Company: RWT-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000930236-25-000007
Chunk: 252

Company: REDWOOD TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 252
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 elect to be treated as a REIT or (iii) if it is wholly owned by us, otherwise be treated as a qualified REIT subsidiary. Taxable REIT subsidiaries are wholly-owned or partially-owned subsidiaries of a REIT that pay corporate income tax on the income they generate. A taxable REIT subsidiary is not able to deduct its dividends paid to its parent in determining its taxable income and any dividends paid to the parent are generally recognized as income at the parent level. With respect to subsidiaries formed as partnerships or joint ventures with third-party co-investors, we may be a passive partner or investor, or otherwise unable to exert operational control over these subsidiaries, which may expose us to risks associated with the conduct of those in control, including total loss of our investment.

We regularly evaluate our corporate structure in light of our business activities, opportunities and strategic growth plans. For example, growth and expansion of our mortgage banking platforms may reach a scale that requires our current corporate structure to be altered or reorganized to further support our strategic and business plans. Such alteration or reorganization in our corporate structure may require one or more of our subsidiaries to elect to be taxed as a REIT or as a taxable REIT subsidiary, or to be treated or cease to be treated as a qualified REIT subsidiary. As part of these regular evaluations, we generally compare maintaining our current corporate structure and tax elections to a range of alternatives including creating new subsidiaries, altering our tax elections, altering our internal management structure, participating in partnerships or joint ventures, and various structural changes that would involve the separation and/or external management of one of more of our business units or segments. Any such alteration or reorganization of our corporate structure or our tax elections could be complex, time consuming, and involve significant initial transaction costs. Additionally, any such alteration or reorganization could expose us to new risks or potential liabilities for failure to address conflicts of interest or meet regulatory or tax-related requirements, including the maintenance of our REIT status. If we were to determine to pursue an alteration or reorganization of our corporate structure, it is not certain that we would be successful in completing it, or if we did, that we would be able to manage any associated new risks, complexities or compliance requirements. Moreover, the evaluation, analysis and strategic planning that originally supported any such alteration or reorganization could fail to result in the expected benefits, including because of changed circumstances or unanticipated risks, or not be sufficient to offset the initial and ongoing costs of pursuing it. Our business and the markets in which we operate