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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Expected Income Tax Benefit

A reconciliation of the expected income tax benefit computed using the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

December 31,

2014

 

 

December 31,

2013

 

Income tax computed at federal statutory tax rate

 

 

34.0

%

 

 

34.0

%

 

 

34.0

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

5.1

%

Research and development credits

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

2.0

%

Other permanent differences

 

 

(2.0

)%

 

 

(0.8

)%

 

 

(0.9

)%

Foreign rate differential

 

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(0.2

)%

Permanent difference – estimated settlement liability

 

 

(9.1

)%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

Other

 

 

(3.8

)%

 

 

(5.7

)%

 

 

(0.5

)%

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(26.3

)%

 

 

(35.4

)%

 

 

(39.5

)%

Total

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

Company Net Deferred Tax Assets

The Company’s net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

December 31,

2014

 

 

December 31,

2013

 

NOL carryforwards

 

$

170,200

 

 

$

162,248

 

 

$

134,023

 

Research and development credits

 

 

12,721

 

 

 

12,721

 

 

 

11,357

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,451

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

7,224

 

Other temporary differences

 

 

5,935

 

 

 

11,135

 

 

 

15,158

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(190,307

)

 

 

(186,406

)

 

 

(167,762

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Gross Uncertain Tax Positions

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s gross uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

 

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount established upon adoption

 

$

1,200

 

 

$

1,200

 

 

$

1,200

 

Additions for current year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions for prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions of prior year tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of end of year

 

$

1,200

 

 

$

1,200

 

 

$

1,200