NOTE 10  – Income Taxes



The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets or liabilities for the tax-effected temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of its assets and liabilities, and for net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.



The Company completes a detailed analysis of its deferred income tax valuation allowances on an annual basis or more frequently if information comes to our attention that would indicate that a revision to our estimates is necessary.  In evaluating the Company’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets, management considers all available positive and negative evidence on a country-by-country basis, including past operating results, forecast of future taxable income, and the potential Section 382 limitation on the net operating loss carryforwards due to a change in control.  In determining future taxable income, management makes assumptions to forecast U.S. federal and state, U.K. and Malaysia operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of any feasible and prudent tax planning strategies.  These assumptions require significant judgment regarding the forecasts of the future taxable income in each tax jurisdiction, and are consistent with the forecasts used to manage the Company’s business.  It should be noted that the Company realized significant losses through 2005 on a consolidated basis.  Since fiscal year 2006, the Company has consistently generated taxable income on a consolidated basis, providing a reasonable future period in which the Company can reasonably expect to generate taxable income.  In management’s analysis to determine the amount of the deferred tax asset to recognize, management projected future taxable income for each tax jurisdiction.



As of December 31, 2016, the Company had U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $11,705,000 and $11,425,000, respectively, for income tax purposes expiring in years 2021 to 2034.  The Company’s U.K. subsidiary has U.K. net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $60,863,000 as of December 31, 2016, which can be carried forward indefinitely to be used to offset future U.K. taxable income.  With the demand for and profitability of FC2, the Company expects utilization of its net operating losses in both the U.K. and the U.S. will continue.  The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards will be utilized to reduce cash payments for income taxes based on the statutory rate in effect at the time of such utilization.



A reconciliation of income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows:













Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:







The deferred tax amounts have been classified in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows: