INCOME TAXES |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES |
INCOME TAXES
The Company's income tax provision (benefit) for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the Company's annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period.
The Company's income tax provision was zero for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company had a minimal income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and an income tax provision of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible.
The Company recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2018 as management does not believe that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law. The Tax Act significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax regime by, among other things, lowering corporate income tax rates and eliminating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) for corporate taxpayers. The Company accounted for the effects of the Tax Act for the year ended December 31, 2017 which included the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities due to the reduction in the corporate income tax rate and booked a non-recurring income tax receivable in the amount of $0.6 million due to refundable AMT credits. Due to the full valuation allowance, the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities had no impact on the income tax provision.
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