INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	14. INCOME TAXES Prior to the Company’s reorganization and IPO of Moelis & Company, the Company had been primarily subject to the New York City unincorporated business tax (“UBT”) and certain other foreign, state, and local taxes. The Company’s operations are comprised of entities that are organized as limited liability companies and limited partnerships. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, taxes related to income earned by these entities represent obligations of their interest holders, which are primarily made up of individual partners and members and have historically not been reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. In connection with the Company’s reorganization and IPO, the Company became subject to U.S. corporate federal, state, and local income tax on its allocable share of results of operations from Group LP. The Company’s provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were $14,354 and 25% and $6,550 and 16% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were $30,900 and 19% and $16,715 and 16%, respectively. The income tax provision for the aforementioned periods primarily reflects the Company’s allocable share of earnings from Group LP at prevailing U.S. federal, state, and local corporate income tax rates and the effect of the allocable earnings to noncontrolling interests being subject to UBT and certain other foreign, state, and local taxes. The increase in the overall effective tax rate is primarily attributable to the increase in the allocable share of earnings subject to corporate income tax rate as a result of the follow-on offerings in January and July 2017, partially offset by the recognition of excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation as a component of income tax expense under ASU 2016-09. The Company recorded an increase in the net deferred tax asset of $237,939 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which was primarily attributable to the step-up in tax basis in Group LP assets resulting from the redemption of Class A partnership units in connection with the follow-on offerings in both January and July 2017 and an increase in deferred compensation. Approximately $233,867 of this deferred tax asset is attributable to exchanges by certain partners of Group LP who are party to the tax receivable agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, 85% (or $198,787) of the tax benefits associated with this portion of the deferred tax asset are payable to such exchanging partners over the next 15 years and recorded as amount due pursuant to tax receivable agreement in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The remaining tax benefit is allocable to the Company and is recorded in additional paid-in-capital.

14. INCOME TAXES

Prior to the Company’s reorganization and IPO of Moelis & Company, the Company had been primarily subject to the New York City unincorporated business tax (“UBT”) and certain other foreign, state, and local taxes. The Company’s operations are comprised of entities that are organized as limited liability companies and limited partnerships. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, taxes related to income earned by these entities represent obligations of their interest holders, which are primarily made up of individual partners and members and have historically not been reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. In connection with the Company’s reorganization and IPO, the Company became subject to U.S. corporate federal, state, and local income tax on its allocable share of results of operations from Group LP.

The Company’s provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were $14,354 and 25% and $6,550 and 16% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were $30,900 and 19% and $16,715 and 16%, respectively. The income tax provision for the aforementioned periods primarily reflects the Company’s allocable share of earnings from Group LP at prevailing U.S. federal, state, and local corporate income tax rates and the effect of the allocable earnings to noncontrolling interests being subject to UBT and certain other foreign, state, and local taxes. The increase in the overall effective tax rate is primarily attributable to the increase in the allocable share of earnings subject to corporate income tax rate as a result of the follow-on offerings in January and July 2017, partially offset by the recognition of excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation as a component of income tax expense under ASU 2016-09.

The Company recorded an increase in the net deferred tax asset of $237,939 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which was primarily attributable to the step-up in tax basis in Group LP assets resulting from the redemption of Class A partnership units in connection with the follow-on offerings in both January and July 2017 and an increase in deferred compensation. Approximately $233,867 of this deferred tax asset is attributable to exchanges by certain partners of Group LP who are party to the tax receivable agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, 85% (or $198,787) of the tax benefits associated with this portion of the deferred tax asset are payable to such exchanging partners over the next 15 years and recorded as amount due pursuant to tax receivable agreement in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The remaining tax benefit is allocable to the Company and is recorded in additional paid-in-capital.