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Note 15 - Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
15.
INCOME TAXES
 
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S., as well as various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company continues to record a full valuation allowance against the Company’s U.S. net deferred tax assets as it is
not
more likely than
not
that the Company will realize a benefit from these assets in a future period. During the
three
months ended
June 30, 2018,
the Company recorded a valuation allowance of
$0.6
million against the Company's foreign UK net deferred tax assets as it is
not
more likely than
not
that the Company will realize a benefit from those assets in a future period. In future periods, tax benefits and related deferred tax assets will be recognized when management concludes realization of such amounts is more likely than
not.
 
A net income tax expense (benefit) of
$164
thousand and $(
137
) thousand was recorded to the income tax provision for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 
30,
2018,
respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of (
3.6
)% and
1.7%,
respectively. The income tax benefit for the
six
months ended
June 30, 2018
primarily relates to realizable benefits on losses in certain foreign jurisdictions offset by taxes on profitable foreign operations, domestic state minimum taxes and a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of the foreign UK operations. The income tax expense for the
three
months ended
June 30, 2018
primarily consists of taxes on profitable foreign operations, domestic state minimum taxes, and a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of the foreign UK operations. All of our USA and the foreign UK net deferred tax assets were reduced by a valuation allowance.
 
The Company’s total income tax benefit and effective tax rate for the
three
and
six
months ended
June 30, 2017
was
$157
thousand and
$383
thousand, respectively for resulting in an effective tax rate of
9.1%
and
6.6%,
respectively. The income tax benefit for the
three
months and
six
months ended
June 
30,
2017
related to realizable benefits on losses in certain foreign jurisdictions offset by taxes on profitable foreign operations and domestic state minimum taxes. All of our USA and the foreign UK deferred tax assets were reduced by a valuation allowance.