Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
14. INCOME TAXES

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had net deferred tax liabilities of $204, which is recorded as a non-current deferred tax liability of $84 (specific to SLP which consists primarily of liabilities related to temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of intangible assets offset in part by amounts for deferred rent expense) and a non-current deferred tax liability of $120 related to the corporate activity of SFS which is primarily related to temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of intangible assets. These amounts are included in the prepaid expenses and other assets and deferred tax and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, respectively.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had net deferred tax liabilities of $106, which is recorded as a non-current deferred tax asset of $28 (specific to SLP which consists primarily of assets for deferred rent expense and equity-based compensation offset by a liability for the excess of book over tax basis of intangible assets) and non- current deferred tax liability of $134 related to the corporate activity of SFS which is primarily related to temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of intangible assets. These amounts are included in the prepaid expenses and other assets and deferred tax and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, respectively. The change in the deferred tax asset for SLP from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013 is attributable primarily to the current period reversal of deferred tax accounts.

The current tax expense was $291 and $247 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The deferred tax expense (benefit) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, was $47 and ($1), respectively, which when combined with current tax expense, resulted in an income tax provision for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of $338 and $269, respectively, recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The current tax expense was $594 and $519 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The deferred tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $73 and $20, respectively, which when combined with current tax expense, resulted in an income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of $667 and $539, respectively, recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The current expense increased from the comparable period for 2012 mainly due to increased profitability during 2013. The deferred expense difference is attributable primarily to the increase in price at which deferred equity units vested and the impact on the deferred tax account between 2012 and 2013.

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal, state, and local tax regulators. As of June 30, 2013, the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2009 through 2011 are open under the normal three-year statute of limitations and therefore subject to examination.

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