Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 16 — Income Taxes

The Company records income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate and recognizes specific events discretely as they occur. We regularly evaluate the realizable tax benefits of deferred tax assets and record a valuation allowance, if required, based on an estimate of the amount of deferred tax assets that we believe does not meet the more-likely-than-not criteria of being realized.

As of June 30, 2022, our valuation allowance was $130.8 million, a decrease of $79.8 million from December 31, 2021. After the change in valuation allowance, we have a net deferred tax liability of $213.4 million.

As we begin achieving sustained profitability, increased consideration will be given to projections of future taxable income to determine whether such projections provide an adequate source of taxable income for the realization of our deferred tax assets and may result in a change to our valuation allowance in the next twelve months. We will continue to evaluate the valuation allowance based on current and expected earnings and other factors and adjust accordingly.

In January 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) notified us that it will examine Targa’s net operating loss carryback previously claimed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. We have responded to information requests from the IRS and do not anticipate material changes in prior year taxable income.

On October 6, 2021 and April 7, 2022, we received notice from the IRS that it intends to audit three direct and indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (Targa Resources Partners LP, Targa Downstream LLC and Targa Midstream Services LLC) treated as partnerships for federal tax purposes for the 2019 and 2020 tax years. We are responding to the information requests from the IRS on these audits. The Company is not aware of any potential audit findings that would give rise to adjustments to taxable income and does not anticipate material changes related to these audits.