INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	6. INCOME TAXES The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company recognizes the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records valuation allowances based on a determination of the expected realization of tax assets. The difference between the enacted federal statutory rate of 21% and the Company’s effective rate of (5.05)% for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 is due primarily to changes in the valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets, as well as the impact on tax expense of certain book to tax differences in the basis of indefinite-lived assets. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The Company measures the amount of the accrual for which an exposure exists as the largest amount of benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that it believes is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement of the position. At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company had no liability for uncertain income tax positions. The Company records interest and penalties accrued in relation to uncertain income tax positions as a component of income tax expense. Any changes in the liability for uncertain tax positions would impact the effective tax rate. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next twelve months. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and several U.S. states. The Company remains subject to examination by taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which it has filed returns for years after 2014. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among other things, the legislation provides tax relief for businesses. The Company is still assessing the tax benefit, if any, that it could receive under this legislation. The Company received a Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loan of $5,051 and applied for forgiveness of $4,851. Based on satisfaction of requirements under the CARES Act for forgiveness, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset for nondeductible expense relating to the PPP funds of $1,276 at September 30, 2020. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was signed into law, clarifying that business expenses paid out of PPP forgivable loan funds may in fact be fully deducted for federal income tax purposes. Based on this clarification in the bill, the Company reversed the $1,276 deferred tax asset related to PPP loan expenses, along with the corresponding valuation allowance for the same amount, as of December 31, 2020.

INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

6. INCOME TAXES

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company recognizes the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records valuation allowances based on a determination of the expected realization of tax assets.

The difference between the enacted federal statutory rate of 21% and the Company’s effective rate of (5.05)% for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 is due primarily to changes in the valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets, as well as the impact on tax expense of certain book to tax differences in the basis of indefinite-lived assets.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The Company measures the amount of the accrual for which an exposure exists as the largest amount of benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that it believes is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement of the position.

At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company had no liability for uncertain income tax positions.

The Company records interest and penalties accrued in relation to uncertain income tax positions as a component of income tax expense. Any changes in the liability for uncertain tax positions would impact the effective tax rate. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next twelve months.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and several U.S. states. The Company remains subject to examination by taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which it has filed returns for years after 2014.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among other things, the legislation provides tax relief for businesses. The Company is still assessing the tax benefit, if any, that it could receive under this legislation. The Company received a Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loan of $5,051 and applied for forgiveness of $4,851. Based on satisfaction of requirements under the CARES Act for forgiveness, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset for nondeductible expense relating to the PPP funds of $1,276 at September 30, 2020.

On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was signed into law, clarifying that business expenses paid out of PPP forgivable loan funds may in fact be fully deducted for federal income tax purposes. Based on this clarification in the bill, the Company reversed the $1,276 deferred tax asset related to PPP loan expenses, along with the corresponding valuation allowance for the same amount, as of December 31, 2020.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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