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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
8.INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consists of the following:

             
Year ended December 31,  2017   2016   2015 
Current:            
Federal  $200,000       $82,000 
Prior year under accrual           143,000 
State   126,000   ($51,000)   107,000 
                
Deferred:               
Federal   2,244,000    (2,015,000)   2,659,000 
State/Local   140,000         
   $2,710,000   ($2,066,000)  $2,991,000 

 

The difference between the income tax provision computed at the federal statutory rate and the actual tax provision is accounted for as follows:

 

December 31,  2017   2016   2015 
Taxes computed at the federal statutory rate  $2,882,000   ($1,929,000)  $2,722,000 
State income tax, net   176,000    (34,000)   70,000 
Prior year true-up   2,000    (3,000)   325,000 
Research and development tax credit   (235,000)   (246,000)   (177,000)
Change in Federal Statutory Rate   (207,000)        
Permanent differences   92,000    146,000    51,000 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes  $2,710,000   ($2,066,000)  $2,991,000 

 

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

Deferred Tax Assets:  2017   2016 
Interest rate swap  $1,000   $9,000 
Allowance for doubtful accounts   32,000    187,000 
Credit carryforwards   1,986,000    1,548,000 
Deferred rent   126,000    221,000 
Stock options   102,000    295,000 
Restricted stock   90,000    47,000 
Net operating loss carryforward   750,000    5,057,000 
Deferred Tax Assets   3,087,000    7,364,000 
           
Deferred Tax Liabilities:          
Prepaid expenses   141,000    130,000 
Revenue recognition   1,036,000    2,807,000 
Property and equipment   276,000    475,000 
State taxes   67,000     
Deferred tax liabilities   1,520,000    3,412,000 
Net Deferred Tax Assets  $1,567,000   $3,952,000 

 

The Company recognized, for income tax purposes, a tax benefit of $33,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015 for compensation expense related to its stock option plan for which no corresponding charge to operations has been recorded. Such amounts have been added to additional paid-in capital in those years.