The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Operating Partnership have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements include the normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the information required to be set forth therein. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. Certain information and note disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, have been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to SEC rules and regulations and, accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as filed with the SEC in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements of the Operating Partnership include the accounts of the Operating Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All expenses incurred by the Company have been allocated to the Operating Partnership in accordance with the Operating Partnership's first amended and restated agreement of limited partnership, which management determined to be a reasonable method of allocation. Therefore, expenses incurred would not be materially different if the Operating Partnership had operated as an unaffiliated entity.

These consolidated financial statements include certain special purpose entities that were formed to acquire and hold real estate encumbered by indebtedness (see Note 4). Each special purpose entity is a separate legal entity and is the sole owner of its assets and responsible for its liabilities. The assets of these special purpose entities are not available to pay, or otherwise satisfy obligations to, the creditors of any affiliate or owner of another entity unless the special purpose entities have expressly agreed and are permitted to do so under their governing documents. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, net assets totaling $0.35 billion and $0.38 billion, respectively, were held, and net liabilities totaling $0.22 and $0.23 billion, respectively, were owed by these encumbered special purpose entities and are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although management believes its estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company views its operations as one segment, which consists of net leasing operations. The Company has no other reportable segments.

The Company primarily leases real estate to its tenants under long-term, triple-net leases that are classified as operating leases. To evaluate lease classification, the Company assesses the terms and conditions of the lease to determine the appropriate lease term. The Company does not include options to extend, terminate or purchase in its evaluation for lease classification purposes or for recognizing rental income unless the Company is reasonably certain the tenant will exercise the option.

Another component of lease classification that requires judgment is the residual value of the property at the end of the lease term. For acquisitions, the Company assumes a value that is equal to the tangible value of the property at the date of the assessment. For lease modifications, the Company generally uses sales comparables or a direct capitalization approach to determine fair value.

The Company’s leases generally provide for rent escalations throughout the term of the lease. For leases with fixed rent escalators, rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis to produce a constant periodic rent over the term of the lease. Accordingly, accrued rental revenue, calculated as the aggregate difference between the rental revenue recognized on a straight-line basis and scheduled rents, represents unbilled rent receivables that the Company will receive only if the tenants make all rent payments required through the expiration of the initial term of the leases.

For leases with contingent rent escalators, rental income typically increases at a multiple of any increase in the CPI over a specified period and may adjust over a one-year period or over multiple-year periods. Because of the volatility and uncertainty with respect to future changes in the CPI and the Company’s inability to determine the extent to which any specific future change in the CPI is probable at each rent adjustment date during the entire term of these leases, increases in rental revenue from leases with this type of escalator are recognized when the changes in the rental rates have occurred.

Some of the Company’s leases also provide for contingent rent based on a percentage of the tenant’s gross sales, which the Company recognizes as rental income when the change in the factor on which the contingent lease payment is based actually occurs.

Rental income is subject to an evaluation for collectability, which includes management’s estimates of amounts that will not be realized based on an assessment of the risks inherent in the portfolio, considering historical experience, as well as the tenant's payment history and financial condition. The Company records a provision for losses against rental income for amounts that are not probable of collection.

Under a triple-net lease, the tenant is typically responsible for all improvements and is contractually obligated to pay all property operating expenses, such as real estate taxes, insurance premiums and repair and maintenance costs. Certain leases contain additional amounts recoverable from tenants for common area maintenance expenses and certain other recoverable expenses, which are non-lease components. The Company has elected to combine all its non-lease components, which were determined to have the same pattern of transfer as the related operating lease component, into a single combined lease component. Tenant reimbursement revenue is variable and is recognized as revenue in the period in which the related expenses are incurred, with the related expenses included in property costs (including reimbursable) on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Tenant reimbursements are recorded on a gross basis in instances when our tenants reimburse us for property costs which we incur. Tenant receivables are carried net of the allowances for amounts that are not probable of collection.

Initial direct costs associated with the origination of a lease are deferred and amortized over the related lease term as an adjustment to rental revenue. In-place lease intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the related lease and included in depreciation and amortization expense. Above-market lease intangibles are amortized over the remaining term of the respective leases as a decrease in rental revenue, and below-market lease intangibles are amortized as an increase to rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases. The remaining term includes the initial term of the lease but may also include the renewal periods if the Company believes it is reasonably certain the tenant will exercise the renewal option. If the Company subsequently determines it is reasonably certain that the tenant will

not exercise the renewal option, the unamortized portion of any related lease intangible is accelerated over the remaining initial term of the lease. If the Company believes the intangible balance is no longer recoverable, the unamortized portion of any related lease intangible is immediately recognized in impairments in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and highly liquid investment securities with maturities at acquisition of three months or less. The Company invests cash primarily in money market funds of major financial institutions with fund investments consisting of highly-rated money market instruments and other short-term investments. Restricted cash is classified within deferred costs and other assets, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		March 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	216,692	$	14,492	$	9,376
Restricted cash:
Collateral deposits ⁽¹⁾		381		347		401
Tenant improvements, repairs and leasing commissions ⁽²⁾		11,324		10,877		9,539
Master Trust Release ⁽³⁾		—		—		7,413
Other ⁽⁴⁾		—		307		1,163
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	228,397	$	26,023	$	27,892

⁽¹⁾ Funds held in lender-controlled accounts generally used to meet future debt service or certain property operating expenses.

