Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES

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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 12 - INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense differs from the statutory amounts as follows:

                                                                                                                         2013                                2012     

Income taxes at U.S. statutory rate                                             $   1,547,000                      $(3,581,000)
Current year reserve                                                                             189,000                          2,794,000
Expenses not deductible                                                                 (1,736,000)                             787,000

Total tax expense                                                                   $                 -                     $               -  

Deferred taxes are provided for the temporary differences between the financial reporting bases and the tax bases of our assets and liabilities. The temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets were as follows:
 
  December 31,                                 
                                                                                                                        2013                                  2012      
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carryforwards                                        $ 63,051,000                      $ 64,147,000
General business credit carryforwards                                     2,363,000                          2,450,000
State credits                                                                                  3,053,000                          3,072,000
Property and equipment                                                                           -                                57,000
Stock options                                                                                  473,000                          1,531,000
Derivatives                                                                                      (92,000)                          4,007,000
Deferred revenue                                                                         1,072,000                             899,000
Intangible assets                                                                            418,000                             517,000
Accrued interest                                                                            253,000                              253,000
Other                                                                                                231,000                           230,000
Gross deferred tax assets                                                                 70,822,000                        77,163,000
Valuation allowance                                                                        (70,822,000)                      (77,163,000)
Net deferred taxes                                                                   $                -                        $                -  

At December 31, 2013, we had approximately $188,444,000 of net operating loss carryforwards and approximately $2,363,000 of general business credit carryforwards. These carryforwards expire as follows:
 
                           Net operating                  General business
                           loss carryforwards           credit carryforwards
2012                                                 $                  -                 $                 -
2013                                                                     -                                    -
2014                                                                     -                                    -
2015                                                                     -                                    -
Thereafter                                      188,444,000                      2,363,000
                                 $188,444,000                    $ 2,363,000
As a result of a merger on January 25, 1996, a change in control occurred for federal income tax purposes, which limits the utilization of pre-merger net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $3,100,000 to approximately $530,000 per year.

Additionally, we acquired MacroChem Corporation on February 25, 2009 and Somanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on January 4, 2008. Both corporations were loss companies at the time of the acquisition. Therefore, the net operating losses related to those acquisitions may be subject to annual limitations as provided by IRC Sec. 382.