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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Income Before Income Tax, Domestic And Foreign
The components of our income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
United States
$
2,458

 
$
(9,242
)
 
$
3,087

Foreign
848

 
972

 
885

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
$
3,306

 
$
(8,270
)
 
$
3,972

Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense
The federal and state income tax provision (benefit) is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
$
5

 
$
(275
)
 
$
(948
)
State
48

 
(1,433
)
 
(214
)
Foreign
213

 
179

 
178

Total current
266

 
(1,529
)
 
(984
)
Deferred:
 

 
 

 
 

Federal
165

 
(28,161
)
 
4,306

State
2,648

 
(3,992
)
 
361

Foreign
(14
)
 
(14
)
 
(15
)
Total deferred
2,799

 
(32,167
)
 
4,652

Provision (benefit) for income taxes
$
3,065

 
$
(33,696
)

$
3,668

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The effective tax rate of our provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as follows:

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Statutory rate
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
(7.2
)
 
31.7

 
14.1

Non-qualified stock option shortfalls (windfalls), net
(29.4
)
 
1.9

 
23.0

Stock-based compensation
21.6

 
(9.7
)
 
18.3

Lobbying
15.2

 
(9.1
)
 
8.9

Research and development credits
(17.1
)
 
(1.5
)
 
(20.4
)
Changes in valuation allowance
72.8

 


 


Tax reform - tax rate change

 
355.9

 

Foreign income tax and income inclusion
6.8

 
2.7

 
10.9

Non-deductible parking expense
3.1

 

 

Other permanent differences
5.9

 
0.7

 
2.4

Effective tax rate
92.7
 %
 
407.6
 %
 
92.2
 %
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
The tax effects of significant items comprising our deferred taxes as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):

 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Deferred tax assets:
 

 
 

Accruals and reserves
$
6,349

 
$
2,499

Stock-based compensation
2,388

 
2,443

Intangible assets
61

 
448

Net operating losses
22,181

 
12,055

Tax credits
4,508

 
3,569

Other
250

 
178

Total deferred tax assets
35,737

 
21,192

Valuation allowance
(2,407
)
 

Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance
33,330

 
21,192

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
     Intangible assets
(710
)
 
(1,083
)
     Commissions receivable
(80,289
)
 
(64,911
)
     Fixed assets

 
(55
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
$
(80,999
)
 
$
(66,049
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(47,669
)
 
$
(44,857
)
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of our unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
6,184

Lapse of statute of limitations
(1,236
)
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
305

Balance at December 31, 2016
5,253

Decrease based on tax positions related to the prior year
(862
)
Lapse of statute of limitations
(1,637
)
     Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
342

Balance at December 31, 2017
3,096

Increase based on tax positions related to the prior year
579

Lapse of statute of limitations
(5
)
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
70

Balance at December 31, 2018
$
3,740