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

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
13.
Income Taxes

Income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Domestic income (loss)

 

$

24,474

 

 

$

(77,665

)

Foreign income (loss)

 

 

30,442

 

 

 

(25,535

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

54,916

 

 

$

(103,200

)

 

The income tax provision consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Current income tax provisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

 

$

 

State

 

 

628

 

 

 

66

 

Foreign

 

 

1,220

 

 

 

41

 

Current income tax provision

 

 

1,848

 

 

 

107

 

Deferred income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

1,763

 

 

 

52

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

 

1,763

 

 

 

52

 

Total income tax provision

 

$

3,611

 

 

$

159

 

The Company has elected to prospectively adopt the guidance in ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Taxes Disclosures." In accordance with the guidance in ASU 2023-09, the reconciliation between the income tax expense computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the pre-tax income before income taxes and total income tax expense recognized in the financial statements was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2025

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percentage

 

Provision for income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate

 

$

11,532

 

 

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal effect (1)

 

 

482

 

 

 

0.9

%

Foreign tax effects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of a business

 

 

20,059

 

 

 

36.5

%

Foreign rate differential

 

 

(1,041

)

 

 

(1.9

)%

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(12,770

)

 

 

(23.3

)%

Other

 

 

803

 

 

 

1.5

%

Germany

 

 

(826

)

 

 

(1.5

)%

Luxembourg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of a business

 

 

8,680

 

 

 

15.8

%

Foreign rate differential

 

 

1,353

 

 

 

2.5

%

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(17,066

)

 

 

(31.1

)%

Other

 

 

(179

)

 

 

(0.3

)%

Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital gains exemption

 

 

(1,482

)

 

 

(2.7

)%

Other

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(0.2

)%

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(992

)

 

 

(1.8

)%

Other

 

 

296

 

 

 

0.5

%

Other countries

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(0.3

)%

Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of cross-border tax laws:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”)

 

 

4,071

 

 

 

7.4

%

Subpart F income

 

 

303

 

 

 

0.6

%

Tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(9,464

)

 

 

(17.2

)%

Non-taxable or non-deductible Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

 

(670

)

 

 

(1.2

)%

Other

 

 

238

 

 

 

0.4

%

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of a business

 

 

577

 

 

 

1.1

%

Other adjustments

 

 

(47

)

 

 

(0.1

)%

Total tax provision and effective tax rate

 

$

3,611

 

 

 

6.6

%

(1) State taxes in Maryland made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.

Prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the reconciliation between the income tax expense computed by applying the statutory rate of 21% to the effective tax rate was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2024:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

U.S. federal tax benefit at statutory rate

 

 

21.0

%

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

3.6

%

Foreign rate differential

 

 

(0.1

)%

Contingent earnout

 

 

(0.3

)%

Stock-based compensation

 

 

(3.2

)%

UK R&D expenditure

 

 

0.5

%

GILTI inclusion

 

 

(1.5

)%

Outside basis difference in foreign subsidiary

 

 

1.8

%

Deferred tax adjustments

 

 

1.5

%

Non-deductible expenses and other

 

 

(1.6

)%

Change in valuation allowance, net

 

 

(21.9

)%

Effective tax rate

 

 

(0.2

)%

For years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, our effective tax rate differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal and state income tax rates to net income (loss) before income tax, primarily as the result of state income taxes, stock-based compensation, deferred tax adjustments, foreign income taxes and changes in our valuation allowance.

The significant components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforward

 

$

63,303

 

 

$

103,462

 

Research and development credit carryforward

 

 

5,010

 

 

 

5,599

 

Interest expense limitation carryforward

 

 

11,596

 

 

 

12,467

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,712

 

 

 

1,971

 

Property and equipment

 

 

1,068

 

 

 

7,493

 

Investment in subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

1,732

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

935

 

 

 

1,371

 

Sec 174 Capitalized R&D

 

 

7,744

 

 

 

10,700

 

Intangibles

 

 

242

 

 

 

239

 

Other accruals

 

 

10,223

 

 

 

14,321

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

101,833

 

 

 

159,355

 

Less: Valuation allowance

 

 

(98,902

)

 

 

(141,877

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

2,931

 

 

 

17,478

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

 

(1,290

)

 

 

(11,864

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

(864

)

 

 

(1,263

)

Foreign property and equipment and intangibles

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(313

)

Other accruals

 

 

(3,445

)

 

 

(4,898

)

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(5,635

)

 

 

(18,338

)

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(2,704

)

 

$

(860

)

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had accumulated undistributed earnings generated by its foreign subsidiaries of $58.8 million. The Company continues to assert that all its foreign earnings are to be permanent income reinvested and expects future U.S. cash generation to be sufficient to meet future U.S. cash needs. As such, the Company has not recognized a deferred tax liability related to unremitted foreign earnings.

Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income, if any, the amount and timing of which is uncertain. The Company could not conclude that it was more likely than not that tax benefits from operating losses would be realized and, accordingly, has provided a full valuation allowance against its U.S., Germany, Luxembourg, and Singapore deferred tax assets. There is no valuation allowance on Canada or the United Kingdom. The valuation allowance as of December 31, 2024 was $141.9 million, which decreased to $98.9 million as of December 31, 2025. The decrease in the

valuation allowance of $43.0 million is mostly related to the utilization of net operating loss carryforward deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance was recorded.

At December 31, 2025, the Company had $234.5 million of federal net operating losses available to reduce future taxable income, which will begin to expire in 2036. Approximately $186.3 million of federal net operating loss included above can be carried forward indefinitely. The Company also had federal research and development tax credit carryforwards of $5.0 million, which will begin to expire in 2032, and federal interest limitation carryforwards of $50.1 million which can be carried forward indefinitely.

At December 31, 2025, the Company had $255.7 million of post-apportioned state net operating losses, which can be carried forward for periods that vary from five years to indefinitely. The Company also had state interest limitation carryforwards of $14.6 million, which can be carried forward indefinitely.

The federal and state net operating loss carryforwards and certain tax credits may be subject to significant limitations under Section 382 and Section 383, respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and similar provisions under state law. Under those sections of the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change tax attributes, such as research and development tax credits, to offset its post-change income or tax liability may be limited. In general, an “ownership change” will occur if there is a cumulative change in ownership by “5-percent shareholders” that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. The Company has undertaken an analysis of whether the Merger constitutes an “ownership change” for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 382 and Section 383. The Company may experience ownership changes in the future as a result of subsequent shifts in its stock ownership.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $49.2 million of foreign net operating losses available to reduce future taxable income, which will begin to expire in 2039 and can vary from seven years to indefinitely based on each applicable foreign jurisdiction.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The Company does not have any significant uncertain tax positions.

The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties, if any, as a component of income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The Company has not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or foreign tax authority. The Company is subject to audit by the Internal Revenue Service for income tax returns filed since inception due to net operating loss carryforwards. The Company is subject to audit in Singapore and the United Kingdom for tax years 2018 and 2019, respectively, and in Luxembourg beginning from tax year 2020.

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, during the year ended December 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2025

 

U.S. federal

 

$

 

U.S. state and local

 

 

 

California

 

 

274

 

District of Columbia

 

 

91

 

Maryland

 

 

325

 

New York City

 

 

107

 

Virginia

 

 

173

 

Other

 

 

27

 

Foreign

 

 

 

Total cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

 

$

997