Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 4 — Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax expenses were $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $4.7 million for the same period in 2013. The effective income tax rate was 41.0 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 31.7 percent for the same period in 2013. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013, was due mainly to the expiration of the California EZ net interest deduction and EZ hiring credits. The current period income tax expense of $7.7 million includes discrete items of $ 0.1 million, related to an increase in unrecognized tax benefit of the California EZ net interest deduction and an adjustment associated with certain stock based compensation items. Also, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a favorable discrete items of $779,000, related mainly to adjustments of stock options and state tax attributes, was recorded. Management concluded that deferred tax assets were more likely than not to be realized, and therefore, no valuation allowance was required as of March 31, 2014.

 

As of March 31, 2014, the Company was subject to examinations by various federal and state tax authorities for the tax years ended December 31, 2004 through 2012. As of March 31, 2014, the Company was subjected to audits or examinations by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2009 tax year and the California Franchise Tax Board for the 2008 and 2009 tax years. Management does not anticipate any material changes in our financial statements due to the results of the audits.