Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, commencing in the taxable year ended December 31, 2017. If the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax to the extent it distributes its REIT taxable income to its stockholders, so long as it distributes at least 90 percent of its REIT taxable income (which is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP.) REITs are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income. Prior to qualifying to be taxed as a REIT, the Company is subject to normal federal and state corporation income taxes.

The Company is required to recognize in its consolidated financial statements the financial effects of a tax position only if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position.Management has reviewed the Company’s tax positions and is of the opinion that material positions taken by the Company would more likely than not be sustained upon examination. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized a liability related to uncertain tax positions.

Taxable income (loss) differs from net income (loss) for financial reporting purposes principally due to differences in the timing of recognition of interest, real estate taxes, depreciation and amortization and rental revenue.

For Federal income tax purposes, the cash distributed to stockholders was characterized as follows for the years ended December 31:


	2019		2018
Ordinary income (unaudited)	52.4	%	—	%
Return of capital (unaudited)	47.6	%	100.0	%
Capital gains distribution (unaudited)	—	%	—	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%

A provision for Texas Franchise tax under the Texas Margin Tax Bill in the amount of $32,512 and $12,178 was recorded in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively, with a corresponding charge to real estate taxes and insurance.