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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

U.S. Tax Reform

 

On December 22, 2017, legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or the Act, was signed in to law. The Tax Act, among other changes, reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, requires taxpayers to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred and creates new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings.  On March 31, 2018, the Company did not have any foreign subsidiaries and the international aspects of the Tax Act are not applicable.

 

In connection with the initial analysis of the impact of the Tax Act, the Company remeasured certain deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future, which is generally 26.1%. The remeasurement of the Company’s deferred tax balance was primarily offset by application of its valuation allowance.

 

In projecting the Company’s income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2018, management has concluded it is not likely to recognize the benefit of its deferred tax asset, net of deferred tax liabilities, and as a result a full valuation allowance will be required. As such, no income tax benefit has been recorded for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. At December 31, 2017 the Company had an operating loss carryforward of approximately $8,740,879 which begins to expire in 2033. We have provided a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets of $2,149,654 for the year ended December 31, 2017.  In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.