Income Taxes (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
|
Summary of Income Tax Examinations |
For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, loss before income tax provision consisted of the following: |
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|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic operations - Canada |
|
$ |
(5,027,596 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,744,792 |
) |
Foreign operaions - United States |
|
|
(91,550 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Total loss before taxes |
|
$ |
(5,119,146 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,744,792 |
) |
|
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense |
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: |
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|
December 31, 2019 |
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|
December 31, 2018 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before taxes |
|
$ |
(5,119,146 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,744,792 |
) |
Statutory tax rate |
|
|
27.00 |
% |
|
|
27.00 |
% |
Income taxes at the statutory rate |
|
$ |
(1,382,170 |
) |
|
$ |
(741,094 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
108,505 |
|
|
|
56,247 |
|
Share issue costs |
|
|
(223,439 |
) |
|
|
(12,371 |
) |
Write-down of shares issued in R&D expense |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
132,843 |
|
Others |
|
|
(58,416 |
) |
|
|
27,847 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
(1,555,520 |
) |
|
$ |
(536,528 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation Allowance |
|
$ |
1,555,520 |
|
|
$ |
536,528 |
|
Total income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
The reconciliations of the statutory tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows: |
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|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
Tax provision at statutory rates |
|
|
27 |
% |
|
|
27 |
% |
Stock based compensation |
|
|
(2 |
)% |
|
|
(2 |
)% |
Share issue costs |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Write-down of shares issued in R&D expense |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
Others |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(30 |
)% |
|
|
(20 |
)% |
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
Significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes are as follows: |
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|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
Deferred tax assets: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unused tax losses carry forward - Canada and United States |
|
$ |
1,903,392 |
|
|
$ |
527,169 |
|
Share issue costs - Canada |
|
|
186,874 |
|
|
|
9,793 |
|
Property and equipment - Canada |
|
|
1,782 |
|
|
|
(434 |
) |
Total deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
2,092,048 |
|
|
$ |
536,528 |
|
Deferred tax asset not recognized |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net deferred tax assets |
|
|
2,092,048 |
|
|
|
536,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability: |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax liability |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation Allowance |
|
$ |
(2,092,048 |
) |
|
$ |
(536,528 |
) |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|