15. INCOME TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | |
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| 15. INCOME TAXES | 15.INCOME TAXES
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards.
The Company considered all positive and negative evidence. Given the caution of Subtopic 30-21 regarding the difficulty in forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed in the case of cumulative losses, it is the Company’s conclusion that it is more likely than not that the Company’s existing deferred tax assets in the U.S. will not be realized and that a valuation allowance is necessary as of June 30, 2025. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance of in the U.S. The Company has evaluated all of the negative and positive evidence as of June 30, 2025, and concludes that due to the Company being in a 3-year cumulative loss position, it is more likely than not that the net Canadian deferred tax assets will be not realized. As such, the Company has recorded and maintained a full valuation allowance in Canada.
The Company has not performed a Section 382 study to determine whether it had experienced a change in ownership and, if so, whether the tax attributes (net operating losses or credits) were impaired. Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Company’s ability to utilize net operating loss or other tax attributes, such as research tax credits, in any taxable year may be limited if the Company has experienced an “ownership change.” Generally, a Section 382 ownership change occurs if there is a cumulative increase of more than 50 percentage points in the stock ownership of one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who owns at least 5% of a corporation’s stock within a specified testing period. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws.
As of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company does not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
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