Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Schedule of Losses Before Income Taxes Consist of the Following Domestic and International Components

The losses before income taxes consist of the following domestic and international components:

 

    For the Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Domestic   $ (4,798,196 )   $ (20,025,289 )
International     (1,666,005 )     (2,259,237 )
    $ (6,464,201 )   $ (22,284,526 )
Schedule of Income Taxes Consists of the Following Benefits (Provisions)

The provision for income taxes consists of the following benefits:

 

    For the Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Deferred tax benefits:            
Domestic:            
Federal   $ 1,534,308     $ 4,004,891  
State     137,469       1,399,496  
International     (490,178 )     591,583  
      1,181,599       5,995,970  
Change in valuation allowance     (885,575 )     (3,646,556 )
Net income tax benefit   $ 296,024     $ 2,349,414  
Schedule of United States Federal Statutory Rate The provision for income taxes differs from the United States Federal statutory rate as follows:
    For the Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2024     2023  
US Federal statutory rate     21.0 %     21.0 %
Difference between domestic and foreign federal rates     (1.3 )%     (0.2 )%
State and provincial taxes, net of federal benefits     3.1 %     6.3 %
Permanent differences:                
Stock-based compensation     (1.0 )%    
-
%
Change in the fair value of derivatives and accrued issuable equity     (5.6 )%     0.4 %
Other     4.0 %     (0.5 )%
Change in valuation allowance     (15.1 )%     (16.4 )%
Effective income tax rate     5.0 %     10.6 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

 

    December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Deferred tax assets:            
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 17,520,749     $ 16,460,534  
Amortization     567,589       318,546  
Accrued compensation not currently deductible    
-
      75,638  
Stock compensation     2,098,598       2,126,581  
Accrued interest     16,461       150,502  
Reserve for uncollectible notes receivable     28,061       162,770  
Organizational costs deferred for tax purposes    
-
      8,125  
Other     510,298      
-
 
      20,741,756       19,302,696  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Difference between book and tax basis related to:                
Technology license    
-
      (351,791 )
Other     (1, 210,157)       (639,726 )
      (1,210,157 )     (991,517 )
                 
Total of deferred tax assets and liabilities     19,531,599       18,311,179  
Valuation allowance     (19,531,599 )     (18,662,970 )
Total of deferred tax assets and liabilities, net   $
-
    $ (351,791 )
Schedule of Valuation Reserve for Deferred Tax Assets

The change in the valuation reserve for deferred tax assets consists of the following:

 

    For the Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Beginning of period   $ (18,662,971 )   $ (15,016,414 )
Change in valuation pursuant to the tax provision     (1,170,373 )     (3,732,408 )
True-up to a prior year’s tax return     301,745       85,851  
End of period   $ (19,531,599 )   $ (18,662,971 )