Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v3.19.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of the Provision for Income Taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Current

 

$

 

 

$

 

Deferred

 

 

2,492,392

 

 

 

(10,055,163

)

Valuation Allowance

 

 

(2,492,392

)

 

 

10,055,163

 

Total provision for income taxes

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

Components of Deferred Tax

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their respective income tax bases, as measured by enacted state and federal tax rates, as follows:

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

$

25,628,753

 

 

$

23,343,153

 

Accrued vacation

 

 

30,051

 

 

 

26,286

 

Non-qualified stock compensation

 

 

566,367

 

 

 

334,655

 

Restricted stock

 

 

(808

)

 

 

27,877

 

Total deferred tax assets, net

 

 

26,224,363

 

 

 

23,731,971

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(26,224,363

)

 

 

(23,731,971

)

Total net deferred taxes

 

$

 

 

$

 

Reconciliation of Tax Computed at the Statutory Federal Rate

The following is a reconciliation of tax computed at the statutory federal rate to the income tax benefit in the statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Income tax benefit computed at statutory federal rate

   of 21% and 34%, respectively

 

$

(2,081,970

)

 

$

(2,288,791

)

State income tax benefits, net of federal expense/benefit

 

 

(430,770

)

 

 

(244,362

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

2,492,392

 

 

 

(10,055,163

)

Effect of new tax rate

 

 

 

 

 

12,461,939

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

121,487

 

 

 

126,377

 

Other

 

 

(101,139

)

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

 

Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

 

$

1,875,337

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current

   year

 

 

140,313

 

Additions for the tax positions of prior years

 

 

 

Reductions for the tax positions of prior years

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

 

$

2,015,650

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current

   year

 

 

233,944

 

Additions for the tax positions of prior years

 

 

 

Reductions for the tax positions of prior years

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 

$

2,249,594