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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$

 
$

 
$

State

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal

 

 
(1,594,000
)
State

 

 
(504,000
)
 

 

 
(2,098,000
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(2,098,000
)
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes attributable to continuing operations computed at the statutory tax rates to income tax expense (recovery), using a 35% statutory tax rate, is as follows:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Income (benefit) taxes at statutory rates
$
(30,872,000
)
 
$
(25,809,000
)
 
$
(10,920,000
)
State income tax, net of federal benefit
(4,000
)
 
(4,000
)
 
(2,640,000
)
Change in valuation allowance
(20,965,000
)
 
29,678,000

 
7,882,000

Research and development tax credits
(3,456,000
)
 
(3,117,000
)
 
(1,537,000
)
Fair value warrant
(282,000
)
 
(47,000
)
 
(253,000
)
Stock compensation
2,332,000

 
113,000

 
2,288,000

Uncertain tax positions
846,000

 
1,367,000

 
1,968,000

Expired NOLs and credits
454,000

 
4,269,000

 
339,000

Limited NOLs and credits
(165,000
)
 
(6,456,000
)
 
(297,000
)
Change in state tax rate
50,019,000

 
(495,000
)
 
676,000

Other
2,093,000

 
501,000

 
396,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
(2,098,000
)
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are shown below:
 
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Capitalized research expense
8,546,000

 
$
567,000

Net operating loss carryforwards
71,665,000

 
95,500,000

Research and development and other tax credits
7,531,000

 
5,300,000

Deferred revenue
297,000

 
5,452,000

Deferred rent
2,097,000

 
2,231,000

Stock-based compensation
3,091,000

 
4,511,000

Acquired intangibles
858,000

 
989,000

Other
1,906,000

 
3,783,000

 
95,991,000

 
118,333,000

Valuation allowance
(94,039,000
)
 
(113,407,000
)
Total deferred tax assets
1,952,000

 
4,926,000

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Acquired intangibles
(124,000
)
 
(175,000
)
Investment in affiliated entity
(422,000
)
 
(3,624,000
)
Fixed assets
(1,430,000
)
 
(1,302,000
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(24,000
)
 
$
(175,000
)
Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits rollforward
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's unrecognized tax benefits:
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at beginning of the year
$
6,855,000

 
$
5,455,000

 
$
2,759,000

Increases related to current year tax positions
1,532,000

 
1,183,000

 
615,000

Increases (decreases) related to prior year tax positions
(74,000
)
 
217,000

 
2,081,000

Balance at end of the year
$
8,313,000

 
$
6,855,000

 
$
5,455,000