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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) [Table Text Block]
The income tax (provision) benefit consists of the following:
 
 
 
For The Years Ended
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Federal:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Deferred
 
 
235,473
 
 
1,287,931
 
State and local:
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
Current
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Deferred
 
 
80,301
 
 
151,521
 
 
 
 
315,774
 
 
1,439,452
 
Change in valuation allowance
 
 
(315,774)
 
 
(1,439,452)
 
Income tax (provision) benefit
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
 
 
 
For The Years Ended
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Tax benefit at federal statutory rate
 
 
34.0
%
 
34.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
 
 
4.0
%
 
4.0
%
Incremental research and development credits
 
 
6.3
%
 
2.7
%
Prior period adjustments and other
 
 
(8.1)
%
 
0.0
%
Effect of tax rate changes
 
 
(30.0)
%
 
0.0
%
Change in valuation allowance
 
 
(6.2)
%
 
(40.7)
%
Effective income tax rate
 
 
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented below:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Deferred Tax Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
2,588,641
 
$
2,742,397
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 
347,977
 
 
333,066
 
Research & development tax credits
 
 
526,134
 
 
201,840
 
Intangible assets
 
 
364,508
 
 
234,183
 
Gross deferred tax assets
 
 
3,827,260
 
 
3,511,486
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
(3,827,260)
 
 
(3,511,486)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in valuation allowance
 
$
(315,774)
 
$
(1,439,452)