The Company reviews its rent and other tenant receivables for collectability on a regular basis, taking into consideration changes in factors such as the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates, and economic conditions in the area in which the tenant operates. If the collectability of a receivable with respect to any tenant is in doubt, a provision for uncollectible amounts will be established or a direct write-off of the specific receivable will be made. The Company provided for reserves for uncollectible amounts totaling $1.8 million and $3.8 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, against accounts receivable balances of $8.5 million and $11.4 million, respectively. Receivables are recorded within deferred cost and other assets, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Receivables are written off against the reserves for uncollectible amounts when all possible means of collection have been exhausted.

For receivable balances related to the straight-line method of reporting rental revenue, the collectability is generally assessed in conjunction with the evaluation of rental income as described above. The Company has a reserve for losses of $4.4 million and $0.4 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, against straight-line rent receivables of $89.1 million and $84.0 million, respectively. These receivables are recorded within deferred costs and other assets, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Goodwill arises from business combinations and represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net fair value amounts that were assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating the Step 2 requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill. Instead, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. The Company adopted ASU 2017-04 effective January 1, 2020. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. No impairment was recorded for the periods presented.

The Corporation has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code. As a REIT, the Corporation generally will not be subject to federal income tax provided it continues to satisfy certain tests concerning the Company’s sources of income, the nature of the Company’s assets, the amounts distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders and the ownership of Corporation stock. Management believes the Corporation has qualified and will continue to qualify as a REIT and, therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Even if the Corporation qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to state and local income and franchise taxes, and to federal income tax and excise tax on its undistributed income.

Taxable income earned by any of the Company's taxable REIT subsidiaries, including from non-REIT activities, is subject to federal, state and local taxes. The rights and obligations of the Asset Management Agreement were transferred to SRAM, a wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary of Spirit, on April 1, 2019, which was subsequently terminated and simultaneously replaced by the Interim Management Agreement between SRAM and SMTA, effective as of September 20, 2019. Accordingly, commencing from April 1, 2019, all asset management fees, including the termination fee income, were subject to income tax.

The Operating Partnership is a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Partnerships are pass-through entities and are not subject to U.S. federal income taxes, therefore no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying financial statements. Although most states and cities where the Operating Partnership operates follow the U.S. federal income tax treatment, there are certain jurisdictions such as Texas, Tennessee and Ohio that impose income or franchise taxes on a partnership.

Franchise taxes are included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires more timely recognition of credit losses associated with financial assets. ASU 2016-13 requires financial assets (or a group of financial assets) measured at an amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and as such, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2020. Per the subsequently issued ASU 2018-19, receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of ASU 2016-13. As such, the Company reviewed receivables within the scope of ASU 2016-13 totaling $40.3 million, which were comprised of loans receivable and real estate assets held under direct financing lease. The Company determined the key credit quality indicator was the credit rating of the borrower, coupled with remaining time to maturity. As a result, the adoption of the new guidance resulted in the recognition of a loss of $0.3 million on January 1, 2020, which is recorded in impairments on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

In April 2020, the FASB released a Staff Q&A regarding the accounting for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FASB noted that the underlying premise in requiring a modified lease to be accounted for as if it were a new lease under ASC 842 is that the modified terms and conditions affect the economics of the lease for the remainder of the lease term. As such, the FASB staff clarified that it would be acceptable for entities to make an election to account for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic consistent with how those concessions would be accounted for under ASC 842 as though enforceable rights and obligations for those concessions existed (regardless of whether those enforceable rights and obligations for the concessions explicitly exist in the contract). The Company expects to make this election and account for rent deferrals by increasing the straight-line rent receivables as receivables accrue and continue to recognize income during the deferral period. Lease concessions other than rent deferrals will continue to be evaluated to determine if a substantive change to the consideration in the original contract lease contract has occurred and should be accounted for as a lease modification. Management will continue to evaluate any amounts recognized for collectability, regardless of whether accounted for as a lease modification or not, and will record a provision for losses against rental income for amounts that are not probable of collection.