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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Taxes

11. Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company had income before taxes of approximately $2,540,000 and recorded a tax provision of approximately $915,000 for an effective tax rate of approximately 36.0%. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company had income before taxes of approximately $4,198,000 and recorded a tax provision of $1,268,000 for an effective tax rate of approximately 30.2%. This was based on expected effective tax rates of 26.5% and 25.9% for the years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The effective income tax rate is based upon the forecasted income by jurisdiction. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate mainly due to the tax treatment of contingent consideration expense. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate due to the lower statutory tax rate in Sweden.

The Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $46,984,000 and business tax credit carryforwards of approximately $1,920,000 available to reduce future federal income taxes, if any. The net operating loss and business tax credits carryforwards will continue to expire at various dates through December 2035. Net operating loss carryforwards and available tax credits 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.

As of December 31, 2015, we concluded that realization of deferred tax assets beyond December 31, 2015 is not more likely than not, and as such, as of December 31, 2015 we maintained a valuation allowance against the majority of our remaining deferred tax assets. As of March 31, 2016, we concluded that realization of deferred tax assets beyond March 31, 2016 is not more likely than not, and as such, as of March 31, 2016 we maintained a valuation allowance against the majority of our remaining deferred tax assets.

The fiscal years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 are subject to examination by U.S. federal, state and Sweden taxing authorities.