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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

v3.7.0.1
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 12. Income Taxes


The components of income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 


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


 

 

April 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss

 

$

8,626,748

 

 

$

8,271,894

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts (recovery)

 

 

(20,029

 

 

26,793

 

Intangible assets

 

 

201,942

 

 

 

249,099

 

Deferred rent

 

 

16,911

 

 

 

11,678

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

820,257

 

 

 

694,900

 

Contributions carryforward

 

 

93

 

 

 

93

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

9,645,922

 

 

 

9,254,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(174,260

)

 

 

(185,683

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(174,260

)

 

 

(185,683

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

9,471,662

 

 

 

9,068,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

(9,068,774

)

 

 

(8,240,200

)

(Increase) during period

 

 

(402,888

)

 

 

(828,574

)

Ending balance

 

 

(9,471,662

)

 

 

(9,068,774

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

 

 

$

 


A valuation allowance is established if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company recorded a valuation allowance at April 30, 2017 and 2016 due to the uncertainty of realization. Management believes that based upon its projection of future taxable operating income for the foreseeable future, it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize the tax benefit associated with deferred tax assets. The net change in the valuation allowance during the year ended April 30, 2017 was an increase of $402,888.


At April 30, 2017, the Company had $20,204,869 of net operating loss carryforwards which will expire from 2032 to 2037. The Company believes its tax positions are all highly certain of being upheld upon examination. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits. As of April 30, 2017, tax years 2013 through 2016 remain open for IRS audit. The Company has received no notice of audit from the Internal Revenue Service for any of the open tax years.


A reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. statutory rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:


 

 

April 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate

 

 

34.0

%

 

 

34.0

%

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

Other

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(36.5

)

 

 

(36.9

)

Effective income tax rate

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%