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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

8.  Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, the Company did not record any current or deferred income tax provisions or benefits.  Due to the uncertainty surrounding the future realization of the favorable tax attributes, the Company has recorded full valuation allowances against its otherwise recognizable net deferred tax assets at both December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016.