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33 staff comments in this corpus, to 26 registrants, filed 2023-01-05 to 2025-12-08.

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Comments raising this issue33
Share of all 4,297 comments in the corpus0.8%
Distinct registrants26
With a recorded company response33

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SEC staff comment
4. Please address the following as they relate to adjusted diluted net loss per share in prior comment 4: • Confirm that you will disclose prior year comparative information; • Confirm that you will disclose, at a similar level as you provided in your response letter dated September 18, 2025, the reasons why management believes that adjusting for income/loss relating to equity method securities and the gain/loss on debt securities carried at fair value in arriving at adjusted diluted net loss per share provides useful information to investors; and • Confirm that you will present the income tax effect separately from other non-GAAP adjustments as it does not appear that you have done so in your September 30, 2025 earnings release. Company
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment. • Confirm that you will disclose prior year comparative information; We confirm that we have provided prior year comparative information related to adjusted diluted net loss per share for our most recently filed earnings release for the period ended September 30, 2025, furnished with the Commission on October 27, 2025 under Item 2.02 of our Current Report on Form 8-K (the “ Q3 2025 Earnings Release ”), and will continue to do so in future filings. • Confirm that you will disclose, at a similar level as you provided in your response letter dated September 18, 2025, the reasons why management believes that adjusting for income/loss relating to equity method securities and the gain/loss on debt securities carried at fair value in arriving at adjusted diluted net loss per share provides useful information to investors; and We respectfully…
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. · filed 2025-12-08 · 0001130713-25-000082
SEC staff comment
Comment 6 : United States Federal Income Tax Consequences, page 121: We note that your discussion of tax consequences is based on the assumption that the Trust will be treated as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please revise to provide an opinion as to the tax consequences and describe the reasons for and level of any uncertainty associated with grantor trust status.
The company responded
With respect to the Staff’s comment, the Trust supplementarily advises the Staff that it has further revised disclosure on Page 130 of the Pre-Effective Amendment and has filed as Exhibit 8.1 to the Pre-Effective Amendment a Tax Opinion of Dechert LLP. Should members of the Staff have any questions or comments concerning this letter, please call the undersigned at 212-698-3526. Sincerely, /s/ Allison M. Fumai Allison M. Fumai, Esq. Dechert LLP
21Shares Solana ETF · filed 2025-11-17 · 0001213900-25-111227
SEC staff comment
Comment 1 : The Staff notes that the fee table in the Fund’s currently effective prospectus dated March 31, 2025 includes an amount of 0.00% for the Fund’s Income Tax Expense line item, whereas in the Fund’s prospectus dated March 31, 2022 (and for prior years), the Fund disclosed a positive amount of Income Tax Expense within the fee table. The Staff notes that Form N-1A, Item 3, Instruction 3(c) provides, in part, that “‘Other Expenses’ include all expenses not otherwise disclosed in the table that are deducted from the Fund’s assets or charged to all shareholder accounts.” Please explain why any Income Tax Expense amounts are not currently included in the fee table in the Fund’s currently effective prospectus, but are discussed in an associated footnote. Please also confirm whether the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, including the Fund’s Income Tax Expense, is…
The company responded
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ALPS ETF Trust · filed 2025-11-13 · 0001398344-25-020869
SEC staff comment
Comment 8 – Form N-CSR – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders Please supplementally explain why the tax-basis components of dividends paid (ordinary income distributions, long-term capital gains distributions and return of capital distributions) disclosure is not included pursuant to FASB ASC 946-505-50-5. The Staff notes that the disclosure should reflect the two most recent fiscal year-ends .
The company responded
The Registrant acknowledges the Staff’s comment. The Annual Report for year-ending December 31, 2024 should have reported dividend information for both the 2024 and 2023 fiscal years. The Registrant will amend the Annual Reports to include such information going forward. Additionally, for the next reporting cycle, in the Notes to the Financial Statements, the Registrant will include a statement providing: “The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:” and include tables detailing the relevant tax information. The Registrant respectfully notes that all components of dividends paid for the 2023 fiscal-year were previously reported and are available in the 2023 year-end filing.
