Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes Tables  
Income tax benefit (provision)
   

December 31,

2017

   

December 31,

2016

 
             
Current            
Federal   $ 967,598     $ 940,736  
State     -       -  
      967,598       940,736  
                 
Deferred                
Federal     (2,442,271 )     3,956,998  
State     -       -  
      (1,474,673 )     4,897,734  
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 effect     563,846       -  
Valuation allowance             (4,897,734 )
                 
Income tax benefit (provision)   $ (910,827 )   $ -  
Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities
   

December 31,

2017

   

December 31,

2016

 
             
Deferred tax assets:            
NOL carry forwards   $ 3,895,975     $ 2,928,378  
Bad debt reserves     52,318       26,159  
Impairment of oil and gas assets     652,945       652,945  
Unrealized loss     1,125       1,125  
Derivative losses     437,232       437,232  
Share based compensation     2,870,452       1,032,716  
                 
Total deferred tax assets     7,910,047       5,078,555  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Derivative gains     (197,438 )     (180,821 )
Bargain purchase gain     (9,187,282 )     -  
                 
Total deferred tax liabilities     (9,384,720 )     (180,821 )
                 
Deferred tax asset (liability) - net before valuation allowance     (1,474,673 )     4,897,734  
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 effect     563,846          
Less valuation allowance     -       (4,897,734 )
                 
Deferred tax asset (liability) - net   $ (910,827 )   $ -  
Reconciliation of federal and state statutory income tax rates
   

December 31,

2017

   

December 31,

2016

 
             
Continuing operations            
Expected provision at US statutory rate     34.00 %     34.00 %
State income tax net of federal benefit     0.00 %     0.00 %
Other items effecting timing differences     -29.14%       -16.21 %
Valuation allowance     0.00 %     -17.79 %
                 
Effective income tax rate     4.86 %     - %