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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 5 INCOME TAXES


There was no provision for, or benefit from, income tax during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively.  The components of the net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, including temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards that arose prior to reorganization from bankruptcy, are as follows:


December 31,

2019

2018

Operating loss carry forwards

$          8,324,819

$            8,603,408

Origination and amortization of  

    interest on convertible notes

743,183

741,391

Allowance for doubtful accounts

123,845

99,697

Change in derivative liabilities

     107,270

     59,487

Options issued for services

653,545

653,545

Total Deferred Tax Assets

$         9,952,662

$         10,157,528

Valuation allowance

   (9,952,662)

   (10,157,528)

Net Deferred Tax Asset

$                       --

$                         --


Federal and state net operating loss carry forwards at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $21,858,412 and $23,185,028, respectively. A portion of the net operating loss carry forwards includes losses incurred prior to February 24, 2004, when a change of greater than 50% in ownership of the Company occurred. As a result of the change of ownership, only a portion of the net operating loss carry forwards incurred prior to the change becomes available each year. The net operating loss carry forwards begin to expire in 2020.


The Company has evaluated Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 regarding the impact of the decreased tax rates of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.  The schedules below reflect the Federal tax provision, deferred tax asset and valuation allowance using the new rates adjusted in the period of enactment.  


The following is a reconciliation of the amount of benefit that would result from applying the federal statutory rate to pretax loss with the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

2019

2018

Tax at statutory rate (21%)

$         (120,762)

$          (308,072)

Options issued for services

-

-

Origination and amortization of

  interest on convertible notes

315,383

408,329

Allowance for doubtful accounts

24,148

23,160

Change in derivative liabilities

      59,820

26,800

Change in valuation allowance

(278,589)

(150,217)

Provision for Income Taxes

$                      --

$                       --


Under FASB ASC 740-10-05-6, tax benefits are recognized only for the tax positions that are more likely than not be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Unrecognized tax benefits are tax benefits claimed in the company's tax return that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards.


The Company's policy is to recognize potential interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits with the income tax expense. For the years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, the Company did not recognized any interest or penalties in its Statement of Operations, nor did it have any interest or penalties accrued in its Balance sheet at December 31, 2019 and 2018 relating to unrecognized benefits.


The tax years 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 remain open to examination for federal income tax purposes and by other major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.


On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  The Act reduces the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017.  ASC 470 requires the Company to re-measure the existing net deferred tax asset in the period of enactment.  The Act also provides for immediate expensing of 100% or the costs of qualified property that is incurred and placed in service during the period from September 27, 2017 to December 31, 2022.  Beginning January 1, 2023, the immediate expensing provision is phased down by 20% per year until it is completely phased out as of January 1, 2027.  Additionally, effective January 1, 2018, the Act imposes possible limitations on the deductibility of interest expense.  As a result of the provisions of the Act, the Company’s deduction for interest expense could be limited in future years.  The effects of other provisions of the Act are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.


On December 22, 2017, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) to provide guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Act.  SAB 118 provides a measurement period that begins in the reporting period that includes the Act’s enactment date and ends when an entity has obtained, prepared and analyzed the information that was needed in order to complete the accounting requirements under ASC 720.  However, in no circumstance should the measurement period extend beyond one year from the enactment date.  In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect in its financial statements the income tax effects of those aspects of the Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete.  SAB 118 provides that to the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements.  


The Company does not reflect a deferred tax asset in its financial statements, but includes that calculation and valuation in its footnotes.  We are still analyzing the impact of certain provisions of the Act and refining our calculations.  The Company will disclose any change in the estimates as it refines the accounting for the impact of the Act.