(35.00

)% 

State and local income taxes

  

 

6.92

 

 

5.26

 

 

5.72

Life insurance proceeds

 

 

   (5.41)

 

 

0.00

 

 

0.00

Other

  

 

0.13

 

 

(0.17)

 

 

(1.99

)% 

Effective income tax rate

  

 

11.07

 

 

5.09

 

 

3.73

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had taxes payable of $1,153 and $356, respectively.  For December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, taxes payable consisted of federal and state and local taxes payable of $430 and $723, and $0 and $356, respectively.

Of the total net deferred taxes at December 31, 2013, $55 of the net deferred tax liabilities relate to non-controlling interests. These amounts are included in deferred tax and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, respectively.

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had $130 of net deferred tax liabilities, and these amounts are included in the prepaid expenses and other assets and deferred tax and other liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal, state, and local tax regulators. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2010 through 2012 are open under the normal three-year statute of limitations and therefore subject to examination.

The guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.  Furthermore, the Company does not have any material uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2013 and 2012.