Income Taxes |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes |
Note 8 – Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the effective income tax rate of (107.00)% and 21.39%, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the effective income tax rates were (26.39)% and 20.87%, respectively.
The effective income tax rates differ from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the effect of state income taxes, share-based compensation, deferred tax valuation allowance and expenses not deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740- Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under the provisions of ASC 740, management is required to evaluate whether a valuation allowance should be established against its deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard. As of September 30, 2022, when revaluating all available evidence, including (1) recent history of operating losses, (2) inability to objectively estimate future income and (3) macro-economic risk associated with the business, management considered it appropriate to record a 100% valuation allowance of $3,885,284 against the Company’s deferred tax asset.
The Company does not currently anticipate any significant increase or decrease of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted in the United Sates. The CARES Act contains several tax provisions, including modifications to the net operating loss (“NOL”) and business interest limitations as well as a technical correction to the recovery period for qualified improvement property. The Company has evaluated these provisions in the CARES Act and does not expect a material impact to its tax provision, except for the 80% of taxable income limitation in the future on the utilization of the Company’s NOLs.
None of the Company’s U.S. federal or state income tax returns are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or state authorities. However, fiscal years 2017 and later remain subject to examination by the IRS and respective states. |