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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

14. Income Taxes

CWH is organized as a Subchapter C corporation and, as of June 30, 2026, was a 61.5% owner of CWGS, LLC (see Note 16 — Non-Controlling Interests). CWGS, LLC is organized as a limited liability company and treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes and as such, is generally not subject to any U.S. federal entity-level income taxes. However, certain active CWGS, LLC subsidiaries, including Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc.; and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly-owned subsidiaries, are subject to entity-level taxes as they are, or subject to income taxes as, Subchapter C corporations (“C-Corp”).

Effective Income Tax Rate

For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company's effective income tax rate was 7.0% and 31.1%, respectively. The decrease in the tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2026, reflects the computation of the provision for income taxes based on a projected annual effective tax rate while excluding loss jurisdictions, which cannot be benefitted.

The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis to determine if they can be realized and establishes valuation allowances when it is not more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets can be realized. During the year ended December 31, 2025, management evaluated both positive and negative evidence and concluded that a full valuation allowance was necessary to be recorded against CWH net deferred tax assets due to its actual cumulative historical operating results for income tax purposes over the past several years in each of the tax jurisdictions where it operates. This valuation allowance will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence exists to justify its reversal. In addition, because of the full valuation allowance recorded against CWH’s investment in CWGS, LLC, net deferred tax asset and certain other tax attribute carryforward deferred tax assets, the Company considers the amount calculated related to the remaining Tax Receivable Agreement Liability not probable.

The Company determines its quarterly income tax provision using an estimated annual effective tax rate excluding loss jurisdictions, which cannot be benefited, that considers expected annual income, statutory tax rates, and available tax planning opportunities across the jurisdictions where it operates. Current income taxes are recorded based on statutory obligations for the current period for certain C-Corp taxable entities within the Company. Accordingly, income tax provisions for these jurisdictions were recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

Tax Receivable Agreement

CWH is party to a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) that provides for the payment by CWH to the Continuing Equity Owners and Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, CWH actually realizes, or in some circumstances is deemed to realize, as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis from the purchase of common units from Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. in exchange for Class A common stock in connection with the consummation of the IPO and the related transactions and any future redemptions that are funded by CWH and any further redemptions of common units by Continuing Equity Owners and (ii) certain other tax benefits attributable to payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The above payments are predicated on CWGS, LLC making an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code effective for each tax year in which a redemption of common units for cash or stock occurs. These tax benefit payments are not conditioned upon one or more of the Continuing Equity Owners or

Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. maintaining a continued ownership interest in CWGS, LLC. In general, the Continuing Equity Owners’ and Crestview Partners II GP, L.P.’s rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement are assignable, including to transferees of its common units in CWGS, LLC (other than CWH as transferee pursuant to a redemption of common units in CWGS, LLC). CWH has determined it is more likely than not it will not benefit from the entirety of the remaining 15% of the tax benefits, and has remeasured the liability under the Tax Receivable Agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, CWH paid $1.4 million under the Tax Receivable Agreement liability.

If utilization of the deferred tax assets subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement becomes more likely than not in the future, CWH expects to record additional liability related to the Tax Receivable Agreement which will be recognized as an expense and recorded to Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company filed an entity classification election for CWFR Capital, LLC, which was treated as a liquidation event. As a result, the Company recognized a net income tax benefit of $0.6 million related to this entity classification election.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, there were no redemptions of common units by Continuing Equity Owners.