(14) Income Taxes

The Partnership’s operations are organized as limited partnerships and entities that are disregarded entities for federal and state income tax purposes. As a result, the Partnership is not subject to U.S. federal and most state income taxes. The partners and unitholders of the Partnership are liable for these income taxes on their share of the Partnership’s taxable income. Some states impose franchise and capital taxes on the Partnership. Such taxes are not material to the consolidated financial statements and have been included in other income (expense) as incurred.

For calendar year 2017, the only periods subject to examination for federal and state income tax returns are 2015 through 2017. The Partnership believes its income tax filing positions, including its status as a pass-through entity, would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its consolidated balance sheet. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain tax positions, nor interest and penalties, have been recorded. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, no provision for federal or state income taxes has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The Partnership’s consolidated financial statements include Enviva Finance Corp., which is a wholly owned C corporation that was formed for the purpose of being the co-issuer of the Partnership’s Senior Notes. There were no activities generated by Enviva Finance Corp. during 2017 and 2016, as a result, no provision for federal or state income taxes has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The Partnership’s consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2015, includes income tax expense of $2.7 million related to the activities of the Cottondale plant from the date of acquisition on January 5, 2015 through April 8, 2015. This amount is reflected as a capital contribution. During this period, Green Circle was a corporate subsidiary of the predecessor entity of Acquisition II. Green Circle, which is now Enviva Cottondale Acquisition I, LLC, and Acquisition II were each treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes until April 7, 2015 and April 8, 2015, respectively. Prior to the contribution of Acquisition II to the Partnership on April 9, 2015, the financial results of the predecessor entity of each of Acquisition II and Green Circle were included in the consolidated federal income tax return of the tax paying entity, Acquisition I.