Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company is not subject to taxation under the laws of Bermuda since it is organized as a Bermuda Exempted Limited Company, for which there is no current tax regime. It is subject to taxation under the laws of the U.K. by virtue of location of central management and control. The income tax expense of the Company and its affiliates currently is primarily attributable to U.S. federal, state and local taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 was (21.63)% and (32.18)%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 was 0.69% and (0.92)%, respectively. Key determinative factors of the Company’s effective tax rate include the allocation of its earnings by jurisdiction and a valuation allowance that currently eliminates all of the Company’s net deferred tax assets, including in respect of the R&D matter referred to below.

Effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2021, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 174 will no longer permit an immediate deduction for R&D expenditures in the tax year that such costs are incurred. For expenses that are incurred for R&D in the U.S., such amounts will be amortized over five years (this is currently approximately 90% of the Company’s relevant spend), and expenses that are incurred for R&D expenditures outside the U.S. will be amortized over 15 years. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 was impacted accordingly. Although it is understood that Congress has been considering legislation that would extend the TCJA relief by one or more years, the possibility that this will happen is uncertain and the Company is required to calculate its income tax liabilities based on the provisions of current law.

The Company assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets at each balance sheet date based on available positive and negative evidence in order to determine the amount which is more likely than not to be realized, and records a valuation allowance as necessary. The evaluation of the need for a valuation allowance is performed on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. Factors reviewed include projections of pre-tax book income for the foreseeable future, determination of cumulative pre-tax book income after permanent differences, earnings history, and reliability of forecasting. Future factors may arise at subsequent balance sheet dates that would impact the assessment of the objective and subjective evidence of the Company. Any adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would be recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the period that the adjustment is determined to be required.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments enacted measures to provide aid and economic stimulus. These measures included deferring the due dates of tax payments and other changes to income and non-income-based-tax laws as well as providing direct government assistance through grants and forgivable loans. On March 27, 2020, the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impacts that it had on the global economy and U.S. companies. The CARES Act includes measures to assist companies, including temporary changes to income and non-income-based tax laws. The Company implemented certain provisions of the CARES Act, such as deferring employer payroll taxes through the end of calendar year 2020. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has $0.9 million of employer payroll taxes deferred under the CARES Act, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.