10.	Income Taxes

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include an interim tax provision for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The Company recorded a total provision for income tax (benefit) expense of approximately ($10,000) and $35,000 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and approximately $12,000 and $42,000 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Of the approximate $35,000 in income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, approximately $32,000 represent current income tax expense, and approximately $3,000 represents a decrease to the Company’s net deferred tax assets which is primarily due to the reversal of the existing taxable temporary differences. Of the approximate $42,000 in income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, $73,000 represents current income tax expense offset by $31,000 of deferred tax benefit.