Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Provision

Components of the income tax provision are as follows for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Current tax benefit (provision):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

State

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(3

)

Foreign

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Total

 

 

93

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(14

)

Deferred tax benefit (provision):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

838

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(437

)

State

 

 

52

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

(2

)

Total

 

 

890

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(439

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(890

)

 

 

19

 

 

 

439

 

Total benefit (provision) for income taxes

 

$

93

 

 

$

(3

)

 

$

(14

)

 

Reconciliation of Income Taxes

A reconciliation of income taxes computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 34.0% to income (loss) before income taxes to the recognized income tax provision reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations is as follows for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate

 

$

996

 

 

$

422

 

 

$

(94

)

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

32

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

(5

)

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(9

)

Foreign income tax rate differential

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(443

)

 

 

(265

)

Valuation allowance

 

 

(890

)

 

 

19

 

 

 

439

 

Foreign earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(28

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(80

)

Total provision for income taxes

 

$

93

 

 

$

(3

)

 

$

(14

)

 

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are shown below (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Current deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for bad debts

 

$

34

 

 

$

34

 

Share-based payment expense

 

 

321

 

 

 

220

 

Allowance for obsolete inventory

 

 

30

 

 

 

98

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

63

 

 

 

77

 

Contribution carryover

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Other accruals

 

 

66

 

 

 

73

 

Total

 

 

514

 

 

 

504

 

Non-current deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

16

 

 

 

11

 

Capital loss

 

 

179

 

 

 

179

 

Net operating loss

 

 

3,991

 

 

 

3,118

 

Credit carryover

 

 

51

 

 

 

49

 

Total

 

 

4,237

 

 

 

3,357

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(4,751

)

 

 

(3,861

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

 

 

$