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14. Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income tax expense

		2020				2019
Current:
Federal		$	-			$	-
State and Local			8				8
Foreign			-				-
			8				8
Deferred:
Federal			-				-
State and Local			-				-
Foreign			(984	)			1,123
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	(976	)		$	1,131

U.S. loss and foreign loss before income taxes

		Year Ended December 31,
		2020				2019
United States		$	(37,496	)		$	(43,419	)
Foreign			(139	)			5,073
Pretax loss		$	(37,635	)		$	(38,346	)

Effective tax rate

		Year Ended December 31,
		2020				2019
Income tax benefit at the federal statutory rate		$	(7,903	)		$	(8,052	)
State tax benefit and change in effective rates			(4,066	)			(48	)
Foreign tax differential and changed in enacted rates			(185	)			900
Stock-based compensation			166				133
Interest Expense			1,315				478
GILTI Inclusion			-				849
Prior year true-ups			(770	)			1,493
Other			258				166
Credits			(1,388	)			-
Valuation Allowance			11,597				5,212
Income Tax expense (benefit)		$	(976	)		$	1,131
Effective Tax Rate			2.59	%			-2.95	%

Components of the net deferred tax asset or (liability)

Deferred Tax Assets & (Liabilities)		Year Ended December 31,
		2020				2019
Deferred Tax Assets:
Organizational Costs, Start-up and Intangible Assets		$	6,325			$	3,997
Stock Based Compensation			397				328
NOLs, Unabsorbed Depreciation and R&D Credits			56,530				53,400
Interest expense carryover			13,389				9,131
Ethanol Credits			1,500				1,500
Carbon Oxide Sequestration Credit			1,387				-
Accrued expenses			2,813				2,532
Operating lease liability			1,232				152
Other			486				140
Total Deferred Tax Assets			84,059				71,180
Valuation Allowance			(71,145	)			(59,547	)
Net Deferred Tax Assets			12,914				11,633
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Right of Use Asset			(1,362	)			(147	)
Property, Plant & Equipment			(11,600	)			(12,554	)
Other			(91	)			(55	)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities			(13,053	)			(12,756	)
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities		$	(139	)		$	(1,123	)

Open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction

United States — Federal	2007 – present
United States — State	2008 – present
India	2013 – present
Mauritius	2006 – present

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