UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number 001-38929
Fiverr International Ltd.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
State of Israel
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
8 Eliezer Kaplan St,
Tel Aviv 6473409, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Micha Kaufman
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: +972-72-2280910
Email: investors@fiverr.com
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, no par value
FVRR
The New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital stock or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. 36,761,108 ordinary shares.
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CONTENTS
recruiting and retaining contractors in the Ukraine, which is currently experiencing tensions with Russia;
We have achieved significant growth and scale since inception. In the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our revenue was $297.7 million, $189.5 million and $107.1 million, respectively, a 57% and 77% increase, respectively, and we incurred net losses of $65.0 million, $14.8 million and $33.5 million, respectively. Geographically, the substantial majority of our revenue is generated from buyers in English speaking countries. As we expand our platform to include additional languages, we expect to deepen our penetration into Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, and the geographic mix of our revenue could therefore change over time. For a description of the principal markets in which we compete, including a breakdown of total revenues see Item 5. “Our Business Model”.
Our first ESG report that details the progress we have achieved and our initiatives under each of the pillars above is available on our investor relations website at investors.fiverr.com and is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report. We believe that transparent and regular reporting is an essential step to holding ourselves accountable. We expect to continue to evolve our ESG strategy in the future as our ESG program matures.
You should read the following discussion together with “Selected financial data” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The statements in this discussion regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk factors” and “Special note regarding forward- looking statements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.
We believe our model reduces friction and uncertainties for both buyers and sellers. At the foundation of our platform lies an expansive catalog with over 550 categories of productized service listings, which we coined as Gigs. Each Gig has a clearly defined scope, duration and price, along with buyer generated reviews. Using either our search or navigation tools, buyers can easily find and purchase productized services, such as logo design, video creation and editing, website development and blog writing, with prices ranging from $5 to thousands of dollars. We call this the Service-as-a-Product (“SaaP”) model. Our approach fundamentally transforms the traditional freelancer staffing model into an e-commerce-like experience. In the year ended December 31, 2021, we had 4.2 million active buyers on our platform.
Our revenue is diversified and generated from a broad mix of digital services. Our platform includes over 550 categories across nine verticals, including Graphics & Design, Digital Marketing, Writing & Translation, Video & Animation, Music & Audio, Programming & Tech, Business, Data, and Lifestyle. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, no single category accounted for more than 15% of our core marketplace revenue. Category expansion continues to be a key strategy for our business.
“Spend per buyer” is calculated by dividing our GMV within the last 12-month period by the number of active buyers as of such date. Spend per buyer is a key indicator of our buyers’ purchasing patterns and is impacted by an increase in our number of active buyers, buyers purchasing from more than one category, an increase in average price per purchase and our ability to acquire buyers with a higher lifetime value.
(in thousands)
Income taxes. As of December 31, 2021, we have not yet generated taxable income in Israel and the U.S. As of December 31, 2021, our net operating loss carryforwards for Israeli tax purposes amounted to approximately $ 115.0 million. As of December 31, 2021, we had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. tax purposes in the amount of approximately $82.6 million, which is expected to be subject to certain limitations under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 382 following changes in control that occurred upon acquisition of both Clear Voice, Working Not Working and CreativeLive.
Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily through equity financing. Our cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities were $641 million and $715.5 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. In addition, we had restricted cash and restricted deposits related to the loan to finance leasehold improvements in our office space of $3.0 million and $2.9 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
BlackRock, Inc.(1)
3,734,339
10.1
2,382,354
6,041,539
Based on information reported on Schedule 13G/A filed on February 9, 2022, Blackrock, Inc., has sole voting power over 3,709,177 ordinary shares and sole dispositive power over 3,734,339 ordinary shares. The address of Blackrock, Inc, is 55 East 52nd St., New York, NY 10055.
Based on information available to us, Mr. Kaufman holds 1,814,460 ordinary shares directly and 567,894 ordinary shares underlying options that are currently exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2022, at a weighted-average exercise price of $31.27, which expire between 2025 and 2028.
