10. Income Taxes

 

Global Indemnity Group, LLC is a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and meets the qualifying income exception to maintain partnership status. As a publicly traded partnership, Global Indemnity Group, LLC is generally not subject to federal income tax and most state income taxes. However, income earned by the subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Group, LLC is subject to corporate tax in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company conducts business in the United States, where the statutory income tax rate is 21%, and performs certain functions in Ireland, where the statutory income tax rate on trading income is 12.5%, and in Israel, where the statutory income tax rate is 23%. The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense.

 

The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Federal

 

$

6,404

 

 

$

374

 

 

$

2,207

 

State

 

 

744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

66

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

14

 

Total current income tax expense

 

 

7,214

 

 

 

415

 

 

 

2,221

 

Deferred income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Federal

 

 

751

 

 

 

11,300

 

 

 

5,326

 

Total deferred income tax expense

 

 

751

 

 

 

11,300

 

 

 

5,326

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

7,965

 

 

$

11,715

 

 

$

7,547

 

 

The tax provision has been calculated using income before income taxes in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate. The Company's income before income taxes by jurisdiction was as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

32,902

 

 

$

54,805

 

 

$

32,785

 

Foreign

 

 

396

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

191

 

Total income before income taxes

 

$

33,298

 

 

$

54,956

 

 

$

32,976

 

 

The following table summarizes the differences between the actual income tax expense and differences from the income tax calculated at the statutory U.S. federal tax rate:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-
Tax Income

 

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-
Tax Income

 

 

Amount

 

 

% of Pre-
Tax Income

 

U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate

 

$

6,993

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

11,541

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

6,925

 

 

 

21.0

%

State income tax, net of federal income tax effect (1)

 

 

590

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign tax effects

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Effect of changes in tax laws or rate enacted in the current period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of cross-border tax laws (2)

 

 

38

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

0.1

 

Tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-deductible executive compensation

 

 

655

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

420

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1,753

 

 

 

5.3

 

Parent income treated as partnership for tax

 

 

(283

)

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(934

)

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

(1,260

)

 

 

(3.8

)

Transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

37

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

0.4

 

Change in unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

$

7,965

 

 

 

23.9

%

 

$

11,715

 

 

 

21.3

%

 

$

7,547

 

 

 

22.9

%

(1) State income taxes in Pennsylvania made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

(2) The Company made a policy election to present the tax effect of cross border tax and its related tax credit on a net basis.

The effective income tax rate for 2025 was 23.9%, compared to 21.3% for 2024. The increase was primarily driven by (i) state income taxes, which reflected increased state taxable income resulting from the utilization of net operating loss carryforward and changes in the Company's filing profile following its internal reorganization in 2024, (ii) higher non-deductible executive compensation, and (iii) the impact of changes in income or loss at the parent company, treated as a partnership for tax purposes.

The effective income tax rate for 2024 was 21.3% compared to 22.9% for 2023. The differences between years are primarily due to the change in income or loss at the parent company, treated as a partnership for tax purposes, as well as the impact of non-tax deductible transaction costs related to the Company's internal reorganization executed in 2024.

In 2024, the intra-entity transfers of certain intangible assets related to the Company's internal reorganization resulted in tax expense on sale of $3.8 million, offset by the establishment of deferred tax assets and related tax benefits of $3.8 million. The tax-deductible amortization related to the transferred intangible assets will be recognized over a period of 15 years.

 

Income taxes paid were as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

8,856

 

 

$

2,794

 

 

$

613

 

State

 

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Income Tax Paid

 

$

9,013

 

 

$

2,794

 

 

$

613

 

The increase in income taxes paid during 2025 reflects the decline in net operating loss carryforwards available to offset Belmont Holdings GX, Inc.'s federal taxes in 2025.

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are presented below:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounted unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

$

8,954

 

 

$

9,429

 

Unearned premiums

 

 

7,523

 

 

 

7,564

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

 

1,535

 

 

 

4,352

 

Partnership K1 basis differences

 

 

97

 

 

 

943

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

7,072

 

 

 

4,546

 

Investment impairments

 

 

362

 

 

 

390

 

Stock options

 

 

615

 

 

 

462

 

Stat-to-GAAP reinsurance reserve

 

 

312

 

 

 

1,668

 

Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale

 

 

920

 

 

 

2,526

 

Change in market value on equity portfolio

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

412

 

Software

 

 

 

 

 

1,045

 

Intangible assets

 

 

3,405

 

 

 

3,805

 

Lease liability

 

 

1,876

 

 

 

 

Accrued bonuses

 

 

1,753

 

 

 

169

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

Other

 

 

1,560

 

 

 

1,218

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

37,230

 

 

 

38,701

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

2,940

 

 

 

2,961

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

 

8,649

 

 

 

8,639

 

Bond discount

 

 

902

 

 

 

3,989

 

Right of use assets

 

 

1,715

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

624

 

 

 

128

 

Other

 

 

2,324

 

 

 

525

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

17,154

 

 

 

16,242

 

Total net deferred tax assets

 

$

20,076

 

 

$

22,459

 

 

The deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities listed in the table above relate to temporary differences between the Company’s accounting and tax carrying values and carryforwards for its companies in the United States. Management believes it is more likely than not that the remaining deferred tax assets will be completely utilized in future years. As a result, the Company has not recorded a valuation allowance at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The Company has a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward and a capital loss carryforward of $7.3 million and $33.7 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2025. The capital loss carryforward begins to expire in 2027 based on when the original carryforwards were generated. The Company’s NOL carryforward and capital loss carryforward were $20.7 million and $21.6 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.

The Company and some of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various U.S. states and certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2022.

The Company applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties whereby it only recognizes those tax benefits that have a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by relevant taxing authorities. All tax benefits recognized by the Company in 2025, 2024, and 2023 have a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by relevant taxing authorities.

The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. The Company did not incur any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. As of December 31, 2025, the Company did not record any significant liabilities for tax-related interest and penalties on its consolidated balance sheets.

On July 4, 2025, the U.S enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”). The Act includes provisions to expense previously deferred domestic research and development costs, increase bonus depreciation and modify the international tax framework. The Act did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 10, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 11, 2025
2023Mar 15, 2024
2022Mar 15, 2023
2021Mar 16, 2022
2020Mar 12, 2021
2019Mar 6, 2020
2018Mar 14, 2019
2017Mar 9, 2018
2016Mar 10, 2017
2015Mar 14, 2016

About Income Taxes Disclosures

The income tax disclosure reveals how much a company actually pays in taxes versus what the statutory rate would predict. Analysts focus on the effective tax rate (ETR) reconciliation, which breaks down every item driving the gap between the 21% federal rate and the company's reported ETR — including R&D credits, foreign rate differentials, and state taxes. Deferred tax assets (DTAs) and their valuation allowances signal management's confidence in future profitability: a rising allowance suggests the company doubts it can use accumulated tax benefits. Uncertain tax benefit (UTB) reserves quantify exposure to IRS challenges on aggressive positions.

Key signals to watch: sudden ETR drops without clear operational reasons, large increases in valuation allowances, growing UTB balances, and significant unremitted foreign earnings. Post-TCJA, pay attention to GILTI and BEAT provisions that affect multinational tax structures. Compare the cash taxes paid (from the cash flow statement) against the income tax provision to gauge earnings quality.