Bitwise Funds Trust · filed 2025-10-23 · 0001213900-25-101770
SEC staff comment
1. Please include a question and answer that addresses the material U.S. federal income tax consequences, if any, of the Merger to Angion stockholders.
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company respectfully advises the Staff that the Company does not believe that the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger are material to the Company or its stockholders because the Merger is not a taxable transaction to the Company or its stockholders regardless of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Merger. Whether the Merger qualifies or fails to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”) does not impact Company stockholders’ decision to approve, or not approve, the Merger, because such qualification does not have any impact on the Company or its stockholders. The Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization does not contemplate existing Company stockholders exchanging their Company shares for shares in any other entity; since Company stockholders simply…
Angion Biomedica Corp. · filed 2023-03-29 · 0001140361-23-014581
SEC staff comment
1. We note your response to comment 1 and your proposed revised disclosure. We note therein the references to depreciation, amortization and deferred income taxes as factors contributing to the change in operating cash. Note these are noncash factors that do not affect cash. In regard to your disclosure in the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 31, 2023, we note the material change between periods in income taxes presented in the operating and supplemental sections of the statement of cash flows but did not note inclusion in your analysis of the impact of income taxes on operating cash flows. Note the requirement within Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K to describe the underlying reasons for material changes from period to period reflected in the financial statements, including where material changes within a line item offset one another. Please consider these items in your…
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment. In response, the Company will enhance its disclosure in future filings, beginning with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending April 30, 2023, as appropriate. The Company will include disclosure consistent with our response on March 3, 2023 and will provide information regarding period over period variances in operating cash to the extent it is material to changes in our cash flow statement. The Company also respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment regarding noncash factors that do not affect cash and in future filings will revise its disclosure to ensure discussion around noncash factors is appropriate. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies Inventories, page 38
CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC · filed 2023-03-29 · 0001839882-23-007894
SEC staff comment
5. We note numerous representations as to the tax consequences affecting investors. For example, on page 119, we note your representation that if the business combination qualifies as a reorganization under either Section 368(a) of the Code then U.S. holders "will generally not recognize a gain or loss" for U.S. federal income tax purposes on their shares. We also note that your disclosure that the Merger is not conditioned on the receipt of opinions from ArentFox Schiff LLP to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Please note that a tax opinion is required where the tax consequences are material to an investor and a representation as to tax consequences is set forth in the filing. Refer to Item 601(b)(8) of Regulation S-K. To support your conclusions about the tax consequences of the business combination,…
The company responded
The draft opinion of ArentFox Schiff LLP is being filed as Exhibit 8.1 to the Amended Registration Statement. A final, executed opinion will be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement prior to effectiveness iCoreConnect's Business Overview, page 124
FG Merger Corp. · filed 2023-03-27 · 0001104659-23-036926
SEC staff comment
Comment 6 : Please present the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments. Refer to ASC 220-10-45-12.
The company responded
In future filings, we will present the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, in accordance with ASC 220-10-45-12. We note that due to the Company's deferred tax valuation allowance and the adoption of ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021, the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to other comprehensive income has historically been zero, which we will disclose in future filings. Item 2.02 Form 8-K dated February 9, 2023 Exhibit 99.1 Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, page 12
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ · filed 2023-03-23 · 0000929351-23-000012
SEC staff comment
Comment : In the discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger on page 8 of the Registration Statement, please consider cross-referencing the subsequent Q&A regarding the estimated brokerage commissions or other transaction costs associated with the Merger for additional information about the repositioning.
