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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
 
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
Current:
Federal$10,813 $— 
State and local2,216 49 
Total current income tax expense (benefit)13,029 49 
Deferred:
Federal71,309 (127,526)
State and local13,921 (39,391)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)85,230 (166,917)
Total income tax expense (benefit) $98,259 $(166,868)
 
New Residential intends to qualify as a REIT for each of its tax years through December 31, 2021. A REIT is generally not subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on that portion of its income that is distributed to stockholders if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders by prescribed dates and complies with various other requirements.
 
New Residential operates various business segments, including servicing, origination, and MSR related investments, through taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) that are subject to regular corporate income taxes, which have been provided for in the provision for income taxes, as applicable. Refer to Note 3 for further details.

As of March 31, 2021, New Residential recorded a net deferred tax liability of $93.1 million primarily related to MSRs.