Note 13 - Income Tax
The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740-10, which requires use of the liability method. FASB ASC 740-10-25 provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, referred to as temporary differences.
For the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred a net operating loss and, accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been recorded. In addition, no benefit for income taxes has been recorded due to the uncertainty of the realization of any tax assets. At September 30, 2017, the Company had approximately $7,233,500 of federal net operating losses. The net operating loss carry forwards, if not utilized, will begin to expire in 2031.
The effective income tax rate for the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following:
| September 30, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Federal statutory income tax rate | 35.00 | % | 35.00 | % | ||||
| State income taxes | - | % | - | % | ||||
| Change in valuation allowance | (35.00 | %) | (35.00 | %) | ||||
| Net effective income tax rate | - | - | ||||||
The components of the Company’s deferred tax asset are as follows:
| September 30, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carry forwards | $ | 2,531,725 | $ | 2,383,955 | ||||
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | $ | 2,531,725 | $ | 2,383,955 | ||||
| Less: Valuation allowance | (2,531,725 | ) | (2,383,955 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax assets | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Based on the available objective evidence, including the Company’s history of its loss, management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will not be fully realizable. Accordingly, the Company provided for a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
In accordance with FASB ASC 740, the Company has evaluated its tax positions and determined there are no uncertain tax positions.