| Income Taxes |
10 — Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
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Years Ended December 31,
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2015
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2014
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Current taxes:
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U.S. federal
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$
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3,874,171
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$
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1,022,098
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State
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245,204
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112,144
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Total current tax expense
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4,119,375
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1,134,242
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Deferred taxes:
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U.S. federal
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(13,171
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)
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(149,247
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)
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State
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(1,590
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)
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(18,020
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)
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Total deferred tax benefit
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(14,761
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)
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(167,267
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)
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Income tax expense
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$
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4,104,614
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$
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966,975
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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:
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Years Ended December 31,
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2015
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2014
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Deferred tax assets:
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Current deferred tax assets:
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Reserves and allowances
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$
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205,595
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$
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119,548
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Total current deferred tax assets
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$
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205,595
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$
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119,548
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Noncurrent deferred tax assets:
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Stock compensation
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$
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427,133
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$
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417,956
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Other
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35,511
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14,689
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Total noncurrent deferred tax assets
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$
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462,644
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$
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432,645
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Deferred tax liabilities:
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Current deferred tax liabilities:
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Reserves and allowances
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$
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64,149
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$
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3,209
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Total current deferred tax liabilities
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$
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64,149
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$
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3,209
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Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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$
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374,246
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$
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356,088
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Total noncurrent deferred tax liabilities
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374,246
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356,088
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A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate to our effective rate is as follows:
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Years Ended December 31,
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2015
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2014
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Statutory U.S. federal tax rate
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34.0
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%
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34.0
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%
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State taxes, net of federal benefit
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1.8
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2.0
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Stock compensation expense
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2.9
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0.3
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Domestic production activities deduction
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(1.8
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)
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(2.1
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)
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Research and development credits
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(1.1
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)
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(1.8
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)
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Permanent items
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(0.5
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)
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(0.4
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)
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Total
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35.3
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%
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32.0
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%
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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.
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