NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES

For the three and six months-months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, a reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the U.S. statutory rate was as follows:

In assessing the realizability of the net deferred tax assets, the Company considered all relevant positive and negative evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. The realization of the gross deferred tax assets was dependent on several factors, including the generation of sufficient taxable income prior to the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards. As of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company believed that it is more likely than not that the Company’s deferred income tax assets will not be realized. As such, there is a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company generated regular tax federal net operating losses (“NOLs”) of approximately $19.2 million. The Company’s ability to realize tax benefit from the NOLs is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”), which generally imposes an annual limitation on the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that may be used to offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone significant changes in its stock ownership. It was previously estimated that the Company could not use the NOLs. For the three and six month period ended September 30, 2019, the Company did not benefit from or use any NOLs. However, management will be undergoing a study in order to determine if the NOLs are usable for future use which could result in a change to the valuation allowance in future periods.

The Company’s operations are based in California and it is subject to Federal and California state income tax. Tax years after 2014 are open to examination by Federal and state tax authorities.