SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of the Business VerifyMe, Inc. (“VerifyMe,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 10, 1999. The Company is based in Rochester, New York and its common stock, par value $ 0.001 The Company is a technology solutions provider specializing in products to connect brands with consumers. VerifyMe technologies give brand owners the ability to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. VerifyMe technologies also provide brand protection and supply chain functions such as counterfeit prevention, authentication, serialization, and track and trace features for labels, packaging and products. We began to commercialize our covert luminescent pigment VerifyInk TM Reclassifications Certain amounts presented for the three months ended March 31, 2021, reflect reclassifications made to conform to the presentation in our current reporting period. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements (the “Interim Statements”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements are not included herein. The Interim Statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 14, 2022. The accompanying Interim Statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022, or for any future interim periods. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company’s financial instruments consist of accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and accrued expenses, equity investments, and long-term derivative liabilities. The carrying value of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because of their short maturities. The Company believes the carrying amount of its notes payable approximate fair value based on rates and other terms currently available to the Company for similar debt instruments. The Company follows FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” and applies it to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. The statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories: Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data The level in the fair value within which a fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments that are measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheets on a recurring basis, and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of December, 31 2021 and March 31, 2022 Amounts in Thousands ('000) December 31, 2021: Amount ($) Level 1 ($) Level 2 ($) Level 3 ($) Short Term Investment 88 88 - - Equity Investment 10,964 - - 10,964 Derivative Liability (71 ) - - (71 ) March 31, 2022: Amount ($) Level 1 ($) Level 2 ($) Level 3 ($) Short Term Investment 143 143 - - Equity Investment 11,162 - - 11,162 Derivative Liability (126 ) - - (126 ) Variable Interest Entity The Company has determined that G3 VRM Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GGGVU) (the “SPAC”, see FN 2 – Equity Investments), a Delaware corporation and special purpose acquisition company, is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which the Company has a variable interest but is not the primary beneficiary. Making the determination as to whether a VIE should be consolidated requires judgement in assessing if the Company is the primary beneficiary. To make this determination, the Company evaluated its power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the SPAC. The Company concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE and as such, does not consolidate the SPAC. The Company reassess its evaluation of whether an entity is a VIE and if it continues to be a VIE, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, on an ongoing basis based on the current facts and circumstances surrounding the entity. Equity Investments When the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in an entity but can exert influence over the entity’s operations and financial policies, the investment is accounted for either (i) under the equity method of accounting or (ii) at fair value by electing the fair value option available under applicable generally accepted accounting policies. The Company has elected the fair value option for its equity investment in the SPAC (see FN2 – Equity Investments) and its equity security under short term investment on the balance sheets, as it has determined the fair value best reflects the economic performance of the equity investment. Changes in unrecognized gains or losses of the fair value of the equity investments are included in Other Income, Net on the accompanying Statements of Operations. Revenue Recognition The Company accounts for revenues according to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers” The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements: · identify the contract with a customer; · identify the performance obligations in the contract; · determine the transaction price; · allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and · recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company’s revenues primarily consisted of revenue generated from printing labels and through our product authentication technology, as well as our customer engagement technology. Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share of Common Stock The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share,” when reporting earnings per share resulting in the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Because the Company reported a net loss for each of the periods presented, common stock equivalents, including preferred stock, stock options and warrants were anti-dilutive; therefore, the amounts reported for basic and diluted loss per share were the same. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, there were shares potentially issuable, that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to the Company’s losses during the periods presented. 4,843,000 483,000 437,000 3,779,000 144,000 4,397,000 474,000 3,779,000 144,000 Stock-Based Compensation We account for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation”, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the grant date. We estimate the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model include risk-free interest rates, expected volatility and expected life of the stock options. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect estimates of fair value stock-based compensation, and the compensation expense recorded in future periods. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line method. For performance restricted stock units with stock price appreciation targets (see FN 6 – Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Warrants) We account for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Based Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”), which aligns accounting for share-based payments issued to nonemployees to that of employees under the existing guidance of Topic 718, with certain exceptions. This update supersedes previous guidance for equity-based payments to nonemployees under Subtopic 505-50, Equity – Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. All issuances of stock options or other equity instruments to non-employees as consideration for goods or services received by the Company are accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. Non-employee equity-based payments are recorded as an expense over the service period, as if we had paid cash for the services. At the end of each financial reporting period, prior to vesting or prior to the completion of the services, the fair value of the equity-based payments will be re-measured, and the non-cash expense recognized during the period will be adjusted accordingly. Since the fair value of equity-based payments granted to non-employees is subject to change in the future, the amount of the future expense will include fair value re-measurements until the equity-based payments are fully vested or the service completed. |