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14. Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

U.S. loss and foreign loss before income taxes

		Year Ended December 31,
		2018				2017
United States		$	(36,131	)		$	(30,687	)
Foreign			(149	)			(1,077	)
Pretax Income		$	(36,280	)		$	(31,764	)

Effective tax rate

		Year Ended December 31,
		2018				2017
Income tax expense (benefit) at the federal statutory rate		$	(7,619	)		$	(10,799	)
Tax Rate Re-measurement - 2017 Tax Cut			-				19,600
State tax expense (benefit)			(632	)			(1,689	)
Foreign tax differential			450				1,154
Stock-based compensation			150				299
Interest expense			-				33
GILTI Inclusion			97				-
Other			(47	)			(24	)
Credits			-				(24	)
Valuation allowance			7,608				(8,544	)
Income Tax Expense		$	7			$	6
Effective Tax Rate			-0.02	%			-0.02	%

Components of the net deferred tax asset or (liability)

		Year Ended December 31,
		2018				2017
Org, Start-up and Intangible Assets		$	4,723			$	5,045
Stock Based Comp			301				223
Prop., Plant, and Equip.			(13,631	)			(14,551	)
NOLs and R&D Credits			56,270				53,874
Interest Expense Carryover			4,722				-
Ethanol Credits			1,500				1,500
Debt Extinguishment			-				91
Other, net			450				545
Subtotal			54,335				46,727
Valuation Allowance			(54,335	)			(46,727	)
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		2006 – present

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