Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded the following income tax provision for the years ended November 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

1,468,000

 

 

$

1,757,000

 

State

 

 

740,000

 

 

 

598,000

 

Foreign

 

 

(34,000

)

 

 

68,000

 

     Subtotal

 

 

2,174,000

 

 

 

2,423,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(1,024,000

)

 

 

(847,000

)

State

 

 

(622,000

)

 

 

(161,000

)

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Subtotal

 

 

(1,646,000

)

 

 

(1,008,000

)

Income tax expense

 

$

528,000

 

 

$

1,415,000

 

 

As of November 30, 2021 and 2020, the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets are as follows:

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income (net of discounts)

 

$

8,507,000

 

 

$

7,024,000

 

Tax over book basis in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

1,246,000

 

 

 

1,209,000

 

Accrued payroll

 

 

109,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Reserves and other accruals

 

 

2,341,000

 

 

 

1,895,000

 

Stock compensation

 

 

414,000

 

 

 

567,000

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

499,000

 

 

 

483,000

 

Transaction costs

 

 

19,000

 

 

 

19,000

 

RSA buy-out

 

 

1,374,000

 

 

 

1,482,000

 

Lease liability

 

 

174,000

 

 

 

81,000

 

Unrealized loss on securities

 

 

68,000

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

14,751,000

 

 

 

12,860,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains on securities

 

 

 

 

 

(134,000

)

NOLs, credits, and other carryforward items

 

 

(1,050,000

)

 

 

(782,000

)

Right-of-use asset

 

 

(172,000

)

 

 

(81,000

)

Total liabilities

 

 

(1,222,000

)

 

 

(997,000

)

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(1,519,000

)

 

 

(1,499,000

)

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

12,010,000

 

 

$

10,364,000

 

 

A valuation allowance covering the deferred tax assets of the Company for November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2020 has been provided as the Company does not believe it is more likely than not that all of the future income tax benefits will be realized. The valuation allowance changed by approximately $20,000 and ($147,000) during the years ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change for year ended November 30, 2021 was primarily due to changes in state statutory rates. The change for year ended November 30, 2020 was primarily due to the release of an RSA buyout.

The Company evaluates the recoverability of our deferred tax assets as of the end of each quarter, weighing all positive and negative evidence, and are required to establish and maintain a valuation allowance for these assets if we determine that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The weight given to the evidence is commensurate with the extent to which the evidence can be objectively verified. If negative evidence exists, positive evidence is necessary to support a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed.

A reconciliation of the income tax provision with the amount of tax computed by applying the federal statutory rate to pretax income follows:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended November 30

 

 

 

2021

 

 

%

 

 

2020

 

 

%

 

Tax at federal statutory rate

 

 

548,358

 

 

 

21.00

 

 

 

1,061,885

 

 

 

21.00

 

State income tax effect

 

 

175,654

 

 

 

6.73

 

 

 

282,514

 

 

 

5.59

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

20,262

 

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

(147,528

)

 

 

(2.92

)

Tax compensation differences

 

 

212,217

 

 

 

8.13

 

 

 

6,870

 

 

 

0.14

 

Permanent disallowances

 

 

34,356

 

 

 

1.31

 

 

 

55,372

 

 

 

1.10

 

Deferred repricing

 

 

(334,874

)

 

 

(12.82

)

 

 

80,692

 

 

 

1.60

 

Other

 

 

(93,976

)

 

 

(3.60

)

 

 

74,922

 

 

 

1.47

 

Foreign tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(68,102

)

 

 

(1.35

)

Foreign tax withholding

 

 

(34,287

)

 

 

(1.31

)

 

 

68,102

 

 

 

1.35

 

Total income taxes

 

$

527,710

 

 

 

20.21

 

 

$

1,414,727

 

 

 

27.98

 

 

The Company adopted the accounting standard for uncertain tax positions, ASC 740-10, on December 1, 2007. As required by the standard, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. Increases or decreases to the unrecognized tax benefits could result from management’s belief that a position

can or cannot be sustained upon examination based on subsequent information or potential lapse of the applicable statute of limitation for certain tax positions.

 

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. For the years ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no material provisions for interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

 

There was approximately $3,533,000 and $1,877,000 of U.S. income taxes paid for fiscal years ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state jurisdictions. The table below summarizes the open tax years and ongoing tax examinations in major jurisdictions as of November 30, 2021:

 

Jurisdiction

 

Open Tax Years

 

Examinations in Process

United States – Federal Income Tax

 

2018 – 2020

 

N/A

United States – Various States

 

2017 - 2020

 

N/A