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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income tax provision

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and Massachusetts. The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized below:

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Current:            
Federal   $ -     $ -  
State     975       2,430  
Total current     975       2,430  
                 
Deferred:                
Federal     571,125       (846,000 )
State     (372,409 )     (424,000 )
Change in valuation allowance     (198,716 )     1,270,000  
Total deferred     -       -  
Income tax provision (benefit)   $ 975     $ 2,430  

 

Effective Income Tax Rate

A reconciliation of income taxes computed by applying the statutory U.S. income tax rate to the Company’s loss before income taxes to the income provision is as follows:

 

    December 31,     December 31,
    2015     2014
U.S. federal statutory tax rate     34.00 %     34.00 %  
State tax benefit, net     (0.02 )%     (0.04 )%  
Gain on stock price guarantee     -       -    
Other     (0.02 )%      (0.24 )%  
Valuation allowance     (33.99 )%     (33.92 )%  
Effective income tax rate     (0.03 )%     (0.20 )%  

 

Components of Deferred Tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Deferred tax assets:            
NOL's   $ 16,247,000     $ 16,311,000  
State taxes     (308,800 )     (435,000 )
Inventory and other reserves     42,800       194,000  
Depreciation and amortization     6,600       1,000  
Change in value of stock     435,100       238,000  
NQ stock option expense     736,700       674,000  
Total deferred tax assets     17,159,400       16,983,000  
Valuation allowance     (17,159,400 )     (16,983,000 )
Net deferred tax assets   $ -     $ -