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COVID-19 Pandemic and CARES Act
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Risks And Uncertainties [Abstract]  
COVID-19 Pandemic and CARES Act

11.     COVID-19 Pandemic and CARES Act

 

A novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020.  COVID-19 has presented substantial public health and economic challenges and is affecting economies, financial markets and business operations around the world. While the Company has implemented additional health and safety precautions and protocols in response to the pandemic and government guidelines, the Company has not experienced a significant impact on its business and operations.  However, the Company may experience disruptions that could adversely impact its business operations as well as its preclinical studies and clinical trials. The Company considered the impacts of COVID-19 on the assumptions and estimates used to prepare its financial statements and determined that there were no material adverse impacts on the Company’s results of operations and financial position at March 31, 2022. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact its business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain or treat it, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets.

 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020.  The CARES Act, among other things, includes tax provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer’s social security payments, net operating loss utilization and carryback periods, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.  The CARES Act had no material impact on the Company’s income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2021 or the three months ended March 31, 2022.  The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the CARES Act on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.