Income Taxes |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Income Taxes |
9. Income Taxes No provision for income taxes was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Deferred tax assets generated from the Company’s net operating losses have been fully reserved, as the Company believes it is not more likely than not that the benefit will be realized. In December 2015, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”) was signed into law, which created several new research and development (“R&D”) tax credit provisions, including allowing qualified small businesses to utilize the R&D credit against the employer’s portion of payroll tax up to a maximum of $250,000 per year. The Company qualified as a small business under the PATH Act for 2016 through 2020. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company utilized $0 and $154,000 of R&D tax credits as a reduction of payroll expenses to offset its payroll tax liabilities, respectively, compared to $108,000 and $264,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The remaining R&D tax credits available for future payroll tax liabilities have been recorded as deferred tax assets with a full valuation allowance. |