The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method. Accordingly, deferred income taxes have been provided for temporary differences between the recognition of revenue and expenses for financial and income tax reporting purposes and between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements.

The components of (loss) income before taxes are as follows (in thousands):

The components of income tax expense, net are as follows (in thousands):

The Company recognizes liabilities or assets for the deferred tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements in accordance with Income Taxes, Topic 740 (ASC 740). These temporary differences will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amounts of assets or liabilities are recovered or settled. ASC 740 requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company evaluates its deferred tax position on a quarterly basis and valuation allowances are provided as necessary. During this evaluation, the Company reviews its forecast of income in conjunction with other positive and negative evidence surrounding the realizability of its deferred tax assets to determine if a valuation allowance is needed. Based on its current forecast, the Company believes it will have sufficient future taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets recorded by its Mexican subsidiary.

Based on the Company’s consideration of all positive and negative evidence, including the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations, the Company has established a valuation allowance against all U.S. deferred tax assets. Until an appropriate level and characterization of profitability is attained, the Company expects to continue to maintain a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets related to future U.S. tax benefits.

The Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) require the Company to include in its U.S. income tax return foreign subsidiary earnings in excess of an allowable return on the foreign subsidiary’s tangible assets. The Company is subject to incremental U.S. tax on GILTI income due to expense allocations required by the U.S. foreign tax credit rules. The Company has elected to account for the GILTI tax in the period in which it is incurred, and therefore has not provided any deferred tax impacts of GILTI in its consolidated financial statements.

The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return which includes all domestic subsidiaries. State income taxes paid in the U.S. during 2025 and 2024 totaled $9,000 and $9,000, respectively. There were no state income tax refunds received in the U.S. during 2025 or 2024. No state jurisdiction exceeded the 5 percent threshold of income taxes paid (net of refunds) in 2025 or 2024. Foreign income taxes paid during 2025 and 2024 totaled $1,398,000 and $395,000. There were no foreign refunds received in 2025 and 2024. Mexico is the only foreign tax jurisdiction for both 2025 and 2024. There were no federal taxes paid in 2025 and 2024. There were no federal refunds received in 2025 or 2024. At December 31, 2025, the Company had $154,515,000 of federal net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future federal taxable income. The pre-2018 federal net operating loss carryforwards of $135,108,000 expire in various amounts from 2026 to 2037. Federal net operating loss carryforwards generated in 2018 and forward will have an unlimited carryforward period as part of the Tax Act. The indefinite lived net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2025 are approximately $19,406,000.

At December 31, 2025, the Company had $111,387,000 of state net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future state taxable income, the majority of which relates to Florida ($63,223,000) and Kentucky ($48,163,000). The pre-2018 state net operating loss carryforwards totaling approximately $106,387,000 expire in various amounts from 2026 to 2037. State net operating loss carryforwards generated in 2018 and forward will have an unlimited carryforward. The indefinite lived state net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2025 are approximately $5,000,000.

At December 31, 2025, the Company had $1,346,000 of net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income in Mexico.  These operating losses expire in 2035.

The following is a reconciliation of income tax (benefit) expense to that computed by applying the federal statutory rate to income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):

The states that contribute to the majority of the state income taxes, net of federal tax impact include Florida, Kentucky and Texas.

The following is presented in accordance with the guidance prior to the adoption of the new income tax disclosures:

The gross deferred tax asset for the Company’s Mexican subsidiary was $2,188,000 and $2,047,000 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

The ASC Income Tax Topic 740 includes guidance for the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financials. Specifically, the guidance prescribes a two-step process, which is the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $200,000. There were no changes to the unrecognized tax benefit balance during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

If the Company’s positions are sustained by the taxing authority, the entire balance at December 31, 2025 would impact the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company does not have an accrual for the payment of tax-related interest and penalties.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. During July 2024, the Company was notified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) that it is examining the Company’s 2021 federal income tax return. On April 1, 2025, the Company received notification that the examination was complete with no changes to the reported tax amount. To the Company’s knowledge, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not currently examining the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for 2022 through 2024, for which the statute has yet to expire.

During the first quarter of 2023, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Mexico received a formal tax assessment notice from Mexico’s Federal Tax Administration Service, Servicio de Administracion Tributaria’s (the “SAT”) pertaining to revenue variances and disallowed deductions related to an audit by the SAT of the 2016 tax year. The tax liability for the variances approximated $1,150,000, which includes annual adjustments for inflation, interest and penalties. The Company made a payment in June 2024 of $191,000 to settle the matter, of which $124,000 was recorded in income tax expense, net, and the remainder was recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. To the Company’s knowledge, the SAT is not currently examining the Company’s Mexican income tax returns for 2021 through 2025, for which the statute has yet to expire. In addition, open tax years related to state jurisdictions remain subject to examination.