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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740. Deferred income taxes reflect the net effect of (i) temporary difference between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes, and (ii) net operating loss carry-forwards. No net provision for refundable federal income tax has been made in the accompanying statement of loss because no recoverable taxes were paid previously. No provision was made for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company, from the date of Inception, has incurred net operating losses for tax purposes of approximately $8,466,000. The net operating loss carry-forward may be used to reduce taxable income through the year 2033.
The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company had no accrual for interest or penalties at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and has not recognized interest and/or penalties during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, since there are no material unrecognized tax benefits. Management believes no material change to the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will occur within in the next 12 months. The tax years subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions include the years 2013 and forward by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the years 2013 and forward for various states.
There was no significant difference between reportable income tax and statutory income tax, as the Company does not have significant temporary or permanent differences. For those years in which the Company has filed taxes, the Company’s sales have occurred within the State of Colorado, book depreciation expense approximates tax depreciation expense, and the Company did not incur any tax consequences for issuing warrants. Based on losses incurred since inception and an estimated federal tax rate of 35%, the Company calculated that it had a federal deferred tax asset of approximately $2,965,000 and 2,674,000 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Based on an estimated Colorado state tax of 4.63% (flat tax rate applied to net income of corporation), the Company calculated that it had a state deferred tax asset of approximately $392,000 and 354,000 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. A 100% valuation allowance has been established against these deferred tax asset, as the utilization of the loss carry-forwards cannot be reasonably assured.