Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of income (loss) before the income tax provision (benefit)
The components of loss before the income tax provision consist of the following:
  Year Ended
December 31,
  2021 2020
United States $ (8,446,034) $ (6,556,280)
Foreign (74,048) (2,819)
Pre-tax loss and comprehensive loss from operations $ (8,520,082) $ (6,559,099)
Schedule for significant portions of deferred income tax assets
The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets are as follows:
  As of December 31,
Current deferred tax assets/(liabilities): 2021 2020
State taxes $ 441  $ 336 
Amortization 109  180 
Research and development credits 138,581  54,324 
Lease liability 33,906  — 
Other 446,623  83,056 
Net operating loss 8,887,647  7,679,216 
Gross deferred tax assets 9,507,307  7,817,112 
Valuation allowance (9,373,577) (7,590,215)
Net deferred tax assets $ 133,730  $ 226,897 
Deferred tax liabilities
Right-of-use asset $ (30,939) $ — 
Discount - Amended Credit Agreement (102,791) (226,897)
Total deferred tax liabilities (133,730) (226,897)
Net deferred tax assets $   $  
Schedule of provision for income taxes on earnings subject to income taxes differs from the statutory Federal rate
The provision for income taxes on earnings subject to income taxes differs from the statutory Federal rate at December 31, 2021 and 2020, due to the following:
  As of December 31,
  2021 2020
Expected income tax benefit at federal statutory tax rate $ (1,789,217) $ (1,377,411)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (475,287) (415,249)
Change in fair value of warrants 4,445  (72,549)
Change in valuation allowance 1,783,362  1,383,765 
Uncertain tax positions 557,016  470,838 
Non-deductible interest 36,731  33,925 
Stock compensation 31,863  64,273 
Research and development credits (168,514) (108,649)
Rate adjustment 785  — 
Other permanent difference 20,916  22,657 
Provision for income taxes $ 2,100  $ 1,600 
Schedule of reconciliation of beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax positions
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax positions are as follows:
  As of December 31,
  2021 2020
Unrecognized tax positions, beginning of the year $ 1,134,173  $ 552,082 
Gross increase - current period tax positions 687,598  585,812 
Gross decrease – prior period tax positions (37,145) (3,721)
Unrecognized tax positions, end of year $ 1,784,626  $ 1,134,173