Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
$
17,605

 
$
27,468

Prepaid insurance
453

 
766

Total deferred tax liabilities:
18,058

 
28,234

Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Employee benefits
962

 
1,303

Uncompleted contracts
2,664

 
106

Stock based compensation expense
350

 
1,488

Allowance for uncollectible accounts
99

 
192

Long term incentive awards
280

 
264

Federal net operating losses
13,190

 
617

State net operating losses
511

 

AMT credit carryforwards

 
1,030

Other
394

 

Less valuation allowance
(392
)
 

Total deferred tax assets:
18,058

 
5,000

Net deferred tax liabilities:
$

 
$
23,234

Components of Income Tax Expense
Significant components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$

 
$
302

 
$
219

State
83

 
361

 
473

Total current
83

 
663

 
692

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(23,827
)
 
1,549

 
(13,614
)
State
(449
)
 
(171
)
 
(447
)
Total deferred
(24,276
)
 
1,378

 
(14,061
)
Income taxes
$
(24,193
)
 
$
2,041

 
$
(13,369
)
Reconciliation of Income Tax
A reconciliation of income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the Company’s income tax (benefit) expense for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):
 
2017
 
%
 
2016
 
%
 
2015
 
%
U.S. statutory rate
$
(24,136
)
 
35.0%
 
$
1,945

 
35.0%
 
$
(13,556
)
 
35.0%
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permanent differences
330

 
(0.5)%
 
64

 
1.1%
 
275

 
(0.7)%
State income taxes
(366
)
 
0.5%
 
32

 
0.6%
 

 
—%
Vesting of common stock
253

 
(0.4)%
 

 
—%
 

 
—%
Other
(274
)
 
0.5%
 

 
—%
 
(88
)
 
0.2%
Income tax (benefit) expense
$
(24,193
)
 
35.1%
 
$
2,041

 
36.7%
 
$
(13,369
)
 
34.5%