NOTE 7: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX REBATE LIABILITY

In 2017, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia called Atossa Genetics AUS Pty Ltd. The purpose of this subsidiary is to perform R&D activities, including conducting certain of the Company's clinical trials. Australia offers R&D cash rebates on qualified R&D activities incurred in the country. The Australian R&D tax incentive program is a self-assessment program, and as such, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has the right to review the Company’s program and related expenditures for a period of four years following the tax return filing date. If a review were to occur, a qualified program and related expenditures could be disqualified by the ATO with interest and penalties on the cash rebates previously received. Based on the Company's evaluation of the ATO's taxpayer alert in December 2023, the Company believes that it is not reasonably assured that the full tax position would be sustained under audit. Accordingly, as of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, a liability of $1.1 million was included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.