INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule of income before income tax, domestic and foreign

The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Domestic	$	(10,342	)	$	(7,622	)	$	(2,322	)
Foreign	(7,603		)	(19,325		)	(8,009		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	$	(17,945	)	$	(26,947	)	$	(10,331	)

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations was as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Current tax provision (benefit):
U.S. Federal	$	(1,712	)	$	(81	)	$	(714	)
State and local	(550		)	126			(3,296		)
Foreign	205			79			1,211
Total current provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(2,057		)	124			(2,799		)
Deferred tax provision (benefit):
U.S. Federal	—			—			—
State and local	—			—			—
Foreign	(102		)	3,140			(310		)
Total deferred provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(102		)	3,140			(310		)
Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations	$	(2,159	)	$	3,264		$	(3,109	)

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the effective tax rate from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 to the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35%:



	Year ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Provision for (benefit from) continuing operations at Federal statutory rate of 35%	$	(6,281	)	$	(9,431	)	$	(3,616	)
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax effect	(357		)	(2		)	(2,143		)
Change in valuation allowance	(3,427		)	7,949			2,545
Taxes related to foreign income	5,628			949			(2,646		)
Nondeductible expenses and others	2,278			3,799			2,751
Provision for (benefit from) income tax	$	(2,159	)	$	3,264		$	(3,109	)

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effect of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. Net deferred tax assets were included in other current assets and other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Significant temporary differences at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:



	As of December 31,
	2014			2013
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	124		$	201
Accrued and other current liabilities	1,444			1,057
Accrued compensation liabilities	2,925			1,972
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities), gross, total	4,493			3,230
Valuation allowance	(2,900		)	(1,689		)
Total current deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	1,593			1,541
Non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Property and equipment	2,152			2,217
Goodwill and intangibles	7,825			10,990
Accrued and other non-current liabilities	2,138			2,410
Deferred compensation	2,581			2,542
Tax loss carry-forwards	146,644			149,296
Non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities), gross, total	161,340			167,455
Valuation allowance	(155,951		)	(160,590		)
Total non-current deferred tax asset (liabilities), net of valuation allowance	5,389			6,865
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net of valuation allowance, total	$	6,982		$	8,406

Summary of income tax contingencies

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company's unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, which would lower the Company’s annual effective income tax rate if recognized in the future, were as follows:



	As of December 31,
	2014		2013
Gross unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties	$	2,634	$	3,086
Reduction of unrecognized tax benefit (a)	$	791	$	—
Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties	$	1,843	$	3,086
Accrued interest and penalties	554		786
Total unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	$	2,397	$	3,872

Summary of income tax contingencies

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties:



Balance at January 1, 2014	$	3,086
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	160
Additions for tax positions of prior years	—
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	—
Settlements	—
Lapse of statute of limitations	(431		)
Currency Translation	(181		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	2,634

Uncertain tax position interest and penalties

Estimated interest and penalties classified as part of the provision for income taxes in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2014			2013		2012
Expense for (benefit of) estimated interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits	$	(150	)	$	108	$	(909	)

Open years subject to tax examination

As of December 31, 2014, the Company's open tax years remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities and currently under income tax examination were principally as follows:



		Year
Earliest tax years remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities:
U.S. Federal		2011
Other U.S. state and local jurisdictions		2010
U.K.		2013
Australia		2010
Majority of other foreign jurisdictions		2009