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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 13—INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income tax information is presented in the table below. The effective tax rate is different than the 21% U.S. federal income tax rate due to net income allocated to noncontrolling interests, state income taxes and permanent book tax differences.

Three months ended March 31, 

2025

2024

(in thousands)

Current income tax expense

$

408

$

323

Deferred income tax expense

2,486

1,129

Total income tax expense

$

2,894

$

1,452

Effective Tax Rate

23.4%

25.1%

          We regularly review our deferred tax assets for realization and establish a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company considers all available positive and negative evidence in determining whether realization of the tax benefit is more likely than not. This evidence includes historical income/loss, projected future income, the expected timing of the reversal of existing temporary differences and the implementation of tax planning strategies. Management has continued to assess both positive and negative evidence and determined that no adjustments to the remaining valuation allowance were necessary as of March 31, 2025.