The company responded
The Registrant has updated the disclosure as follows (additions underlined ). If the Merger is approved, it is expected that approximately 75% of the portfolio holdings of the Target Fund will be sold by the Acquiring Fund after the closing of the Merger. The Adviser anticipates that any sales of securities to align the portfolio holdings of the Target Fund with those of the Acquiring Fund following the Merger will result in a net capital loss to the Acquiring Fund. Accordingly, the Adviser does not anticipate that the Merger will result in adverse tax consequences to shareholders of either of the Funds (as shareholders of the Acquiring Fund following the completion of the Merger). If, however, due to market conditions or other factors, the Acquiring Fund experiences a net capital gain in connection with the disposition of securities following the Merger, shareholders of either of the…
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND · filed 2023-03-06 · 0001193125-23-061625
SEC staff comment
7. We note your statements in the first paragraph that “The following discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax considerations ….”, in the second paragraph that “This discussion is limited to certain U.S. federal income tax considerations ….”, and in the legend that “THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS ….” Please revise to delete the word “certain” from the noted sentences.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 141 and 142 the Registration Statement. David J. Levine February 22, 2023 Page 5 Financial Statements Note 7 - Stockholder’s Equity and Warrants Warrants, page F-17
99 Acquisition Group Inc. · filed 2023-02-22 · 0001213900-23-013731
SEC staff comment
22. We note your response to comment 34. We also note your disclosure on page 10 stating that holders of InFinT Class A ordinary shares and warrants will retain InFinT ordinary shares and warrants and will not receive any consideration or any additional InFinT ordinary shares or warrants in the business combination, and therefore there are no material U.S. federal income taxes. Given this statement, please tell us why you have registered the New Seamless ordinary shares and new seamless warrants to purchase ordinary shares. Please also tell us the exemption you are relying upon to issue the 40,000,000 New Seamless ordinary shares to Seamless shareholders.
The company responded
The Company advises the Staff that it is registering the New Seamless ordinary shares and New Seamless warrants to purchase ordinary shares to be responsive to the proposed Rule 145(a) and the Staff’s position as set forth in the SEC proposed rule regarding Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections (Release Nos. 33-11048) (the “Proposed Rule”). As set forth in the Proposed Rule, proposed rule 145a would deem any business combination of a reporting shell company (that is not a business combination related shell company) involving an entity that is not a shell company to involve a sale of securities under the Securities Act to the reporting shell company’s shareholders and, therefore, requiring such deemed sales to be registered. Under the Securities Act, all offers and sales of securities must either be registered or be exempt from registration, and any…
InFinT Acquisition Corp · filed 2023-02-13 · 0001493152-23-004543
SEC staff comment
1. You had income from continuing operations before income taxes of $11,885 on revenues of $429,368 in the United States in 2022. This represents an income from continuing operations before income taxes margin of 2.8%. You had income from continuing operations of $69,404 on revenues of $305,971 outside the United States in 2022. This represents an income from continuing operations before income taxes margin of 22.7%. Please discuss and analyze the reasons for the low income from continuing operations before income taxes in the United States and the higher income from continuing operations before income taxes outside the United States.
The company responded
The income from continuing operations before income taxes margin (“PBT Margin”) difference that you identified is primarily a result of two factors. First, given that the Company is headquartered in the United States, most corporate functions and expenses (including acquisition related activities) are incurred domestically. Further, as our borrowing is done entirely by the U.S. based parent entity, all interest expenses are domestic charges. The sum of corporate, acquisition related, and interest expenses all serve to reduce U.S. PBT Margin by almost $42 million or nearly 10% of United States revenue in fiscal year 2022. We would additionally note that, as disclosed in footnote 17 of Item 8 of the Form 10-K, we do not allocate the expenses associated with corporate activities to our operating segments either inside or outside of the United States. Second, our international sales are…
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP/DE/ · filed 2023-02-10 · 0001437749-23-002974
SEC staff comment
16. Please tell us why your pro forma financial information does not reflect any income tax adjustments for either the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or year ended December 31, 2021.
The company responded
We note that the pro forma financial information does not reflect any income tax adjustments for either the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or year ended December 31, 2021, because the Company has a net operating losses carryforward that fully offset taxable income, resulting in no tax liability for the period. The net operating losses carryforward as disclosed in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 is approximately $5.9 million.
Binah Capital Group, Inc. · filed 2023-02-10 · 0001104659-23-018655
SEC staff comment
2. Please revise your statement of operations to present a separate line item for equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries after income or loss before income tax expense. We note from your disclosure in Note 17 that your equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2021 was significant to both pre-tax and net income. See guidance in Rule 5-03 of Regulation S-X. Also, in periods where amounts related to your equity method investments are material to the financial statements, please include the disclosures required by ASC 323-10-50-3 and Rule 4-08(g) of Regulation SX. Company
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that the Company will change its presentation in the consolidated statements of operations in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 to show equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries as a separate caption presented above income before income taxes (as the income from the Company’s investments is from pass-through entities). This presentation change will be made for all periods presented and in any future filings where such presentation is required by Rule 5-03 of Regulation S-X. With regards to disclosures under Rule 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X, the Company annually assesses the significance of its unconsolidated subsidiaries in accordance with Rules 1-02(w)(i)–(iii) of Regulation S-X to determine the level of disclosure required. The Company’s unconsolidated subsidiaries are not…
FLEX LTD. · filed 2023-02-10 · 0000866374-23-000019
SEC staff comment
Comment 5: In the Q&A regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization, the third and fourth sentences of the paragraph are unclear and duplicative of the last two sentences in the paragraph.
