v3.25.2
Income Taxes (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Summary of Provision for Income Taxes A summary of the provision for income taxes is as follows:

   
December 31, 2024
   
June 30, 2025
 
Corporate Income tax
 
$
3,951,121
   
$
3,016,826
 
Trade tax
   
2,475,095
     
2,458,875
 
Other
   
216,672
     
227,454
 
Total provision for income taxes
 
$
6,642,888
   
$
5,703,155
 
Components of Income Tax Expense
The significant components of income tax expenses attributable to continuing operations is as follows:

   
Six months ended
June 30, 2025
 
Current tax expense (or benefit)
 
$
972,878
 
Deferred tax expense (or benefit)
   
(373,568
)
Total tax expense
 
$
599,310
 


The income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations is disaggregated as follows:

   
Six months ended
June 30, 2025
 
Federal (CIT)
 
$
(274,297
)
State and Local (TT)
   
633,122
 
Foreign
   
262,295
 
Other
   
(21,810
)
Total tax expense
 
$
599,310
 
Reconciliation of German Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Effective Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the German statutory income tax rate to the actual effective income tax rate is provided below:

   
Six months ended June 30, 2025
 
   
%
   
$
 
German statutory Corporate Income tax rate
   
15.83
   
$
(2,168,665
)
State and local income tax
   
(4.62
)
   
633,122
 
Nontaxable items
   
(17.80
)
   
2,438,640
 
Other
   
2.22
     
(303,787
)
Effective income tax rate
   
(4.37
)
 
$
599,310
 
Components of Deferred Tax Account Balances
The significant components of the Company`s deferred tax account balances relate to temporary differences and are as follows:

   
December 31, 2024
   
June 30, 2025
 
Deferred tax assets
           
Receivables due from related parties
 
$
2,599,889
   
$
3,557,769
 
Intangible assets
   
1,779,153
     
2,701,730
 
Right of Use Assets
   
2,508,472
     
2,582,777
 
Provisions
   
1,481,197
     
1,880,124
 
Loss Carrying Forwards
         
1,252,293
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
1,057,998
     
798,279
 
Other
   
478,864
     
1,014,991
 
Total deferred tax assets
   
9,905,573
     
13,787,963
 
Valuation allowances
   
(2,241,536
)
   
(4,381,795
)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances
   
7,664,037
     
9,406,168
 
Offsetting
   
(5,824,534
)
   
(5,902,744
)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances per balance sheet
 
$
1,839,503
   
$
3,503,424
 
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Intangible assets
 
$
5,278,366
   
$
7,451,727
 
Equity instrument investments
   
5,757,950
     
7,080,392
 
Lease liabilities
   
2,508,472
     
2,582,778
 
Other
   
376,129
     
582,486
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
   
13,920,917
     
17,697,383
 
Offsetting
   
(5,824,534
)
   
(5,902,744
)
Deferred tax liabilities per balance sheet
 
$
8,096,383
   
$
11,794,639
 
                 
Net deferred tax liabilities
 
$
6,256,880
   
$
8,291,215