Income Taxes - Effective income tax rate (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | |
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Aug. 31, 2021 |
Aug. 31, 2020 |
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| Income Taxes | ||
| Federal statutory rate (21%) | $ (5,738,000) | $ (19,000,000) |
| Non-deductible penalties and other permanent differences | 333,000 | 49,000 |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit | (1,607,000) | (1,688,000) |
| Redetermination of prior year taxes | (812,000) | 184,000 |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 747,000 | |
| Preferred Option exchange expense | 13,039,000 | |
| Loss on inducement | 453,000 | |
| Change in fair value of derivative and warrant liability | (368,000) | |
| Change in valuation allowance | 7,866,000 | $ 6,584,000 |
| Net income tax provision | $ 42,000 | |
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- Definition Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of derivative and warrant liability. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount represents the effective income tax rate of loss on debt extinguishment. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount represents the information related to loss on inducement No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. No definition available.
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- Definition NA No definition available.
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- Definition Amount represents the information related to preferred option exchange expense. No definition available.
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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