Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

8. Income Taxes

Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited was formed in 2010. Prior to the acquisition of Solar Quartz Technologies Limited (SQTL) New Zealand, now known as Graphene and Solar Technologies Limited (GSTLNZ) in July 2017, the Company only had operations in the United States. In July 2017, the Company became the parent of GSTLNZ., a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary, which files tax returns in New Zealand.

The Company provides for income taxes under ASC 740,” Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and the tax rates in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations.

The net loss for the year ended September 30, 2022 was $21,019,376, however the stock-based compensation and the debt discount amortization of $13,207,981 and $13,943 respectively are not used in the calculations below.

For the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the local (“United States of America”) and foreign components of loss before income taxes were comprised of the following:

 Schedule of local and foreign components of loss before income taxes

	For the Years Ended
	September 30,
	2022			2021
Tax jurisdiction from:
- Local	$	(7,181,972	)	$	(338,679	)
- Foreign		(615,480	)		(560,636	)
Loss before income taxes	$	(7,797,452	)	$	(899,315	)

United States of America

Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited is subject to the tax laws of United States of America.

The income tax provision for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, consists of the following:

 Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	For the Years Ended
	September 30,
	2022			2021
Net income (loss)	$	(7,181,972	)	$	(338,679	)
Effective tax rate		21	%		21	%
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,508,214	)		(71,123	)
Less: valuation allowance		1,508,214			71,123
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	—		$	—

Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of September 30, 2022 and 2021:

 Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets

	September 30,			September 30,
	2022			2021
Net operating tax carryforwards	$	3,353,374		$	1,845,160
Valuation allowance		(3,353,374	)		(1,845,160	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	—		$	—

On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) resulting in significant modifications to existing law including lowering the corporate tax rate from 34% to 21%. In addition to applying the new lower corporate tax rate in 2018 and thereafter to any taxable income we may have, the legislation affects the way we can use and carry forward net operating losses previously accumulated and results in a revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded on our balance sheet. The Company has completed the accounting for the effects of the Act during the year ended September 30, 2022. Given that current deferred tax assets are offset by a full valuation allowance, these changes will have no impact on the balance sheet.

At September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $15,968,446 and $6,702,294 respectively of the U.S. net operating losses (the “U.S. NOLs”), which begin to expire beginning in 2039. NOLs generated in tax years prior to July 31, 2018, can be carryforward for twenty years, whereas NOLs generated after July 31, 2018 can be carryforward indefinitely.

New Zealand

The Company’s subsidiary operating in New Zealand (“NZ”) are subject to the New Zealand Corporate Income Tax at a standard income tax rate range of 28% on the assessable income arising in New Zealand during its tax year. The reconciliation of income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other 

	For the Years Ended
	September 30,
	2022			2021
Net income (loss)	$	(615,480	)	$	(560,636	)
Effective tax rate		28	%		28	%
Income tax expense (benefit)		(172,334	)		(156,978	)
Less: valuation allowance		172,334			156,978
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	—		$	—

Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021:

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets Other 

	September 30,			September 30,
	2022			2021
Net operating tax carryforwards	$	1,079,121		$	906,786
Valuation allowance		(1,079,121	)		(906,786	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	—		$	—

As of September 30, 2022, the operations in New Zealand incurred $515,793 of cumulative net operating losses which can be carried forward to offset future taxable income. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets of $1,422,579 on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.

The following table sets forth the significant components of the aggregate deferred tax assets of the Company as of September 30, 2022 and 2021:

Schedule of Income tax provision 

	September 30,			September 30,
	2022			2021
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating tax carryforwards:
United States	$	3,353,374		$	1,845,160
New Zealand		1,079,121			906,786
Total		4,432,494			2,751,946
Valuation allowance		(4,432,494	)		(2,751,946	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	—		$	—