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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of income before taxes

For financial reporting purposes, income before taxes includes the following components:

 

   2017   2016   2015 
United States  $(76,925,380)  $(89,875,459)  $(85,077,024)
Total  $(76,925,380)  $(89,875,459)  $(85,077,024)

 

Schedule of tax rate reconciliation

A reconciliation between taxes computed at the federal statutory rate and the consolidated effective tax rate is as follows:

 

   2017   2016   2015 
Federal statutory tax rate   34.0%   34.0%   34.0%
State tax rate, net of federal tax benefit   5.0%   5.4%   4.73%
Adjustment in valuation allowances   22.6%   (40.3)%   (38.97)%
Federal income tax rate change   (60.8)%   %   %
Permanent and other differences   (0.8)%   0.9%   0.24%
(Provision) benefit for income taxes   %   %   %

 

Schedule of components of the net deferred income tax asset

The components of the net deferred income tax asset as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are as follows:

 

   2017   2016   2015 
Deferred Income Tax Assets:               
Net operating losses  $99,596,321   $111,730,450   $79,499,633 
R&D Credit   186,347    186,347    186,347 
Total deferred income tax asset   99,782,668    111,916,797    79,685,980 
Valuation allowance   (99,782,668)   (111,916,797)   (79,685,980)
Deferred income tax assets, net  $   $   $