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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Note 8 - Income Taxes |
Income tax provision |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |
Foreign |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 94 |
|  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 94 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 220 |
State |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | (75 | )
|  |  | 191 |  |  |  | 145 |
Total income tax provision (benefit) |  | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | 239 |
Deferred income taxes |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 232 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 4,462 |  |  |  | 4,242 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 4,462 |  |  |  | 4,474 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | — |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 20,164 |  |  |  | 18,976 |
Tax credit carryforwards |  |  | 1,455 |  |  |  | 1,380 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 3,841 |  |  |  | 4,266 |
Accrued expenses, reserves and other |  |  | 2,509 |  |  |  | 2,984 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 28,057 |  |  |  | 27,606 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  |  | (27,951 | ) |  |  | (27,292 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 314 |
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | 4,356 |  |  | $ | 4,160 |
Net deferred tax liabilities |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current deferred tax assets |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 91 |
Current deferred tax liabilities |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9 | )
Non-current deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (4,462 | ) |  |  | (4,242 | )
|  | $ | (4,356 | ) |  | $ | (4,160 | )
Loss from continuing operations |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
United States |  | $ | (1,808 | ) |  | $ | (875 | )
Foreign |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 26 |
|  | $ | (1,802 | ) |  | $ | (849 | )
Income tax rate reconciliation |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Statutory income tax rate |  |  | 34.0 | % |  |  | 34.0 | %
(Increase) decrease in tax provision resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity compensation |  |  | (12.9 | ) |  |  | (38.6 | )
Income tax credits |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 13.9 |
Foreign tax rates |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  |  | (1.2 | )
Valuation allowance |  |  | (36.6 | ) |  |  | (34.2 | )
Other |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  |  | (2.1 | )
Effective income tax rate |  |  | (14.9 | %) |  |  | (28.2 | %)
Uncertainty in income taxes |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Balance – beginning of year |  | $ | 7,296 |  |  | $ | 7,508 |
Increases related to current year tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Increases related to prior year tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Decreases related to prior year tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | (212 | )
Expiration of statute of limitations for assessment of taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Settlements with taxing authorities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance – end of year |  | $ | 7,296 |  |  | $ | 7,296 |

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