INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXESBefore June 30, 2023, the Company elected to file as an S corporation for Federal and state income tax purposes, as such, the Company incurred no Federal or state income taxes, except for income taxes related to their consolidated variable interest entities and subsidiaries which are taxable C corporations. These VIE’s and subsidiaries include LMATT Series 2024, Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of LMX, which is consolidated into LMA as a VIE, as well as LMATT Growth Series 2.2024, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of LMATT Growth Series, Inc., and LMATTS Growth and Income Series 1.2026, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of LMATT Growth and Income Series, Inc., all of which are 100% owned subsidiaries and fully consolidated. Accordingly, the provision for income taxes was attributable to amounts for LMATT Series 2024, Inc, LMATT Growth Series, Inc. and LMATT Growth and Income Series, Inc.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded provision for income taxes of $1,710,315 and $352,081, respectively. The effective tax rate is 61.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily driven by non-deductible equity compensation expense and the impact of non-taxable flow-through entities. The effective rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was 3.3% due to the impact of state income taxes and the release of the Company’s valuation allowance, as there was sufficient evidence of the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income at September 30, 2022.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded provision for income taxes of $2,238,419 and $648,887, respectively. The effective tax rate is 12.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The existence of non-taxable flow-through entities within the Company as well as a change in tax status of certain entities upon the Business Combination caused the effective tax rate to vary from the statutory rate. The effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was 2.8% due to the impact of state income taxes and the release of the Company’s valuation allowance, as there was sufficient evidence of the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income at September 30, 2022.

The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, and did not recognize any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022.