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before income taxes are comprised of the following components for the periods indicated:
Below are the components of the Company's income tax provision for the periods indicated:
The Company has U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards for tax purposes, totaling $101,502 as of December 31, 2016, that are available to offset future taxable income. These carry forwards expire from 2028 to 2035. Management estimates that the Company will not be able to utilize some of the loss carryforwards before they expire due to limitations imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 382. A valuation allowance with a year-end balance of $35 has been recorded for these deferred tax assets. In addition, the Company's foreign subsidiaries have NOL carryforwards aggregating $12,935. A portion of these carryforwards expire from 2025 to 2033. Approximately $13,400 of the U.S. NOL carryforward has an indefinite life carryforward provided the Company continues to meet certain obligations under Luxembourg's tax codes. Management has recorded a valuation allowance of $1,243 against the deferred tax assets recorded for a foreign subsidiary.
The Company has state NOL carryforwards with an aggregate tax benefit of $3,196 which expire from 2017 to 2035. Management estimates that the Company will not be able to utilize some of the loss carryforwards in certain states before they expire. A valuation allowance with a year-end balance of $384 has been recorded for these deferred tax assets. In 2016, the valuation allowance for state NOL carryforwards decreased by $113. The decrease was primarily a result of a change in the estimation of the utilization of the NOL in the carryforward years. In conjunction with the Paulin Acquisition, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset related to the carryforward of a foreign exchange loss. The total carryforward balance at year-end is $194. Management estimates that the Company will not be able to realize the benefit of this deferred tax asset and has recorded a valuation allowance of $75.
The Company has $353 of general business tax credit carryforwards which expire from 2017 to 2034. A valuation allowance of $98 has been established for a portion of these tax credits. The Company has $781 of foreign tax credit carryforwards which expire from 2019 to 2025.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
The table below reflects the significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015:
Realization of the net deferred tax assets is dependent on the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and generating sufficient taxable income prior to their expiration. Although realization is not assured, management estimates it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realized. The amount of net deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward periods are reduced.
Hillman is subject to income taxes in the United States and in certain foreign jurisdictions. In general, it is the practice and intention of the Company to reinvest the earnings of certain of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in those operations. Based on direction from the new management team, the Company's position with respect to permanent reinvestment of earnings in its foreign subsidiaries was revised in the fourth quarter of 2014. Only one of the foreign subsidiaries has accumulated E&P that warranted establishment of a deferred tax asset. Due to the availability of a foreign tax credit which can offset the U.S. tax on future distributions from this subsidiary, an overall deferred tax asset of $256 has been recorded as of December 31, 2016.
As of December 31, 2016, the Company does not have any excess amount for financial reporting over the tax basis in these certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $256 based on undistributed earnings in one of its foreign subsidiaries that is not being indefinitely reinvested.
Below is a reconciliation of statutory income tax rates to the effective income tax rates for the periods indicated:
The Company has recorded a $1,686 increase in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016 related to items previously recognized in its consolidated financial statements. A balance of $1,734 of the remaining unrecognized tax benefit is shown in the financial statements at December 31, 2016 as a reduction of the deferred tax asset for the Company's NOL carryforwards while $326 of the ending reserve is included in the balance of other long term liabilities.
The Company has recorded a $61 decrease in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015 related to items previously recognized in its consolidated financial statements. The ending reserve of $374 is included in other long term liabilities.
The Company has recorded a $1,559 decrease in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits in the six month Predecessor period ended June 29, 2014 due to the resolution of a recent IRS examination in 2014. The Company has decreased its reserve for unrecognized tax benefits in the six month Successor period June 30, 2014 through December 31, 2014 and the six month Predecessor period ended June 29, 2014 by $30 and $1, respectively, related to items previously recognized by the acquired company in its financial statements. A balance of $58 of the remaining unrecognized tax benefit is shown in the financial statements at December 31, 2014 as a reduction of the deferred tax asset for the Company's NOL carryforwards while $377 of the ending reserve is included in the balance of other long term liabilities.
The following is a summary of the changes for the periods indicated below:
The Company recognizes potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. In conjunction with FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which was codified in ASC 740-10, the Company has not recognized any adjustment of interest or penalties in its consolidated financial statements due to its NOL position. The Company does not anticipate a decrease in the unrecognized tax benefits for the tax year ending December 31, 2017.
The Company files a consolidated income tax return in the U.S. and numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2016, with a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and foreign tax examinations by tax authorities for the tax years prior to 2012. However, the IRS can make adjustments to losses carried forward by the Company from 2010 forward and utilized on its federal return.
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