Entity information:
15)
INCOME TAXES
 
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method.
 
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.
 
Deferred tax assets and (liabilities) consist of the following:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Licensing revenues
  $
(7,000
)   $
(5,000
)
Accounts receivable reserve
   
194,000
     
40,000
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
353,000
     
262,000
 
Investments
   
928,000
     
928,000
 
Other
   
1,141,000
     
1,135,000
 
Net operating losses
   
9,427,000
     
5,162,000
 
Subtotal    
12,036,000
     
7,522,000
 
Valuation allowance
   
(12,036,000
)    
(7,522,000
)
Total   $
-
    $
-
 
 
Internal Revenue Code Section
382
places a limitation on the utilization of federal net operating loss and other credit carry-forwards when an ownership change, as defined by the tax law, occurs. Generally, this occurs when a greater than
50
percentage point change in ownership occurs. On
September
5,
2006,
HMIT acquired a greater than
50
percent ownership of the Company. Accordingly, the actual utilization of the net operating loss carry-forwards for tax purposes are limited annually under Code Section
382
to a percentage (currently about
four
and a half percent) of the fair market value of the Company at the date of this ownership change.
 
At
December
31,
2016,
the Company has federal net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately
$14.8
million, which will begin to expire in
2020.
The New Jersey net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately
$1.9
million will begin to expire in
2020.
The full utilization of the deferred tax assets in the future is dependent upon the Company’s ability to generate taxable income; accordingly, a valuation allowance of an equal amount has been established. During the years ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
the valuation allowance increased by approximately
$4,514,000
and
$959,000,
respectively.
 
Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Current:
               
Federal
  $
-
    $
-
 
State and local
   
12,000
     
3,674
 
Foreign
   
(26,665
   
67,571
 
Total Current
  $
(14,665
  $
71,245
 
Deferred:
               
Federal
   
-
     
-
 
State and local
   
-
     
-
 
Foreign
   
-
     
-
 
Total Deferred
   
-
     
-
 
Total
  $
(14,665
  $
71,245
 
 
 
A reconciliation between the federal statutory rate and the effective income tax rate for the years ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015
is as follows:
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Federal statutory rate
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
State and local taxes net of federal tax benefit
   
(0.1
)    
(0.1
)
Non-deductible expenses
   
18.9
     
(0.1
)
Foreign tax expense
   
(0.7
)    
0.7
 
Change in valuation allowance
   
(51.9
)    
(38.0
)
Total
   
0.20
%
   
(3.5
)
%