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17. Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which provides for an asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on anticipated future tax consequences, using currently enacted tax laws, attributed to temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts calculated for income tax purposes.

 

We currently estimate that our effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2017 will be 0%. Losses incurred during the period from April 9, 2011 (inception) to June 30, 2017 could be used to offset future tax liabilities. Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is “more likely than not” that some component or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of June 30, 2017, net deferred tax assets were $12,853,533, after an offsetting reduction in deferred tax liabilities of $708, primarily related to net operating loss carryforwards. A valuation allowance of approximately $12,853,533 was applied to the remaining net deferred tax assets. We have not provided any valuation allowance against our deferred tax liabilities, which were netted against our deferred tax assets.

 

The tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2017 of $-0- was primarily driven by the Company’s loss before provision for income taxes and offset by the valuation allowance on the resulting deferred tax asset.

 

In accordance with FASB ASC 740, the Company has evaluated its tax positions and determined there are no significant uncertain tax positions as of any date on, or before June 30, 2017.