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. Dr. Ranoux had loaned funds to the Company to sustain its operations since January 5, 2007 (inception). Dr. Ranoux’s loan outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $21,888 (“the Principal Amount”). The loan accrues interest at 5% per annum, the term of the note has been extended a several times, and 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 three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, $0 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 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 another convertible note (“Q411 Note”) payable to James Bowdring in the amount of $10,000. The Q411 Note carries a 10% interest rate and was 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. The Company has 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 $1,700 and $4,100 with Superior during 2017 and 2016, respectively. Principal balances of the Related Party loans were as follows: March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 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, 792 2,912 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 are represented in the following table: March 31, December 31, 2018 2017 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 122,000 $ 127,000 |