Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. Income Taxes Disclosure
10. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s provision for income taxes for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0 and $0, respectively.
Reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate to statutory rates for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
| Federal | 21.00 | % | 21.00 | % | ||||
| State | 13.06 | % | 11.79 | % | ||||
| Nondeductible expenses | 10.92 | % | (0.27 | )% | ||||
| Tax rate change | 0.55 | % | 3.14 | % | ||||
| Provision to return adjustments and other | 8.77 | % | 0.83 | % | ||||
| Change in valuation allowance | (54.31 | )% | (36.49 | )% | ||||
| $ | $ |
The Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following as of September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 18,296,092 | 3,987,674 | |||||
| Research and development expenses | 3,712,574 | 885,849 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 4,531,093 | 242,891 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 309,253 | 272,835 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 952,156 | 633,354 | ||||||
| Contribution Carryovers | 140,699 | |||||||
| Contingent consideration | 673,703 | 252,622 | ||||||
| Total deferred tax assets | 28,615,570 | 6,275,225 | ||||||
| Valuation allowance | (27,434,239 | ) | (5,675,186 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax assets | 1,181,331 | 600,039 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | (872,237 | ) | (600,039 | ) | ||||
| IPR&D | (309,094 | ) | ||||||
| Net deferred tax liabilities | (1,181,331 | ) | (600,039 | ) | ||||
| $ | $ |
As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company had total net deferred tax assets of $27,434,239 and $5,675,186, respectively. A valuation allowance is required to reduce deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of future taxable income during those periods in which those temporary differences are deductible.
After consideration of all the evidence, both positive and negative, management determined that a 100% valuation allowance was necessary as of September 30, 2025 and 2024 in the amount of $27,434,239 an $5,675,186 , respectively, to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. The increase in the valuation allowance during the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $21,759,053 and $3,704,016, respectively.
As of September 30, 2025, the Company subject to limitations, had approximately $48.6 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes, $61.4 million in net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax purposes and $48.6 million of net operating loss carryforwards for city income tax purposes, to offset future taxable income which never expires but has annual limitations of 80% of the Company’s taxable income. The utilization of the Company’s net operating losses are subject to a U.S. federal limitation due to the “change in ownership provisions” under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and other similar limitations in various state jurisdictions. Such limitations may result in a reduction of the amount of net operating loss carryforwards in future years and possibly the expiration of certain net operating loss carryforwards before their utilization.
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2025
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | |
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.