Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes |
Provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Years ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Current |
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Federal |
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$ |
11,586 |
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$ |
23,695 |
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$ |
35,434 |
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State |
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8,231 |
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11,441 |
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8,999 |
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19,817 |
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35,136 |
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44,433 |
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Deferred |
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Federal |
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(817 |
) |
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(2,424 |
) |
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(3,638 |
) |
State |
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(3,470 |
) |
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(1,826 |
) |
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(8,806 |
) |
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(4,287 |
) |
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(4,250 |
) |
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(12,444 |
) |
Total provision for income taxes |
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$ |
15,530 |
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$ |
30,886 |
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$ |
31,989 |
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation for Provision for Income Taxes |
The table below provides the updated requirements of ASU 2023-09 for 2025. The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate as follows (in thousands):
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Year ended December 31, 2025 |
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Amount |
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Percentage |
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Provision for income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate |
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$ |
8,316 |
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21.0 |
% |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |
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3,131 |
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7.9 |
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Tax credits: |
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Research and development ("R&D") credits |
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(1,238 |
) |
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(3.1 |
) |
Changes in valuation allowance |
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62 |
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0.2 |
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Non-taxable or non-deductible items: |
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Nondeductible officer's compensation |
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3,955 |
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10.0 |
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Equity compensation |
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3,106 |
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7.8 |
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Transaction cost |
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738 |
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1.7 |
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Other |
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503 |
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1.2 |
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Changes in unrecognized tax benefits |
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577 |
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1.5 |
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Other adjustments: |
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Variable interest entities |
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(1,388 |
) |
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(3.5 |
) |
Return to provision |
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(691 |
) |
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(1.7 |
) |
Allowance for doubtful account |
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(690 |
) |
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(1.7 |
) |
Other |
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(851 |
) |
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(2.1 |
) |
Total tax provision and effective tax rate |
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$ |
15,530 |
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39.2 |
% |
As previously disclosed for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
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Years ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rates |
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21.0 |
% |
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21.0 |
% |
State income taxes net of federal benefit |
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9.5 |
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11.6 |
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Non-deductible permanent items |
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3.8 |
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2.5 |
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Variable interest entities |
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1.1 |
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(2.1 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
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3.9 |
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2.8 |
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Change in valuation allowance |
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(0.8 |
) |
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(2.6 |
) |
Gain on sale of investment |
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— |
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8.5 |
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Tax credits |
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(1.3 |
) |
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— |
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NOL adjustment |
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(0.8 |
) |
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0.2 |
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Undistributed dividend |
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— |
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(11.5 |
) |
Spin-off transaction |
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— |
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3 |
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Uncertain tax position |
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0.8 |
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— |
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Tax rate change |
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(0.3 |
) |
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— |
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Return-to-provision |
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(0.4 |
) |
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2.4 |
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Accrual to cash true-up |
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1.3 |
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— |
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Other |
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0.4 |
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(0.3 |
) |
Effective income tax rate |
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38.2 |
% |
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35.5 |
% |
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| Summary of Income Taxes Paid Net of Refunds Received |
The following table represents cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction (in thousands):
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Year ended December 31, 2025 |
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Amount |
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Percentage |
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United States |
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Federal |
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$ |
12,298 |
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|
139 |
% |
State |
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(3,446 |
) |
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(39 |
)% |
Total |
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$ |
8,852 |
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|
100 |
% |
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Year ended December 31, 2025 |
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Amount |
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Percentage |
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State |
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California |
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$ |
(4,434 |
) |
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129 |
% |
Connecticut |
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193 |
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(6 |
)% |
Texas |
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630 |
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(18 |
)% |
Other states |
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165 |
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(5 |
)% |
Total |
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$ |
(3,446 |
) |
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|
100 |
% |
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| Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) |
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) are shown below (in thousands):
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December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Deferred tax assets |
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State taxes |
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$ |
2,125 |
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$ |
2,435 |
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Accrued expenses |
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|
638 |
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1,110 |
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Allowance for bad debts |
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7,908 |
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3,741 |
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Net operating loss carryforward |
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7,055 |
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6,775 |
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Lease liability |
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9,348 |
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8,644 |
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Unrealized gain |
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|
860 |
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1,488 |
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Stock options |
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1,520 |
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1,731 |
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Transaction costs |
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4,870 |
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— |
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Other |
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|
725 |
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— |
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Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance |
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35,049 |
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25,924 |
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Valuation allowance |
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(5,028 |
) |
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(5,267 |
) |
Net deferred tax assets |
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30,021 |
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20,657 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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Property and equipment |
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(3,502 |
) |
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(1,031 |
) |
Acquired intangible assets |
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(21,006 |
) |
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(13,493 |
) |
Right-of-use assets |
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(8,405 |
) |
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(7,721 |
) |
Debt issuance cost |
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— |
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(375 |
) |
Investment in other entities |
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(2,599 |
) |
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(1,701 |
) |
Other |
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— |
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|
(891 |
) |
Deferred tax liabilities |
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(35,512 |
) |
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|
(25,212 |
) |
Net deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
(5,491 |
) |
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$ |
(4,555 |
) |
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| Summary of Valuation Allowance |
Activity related to the Company’s valuation allowance consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Balance, beginning of year |
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$ |
5,267 |
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$ |
5,904 |
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$ |
8,292 |
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Allowance taken or written off |
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(239 |
) |
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(637 |
) |
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(2,388 |
) |
Balance, end of year |
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$ |
5,028 |
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$ |
5,267 |
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$ |
5,904 |
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| Summary of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits.
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2025 |
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|
2024 |
|
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, |
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$ |
718 |
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|
$ |
— |
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Increases for tax positions taken in the current year |
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|
439 |
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|
359 |
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Increases for tax positions taken in the prior year |
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|
79 |
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|
359 |
|
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, |
|
$ |
1,236 |
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$ |
718 |
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