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Taxation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components Loss Before Taxes

The components of income / (loss) before taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

United Kingdom

 

$

24,130

 

 

$

(620,591

)

 

$

(447,808

)

United States

 

 

(80,969

)

 

 

(993,786

)

 

 

(73,789

)

Foreign Other

 

 

77,428

 

 

 

(300,409

)

 

 

326,159

 

Income / (loss) from operations before taxes

 

$

20,589

 

 

$

(1,914,786

)

 

$

(195,438

)

Schedule of Income Tax Benefit The income tax expense / (benefit) consists of the following:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

$

(3,447

)

 

$

4,638

 

 

$

(4,364

)

United States

 

 

2,247

 

 

 

3,004

 

 

 

(25,926

)

Foreign Other

 

 

22,348

 

 

 

22,732

 

 

 

42,173

 

Total

 

 

21,148

 

 

 

30,374

 

 

 

11,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

15,764

 

 

 

(25,416

)

 

 

(90,345

)

United States

 

 

11,395

 

 

 

(52,225

)

 

 

4,468

 

Foreign Other

 

 

(7,467

)

 

 

(5,235

)

 

 

(11,116

)

Total

 

 

19,692

 

 

 

(82,876

)

 

 

(96,993

)

Income tax expense / (benefit)

 

$

40,840

 

 

$

(52,502

)

 

$

(85,110

)

 

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate The reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

United Kingdom corporate tax rate

 

 

23.5

%

 

 

19.0

%

 

 

19.0

%

Changes in respect of prior periods

 

 

41.6

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

8.2

%

Rate change

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

1.8

%

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

 

(9.4

)%

Tax effect of short fall on share-based compensation

 

 

22.3

%

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

 

 

Impairment losses not deductible for tax purposes

 

 

 

 

 

(15.8

)%

 

 

 

Gains and losses not subject to income tax

 

 

(1.5

)%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.6

%

Withholding tax on unremitted earnings

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

 

Foreign tax on capital gains

 

 

 

 

 

(0.4

)%

 

 

 

Movement in deferred tax not recognized

 

 

131.9

%

 

 

(1.8

)%

 

 

1.4

%

Movement in tax losses not recognized

 

 

(7.0

)%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

Foreign income taxed at different rates

 

 

(31.8

)%

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

21.3

%

Other

 

 

(3.3

)%

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

%

Effective tax rate

 

 

198.4

%

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

43.5

%

Schedule of Beginning and Ending of Gross Unrecognized Tax Positions

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Beginning unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

16,769

 

 

$

16,744

 

 

$

18,784

 

Increases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,451

 

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

 

 

(1,302

)

 

 

(66

)

 

 

(3,912

)

Increases related to current year tax provisions

 

 

464

 

 

 

562

 

 

 

589

 

Decreases related to current year tax positions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,013

)

Decreases related to settlement with tax authorities

 

 

(7,896

)

 

 

(471

)

 

 

(2,155

)

Closing unrecognized tax benefits

 

$

8,035

 

 

$

16,769

 

 

$

16,744

 

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The principal components of deferred tax were as follows:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

$

9,688

 

 

$

3,607

 

Intangible assets

 

 

83,800

 

 

 

127,556

 

Carry forward tax losses

 

 

136,303

 

 

 

146,358

 

Excess interest carry forward

 

 

104,999

 

 

 

101,547

 

Accrued and unpaid expenses

 

 

20,725

 

 

 

14,010

 

Financial instruments

 

 

7,844

 

 

 

10,465

 

Other

 

 

10,325

 

 

 

14,605

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

373,684

 

 

 

418,148

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(113,491

)

 

 

(92,019

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

260,193

 

 

 

326,129

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(6,661

)

 

 

(5,445

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(277,537

)

 

 

(319,167

)

Other

 

 

(10,427

)

 

 

(15,770

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(294,625

)

 

 

(340,382

)

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

$

(34,432

)

 

$

(14,253

)