Income Taxes |
INCOME TAXES Components of income tax recovery are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | AUGUST 31, 2022 | | AUGUST 31, 2021 | Current tax | | | | Current expense | $ | 225 | | | $ | — | | Prior year adjustments | 175 | | | — | | | $ | 400 | | | $ | — | | Deferred tax | | | | Origination and reversal of temporary differences | $ | (11,809) | | | (27,244) | | Change in tax rate and rate differences | — | | | 1,292 | | Change in unrecognized temporary differences | 11,750 | | | 26,026 | | Prior year adjustments | (429) | | | (74) | | | $ | (488) | | | $ | — | | Total income tax recovery | $ | (88) | | | $ | — | |
A reconciliation of income tax recovery at the statutory rate to amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements is provided below:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | AUGUST 31, 2022 | | AUGUST 31, 2021 | Loss before income taxes | $ | (14,371) | | | $ | (130,704) | | Statutory income tax rate | 29.0 | % | | 29.0 | % | Tax calculated at statutory rate | (4,168) | | | (37,904) | | Non-deductible (non-taxable) items | (8,000) | | | 9,514 | | Difference between current and future tax rates | — | | | 1,292 | | Benefit of deductible temporary differences not recognized | 11,750 | | | 26,026 | | Effect of tax rates in other jurisdictions | 604 | | | 1,144 | | Other | 154 | | | (72) | | Prior year tax adjustments | (428) | | | — | | Income tax recovery | $ | (88) | | | $ | — | |
Recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUGUST 31, 2022 | | AUGUST 31, 2021 | Deferred tax assets are attributable to the following: | | | | Non-capital losses | $ | 6,479 | | | $ | 5,078 | | Lease liabilities | 862 | | | 1,544 | | Deferred tax assets | 7,341 | | | 6,622 | | Set-off of tax | (7,341) | | | (6,622) | | Net deferred tax asset | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | | | Deferred tax liabilities are attributable to the following: | | | | Property, plant and equipment | $ | (581) | | | $ | — | | Intangible assets | (3,719) | | | (652) | | Biological assets | (2,628) | | | (1,755) | | Inventories | (3,165) | | | (2,670) | | Right-of-use assets | (550) | | | (1,146) | | Net investment in sublease | (315) | | | (398) | | Other | — | | | (1) | | Deferred tax liabilities | (10,958) | | | (6,622) | | Set-off of tax | 7,341 | | | 6,622 | | Net deferred tax liability | $ | (3,617) | | | $ | — | |
The changes in temporary differences during the years ended August 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2021 | RECOGNIZED IN PROFIT OR LOSS | ACQUIRED IN A BUSINESS COMBINATION | NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2022 | Non-capital losses | $ | 5,078 | | $ | 1,431 | | $ | — | | $ | 6,509 | | | | | | | Property, plant and equipment | — | | (477) | | (104) | | (581) | | Intangible assets | (652) | | 666 | | (3,733) | | (3,719) | | Biological assets | (1,755) | | (834) | | (39) | | (2,628) | | Inventories | (2,670) | | (296) | | (229) | | (3,195) | | Lease liabilities | 1,544 | | (693) | | 11 | | 862 | | Right-of-use assets | (1,146) | | 607 | | (11) | | (550) | | Net investment in sublease | (398) | | 83 | | | (315) | | Other | (1) | | 1 | | — | | — | | Net tax (liabilities) assets | $ | — | | $ | 488 | | $ | (4,105) | | $ | (3,617) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2020 | RECOGNIZED IN PROFIT OR LOSS | RECOGNIZED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY & OCI | NET BALANCE AT AUGUST 31, 2021 | Non-capital losses | $ | 6,669 | | $ | (1,591) | | $ | — | | $ | 5,078 | | | | | | | Property, plant and equipment | (961) | | 961 | | — | | — | | Intangible assets | (10) | | (642) | | — | | (652) | | Biological assets | (170) | | (1,585) | | — | | (1,755) | | Inventories | (5,367) | | 2,697 | | — | | (2,670) | | Lease liabilities | 1,038 | | 506 | | — | | 1,544 | | Right-of-use assets | (1,096) | | (50) | | — | | (1,146) | | Net investment in sublease | — | | (398) | | — | | (398) | | Other | (103) | | 102 | | — | | (1) | | Net tax liabilities | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
At August 31, 2022, the Company has non-capital loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income in Canada, which expire as follows: | | | | | | | AUGUST 31, 2022 | August 31, 2035 | $ | 1,070 | | August 31, 2037 | 11,825 | | August 31, 2038 | 14,735 | | August 31, 2039 | 18,254 | | August 31, 2040 | 85,340 | | August 31, 2041 | 79,142 | | August 31, 2042 | 50,281 | | | $ | 260,647 | |
The Company recognizes tax benefits on losses or other deductible amounts where the probable criteria for the recognition of deferred tax assets has been met. The Company's unrecognized deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognized consist of the following amounts:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | AUGUST 31, 2022 | | AUGUST 31, 2021 | Deductible temporary differences | $ | 24,667 | | | $ | 31,803 | | Tax losses | 238,595 | | | 191,607 | | | $ | 263,262 | | | $ | 223,410 | |
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