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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

The income tax expense was $39,000 and $186,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The expense was primarily attributed to recording contingent liabilities for uncertain tax positions taken with respect to transfer pricing and tax credits. No provision for income taxes has been recognized on undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries because it considers such earnings to be indefinitely reinvested.

The Company follows the accounting guidance related to accounting for income taxes which requires that a company reduce its 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. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s deferred tax assets were offset in full by a valuation allowance.

The Company records liabilities related to uncertain tax positions in accordance with the income tax guidance which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Resolution of one or more of these uncertain tax positions in any period may have a material impact on the results of operations for that period. The Company includes any applicable interest and penalties within the provision for income taxes in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company is currently under Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examination for the tax year ended December 31, 2017. The Company believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from the tax examination.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), that features significant tax provision and other measures to assist individuals and businesses impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, was signed into law. Tax relief measures for businesses include a five-year net operating loss carryback (including a related technical correction to the 2017 Tax Reform Act), a change in Section 163(j) interest deduction limitations, accelerated alternative minimum tax refunds, payroll tax relief, a temporary suspension of certain aviation excise taxes, a tax credit for employers who retain employees, and a ‘qualified improvement property’ technical correction to the 2017 Tax Reform Act. The Company has considered the corporate income tax provisions of the CARES Act and related initial guidance as part of its income tax expense forecast for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, and these provisions are expected to have an immaterial impact on the Company’s 2020 income tax expense.

The Company’s future income tax expense may be affected by such factors as changes in tax laws, its business, regulations, tax rates, interpretation of existing laws or regulations, the impact of accounting for share-based compensation, the impact of accounting for business combinations, its international organization, shifts in the amount of income before tax earned in the US as compared with other regions in the world, and changes in overall levels of income before tax.