INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
|
| Schedule of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes |
The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows:
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| U.S. | |
$ | (1,251,680 | ) | |
$ | 92,159,014 | ) |
| Non-U.S. | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
|
| Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes that Computed by Applying the U.S. Statutory Rate to Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes |
The reconciliation between the actual provision for income taxes and
that computed by applying the U.S. statutory rate to income (loss) before income taxes are outlined below based on the updated requirements
of ASU 2023-09 for 2025.
| | |
2025 | | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
| Current tax at U.S. statutory rate | |
$ | (222,999 | ) | |
| 21.00 | % |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal taxes | |
| (37,891 | ) | |
| 3.57 | % |
| Foreign Tax Effects | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Effects of Changes in Tax Law or Rates Enacted in the Current Period | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Effect of cross-border tax law | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Tax Credits | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Changes in Valuation Allowance | |
| 176,562 | | |
| 16.63 | % |
| Nondeductible/nontaxable items | |
| | | |
| | |
| Nondeductible/nontaxable items | |
| 1,642 | | |
| (0.15 | %) |
| Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefit | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Other Adjustments | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deferred Adjustment | |
| 82,686 | | |
| 79 | % |
| Income tax expense | |
$ | - | | |
| - | % |
|
| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
As previously disclosed prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the
effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows
| | |
2024 | |
| Tax (benefit) computed at statutory rate of 21% at December 31, 2024,
respectively | |
$ | (518,740 | ) |
| | |
| | |
| Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from: | |
| | |
| Meals & Entertainment | |
| 915 | |
| Prior-year true-up for Books | |
| 2,380,175 | |
| Deferred State Taxes, net of federal benefit | |
| (102,681 | ) |
| Other non-deductible expenses | |
| - | |
| Change in valuation allowance | |
| (1,759,669 | ) |
| Provision (benefit) | |
$ | - | |
|
| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
Significant components of our deferred assets and liabilities at December
31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are as follows:
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities): | |
| | |
| |
| Accrued Expenses | |
$ | 98,999 | | |
$ | 22,249 | |
| Net Operating Loss | |
| 9,450,310 | | |
| 9,288,524 | |
| Accretion | |
| 615,894 | | |
| 613,254 | |
| Share-Based Compensation | |
| 86,510 | | |
| 86,510 | |
| Charitable Contributions Carry Forward | |
| 2,796 | | |
| 2,743 | |
| Other | |
| | | |
| 14,266 | |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | |
| 599,207 | | |
| 571,022 | |
| Interest Expense Limitations | |
| | | |
| 67,221 | |
| Oil and Gas Properties and Fixed Assets | |
| 3,292,967 | | |
| 3,320,659 | |
| Investment in RMX Joint Venture | |
| 139,969 | | |
| 123,640 | |
| Total deferred tax assets | |
| 14,286,652 | | |
$ | 14,110,089 | |
| Valuation Allowance | |
| (14,286,652 | ) | |
| (14,110,089 | ) |
| Net Deferred Tax Asset | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
|
| Schedule of Net Income Taxes Paid (Received) |
Net income taxes paid (received) during the years ended December 31,
2025 and 2024, by federal and state jurisdiction (all states combined), were as follows:
| | |
2025 | | |
2024 | |
| Federal | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| State | |
| 9,218 | | |
| 8,150 | |
| Total income taxes paid, net | |
$ | 11,243 | | |
$ | 10,174 | |
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