Note 7 – Income Taxes
The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT as defined under Section 856(c) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes and expects to continue to operate to qualify as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to currently distribute at least 90% of its adjusted REIT taxable income to its shareholders.
As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to its shareholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT or does not distribute 100% of its taxable income in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal taxes at regular corporate rates (including for any taxable year ended on or before December 31, 2017, any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years.
Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state, local and Puerto Rico taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income.
The Company evaluated whether any uncertain tax provisions exist as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions.
On December 22, 2017, H.R. 1, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) was signed into law and included wide-scale changes to individual, pass-through and corporation tax laws, including those that impact the real estate industry, the ownership of real estate and real estate investments, and REITs. We have reviewed the provisions of the law that pertain to the Company and have determined them to have no material income tax effect for financial statement purposes for the year ended December 31, 2017.