8. INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Federal:
Current	$	–		$	–
Deferred		5			2
Total	$	5		$	2
State:
Current	$	(8	)	$	8
Deferred		(5	)		(2	)
Total	$	(13	)	$	6
Total income tax (benefit) expense	$	(8	)	$	8

Reconciliation of effective income tax rate

	Year Ended December 31,
		2019			2018
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate			(21.00	)%		(21.00	)%
State taxes, net of federal benefit			(0.50	)%		0.10	%
Valuation allowance			19.98	%		25.08	%
Research and development credits			0.79	%		(3.87	)%
Other permanent differences			0.44	%		0.31	%
Other, net			0.00	%		(0.42	)%
Total effective rate			(0.29	)%		0.20	%

Schedule of deferred taxes

The tax effects of the temporary differences and carry forwards are as follows: 

	December 31,
	2019			2018
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	4,521		$	4,245
R&D and other credit carryforwards		663			685
Share-based compensation		757			730
Intangible amortization		11			16
Allowance for bad debt		2			2
Other		193			16
Total deferred tax assets	$	6,147		$	5,694
Less: valuation allowance		(5,385	)		(4,837	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	762		$	857
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation on property and equipment	$	(762	)	$	(857	)
Amortization of intangibles		–			–
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(762	)	$	(857	)
Net deferred tax position	$	–		$	–