Company: GURE
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001193805-25-000461
Chunk: 551

Company: GULF RESOURCES, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 8
Chunk 551
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Impairment of Long Lived Assets

We periodically evaluate whether
events or circumstances have occurred that indicate long-lived assets may not be recoverable or that the remaining useful life may warrant
revision. When such events or circumstances are present, we assess the recoverability of long- lived assets by determining whether the
carrying value will be recovered through the expected undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset. In the event
the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss equal to the excess
of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value is recorded.

Allowance on Deferred
Tax Assets

We evaluate our deferred income
tax assets to determine if valuation allowances are required or should be adjusted. A valuation allowance is established against our deferred
tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, both positive and negative, using a “more likely than not” standard.
This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of recent losses, forecasts of future profitability,
the duration of statutory carry forward periods, our experience with expiring unused tax attributes and tax planning alternatives. In
making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.

Stock-based compensation

We account for stock-based compensation
in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of U.S. GAAP. We use the Black- Scholes model which requires the input of highly
subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before
exercising them, the estimated volatility of our common stock price over the expected term and the number of options that will ultimately
not complete their vesting requirements. The assumptions for expected volatility and expected term are the two assumptions that significantly
affect the grant date fair value. Changes in expected risk-free rate of return do not significantly impact the calculation of fair value,
and determining this input is not highly subjective.

We use annualized historical stock
price volatility which is deemed to be appropriate to serve as the expected volatility of our stock price and is assumed to be constant
and prevailing. The expected term represents the weighted-average period that our stock options are expected to be outstanding. The expected
life is based on historical option exercise pattern.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See “Note 1 – Nature
of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data for a full description of