| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
A
reconciliation of our effective income tax rate and statutory income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
| |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
| |
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
| |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
| Federal statutory income tax rate |
|
|
21.00 |
% |
|
|
21.00 |
% |
| State tax rate, net |
|
|
5.77 |
% |
|
|
5.72 |
% |
| Permanent differences |
|
|
(0.25 |
)% |
|
|
(0.55 |
)% |
| Federal orphan drug tax credit |
|
|
1.41 |
% |
|
|
0.93 |
% |
| Deferred tax asset valuation allowance |
|
|
(27.93 |
)% |
|
|
(27.10 |
)% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Effective income tax rate |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
The
significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities for Federal and state income taxes consisted of the following:
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
| |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
| |
|
December 31, |
|
| |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
| Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net operating loss carry forward – Federal |
|
$ |
6,012,941 |
|
|
$ |
5,048,175 |
|
| Net operating loss carry forward – State |
|
|
1,672,436 |
|
|
|
1,431,839 |
|
| Stock compensation expense |
|
|
3,453,799 |
|
|
|
2,590,890 |
|
| Depreciation and other |
|
|
999 |
|
|
|
976 |
|
| Purchased in-process R&D |
|
|
2,500,562 |
|
|
|
2,494,829 |
|
| Federal orphan drug credits |
|
|
1,202,955 |
|
|
|
1,046,539 |
|
| Capitalized research and development costs |
|
|
2,795,379 |
|
|
|
1,929,462 |
|
| Start-up expenditures and amortization |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
| Total non-current deferred tax assets |
|
|
17,639,071 |
|
|
|
14,542,710 |
|
| Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |
|
|
(17,639,071 |
) |
|
|
(14,542,710 |
) |
| Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
- |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible asset |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
| Total non-current deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total deferred tax asset (liability) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|