INCOME TAXES |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2024 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES VAALCO and its domestic subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Certain foreign subsidiaries also file tax returns in their respective local jurisdictions that include Canada, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Cote d'Ivoire.
The foreign taxes payable are attributable to Gabon and Cote d'Ivoire as of September 30, 2024, and to Gabon as of September 30, 2023.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, excluding the impact of discrete items, was 64.85% and 63.85%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, excluding the impact of discrete items, was 59.10% and 63.57%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s overall effective tax rate was primarily impacted by tax rates in foreign jurisdictions higher than the US statutory rate and by non-deductible items associated with operations. The overall effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was additionally impacted by the cost oil settlement recorded in Gabon.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the income tax expense of $32.6 million includes a $1.8 million favorable oil price adjustment as a result of the change in value of the government of Gabon's allocation of Profit Oil between the time it was produced and the time it was taken in-kind. After excluding this impact, income taxes were $34.4 million for the period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the income tax expense of $64.1 million includes a $1.2 million favorable oil price adjustment as a result of the change in value of the government of Gabon's allocation of Profit Oil between the time it was produced and the time it was taken in-kind. After excluding this impact, income taxes were $65.3 million for the period.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had no material uncertain tax positions. The Company’s policy is to recognize potential interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
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