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Note 5 - Income Tax Matters
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
5
– Income Tax Matters
 
At
March 31, 2018,
we estimated our annual effective tax rate for
2018
to be
31%.
We recognized a tax expense of
$68,812
for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018.
At
March 31, 2018,
the difference from the statutory federal income tax rate is attributable to state income taxes and certain permanent book-tax differences.
 
The Company conducts an on-going analysis to review its net deferred tax asset and the need for a related valuation allowance. As a result of this analysis and the actual results of operations, the Company has (increased) decreased its net deferred tax assets by $(
9,901
) and
$35,169
during the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017,
respectively. The change in deferred tax assets is attributable to the changes in various book/tax differences.
 
In
December 2017,
new legislation was signed into law reducing the corporate U.S. tax rate from
35%
to
21%
for tax years beginning after
December 31, 2017,
fully repealing the corporate alternative minimum tax and making the NOL carryforward period indefinite for NOLs generated after
2017.
In accordance with ASC Topic
740,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are required to be measured at the enacted tax rate expected to apply when temporary differences are to be realized or settled. As of
December 31, 2017,
the Company re-measured its deferred tax balances based upon the new
21%
tax rate.
 
While the Company has completed its provisional analysis of the income tax effects of the new legislation  and recorded a reasonable estimate of such effects, the amounts recorded related to the new legislation
may
differ, possibly materially, due to, among other things, further refinement of the Company’s calculations, changes in interpretations and assumptions that the Company has made, additional guidance that
may
be issued by the U.S. Government, and actions and related accounting policy decisions the Company
may
take as a result of this legislation. The Company will complete its analysis over a
one
-year measurement period ending
no
later than
December 22, 2018,
and any adjustments during this measurement period will be included as an adjustment to income tax expense/benefit in the reporting period when such adjustments are determined.