Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

12.  INCOME TAXES

(In thousands)

2021

2020

2019

Income before income taxes:

U.S.

$

429,731

$

323,090

$

253,778

Foreign

3,712

Total

$

433,443

$

323,090

$

253,778

Income tax expense (benefit):

Currently payable:

U.S. Federal

$

88,930

$

66,792

$

46,320

State and local

22,006

13,345

7,575

Foreign

1,039

Deferred:

U.S. Federal

(4,123)

(8,087)

(543)

State and local

1,769

4,017

9,431

Foreign

(194)

$

109,427

$

76,067

$

62,783

Deferred tax assets at December 31:

Receivables, net

$

3,578

$

2,819

Inventories, net

5,961

2,347

Other assets, principally share-based compensation

4,219

3,396

Accrued liabilities

19,206

12,119

Lease liability

14,367

8,474

Long-term liabilities

9,821

9,712

Long-term lease liability

33,526

13,533

Net operating loss carryforward

7,747

7,577

Disallowed interest carryforward

11,108

109,533

59,977

Deferred tax liabilities at December 31:

Right of use assets

48,300

21,064

Property and equipment, net

42,150

33,111

Intangibles, net

263,327

169,710

Other

2,094

1,932

355,871

225,817

Net deferred tax liability at December 31

$

246,338

$

165,840

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, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

At December 31, 2021, the net deferred tax liability of $246.3 million consisted of net long-term deferred tax assets of $1.9 million and net long-term deferred tax liabilities of $248.2 million.  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.  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, 2021, $5.3 million will expire between 2022 and 2040.  Of the deferred tax asset related to the net operating loss at December 31, 2020, $7.5 million will expire between 2021 and 2039.

The deferred tax asset related to disallowed interest is not subject to expiration.

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

2021

2020

2019

U.S. Federal statutory tax rate

21.0

%

21.0

%

21.0

%

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

4.3

4.2

5.3

Share based compensation

(0.5)

(2.1)

(2.2)

Non-deductible/non-taxable items (1)

0.1

0.2

0.3

Other, net (1)

0.3

0.2

0.3

Effective tax rate

25.2

%

23.5

%

24.7

%

(1) Certain prior year percentages have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

A tax benefit of $2.4 million, $7.8 million and $6.3 million related to share-based compensation was recognized in income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

As of December 31, 2021, there are no liabilities related to uncertain tax positions.