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Note 4 - Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

4.    INCOME TAXES

 

The following table summarizes income (loss) before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

  

2025

  

2024

 

United States

 $(814,431) $3,036,727 

Foreign

  -   - 

 

The Company's income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

 

  

2025

  

2024

 

U.S. Federal

 $(507,000) $522,900 

State

  (403,000)  674,000 

Foreign

  -   - 

Current income tax expense (benefit)

  (910,000)  1,196,900 
         

U.S. Federal

  238,000   51,985 

State

  387,000   (325,000)

Foreign

  -   - 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

  625,000   (273,015)

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 $(285,000) $923,885 

 

The following is a reconciliation from the Company's statutory rate to the effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 after adoption of ASU 2023-09:

 

  

2025

  

Percent

 

United States federal statutory income tax rate

 $(171,000)  21.0%

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit of state tax

  (13,000)  1.6%

Credit for tax on employee tips

  (29,000)  3.6%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

        

Stock based compensation not benefited

  27,000   (3.3%)

Nondeductible lobbying expenses

  38,000   (4.7%)

Other

  9,000   (1.1%)

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

        

IRS interest refund

  (146,000)  17.9%

Provision for income tax benefit

 $(285,000)  35.0%

 

The following is a reconciliation from the Company's statutory rate to the effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09:

 

  

2024

  

Percent

 

Federal tax (benefit) expense at statutory rates

 $637,700   21.0%

State and local income tax, net of federal (national) income tax effect

  275,700   9.1%

Nondeductible lobbying expense

  32,000   1.1%

Stock-based compensation expense

  4,900   0.2%

Other

  (26,415)  (0.9%)

Provision for income tax expense

 $923,885   30.4%

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

  

2025

  

2024

 

Deferred tax assets:

        

Accrued compensation

 $97,000  $82,300 

Player rewards program accrual

  89,000   94,800 

Stock-based compensation

  210,700   160,200 

Net operating losses

  218,600    

Credits

  48,000    

Other

  155,400   1,700 

Net deferred tax assets

  818,700   339,000 

Deferred tax liabilities:

        

Land, building and equipment

  5,982,700   5,523,200 

Investment in joint ventures

  3,996,900   3,468,100 

TIF accrued interest receivable

  1,058,000   962,100 

Prepaid expenses

  252,100   231,600 

Net deferred tax liabilities

  11,289,700   10,185,000 

Net long-term deferred tax liabilities

 $(10,471,000) $(9,846,000)

 

For the period ended December 31, 2025, the Company had a federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of $460,000 and $1,574,000, respectively. The federal net operating loss carryforward has an indefinite carryforward period. The state post-apportioned net operating loss carryforward will expire in 2040.

 

The Company is subject to U.S. and Minnesota taxation. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal or state by tax authorities for years before 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

  

2025

  

2024

 

Unrecognized tax benefits — January 1

 $181,000  $ 
         

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     630,000 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

      

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

      

Reductions for tax positions of current years

  (181,000)  (449,000)
         

Unrecognized tax benefits — December 31

 $  $181,000 

 

The Company has not accrued interest expense and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits for the periods ended  December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes the Company's tax payments and refunds by jurisdiction for the year ended December 31, 2025: 

 

Income Tax Paid, Net of Refunds

 
     

Federal refund

 $1,488,608 

State

   

Foreign

   
  $1,488,608