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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded an income tax expense of $142,000 and $279,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. This tax expense is largely attributable to the deferred tax liability associated with the amortization of intangible assets and foreign income taxes associated with the Company’s operations in the United Kingdom and Australia. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance for its U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets.
The Company’s effective federal tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was negative 2.5 percent and negative 1.5 percent, respectively, primarily as a result of estimated tax losses for the fiscal year offset by the increase in the valuation allowance on the net operating loss carryforwards.
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), places a limitation on the realizability of Net Operating Losses (“NOLs”) in future periods if the ownership of the Company has changed more than 50% within a three-year period. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company completed an analysis under Code Section 382 through December 31, 2014, and determined that it experienced multiple ownership changes during this period. U.S. federal NOLs of approximately $430,000 are expected to expire unused due to limitations under Section 382 and, as such, have not been reflected in its NOLs. The Company’s ability to use NOL carryforwards may also be limited by Section 382 of the Code if it determines that the Company experienced an ownership change in connection with the IPO or as result of subsequent equity transactions. However, any limitations would not have impacted the results of its operations and cash flows because the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.