Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

12.  INCOME TAXES

(In thousands)

2020

2019

2018

Income before income taxes:

U.S.

$

323,090

$

253,778

$

180,824

Income tax expense (benefit):

Currently payable:

U.S. Federal

$

66,792

$

46,320

$

25,980

State and local

13,345

7,575

7,156

Deferred:

U.S. Federal

(8,087)

(543)

9,939

State and local

4,017

9,431

2,997

$

76,067

$

62,783

$

46,072

Deferred tax assets at December 31:

Receivables, net

$

2,819

$

1,720

Inventories, net

2,347

1,388

Other assets, principally share-based compensation

3,396

2,894

Accrued liabilities

12,119

5,278

Lease liability

8,474

9,167

Long-term liabilities

9,712

9,971

Long-term lease liability

13,533

13,645

Net operating loss carryforward

7,577

12,803

59,977

56,866

Deferred tax liabilities at December 31:

     Right of use assets

21,064

22,062

Property and equipment, net

33,111

32,103

Intangibles, net

169,710

172,265

Other

1,932

1,440

225,817

227,870

Net deferred tax liability at December 31

$

165,840

$

171,004

A valuation allowance must be established for deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not that they will not be realized.  After review of all available positive and negative evidence, the Company has determined that no valuation allowance was required for the deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2020, there are no valuation allowances in place.

At December 31, 2020, the net deferred tax liability of $165.8 million consisted of net long-term deferred tax assets of $2.7 million and net long-term deferred tax liabilities of $168.6 million.  At December 31, 2019, the net deferred tax liability of $171.0 million consisted of net long-term deferred tax assets of $4.3 million and net long-term deferred tax liabilities of $175.3 million.  The deferred assets and deferred liabilities show the State deferreds net of Federal benefit.

Of the deferred tax asset related to the net operating loss at December 31, 2020, $7.5 million will expire between 2021 and 2039.  Of the deferred tax asset related to the net operating loss at December 31, 2019, $12.7 million will expire between 2021 and 2038.  

A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate to the income tax expense (benefit) on income was as follows:

2020

2019

2018

U.S. Federal statutory tax rate

21.0

%

21.0

%

21.0

%

State and local taxes, net of U.S. Federal tax benefit

4.2

5.3

4.5

Share based compensation

(2.1)

(2.2)

(1.4)

Non-deductible meals & entertainment

0.2

0.3

0.4

Non-deductible transaction costs

0.3

Other, net

0.2

0.3

0.7

Effective tax rate

23.5

%

24.7

%

25.5

%

A tax benefit of $7.8 million, $6.3 million and $3.2 million related to share based compensation was recognized in income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to income tax examinations on filed returns for years before 2017.

As of December 31, 2020, there are no liabilities related to uncertain tax positions.