The company responded
In the Q&A and throughout the Registration Statement, the third and fourth sentences have been removed and replaced with disclosure making clear that that because of the 98% overlap in portfolio holdings of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, portfolio and transaction costs are expected to be minimal, if any.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST · filed 2023-02-09 · 0001193125-23-029851
SEC staff comment
Comment 10: In Section B, under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Status of the Reorganization,” in the sentence that begins “The opinion will be based,” remove the clause “but cannot be free from doubt.”
The company responded
The requested change has been made.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST · filed 2023-02-09 · 0001193125-23-029851
SEC staff comment
Comment 16: In the Q&A regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization, revise the following disclosure to reflect that there is minimal, if any, portfolio turnover expected in connection with the Reorganization: “A portion of the portfolio assets of the Target Fund may be sold by the Acquiring Fund following the Reorganization. Any such sales will cause the Acquiring Fund to incur transaction costs.”
The company responded
The requested change has been made.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST · filed 2023-02-09 · 0001193125-23-029851
SEC staff comment
Comment 12: On page 2 in the Q&A, in the discussion on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization, in first full bullet, revise the clause that begins with “except that gain or loss may be recognized” so that it is in Plain English.
The company responded
The requested changes have been made.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST · filed 2023-02-09 · 0001193125-23-029851
SEC staff comment
Comment 24: On page 18, under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Status of the Reorganization,” revise the first two sentences of the third full paragraph to conform to other discussions in the Registration Statement regarding the portfolio overlap and percentage of assets that are expected to be sold in connection with the reorganization.
The company responded
The requested changes have been made.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST · filed 2023-02-09 · 0001193125-23-029851
SEC staff comment
Comment 46: On page 17, under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Status of the Reorganization,” either confirm that this disclosure is tailored to fact that the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund are offered to separate accounts as underlying investments for Contracts, or so tailor the disclosure. In addition, ensure that the tax opinion filed with the WAT Registration Statement is appropriately tailored for variable annuity and insurance products.
The company responded
The disclosure and the tax opinion have been so tailored.
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST · filed 2023-02-09 · 0001193125-23-029851
SEC staff comment
14. To the extent practicable, quantify the anticipated amounts owed, including penalties, to the IRS. In this regard, we note the DLQ financial projections on page 82 appear to suggest you expect a $2.6M income tax expense in 2023.
The company responded
The Company has revised the disclosure in the Amendment to address the Staff’s comment. Please see “ DLQ may be subject to fines or other penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authoritie s” on page 44. Merger Agreement Conditions to Closing, page 73
Abri SPAC I, Inc. · filed 2023-02-07 · 0001213900-23-009087
SEC staff comment
Comment : On Page 62, within the section discussing the risks associated with OID securities, please include the following risks: a. Use of PIK and OID securities may provide certain benefits to the fund’s adviser including increasing management fees and incentive compensation; b. The Fund may be required under the tax laws to make distributions of OID income to shareholders without receiving any cash. Such required cash distributions may have to be paid from offering proceeds or the sale of fund assets; and c. The required recognition of OID, including PIK, interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes may have a negative impact on liquidity, because it represents a non-cash component of the Fund’s taxable income that must, nevertheless, be distributed in cash to investors to avoid it being subject to corporate level taxation.
The company responded
The Company has revised the disclosure on pages 62-63 of the Amended Registration Statement in response to the Staff’s comment. 10 February 6, 2023 Page 11 19.
