INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES	NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION The terms “COSM,” “we,” “the Company,” and “us” as used in this report refer to Cosmos Holdings, Inc. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021 and unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management of COSM, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021, or any other period. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for each of the two years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“Form 10-K”). The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements filed in our Form 10-K and is included for comparison purposes in the accompanying balance sheet. NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES The Company is incorporated in the United States of America and is subject to United States federal taxation. No provisions for income taxes have been made as the Company had no U.S. taxable income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The Company’s Greece subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of Greece. The corporate tax rate in Greece is 22% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. The Company’s United Kingdom subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the United Kingdom. The corporate tax rate in the United Kingdom is 19% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate differs from the US federal statutory tax rate primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets in in the United States. We regularly review deferred tax assets to assess their potential realization and establish a valuation allowance for portions of such assets to reduce the carrying value if we do not consider it to be more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Our review includes evaluating both positive (e.g., sources of taxable income) and negative (e.g., recent historical losses) evidence that could impact the realizability of our deferred tax assets. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has maintained a valuation allowance against all net deferred tax assets in the United States only. Foreign valuation allowances had been reversed as of December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company has a benefit for tax recorded in any jurisdiction where it is subject to income tax, in the amount of $111,468 and $178,430, respectively, which is included in Deferred tax assets, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The terms “COSM,” “we,” “the Company,” and “us” as used in this report refer to Cosmos Holdings, Inc. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021 and unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management of COSM, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021, or any other period. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for each of the two years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“Form 10-K”). The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements filed in our Form 10-K and is included for comparison purposes in the accompanying balance sheet.

NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES

The Company is incorporated in the United States of America and is subject to United States federal taxation. No provisions for income taxes have been made as the Company had no U.S. taxable income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

The Company’s Greece subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of Greece. The corporate tax rate in Greece is 22% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

The Company’s United Kingdom subsidiaries are governed by the income tax laws of the United Kingdom. The corporate tax rate in the United Kingdom is 19% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.

As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate differs from the US federal statutory tax rate primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets in in the United States.

We regularly review deferred tax assets to assess their potential realization and establish a valuation allowance for portions of such assets to reduce the carrying value if we do not consider it to be more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Our review includes evaluating both positive (e.g., sources of taxable income) and negative (e.g., recent historical losses) evidence that could impact the realizability of our deferred tax assets. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has maintained a valuation allowance against all net deferred tax assets in the United States only. Foreign valuation allowances had been reversed as of December 31, 2020.

As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company has a benefit for tax recorded in any jurisdiction where it is subject to income tax, in the amount of $111,468 and $178,430, respectively, which is included in Deferred tax assets, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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