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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
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Income Taxes

We have no income tax provision, current or deferred, relating to U.S. federal, state or local income taxes.

A reconciliation of income tax expense to the amount computed by applying the Federal income tax rate to loss before provision for income taxes as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

 

     2013     2012  

Income tax credit at statutory rates

   $ (842   $ (813

Nondeductible expenses

     2        2   

State income tax, net of federal benefits

     (127     (122

Other

     4        1   

Increase in valuation allowance

     963        932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred income taxes consist of the following:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 30,765      $ 30,028   

Capital loss carryforwards

     109        109   

Inventory and other allowances

     31        34   

Charitable contribution carryforwards

     5        3   

Excess (tax) book depreciation

     492        361   

Excess (tax) book amortization

     62        60   

Share-based compensation

     1,253        1,159   

Other accrued costs

     279        279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     32,996        32,033   

Less: Valuation allowance

     (32,996     (32,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The valuation allowance increased approximately $1.0 million and decreased $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (net of approximately none and $1.2 million for 2013 and 2012, respectively, for expiring net operating loss carryforwards and credits) due principally to the change in the net operating loss carryforward and uncertainty as to whether future taxable income will be generated prior to the expiration of the carryforward period. Under the Internal Revenue Code, certain ownership changes, including the prior issuance of preferred stock and our public offering of common stock, may subject us to annual limitations on the utilization of our net operating loss carryforward. As of December 31, 2013, the amounts subject to limitations has not yet been determined.

We have net operating loss carryforwards for tax purposes of approximately $79 million on December 31, 2013, which expire between 2018 and 2033. We have capital loss carryforwards for tax purposes of approximately $0.3 million on December 31, 2013 which expire in 2014.

 

During 2011, the state of Illinois suspended the use of net operating loss carryforwards for a four year period beginning 2011, extending the term of all net loss carryforwards by a corresponding four years.