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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of current and deferred income tax provision (benefits)
        
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Current income tax expense (benefit)          
Federal  $   $ 
State        
 Current  $   $ 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)          
Federal  $(501,764)  $(1,971,524)
State   (256,133)   (812,753)
 Deferred  $(757,897)  $(2,784,277)
Change in valuation allowance          
Federal  $525,558   $1,995,089 
State   301,701    877,042 
 Change in valuation allowance  $827,259   $2,872,131 
           
Income tax expense (benefit)  $69,362   $87,854 
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
        
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Deferred Tax Assets:          
Accrued expenses  $1,334,754   $1,151,704 
IRC 163(j)   2,320,594    1,966,053 
Lease liability   1,415,747    1,415,747 
Accrued compensation   711,164    711,164 
Intangibles   4,737,234    5,125,534 
Other assets   351,616    356,519 
Capitalized production costs   564,900    541,025 
Net operating losses and credits   17,588,586    16,967,044 
Equity investments   2,235,034    2,235,034 
Total Deferred Tax Assets  $31,259,629   $30,469,824 
           
Deferred Tax Liabilities:          
Right of use asset   (1,315,796)   (1,283,888)
Total Deferred Tax Liability  $(1,315,796)  $(1,283,888)
           
Subtotal  $29,943,833   $29,185,936 
           
Valuation Allowance  $(30,407,742)  $(29,580,483)
           
Net Deferred Tax Liability  $(463,909)  $(394,547)
Schedule of net operating loss
        
Jurisdiction  NOL Amount   Expires 
U.S. Federal(1)  $60,739,198    2028 
Florida   26,707,662    2029 
California   22,723,897    2032 
New York State   6,937,079    2039 
New York City   7,747,301    2039 
Illinois   746,343    2031 
Massachusetts   1,591,800    2038 
Total  $127,193,280      

 

  (1) Federal net operating losses generated after December 31, 2017 have an indefinite life and do not expire.
Schedule of effective tax rate reconciliation
                
   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
   Amount   Percent   Amount   Percent 
U.S. statutory federal rate  $(634,075)   21.0%  $(2,628,228)   21.0%
Goodwill impairment           613,947    (4.9%)
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect   45,567(1)   (1.5%)   64,291(1)   (0.5%)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items                    
   Meal and entertainment   55,689    (1.9%)   55,583    (0.4%)
   Other   27,413    (0.9%)   (30,964)   0.2%
Changes valuation allowances   574,768    (19.0%)   2,013,225    (16.1%)
Total income tax expense  $69,362    (2.3%)  $87,854    (0.7%)

 

(1)Taxes in New York, State, California, and New York City made of the majority of the tax effect in this category.