Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
5. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company and subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. The Company’s consolidated provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 consists of the following:

 

      Year Ended     Year Ended  
      December 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
  Income Tax Expense (benefit)            
  Current federal tax expense            
  Federal   $ -0-     $ -0-  
  State     -0-       -0-  
  Deferred tax (benefit)                
  Federal   $ -0-     $ -0-  
  State     -0-       -0-  
  Total   $ -0-     $ -0-  

 

The consolidated provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 differs from that computed by applying federal statutory rates to income before federal income tax expense, as indicated in the following analysis:

 

      Year Ended     Year Ended  
      December 31, 
2017
    December 31, 
2016
 
               
  Expected federal tax provision (benefit) at 35% rate   $ (831,200 )   $ (150,900 )
  Surtax exemption     23,700       21,600  
  Meals and entertainment     12,700       6,400  
  Valuation allowance     (43,300 )     (20,000  
  State income tax     838,100       142,900  
  Total income tax   $ -     $ -  
                   
  Effective tax rate     0.0 %     0.0 %

 

A summary of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

 

      Year Ended     Year Ended  
      December 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
  Deferred tax assets:            
  Reserve for inventory obsolescence   $ 41,700     $ 15,900  
  Reserve for bad debt     34,200       16,600  
  Stock option compensation     273,500       172,800  
  Federal tax loss carryforward     1,058,000       258,200  
  State tax loss carryforward     201,000       39,900  
  Less valuation allowance     (1,398,400 )     (398,700 )
                   
  Total Deferred Tax Asset   $ 210,000     $ 104,700  

 

 

      Year Ended     Year Ended  
      December 31, 
2017
    December 31, 
2016
 
  Deferred tax liabilities:            
  Accumulated depreciation and amortization   $ (210,000 ) $ (104,700 )
  Total deferred tax liabilities     (210,000 )     (104,700 )
                   
  NET DEFERRED TAX   $ -0-     $ -0-  

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $2.5 federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, which results in a Federal and State deferred tax asset of approximately $1.3 million, expiring in 2034 through 2038.

 

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred since inception. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence such as our projections for future growth.

 

On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2017, a valuation allowance of approximately $1.4 million has been recorded to record only the portion of the deferred tax asset that is more likely than not to be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced or increased or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.