Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES. (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES. (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of provision for income taxes

The Company recorded a provision (benefit) for income taxes as follows (in thousands):

 

    Years Ended December 31,  
    2018     2017     2016  
Current provision (benefit)   $ (589 )   $ (490 )   $ 141  
Deferred provision (benefit)     27       169       (1,122 )
Total   $ (562 )   $ (321 )   $ (981 )
Schedule of reconciliation of effective tax rate

A reconciliation of the differences between the United States statutory federal income tax rate and the effective tax rate as provided in the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:

 

    Years Ended December 31,  
    2018     2017     2016  
Statutory rate     21.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit     5.4       4.0       6.4  
Change in valuation allowance     (20.3 )     (34.5 )     (298.8 )
Impact of Federal tax rate change on deferred taxes           (28.4 )      
Impact of Federal tax rate change on valuation allowance           29.4        
Fair value adjustments and warrant inducements           0.4       37.2  
Noncontrolling interest     (3.0 )     (3.2 )      
Stock compensation           (0.1 )     58.8  
Non-deductible items     (0.7 )     (0.2 )     8.9  
Other     (1.6 )     (1.6 )     (27.5 )
Effective rate     0.8 %     0.8 %     (180.0 )%

Schedule of components of deferred income taxes

The components of deferred income taxes included in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

 

    December 31,  
    2018     2017  
Deferred tax assets:                
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 48,082     $ 40,989  
R&D, energy and AMT credits     4,247       1,797  
Disallowed interest     3,769        
Railcar contracts     650       1,415  
Stock-based compensation     782       738  
Allowance for doubtful accounts and other assets     643       637  
Derivatives     1,214       267  
Pension liability     2,941       2,939  
Other     2,134       2,097  
Total deferred tax assets     64,462       50,879  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Property and equipment     (23,013 )     (25,194 )
Intangibles     (749 )     (749 )
Other     (363 )     (521 )
Total deferred tax liabilities     (24,125 )     (26,464 )
                 
Valuation allowance     (40,588 )     (24,639 )
Net deferred tax liabilities, included in other liabilities   $ (251 )   $ (224 )
Schedule of net operating loss carryforwards

These net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows (in thousands):

 

Tax Years   Federal     State  
2019–2023   $     $  
2024–2028     12,256       20,217  
2029–2033     98,360       49,947  
2034 and after     40,955       95,868  
Non-expiring NOLs     31,641        
Total NOLs   $ 183,212     $ 166,032  

 

Certain of these net operating losses are not immediately available, but become available to be utilized in each of the years ended December 31, as follows (in thousands):

 

Year   Federal     State  
2019   $ 94,739     $ 108,956  
2020     6,374       5,345  
2021     6,308       5,318  
2022     6,308       5,318  
2023     6,308       5,318  

Schedule of income tax in the United States jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions

These jurisdictions, along with the years still open to audit under the applicable statutes of limitation, are as follows:

 

Jurisdiction   Tax Years
     
Federal   2015 – 2017
Arizona   2015 – 2017
California   2014 – 2017
Colorado   2014 – 2017
Idaho   2015 – 2017
Illinois   2014 – 2017
Indiana   2015 – 2017
Iowa   2015 – 2017
Kansas   2015 – 2017
Minnesota   2015 – 2017
Missouri   2015 – 2017
Nebraska   2015 – 2017
Oklahoma   2015 – 2017
Oregon   2015 – 2017
Texas   2014 – 2017