Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 8 – Notes Payable and Other Related Party Transactions On September 18, 2008, the Company entered into a related party transaction with Dr. Claude Ranoux. Dr. Ranoux was then the President, Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Company; as of the date of this filing he is a Director. Dr. Ranoux had loaned funds to the Company to sustain its operations since January 5, 2007 (inception). Dr. Ranoux’s total original cumulative investment as of December 31, 2008 was $96,462, as of December 31, 2015 it is $21,888 (“the Principal Amount”) in INVO Bioscience. On March 26, 2009, the Company and Dr. Ranoux agreed to re-write the agreement to a non-convertible note payable bearing interest at 5% per annum, the term of the note had been extended, and has been extended a couple of additional times, the current repayment date is October 31, 2018. The Company and Dr. Ranoux can jointly decide to repay the loan earlier without prepayment penalties. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, $20,000 respectively were repaid on the principal of the loan. On March 5, 2009, the Company entered into a related party transaction with Kathleen Karloff, the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company. Ms. Karloff provided a short-term loan in the amount of $75,000 bearing interest at 5% per annum to the Company to fund operations. In May 2009, Ms. Karloff loaned to the Company an additional $13,000, making her total cumulative loan $88,000 as of December 31, 2011. This note was due on September 15, 2009, which has since been extended a few times to its current date of October 31, 2018. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, Ms. Karloff loaned the Company an additional $66,000 at an interest rate of 0% by entering into a note payable agreement in satisfaction of expenses incurred by her for amounts previously advanced to the Company. This note currently has the same expiration date as the others which is October 31, 2018. On December 28, 2009 James Bowdring, the brother of Director Robert Bowdring invested $100,000 acquiring 666,667 shares of restricted common stock. In April 2011, the Company issued a new short term convertible note (“Q211 Note”) payable to James Bowdring in the amount of $50,000. The Q211 Note carries a 10% interest rate and was due in full, two months from the date of issuance. The note was past due and is partially still open, as of this date the balance is $25,000. The Q211 Note is convertible into Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.03 per share, subject to adjustments. In addition to the Q211 Note, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,666,667 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $0.03 per share, as of this date the warrants have expired. The Company valued the Q211 Note’s warrants issued as consideration for the notes payable via the Black-Scholes valuation method. The total fair value calculated for the conversion was approximately $39,500, and for the warrants was approximately $45,500 both of which were recorded as a derivative liability on the Company’s balance sheet. In September 2011, the Company made a principal payment on the Q211 Note in the amount of $25,000. In November 2011, the Company issued a new convertible note (“Q411 Note”) payable to James Bowdring in the amount of $10,000. The Q411 Note carries a 10% interest rate and is due in full, two months from the date of issuance. The Q411 Note is convertible into Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustments. In addition to the Q411 Note, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $0.02 per share, as of this date the warrants have expired. The Company valued the Bridge Note’s warrants issued as consideration for the notes payable via the Black-Scholes valuation method. The total fair value calculated for the conversion option was $2,345, and for the warrants was $4,076 both of which were recorded as a derivative liability on the Company’s balance sheet. In Other Related Party Transactions, we have been renting our corporate office from Forty Four Realty Trust which is owned by James Bowdring, the brother of Director, Robert Bowdring since November 2012. It is a month to month rental arrangement for less than the going fair market real estate rental rate. We have been paying $4,800 annually since 2012. In addition the Company purchases stationary supplies and marketing items at discounted rates from Superior Printing & Promotions which is also owned by James Bowdring and is in the same building as our corporate office. INVO Bioscience spent $0 with Superior Printing during both of the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 respectively. Principal balances of the Related Party loans were as follows: June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Claude Ranoux Note $ 21,888 $ 21,888 James Bowdring – Q211 Note 25,000 25,000 James Bowdring- Q411 Note 10,000 10,000 Kathleen Karloff Note 154,000 154,000 Total $ 210,888 $ 210,888 Interest expense on the Related Party loans was $2,503 and $3,548 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances include expenses reports for Ms. Karloff, Dr. Ranoux and Mr. Bowdring for expenses they paid for personally related to travel or normal business expenses and interest owed on their notes to the Company are $145,000 and $142,000 as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 respectively. |