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Income Taxes | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes |
11. | Income Taxes
For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, the Company had income before taxes of $8,142,779 and $17,798,550, respectively. The Company recorded income tax provisions of $2,254,505 and $5,032,853, respectively, for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013. This is based on an expected effective tax rate of 26.6% for the year ending December 31, 2013 plus approximately $298,000 of discrete items recognized in the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The effective income tax rate is based upon the estimated income for the year and the composition of the income in different tax jurisdictions. Effective January 1, 2013, Sweden’s statutory tax rate decreased from 26.3% to 22.0%. The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the expected utilization of prior year net operating loss carryforwards in excess of amounts previously recognized and the lower statutory tax rate in Sweden. For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012, the Company had income before taxes of $1,790,306 and $4,853,878, respectively. The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $16,183 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and a provision of $250,954 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 based on an effective tax rate of approximately 5.17%. The effective income tax rate is based upon the estimated income for the year and the composition of the income in different jurisdictions. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rates primarily due to the utilization of prior year net operating loss carryforwards and credits earned in the U.S. The Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $44,678,000 and business tax credits carryforwards of approximately $2,160,000 available to reduce future federal income taxes, if any. The net operating loss and business tax credit carryforwards will continue to expire at various dates through December 2032. The net operating loss and business tax credits carryforwards are subject to review and possible adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service and may be limited in the event of certain changes in the ownership interest of significant stockholders. In the fourth quarter of 2012, we entered into a cumulative pre-tax income position and concluded that it was more likely than not that we will generate sufficient taxable income in 2013 based on our 2013 projections to realize the tax benefit of a portion of our deferred tax assets. As a result, we recorded a tax benefit in the fourth quarter of 2012 that included the reversal of $3,021,000 of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets. The Company is currently undergoing an audit in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (“the Commonwealth”) for the tax years ended March 31, 2008 through December 31, 2011. At issue is the apportionment of certain license income to the Commonwealth, as well as the recoverability of certain research and development credits earned between 1993 and 2011. As of September 30, 2013 we do not have a reserve recorded for these matters as we believe it is more likely than not that we will prevail. On October 29, 2013, the Company met with the Commonwealth to attempt to mediate our differences of opinion. However, this did not result in successful resolution. The Company continues to believe in the validity of its tax positions on these matters. As a result, we anticipate receiving a tax assessment that we will appeal in a process that could take up to several years. Total exposure, including penalties, but not interest, were we to ultimately be unsuccessful, would be approximately $2.5 million.

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