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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   $