NOTE 17 — INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income from continuing operations before income tax expense for Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024 was $18,723,218 and $8,749,180, respectively, and was derived entirely from domestic operations.

The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense, disaggregated by current and deferred, and by federal and state:

Year Ended

December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Current

Federal

$

3,648,001

$

1,888,771

State and local

281,332

191,544

Sub-total

3,929,333

2,080,315

Deferred

Federal

$

196,907

$

(88,194)

Sub-total

196,907

(88,194)

$

4,126,240

$

1,992,121

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s federal tax rate to its effective tax rate:

Year Ended December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

2024

Income tax expense at the federal tax rate

$

3,931,876

21.0

%

$

1,837,328

21.0

%

State and local taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1)

222,253

1.2

%

151,320

1.7

%

Foreign derived intangible income

(44,231)

(0.2)

%

0.0

%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

9,648

0.1

%

8,415

0.1

%

Other

6,694

0.0

%

(4,942)

(0.1)

%

$

4,126,240

22.0

%

$

1,992,121

22.8

%

(1)State taxes, net of federal benefit, are predominantly due to activity in Texas, as the majority of the business activity of the Company is from that state.

The following table summarizes income taxes paid, net of any refunds received for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

Year Ended

December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Federal

$

2,570,000

$

2,090,000

State and local

264,505

180,708

$

2,834,505

$

2,270,708

The following table summarizes income taxes paid, net of any refunds received, disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid, net of refunds received, are equal to or greater than five percent of total income taxes paid, for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

Year Ended

December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Federal

$

2,570,000

$

2,090,000

Texas (1)

123,000

Arizona(1)

30,000

$

2,570,000

$

2,243,000

(1)Taxes paid to the state of Texas and Arizona exceeded the five percent threshold for the year ended December 31, 2024, but not for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The following chart provides details of the significant temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities:

As of

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2024

Deferred Tax Asset (Liability)

Inventories

$

19,878

$

57,015

Contingencies and accruals

167,259

128,673

Property and equipment

(386,007)

(146,109)

Goodwill and intangibles

4,148

3,111

Other

47,341

6,836

$

(147,381)

$

49,526

No valuation allowance was recorded against the net deferred tax asset (liability) balance as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 18, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 26, 2025
2023Mar 21, 2024
2022Mar 16, 2023
2021Mar 16, 2022
2020Mar 23, 2021
2019Mar 26, 2020
2018Apr 12, 2019
2017Mar 21, 2018
2016Apr 14, 2017
2015Mar 30, 2016

About Income Taxes Disclosures

The income tax disclosure reveals how much a company actually pays in taxes versus what the statutory rate would predict. Analysts focus on the effective tax rate (ETR) reconciliation, which breaks down every item driving the gap between the 21% federal rate and the company's reported ETR — including R&D credits, foreign rate differentials, and state taxes. Deferred tax assets (DTAs) and their valuation allowances signal management's confidence in future profitability: a rising allowance suggests the company doubts it can use accumulated tax benefits. Uncertain tax benefit (UTB) reserves quantify exposure to IRS challenges on aggressive positions.

Key signals to watch: sudden ETR drops without clear operational reasons, large increases in valuation allowances, growing UTB balances, and significant unremitted foreign earnings. Post-TCJA, pay attention to GILTI and BEAT provisions that affect multinational tax structures. Compare the cash taxes paid (from the cash flow statement) against the income tax provision to gauge earnings quality.