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037 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Income Taxes (Tables)
(http://www.acelrx.com/20161231/role/statement-note-18-income-taxes-tables)
TableStatement [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001427925 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Scenario [Axis]Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Notes Tables
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]
 
 
December 31,
201
6
 
 
December 31,
201
5
 
Deferred tax assets:
                
Accruals and other
   $
3,746
     $
3,162
  
Research credits
    
5,670
      
5,105
  
Net operating loss carryforward
    
36,224
      
30,294
  
Section 59(e) R&D expenditures
    
16,782
      
12,785
  
Deferred revenue
    
24,836
      
21,677
  
AMT credit
    
703
      
742
  
Total deferred tax assets
    
87,961
      
73,765
  
Valuation allowance
    
(87,961
 )    
(73,765
 )
Net deferred tax assets
   $
—
     $
—
  
  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
201
6
 
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
Tax at statutory federal rate
   $
(14,685
 )   $
(8,037
 )   $
(11,392
 )
State tax—net of federal benefit
    
(73
 )    
2,853
     
(2,501
 )
PIPE Warrant liability
    
(260
 )    
(726
 )    
(2,393
 )
General Business credits
    
(360
 )    
(455
 )    
(628
 )
Stock Options
    
1,115
      
1,559
      
543
  
Other
    
33
      
73
      
20
 
Change in valuation allowance
    
14,196
      
5,493
      
16,351
  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
   $
(34
 )   $
760
     $
—
  
  
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
201
6
 
 
201
5
 
 
2014
 
Unrecognized benefit—beginning of period
   $
1,939
     $
1,667
     $
1,341
  
Gross decreases—prior period tax positions
    
—
      
—
      
—
  
Gross increases—current period tax positions
    
223
      
272
      
326
  
Unrecognized benefit—end of period
   $
2,162
     $
1,939
     $
1,667