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, 2017 and 2016 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, 2018 the outstanding balance of $21,888 was paid in full including all interest due, in 2017, $0 was 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. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 $91,257 was paid against the principal of the loan, in 2017, $0 was repaid on the principal of the loan. The principal balances of the loan was $62,743 and $154,000 as of December 31 2018 and 2017 respectively. The related interest for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $15,278 and $4,400 respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company paid the remaining balance due Ms. Karloff in the amount of $62,743. In December 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 Note carries a 10% interest rate. The note has a current balance of $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. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company accrued interest in the amount of $616 on the Q211 Note. 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. The Q411 Note is convertible into Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustments. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company accrued interest in the amount of $247 on the Q411 Note. In May 2018, James Bowdring and his children participated in the “2018 Convertible Notes” offerings in the aggregate principal amount of $40,000. The 2018 Convertible Notes accrue interest at the rate of 9% per annum which is paid in stock. These Notes are due on March 31, 2021. The notes are convertible into shares of common stock at a price of $0.20 per share, provided, that if the Company completes a subsequent equity financing, the holders of the 2018 Convertible Notes can elect to convert the notes in shares of our common stock at a price equal to 75% of the price paid per share in such subsequent equity financing. The Company has been renting our corporate office from Forty Four Realty Trust which is owned by James Bowdring, the brother of Director & Acting Chief Financial Officer, Robert Bowdring since November 2012. It is a month to month rental arrangement for what the Company believes is less than the fair market real estate rental rate for comparable leases. The current rent is $600 per month, or $7,200 annually. 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 $778 and $234 with Superior during the first three months of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Principal balances of the Related Party loans were as follows: March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 James Bowdring Family - 2011 Notes 35,000 35,000 James Bowdring Family – 2018 Convertible Notes 40,000 40,000 Kathleen Karloff Note - 62,743 Less discount (27,520 ) (30,913 ) Total, net of discount $ 47,480 $ 106,830 Interest expense on the Related Party loans was $1,751 and $2,792 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances include expenses reports for Ms. Karloff and Mr. Bowdring for expenses they paid for personally related to travel or normal business expenses. As of March 31, 2019 they were $1,762 and as of December 31, 2018, they were $1,676. |