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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income tax provision (benefit)
           
    2025     2024  
Current:                
Federal   $ 20,371     $ 60,245  
State     195,289       (36,735 )
Current income tax provision     215,660       23,510  
                 
Deferred:                
Federal     1,997,287       409,091  
State     268,694       (110,311 )
Deferred income tax provision     2,265,981       298,780  
Income tax provision   $ 2,481,641     $ 322,290  
Schedule of reconciliation of federal statutory tax rate to benefit rate
Schedule of reconciliation of federal statutory tax rate to benefit rate                    
   2025   2024 
Federal taxes at U.S. statutory rate  $2,106,983    21.0%   $869,021    21.0% 
State and local income tax, net of federal (national) income tax effect*   368,878    3.7    (70,824)   (1.7)
Foreign tax effect                    
Foreign taxes   (6,269)   (0.1)   (8,431)   (0.2)
Foreign rate change   5,406    0.1    6,512    0.2 
Tax credits                    
Domestic R&D credits   (411,358)   (4.1)   (397,422)   (9.6)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items                    
Stock-based compensation   (660,802)   (6.6)   (322,307)   (7.8)
IRC Section 162(m) limitation   489,938    4.9    293,466    7.1 
Other permanent differences   39,676    0.4    28,866    0.7 
Change in valuation allowance   6,269    0.1    8,431    0.2 
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits   77,405    0.8    115,382    2.8 
Other adjustments                    
Return-to-provision adjustments   465,515    4.6    (200,404)   (4.8)
Other adjustments                
Effective tax rate  $2,481,641    24.7%   $322,290    7.8% 

 

* State taxes in Michigan and New Jersey made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category in 2025; State taxes in California, New Jersey, and South Carolina made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category in 2024.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following at December 31:

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
        
   2025   2024 
Deferred tax assets:          
Net operating loss carryforward  $963,268   $1,476,121 
Operating lease obligation   1,426,104    693,128 
Stock-based compensation   1,283,536    936,983 
Tax credits   1,003,634    762,079 
Intangible assets       869,419 
Other Deferred Tax Assets   122,798    73,832 
Deferred tax assets, gross   4,799,340    4,811,562 
Deferred tax liabilities:          
Intangible assets   (1,291,993)    
Fixed assets   (390,633)   (130,082)
Right-of-use assets   (1,356,081)   (661,134)
Deferred tax liabilities   (3,038,707)   (791,216)
Less valuation allowance   (25,664)   (19,396)
Deferred tax asset, net  $1,734,969   $4,000,950 
Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits
    
Balance as of December 31, 2023  $442,186 
Additions for current year   79,484 
Additions for prior year   35,896 
Subtractions for current year    
Balance as of December 31, 2024   557,566 
Additions for current year   77,405 
Additions for prior year    
Subtractions for current year    
Balance as of December 31, 2025  $634,971 
Schedule of income taxes paid (net of refunds received)
        
   2025   2024 
Federal  $271,000   $63,000 
California   34,100    2,400 
New Jersey   37,620    5,375 
Pennsylvania   13,171    13,171 
Rhode Island   10,500    10,500 
South Carolina   9,600    6,700 
Other States   38,195    35,485 
Income taxes paid  $414,186   $136,631