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INCOME TAX
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
INCOME TAX  
INCOME TAX

NOTE 8 — INCOME TAX

 

The Company’s net deferred tax assets (liabilities) for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

2023

2022

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

  

Startup organizational expenses

$

1,558,190

$

562,030

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

 

(294,084)

Total deferred tax assets

1,558,190

267,946

Valuation allowance

(1,558,190)

 

(562,030)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net of valuation allowance

$

$

(294,084)

The income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 consists of the following:

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

2023

2022

Federal

Current

$

4,523,401

$

1,180,272

Deferred

(486,685)

(44,129)

State and Local

Current

1,862,831

Deferred

(803,558)

Change in valuation allowance

996,160

338,213

Income tax provision

$

6,092,149

$

1,474,356

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any of U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryovers available to offset future taxable income.

In assessing the realization of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the change in the valuation allowance was $338,213. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the change in the valuation allowance was $996,160.

A reconciliation of the federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

December 31, 

December 31, 

 

   

2023

   

2022

 

Statutory federal income tax rate

21.00

%  

21.00

%

State taxes, net of federal tax benefit

4.66

%  

0.00

%

Business combination expense

2.71

%  

0.00

%

Valuation allowance

5.55

%  

6.30

%

Income tax provision

33.92

%  

27.30

%

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and is subject to examination by the various taxing authorities. The Company’s tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 remain open and subject to examination. The Company considers New York to be a significant state tax jurisdiction.