INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Components of the Provision for Income Taxes

Components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Current:
Federal	$	665	$	-
State		535		802
Total		1,200		802
Deferred:
Federal		8,468		(21,743	)
State		2,860		(14,118	)
Total		11,328		(35,861	)
Total provision (benefit)	$	12,528	$	(35,059	)

Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

The reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the U.S. Statutory Federal Income tax rate was:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021					2020
Income before taxes	$	47,246				$	13,506
Expected tax	$	9,922		21.0	%	$	2,836		21.0	%
State tax benefit (net of federal)		2,682		5.7	%		(10,513	)	-77.8	%
Valuation allowance		-		0.0	%		(27,420	)	-203.0	%
Other		(76	)	-0.2	%		38		0.2	%
Total	$	12,528		26.5	%	$	(35,059	)	-259.6	%

Components of Non-current Deferred Tax Assets/(Liabilities)

The components of the non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:

	At December 31,
	2021			2020
Gross noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Lease liability	$	26,142		$	16,369
Depreciation		10,551			11,298
Allowance for bad debts		8,525			7,659
Net operating loss carryforwards		2,394			13,480
Stock-based compensation		641			317
Accrued benefits		656			1,208
Pension plan liabilities		429			1,137
Other intangibles		70			100
Goodwill		(1,267	)		(1,091	)
Right-of-use asset		(24,433	)		(14,759	)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets, net		23,708			35,718