Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate

 A reconciliation of the statutory Federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 follows:

 

     December 31,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 

Statutory federal income tax rate

     35 %      35 % 

Permanent items

     (12 )%      (12 )% 

State income taxes, net of federal taxes

     4 %      4 % 

Change in valuation allowance

     (29 )%      (30 )% 

Tax credits claimed

     1 %      2 % 

Other

     1 %      1 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

     0 %      0 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Summary of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

     

Current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ 187       $ 298   

Deferred revenues

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current deferred tax assets

     187         298   

Valuation allowances

     (187 )       (298 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net current deferred tax assets

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

     22,332         19,224   

Stock based compensation

     3,359         2,987   

Research and development tax credit

     1,842         1,627   

Other

     72         51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

     27,605         23,889   

Valuation allowances

     (27,582 )       (23,884 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net non-current deferred tax assets

     23         5   

Non-current deferred tax liabilities

     (23 )       (5 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary of Components of Provision for Income Taxes

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

 

     December 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Current

   $ —         $ —     

Deferred

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ —