Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

 

10 — Income Taxes

 

The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Current taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

3,874,171

 

$

1,022,098

 

State

 

245,204

 

112,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current tax expense

 

4,119,375

 

1,134,242

 

Deferred taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

(13,171

)

(149,247

)

State

 

(1,590

)

(18,020

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax benefit

 

(14,761

)

(167,267

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

$

4,104,614

 

$

966,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. Significant components of our deferred taxes are as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Current deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves and allowances

 

$

205,595 

 

$

119,548 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current deferred tax assets

 

$

205,595 

 

$

119,548 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Stock compensation

 

$

427,133 

 

$

417,956 

 

Other

 

35,511 

 

14,689 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total noncurrent deferred tax assets

 

$

462,644 

 

$

432,645 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves and allowances

 

$

64,149 

 

$

3,209 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current deferred tax liabilities

 

$

64,149 

 

$

3,209 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

374,246 

 

$

356,088 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total noncurrent deferred tax liabilities

 

374,246 

 

356,088 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate to our effective rate is as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Statutory U.S. federal tax rate

 

34.0

%

34.0

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

1.8

 

2.0

 

Stock compensation expense

 

2.9

 

0.3

 

Domestic production activities deduction

 

(1.8

)

(2.1

)

Research and development credits

 

(1.1

)

(1.8

)

Permanent items

 

(0.5

)

(0.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

35.3

%

32.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we have not identified or accrued for any uncertain tax positions. We are currently unaware of any uncertain tax positions that could result in significant payments, accruals or other material deviations in this estimate over the next 12 months.

 

We file tax returns in the United States Federal jurisdiction and many state jurisdictions. Our returns are not currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities. The Company is subject to income tax examinations for our United States federal and State income taxes for 2008 and subsequent years.