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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

8. Income Taxes

 

The income tax provision was $1.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.  While we incur operating losses on a consolidated basis, we operate in multiple jurisdictions and generate taxable income in our United States operations.

 

Our operations have historically been included in Theravance’s U.S. federal and state income tax returns. Theravance will include the period from January 1, 2014 to June 1, 2014 on its income tax return. The net operating losses (NOL’s) generated by Theravance, including us, prior to the separation were included within Theravance’s return and all NOL carryforwards and research and development tax credits generated by, including us, prior to the separation were retained by Theravance upon the separation of the companies. As part of the Spin-Off, Theravance contributed to us certain assets and liabilities, including the related basis differences, consisting primarily of deferred tax assets of approximately $9.3 million related to stock-based compensation and fixed assets.  At June 2, 2014, we had approximately $14.1 million in deferred tax assets, which are subject to a full valuation allowance.

 

Accounting guidance on income taxes indicates that a company shall reduce deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. At June 30, 2014 we had certain deferred tax assets, the majority of which were transferred from Theravance in connection with the Spin-Off, and which have been offset in full by a valuation allowance.

 

As of June 30, 2014, we had no unrecognized tax benefits or related interest and penalties. There are no changes in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2014. We include any interest and penalties associated with any unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes on the statement of operations. We have not identified any unrecognized benefits during this period that would result in a material change to our financial position.