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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Components of Income Tax Expense

The components of income tax expense are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2014      2015  
     US$      US$      US$  

Current

     8,591         15,630         17,338   

Deferred

     1,181         471         911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     9,772         16,101         18,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes for Domestic and Foreign Entities

The income (loss) before income taxes for domestic and foreign entities is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2014      2015  
     US$      US$      US$  

Domestic

     (8,080      (12,761      (12,037

Foreign

     45,228         73,329         90,537   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     37,148         60,568         78,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense on Pretax Income at Statutory Rate and Income Tax Expense

The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns. A reconciliation of income tax expense on pretax income at statutory rate and income tax expense is shown below:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2014      2015  
     US$      US$      US$  

Cayman statutory rate

                       

Tax on pretax income at statutory rate

     6,788         15,727         18,765   

Tax-exempt income

     (4,325      (2,573      (906

Permanent differences

     1,730         (396      (1,065

Temporary differences

     1,732         (344      (330

Alternative minimum tax

     2,203         1,170         4   

Income tax (10%) on undistributed earnings

     3,396         2,491         2,460   

Net changes in income tax credit

     708         (899      (897

Net changes in valuation allowance of deferred income tax assets

     (2,364      733         1,621   

Net operating loss carryforwards

     (189      (1,298      (2,052

Liabilities related to unrealized tax benefits

     (39      91         672   

Adjustment of prior years’ taxes and others

     132         1,399         (23
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     9,772         16,101         18,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2014      2015  
    

As Adjusted

(Note 2)

        
     US$      US$  

Notes and accounts receivable

     141         82   

Stock-based compensation

     615         544   

Allowance for sales return

     105         173   

Inventory reserve

     814         1,478   

Foreign currency translation

     (1,273      (1,949

Property and equipment

     452         360   

Investment tax credits

     7,823         8,295   

Net operating loss carryforwards

     9,621         10,651   

Others

     14         20   

Valuation allowance

     (16,791      (19,044
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,521         610   
  

 

 

    

 

 

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2014      2015  
     US$      US$      US$  

Balance, beginning of year

     3,520         5,815         4,655   

Increases in tax positions taken in current year

     2,947         446         2,337   

Decrease in tax position taken in prior year primarily related to the resolution of tax audit

     (652      (1,606      (1,353
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

     5,815         4,655         5,639   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Summary of Major Jurisdictions and Tax Year Subject to Examination by Tax Authorities
The following table summarizes the Company’s major jurisdictions and tax year that remain subject to examination by tax authorities as of December 31, 2015:

 

Tax Jurisdiction

   Tax Years

Hong Kong

   2013 and onward

Taiwan

   2010 and onward

Korea

   2010 and onward

United States

   2007 onward