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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 Lineage established a full valuation allowance as of December 31, 2018 due to the uncertainty of realizing future tax benefits from its net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets, including foreign net operating losses generated by its subsidiaries.As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, Lineage had gross federal net operating loss carryforwards, of approximately $177 million and $163.1 million, respectively. The pre-2018 federal net operating loss carryforwards expire in varying amounts between 2030 and 2037.  The post-2017 federal net operating loss carryforwards can be carried forward indefinitely and can only offset 80 percent of taxable income. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, Lineage’s foreign subsidiaries had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $63.4 and $64.8 million, respectively, which carryforward indefinitely.As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, Lineage has net operating losses of $213.6 million and $188.8 million, respectively for state tax purposes. The California net operating losses expire in varying amounts between 2030 and 2044.The state of California suspended the use of NOL deductions for tax years 2024 through 2026 if the California taxable income is greater than or equal to $1 million. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to offset taxable income with their NOL carryforwards for these years.  The state of California also limited the use of their research and development credits to $5 million for tax years 2024 through 2026.  

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As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, Lineage had research tax credit carryforwards for federal tax purposes of $4.7 million and $4.3 million, respectively. These tax credits reflect the amounts for Lineage and its’ domestic subsidiaries. For federal purposes, the credits generated each year have a carryforward period of 20 years. The federal tax credits expire in varying amounts between 2023 and 2044.As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, Lineage had research tax credit carryforwards for California tax purposes of $4.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively. These tax credits reflect the amounts for Lineage and its’ domestic subsidiaries. The state tax credits have no expiration period.On December 17, 2021, Lineage and its subsidiary, CCN, entered into