NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES | NOTE 5 – INCOME TAXES On December 22, 2017, the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Tax Act”) was enacted into law including a one-time mandatory transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings and a reduction of the corporate income tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2019, among others. We are required to recognize the effect of the tax law changes in the period of enactment, such as determining the transition tax, remeasuring our U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities as well as reassessing the net realizability of our deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company does not have any foreign earnings and therefore, we do not anticipate the impact of a transition tax. We have remeasured our U.S. deferred tax assets at a statutory income tax rate of 21%. Since the Tax Act was passed late in the fourth quarter of 2017, and ongoing guidance and accounting interpretation are expected over the next 12 months, we consider the accounting of any transition tax, deferred tax re-measurements, and other items to be incomplete due to the forthcoming guidance and our ongoing analysis of final year-end data and tax positions. We expect to complete our analysis within the measurement period in accordance with SAB 118, no later than 2019. The cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 21% as of December 31, 2019 and 35% as of December 31, 2018 of significant items comprising our net deferred tax amount is as follows: 2019 2018 Net operating loss carryover 49,044,627 49,011,291 Deferred tax asset 10,299,372 10,292,371 Impact of rate changes - - Less: valuation allowance (10,299,372) (10,292,271) Net deferred tax asset $ - $ - At December 31, 2019, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $49,044,627 that may be offset against future taxable income. The Tax Act also changed the rules on net operating loss carry forwards. The 20-year limitation was eliminated, giving the taxpayer the ability to carry forward losses indefinitely. However, NOL carry forward arising after January 1, 2019, will now be limited to 80 percent of taxable income. No tax benefit has been reported in the December 31, 2019, consolidated financial statements since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. Due to the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss carry forwards for federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to annual limitations. A change in ownership may limit net operating loss carry forwards in future years. The last three years of tax returns are open for examination by taxing authorities. |