Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Zerify, Inc. (formerly known as StrikeForce Technologies, Inc.) (the “Company”), a software development and services company, offers a suite of integrated computer network security products using proprietary technology. The Company’s operations are based in Edison, New Jersey. On April 26, 2022, the Company applied for the Zerify trademark, ZERIFY™, which is intended to cover the categories of: · downloadable or recorded computer software for encryption; · downloadable or recorded computer software for cyber security assessment and protection; · anti-spyware software; downloadable or recorded computer application software for mobile devices, namely, software for protecting people from identity theft; · downloadable or recorded computer software for guarding users of computers and remote access devices from identity theft, featuring various software tools, namely, anti-keyboard logger and keyboard stroke encryption. On June 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors and by consent majority shareholder vote approved changing the Company’s name from StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. to Zerify, Inc. The name change was made to better reflect the Company’s business plans centered around its cyber security software products. On August 1, 2022, FINRA approved the Company’s Common Stock being quoted on the OTCQB Market under the symbol “ZRFY” (formerly “SFOR”). Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods have been included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2022 and notes thereto contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company as filed with the SEC on April 14, 2023. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary, BlockSafe Technologies, Inc. (“BST”). BST is owned 49% by the Company and 31% by three executive officers of the Company. BST meets the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and based on the determination that the Company is the primary beneficiary of BST. BST’s operating results, assets and liabilities are consolidated by the Company. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company and BST have a management agreement pursuant to which BST shall remit a monthly management fee of $36,000 to the Company; when BST reaches $1,000,000 in financing, BST will owe the Company an additional monthly management fee of approximately $140,000 for a three-year period. The management fee is eliminated in consolidation. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount of VIE cash on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets can be used only to settle obligations of BST. The amounts of VIE accounts payable, VIE Notes Payable, VIE Accrued Interest, and VIE Financing Obligation have no recourse to the Company’s general creditors. Going Concern The Company has yet to establish any history of profitable operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,669,000 and used cash in operating activities of $873,000 and at March 31, 2023, the Company had a stockholders’ deficit of $15,419,000. In addition, the Company is in default on notes payable and convertible notes payable in the aggregate amount of $2,825,000. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report published on our December 31, 2022 year-end financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be sufficient to continue operations through the next few months. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to continue to implement our business plan. Currently, management is attempting to increase revenues by selling through a channel of new distributors, value added resellers, strategic partners and original equipment manufacturers. While we believe in the viability of its strategy to increase revenues, there can be no assurances to that effect. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase its customer base and realize increased revenues. No assurance can be given that any future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution to its stockholders, in the case of equity financing. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon historical experience, existing and known circumstances, and other factors that management believes to be reasonable. In addition, the Company has considered the potential impact of the pandemic, as well as certain macroeconomic factors, including inflation, rising interest rates, and recessionary concerns, on its business and operations. Significant estimates include those related to accounting for financing obligations, assumptions used in valuing equity instruments issued for services, assumptions used in valuing derivative liabilities, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, and the accrual of potential liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Revenue Recognition The Company follows the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers The Company’s revenue consists of revenue from sales and support of our software products. Revenue primarily consists of sales of software licenses of our ProtectID®, GuardedID®, MobileTrust®, Zerify Meet™ and Zerify Defender™ products. The Company recognizes subscription revenue over a one-month period based on a typical monthly renewal cycle in accordance with its customer agreement terms. For service contracts, the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied, and the related revenue is recognized, as services are rendered. The Company offers no discounts, rebates, rights of return, or other allowances to clients which would result in the establishment of reserves against service revenue. To date, the Company has not incurred incremental costs in obtaining customer contracts. Cost of revenue includes direct costs and fees related to the sale of the Company’s products. The following tables present our revenue disaggregated by major product and service lines: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Software $ 19,000 $ 32,000 Service 3,000 - Total revenue $ 22,000 $ 32,000 Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company follows the authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy was established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows: Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions. The Company is required to use observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort. The Company believes the carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, convertible notes, and notes payables approximate fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s balance sheet includes Level 3 liabilities comprised of the fair value of embedded derivative liabilities of $265,000 and $112,000, respectively (see Note 8). Derivative Financial Instruments The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The Company evaluates embedded conversion features within its convertible debt to determine whether the embedded conversion features should be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for as a derivative. The fair value of the embedded derivatives are determined using the trinomial/binomial valuation method at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Stock-Based Compensation The Company periodically issues stock options, warrants, and shares of common stock as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting based on FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation The fair value of the Company’s stock options and warrants are estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or restricted stock, and future dividends. Compensation expense is recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model and based on actual experience. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future periods. Loss per Share Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued using the treasury stock method. Diluted loss per share excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. The following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Options to purchase common stock 150,633,000 83,133,001 Warrants to purchase common stock 476,049,076 68,981,234 Convertible notes 101,745,573 21 Convertible Series B Preferred stock 1,255,638 1,284,394 Total 729,683,287 153,398,650 Concentrations For the three months ended March 31, 2023, sales to two customers comprised 40% and 35% of revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, sales to four customers comprised 40%, 35%, 17% and 4% of revenues. At March 31, 2023, only two customers comprised more than 10% of accounts receivable. The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with one financial institution, in the form of demand deposits. At March 31, 2023, the Company had cash deposits that exceeded the federally insured limit of $250,000 per account. The Company believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to its cash balances because of its assessment of the creditworthiness and financial viability of the financial institution. Segments The Company operates in one segment for the development and distribution of our software products. In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and President, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to their similar customer base, single sales team, marketing department, customer service department, operations department, finance and accounting department to support its operations and similarities in: economic characteristics; nature of products and services; and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes. Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying financial statements. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt–- Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation–- Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity – Classified Written Call Options (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements. |