Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income taxes (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income taxes  
Schedule of loss before income taxes

 

Loss before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year ended

 

Year ended

 

Six months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2015

 

U.S.

 

$

(3,121

)

$

(3,373

)

$

(1,771

)

$

(1,108

)

U.K.

 

(66,566

)

(67,314

)

(21,284

)

(20,706

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(69,687

)

$

(70,687

)

$

(23,055

)

$

(21,814

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

 

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

 

 

Year ended

 

Year ended

 

Six months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2015

 

United States:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

459

 

$

752

 

$

33

 

$

121

 

State and local

 

(8

)

140

 

(88

)

123

 

U.K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current tax expense (benefit)

 

451

 

892

 

(55

)

244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

State and local

 

 

 

 

 

U.K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

$

451

 

$

892

 

$

(55

)

$

244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 the tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Deferred tax liabilties

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

$

(2,159

)

$

(1,880

)

Accruals

 

(3

)

(326

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

(2,162

)

(2,206

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

5,603

 

4,632

 

Available-for-sale debt securities

 

33

 

 

Other accruals

 

602

 

574

 

Net operating loss and expenditure credit carryforwards

 

23,357

 

14,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

29,595

 

19,819

 

Valuation allowance

 

(27,433

)

(17,613

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,162

 

2,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of the effective tax rate reconciliation

 

Reconciliation of the U.K. statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows (in percentages):

 

 

 

Year ended
December 31,

 

Year ended
December 31,

 

Six months ended
December 31,

 

Year ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2015

 

U.K. tax rate

 

19.3

%

20.0

%

20.0

%

20.8

%

Permanent differences relating to reimbursable tax credits

 

2.6

%

1.6

%

1.6

%

2.3

%

Permanent differences relating to foreign exchange

 

 

 

(8.7

)%

3.4

%

Surrender of R&D expenditures for R&D tax credit refund

 

(8.4

)%

(5.9

)%

(4.5

)%

(5.5

)%

Change in valuation allowances

 

(13.5

)%

(14.7

)%

(10.8

)%

(20.7

)%

Other

 

(0.6

)%

(2.3

)%

2.6

%

(1.4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

 

(0.6

)%

(1.3

)%

0.2

%

(1.1

)%