INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 9— INCOME TAXES

The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes is measured using an annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items within the period presented. To determine the annual effective tax rate, the Company estimates both the total income (loss) before income taxes for the full year and the jurisdictions in which that income (loss) is subject to tax. The actual effective tax rate for the full year may differ from these estimates if income (loss) before income taxes is greater than or less than what was estimated or if the allocation of income (loss) to jurisdictions in which it is taxed is different from the estimated allocations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 the Company recognized income tax expense of $154,000 and $25,000, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 was 24.6% and 26.7%, respectively.

The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to state income taxes where the Company operates. The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to the Company’s valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. The Company evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset may not be realized. The Company evaluates its tax positions and recognizes tax benefits that, more-likely-than-not, will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.

The Company files a consolidated U.S. income tax return and tax returns in certain state and local jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2025, the Company is no longer subject to federal examination for years before 2021, or for years before 2020 for state income taxes. However, our tax attribute carryforwards from closed tax years may be subject to examination to the extent utilized in an open tax year. The Company does not expect that our unrecognized tax benefits will change within the next twelve months due to statute of limitation lapses.