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Income Tax
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax
Income Tax
As part of the process of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves determining the annual effective tax rate, income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) related to temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as the loan loss reserve, timing of depreciation and deferred rent liabilities, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. We must then assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be recovered through the generation of future taxable income.
We have not incurred any income tax during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 due to the book losses incurred during those periods, the anticipated and known book losses for years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and the significant deferred tax assets available for application should permanent and temporary differences from book income yield taxable income. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical losses and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits of these deductible differences in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax asset.