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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Component of Consolidated Income (Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes

Consolidated income (loss) before provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

U.S.

 

$

(91,121

)

 

$

(67,004

)

 

$

(70,792

)

Non U.S.

 

 

399

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

843

 

Total

 

$

(90,722

)

 

$

(66,720

)

 

$

(69,949

)

 

Difference Between Consolidated Income Tax Benefit and Amount Computed by Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate

No income tax expense was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 due to net operating loss carryforwards to offset the net income at Dynavax Europe and a valuation allowance which offsets the deferred tax assets. The difference between the consolidated income tax benefit and the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to the consolidated loss before income taxes was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate

 

$

(30,818

)

 

$

(22,678

)

 

$

(23,650

)

State tax

 

 

1,204

 

 

 

(178

)

 

 

(89

)

Business credits

 

 

(1,484

)

 

 

(2,515

)

 

 

-

 

Deferred compensation charges

 

 

2,710

 

 

 

3,072

 

 

 

1,002

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

28,093

 

 

 

22,354

 

 

 

21,966

 

Other

 

 

295

 

 

 

(55

)

 

 

771

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

Component of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carry forwards

 

$

178,008

 

 

$

147,655

 

Research tax credit carry forwards

 

 

22,914

 

 

 

21,336

 

Accruals and reserves

 

 

9,053

 

 

 

9,501

 

Capitalized research costs

 

 

8,601

 

 

 

10,662

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

654

 

 

 

2,486

 

Other

 

 

1,531

 

 

 

1,255

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

220,761

 

 

 

192,895

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(220,544

)

 

 

(192,733

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

217

 

 

 

162

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

 

 

(217

)

 

 

(162

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(217

)

 

 

(162

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits:

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

$

-

 

Tax positions related to the current year

 

 

 

 

  Additions

 

 

-

 

  Reductions

 

 

-

 

Tax positions related to the prior year

 

 

 

 

  Additions

 

 

(2,426

)

  Reductions

 

 

-

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

$

(2,426

)