| INCOME TAXES |
7. INCOME TAXES
Since the Company has not generated operating
profits during the reporting periods, there is no income tax expenses or benefits recognized for the three months or six months ended
June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The income tax
expense applicable to income before income taxes consists of the following:
| | |
| Three
Months Ended
June 30,
(Unaudited) | |
| | |
| 2026 | | |
| 2025 | |
| Current income taxes: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Federal | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| State | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Foreign | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Total Current | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Deferred income taxes: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Federal | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| State | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Foreign | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Total deferred | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Income tax expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| | |
Six Months
Ended June 30, (Unaudited) | |
| | |
| 2026 | | |
| 2025 | |
| Current income taxes: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Federal | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| State | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Foreign | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Total Current | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Deferred income taxes: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Federal | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| State | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Foreign | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Total deferred | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Income tax expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Loss before income
tax consists of the following:
| | |
Three Months Ended
June 30,
(Unaudited) | |
| | |
2026 | | |
2025 | |
| U.S. | |
| (268,417 | ) | |
| (145,444 | ) |
| Loss before income tax | |
$ | (268,417 | ) | |
$ | (145,444 | ) |
| | |
Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) | |
| | |
2026 | | |
2025 | |
| U.S. | |
| (476,143 | ) | |
| (298,430 | ) |
| Loss before income tax | |
$ | (476,143 | ) | |
$ | (298,430 | ) |
The income tax expense (benefit) differs from
the amount computed by applying the US federal statutory rate of 21.0% to income before income taxes for three months and six months ended
June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, as follows:
| | |
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2026 | | |
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2025 | |
| US Federal Statutory Tax Rate | |
$ | (56,367 | ) | |
| 21.0 | % | |
$ | (30,543 | ) | |
$ | 21.0 | % |
| State and Local Income Taxes, net of Federal Income Tax Effect | |
| (23,728 | ) | |
| 8.8 | % | |
| (12,738 | ) | |
| 8.8 | % |
| Foreign tax effects | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Effect of Cross-border tax laws | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Tax credits | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Nontaxable or non-deductible items | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Change in valuation allowances | |
| 80,095 | | |
| (29.8 | )% | |
| 43,281 | | |
| (29.8 | )% |
| Others (1) | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Income tax expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | |
| US Federal Statutory Tax Rate | |
$ | (99,990 | ) | |
| 21.0 | % | |
$ | (62,670 | ) | |
$ | 21.0 | % |
| State and Local Income Taxes, net of Federal Income Tax Effect | |
| (42,091 | ) | |
| 8.8 | % | |
| (26,262 | ) | |
| 8.8 | % |
| Foreign tax effects | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Effect of Cross-border tax laws | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Tax credits | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Nontaxable or non-deductible items | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Change in valuation allowances | |
| 142,081 | | |
| (29.8 | )% | |
| 88,932 | | |
| (29.8 | )% |
| Others (1) | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| Income tax expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | % | |
| - | | |
| - | % |
| (1) | includes the tax effects of enactment of new tax laws and change in unrecognized tax benefits. |
The amount of cash paid for income taxes (net
of refunds) for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 is as follows:
| | |
| Three
Months Ended
June 30,
(Unaudited) | |
| | |
| 2026 | | |
| 2025 | |
| Federal | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| State | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Total Current | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| | |
Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) | |
| | |
| 2026 | | |
| 2025 | |
| Federal | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| State | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| Total Current | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Deferred tax assets (liability) as of
June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 consist approximately of:
| | |
June 30, 2026 | | |
December 31, | |
| | |
(Unaudited) | | |
2025 | |
| Net operating loss carryforwards | |
$ | 1,645,947 | | |
$ | 1,503,866 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | |
| 336,101 | | |
| 363,180 | |
| Operating lease assets | |
| (331,972 | ) | |
| (362,125 | ) |
| Deferred tax assets, Gross | |
| 1,650,076 | | |
| 1,504,921 | |
| Valuation allowance | |
| (1,650,076 | ) | |
| (1,504,921 | ) |
| Deferred tax assets, net | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
A reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
is as follows:
The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits or
related interest or penalties accrued as of June 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025. The Company’s accounting policy is to recognize
any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as components of income tax expense.
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