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3. Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
3. Income Taxes

The reconciliation of income tax on income computed at the federal statutory rates to income tax expense is as follows:

 

     2014     2013  
U.S. Federal statutory rates on loss from operations   E (1,113 )   E 2,057  
Effect of foreign statutory rate differences     (65 )     (228 )
Effect of exchange rate changes     (2,094 )     805  
Expiration/disallowance of net operating loss carry forwards     147       566  
Permanent differences     (66 )     (2,141 )
Change in valuation allowance     3,173       (1,026 )
Other     --       15  
                  
Income tax provision   E (18 )   E 48  

 

Deferred tax asset is composed of the following:

     2014     2013  
              
Licenses capitalized for United States tax purposes   E 853     E 928  
IPR&D basis difference     (734 )     (770 )
Stock options     178       145  
Foreign tax credit carry over     200       193  
Net operating loss carry forwards                
United States     18,593       16,710  
Switzerland     885       884  
The Netherlands     --       --  
Luxembourg     184       182  
                  
       20,159       18,272  
Less valuation allowance for deferred tax asset     (20,159 )     (18,272 )
                  
Net deferred tax asset   E --     E --  

 

The Company's provision for income taxes was derived from U.S., Swiss, and Netherlands operations. At December 31, 2014, the Company had estimated net operating loss carry forwards which expire as follows:

 

      United States     Switzerland
             
2015       --       --
2016       --       1,380
2017       --       1,279
2018       592       473
2019       288       436
2020-2034       53,804       17
Perpetual       --       --
        E 54,684     E 3,585