Based on information reported on a Schedule 13G/A filed on January 11, 2021 and information available to us, represents (a) 809,835 ordinary shares held by Mr. Kolber directly, (b) 1,939,665 ordinary shares held by Anfield Ltd., over which Mr. Kolber has sole voting power, and (c) 184,112 ordinary shares held by Artemis Asset Holding Limited, on behalf of the Jonathan Kolber Bare Trust, of which Mr. Kolber is the sole beneficiary. Mr. Kolber may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all of these ordinary shares, and his business address is 12 Abba Even Blvd, Herzliya, Israel 4672530.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
We will disclose on our website any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Ethics and Conduct that applies to our directors or executive officers to the extent required under the rules of the SEC or the NYSE. Our Code of Conduct is available on our website at www.fiverr.com The information contained on or through our website, or any other website referred to herein, is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
In U.S. dollars
Index
Page
Report of independent auditors (PCAOB ID 1281)
F-2
Consolidated balance sheets
F-5
Consolidated statements of operations
F-6
Consolidated statements of comprehensive loss
F-7
Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity
F-8
Consolidated statements of cash flows
F-9
Notes to consolidated financial statements
F-10 - F-34
F - 1
To the shareholders and the board of directors of
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Fiverr International Ltd. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 17, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.
F - 2
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2011.
Tel-Aviv, Israel
February 17, 2022
/s/ KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
A Member of Ernst & Young Global
Restricted cash
2,919
Account payables, accrued expenses and other
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year
Fiverr International Ltd. and subsidiaries
U.S. dollars (in thousands, except share and per share data)
Restricted cash includes cash that is legally restricted as to withdrawal or usage.
U.S. dollars (in thousands, except share and per share data) (Continued)
Costs incurred to develop internal-use software are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, which is generally three years. In accordance with ASC Topic, 350-40, “Internal-Use Software,” capitalization of costs to develop internal-use software begins when preliminary development efforts are successfully completed, the Company has committed project funding and it is probable that the project will be completed, and the software will be used as intended. Costs related to the design or maintenance of internal-use software are expensed as incurred.
The Company periodically reviews internal-use software costs to determine whether the projects will be completed, placed in service, removed from service or replaced by other internally developed or third-party software. If the asset is not expected to provide any future benefit, the asset is retired, and any unamortized cost is expensed.
Capitalized internal-use software costs are recorded under intangible assets.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, bank deposits, investment in marketable securities, restricted deposit and derivatives, which are placed in major banks in Israel, Germany and the U.S.
The Company accounts for convertible notes in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and ASC Topic 470, “Debt”. The Company separately accounts for debt and equity components of convertible notes that may be settled in cash. The carrying amount of the debt component was based on the fair value of a similar hypothetical debt instrument excluding the conversion option.
The Company’s U.S. Subsidiaries have a 401(K) defined contribution plan covering certain employees in the U.S. All eligible employees may elect to contribute up to 100%, but generally not greater than $20.5 per year for employees under the age of 50, and $27.0 for employees over the age of 50, of their annual compensation to the plan through salary deferrals, subject to Internal Revenue Service limits. The U.S. Subsidiary matches up to 50% of the first 6% of employee contributions. The expenses recorded by the U.S. subsidiaries for matching contributions for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were immaterial.
r.Leases:
The Company determines if an arrangement meets the definition of a lease at the inception of the lease.
ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease agreement. ROU asset is measured based on the discounted present value of the remaining lease payments, initial direct costs incurred and prepaid lease payments, excluding lease incentives. The lease liability is measured based on the discounted present value of the remaining lease payments. The discounted present value of remaining lease payments is computed using IBR based on the information available at the inception of the lease. The Company’s IBR was estimated to approximate the interest rate for collateralized borrowing with similar terms and payments and in economic environments where the leased asset was located.
The guidance had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet which resulted in the recognition of operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities of $18,526 and $19,031, respectively, on January 1, 2020, which included reclassification of rent prepayments as components of the ROU assets.
The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective approach. As of December 31, 2021 the adoption resulted in a reclassification of the equity component representing the conversion option of $78,160 from additional paid in capital to convertible notes and $21,030 from additional paid in capital to retained earnings. Interest expense would be reduced as a result of accounting for the convertible notes instrument as a single debt measured at its amortized cost.
Fair value
Other tangible assets assumed
Total assets acquired
Total liabilities assumed
In January 2021, the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of Working Not Working, Inc. (“WnW”), a creative talent platform for a consideration of $9,922.
The results of operations of WnW were consolidated in the Company’s financial statements commencing the date of acquisition.
The agreement stipulated additional contingent payments which are not included in the total consideration to the shareholders of WnW in an aggregate amount of up to $3,500 subject to the continuing employment, out of which the Company recorded $1,500 under operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The table below summarizes the preliminary fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the goodwill as of the acquisition date:
Trade name
The Company incurred approximately $292 in acquisition expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 recorded under general and administrative expenses.
