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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes for Cayman and Non-Cayman Entities
The income (loss) before taxes for Cayman and
Non-Cayman
entities is as follows:
 
    
Year Ended December 31
 
    
2019
    
2020
    
2021
 
    
US$
    
US$
    
US$
 
Cayman
     (3,911      (17,067      (22,847
Non-Cayman
     75,985        102,625        270,111  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Income before taxes
     72,074        85,558        247,264  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Components of Income Tax Expense
The components of income tax provision (benefit) are as follows:
 
    
Year Ended December 31
 
    
2019
   
2020
   
2021
 
    
US$
   
US$
   
US$
 
Current
     6,558       6,479       49,005  
Deferred
     1,118       (667     (1,743
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Income tax expense
     7,676       5,812       47,262  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
       
Effective tax rate
     10.7     6.8     19.1
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense on Pretax Income at Statutory Rate and Income Tax Expense
The Company consists of a Cayman parent holding company with U.S. and other
non-Cayman
operations. The applicable Cayman statutory rate is zero for the Company for 2019, 2020, and 2021. A reconciliation of its income tax expense at the statutory rate and provision for income tax is shown below:
 
    
Year Ended December 31
 
    
2019
    
2020
    
2021
 
    
US$
    
US$
    
US$
 
Tax expense at Cayman statutory rate
     —          —          —    
Differences between Cayman and other statutory tax rates
     846        5,286        48,322  
Permanent differences
     4,109        1,441        (10,625
Temporary differences
     638        (129      (400
Alternative minimum tax
     1        1        1  
Income tax on undistributed earnings
     575        1,196        3,609  
Net changes in income tax credit
     3,917        20        1,261  
Net changes in valuation allowance of deferred income tax assets
     (1,820      2,439        1,066  
Net operating loss carryforwards
     (294      (1,180      180  
Liabilities related to unrealized tax benefits
     (171      (3,066      5,877  
Adjustment of prior years’ taxes and others
     (125      (196      (2,029
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Income tax expense
     7,676        5,812        47,262  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)
Significant components of our deferred tax assets (liabilities) at the end of each period are as follows:
 
    
December 31
 
    
2020
    
2021
 
    
US$
    
US$
 
Stock-based compensation
     1,339        2,138  
Allowance for sales return
     324        365  
Inventory reserve
     1,925        1,918  
Foreign currency translation
     47        24  
Property and equipment
     (483      (343
Investment tax credits
     4,512        3,251  
Net operating loss carryforwards
     16,754        18,654  
Others
     1,013        2,158  
Valuation allowance
     (20,816      (21,807
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
     4,615        6,358  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
    
Year Ended December 31
 
    
2019
   
2020
   
2021
 
    
US$
   
US$
   
US$
 
Balance, beginning of year
     18,707       20,655       19,001  
Increases in tax positions taken in current year
     6,890       5,029       8,750  
Decrease in tax position taken in prior year primarily related to the resolution of tax audit
     (4,942     (6,683     (1,434
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance, end of year
     20,655       19,001       26,317  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Major Jurisdictions and Tax Year Subject to Examination by Tax Authorities
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The following table summarizes the Company’s major jurisdictions and tax year that remain subject to examination by tax authorities as of December 31, 2021:
 
Tax Jurisdiction
  
Tax Years
China
  
2018 and onward
Hong Kong
  
2018 and onward
Taiwan
  
2016 and onward
United States
  
2016 onward