Income Taxes |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets at currently enacted tax rates for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance is recognized to reduce the net deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
ASC 740 provides guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements. ASC 740 requires a company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based upon the technical merits of the position. If the more-likely-than-not threshold is met, a company must measure the tax position to determine the amount to recognize in the consolidated financial statements.
During the first quarter of 2023, the Frederator indefinite-lived intangible asset was determined to be impaired as previously reported. The Deferred Tax Liability, net balance associated with the tradename decreased by $0.2 million on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, with a corresponding increase to Income Tax Benefit on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023. In addition, as part of the Ameba purchase price allocation, a $0.7 million deferred tax liability was previously recorded on the intangible assets. Due to the impairment write-off of the intangible assets, the Company reversed the Deferred Tax Liability, net balance associated with the related intangible assets by $0.7 million and recorded a corresponding increase to Income Tax Benefit on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, there was no activity that effected the Deferred Tax Liability balance.
Kartoon Studios, Inc. and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries are subject to U.S. income taxes and file a consolidated tax return in the U.S. The Beacon Communications Group, Ltd., Ameba Inc. and WOW Unlimited Media Inc. are subject to Canadian income taxes on a stand-alone basis and file separate tax returns in Canada.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in the states of California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, as well as Canada. To the extent allowed by law, the taxing authorities may have the right to examine prior periods where net operating losses were generated and carried forward to make adjustments up to the amount of the net operating losses. The Company is currently subject to U.S. federal, state and local and foreign tax examinations by tax authorities. The Company is no longer subject to audits by U.S. federal, state, local or foreign authorities for years prior to 2019.
Kartoon Studios, Inc. and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries are subject to U.S. income taxes and file a consolidated tax return in the U.S. The Beacon Communications Group, Ltd., Ameba Inc. and WOW Unlimited Media Inc. are subject to Canadian income taxes on a stand-alone basis and file separate tax returns in Canada.
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