Investcorp US Institutional Private Credit Fund · filed 2023-02-06 · 0001193125-23-025661
SEC staff comment
44. Please revise the headings throughout this section, beginning on page 87, to remove references to "certain" material U.S. federal income tax consequences. The tax disclosure in the prospectus should address each material federal tax consequences.
The company responded
The headings have been revised in accordance with the Staff’s comment.
American Acquisition Opportunity Inc. · filed 2023-02-03 · 0001654954-23-001290
SEC staff comment
45. We note your disclosure that "[t]t is intended that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Business Combination will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code." Please revise here to state clearly whether the transaction will qualify as a reorganization and provide an opinion as to the material tax consequences of the merger. If there is uncertainty regarding the tax treatment of the transactions, counsel may issue a "should" or "more likely than not" opinion to make clear that the opinion is subject to a degree of uncertainty, and explain why it cannot give a firm opinion. Please revise your risk factor disclosure accordingly. Refer to Section III.C of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19.
The company responded
The disclosure has been revised in accordance with the Staff’s comment. A tax opinion will be filed as an exhibit to the next amendment. Information About Royalty, page 102
American Acquisition Opportunity Inc. · filed 2023-02-03 · 0001654954-23-001290
SEC staff comment
22. We note your response to prior comment 41. We note your disclosure that there will be no material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of Energem Class A Ordinary Shares and warrants as a result of the Business Combination. Please provide a tax opinion covering the material federal tax consequences of the transaction to the holders of Energem’s securities and revise your disclosure accordingly. Please refer to Item 601(b)(8) of Regulation S-K, per Item 21(a) of Form S-4. For guidance in preparing the opinion and related disclosure, please refer to Section III of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19, which is available on our website.
The company responded
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises the Staff that it has revised the tax opinion filed as exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement to cover the material federal tax consequences of the transaction to the holders of Energem’s securities. Graphjet’s Business, page 149
Energem Corp · filed 2023-01-23 · 0001493152-23-002212
SEC staff comment
8. For discontinued operations for the nine months ended 2022, we note the relatively large amount of income, net of income taxes with a relatively large amount of net cash used by operating activities. Please explain to us the factors that contributed to this use of operating cash flows.
The company responded
As noted on page 9 of the Q3 2022 Form 10-Q, the net cash used by operating activities for discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $435.6 million. The primary factor that contributed to the use of operating cash flows was the income tax associated with the gain on sale of the ADESA U.S. physical Division of Corporation Finance January 20, 2023 Page 9 auction business. The income taxes on the gain are included in the operating cash flows of discontinued operations. Of the $435.6 million of net cash used by operating activities, approximately $311 million related to taxes on the gain on sale. Similar to continuing operations, the remaining use of cash resulted primarily from the changes in accounts receivable and accounts payable of approximately $144 million.
KAR Auction Services, Inc. · filed 2023-01-20 · 0001395942-23-000006
SEC staff comment
Comment : With respect to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “ INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS – Federal Income Tax Consequences – General Limitations on Capital Losses. ”, please include the available capital loss carryforward amount for each Target Fund, if applicable, and the ability to carry forward the losses indefinitely as of the most practicable date or at least as of the most recent fiscal year end. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Attention: Melissa McDonough January 18, 2023 Page 5
The company responded
The Registrant has updated the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “ INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATIONS – Federal Income Tax Consequences – General Limitations on Capital Losses. ” as follows in response to the Staff’s comment: As of October 31, 2022, the Emerging Markets Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $1,300,950 and the Emerging Markets Great Consumer Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $140,841,385. In addition, the Registrant notes that the current disclosure states that “[T]hus, the Reorganization is not expected to result in any limitation on the use by an Acquiring Fund of the Target Fund’s capital loss carryovers, if any.” 9.
Global X Funds · filed 2023-01-18 · 0001432353-23-000009
SEC staff comment
2. Your response to prior comment 8 states that the adjustment for the discrete income tax item in the December 31, 2020 reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) relates to the valuation allowance recorded that year. Please explain why this adjustment is appropriate as it appears to result in an individually tailored recognition method. For additional guidance, see Question 100.04 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non- GAAP Financial Measures.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and believes its presentation complies with Question 100.04 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, which was revised by the SEC Staff in December 2022. The valuation allowance recorded in 2020 was largely driven by the impairment charge taken that year and represented a large adjustment in our tax rate reconciliation. The adjustment for the valuation allowance did not need to be tax effected like the other adjustments and thus it was reported as a separate adjustment. In order to eliminate confusion in the future, we will use our statutory income tax rate going forward.
