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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of the Company's Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)
The significant components of the Company's deferred income tax assets (liabilities) were as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20232022
Deferred income tax assets:
Federal U.S. net operating loss carryforward$140,706 $163,071 
State net operating loss carryforward33,350 44,784 
Research and development credit, net68,251 65,084 
Orphan drug credit, net33,330 35,703 
Operating lease liabilities9,078 9,585 
Deferred revenue17,442 — 
Section 174 deferred tax asset48,421 43,192 
Equity based compensation
16,217 15,228 
Other6,617 4,663 
Gross deferred income tax assets373,412 381,310 
Valuation allowance(365,010)(372,267)
Net deferred income tax assets8,402 9,043 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Operating lease ROU assets(6,372)(7,522)
Prepaid expenditures(2,030)(1,521)
Gross deferred income tax liabilities(8,402)(9,043)
Net deferred income tax asset/(liability)$— $— 
Summary of Valuation Allowance
The activity in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets was as follows (in thousands):
Balance at Beginning of YearAdditionsDeductionsBalance at End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2023$372,267 $— $(7,257)$365,010 
Year Ended December 31, 2022$327,592 $44,675 $— $372,267 
Year Ended December 31, 2021$263,400 $64,192 $— $327,592 
Reconciliation of Reported Estimated Income Tax Benefit
The reconciliation of the reported estimated income tax benefit to the amount that would result by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the net income is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
United States federal tax at statutory rate$(1,902)$(25,149)$(42,445)
State taxes (net of federal benefit)(163)(7,385)(12,806)
Deferred income tax adjustments5,024 308 473 
Deferred state blended rate adjustments1,841 — — 
Research credit, net(3,168)(4,569)(10,243)
Orphan drug credit, net2,374 (10,846)(1,449)
Other permanent items1,301 1,362 1,199 
Equity-based compensation1,950 1,604 1,079 
Change in valuation allowance(7,257)44,675 64,192 
Income tax expense/(benefit)$— $— $— 
Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
Beginning balance$7,376 $7,197 $6,126 
Increases for current year tax positions449 548 965 
Increases/(decreases) for prior year tax positions(4)(369)106 
Ending balance$7,821 $7,376 $7,197