Income Taxes (Tables)
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9 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2023 |
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| Income Taxes [Abstract] |
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| Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) at U.S. federal statutory rates |
$ |
(1,386,552) |
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$ |
(4,632,174) |
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$ |
(17,298,236) |
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$ |
(8,931,007) |
State income tax expense (benefit), net of federal benefit |
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(107,359) |
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(358,662) |
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(1,339,378) |
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(691,515) |
Non-deductible expenses |
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(262,005) |
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(355,069) |
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185,564 |
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4,860 |
Effect of stock options exercised |
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— |
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(147,570) |
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63,849 |
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(170,920) |
U.S. research and development tax credit |
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2,835,378 |
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(1,283,944) |
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415,378 |
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(4,160,374) |
Effect of foreign income tax rates |
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406,324 |
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366,493 |
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307,188 |
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327,055 |
Effect of global intangible low taxed income |
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(24,691) |
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(12,989) |
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(24,691) |
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— |
Change in valuation allowance |
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(1,382,325) |
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6,504,878 |
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17,640,877 |
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13,637,539 |
Other, net |
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(21,219) |
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56,640 |
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(27,837) |
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209,170 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |
$ |
57,551 |
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$ |
137,603 |
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$ |
(77,286) |
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$ |
224,808 |
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| Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
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June 30, |
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September 30, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
Deferred tax assets: |
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Federal net operating loss carryforwards |
$ |
28,662,430 |
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$ |
23,627,461 |
State net operating loss carryforwards |
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3,253,511 |
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2,850,956 |
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards – U.K. |
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16,083,790 |
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15,773,497 |
Foreign capital allowance – U.K. |
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128,490 |
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128,490 |
U.S. research and development tax credit carryforwards |
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8,066,411 |
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8,481,789 |
U.S. research and development expense |
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8,722,825 |
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— |
Accrued compensation |
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764,724 |
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1,227,290 |
Share-based compensation |
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6,926,088 |
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4,325,354 |
Interest expense |
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2,575,342 |
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2,206,484 |
Credit loss provision |
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885,562 |
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— |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities |
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— |
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220,607 |
Other, net – U.K. |
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265,631 |
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265,631 |
Other, net – Malaysia |
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4,712 |
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— |
Other, net – U.S. |
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81,387 |
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81,507 |
Gross deferred tax assets |
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76,420,903 |
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59,189,066 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |
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(63,013,329) |
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(45,372,452) |
Net deferred tax assets |
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13,407,574 |
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13,816,614 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |
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In-process research and development |
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— |
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(882,427) |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities |
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(304,098) |
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— |
Other, net - Malaysia |
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— |
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(17,641) |
Other, net – U.S. |
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(5,386) |
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(31,628) |
Net deferred tax liabilities |
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(309,484) |
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(931,696) |
Net deferred tax asset |
$ |
13,098,090 |
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$ |
12,884,918 |
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Amounts Classified in Balance Sheets |
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June 30, |
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September 30, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Deferred tax asset – U.K. |
$ |
13,093,378 |
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$ |
12,965,985 |
Deferred tax asset – Malaysia |
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4,712 |
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— |
Total deferred tax asset |
$ |
13,098,090 |
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$ |
12,965,985 |
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Deferred tax liability – U.S. |
$ |
— |
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$ |
(63,426) |
Deferred tax liability – Malaysia |
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— |
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(17,641) |
Total deferred tax liability |
$ |
— |
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$ |
(81,067) |
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