Note 3 - Income and Mining Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

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Note 3. Income and Mining Taxes

Major components of our income and mining tax benefit (provision) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023			2022
Current:
Domestic	$	(1,528	)	$	(2,103	)
Foreign		(1,174	)		(1,741	)
Total current income and mining tax provision		(2,702	)		(3,844	)
Deferred:
Domestic		(5,341	)		(5,091	)
Foreign		4,801			3,304
Total deferred income and mining tax provision		(540	)		(1,787	)
Total income and mining tax provision	$	(3,242	)	$	(5,631	)

The income and mining tax benefit (provision) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 varies from the amounts that would have resulted from applying the statutory tax rates to pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of taxation in foreign jurisdictions, non-recognition of net operating losses and foreign exchange gains and losses in certain jurisdictions.

For the three month period ended March 31, 2023, we used the annual effective tax rate method to calculate the tax provision. Valuation allowances on Nevada, Mexico and certain Canadian net operating losses were treated as discrete adjustments to the tax calculation including losses incurred by the acquired Alexco Resource Corp. ("Alexco") entities, which were acquired on September 7, 2022, partially causing the increase in the income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.