INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2026 |
| INCOME TAXES |
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| Schedule of income before income taxes |
| | | | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | Domestic | | $ | 13,899,426 | | $ | 11,905,345 | Foreign | | | (2,744,884) | | | (2,033,224) | Income before income taxes | | $ | 11,154,542 | | $ | 9,872,121 |
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| Schedule of components of provision (benefit) for income taxes |
| | | | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | Current income taxes: | | | | | | | U.S. federal | | $ | 42,518 | | $ | 1,550,803 | State and local | | | 30,976 | | | 29,563 | Foreign | | | 927,561 | | | 93,161 | Total current | | | 1,001,055 | | | 1,673,527 | Deferred income taxes: | | | | | | | U.S. federal | | | 3,492,532 | | | 1,358,671 | State and local | | | 29,332 | | | 61,661 | Foreign | | | (1,194,892) | | | (953,135) | Total deferred | | | 2,326,972 | | | 467,197 | Income tax expense | | $ | 3,328,027 | | $ | 2,140,724 |
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| Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective rate |
| | | | | | | | | Amount | | Percentage | | Federal income tax at statutory rate | | $ | 2,342,454 | | 21.0 | % | State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1) | | | 43,614 | | 0.4 | % | Foreign tax effects | | | | | | | United Kingdom | | | 146,567 | | 1.3 | % | United Arab Emirates | | | 129,506 | | 1.2 | % | Other | | | 22,685 | | 0.2 | % | Effect of cross border tax laws | | | (24,633) | | (0.2) | % | Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | | | | | Executive compensation and share-based compensation | | | 512,897 | | 4.6 | % | Other | | | 15,197 | | 0.1 | % | Other adjustments | | | | | | | U.S. return to provision | | | 129,944 | | 1.2 | % | Other | | | 9,796 | | 0.0 | % | Actual income tax provision | | $ | 3,328,027 | | 29.8 | % |
(1)State taxes in California and New York made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category. | | | | Federal income tax statutory rate | | 21.0 | % | State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | | 1.6 | % | Foreign subsidiary earnings | | 0.1 | % | Remeasurement of deferred tax balances | | (0.9) | % | Return to provision | | (5.9) | % | Executive compensation | | 6.7 | % | Share-based compensation | | (1.0) | % | Other, net | | 0.1 | % | Effective income tax rate | | 21.7 | % |
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| Schedule of income tax payments by jurisdiction |
Income tax payments by jurisdiction for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 were comprised of the following: | | | | Income taxes paid: | | | | U.S., federal | | $ | 851,591 | U.S., state and local | | | 8,655 | United Kingdom | | | 376,358 | Other | | | 63,716 | Total income taxes paid | | $ | 1,300,320 |
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| Schedule of components of the company's deferred income tax |
| | | | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | Net operating loss carryforwards | | $ | 2,126,553 | | $ | 683,621 | Interest expense carryforwards | | | 10,278,568 | | | 9,533,126 | Lease liability | | | 1,934,351 | | | 1,492,056 | Compensation | | | 220,045 | | | 318,789 | Equity investments | | | 153,994 | | | 155,027 | Total deferred tax assets | | | 14,713,511 | | | 12,182,619 | Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | Fixed assets and leasehold improvements | | | (105,337) | | | (68,074) | Intangible assets | | | (54,150,727) | | | (48,528,566) | Lease right of use | | | (1,761,331) | | | (1,322,937) | Fair value of swaps | | | (234,806) | | | (314,107) | Prepaid insurance | | | (47,907) | | | — | Unrealized foreign exchange gains | | | (174,780) | | | (82,866) | Branch earnings | | | (24,687) | | | (94,168) | Total deferred tax liabilities | | | (56,499,575) | | | (50,410,718) | Net deferred tax liabilities | | $ | (41,786,064) | | $ | (38,228,099) |
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| Schedule of expiry of net operating loss carry forwards |
| | | | | | Federal | | $ | 5,916,060 | | No expiration date | New York | | | 46,917,852 | | 2035-2046 | California | | | 3,421,549 | | 2040-2046 | Tennessee | | | 1,203,036 | | 2035-2041 | United Arab Emirates | | | 1,689,856 | | No expiration date | France | | | 181,162 | | No expiration date |
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