INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of components of income before income taxes |
The components of income before income taxes are as follows:
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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Chinese mainland |
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12,562,152 |
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35,007,671 |
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21,956,167 |
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Non-Chinese mainland |
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33,431,585 |
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46,755,978 |
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185,486,319 |
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Total income before income taxes |
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45,993,737 |
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81,763,649 |
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207,442,486 |
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| Schedule of current and deferred portions of income taxes allocated to continuing operations |
The current and deferred portions of income tax expense allocated to continuing operations, were as follows:
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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Current tax (expense) |
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Chinese mainland |
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— |
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— |
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(77 |
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Non-Chinese mainland |
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(9,779,815 |
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(19,580,355 |
) |
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(37,631,835 |
) |
Total current tax (expense) |
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(9,779,815 |
) |
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(19,580,355 |
) |
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(37,631,912 |
) |
Deferred tax (expense) benefit |
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Chinese mainland |
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548,704 |
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(2,782,703 |
) |
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606,219 |
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Non-Chinese mainland |
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(3,755,199 |
) |
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1,953,337 |
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1,064,828 |
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Total deferred tax (expense) benefit |
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(3,206,495 |
) |
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(829,366 |
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1,671,047 |
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Total income tax (expense) benefit |
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Chinese mainland |
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548,704 |
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(2,782,703 |
) |
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606,142 |
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Non-Chinese mainland |
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(13,535,014 |
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(17,627,018 |
) |
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(36,567,007 |
) |
Total income tax (expense) |
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(12,986,310 |
) |
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(20,409,721 |
) |
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(35,960,865 |
) |
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| Summary of income tax paid (net of refund received) in different jurisdictions |
The amounts of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) in different jurisdictions are set forth below:
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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Chinese mainland |
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— |
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— |
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77 |
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Non-Chinese mainland |
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13,324,309 |
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11,288,825 |
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26,068,302 |
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United States - federal |
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3,610,000 |
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5,200,440 |
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14,400,000 |
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United States - New Jersey |
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729,000 |
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2,971,000 |
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5,120,000 |
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New Zealand |
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8,190,515 |
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2,365,230 |
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5,183,060 |
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Other jurisdictions |
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794,794 |
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752,155 |
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1,365,242 |
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Total income tax paid |
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13,324,309 |
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11,288,825 |
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26,068,379 |
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| Schedule of significant components of the Group's deferred tax assets |
The significant components of the Group’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
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As of December 31, |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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Deferred tax assets |
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Net operating loss carryforwards |
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22,460,370 |
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21,363,776 |
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Share-based compensation |
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4,104,367 |
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6,140,895 |
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Lease liabilities |
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2,019,091 |
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2,369,987 |
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Withholding tax credit carryforwards |
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1,013,796 |
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139,758 |
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Advertising expense carryforwards |
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807,824 |
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828,788 |
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Accrued expenses |
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504,250 |
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894,354 |
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Financial instruments held, at fair value |
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546,762 |
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572,453 |
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Allowance for doubtful accounts |
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860,624 |
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1,699,590 |
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Long-term investments |
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228,010 |
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234,009 |
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Total deferred tax assets |
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32,545,094 |
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34,243,610 |
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Less: valuation allowance |
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21,923,356 |
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21,316,154 |
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Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance |
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10,621,738 |
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12,927,456 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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Intangible assets |
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1,788,555 |
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1,535,965 |
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Right-of-use assets |
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1,945,981 |
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2,229,588 |
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Financial instruments held, at fair value |
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382,728 |
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451,332 |
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
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4,117,264 |
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4,216,885 |
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Deferred tax assets, net |
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8,573,135 |
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10,404,896 |
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Deferred tax liabilities, net |
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2,068,661 |
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1,694,325 |
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| Schedule of movement of the valuation allowance |
The movement of the valuation allowance is as follows:
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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Balance at the beginning of the year |
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11,307,489 |
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18,262,801 |
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21,923,356 |
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Additions of valuation allowance |
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7,372,595 |
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6,576,529 |
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2,883,176 |
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Reversals of valuation allowance |
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(187,483 |
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(2,599,680 |
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(4,185,003 |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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(229,800 |
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(316,294 |
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694,625 |
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Net change in the valuation allowance |
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6,955,312 |
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3,660,555 |
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(607,202 |
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Balance at the end of the year |
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18,262,801 |
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21,923,356 |
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21,316,154 |
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| Schedule of expiration status of net operating loss carryforwards |
The expiration status of net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2025 is listed below.
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Expiration year |
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US$ |
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2026 |
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6,083,279 |
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2027 |
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7,206,834 |
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2028 |
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6,015,368 |
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2029 |
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4,573,483 |
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2030 through 2045 |
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65,146,458 |
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Indefinitely |
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40,715,871 |
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| Schedule of Reconciliations between the income tax expense computed by applying the PRC's statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes and the actual income tax expense |
Reconciliations between the income tax expense computed by applying the Chinese mainland's 25% statutory income tax rate, the standard enterprise income tax rate in the jurisdiction of tax domicile of a significant portion of our business, to income before income taxes and the reported income tax expense were as follows:
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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US$ |
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US$ |
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Income before income taxes |
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45,993,737 |
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81,763,649 |
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Chinese mainland statutory income tax rate |
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25% |
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25% |
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Income tax at statutory income tax rate |
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(11,498,434 |
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(20,440,912 |
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Effect of income tax rate difference in other jurisdictions |
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23,195 |
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2,527,278 |
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Effect of preferential tax rates |
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1,306,561 |
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3,226,674 |
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Super deduction of research and development expense |
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5,509,308 |
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5,544,966 |
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Nondeductible expenses |
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(1,998,354 |
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(10,651,228 |
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Non-taxable income |
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194,107 |
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1,758,388 |
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Changes in valuation allowance |
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(7,185,112 |
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(3,976,849 |
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Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |
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662,419 |
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1,601,962 |
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Income tax expense |
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(12,986,310 |
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(20,409,721 |
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For the year ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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US$ |
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% |
Income tax expense at statutory income tax rate |
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(51,860,621 |
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25% |
Foreign tax effects |
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Singapore |
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Statutory income tax rate difference between Chinese mainland and Singapore |
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3,521,285 |
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-1.7% |
Others |
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(54,706 |
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0.0% |
New Zealand |
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Statutory income tax rate difference between Chinese mainland and New Zealand |
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(935,185 |
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0.5% |
Tax effect of bad debt write-off |
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3,150,262 |
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-1.5% |
Others |
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531,223 |
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-0.3% |
Hong Kong |
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Statutory income tax rate difference between Chinese mainland and Hong Kong |
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3,605,777 |
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-1.7% |
Others |
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1,149,846 |
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-0.6% |
United States |
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Statutory income tax rate difference between Chinese mainland and United States |
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2,740,834 |
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-1.3% |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect |
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(4,111,251 |
) |
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2.0% |
Others |
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303,347 |
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-0.1% |
Other foreign jurisdictions |
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(96,864 |
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0.0% |
Changes in valuation allowance |
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(365,581 |
) |
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0.2% |
Non-deductible expenses |
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(1,658,817 |
) |
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0.8% |
Other adjustments |
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Effect of preferential tax rates |
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2,502,281 |
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-1.2% |
Super deduction of research and development expenses |
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3,090,613 |
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-1.5% |
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |
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2,526,692 |
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-1.2% |
Income tax expense |
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(35,960,865 |
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17.3% |
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