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Income Tax | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax |
Income Tax | 9. Income Tax The components of income (loss) before income tax (benefit) provision are as follows: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Domestic | ​ | $ | 16,499 | ​ | $ | 10,017 | ​ | $ | 28,690
Foreign | ​ |  | 9,322 | ​ |  | 7,292 | ​ |  | 6,670
Income before income taxes | ​ | $ | 25,821 | ​ | $ | 17,309 | ​ | $ | 35,360
​ Income tax provision (benefit) is as follows: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Current |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Federal | ​ | $ | 821 | ​ | $ | 176 | ​ | $ | 3,524
State | ​ |  | 1,508 | ​ |  | 636 | ​ |  | 4,776
Foreign | ​ |  | 1,999 | ​ |  | 1,181 | ​ |  | 1,756
Total current tax provision | ​ | $ | 4,328 | ​ | $ | 1,993 | ​ | $ | 10,056
Deferred | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Federal | ​ | $ | (5,545) | ​ | $ | (3,608) | ​ | $ | 1,830
State | ​ |  | (2,241) | ​ |  | (1,542) | ​ |  | 151
Foreign | ​ |  | (29) | ​ |  | 13 | ​ |  | 16
Total deferred tax (benefit) provision | ​ | $ | (7,815) | ​ | $ | (5,137) | ​ | $ | 1,997
Income tax (benefit) provision | ​ | $ | (3,487) | ​ | $ | (3,144) | ​ | $ | 12,053
​ A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
Statutory federal tax rate |  | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | %
State taxes |  | (3.3) | ​ | (7.5) | ​ | 11.1 | ​
Tax credits |  | (3.9) | ​ | (7.3) | ​ | (2.2) | ​
Foreign taxes |  | — | ​ | (1.8) | ​ | 0.7 | ​
Non‑deductible items and other |  | (0.6) | ​ | (2.4) | ​ | 1.1 | ​
Change in valuation allowance |  | — | ​ | 2.3 | ​ | — | ​
Change in statutory rates |  | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​
Changes in tax reserves |  | 1.9 | ​ | 8.6 | ​ | 0.4 | ​
Provision to return adjustment |  | 0.5 | ​ | (13.5) | ​ | — | ​
Transaction costs | ​ | 18.9 | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​
Global Intangible Low Tax Income |  | 0.7 | ​ | 1.1 | ​ | 1.9 | ​
Non-deductible officers' compensation | ​ | 47.8 | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​
Non‑cash compensation |  | (96.5) | ​ | (18.7) | ​ | 0.1 | ​
Effective tax rate |  | (13.5) | % | (18.2) | % | 34.1 | %
​ Income Tax Provision (Benefit) The Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was lower than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the impact of deductible non-cash compensation, non-deductible executive compensation, IPO related costs, foreign taxes, certain tax credits, provision to return adjustments and the impact of other permanent book-tax differences. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the impact of deductible non-cash compensation, certain tax credits, foreign taxes, provision to return adjustments and the impact of other permanent book-tax differences. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company's effective tax rate was higher than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the impact of state and local income taxes, certain tax credits, and the impact of other permanent book-tax differences. Deferred Income Taxes Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes. The following table details the components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2021: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | As of December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Deferred tax assets: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | ​ | $ | 1,454 | ​ | $ | 1,819
Accrued expenses and other | ​ |  | 6,025 | ​ |  | 4,464
Stock compensation | ​ | ​ | 2,667 | ​ | ​ | 843
Net operating losses | ​ |  | 8,120 | ​ |  | 1,298
Gross deferred tax assets | ​ |  | 18,266 | ​ |  | 8,424
Valuation allowance | ​ |  | (482) | ​ |  | (484)
Net deferred tax assets | ​ | $ | 17,784 | ​ | $ | 7,940
Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Purchased intangibles | ​ | $ | (44,836) | ​ | $ | (35,561)
Depreciation and amortization | ​ |  | (3,195) | ​ |  | (3,715)
Total deferred tax liabilities | ​ |  | (48,031) | ​ |  | (39,276)
Net deferred tax liability | ​ | $ | (30,247) | ​ | $ | (31,336)
​ The Company has not recorded a deferred tax liability for foreign withholding or other foreign local tax on the undistributed earnings from the Company’s international subsidiaries as such earnings are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Tax Valuation Allowance The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are primarily comprised of purchased intangibles, book to tax differences in depreciation and amortization, book and tax differing treatment of accruals, net operating losses, and differing timing of stock compensation deductions. As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact management’s view with regard to the future realization of deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2021, (i) the Company’s taxable temporary differences will provide sufficient US future taxable income to realize the US deferred tax assets and (ii) the Company’s projected future pre-tax book income in the US and respective foreign countries is expected to provide sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets within each jurisdiction’s respective statutory carryforward period. Based on this analysis, the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize most of its US and foreign deferred taxes assets. A valuation allowance is assessed to a small amount of foreign capital losses and US tax loss carryforwards. Net Operating Loss and Credit Carryforwards As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a Federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $20.2 million and a state net operating loss carryforward of approximately $40.4 million. Of these carryforwards, approximately $18.3 million of Federal net operating losses and $31.1 million of state net operating losses were acquired with the OpenSlate acquisition in 2021. In addition, the Company had loss carryforwards for various foreign countries where the Company has business operations. Of these carryforwards, as of December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $5.0 million of German net operating losses that were acquired with the Meetrics acquisition in 2021. The remaining aggregate amount of foreign loss carryover is not significant as of December 31, 2021. Federal net operating loss carryforwards can be used to offset against taxable income in the future and begin to expire in 2031. The Company utilized approximately $3.2 million and $2.7 million of Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, respectively, in 2021. Utilization of Federal net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations due to the “change in ownership” provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions. The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards are subject to the annual limitation under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Uncertain Tax Positions The Company’s income tax returns are open to examination by federal and state authorities for the tax years ended December 31, 2017 and later. However, the Company believes that its tax positions are all highly certain of being upheld upon examination and intends to defend those positions if challenged by the Internal Revenue Service or another taxing jurisdiction. For uncertain tax positions, the Company uses a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefits determined on a cumulative probability basis, which are more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. The Company has unrecognized tax benefits, which are tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions which have been or will be reflected in income tax filings that have not been recognized in the financial statements due to potential adjustments by taxing authorities in the applicable jurisdictions. The Company's liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits, which include interest and penalties, were $2.4 million and $1.9 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company's effective tax rate are $2.2 million and $1.8 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively and include the federal tax benefit of state deductions. The Company anticipates that no unrecognized tax benefits will reverse during the next year due to the expiration of statutes of limitation. ​ Changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 1,879 | ​ | $ | 595
Increase related to tax positions of prior years | ​ |  | 227 | ​ |  | —
Increase related to tax positions of the current year | ​ |  | 257 | ​ |  | 1,496
Decrease related to tax positions of prior years | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (212)
Decrease due to lapse in statutes of limitations | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Ending balance | ​ | $ | 2,363 | ​ | $ | 1,879
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