Income taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income taxes [Abstract]
Income taxes	Note 11 Income taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method for deferred income taxes. The provision for income taxes includes deferred taxes resulting from temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Income tax expense of $38 and $181 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $64 and $191 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was comprised primarily of the change in deferred tax liability related to goodwill. Goodwill is an amortizing asset according to tax regulations. This generates a deferred tax liability that is not used to offset deferred tax assets for valuation allowance considerations.

Income taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Note 11

Income taxes:

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method for deferred income taxes. The provision for income taxes includes deferred taxes resulting from temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

Income tax expense of $38 and $181 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $64 and $191 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was comprised primarily of the change in deferred tax liability related to goodwill. Goodwill is an amortizing asset according to tax regulations. This generates a deferred tax liability that is not used to offset deferred tax assets for valuation allowance considerations.