INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands): 2024 2023 2022 Current Federal $ 7,059 $ 25,170 $ 35,857 State 2,040 3,001 5,558 Total current 9,099 28,171 41,415 Deferred Federal (6,325) 1,523 (738) State (1,078) (312) (186) Total deferred (7,403) 1,211 (924) Provision for income taxes $ 1,696 $ 29,382 $ 40,491 The total provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $1.6 million, $29.5 million, and $40.5 million, respectively. Those amounts have been allocated to the following financial statement items (in thousands): 2024 2023 2022 Provision for income taxes $ 1,696 $ 29,382 $ 40,491 Stockholders' equity, unrealized (losses) gains on investment securities & foreign currency (52) 112 (27) Total provision for income taxes $ 1,644 $ 29,494 $ 40,464 The reconciliation of the United States federal statutory tax provision to the Company’s provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 (in thousands, except percentages): 2024 2023 2022 Statutory federal tax $ 795 21.0 % $ 27,048 21.0 % $ 38,621 21.0 % State income taxes, net of federal benefit 759 20.0 % 2,124 1.7 % 4,635 2.5 % Foreign taxes Hong Kong (5) (0.1) % 63 0.0 % 75 0.0 % Singapore (1) 0.0 % (199) (0.2) % 28 0.0 % Share-based compensation 889 23.4 % 143 0.1 % (26) — % Research and development and jobs credits (713) (18.9) % (1,258) (1.0) % (819) (0.4) % Executive compensation 52 1.2 % 1,895 1.5 % 1,470 0.8 % Charitable donations (236) (6.2) % (1,094) (0.8) % (4,316) (2.3) % Valuation allowance (20) (0.5) % (613) (0.5) % 396 0.2 % Intercompany loan restructuring — — % 1,167 0.9 % — — % Other permanent differences 176 4.9 % 106 0.1 % 427 0.2 % Provision for income taxes $ 1,696 44.8 % $ 29,382 22.8 % $ 40,491 22.0 % Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) consisted of the following (in thousands): December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Reserves on inventory and sales $ 472 $ 721 Credit and loss carryforwards 2,730 2,881 Stock compensation 2,055 1,784 Accrued expenses and deferred costs 2,235 2,986 Inventory capitalization 708 587 Lease obligations 4,047 5,542 Capitalized research costs 7,028 5,841 Charitable donations 83 114 State taxes 1,594 1,520 Unrealized loss on investment 967 — Other 183 164 Valuation allowance (1,624) (1,680) Total deferred tax assets 20,478 20,460 Right-of-use assets (2,800) (3,938) Prepaid expenses (1,590) (2,084) Depreciation (4,628) (10,321) Total deferred tax liabilities (9,018) (16,343) Net deferred tax assets $ 11,460 $ 4,117 On August 12, 2022, the President of the United States signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. The two primary tax implications for corporations are a 15% alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) that applies to corporations with at least one billion of pretax income and a one percent surtax on share buybacks. The AMT will not apply to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 since the Company’s pretax income does not exceed the threshold. The share buyback surtax will not apply to the Company as its share issuances exceed its share buybacks for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Inflation Reduction Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. We file income tax returns in the United States and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company has separate state and foreign net operating loss carry forwards totaling $26.4 million that start expiring in 2029. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance for the portion of the net operating loss carry forwards which are not expected to be realized. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $7.4 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which would have a net $6.2 million impact on the effective tax rate, if recognized. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $7.5 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which would have a net $6.2 million impact on the effective tax rate, if recognized. The change for both 2024 and 2023 primarily relates to additional gross unrecognized benefits for current tax positions and reductions of gross unrecognized benefits for prior year tax positions and lapses in statute of limitations. The amounts of unrecognized tax benefits were as follows (in thousands): December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Unrecognized tax benefit at the beginning of the period $ 7,502 $ 6,011 Increase for current year tax positions 71 1,744 (Decrease) increase for prior period tax positions (5) 38 Reduction due to lapse in statute of limitations (135) (291) Unrecognized tax benefit at the end of the period $ 7,433 $ 7,502 The Company recognizes interest and penalty expenses related to unrecognized tax positions as a component of the income tax provision. As of December 31, 2024, and 2023, interest and penalties accrued were $1.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively. For 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded expenses related to interest and penalties of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the current year reduction primarily relates to the expiration of federal, state, and foreign statutes of limitation. The Company cannot reasonably project the change in its uncertain tax positions over the next twelve months. Our tax returns are subject to examination by various federal, state, and local tax authorities. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for all tax positions; however, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could be greater than our accrued position. Pending the resolution of one examination, and specific to jurisdictions where the Company has filed tax returns and examination of such returns is constrained by a statute of limitations, we are no longer subject to United States federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2021. |