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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 23—Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate was 8.5% and 253.7% with consolidated pretax income of $26.9 million and pretax loss of $6.3 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) recognized a tax expense of $2.9 million on pretax income of $964,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the same period in 2025, the TRS recognized a tax benefit of $17.2 million on a pretax loss of $75.3 million. The primary difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is generally attributable to nontaxable REIT income resulting from the dividends paid deduction.

The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. On the basis of this evaluation, as of March 31, 2026, the valuation allowance remains zero. The TRS has a significant net deferred tax liability position, which indicates the TRS will utilize all of its deferred tax assets. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could be adjusted in future periods based on future income.

In general, cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to the shareholders for income tax purposes. Some portion of the dividends may be characterized as capital gain distributions or a return of capital. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (subject to certain limitations) provides a 20% deduction from taxable income for ordinary REIT dividends which was made permanent under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.