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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

12.

Income Taxes

The components of loss before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Domestic

 

$

(268,499

)

 

$

(195,617

)

 

$

2,538

 

Foreign

 

 

(22,184

)

 

 

6,888

 

 

 

(79,180

)

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

$

(290,683

)

 

$

(188,729

)

 

$

(76,642

)

The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

347

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

328

 

Total current

 

 

347

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

328

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for income taxes

 

$

347

 

 

$

360

 

 

$

328

 

 

The following is the reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate:

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Tax at statutory federal rate

 

21.0

%

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

21.0

%

State tax

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

Stock-based compensation expense

 

(1.8

)%

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

6.3

%

Benefit due to intercompany transfer of assets

 

%

 

 

41.7

%

 

 

%

Valuation allowance on intercompany transfer of assets

 

%

 

 

(41.7

)%

 

 

%

Net operating losses not benefitted

 

(16.8

)%

 

 

(23.2

)%

 

 

(2.9

)%

Foreign net operating losses not benefitted

 

(1.6

)%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

(21.7

)%

Deduction limitation on executive compensation

 

(0.3

)%

 

 

(0.8

)%

 

 

(2.5

)%

Other

 

(0.6

)%

 

 

(0.3

)%

 

 

(0.6

)%

Total

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

 

(0.4

)%

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

167,135

 

 

$

134,033

 

Tax credit carryforwards

 

 

78,832

 

 

 

62,465

 

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

38,117

 

 

 

32,417

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

10,050

 

 

 

10,399

 

Lease obligations

 

 

20,415

 

 

 

8,243

 

Reserves and accruals

 

 

6,067

 

 

 

5,875

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

20,101

 

 

 

13,550

 

Intangible assets

 

 

84,625

 

 

 

75,915

 

Other

 

 

825

 

 

 

 

Subtotal

 

 

426,167

 

 

 

342,897

 

Less: Valuation allowance

 

 

(409,810

)

 

 

(337,824

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

16,357

 

 

 

5,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

 

(16,357

)

 

 

(5,073

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(16,357

)

 

 

(5,073

)

Total net deferred tax assets

 

$

 

 

$

 

A valuation allowance has been provided to reduce the deferred tax assets to an amount management believes is more likely than not to be realized. Expected realization of the deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance has not been recognized is based on upon the reversal of existing temporary differences and future taxable income.

The valuation allowance increased by $72.0 million, $124.0 million and $19.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Due to uncertainty surrounding the realization of the favorable tax attributes in the future tax returns, the Company has established a valuation allowance against its otherwise recognizable net deferred tax assets.

The Company intends to continue maintaining a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of this allowance. However, given the anticipated future foreign earnings, the Company believes that there is a reasonable possibility that within the next 12 months, sufficient positive evidence may become available to reach a conclusion that a portion of the valuation allowance may no longer be needed. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to change on the basis of the level of profitability that the Company is able to actually achieve.

During 2020, the Company transferred certain intellectual property rights relating to its Chinese business between its wholly owned subsidiaries that are based in different tax jurisdictions. The transferor entity was not subject to income taxes in its local jurisdiction. The acquiring entity of the intellectual property is entitled to amortize the acquisition price of the intangible assets for tax purposes. In accordance with ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, the Company recognized a deferred tax asset of $78.7 million for the temporary difference arising from the acquirer’s excess tax basis. Furthermore, based upon the weight of available evidence, the Company recognized a full valuation allowance against this deferred tax asset since it does not currently believe that realization of this gross deductible temporary difference is more likely than not. Accordingly, this inter-company transfer did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income of approximately $764.1 million and $134.6 million for federal and state tax purposes, respectively. These carryforwards will begin to expire in 2026 for federal and 2022 for state purposes, if not utilized before these dates. The Company also had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $198.7 million, which expire between 2022 and 2031 if not utilized.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $87.8 million of federal and $36.6 million of California research and development tax credit and other tax credit carryforwards available to offset future taxable income. The federal credits begin to expire in 2022 and the California research credits have no expiration dates.

Federal and state tax laws impose substantial restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss and credit carryforwards in the event of an “ownership change” for tax purposes, as defined in IRC Section 382. The Company reviewed its stock ownership for year ended December 31, 2021 and concluded no ownership changes occurred which would result in a reduction of its net operating loss or in its research and development credits expiring unused. If additional ownership change occurs, the utilization of net operating loss and credit carryforwards could be significantly reduced.

Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $57.7 million as of December 31, 2021. Approximately $0.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. The interest accrued as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was immaterial.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized income tax benefits during the three years ended December 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Federal and State

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

 

$

27,956

 

Decrease due to prior positions

 

 

(111

)

Increase due to current year position

 

 

4,418

 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

 

32,263

 

Decrease due to prior positions

 

 

(137

)

Increase due to current year position

 

 

16,448

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

 

48,574

 

Decrease due to prior positions

 

 

(245

)

Increase due to current year position

 

 

8,415

 

Foreign exchange rate differential

 

 

927

 

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 

$

57,671

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits may change during the next twelve months for items that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not anticipate a material change to its unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve months that would affect the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company classifies interest and penalties as a component of tax expense, if any.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, U.S. state and other foreign jurisdictions. The U.S. federal and U.S. state taxing authorities may choose to audit tax returns for tax years beyond the statute of limitation period due to significant tax attribute carryforwards from prior years, making adjustments only to carryforward attributes. The foreign statute of limitation generally remains open from 2012 to 2021. The Company is not currently under audit in any tax jurisdiction.