Pro forma results of operations related to this acquisition have not been presented because they are not material to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
In October 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of CreativeLive, Inc. (“CreativeLive”), an online learning platform for a consideration of $9,332. The results of operations of CreativeLive were consolidated in the Company’s financial statements commencing the date of acquisition.
The agreement stipulated additional payments which were not included in the consideration including a paymeny to employees of CreativeLive by shareholders for past services in the amount of $1,500 paid at closing and retention bonus of $1,500 subject to the continuing employment, out of which the Company recorded $375 under operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The agreement also stipulated contingent payments to shareholders of CreativeLive in an aggregate amount of up to $1,500 subject to certain milestones to be paid after 18 months.
Deferred revenue and other liabilities assumed
The Company incurred approximately $121 in acquisition expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 recorded under general and administrative expenses.
d. Stoke Talent acquisition
In November 2021, the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of Stoke Talent Ltd. (“Stoke”) a freelance management system for a cash amount of $93,084. According to the agreement unvested company options held by continuing employees of Stoke, were terminated, and substituted with a substitute award of the Company.
The results of operations of Stoke were consolidated in the Company’s financial statements commencing the date of acquisition.
The agreement stipulated additional contingent payments to shareholders of Stoke in an aggregate amount of up to $15,000 subject to certain milestones to be paid after one year. The fair-value of the contingent consideration as of the acquisition date was $12,258 and measured based on the estimated future cash outflows, utilizing the Monte Carlo simulation. As of December 31, 2021, $12,258 were recorded under other non-current liabilities.
The Company incurred approximately $97 in acquisition expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 recorded under general and administrative expenses.
In August 4, 2020 the Company acquired Sharon Lee Thony Consulting LLC a digital marketing agency for a consideration amount of $1,250 paid in cash. The transaction was accounted for as asset acquisition mainly resulting in a recognition of a workforce intangible asset.
Current year acquisitions
(12,258
Note 5: Marketable securities
As of December 31, 2021, the amortized cost, unrealized holding gains and losses and fair value of marketable securities were as follows:
As of December 31, 2020, the amortized cost, unrealized holding gains and losses and fair value of marketable securities were as follows:
The following table summarizes the fair value and amortized cost of the available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2021:
Note 8: —Derivatives and hedging
Year ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Cost of revenue
$
(35
)
(87
(17
Research and development
(717
(655
(142
Sales and marketing
(266
(311
(59
General and administrative
(214
(43
(1,160
(1,267
(261
Note 9: —Other account payables and accrued expenses
Note 10: —Leases
Fixed cost and variable cost that depend on an index
Short term lease cost
Sublease income
Weighted average remaining lease term as of December 31, 2021
4.63 years
Weighted average discount rate
2.33%
The minimum lease payments for the Company’s ROU assets over the remaining lease periods as of December 31, 2021, were as follows:
2022
3,437
2023
3,118
2024
2,575
2025
2026 and after
Total undiscounted lease payments
14,280
Less: imputed interest
(742
Present value of lease liabilities
13,538
Note 11: —Commitments and contingencies
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various claims and legal proceedings. The Company reviews the status of each matter and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated the Company would accrue a liability for the estimated loss. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company is not involved in any claims or legal proceedings which require accrual of liability for the estimated loss.
Financial expenses related to the convertible senior notes for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
December 31,
359
4,036
Note 14: —Shareholders’ equity
a.In June 2019 the Company closed an IPO whereby 6,052,631 ordinary shares were sold by the Company to the public (inclusive of 789,473 ordinary shares pursuant to the full exercise of an overallotment option granted to the underwriters). The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the offering were $113,332 net of underwriting discounts and other offering costs.
b.On June 2, 2020 the Company closed a follow on offering whereby 2,300,000 ordinary shares were sold by the Company to the public, (inclusive of 300,000 ordinary shares pursuant to the full exercise of an overallotment option granted to the underwriters). The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the offering were $129,853 net of underwriting discounts and other offering costs.
c.The number of authorized shares as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was 75,000,000.
d.Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share and dividends whenever funds are legally available and when, as, and if declared by the Company’s board of directors.
e.During the second quarter of 2019, the Company’s board of directors and the Company’s shareholders approved a 1-for 6.69 reverse share split of the Company’s ordinary shares and protected ordinary shares. As a result of the reverse share split, (i) every 6.69 authorized, issued and outstanding ordinary share or protected ordinary share was decreased to one share of authorized, issued and outstanding ordinary share or protected ordinary share, (ii) the number of ordinary shares into which each outstanding warrant or option to purchase an ordinary share is exercisable was proportionally decreased on a 1-for 6.69 basis, and (iii) all share prices and exercise prices were proportionally increased. All ordinary shares and protected ordinary shares, share options, warrants, exercise prices, per share data and loss per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for all periods presented in these financial statements to reflect the 1-for 6.69 reverse share split.
