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 September 30, 2017 and 2016, the total of all deferred tax assets was $3,011,953 and $3,840,987, respectively, and the total of the deferred tax assets related to goodwill was $2,469,670 and $1,958,563, 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 established a valuation allowance equal to the deferred tax asset. The change in the valuation allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $557,580 and $859,763, respectively. The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 consist of the following: For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 2016 Current tax expense: Federal $ - $ - State - - Current tax expense - - Deferred tax expense (benefit): Goodwill 383,331 383,331 Valuation Allowance (557,580) (859,763) Net operating loss carryforward 174,249 476,432 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 as the federal statutory rate to income tax expense at the Companys effective rate is as follows: For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 2016 Computed tax at the expected statutory rate $ 465,893 $ 719,616 State and local income taxes, net of federal 90,565 139,647 Other non-deductible expenses 1,122 500 Valuation Allowance (557,580) (859,763) Income tax expense/(benefit) $ - $ - The temporary differences, tax credits and carryforwards gave rise to the following deferred tax asset at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016: September 30, December 31, 2017 2016 Net deferred tax assets (liabilities): Goodwill - impaired 2,903,618 2,903,618 Goodwill tax amortization (5,373,289) (4,862,181) Net operating loss carryforward 5,481,624 5,799,550 Valuation allowance (3,011,953) (3,840,987) Net term deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ - $ - |