INCOME TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with the filing of its 2015 tax return for its tax year ended December 31, 2015. So long as the Company qualifies as a REIT under the Code, the Company will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on net taxable income that it distributes annually to its shareholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year, we will be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for the four subsequent taxable years. The Company is subject to certain foreign and state and local income taxes, in particular income taxes arising from its operating activities in Puerto Rico, which are included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. In addition, the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) are subject to income tax at regular corporate rates. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the REIT and other minority members are partners in the Operating Partnership. As such, the partners are required to report their share of taxable income on their respective tax returns. However, during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, certain non-real estate operating activities that could not be performed by the REIT, occurred through the Company’s TRSs, which are subject to federal, state and local income taxes. These income taxes are included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the REIT was subject to Puerto Rico corporate income taxes on its allocable share of Puerto Rico operating activities. The Puerto Rico corporate income tax consists of a flat 18.5% tax rate plus a graduated income surcharge tax for a maximum corporate income tax rate of 37.5%. In addition, the REIT is subject to a 10% branch profits tax on the earnings and profits generated from its allocable share of Puerto Rico operating activities and such tax is included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Puerto Rico income tax expense was $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively, and $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the same periods in 2024. The REIT was not subject to any material state and local income tax expense or benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. All amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
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