Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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, 2017, 2016, and 2015 is as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2017     2016     2015  
Current:                        
Federal   $ -     $ -     $ -  
State     -       19       19  
Total current income tax expense     -       19       19  
                         
Deferred:                        
Federal     (6,880 )     (32,421 )     (12,001 )
State     -       3,008       (3,266 )
Total deferred income tax benefit     (6,880 )     (29,413 )     (15,267 )
Total income tax benefit   $ (6,880 )   $ (29,394 )   $ (15,248 )

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred income taxes at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are shown below (in thousands):

 

    December 31,  
    2017     2016  
Deferred Tax Assets:                
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 15,003     $ 20,633  
Compensation     961       1,323  
Research and development tax credits     1,789       1,390  
Property and equipment     8       22  
Other     373       545  
                 
Total gross deferred tax assets     18,134       23,912  
                 
Deferred Tax Liabilities                
Acquired in-process research and development     (13,875 )     (20,462 )
                 
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities     (13,875 )     (20,462 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets     4,259       3,450  
Valuation allowance     (17,841 )     (23,912 )
                 
Net Deferred Tax Liability   $ (13,582 )   $ (20,462 )

Schedule of Reconciliation of 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,  
    2017     2016     2015  
                   
Statutory federal income tax rate     34.0 %     34.0 %     34 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     4.1 %     0.9 %     (5.2 )%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit     (7.5 )%     4.8 %     0.1 %
Tax credits     3.2 %     0.4 %     0.3 %
Change in valuation allowance     81.2 %     (7.3 )%     (12.5 )%
Permanent differences     1.2 %     -       (0.8 )%
State rate adjustment     -       (5.3 )%     3.3 %
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act     (22.6 )%     -       -  
Equity compensation adjustment     (1.8 )%     -       -  
Return to provision     -       0.9 %     (0.1 )%
Other     -       -       4.5 %
Effective Rate     91.8 %     28.3 %     23.6 %