f.Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO 18,654,270 protected ordinary shares were exchanged for ordinary shares upon the adoption of the Company’s amended and restated articles of association.
g.Share options and RSUs:
In 2011, the board of directors adopted the 2011 share option plan for employees, officers, directors and consultants (the “2011 Plan”). Each share option granted under the 2011 Plan expires no later than ten years from the date of grant. The vesting period of the share options is generally four years. As of December 31, 2019, the Company is no longer granting any awards under the 2011 Plan.
In 2019, the board of directors adopted the 2019 share incentive plan (the “2019 Plan”) for employees, officers, directors and consultants. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of share options (including incentive share options and non-qualified share options), ordinary shares, restricted shares, RSUs and other share-based awards.
Each share option granted under the 2019 Plan expires no later than seven years from the date of grant. The vesting period of the share options is generally four years.
As of December 31, 2021 the total of ordinary shares available for future grants under the 2019 Plan was 2,589,023.
The following table summarizes the status of the share options as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021:
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of share options granted was $130.95 , $27.85 and $11.99 per share for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The fair value of these share options was estimated on the grant date based on the following weighted average assumptions for:
The share options outstanding under the 2011 plan as of December 31, 2021 have been separated into exercise price groups as follows:
Intrinsic value represents the potential amount receivable by the option holders had all option holders exercised their share options as of such date.
The aggregate intrinsic value of the exercised share options was $142,419, $128,463 and $$2,715 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The grant-date fair value of vested share options was $25,536, $12,620 and $5,768 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table summarizes the status of RSUs as of and for:
h.Employee Share Purchase Plan:
On August 2020, the Company adopted the 2020 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). As of December 31, 2020, a total of 410,000 shares were reserved for issuance under the ESPP. In addition, on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on and including January 1, 2030, the number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP will be increased by the lesser of 1% of the shares outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year, as determined on a fully diluted basis, and such smaller number of shares as determined by the Company’s board of directors. According to the ESPP, eligible employees may use up to 15% of their salaries to purchase ordinary shares. The price of an ordinary share purchased under the ESPP is equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the ordinary share on the beginning of each offering period or on the purchase date. As of December 31, 2021, 29,059 ordinary shares had been purchased under the ESPP. The ESPP is compensatory and, as such, results in recognition of compensation cost.
The fair value of ESPP was estimated on the grant date based on the following weighted average assumptions for:
Share-based compensation costs are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations were as follows:
Note 15: —Financial income (expenses), net
Bank charges and other financial expenses
(134
(369
(323
Amortization of discount and issuance costs of convertible notes
(20,029
(4,036
-
Exchange rate gain (loss), net
(1,273
(262
(195
Interest income
1,923
1,867
1,889
(19,513
(2,800
1,371
Note 16: —Income taxes
Fiver International Ltd.’s subsidiaries are separately taxed under the domestic tax laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of each entity.
a.Loss before income taxes:
The following are the domestic and foreign components of the Company’s loss before income taxes:
Domestic
(58,166
(11,097
(27,916
Foreign
(6,687
(3,513
(5,463
(64,853
(14,610
(33,379
b.Income taxes:
The following are the domestic and foreign components of the Company’s income taxes:
159
200
160
c.Deferred income taxes:
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards
44,480
29,280
Research and development expenses carryforward
2,262
4,031
Other reserves
1,630
1,089
Share-based compensation
7,584
1,386
Operating lease liabilities
1,033
3,969
Issuance costs
630
2,316
57,619
42,071
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating lease ROU assets
998
3,609
Convertible notes
17,275
21,881
Acquired Intangible assets
2,253
Accrued and other
603
84
Total deferred tax liability
21,129
25,574
Total deferred tax assets, net
36,490
16,497
Less—valuation allowance
(36,490
(16,497
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
Based on the available evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that certain of its deferred tax assets relating to net operating loss carryforwards and other temporary differences will not be realized and accordingly, a valuation allowance has been provided.
