Income Taxes |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes |
NOTE 17 – INCOME TAXES The effective tax rate was 0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The effective tax rate differs from the federal tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 due primarily to the full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and other discrete items. At December 31, 2022, the Company had federal and state net operating losses (“NOLs”) in the amount of $29,547,000 and $26,649,000 respectively. These NOLs expire from 2031 to 2041 or have indefinite lives. However, the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 limits the amount of net operating loss the Company can utilize each year after December 31, 2020 to 80% of taxable income. Income tax expense is recorded using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between amounts reported for income tax purposes and financial statement purposes, using current tax rates. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is anticipated that some or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company must assess the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent that the Company believes that recovery is not likely, it must establish a valuation allowance. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The Company and its subsidiaries’ income tax returns since 2019 are open to review by the tax authorities. On August 16, 2022, the U.S. government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Inflation Reduction Act") that includes, among other provisions, changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system, including a fifteen percent minimum tax based on "adjusted financial statement income,” and a one percent excise tax on net repurchases of stock after December 31, 2022. The Company is continuing to evaluate the Inflation Reduction Act and its requirements, as well as the application to its business. |