v3.26.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]  
Income Tax Expense Recognized in Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss

Income tax expense recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss is comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Current income tax expense

 

 

48

 

 

 

-

 

Deferred income tax expense/(recovery)

 

 

420

 

 

 

(10,659

)

Total income tax expense/(recovery)

 

 

468

 

 

 

(10,659

)

Summary of Reconciliation of Income Taxes at Switzerland Statutory Rates with Reported Taxes

A reconciliation of income taxes at Switzerland statutory rates with reported taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)/income from continuing operations before taxes

 

 

(76,412

)

 

(25,899

)

 

28,240

 

Income from discontinuing operations before taxes

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,270,788

 

Total (loss)/income before taxes

 

 

(76,412

)

 

(25,899

)

 

1,299,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory tax rate (Switzerland 2025; Canada prior years)

 

 

11.9

%

 

27.0

%

 

27.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected income tax (recovery)/expense at statutory tax rate

 

 

(9,055

)

 

(6,993

)

 

350,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items not taxable for income tax purposes

 

 

3,688

 

 

(4,311

)

 

(348,159

)

Effect of lower tax rate in foreign jurisdiction

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(162

)

Foreign exchange related to the weakening of the Argentine Pesos

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

5,670

 

Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other

 

 

5,835

 

 

645

 

 

2,573

 

Tax expense/(recovery)

 

 

468

 

 

(10,659

)

 

10,659

 

Summary of Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax loss carryforwards

 

 

2,568

 

 

 

8,351

 

Loans to Exar Capital

 

 

-

 

 

 

217

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

21

 

Capital assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,234

 

Investment in Cauchari-Olaroz project

 

 

577

 

 

 

71

 

Other

 

 

839

 

 

 

-

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

3,984

 

 

 

13,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

 

(816

)

 

 

-

 

Capital assets

 

 

(674

)

 

 

-

 

Financing costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,295

)

Convertible debt

 

 

(2,914

)

 

 

(11,290

)

Other

 

 

-

 

 

 

(309

)

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(4,404

)

 

 

(13,894

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Income Tax Liability

 

 

(420

)

 

 

-

 

Summary of Temporary Differences for Deferred Tax Assets Recognized

Deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax assets are recognized as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Deductible temporary differences

 

 

63,913

 

 

 

78,412