Company: LCTX
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-036309
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Company: Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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will Impairment. In-process research and development (“IPR&D”) assets are indefinite-lived intangible assets until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development (“R&D”) efforts. Once the R&D efforts are completed or abandoned, the IPR&D will either be amortized over the asset’s estimated life as a finite-lived intangible asset or be impaired, respectively, in accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other ("ASC 350"). In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill and acquired IPR&D are determined to have indefinite lives and, therefore, are not amortized. Instead, they are tested for impairment at least annually and between annual tests if we become aware of an event or a change in circumstances that would indicate the asset may be impaired. For further information, see Note 6 (Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Income Taxes

Lineage accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which prescribes the use of the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax asset or liability account balances are calculated at the balance sheet date using current tax laws and rates in effect. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. ASC 740 guidance also prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For 

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benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not sustainable upon examination by taxing authorities. Lineage files a U.S. federal income tax return as well as California combined and foreign income tax returns. Lineage’s judgments regarding future taxable income may change over time due to changes in market conditions, changes in tax laws, tax planning strategies or other factors. If Lineage assumptions, and consequently the estimates, change in the future with respect to Lineage’s own deferred tax assets and liabilities, the valuation allowance may be increased or decreased, which may have a material impact on Lineage’s consolidated financial statements. Lineage recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense; however, no amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. We provided a reserve against our federal and California research and development