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Note 2 - Government Tax Credits
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

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GOVERNMENT TAX CREDITS 

 

BIODIESEL BLENDERS' TAX CREDIT

 

The biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit (“BTC”) provided a one dollar per gallon tax credit to the blender of biomass-based diesel with at least 0.1% petroleum-based diesel fuel. The Company recorded this credit as a reduction in the cost of goods sold as applicable sales were made. The BTC expired December 31, 2024.

 

SMALL AGRI-BIODIESEL PRODUCER TAX CREDIT

 

The Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit also expired  December 31, 2024. This tax credit was available to producers with production capacity not in excess of 60 million gallons and provided a $0.10 per gallon income tax credit on the first 15 million gallons of agri-biodiesel sold. The Company was eligible for this credit and recognized the credit in the same accounting period as the benefit from the BTC. The benefit of this credit was recognized as a component of income tax provision.

 

CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

 

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) created the clean fuel production credit (“CFPC”) in August 2022 for qualifying transportation fuel produced and sold in the years 2025 through 2027.  The CFPC is a nonrefundable and transferable income tax credit structured on a sliding scale so that producers become eligible for larger credits as the greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions of the fuels they produce approach zero. For producers meeting the prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements, the maximum credit is $1.00 per gallon of non-aviation fuel. For producers not meeting the prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements, the maximum credit is $0.20 per non-aviation fuel gallon. The Company is a registered producer that meets the wage and apprenticeship requirements to receive the credit applicable to the level of GHG emissions for the fuel the Company produces. Due to the lack of a specific generally accepted accounting principle for the CFPC—a transferable, nonrefundable credit—the company has elected to follow the principles of International Accounting Standard 20 (IAS 20), "Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance." Accordingly, the credit has been recognized as a reduction in the cost of goods sold, net of estimated selling expenses, which management believes estimates fair value when generated.  In the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the CFPC was $2.5 million.

 

See Note 13 Subsequent Events, regarding additional information related to the Small Agri-Biodiesel Tax Credit and the CFPC.