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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of components of pretax loss from operations

The components of pretax loss from operations are as follows:

			Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
U.S. Domestic			$	(162,664,355)					$	(120,809,112)					$	(94,798,019)
Foreign			(225,949)						—						—
Pretax loss from operations			$	(162,890,304)					$	(120,809,112)					$	(94,798,019)

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

The components of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes are presented in the following table:

			Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Current:
Federal			$	—					$	4,000					$	—
State			—						2,000						—
Foreign			—						—						2,170,000
			—						6,000						2,170,000
Deferred:
Federal			—						(263,000)
State			—						—						—
Foreign			—						—						—
			—						(263,000)						—
			$	—					$	(257,000)					$	2,170,000

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 (benefit), using a 21% statutory tax rate for December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is as follows: 

			Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Income (benefit) taxes at statutory rates			$	(34,207,000)					$	(25,370,000)					$	(19,908,000)
State income tax, net of federal benefit			—						—						(4,000)
Foreign income taxes			—						—						2,170,000
Change in valuation allowance			21,428,000						25,457,000						20,898,000
Nondeductible loss on extinguishment of debt			14,450,000						—						—
Research and development tax credits			(2,650,000)						(3,838,000)						(3,170,000)
Change in fair value of warrants			—						—						(76,000)
Stock-based compensation			(1,953,000)						1,114,000						1,094,000
Uncertain tax positions			1,068,000						1,537,000						1,268,000
Deconsolidation of subsidiary			853,000						—						—
Expired NOLs and credits			468,000						616,000						2,176,000
Limited NOLs and credits			(368,000)						(616,000)						(2,176,000)
Change in tax rates			—						12,000						—
Foreign tax rate differential			(9,000)						—						—
Other			920,000						831,000						(102,000)
			$	—					$	(257,000)					$	2,170,000

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are shown below:

			As of December 31,
			2020						2019
Deferred tax assets:
Capitalized research expense			$	5,250,000					$	6,300,000
NOL carryforwards			127,835,000						110,788,000
Research and development and other tax credits			13,242,000						11,737,000
Deferred revenue			1,628,000						1,506,000
Stock-based compensation			3,256,000						3,255,000
Acquired intangibles			757,000						889,000
Derivative liability			—						1,852,000
Interest expense			564,000						1,122,000
Investment in affiliated entity			542,000						645,000
Lease liability			4,283,000						4,722,000
Other			6,127,000						2,413,000
			163,484,000						145,229,000
Valuation allowance			(159,705,000)						(137,159,000)
Total deferred tax assets			3,779,000						8,070,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Acquired intangibles			(179,000)						(160,000)
Right of use asset			(2,676,000)						(2,894,000)
Note discount			(469,000)						(2,862,000)
Convertible note			—						(1,381,000)
Fixed assets			(487,000)						(805,000)
Net deferred tax liabilities			$	(32,000)					$	(32,000)

Schedule of operating loss and tax credit carryforward expirations

Based upon statute, federal and state losses and credits are expected to expire as follows (in millions):

Expiration Date:			Federal NOLs						State NOLs						Federal R&D						State R&D
2021			$	2.3					$	0.3					$	—					$	—
2022			6.1						0.4						—						—
2023			5.3						1.2						—						—
2024			14.5						9.1						—						—
2025 and thereafter			267.7						132.9						19.8						—
Indefinite			270.3						—						—						3.2
			$	566.2					$	143.9					$	19.8					$	3.2

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits rollforward

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's unrecognized tax benefits:

			Year ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Balance at beginning of the year			$	11,204,000					$	9,632,000					$	8,313,000
Increases related to current year tax positions			1,043,000						1,575,000						1,319,000
Increases (decreases) related to prior year tax positions			27,000						(3,000)						—
Other			(64,000)						—						—
Balance at end of the year			$	12,210,000					$	11,204,000					$	9,632,000

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