Note 9 - Income Taxes |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 9. Income Taxes The Company historically calculated the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to “ordinary” income or loss (pretax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items) for the reporting period. When applicable, the year-to-date tax provision reflects adjustments from discrete tax items. However, for the fiscal three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016, the Company used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate the provision for income taxes. The Company determined that since small changes in estimated “ordinary” income would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the historical method would not provide a reliable estimate for the fiscal three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016. The Company’s income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 3 0, 2016 and 2015 relates primarily to income taxes of the Company’s non-U.S. operations. The Company’s U.S. operation continue to be in a loss position and the Company maintains a 100% valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. For the three and six months ended June 3 0, 2016, the Company’s income tax provision was $30,000 and $54,000, compared to $53,000 and $103,000 for the same periods in 2015. These decreases in the income tax provision were due primarily to certain tax benefits recorded discretely for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, under which deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect during the years in which the basis differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, the Company had a 100% valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the Company considered available positive and negative evidence giving greater weight to its recent cumulative losses and lesser weight to its projected financial results due to the subjectivity involved in forecasting future periods. The Company also considered, commensurate with its objective verifiability, the forecast of future taxable income including the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. |