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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 7 – Income Taxes



The Company’s effective tax rate is calculated quarterly based upon current assumptions relating to the full year’s estimated operating results and various tax-related items. The Company’s effective tax rate was 0% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The difference between the effective tax rate of 0% and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was primarily due to recognizing a full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.



The Company determined that, based on all available evidence, both positive and negative, including the Company’s latest forecasts and cumulative losses in recent years, it was more likely than not that none of its deferred tax assets would be realized and therefore it continued to record a full valuation allowance as of September 30, 2020.



The Company’s net operating loss carry-forward amounts expire through 2037 and are subject to certain limitations that may occur due to a change in the ownership provisions under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Pursuant to provisions of the TCJA, the net operating losses originating in years subsequent to 2017 can be carried forward indefinitely.



Due to the Company’s operating loss carry-forwards, all tax years remain open to examination to the extent of the operating loss carry-forward by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject. In the event that the Company is assessed interest or penalties at some point in the future, it will be classified in the financial statements as tax expense.



On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act provides several provisions that effect businesses from an income tax perspective. Due to the history of the tax losses, most of the CARES Act provisions have no current benefit to the Company. The Company can, however, benefit from one provision which allows for the immediate refund of the Alternative Minimum Tax Credit (“AMT Credit”) previously recognized as deferred tax asset. The Company has filed an amendment to claim the AMT Credit and is anticipating a refund of $212 thousand. This tax receivable was recorded during 2017, and is reflected in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020.