NOTE 8 - INCOME TAXES
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States of America and the state of California. The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 is summarized below:
| December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | |||||||
| Current: | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | 800 | $ | 800 | ||||
| State | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| Total current | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| Deferred: | ||||||||
| Federal | 2,308,380 | 59,885 | ||||||
| State | 480,923 | 9,897 | ||||||
| Change in valuation allowance | (2,789,303 | ) | (69,783 | ) | ||||
| Total deferred | - | - | ||||||
| Income tax provision(benefit) | $ | 800 | $ | 800 | ||||
A reconciliation of income taxes computed by applying the statutory U.S. income tax rate to the Company’s loss before income taxes to the income provision is as follows:
| December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | |||||||
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | 34 | % | 34 | % | ||||
| State tax benefit, net | (0.30 | )% | (0.26 | )% | ||||
| Stock based compensation | (30.80 | )% | (4.69 | )% | ||||
| Other | 0.00 | % | - | |||||
| Valuation allowance | (3.20 | )% | (29.64 | )% | ||||
| Effective income tax rate | 0.00 | % | (0.40 | )% | ||||
Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:
| December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| NOL’s | $ | 299,698 | $ | 201,361 | ||||
| State taxes | - | - | ||||||
| Inventory and other reserves | - | - | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | - | 830.00 | ||||||
| NQ stock option expense | 4,658,597 | - | ||||||
| Total deferred tax assets | 4,958,295 | 202,191 | ||||||
| Valuation allowance | (4,958,295 | ) | (202,191 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax assets | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, if any, the timing and amount of which are uncertain. Accordingly, the net deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance. The valuation allowance increased by approximately $2,308,380 for the year ending December 31, 2016.
As of December 31, 2016, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $839,000 which expire beginning in the year 2032. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax purposes of approximately $839,000 which expire beginning in the year 2032.
Utilization of the net operating losses may be subject to substantial annual limitation due to federal and state ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such annual limitations could result in the expiration of the net operating losses ad credits before their utilization. The Company has not performed an analysis to determine the limitation of the net operating loss carryforwards.