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Income Taxes (Tables) - Planet Labs Inc [Member]
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
Summary of loss before income taxes
The components of the loss before income taxes are as follows:
 
    
Year Ended January 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
    
2020
 
Domestic
   $ (127,599    $ (123,760
Foreign
     1,569      176
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total loss before income taxes
   $ (126,030    $ (123,584
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
Summary of provision for (benefit from) income taxes
The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
 
    
Year Ended
January 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
    
2020
 
Current
     
Federal
   $ —        $ —    
State
     23      29
Foreign
     1,095      500
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total current tax provision
     1,118      529
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Deferred
     
Federal
     60      —    
State
     30      —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Foreign
     (135      (399
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total deferred tax benefit
     (45      (399
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Income tax provision
   $ 1,073    $ 130
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Summary of company's effective tax rates as a percentage of loss before income taxes
A reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory income tax and the Company’s effective tax rates as a percentage of loss before income taxes is as follows:
 
    
Year Ended
January 31,
 
    
2021
   
2020
 
Provision computed at federal statutory rate
     21.0     21.0 
States taxes, net of federal benefit
     2.4       2.4  
Foreign rate differential
     (0.8     (1.0
Revaluation gain/loss
     (5.0     0.1  
Tax credits
     2.3       2.0  
Change in valuation allowance
     (21.3     (23.9
Other
     0.5       (0.7
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
     (0.9 )%      (0.1 )% 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Summary of company's deferred tax assets and liabilities
The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
    
Year Ended January 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
    
2020
 
Deferred tax assets
     
Net operating loss carryforwards
   $ 92,570    $ 78,452
Tax Credit carryforwards
     17,679      14,772
Stock-based compensation
     4,013      3,033
Deferred revenue
     5,239      10,356
Excess interest expense
     6,799      4,253
Other
     4,826      4,040
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
     131,126      114,906
Valuation allowance
     (126,270      (102,758
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
     4,856      12,148
Deferred tax liabilities
     
Property and equipment
     —          (6,816
Intangible assets
     (4,432      (4,953
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
     (4,432      (11,769
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
   $ 424    $ 379
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Summary of net change in the total valuation allowance
The net change in the total valuation allowance is as follows:
 
    
Year Ended January 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
    
2020
 
Valuation allowance, beginning of year
   $ 102,758    $ 73,155
Change in valuation allowance
     23,512      29,603
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Valuation allowance, end of year
   $ 126,270    $ 102,758
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Summary of company's unrecognized tax benefits
The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:
 
    
Year Ended
January 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
    
2020
 
Beginning of year
   $ 3,918    $ 3,234
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
     796      684
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
End of year
   $ 4,714    $ 3,918