For the year ended December 31, 2022, other expenses consisted of loss from inventory impairment of $5,645,992, impairment loss from intangible assets of $3,902,589, and loss from disposal of tangible assets of $3,246,343.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, our other expenses consisted of loss from disposal of investment in subsidiaries of $13,318,419, other allowance for other receivables and prepayments of $10,127,381, loss from
inventory impairment of $8,415,311, miscellaneous loss of $5,267,980 (related to loss due to join guarantees provided for subsidiaries), loss from equity method investment of $1,518,115 and impairment loss from intangible assets of $564,563.
Loss before tax
Our loss before tax decreased by 85.3% to $(9,403,864) for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to loss before tax of $(63,986,689) for the year ended December 31, 2021, mainly due to decreased operating loss by $24,937,744, resulting from increase in gross profit by $7,401,568 and decrease in SG&A expense by $17,536,176 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition the net increase of $29,645,081 from non-operating income and expenses also contributed to the decrease in loss before tax.
Corporate income tax expense (benefit)
Our corporate income tax expense (benefit) decreased by 58.0% to $(1,511,696) for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $(3,599,507) for the year ended December 31, 2021, mainly due to the Company’s and G-SMATT Europe’s aggregate income tax refunds.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, our corporate income tax benefit consisted of changes in deferred tax assets due to temporary differences of $(1,031,269), other expenses (including the Company’s and G-SMATT Europe’s aggregate income tax refunds) of $(651,645), and corporate tax expense directly reflected in capital of $171,218.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, our corporate income tax expense (benefit) consisted primarily of other expenses (including the Company’s income tax refund) of $(2,188,690), changes in deferred tax due to temporary differences of $(1,356,048), corporate tax expense directly reflected in capital of $(81,867) and corporate tax paid of $27,098.
Net loss for the year
Our net loss decreased by 86.9% to $(7,892,168) for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $(60,387,182) for the year ended December 31, 2021, mainly due to due to the achievement in gross profit turnaround and decrease in operating loss and non-operating loss by $24,937,744 and $29,645,081, respectively, contributed to overall decrease in net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily with operating cash flow, equity, debt, and mezzanine financing.
On a consolidated basis, the Company incurred an operating loss of $(2,546,254) and a net loss of $(7,892,168) for the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $18,531,567 and the Company had a retained deficit of $(62,348,576). Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in banks, bank deposits, and money market funds. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $196,627 and $239,342, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2022 the main source of cash was borrowings from financing activities, which generated $6,992,422.
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