10. INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015			2014
Federal:
Current	$	4		$	19
Deferred		34			(202	)
Total	$	38		$	(183	)
State:
Current	$	32		$	(9	)
Deferred		(34	)		202
Total	$	(2	)	$	193
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	36		$	10

Reconciliation of effective income tax rate

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015	2014
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate	34.00%	34.00%
State taxes, net of federal expense	0.73%	(3.39)%
Return to provision adjustments	(1.08)%	2.06%
Goodwill impairment	0.00%	(28.86)%
Valuation allowance	(35.60)%	(9.16)%
Research and development credits	0.65%	6.49%
Other permanent differences	(0.70)%	(0.19)%
Other, net	0.00%	(1.12)%
Total effective rate	(2.00)%	(0.17)%

Schedule of deferred taxes

		As of December 31,
		2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	61		$	172
Net operating loss		5,300			4,814
Share-based compensation		1,206			1,071
Investment in joint venture		3,972			4,063
Other		651			579
Total deferred tax assets	$	11,190		$	10,699
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization on property, plant and equipment	$	(1,656	)	$	(1,797	)
Amortization of intangibles		70			58
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(1,586	)	$	(1,739	)
Less: valuation allowance		(9,604	)		(8,960	)
Net deferred tax position	$	–		$	–