Note 8 – Income Taxes

 

The significant components of the Company’s net deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

   2025   2024 
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Deferred tax assets:          
Net operating loss carryforward  $7,643,465   $4,427,679 
Section 174 capitalized research and development   700,121    995,500 
Goodwill and intangibles   23,339    28,007 
Stock-based compensation   2,856,673    1,680,018 
Tax credits   51,278    51,278 
Deferred tax assets, gross   11,274,876    7,182,482 
Less: valuation allowance   (11,274,876)   (7,182,482)
Deferred tax assets, net   -    - 
Deferred tax liabilities   -    - 
Total net deferred tax asset  $-   $- 

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following:

 

   2025   2024 
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Deferred tax:          
Federal  $(463,477)  $- 
State   463,477    - 
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)   -   - 
Total provision for income taxes  $-  $- 

 

Beginning in 2022, in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 174, Qualified Research Expenditures are capitalized for tax purposes and amortized over a period of five years. Accordingly, for income tax purposes, and as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has recorded a deferred tax asset totaling approximately $0.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to the timing difference between GAAP and Tax recognition of these expenditures. Under current law, beginning in tax years after December 31, 2024, domestic research and experimental expenditures may again be deducted currently for U.S. federal income tax purposes; however, the Company continues to carry deferred tax assets related to research costs capitalized in prior periods that will reverse as amortization deductions are claimed.

 

A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

   Amount   Rate 
Provision for income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate  $(2,186,773)   21.00%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   463,477    (4.45)%
Other   23,616    (0.02)%
Changes in valuation allowance   2,928,495    (28.12)%
True-ups   (1,228,815)   11.80%
Net actual effective rate  $-   0.21%

 

ASC Topic 740 requires that a deferred tax amount be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence it is more likely than not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The valuation allowance should be sufficient to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets generated by net operating loss carryforwards as it has determined that such amounts may not be recognizable, given the historical losses of the Company to date. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has a cumulative federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $30.2 million. The net operating loss carryforward have no expiry date. 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 17, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 4, 2025
2023Mar 29, 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.