Berry Corp (bry) · filed 2023-01-13 · 0001705873-23-000007
SEC staff comment
2. We note you disclose operating income, income before income taxes and net income (loss) for each of your reportable segments. Considering you disclose more than one measure of segment profit or loss, please revise to disclose only one measure that you believe is determined in accordance with the measurement principles most consistent with those used in measuring the corresponding amount in the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to ASC 280-10-50-28. In addition, to the extent that the measures that are not identified as the segment measure of profit or loss under ASC 280 are presented outside the consolidated financial statements, please label them as non-GAAP financial measures and provide the required disclosures under Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
We have considered the Staff’s comment and will revise our disclosure in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 18 – Segment Information, beginning with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. We will revise the disclosure to disclose only one measure of segment performance that we believe to be determined in accordance with the measurement principles most consistent with those used in measuring the corresponding amount in the consolidated statements of operations. In referring to ASC 280-10-50-28, the Company’s chief operating decision maker primarily uses one measure of a segment’s profit or loss, and the measure is determined in accordance with the measurement principles most consistent with those used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The measure selected to be disclosed in future…
Essential Utilities, Inc. · filed 2023-01-10 · 0001552781-23-000006
SEC staff comment
1. Please provide us with the disclosures you intend to provide in your next earnings release to explain to investors why you recognized no income tax expense adjustment on $13.8 million of non-GAAP net income in a three-year cumulative income position.
The company responded
The Company proposes to include the following disclosure as a separate section under “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in its 8-K related to its upcoming fourth quarter results: “The Company has determined that the non-GAAP adjustments presented in the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures do not have a corresponding tax effect. These non-GAAP adjustments relate primarily to the U.S. entity, which currently has a full valuation allowance against its cumulative GAAP losses. On a non-GAAP basis, the Company’s U.S. entity did have a recent history of taxable income through December 31, 2021. However, after further considering at that date the financial investments and uncertainties of the AviClear product launch planned for 2022, together with the macroeconomic uncertainty that began manifesting itself, the Company concluded that its ability to rely on…
CUTERA INC · filed 2023-01-09 · 0001628280-23-000799
SEC staff comment
3. We note from your response to prior comment 3 that you recorded a valuation allowance against your deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2022. Please clarify if you have a full valuation allowance against your deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2022. Also given the significant impact to your income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, revise your footnote to provide detailed disclosure regarding this change. Refer to FASB ASC 740-270-50-1.
The company responded
The Company has revised the Registration Statement to clarify its valuation allowance against deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2022. Sincerely, Darrin M. Ocasio, Esq. 1185 Avenue of the Americas | 31 st Floor | New York, NY | 10036 T (212) 930 9700 | F (212) 930 9725 | WWW.SRF.LAW
IMPACT BIOMEDICAL INC. · filed 2023-01-09 · 0001493152-23-000965
SEC staff comment
Comment : In lieu of the disclosure that “A withdrawal made to pay [advisory fees and expenses] is subject to the same withdrawal provisions described in the “Withdrawal Provisions” section,” please identify such provisions with greater specificity—e.g., that such withdrawals may be subject to federal and state income taxes, tax penalties and certain restrictions.
The company responded
Registrant has supplemented the disclosure in response to the Staff’s comment. 18. THE ANNUITY CONTRACT—Third Party Agreement (pg. 19) Carlton Fields, P.A. Carlton Fields practices law in California through Carlton Fields, LLP Mr. Sonny Oh January 5, 2023 Page 9
BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE Co · filed 2023-01-05 · 0001193125-23-002421
SEC staff comment
Comment : Please ensure that the disclosure regarding the 10% Federal Income tax penalty is included in the earlier prospectus disclosure regarding the potential consequences of making a withdrawal for sake of the advisory fee.
The company responded
Registrant has supplemented the disclosure to conform to Staff comments. 41. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS—Compensation Paid to Selling Firms (pg. 67)
BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE Co · filed 2023-01-05 · 0001193125-23-002421