Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

v3.3.1.900
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

10.

INCOME TAXES

No provision or benefit for federal or state income taxes has been recorded, as the Company has incurred a net loss for all of the periods presented, and the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.

At December 31, 2015, and 2014, the Company had federal and Massachusetts net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $22,416,000 and $7,164,000, respectively, of which federal carryforwards will expire in varying amounts beginning in 2029. Massachusetts net operating losses began to expire in 2014. Utilization of net operating losses may be subject to substantial annual limitations due to the “change in ownership” provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and similar state provisions. The annual limitations may result in the expiration of net operating losses before utilization. The Company also had research and development tax credit carryforwards at December 31, 2015 and 2014 of approximately $441,000 and $190,000, respectively.

Significant components of the Company’s net deferred tax asset are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

NOL carryforward

 

$

4,505,965

 

 

$

1,408,745

 

Tax credits

 

 

406,888

 

 

 

167,127

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

453,906

 

 

 

60,373

 

Other temporary differences

 

 

12,581

 

 

 

128,093

 

Subtotal

 

 

5,379,340

 

 

 

1,764,338

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(5,379,340

)

 

 

(1,764,338

)

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

The Company has maintained a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets in all periods presented. A valuation allowance is required to be recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Since the Company cannot determine that it is more likely than not that it will generate taxable income, and thereby realize the net deferred tax assets, a full valuation allowance has been provided. The Company has no uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2015 and 2014 that would affect its effective tax rate. The Company does not anticipate a significant change in the amount of uncertain tax positions over the next twelve months. Since the Company is in a loss carryforward position, the Company is generally subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for all years for which a loss carryforward is available.

Income tax benefits computed using the federal statutory income tax rate differs from the Company’s effective tax rate primarily due to the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Tax provision at statutory rate

 

 

34.00

%

 

 

34.00

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

4.76

%

 

 

5.03

%

Permanent differences

 

 

-0.62

%

 

 

-0.47

%

Tax credits

 

 

2.67

%

 

 

3.37

%

Other

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.21

%

Decrease in valuation reserve

 

 

-40.85

%

 

 

-42.14

%

Total

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%