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 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|