Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes are taxed under the following jurisdictions (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023
Domestic $ (29,434) $ (15,962)
Foreign 47,860  36,164 
Total $ 18,426  $ 20,202 
Schedule of components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes
Components of the provision for income taxes for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023
Current:    
Federal $ 1,061  $ 1,875 
State 824  361 
Foreign 10,311  9,605 
Subtotal 12,196  11,841 
Deferred:    
Federal (1,705) (8,277)
State (1,109) (490)
Foreign 1,152  712 
Subtotal (1,662) (8,055)
Total provision for income taxes $ 10,534  $ 3,786 
Schedule of differences between the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the provision (benefit) for income taxes, as a percentage of income before provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes, as a percentage of income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, differs from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate due to the following:
Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  %
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit (1.2) (0.4)
U.S. tax impact of foreign operations (9.2) (25.3)
Valuation allowance change 6.0  5.4 
Unrecognized tax benefits 1.8  1.8 
Permanent foreign items 5.2  4.8 
Withholding tax on royalties 29.3  5.1 
Executive compensation 3.3  1.2 
Stock compensation (0.2) (0.1)
Tax return to provision differences (1.0) (7.9)
Income eliminated in consolidation 1.9  13.8 
Other 0.3  (0.7)
Effective income tax rate 57.2  % 18.7  %
Schedule of components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations
Adjustments relating to the U.S. impact of foreign operations decreased the effective tax rate by 9.2 percentage points and 25.3 percentage points in 2024 and 2023, respectively. The components of this calculation were:
Components of U.S. tax impact of foreign operations 2024 2023
Foreign tax credits 1.0  % (26.7) %
Foreign tax rate differentials 0.1  0.4 
Foreign withholding taxes 3.9  4.5 
Transfer pricing adjustment 0.8  1.4 
Impact of Subpart F   0.7 
Impact of GILTI (0.8) (2.4)
Impact of FDII (14.2) (3.2)
Total (9.2) % (25.3) %
Schedule of significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities)
The significant components of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31, 2024 2023
Inventory $ 2,159  $ 1,881 
Accrued liabilities 2,256  2,263 
Operating lease liabilities 2,136  2,363 
Deferred compensation 215  166 
Share-based compensation 1,260  1,059 
Intangible assets 112  101 
Bad debts 12  23 
Net operating losses 5,407  4,358 
Foreign tax and withholding credits 12,393  16,707 
Accrued compensation 1,096  2,178 
Fixed assets 8,824  2,606 
Other deferred tax assets 2,770  2,135 
Valuation allowance (18,864) (18,534)
Total deferred tax assets 19,776  17,306 
Right of use assets (1,867) (2,082)
Tax on unremitted earnings (1,233) (1,508)
Other deferred tax liabilities (39) (53)
Total deferred tax liabilities (3,139) (3,643)
Total deferred taxes, net $ 16,637  $ 13,663 
Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net
The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities), net are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31, 2024 2023
Net deferred tax assets $ 17,644  $ 15,064 
Net deferred tax liabilities (1,007) (1,401)
Total deferred taxes, net $ 16,637  $ 13,663 
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows for the years (dollar amounts in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance $ 471  $ 110 
Settlement of liability reclassified as income tax payable   — 
Payments on liability   — 
Tax positions taken in a prior period    
Gross increases 318  360 
Gross decreases   — 
Tax positions taken in the current period    
Gross increases   — 
Gross decreases   — 
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations   — 
Currency translation adjustments (10)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance $ 779  $ 471