d. The reconciliation of the Company’s theoretical income tax expense to actual income tax expense is as follows:
Loss before income taxes
Statutory tax rate
23
%
Theoretical tax benefit
14,916
3,360
7,677
Increase (decrease) in effective tax rate due to:
Change in valuation allowance
(4,474
(2,558
(4,872
Effect of entities with different tax rates
(28
(47
38
Non-deductible expenses
(11,501
(2,964
(3,015
Impact of different tax rate on temporary differences
(462
(119
Excess tax benefit on stock based compensation
1,562
2,178
4
Other
(172
(50
8
Effective income taxes
(159
(200
(160
e.Net operating loss carryforward:
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had an indefinite Net Operating Losses (“NOL”) carryforward for Israeli tax purposes of approximately $114,981. These NOL carryforwards can be carried forward and offset against taxable income. The Company also had a NOL carryforward for U.S. tax purposes of approximately $82,550 as of December 31, 2021. NOL’s for U.S. Federal income tax purposes (“Federal NOL’s”) generated in the years ended December 31, 2014 through 2017 will begin to expire in 2035 for federal income tax purposes. Federal NOL’s originating before January 1, 2018, are eligible to offset taxable income, if not otherwise limited under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) 382 limitations. Federal NOL’s generated after December 31, 2017, have an infinite carryforward period and are subject to 80% deduction limitation based upon pre-NOL deduction taxable income. All of the federal NOL’s of the Company are expected to be subject to certain limitations under 382 following that change in control that occurred upon acquisition of both ClearVoice, Working Not Working, Inc. and CreativeLive.
f.Basis of taxation:
The Israeli corporate tax rate was 23% for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
The Company has elected 2012 to be its election year to be eligible for “Beneficiary Enterprise” standing under amendment No. 60 to tax benefits section No. 51 to the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 (the “Law”).
Pursuant to the provisions of the Law, in the event that the Company is profitable for tax purposes, the Company’s undistributed income will be tax- exempt for a period of two years beginning from the year in which taxable income is first earned. In the remaining years of benefits (between three to eight years, depending on the level of non-Israeli investments), the Company will be liable to reduced corporate tax at the rate of 10% to 25%, based on the percentage of foreign ownership.
Any income derived from sources other than from the Beneficiary Enterprise would be subject to the statutory corporate tax rate.
The period of tax benefits described above is subject to limits of 12 years from the year of election.
The entitlement to the above benefits is conditional upon the Company’s fulfilling the conditions stipulated by the Law, regulations published there under and the letters of approval for the specific investments in “Beneficiary Enterprise.” In the event of failure to comply with these conditions, the benefits may be cancelled, and the Company may be required to refund the amount of the benefits, in whole or in part, including interest.
In December 2016, the Economic Efficiency Law (Legislative Amendments for Applying the Economic Policy for the 2017 and 2018 Budget Years), published Amendment No. 73 to the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments (the “2017 Amendment”) which reduces the corporate income tax rate to 24% (instead of 25%) effective from January 1, 2017 and to 23% effective from January 1, 2018. In addition, according to the 2017 Amendment, a preferred enterprise located in development area A will be subject to a tax rate of 7.5% instead of 9% effective from January 1, 2017 and thereafter (the tax rate applicable to preferred enterprises located in other areas remains at 16%).
In December 2016, pursuant to amendment No. 73 to the law, the tax rate on preferred Technological Enterprise income was reduced to 12%. This amendment became effective in January 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the scope of the amendment.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted into law. The new legislation represents fundamental and dramatic modifications to the U.S. tax system. The Act contains several key tax provisions that will impact the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries, including the reduction of the maximum U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. Other significant changes under the Act include, among others, a one-time repatriation tax on accumulated foreign earnings, a limitation of net operating loss deduction to 80% of taxable income, and indefinite carryover of post-2017 net operating losses. The Act also repeals the corporate alternative minimum tax for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Losses generated prior to January 1, 2018 will still be subject to the 20-year carryforward limitation and the alternative minimum tax. Other potential impacts due to the Act include the repeal of the domestic manufacturing deduction, modification of taxation of controlled foreign corporations, a base erosion anti-abuse tax, modification of interest expense limitation rules, modification of limitation on deductibility of excessive executive compensation, and taxation of global intangible low-taxed income.
The Company has evaluated the effect of the adoption of the Act on its financial statements and adjusted accordingly its tax rate for 2018 and beyond, therefore the impact of the change of the tax rate on the deferred tax assets net was recorded in 2017.
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As of December 31, 2021, the Company had open tax years for the periods between 2016 and 2021 in Israel and for the periods between 2017 and 2021 for the U.S. subsidiaries. The Company has NOL’s in the US from prior tax periods which may be subject to examination in future periods.