INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Components of the Provision for Income Taxes

Components of the (benefit) provision for income taxes were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019
Current:
Federal	$	-		$	-
State		802			115
Total		802			115
Deferred:
Federal		(21,743	)		120
State		(14,118	)		33
Total		(35,861	)		153
Total (benefit) provision	$	(35,059	)	$	268

Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

The reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the U.S. Statutory Federal Income tax rate was:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020					2019
Income before taxes	$	13,506				$	2,283
Expected tax	$	2,836		21.0	%	$	479		21.0	%
State tax benefit (net of federal)		(10,513	)	-77.8	%		148		6.5
Valuation allowance		(27,420	)	-203.0	%		(428	)	(18.8	)
Other		38		0.2	%		69		3.0
Total	$	(35,059	)	-259.6	%	$	268		11.7	%

Components of Non-current Deferred Tax Assets/(Liabilities)

The components of the non-current deferred tax assets/(liabilities) were as follows:

	At December 31,
	2020			2019
Gross noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Allowance for bad debts	$	7,659		$	5,461
Accrued benefits		1,208			-
Stock-based compensation		317			178
Lease liability		16,369			14,822
Right-of-use asset		(14,759	)		(13,156	)
Depreciation		11,298			10,981
Goodwill		(1,091	)		(766	)
Other intangibles		100			135
Pension plan liabilities		1,137			1,286
Net operating loss carryforwards		13,480			18,261
Gross noncurrent deferred tax assets, net		35,718			37,202
Less valuation allowance		-			(37,355	)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities), net	$	35,718		$	(153	)