Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Provision for Income Taxes
The components of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
United States $ 6,396  $ (14,396) $ (39,708)
Foreign (3,376) 1,368  (693)
$ 3,020  $ (13,028) $ (40,401)
Schedule of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
Federal:
Current $ 1,190  $ 138  $ (220)
Deferred 3,338  (84) (5,342)
4,528  54  (5,562)
State:
Current 601  595  277 
Deferred (206) (1,331) (1,087)
395  (736) (810)
Foreign:
Current —  —  — 
Deferred 16 
16 
$ 4,929  $ (666) $ (6,366)
Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities), Net
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2025 2024
Deferred Tax Assets:    
Accrued expenses and bonuses $ 4,670  $ 3,984 
Advances and loans and other reserves 21,712  16,611 
Deferred compensation and commissions 8,728  12,088 
Operating lease liabilities 21,760  22,834 
Stock-based compensation 7,125  7,682 
Net operating and capital loss carryforwards 6,358  11,341 
Other comprehensive income —  306 
Amortizable intangibles and other 4,569  4,526 
Other 192  — 
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance 75,114  79,372 
Valuation allowance (5,813) (4,959)
Deferred Tax Assets 69,301  74,413 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:    
Property and equipment (1,271) (2,744)
Operating lease ROU assets, net (18,346) (19,236)
Prepaid expenses (1,056) (895)
State taxes (1,562) (1,535)
Other comprehensive income (37) — 
Goodwill and other (2,443) (1,923)
Deferred Tax Liabilities (24,715) (26,333)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net $ 44,586  $ 48,080 
Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes and Income before Provision for Income Taxes The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% to the Company's effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 in accordance with the guidance in ASU No. 2023-09 (in thousands).
Year Ended December 31,
2025
Amount Rate
Income before provision for income taxes $ 3,020  100.0  %
Income taxes at the federal statutory rate 634  21.0  %
State taxes, net of federal benefit(1)
312  10.3  %
Foreign tax effects:
Statutory rate difference between Canada and US (186) (6.2) %
Changes in valuation allowances 854  28.3  %
Other 46  1.5  %
Effect of cross-border tax laws (16) (0.5) %
Nontaxable/nondeductible items:
Travel and entertainment 739  24.5  %
Officers' compensation 2,053  68.0  %
Parking expense 130  4.3  %
Life insurance investment income (298) (9.9) %
Dividend on unvested awards (209) (6.9) %
Stock based compensation 745  24.7  %
Business gifts 76  2.5  %
Other 49  1.6  %
Provision for income taxes and effective income tax rate $ 4,929  163.2  %
(1)State taxes in California and Texas made up the majority of the tax effect in this category.
The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S federal statutory rate of 21% to the Company's effective rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 in accordance with the guidance prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09 (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Amount Rate Amount Rate
Income tax (benefit) expense at the federal statutory rate $ (2,736) 21.0  % $ (8,484) 21.0  %
State income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal benefit (582) 4.5  % (602) 1.5  %
Shortfall (windfall) tax benefits, net related to stock-based compensation 1,014  (7.8) % 1,260  (3.1) %
Change in valuation allowance (337) 2.6  % 388  (0.9) %
Permanent and other items (1)
1,975  (15.2) % 1,072  (2.7) %
(Benefit) provision for income taxes $ (666) 5.1  % $ (6,366) 15.8  %
(1)Permanent items relate principally to compensation charges (6.8% – 2024), meals and entertainment (5.5% – 2024), qualified transportation fringe benefits, and other items.