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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
In December 2017, H.R.1, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was signed into law. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, among other items, reduced the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. Our deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, represent expected corporate tax benefits anticipated to be realized in the future. The reduction in the federal corporate tax rate reduces these benefits.
We have evaluated the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and determined that any net operating losses generated subsequent to January 1, 2018 are able to be used indefinitely, and as a result, we generated sufficient net operating losses in the six months ended June 30, 2018 to fully offset the net deferred tax liability that was recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. This results in a reduction in our net deferred tax liability of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2018 and a corresponding $0.6 million income tax benefit.
We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, management reviews both positive and negative evidence, including current and historical results of operations, future income projections and the overall prospects of our business. Based upon management’s assessment of all available evidence, we believe that it is more-likely-than-not that the deferred tax assets will not be realizable; and therefore, a full valuation allowance is established.