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Income taxes and deferred income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Loss Before Income Taxes

Loss before income taxes includes the following components:

 

 

 

For the year ended May 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

United States

 

$

(233,697

)

 

 

(7,814

)

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

(81,772

)

 

 

(323,964

)

 

 

(88,930

)

Other countries

 

 

(125,205

)

 

 

(13,208

)

 

 

(20,255

)

 

 

$

(440,674

)

 

 

(344,986

)

 

 

(109,185

)

Summary of (Recoveries) Expense for Income Taxes

The (recoveries) expense for income taxes consists of:

 

 

 

For the year ended May 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

262

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Canada

 

 

23,268

 

 

 

15,227

 

 

 

5,294

 

Other countries

 

 

479

 

 

 

697

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

$

24,009

 

 

 

15,924

 

 

 

5,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

520

 

 

$

1,517

 

 

$

 

Canada

 

 

(17,154

)

 

 

(30,111

)

 

 

(9,226

)

Other countries

 

 

(13,917

)

 

 

3,698

 

 

 

(4,795

)

 

 

$

(30,551

)

 

 

(24,896

)

 

 

(14,021

)

Income tax benefits, net

 

$

(6,542

)

 

 

(8,972

)

 

 

(8,352

)

Summary of Reconciliation of Income Taxes at Statutory Rate with Reported Taxes

A reconciliation of income taxes at the statutory rate with the reported taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

For the year ended May 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Loss before net income taxes:

 

$

(440,674

)

 

$

(344,986

)

 

$

(109,185

)

Income tax benefits at statutory rate

 

 

(92,542

)

 

 

(72,408

)

 

 

(22,929

)

Tax impact of foreign operations

 

 

81,316

 

 

 

(19,016

)

 

 

(6,310

)

Foreign exchange and other

 

 

14,941

 

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

(63

)

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

6,404

 

 

 

(1,347

)

 

 

2,474

 

Non-deductible (taxable) losses

 

 

748

 

 

 

45,230

 

 

 

13,305

 

Changes in enacted rates

 

 

-

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

 

(13,359

)

 

 

(259

)

 

 

-

 

Stock based and other compensation

 

 

994

 

 

 

2,902

 

 

 

4,105

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

17,255

 

 

 

46,007

 

 

 

1,066

 

Non deductible dividend

 

 

-

 

 

 

(755

)

 

 

-

 

Impact on convertible debenture and other differences

 

 

(22,299

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Effect of transaction

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,472

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefits, net

 

$

(6,542

)

 

$

(8,972

)

 

$

(8,352

)

Summary of Components of Deferred Tax

The following table summarizes the components of deferred tax:

 

 

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Deferred assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss carryforwards - United States

 

$

77,868

 

 

$

57,320

 

 

$

-

 

Operating loss carryforwards - Canada

 

 

132,293

 

 

 

152,382

 

 

 

20,512

 

Operating loss carryforwards - Other Countries

 

 

15,606

 

 

 

7,801

 

 

 

9,037

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

38,087

 

 

 

1,350

 

 

 

1,854

 

Intangible assets

 

 

150,543

 

 

 

86,541

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

20,592

 

 

 

17,107

 

 

 

 

Currently nondeductible interest

 

 

7,165

 

 

 

9,491

 

 

 

 

Partnership interests

 

 

 

 

 

34,108

 

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs

 

 

1,638

 

 

 

4,237

 

 

 

5,022

 

Investment tax credits and related pool balance

 

 

21,590

 

 

 

526

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

44,393

 

 

 

26,434

 

 

 

1,704

 

Total Deferred tax assets

 

 

509,775

 

 

 

397,297

 

 

 

38,129

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(354,071

)

 

 

(265,940

)

 

 

(4,583

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

 

155,704

 

 

 

131,357

 

 

 

33,546

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(38,387

)

 

 

(15,997

)

 

 

(8,356

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(305,577

)

 

 

(376,228

)

 

 

(69,580

)

Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023

 

 

(8,378

)

 

 

(4,977

)

 

 

(4,056

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(352,342

)

 

 

(397,202

)

 

 

(81,992

)

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(196,638

)

 

 

(265,845

)

 

 

(48,446

)