Schedule of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense |
Income tax (benefit) expense
for respective periods noted is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal, State, and Local |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
|
(3,342,301 |
) |
|
|
(2,990,653 |
) |
State and local |
|
|
(4,808,053 |
) |
|
|
(1,825,988 |
) |
|
|
|
(8,150,354 |
) |
|
|
(4,816,641 |
) |
Less: Valuation allowance reserve |
|
|
8,150,354 |
|
|
|
4,816,641 |
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
The reconciliation of the
federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the respective period noted is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
U.S. federal statutory rate |
|
|
21.0 |
% |
|
|
21.0 |
% |
U.S. state and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |
|
|
14.2 |
% |
|
|
8.3 |
% |
Permanent Differences |
|
|
-3.5 |
% |
|
|
-2.8 |
% |
Other |
|
|
15.5 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Valuation Allowance |
|
|
-47.2 |
% |
|
|
-26.5 |
% |
Effective tax rate |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
The tax effects of temporary
differences which give rise to the net deferred tax assets for the respective period noted is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss |
|
$ |
14,060,172 |
|
|
$ |
7,155,358 |
|
Non-deductible interest expense |
|
|
357,021 |
|
|
|
247,938 |
|
Debt issue costs |
|
|
285,114 |
|
|
|
426,817 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
1,212,864 |
|
|
|
586,164 |
|
Patent licenses |
|
|
13,886 |
|
|
|
15,826 |
|
Research and development tax credit carryforward |
|
|
396,371 |
|
|
|
91,535 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
371,179 |
|
|
|
12,123 |
|
Section 195 deferred start-up costs |
|
|
27,434 |
|
|
|
24,286 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
16,724,041 |
|
|
$ |
8,560,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(16,407 |
) |
|
|
(2,766 |
) |
Deferred Tax Liabilities |
|
|
(16,407 |
) |
|
|
(2,766 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
16,707,634 |
|
|
|
8,557,281 |
|
Less: valuation allowance |
|
|
(16,707,634 |
) |
|
|
(8,557,281 |
) |
Deferred tax assets, net after valuation allowance |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|