Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

Taxes payable as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consist of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Corporation income tax payable		441,084		687,745
Other tax payable		279,408		116,525
Total	$	720,492	$	804,270

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table reconciles PRC statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Years ended December 31,
	2016			2015
Statutory PRC income tax rate		25	%		25	%
Favorable tax rate impact (a)		(15)	%		(12)	%
Permanent difference		7	%		5	%
Changes of deferred tax assets valuation allowances		6	%		3	%
Total		23	%		21	%

(a) Two of the Company’s subsidiaries, Tantech Bamboo and Tantech Energy are subject to tax rate of 15%.

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income tax consisted of the following:

	Years ended December 31,
	2016		2015
Current	$	1,465,744	$	2,377,715
Deferred		(98,474)		-
Total	$	1,367,270	$	2,377,715

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Significant components of deferred tax assets are as follows:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves	$	564,556	$	324,053
Accumulated depreciation		-		72,834
Valuation allowance		(470,403)		(396,887)
Total	$	94,153	$	-