INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 9—INCOME TAXES

There are no taxes payable as of September 30, 2023, or December 31, 2022.

Some of the federal tax carry forwards will expire at various dates through 2037. Generally, these can be carried forward and applied against future taxable income at the tax rate applicable at that time. We are currently using an effective income tax rate of 21% for our projected available net operating loss carry-forward. No tax benefit has been recognized in the nine months ending September 30, 2023, due to the uncertainty surrounding the realizability of the benefit.

Utilization of the net operating losses (NOL) carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation as required by Section 382 of the IRC, due to ownership changes of the company that could occur in the future, as well as similar state provisions. In general, an “ownership change” as defined by Section 382 results from a transaction or series of transactions over a three-year period resulting in an ownership change of more than 50 percentage points of the outstanding stock of a company by certain stockholders. These ownership changes may limit the amount of NOL carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income.

In accordance with FASB ASC 740 “Income Taxes”, valuation allowances are provided against deferred tax assets, if based on the weight of available evidence, some or all, of the deferred tax assets may or will not be realized. The Company did not utilize any NOL deductions for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The Company acquired certain assets and the business of Trust Codes Limited on March 1, 2023. Intangible assets have been established in the amount of $701 thousand for trademarks, customer relationships and developed technology. These assets will be amortized over 15 years for tax purposes, while for book purposes they will be amortized over varying useful lives ranging from 8 to 18 years. In addition, goodwill of $1,383 thousand was established. Goodwill is not amortizable for book purposes but is amortizable for tax over a period of 15 years. These timing differences will result in the creation of deferred tax assets in future quarters. As of September 30, 2023, the differences are not material. See Note 5. Intangible Assets and Goodwill.