9. INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Federal:
Current	$	–		$	7
Deferred		1			(3	)
Total	$	1		$	4
State:
Current	$	5		$	13
Deferred		(1	)		3
Total	$	4		$	16
Total income tax expense	$	5		$	20

Reconciliation of effective income tax rate

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016
Income tax benefit (expense) at federal statutory rate		34.00%		(34.00)%
State taxes, net of federal expense		2.52%		(6.36)%
Valuation allowance		1662.43%		29.12%
Remeasurment of deferred taxes from 34% to 21%		(1,710.52)%		0.00%
Research and development (“R&D”) credits		2.21%		6.01%
Other permanent differences		(15.63)%		(4.88)%
Other, net		20.84%		(0.76)%
Total effective rate		(4.15)%		(10.87)%

Schedule of deferred taxes

	As of
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryfowards	$	3,255		$	5,439
R&D & other credit carryfowards		501			531
Share-based compensation		741			1,137
Intangible amortization		21			68
Allowance for bad debt		2			–
Other		8			43
Total deferred tax assets	$	4,528		$	7,218
Less: valuation allowance		(3,649	)		(5,499	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	879		$	1,719
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation on property and equipment	$	(879	)	$	(1,664	)
Amortization of intangibles		–			(55	)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(879	)	$	(1,719	)
Net deferred tax position	$	–		$	–