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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income tax expense was $13,000 and $24,000 with an effective tax rate of 0.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to $4,000 and $9,000 with an effective tax rate of 0.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the change in the valuation allowance on the Company’s net deferred tax assets with a finite life.

As a result of historical losses, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax asset with a finite life and does not anticipate recording an income tax benefit related to these deferred tax assets. The Company will reassess the realization of deferred tax assets each reporting period and will be able to reduce the valuation allowance to the extent that the financial results of these operations improve and it becomes more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable. Management expects the gain from the sale of the Core business segment to Symmetry will utilize substantially all of the historical loss carryforwards and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset will be reversed during the third quarter of 2018, when the transaction is approved by the Company’s stockholders.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we do not believe we had any significant uncertain tax positions nor did we have any interest or penalties related to any significant uncertain tax positions.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax, state income tax and Bulgarian income tax. Until the respective statutes of limitations expire (which may be as much as 20 years while we have unused Net Operating Losses), we are subject to income tax audits in the jurisdictions in which we operate.