Company: AEHR
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001654954-25-008553
Chunk: 614

Company: AEHR TEST SYSTEMS
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 6
Chunk 614
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The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the authoritative guidance, which requires income tax effects for changes in tax laws to be recognized in the period in which the law is enacted. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets are offset by a valuation allowance to the extent it is more likely than not that they are not expected to be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effect of a change in tax rates, laws, or status when the change is enacted.  As of May 30, 2025, the Company does not maintain a valuation allowance against its deferred assets. During the year ended May 31, 2024, the Company concluded that its deferred tax assets are more likely than not to become realizable, and as such, the Company reversed all $21.9 million of its existing valuation allowance. The conclusion that a valuation allowance was no longer needed was based on three years of cumulative pre-tax income, current year utilization of federal and state net operating losses, combined with estimates of future years' pre-tax income that are sufficient to realize the remaining deferred tax assets. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable can change if estimates of future taxable income change or if objective negative and positive evidence change. 

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The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not such tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based solely on the technical merits of the respective tax position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a tax position should be measured based on the largest benefit having a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized in the provision for income taxes. Comprehensive Income (Loss) Comprehensive income (loss) generally represents all changes in shareholders’ equity except those resulting from investments or contributions by shareholders. Unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities and on foreign currency translation adjustments are included in the Company’s components of comprehensive income (loss), which are excluded from net income (loss). Comprehensive income (loss) is included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive