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13. Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

U.S. loss and foreign loss before income taxes

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
United States			(30,687	)			(16,318	)
Foreign			(1,077	)			688
Pretax Income			(31,764	)			(15,630	)

Effective tax rate

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Income tax expense (benefit) at the federal statutory rate			(10,799	)			(5,314	)
Tax Rate Re-measurement - 2017 Tax Cut			19,600				-
State tax expense (benefit)			(1,689	)			(775	)
Foreign tax differential			1,154				(401	)
Stock-based compensation			299				152
Interest expense			33				26
Other			(24	)			127
Credits			(24	)			(24	)
Valuation allowance			(8,544	)			6,215
Income Tax Expense			6				6
Effective Tax Rate			-0.02	%			-0.04	%

Components of the net deferred tax asset or (liability)

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Org, Start-up and Intangible Assets			5,045				7,435
Stock Based Comp			223				185
Prop., Plant, and Equip.			(14,551	)			(21,639	)
NOLs and R&D Credits			53,874				66,698
Convertible Debt			-				(5	)
Ethanol Credits			1,500				1,500
Debt Extinguishment			91				612
Other, net			545				620
Subtotal			46,727				55,406
Valuation Allowance			(46,727	)			(55,406	)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)			-				-

Open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction

United States — Federal		2007 – present
United States — State		2008– present
India		2010 – present
Mauritius		2010 – present

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