Note 7 - Income Taxes |
9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 | |||
Notes to Financial Statements | |||
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] |
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded an expense provision for income taxes of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The income tax provision relates principally to the Company’s state and local taxes and foreign operations in Canada. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an expense provision for income taxes of $0.3 million and an income tax provision benefit of $0.9 million, respectively.The Company’s realization of its deferred tax assets is dependent upon many factors, including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income. Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. The Company’s management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not recognize the benefits of its federal and state deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company had a full valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
In December 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”) was enacted. The 2017 Tax Act includes many changes to existing U.S. tax laws that impact the Company, most notably a reduction of the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. The 2017 Tax Act also provides for a one -time transition tax on certain foreign earnings and the acceleration of depreciation for certain assets placed into service after September 27, 2017 as well as prospective changes beginning in 2018, including repeal of the domestic manufacturing deduction, acceleration of tax revenue recognition, capitalization of research and development expenditures, additional limitations on executive compensation and limitations on the deductibility of interest.The Company recognized the income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act in its 2017 financial statements in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which provides SEC staff guidance for the application of ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740” ), in the reporting period in which the 2017 Tax Act was signed into law. As such, the Company’s financial results reflect the income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete and provisional amounts for those specific income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is not yet complete but a reasonable estimate could be determined. The ultimate impact of the 2017 Tax Act on our financial statements and related disclosures for 2018 and beyond may differ from our current provisional amounts, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations and assumptions we have made, guidance that may be issued and other actions we may take as a result of the 2017 Tax Act that differ from those presently contemplated.As of
September
30, 2018, the Company had not yet completed its accounting for all of the tax effects of the enactment of the 2017 Tax Act; however, the Company has made a reasonable estimate of the effects on its existing deferred tax balances. The Company will continue to refine its calculations as additional analysis is completed. The Company expects that any additional changes will be offset by a corresponding increase or decrease in the Company’s valuation allowance. |