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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Taxes  
Schedule of income (loss) before income taxes

Year ended December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

Foreign

 

$

(700,255)

$

(571,646)

U.S.

 

48,212,421

 

16,639,671

$

47,512,166

$

16,068,025

Schedule of current and deferred tax expense (benefit)

Year ended December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

Current:

Federal

$

7,788,302

$

3,152,866

State

3,657,231

1,485,054

Total current income tax expense

11,445,533

4,637,920

Deferred:

Federal

1,587,935

84,631

State

(875,981)

(282,043)

Total deferred tax expense

711,954

(197,412)

Income tax expense

$

12,157,487

$

4,440,508

Schedule of reconciliation between statutory rate and effective income tax rate

Year Ended

    

    

Year Ended

    

    

December 31, 

Effective

December 31, 

Effective

    

2022

    

Tax Rate

    

2021

    

Tax Rate

    

Income tax provision computed at the statutory federal tax rate

$

9,977,555

 

21.00

%  

$

3,377,625

 

21.00

%  

Difference in Canadian and U.S. tax rate

 

(14,005)

 

(0.03)

%  

 

(11,433)

 

(0.07)

%  

Adjustment of Canadian deferred tax balances

39,839

0.08

%

762,000

4.74

%

Valuation allowance on Canadian loss

 

121,220

 

0.26

%  

 

(688,388)

 

(4.28)

%  

Return to provision adjustment

 

(4,538)

 

(0.01)

%  

 

57,875

 

0.36

%  

State taxes

 

2,304,218

 

4.85

%  

 

1,057,924

 

6.58

%  

State valuation allowance

(107,030)

(0.23)

%  

(107,545)

(0.67)

%  

Miscellaneous other items

 

(159,772)

 

(0.34)

%  

 

(7,550)

 

(0.05)

%  

Income tax expense

$

12,157,487

 

25.58

%  

$

4,440,508

 

27.61

%  

Schedule of net deferred tax liabilities

As of December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

Deferred tax assets:

State net operating loss carryforwards

$

313,018

$

244,582

Canadian net operating loss carryforwards

 

11,113,319

 

11,669,601

ARO

702,522

796,339

Unrealized derivatives/other

 

92,785

 

255,852

Gross deferred tax assets

 

12,221,644

 

12,966,374

Valuation allowance

 

(11,158,602)

 

(11,821,914)

Total deferred tax assets

 

1,063,042

 

1,144,460

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Oil and gas property

 

(9,336,638)

 

(8,558,064)

Partnership

 

(2,034,995)

 

(2,491,836)

Unrealized derivatives/other

(308,803)

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

(11,680,436)

 

(11,049,900)

Net deferred tax liability

$

(10,617,394)

$

(9,905,440)