7. INCOME TAXES
For the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the local (United States) and foreign components of loss before income taxes were comprised of the following:
| For the year ended June 30, 2017 |
For the year ended June 30, 2016 |
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| Tax jurisdictions from: | ||||||||
| - Local | $ | (98,555 | ) | $ | (72,483 | ) | ||
| - Foreign, representing | ||||||||
| Anguilla | (25,509 | ) | (61,536 | ) | ||||
| Hong Kong | (580,246 | ) | (700,033 | ) | ||||
| Loss before income tax | $ | (704,310 | ) | $ | (834,052 | ) | ||
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
| For the year ended June 30, 2017 |
For the year ended June 30, 2016 |
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| Current: | ||||||||
| - Local | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| - Foreign (Hong Kong) | - | - | ||||||
| Deferred: | ||||||||
| - Local | - | - | ||||||
| - Foreign (Hong Kong) | - | - | ||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
The effective tax rate in the periods presented is the result of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that apply a broad range of income tax rates. The Company and its subsidiary that operate in various countries: United States and Anguilla that are subject to taxes in the jurisdictions in which they operate, as follows:
United States of America
Rito Group Corp. is registered in the State of Nevada and is subject to the tax laws of the United States of America. As of June 30, 2017, the operations in the United States of America incurred $171,038 of cumulative net operating losses which can be carried forward to offset future taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2035, if unutilized. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance of $59,863 against the deferred tax assets on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.
Anguilla
Under the current laws of the Republic of Anguilla (“Anguilla”), Sino Union International Limited is registered as an international business company which governs by the International Business Companies Act of Anguilla. A company is subject to Anguilla income tax if it does business in Anguilla. A company that incorporated in Anguilla, but does not do business in Anguilla, is not subject to income tax there. Sino Union International Limited did not do business in Anguilla for the year ended June 30, 2017, and it does not intend to do business in Anguilla in the future. For the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, Sino Union International Limited had a net operating loss of $25,509 and$61,536, respectively.
Hong Kong
Rito International Enterprise Company Limited is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax, which is charged at the statutory income tax rate of 16.5% on its assessable income. For the year ended June 30, 2017, Rito International incurred an cumulative operating loss of $1,354,464 for income tax purposes which can be carried forward to offset future taxable income at no expiration. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets of $223,487 on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.
The following table sets forth the significant components of the aggregate deferred tax assets of the Company as of June 30, 2017 and 2016:
| As of June 30, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | ||||||||
| - United States of America | $ | 59,863 | $ | 25,369 | ||||
| - Hong Kong | 223,487 | 115,505 | ||||||
| 283,350 | 140,874 | |||||||
| Less: valuation allowance | (283,350 | ) | (140,874 | ) | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | - | - | ||||||
Management believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be fully realizable in the future. Accordingly, the Company provided for a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets of $283,350 as of June 30, 2017. During the year ended June 30, 2017, the valuation allowance increased by $142,476, primarily relating to net operating loss carryforwards from the various tax regime.