. management intends to continue to adhere to these requirements and to maintain our reit status . as a reit , we are entitled to a tax deduction for some or all of the dividends we pay to shareholders . accordingly , we generally will not be subject to federal income taxes as long as we distribute an amount equal to or in excess of our taxable income currently to shareholders . we are also generally subject to federal income taxes on any taxable income that is not currently distributed to its shareholders