INCOME TAXES (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
|
| The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following: |
The
provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
| Year ended December 31, |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
| Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| State |
|
$ |
156,360 |
|
|
$ |
42,906 |
|
| Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Federal |
|
|
(792,252) |
|
|
|
624,509 |
|
| State |
|
|
(264,969) |
|
|
|
476,039 |
|
| Total |
|
$ |
(900,861) |
|
|
$ |
1,143,454 |
|
|
| The difference between the income tax provision (benefit) computed at the federal statutory rate and the actual tax benefit for 2025 after the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows: |
The
difference between the income tax provision (benefit) computed at the federal statutory rate and the actual tax benefit for 2025 after
the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | |
2025 Dollar Amount | | |
2025 Percent | |
| Tax at U.S. statutory rate | |
$ | (366,287 | ) | |
| 21.0 | % |
| State income tax, net* | |
| (85,801 | ) | |
| 4.9 | % |
| Tax Credits | |
| | | |
| | |
| Research and Development credit | |
| (201,413 | ) | |
| 11.5 | % |
| Change in valuation allowance | |
| (250,616 | ) | |
| 14.4 | % |
| Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items | |
| | | |
| | |
| Other | |
| 2,215 | | |
| -0.1 | % |
| Other Reconciling Items | |
| | | |
| | |
| Other | |
| 1,041 | | |
| -0.1 | % |
| Effective Tax Rate | |
$ | (900,861 | ) | |
| 51.6 | % |
| * | | For the year ended
December 31, 2025, state taxes in Texas and Mississippi made up the majority of the state and local income tax. |
A
reconciliation of the difference between the provision for income taxes and the expected tax provision as presented in 2024 prior to
the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | |
2024 | |
| Taxes computed at the federal statutory rate | |
$ | 932,985 | |
| State income tax, net | |
| 409,967 | |
| Research and development tax credit | |
| (145,954 | ) |
| Change in valuation allowance | |
| (20,846 | ) |
| Other | |
| (43,413 | ) |
| Permanent differences | |
| 10,715 | |
| Provision (Benefit) for income taxes | |
$ | 1,143,454 | |
|
| In accordance with the adoption of ASU 2023-09, below is a summary of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction for the year ended December 31, 2025; |
In
accordance with the adoption of ASU 2023-09, below is a summary of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction for the
year ended December 31, 2025;
| | |
2025 | |
| Texas | |
$ | 55,040 | |
| New York State | |
| 13,646 | |
| Other | |
| 2,789 | |
| Total | |
$ | 71,475 | |
|
| The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows at December 31: |
The
components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows at December 31:
| Deferred Tax Assets: | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Capitalized R&D | |
$ | 1,281,291 | | |
$ | 1,705,529 | |
| Credit carryforwards | |
| 2,626,043 | | |
| 2,424,596 | |
| Lease liability | |
| 2,214,682 | | |
| 461,967 | |
| Disallowed interest expense | |
| 1,041,530 | | |
| 709,604 | |
| Net operating loss carryforward | |
| 15,121,147 | | |
| 14,643,979 | |
| Other | |
| 688,706 | | |
| 676,435 | |
| Deferred tax assets | |
| 22,973,399 | | |
| 20,622,110 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Valuation allowance | |
| (681,184 | ) | |
| (973,367 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
| ROU asset | |
| 2,153,067 | | |
| 610,258 | |
| Other | |
| 244,352 | | |
| 200,909 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | |
$ | 2,397,419 | | |
$ | 811,167 | |
| Net deferred tax assets | |
$ | 19,894,796 | | |
$ | 18,837,576 | |
|
| A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: |
A
reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of beginning of year | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
| Changes to unrecognized tax benefits for prior years | |
| 130,000 | | |
| — | |
| Changes to unrecognized tax benefits for current year | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| Balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of end of year | |
$ | 130,000 | | |
$ | — | |
|