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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(9) Income Taxes

The Company indirectly owns 100% of the equity of multiple taxable REIT subsidiaries (collectively “TRSs”), including certain of its TRTX 2018-FL1 and TRTX 2018-FL2 subsidiaries. Taxable REIT subsidiaries are subject to applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax on their taxable income. In addition, as a REIT, the Company also may be subject to a 100% excise tax on certain transactions between it and its TRSs that are not conducted on an arm’s-length basis. The Company files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction as well as various state and local jurisdictions. The filings are subject to normal reviews by regulatory agencies until the related statute of limitations expires, with open tax years for all years since the Company’s initial capitalization in 2014. The years open to examination generally range from 2015 to present.

ASC 740 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company has analyzed its various federal and state filing positions and believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions are well documented and supported. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, based on the Company’s evaluation, there is no reserve for any uncertain income tax positions.  

The Company’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of U.S. federal and state income taxes, if any, as a component of general and administrative expense on its consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred no federal, state and local tax expense relating to its TRSs. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $0.2 million of federal, state and local tax expense. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate was 0.8%.

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no deferred tax assets or liabilities.