INCOME TAXES

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 12 - INCOME TAXES

ASC topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a corporate tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as unrecognized benefits. A liability is recognized (or amount of net operating loss carryforward or amount of tax refundable is reduced) for an unrecognized tax benefit because it represents an enterprise’s potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized as a result of applying the provisions of ASC topic 740. The Company believes there are no uncertain tax positions in prior years tax filings and therefore it has not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

In accordance with ASC topic 740, interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits are required to be calculated (if applicable) and would be classified as “Interest expense, net. Penalties if incurred would be recognized as a component of “Selling, general and administrative” expenses.

The Company files corporate income tax returns in the United States (federal) and in various state and local jurisdictions. In most instances, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2017 for federal and 2016 for state.

The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset of $12,842,478 and a deferred tax liability of $215,726 as of June 30, 2022, primarily relating to its net Federal operating loss carryforwards of approximately $20,048,000 available to offset future taxable income through 2031. In addition the Company has state operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,309,000 and city operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1,853,000. The net operating losses begin to expire in 2025 for federal tax and state income tax purposes.

Future ownership changes as determined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue code could further limit the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards. As of June 30, 2022, no such changes in ownership have occurred.

The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible or when such net operating losses can be utilized. The Company considers projected future taxable income, the regulatory environment of the industry, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. At present, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the benefits from certain deferred tax asset carryforwards, will not all be fully realized. In recognition of this inherent risk, a valuation allowance was established for the partial value of the deferred tax asset, which principally related to research and development tax credits.

A valuation allowance will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence exists to support the reversal of the remainder of the valuation.

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets decreased during the year ended June 30, 2022, by approximately $448,000. The valuation allowance decreased by approximately $3,547,000 during the year ended June 30, 2021.

Components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows:

Components Of The Provision For Income Taxes
	Years Ended June 30,
Current:	2022		2021
Federal	$		$	-
State		2,440,594		1,136,514
Subtotal		2,440,594		1,136,514
Deferred:
Federal deferred taxes		2,935,921		2,718,046
State deferred taxes		157,972		136,960
Subtotal		3,093,893		2,855,006
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes - Net	$	5,534,487	$	3,991,520

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate as reported is as follows:

Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate To Company’s Effective Tax Rate
	Years Ended June 30,
	2022			2021
Taxes at federal statutory rate		21.0	%		21.0	%
State and local income taxes (benefit), net of federal benefit		4.2	%		3.3	%
Non Controlling interest		(5.5	)%		(4.9	)%
Expiration of tax credits		2.0	%		4.6	%
Return to provision adjustments		0.7	%		6.1	%
NYS Audit Settlement		4.5	%		3.2	%
Change in the valuation allowance		(2.0	)%		(20.0	)%
Other		(0.6	)%		9.3	%
Effective income tax rate		24.3	%		22.6	%

As of June 30, 2022, the Company has net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $20,048,000 that will be available to offset future taxable income. The utilization of certain of the NOLs is limited by separate return limitation year rules pursuant to Section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Company has, for federal income tax purposes, research and development tax credits and investments tax credits carryforwards aggregating $3,347,000. However, the realization of these credits may be limited as a result of expiring prior to their utilization. These credits can only be applied after all net operating losses have been used, which expire through 2031. As such, the Company has established a valuation reserve for anticipated unused credits of $442,000.

In addition, for New York State income tax purposes, the Company has tax credit carryforwards aggregating approximately $27,000 which, are accounted for under the flow-through method.

The Company was also under audit with New York State for income tax and was assessed additional taxes of $1,014,071 plus interest and penalties. These amounts were paid during fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at June 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

	June 30,
	2022			2021
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	4,239,903		$	3,827,382
Non-deductible accruals		707,400			749,902
Net operating carryforwards		4,820,010			8,285,163
Tax credits		3,346,509			3,732,650
Inventory		98,945			66,316
Property and equipment and depreciation		71,576			187,632
Deferred Tax Assets - gross		13,284,343			16,849,045
Valuation allowance		(441,865	)		(890,084	)
Total deferred tax assets		12,842,478			15,958,961
Intangibles		(215,726	)		(238,316	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(215,726	)		(238,316	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	12,626,752		$	15,720,645