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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)
The components of the provision for income taxes are presented in the following table:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$

 
$

 
$

State
2,000

 
(1,000
)
 
7,000

 
2,000

 
(1,000
)
 
7,000

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
18,000

 
15,000

 
20,000

State
9,000

 
17,000

 
3,000

 
27,000

 
32,000

 
23,000

 
$
29,000

 
$
31,000

 
$
30,000

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes attributable to operations computed at the statutory tax rates to income tax expense (recovery), using a 35% statutory tax rate, is:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Income (benefit) taxes at statutory rates
$
(12,639,000
)
 
$
(23,118,000
)
 
$
(6,894,000
)
State income tax, net of federal benefit
(2,362,000
)
 
(1,651,000
)
 
(1,234,000
)
Change in valuation allowance
14,235,000

 
8,819,000

 
7,415,000

Research and development tax credits
(849,000
)
 
(735,000
)
 
190,000

Fair value warrant
(180,000
)
 
16,129,000

 
(811,000
)
Stock compensation
1,573,000

 
279,000

 
603,000

Expired NOL's and credits
728,000

 
338,000

 
405,000

Limited NOL's and credits
(749,000
)
 
605,000

 
(124,000
)
Change in state tax rate
(60,000
)
 
(623,000
)
 
438,000

Other
332,000

 
(12,000
)
 
42,000

 
$
29,000

 
$
31,000

 
$
30,000

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are shown below:
 
 
As of December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Capitalized research expense
$
2,059,000

 
$
2,782,000

Net operating loss carryforwards
64,354,000

 
48,846,000

Research and development and other tax credits
2,417,000

 
1,877,000

Other
8,491,000

 
8,641,000

 
77,321,000

 
62,146,000

Valuation allowance
(75,363,000
)
 
(61,061,000
)
Total deferred tax assets
1,958,000

 
1,085,000

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Acquired intangibles
(804,000
)
 
(1,096,000
)
Investment in affiliated entity
(1,315,000
)
 
(123,000
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(161,000
)
 
$
(134,000
)
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards
The California net operating loss carry forwards will expire as follows:

 
Amount (in millions)
2015
$
0.5

2016
0.5

2017
0.5

2028 and beyond
58.6

Total
$
60.1

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits rollforward
The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits:
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of the year
$
2,416,000

 
$
1,896,000

 
$
1,829,000

Increases related to current year tax positions
331,000

 
305,000

 
72,000

Increases (Decreases) related to prior year tax positions
12,000

 
215,000

 
(5,000
)
Balance at end of the year
$
2,759,000

 
$
2,416,000

 
$
1,896,000