Note 12 - Taxation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

12. Taxation

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, taxes payable consists of:

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		1,235		1,288
Enterprise income tax payable		1,896		1,960
Total taxes payable		3,131		3,248

For the six and three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s income tax benefit consisted of:

	Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Current		-		-		-		-
Deferred		2		4		1		2
Income tax benefit		2		4		1		2

The Company’s deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		11,822			11,537
Operating lease cost		32			30
Impairment on long-term investments		189			144
Impairment on intangible assets		366			368
Bad debts provision		1,100			1,018
Valuation allowance		(13,116	)		(12,691	)
Deferred tax assets, net		393			406

The U.S. holding company has incurred aggregate net operating losses (NOLs) of approximately US$32.2 million and US$31.8 million at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The NOLs carryforwards as of December 31, 2017 gradually expire over time, the last of which expires in 2037. NOLs incurred after December 31, 2017 will no longer be available to carry back but can be carried forward indefinitely, subject to an annual limit of 80% on the amount of taxable income that can be offset by NOLs arising in tax years ending after  December 31, 2017. The Company maintains a full valuation allowance against its net U.S. deferred tax assets, since due to uncertainties surrounding future utilization, the Company estimates there will not be sufficient future earnings to utilize its U.S. deferred tax assets.

The NOLs carried forward incurred by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs were approximately US$16.6 million and US$15.4 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The losses carryforwards gradually expire over time, the last of which will expire in 2028. The related deferred tax assets were calculated based on the respective NOLs incurred by each of the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and the respective corresponding enacted tax rate that will be in effect in the period in which the losses are expected to be utilized.

The Company recorded approximately US$13.1 million and US$12.7 million valuation allowance as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, because it is considered more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized through sufficient future earnings of the entities to which the operating losses related.

For the six and three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded approximately US$0.56 million and US$0.26 million deferred tax valuation allowance, respectively. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded approximately US$0.82 million and US$0.50 million deferred tax valuation allowance, respectively.