Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lightstone REIT I and its Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries (over which Lightstone REIT I exercises financial and operating control). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In addition, interests in entities acquired are evaluated based on applicable accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”), and if deemed to be variable interest entities (“VIE”) in which the Company is the primary beneficiary are also consolidated. If the interest in the entity is determined not to be a VIE, then the entity is evaluated for consolidation based on legal form, economic substance, and the extent to which the Company has control, substantive participating rights or both under the respective ownership agreement. For entities in which the Company has less than a controlling interest but have significant influence, the Company accounts for the investment using the equity method of accounting. There are judgments and estimates involved in determining if an entity in which the Company has made an investment is a VIE and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. The entity is evaluated to determine if it is a VIE by, among other things, calculating the percentage of equity being risked compared to the total equity of the entity. Determining expected future losses involves assumptions of various possibilities of the results of future operations of the entity, assigning a probability to each possibility and using a discount rate to determine the net present value of those future losses. A change in the judgments, assumptions, and estimates outlined above could result in consolidating an entity that should not be consolidated or accounting for an investment using the equity method that should in fact be consolidated, the effects of which could be material to our financial statements. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and related notes as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”). The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) and accruals necessary in the judgment of management for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Lightstone Value Plus REIT I, Inc. and its Subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during a reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to the valuation of real estate and real-estate related investments, marketable securities, notes receivable, depreciable lives, and revenue recognition. Application of these assumptions requires the exercise of judgment as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 included herein has been derived from the consolidated balance sheet included in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K. The unaudited consolidated statements of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any other period. Income Taxes The Company elected to be taxed and qualify as a REIT, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2005. If the Company remains qualified as a REIT, it generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its net taxable income that it distributes currently to its stockholders. To maintain its REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it annually distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income, as calculated in accordance with GAAP), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain. If the Company fails to remain qualified for taxation as a REIT in any subsequent year and does not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, its income for that year will be taxed at regular corporate rates, and it may be precluded from qualifying for treatment as a REIT for the four-year period following its failure to qualify as a REIT. Such an event could materially adversely affect its net income and net cash available for distribution to its stockholders. Additionally, even if the Company continues to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it may still be subject to some U.S. federal, state and local taxes on its income and property and to U.S. federal income taxes and excise taxes on its undistributed income, if any. To maintain its qualification as a REIT, the Company engages in certain activities through a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), including when the Company acquires or develops and constructs a hotel it usually establishes a new TRS and enters into an operating lease agreement for the hotel. As such, the Company is subject to U.S. federal and state income and franchise taxes from these activities. The Company’s income tax expense is included in other income/(expense), net on its consolidated statements of operations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $ 0.1 0.9 21 49 As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had no Revenues The following table represents the total hotel revenues from hotel operations on a disaggregated basis: Schedule of revenues on a disaggregated For the For the 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenues Room $ 7,789 $ 6,705 $ 12,176 $ 9,700 Food, beverage and other 6,552 6,238 12,184 10,787 Total revenues $ 14,341 $ 12,943 $ 24,360 $ 20,487 St. Augustine Land Holdings The Company wholly owns the St. Augustine Land Holdings, consisting of various adjacent land parcels located in St. Augustine, Florida on which it previously operated the St. Augustine Outlet Center, a commercial retail property, through July 15, 2022. The St. Augustine Outlet Center was substantially demolished during the third quarter of 2022 in order to prepare the site’s various land parcels for potential sale and/or lease. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company completed the disposition of a parcel of land, which was part of the St. Augustine Land Holdings, to an unrelated third-party for a contractual sales price of $ 1.5 1.1 14.8 10.9 As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the aggregate carrying value of the St. Augustine Land Holdings was $ 2.1 6.0 New Accounting Pronouncements In November 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant expenses. The amendments will require entities to disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within segment profit and loss, as well as the title and position of the CODM. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is evaluating the guidance and the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements. In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which includes amendments that further enhance income tax disclosures, primarily through standardization and disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is evaluating the guidance and the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company has reviewed and determined that other recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows, or do not apply to its current operations. Concentration of Risk As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had cash deposited in certain financial institutions in excess of U.S. federally insured levels. The Company regularly monitors the financial stability of these financial institutions and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to its cash and cash equivalents or restricted cash. Current Environment The Company’s operating results and financial condition are substantially impacted by the overall health of local, U.S. national and global economies and may be influenced by market and other challenges. Additionally, the Company’s business and financial performance may be adversely affected by current and future economic and other conditions; including, but not limited to, availability or terms of financings, financial markets volatility and banking failures, political upheaval or uncertainty, natural and man-made disasters, terrorism and acts of war, unfavorable changes in laws and regulations, outbreaks of contagious diseases, cybercrime, loss of key relationships, inflation and recession. The Company’s overall performance depends in part on worldwide economic and geopolitical conditions and their impacts on consumer behavior. Worsening economic conditions, increases in costs due to inflation, higher interest rates, labor and supply chain challenges and other changes in economic conditions could adversely affect the Company’s future results from operations and its financial condition. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts may have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. Supplemental Cash Flow Information Supplemental cash flow information for the periods indicated is as follows: Summary of supplemental cash flow information For the 2024 2023 Cash paid for interest $ 11,474 $ 11,856 Distributions declared but not paid $ - $ 3,807 Capital expenditures for investment property in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 26 $ 1,208 Holding loss/gain on marketable securities $ - $ 151 Value of shares issued from distribution reinvestment program $ - $ 167 Proceeds from mortgage financing held by related party $ - $ 28,643 |