Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Federal income tax expense at statutory rate

 

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

State taxes—net of federal benefit

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Change in fair value of preferred stock tranche obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanent differences and other

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

Federal & state R&D credits

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

Increase in valuation allowance

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(27

)

Effective income tax rate

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

$

2,333

 

 

$

1,349

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

51,500

 

 

 

18,858

 

Credit carryforwards

 

 

4,799

 

 

 

1,155

 

Fixed assets

 

 

705

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

5,205

 

 

 

580

 

Lease liability

 

 

8,916

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

73,458

 

 

 

21,942

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(63,546

)

 

 

(21,899

)

Total net deferred tax assets

 

 

9,912

 

 

 

43

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

(43

)

Right of use asset

 

 

(9,912

)

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liability

 

 

(9,912

)

 

 

(43

)

Total deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

 

 

$

 

Schedule of Changes in Valuation Allowance

Changes in the valuation allowance were as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Valuation allowance at the beginning of year

 

$

21,899

 

 

$

5,607

 

Decreases recorded as benefit to income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increases recorded to income tax provision

 

 

41,647

 

 

 

16,292

 

Valuation allowance at the end of year

 

$

63,546

 

 

$

21,899