INCOME TAXES | NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes which requires the Company to provide a net deferred tax asset or liability equal to the expected future tax benefit or expense of temporary reporting differences between book and tax accounting and any available operating loss or tax credit carryforwards. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the total of all deferred tax assets was $3,569,533 and $4,700,750, respectively, and the total of the deferred tax assets related to goodwill was $2,086,340 and $1,575,232, respectively. The amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the deferred tax assets for income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the Companys future earnings, and other future events, the effects of which cannot be determined. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the deferred tax assets the Company has established a valuation allowance of $3,569,533 and $4,700,750 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The change in the valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $1,131,217 and $1,210,250, respectively. The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for the Years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 consist of the following: For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 2015 Current tax expense: Federal $ - $ - State - - Current tax expense - - Deferred tax expense (benefit): Goodwill 511,108 511,108 Valuation Allowance (1,131,217) (1,210,250) Net operating loss carryforward 620,109 699,142 Subtotal deferred tax expense/(benefit) - - Income tax expense/(benefit) $ - $ - Deferred income tax expense/(benefit) results primarily from the reversal of temporary timing differences between tax and financial statement income. A reconciliation of income tax expense at the federal statutory rate to income tax expense at the companys effective rate is as follows: For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 2015 Computed tax at the expected statutory rate $ 946,770 $ 1,013,408 State and local income taxes, net of federal 183,738 196,575 Other non-deductible expenses 709 267 Valuation Allowance (1,131,217) (1,210,250) Income tax expense/(benefit) $ - $ - The temporary differences, tax credits and carryforwards gave rise to the following deferred tax asset December 31, 2016 and 2015: December 31, December 31, 2016 2015 Current deferred tax assets (liabilities): Allowance for doubtful accounts $ - $ - Bonus accrual - - Vacation accrual - - Total current deferred tax assets (liabilities) - - Long-term deferred tax assets (liabilities): Goodwill - impaired 2,903,618 2,903,618 Goodwill tax amortization (4,989,958) (4,478,850) Net operating loss carryforward 5,655,873 6,275,982 Valuation allowance (3,569,533) (4,700,750) Total long-term deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ - $ - Net term deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ - $ - At December 31, 2016, the company has loss carryforwards of approximately $13,921,860 that expire in various years through 2034. We file U.S. federal, and U.S. states returns, and we are generally no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2011 for U.S. federal and U.S. states tax returns. |