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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES

8. INCOME TAXES

 

Cayman Islands

 

Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gain. Additionally, upon payments of dividends to the shareholders, no Cayman Islands withholding tax will be imposed.

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Under the current and applicable laws of BVI, TP Holdings and TP NEV are not subject to tax on income or capital gains.

 

Hong Kong

 

TPAI-HK is incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax on the taxable income as reported in its statutory financial statements adjusted in accordance with relevant Hong Kong tax laws. The applicable tax rate for the first HKD$2 million of assessable profits is 8.25% and assessable profits above HKD$2 million will continue to be subject to the rate of 16.5% for corporations in Hong Kong.

Taiwan

 

TPAI-TW is incorporated in Taiwan and is subject to Taiwan corporate income tax on the taxable income as reported in its statutory financial statements adjusted in accordance with relevant Taiwan tax laws. The applicable tax rate for the first TWD 120,000 of assessable profits is exempt from tax and assessable profits above TWD 120,000 (approximately $3,700) will be subject to the rate of 20% for resident companies in Taiwan.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not incur income tax expenses. Below is a reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate:

 

   March 31,
2026
   December 31,
2025
 
BVI statutory income tax rate  $0%  $0%
Effect of different income tax rates in other jurisdictions   1%   1.1%
Effect of changes in valuation allowance   (1)%   (1.1)%
Effective tax rate  $0%  $0%

 

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 consist of the following:

 

   March 31,
2026
   December 31,
2025
 
Net operating losses carryforwards  $37,792   $32,885 
Less: valuation allowance   (37,792)   (32,885)
Total deferred tax assets  $
   $
 

 

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had net operating loss carrying forwards of $458,085 and $398,606 respectively from the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries, which will be carried forward indefinitely to offset future profits of the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiaries. The Company evaluates its valuation allowance requirements at end of each reporting period by reviewing all available evidence, both positive and negative, and considering whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance is needed. When circumstances cause a change in management’s judgement about the realizability of deferred tax assets, the impact of the change on the valuation allowance is generally reflected in income from operations. The future realization of the tax benefit of an existing deductible temporary difference ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character within the carryforward period available under applicable tax law. The Company reviews deferred tax assets for a valuation allowance based upon whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be fully realized. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, full valuation allowance was provided against deferred tax assets arising from net operation losses carryforwards as the Company assessed that it was more likely than not that that the net operating losses would not be fully utilized before expiration.

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company did not have any unrecognized uncertain tax positions, and the Company does not believe that its unrecognized tax benefits will change over the next twelve months. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not incur any interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income tax expenses.