Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense (benefit)

A reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 is as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2016     2015     2014  
Current:                        
Federal   $       $ -     $ -  
State     19       19       2  
Total current income tax expense     19       19       2  
                         
Deferred:                        
Federal     (32,421 )     (12,001 )     (51 )
State     3,008       (3,266 )     (3 )
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)     (29,413 )     (15,267 )     (54 )
Total income tax expense (benefit)     (29,394 )   $ (15,248 )   $ (52 )

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred income taxes at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are shown below (in thousands):

 

    December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Deferred Tax Assets:                
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 20,633     $ 14,273  
Compensation     1,323       1,098  
Research and development tax credits     1,390       972  
Property and equipment     22       -  
Other     545       128  
                 
Total gross deferred tax assets     23,912       16,471  
                 
Deferred Tax Liabilities                
Property and equipment     -       (5 )
Acquired in-process research and development     (20,462 )     (49,875 )
                 
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities     (20,462 )     (49,880 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets     3,450       (33,409 )
Valuation allowance     (23,912 )     (16,466 )
                 
Net Deferred Tax Liability   $ (20,462 )   $ (49,875 )

Schedule of Reconciliation of the Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2016     2015     2014  
                   
Statutory federal income tax rate     34.0 %     34 %     34.0 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     0.9 %     (5.2 )%     10.7 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit     4.8 %     0.1 %     0.4 %
Tax credits     0.4 %     0.3 %     0.9 %
Change in valuation allowance     (7.3 )%     (12.5 )%     (11.2 )%
Permanent differences     -       (0.8 )%     (0.7 )%
State rate adjustment     (5.3 %)     3.3 %     -  
Other     0.9 %     4.4 %     0.1 %
                         
Effective rate     28.3 %     23.6 %     23.6 %