Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 15 – Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 consists of the following:

 

    2019     2018  
Current                
Federal   $    -     $ 766,070  
State     -       -  
      -       766,070  
                 
Deferred                
Federal     -       -  
State     -       -  
      -       -  
                 
Income tax expense   $ -     $ 766,070  

 

The following reconciles the Federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    2019     2018  
      %       %  
Federal statutory rate     21.0       21.0  
Permanent and other items     (10.67 )     (5.81 )
Federal income taxes audit and other adjustments             93.55  
Change in valuation allowance     (10.3 )     (102.77 )
      0.03       5.97  

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, Management evaluates whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on Management’s evaluation, it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized and as such a valuation allowance has been recorded as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    2019     2018  
Deferred income tax assets:                
Amortization   $ 868,974     $ 914,520  
Net operating loss carryforward     16,053,316       19,567,649  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     1,559,750       703,873  
Charitable contributions     623       593  
Stock options     970,496       936,641  
Accrued liabilities     467,086       390,041  
Business interest expense     2,323,330       989,408  
Deferred state tax asset     1,428,268       1,139,059  
      23,671,843       24,641,784  
                 
Deferred income tax liabilities:                
Depreciation     (1,578,355 )     (2,301,605 )
      (1,578,355 )     (2,301,605 )
Deferred tax asset, net     22,093,488       22,340,179  
                 
Less: valuation allowance     (22,093,488 )     (22,340,179 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets   $ -     $ -  

 

Management has reviewed the provisions regarding assessment of their valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and based on that criteria determined that it should record a valuation allowance of $22.1 million and $22.3 million against its deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards totaling approximately $76 million generated since 2016. It also has various state net operating loss carryforwards that begin to expire in 2031. In November of 2016, the IRS commenced an audit of the Company’s 2015 Federal tax return, which was completed in 2018 (see Note 16).

 

The Company recognizes the consolidated financial statement impact of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than–not threshold, the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.

 

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the states of Florida, North Carolina, New Mexico, New Jersey, California, Kentucky and Tennessee. The tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation of related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply.