Note 9— Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of:

	Year ended December 31, (in thousands)
	2015		2014

Current income tax:
Federal	$	221	$	115
State		141		212
Foreign		267		757
		629		1,084
Deferred income tax:
Federal		816		2,238
State		55		372
		871		2,610
Provision for income taxes	$	1,500	$	3,694

The deferred tax benefit related to discontinued operations was $3.3 million in fiscal year 2015 and $2.1 million recorded in fiscal year 2014.

Deferred tax liabilities (assets) are comprised of the following at:

	December 31, (in thousands)
	2015			2014
Deferred tax liabilities:
Software development costs	$	1,841		$	4,984
Acquired intangible assets		2,088			2,350
Gross deferred tax liabilities		3,929			7,334

Allowances for bad debts and inventory		(4,804	)		(4,524	)
Capitalized inventory costs		(75	)		(114	)
Intangible assets		(1,747	)		(2,100	)
Employee benefit accruals		(2,050	)		(1,715	)
Federal net operating loss carryforward		(6,215	)		(9,249	)
State net operating loss carryforward		(1,111	)		(1,104	)
Tax credit carryforwards		(8,760	)		(7,809	)
Foreign currency		(33	)		(33	)
Other		(334	)		(502	)
Gross deferred tax assets		(25,129	)		(27,150	)

Less valuation allowance		3,421			3,947

Net deferred tax assets	$	(17,779	)	$	(15,869	)

The Company has Federal tax credit carryforwards of $8.7 million that expire in various tax years from 2016 to 2035. The Company has a Federal operating loss carryforward of $19.9 million that expires in various tax years through 2035. Of the operating loss carryforward, $1.6 million will result in a benefit within additional paid in capital when realized. The Company also has state tax credit carryforwards of $210,000 and state net operating loss carryforwards of $8.0 million that expire in various tax years through 2034. In assessing the ability to realize deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result of this analysis and based on the current year’s taxable income, and utilization of certain carryforwards management determined that it should reduce it valuation allowance in the current year. A valuation allowance is still required to the extent it is more likely than not that the future benefit associated with the foreign tax credit carryforwards and certain state tax loss carryforwards will not be realized. As a result, the Company recorded a tax benefit associated with a reduction of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $0.5 million for 2015. The Company recorded tax expense in 2015 associated with an increase in the valuation allowance in 2014 in the amount of $1.6 million for 2014.

The Company records the benefits relating to uncertain tax positions only when it is more likely than not (likelihood of greater than 50%), based on technical merits, that the position would be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Tax positions that meet the more likely than not threshold are measured using a probability-weighted approach as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. At December 31, 2015, the Company’s reserve for uncertain tax positions is not material and the Company believes it has adequately provided for its tax-related liabilities. The Company is no longer subject to United States federal income tax examinations for years before 2012. The provision for (benefit from) income taxes differed from the provision computed by applying the Federal statutory rate to income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes due to the following:

	2015			2014
Federal statutory tax rate		34.0	%		34.0	%
State taxes		5.8			11.5
Non deductible expenses		1.0			4.6
Tax credits		(4.8	)		(11.7	)
Repatriation of foreign earnings		0.0			59.8
Foreign income tax rate differential		(1.3	)		(43.2	)
Valuation allowance		(9.5	)		41.7
Tax return and audit adjustments		3.8			0.0
Other		(1.8	)		1.4
		27.2	%		98.1	%