Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Domestic and foreign income taxes
The components of income before income taxes are as follows: 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Domestic
$
14,505

 
$
7,705

 
$
29,400

Foreign
(8,213
)
 
(4,946
)
 
(4,793
)
Income before provision for income taxes
$
6,292

 
$
2,759

 
$
24,607

Income tax (benefit) provision
The components of the (benefit) provision for income taxes are as follows: 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Current:
 

 
 

 
 

   Federal
$
(2,659
)
 
$
10,114

 
$
9,135

   State
1,826

 
3,499

 
733

   Foreign
(814
)
 
371

 
178

 
(1,647
)
 
13,984

 
10,046

Deferred:
 

 
 

 
 

   Federal
(3,263
)
 
(10,315
)
 
(2,586
)
   State
574

 
(2,099
)
 
85

   Foreign
245

 
(1,225
)
 
(1,298
)
 
(2,444
)
 
(13,639
)
 
(3,799
)
 
$
(4,091
)
 
$
345

 
$
6,247

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Deferred tax assets:
 

 
 

Compensation accruals
$
2,774

 
$
3,122

Reserves
3,638

 
3,110

Other accruals
2,893

 
2,344

Net operating losses
7,498

 
1,948

Interest rate swaps
1,715

 
1,073

Energy efficiency
19,116

 
9,524

Deferred revenue
1,769

 
1,624

Gross deferred income tax assets
39,403

 
22,745

Valuation allowance
(3,995
)
 
(1,953
)
Total deferred income tax assets
$
35,408

 
$
20,792

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
$
(31,326
)
 
$
(23,504
)
Contract refinancing
(437
)
 
(710
)
Canada
(5,659
)
 
(2,047
)
United Kingdom
(396
)
 
(765
)
Acquisition accounting
(159
)
 
(242
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(37,977
)
 
(27,268
)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
$
(2,569
)
 
$
(6,476
)
Reconciliation of effective tax rates
The following is a reconciliation of the effective tax rates:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Income before income tax
$
6,292

 
$
2,759

 
$
24,607

Federal statutory tax expense
$
2,202

 
$
966

 
$
8,612

State income taxes, net of Federal benefit
666

 
201

 
818

Net state impact of deferred rate change
264

 
(69
)
 

Non deductible expenses
(213
)
 
2,008

 
2,612

Stock-based compensation expense
415

 
373

 
337

Energy efficiency preferences
(9,517
)
 
(3,280
)
 
(7,033
)
Foreign items and rate differential
719

 
349

 
557

Valuation allowance
1,408

 
(276
)
 
 
Miscellaneous
(35
)
 
73

 
344

 
$
(4,091
)
 
$
345

 
$
6,247

Effective tax rate:
 
 
 

 
 

Federal statutory rate expense
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit
10.6
 %
 
7.3
 %
 
3.3
 %
Net state impact of deferred rate change
4.2
 %
 
(2.5
)%
 
 %
Non deductible expenses
(3.4
)%
 
72.8
 %
 
10.6
 %
Stock-based compensation expense
6.6
 %
 
13.5
 %
 
1.4
 %
Energy efficiency preferences
(151.3
)%
 
(118.9
)%
 
(28.6
)%
Foreign items and rate differential
11.4
 %
 
12.6
 %
 
2.3
 %
Valuation allowance
22.4
 %
 
(10.0
)%
 
 %
Miscellaneous
(0.6
)%
 
2.6
 %
 
1.4
 %
 
(65.1
)%
 
12.4
 %
 
25.4
 %
Unrecognized tax benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Balance, beginning of year
$
9,200

 
$
4,900

Additions for prior year tax positions
1,700

 
4,300

Settlements paid to tax authorities

 

Reductions of prior year tax positions
(7,200
)
 

Balance, end of year
$
3,700

 
$
9,200