SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (A) Use of Estimates in Financial Statements The Company has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reported periods. The Company’s actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company reviews all significant estimates affecting the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis and records the effect of any necessary adjustments prior to their issuance. Significant estimates made by the Company include: contingent liabilities, incremental borrowing rate, and stock-based compensation and other stock-based valuations. (B) Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Basanite, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Basanite Industries, LLC, Basalt America, LLC, formerly known as Rockstar Acquisitions, LLC, HLM Paymeon, Inc. and Paymeon Brands, Inc. All significant intercompany balances have been eliminated in consolidation. (C) Cash The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash on deposit with financial institutions in the United States, which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") up to $250,000. The Company's credit loss in the event of failure of these financial institutions is represented by the difference between the FDIC limit and the total amounts on deposit. Management monitors the financial institutions credit worthiness in conjunction with balances on deposit to minimize risk. (D) Inventories The Company’s inventories consist of raw materials and finished goods, both purchased and manufactured. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Raw inventory consists of basalt fiber and other necessary elements to produce the basalt rebar. On a quarterly basis, the Company analyzes its inventory levels and records allowances for inventory that has become obsolete and inventory that has a cost basis in excess of the expected net realizable value. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an impairment charge related to obsolete inventory. No impairment charge was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company’s inventory at December 31, 2019 and 2018 was comprised of: December 31, December 31, 2018 Finished goods $ 47,462 $ 56,586 Raw materials 112,010 — Total inventory $ 159,472 $ 56,586 (E) Fixed assets Fixed assets are stated at cost, subject to adjustments for impairment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using a straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Computer equipment 3 years Machinery 7 years Leasehold improvements 15 years Office furniture and equipment 5 years Land improvements 15 years Website development 3 years Maintenance and repairs are charged to expenses as incurred, and improvements to leased facilities and equipment are capitalized. Fixed assets consist of the following: December 31, December 31, 2018 Computer equipment $ 7,268 $ 13,813 Machinery 578,347 20,000 Leasehold improvements 137,217 — Office furniture and equipment 62,926 — Land improvements 7,270 — Website development 27,275 24,775 Total fixed assets 820,303 58,588 Accumulated depreciation (48,307 ) (34,888 ) Total fixed assets, net $ 771,996 $ 23,700 Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $17,143 compared to $40,202 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. (F) Deposits The Company’s deposits consist of the deposits made on equipment. The deposits are reclassified as part of the fixed asset cost when received and placed into service. The Company reclassified $200,000 of deposits from December 31, 2018 into machinery during the year ended December 31, 2019. (G) Accrued expenses The Company’s accrued expenses consist of the following: December 31, December 31, 2018 Accrued payroll $ 296,184 $ 271,354 Accrued payroll taxes 25,144 20,758 Accrued interest (1) 98,091 276,362 Credit cards payable 49,715 59,357 Accrued expenses 20,045 5,216 Total accrued expenses $ 489,179 $ 633,047 (1) As of December 31, 2018, the balance included $68,267 of accrued interest on the judgement with CalSTRS (See Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies, Legal Matters for more details). As of December 31, 2019, this amount has been reclassed to accrued legal liability. See item (H) Accrued legal liability (H) Accrued legal liability The Company’s accrued legal liability consist of the following: December 31, December 31, 2018 Accrued consulting fees (1) $ 315,000 $ — Judgement payable (1) 388,867 — Accrued interest on judgement (2) 86,739 — Total accrued legal liability $ 790,606 $ — (1) As of December 31, 2018, these balances were included in Accounts payable. As of December 31, 2019, this amount has been reclassed to accrued legal liability. Accrued consulting fees are part of the litigation with RAW Energy Material Corp. Judgement payable is the amount of the judgement to be paid to CalSTRS. (See Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies, Legal Matters for more details.) (2) As of December 31, 2018, the balance of $68,267 was included in Accrued interest. See item (G) Accrued expenses above (I) Loss Per Share The basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares during the period. The diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of shares adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity. The following are dilutive shares not included in the loss per share computation: December 31, December 31, 2018 Options 5,042,500 2,587,500 Warrants 29,849,761 18,025,000 Convertible shares 984,014 2,715,897 35,876,275 23,328,397 (J) Stock-Based Compensation The Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Under FASB ASC Topic 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the grant. The Company used the Black Scholes valuation model to determine the fair value of the grants issued, using the following key assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018: 2019 2018 Expected price volatility 118.66 - 152.63 % — Risk-free interest rate 2.32 - 2.41 % — Expected life in years 4 - 10 — Dividend yield — — (K) Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements Accounting guidance on non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements requires that a non-controlling interest in the equity of a subsidiary be accounted for and reported as equity; provides revised guidance on the treatment of net income and losses attributable to the non-controlling interest and changes in ownership interests in a subsidiary; and requires additional disclosures that identify and distinguish between the interests of the controlling and non-controlling owners. Net loss attributable to the non-controlling interests totaling $0 and $540 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are included in the consolidated financial statements. On February 12, 2019, as a result of the termination of the RAW License Agreement (see Note 9), the Company agreed to settle with the non-controlling investors in Basalt America Territory 1, LLC to unwind this investment. In the settlement, the Company issued 2,010,000 restricted common shares. The non-controlling investors were issued these shares on March 21, 2019 and the Company took control of the previous 44.7% of Basalt America Territory 1, LLC, formerly representing the non-controlling interest as of December 31, 2018 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As a result of this unwinding, Basalt America Territory 1, LLC was fully consolidated into Basalt America. (L) Income Taxes On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act’s most significant change to the U.S. corporate income tax system was the federal corporate rate reduction from 35% to 21%. The provisions in the Tax Act are effective January 1, 2018. The Company has not recorded any income tax expense or benefit for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 due to its history of net operating losses. The provision for income taxes was calculated as a result of the following (in thousands): December 31, 2019 2018 Federal tax at statutory rate $ (823 ) $ (2,183 ) State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (171 ) (377 ) Change of valuation allowance 987 2,423 Non-deductible expenses and other 7 137 Provision for income tax $ — $ — The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands): December 31, 2019 2018 Deferred tax assets: Net operating loss carryforwards $ 4,356 $ 4,897 TCJA Adjustment — (1,367 ) Accruals and allowances 10 — Stock-based compensation 1,059 573 Impairment — 183 Total deferred tax assets 5,425 4,286 Valuation allowance (5,425 ) (4,286 ) Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance — — Deferred tax liabilities: Property, equipment and intangible assets (57 ) — Total deferred tax liabilities (57 ) — Valuation allowance 57 — Total deferred tax liabilities net of valuation allowance — — Net deferred tax assets $ — $ — As of December 31, 2019, the Company has a valuation allowance of approximately $5.4 million related to federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $17.2 million. The amount of the valuation allowance represented an increase of approximately $1.1 million over the amount recorded as of December 31, 2018, and was due to the increase in net operating losses. If not utilized, federal net operating losses of $4.2 million may be carried forward indefinitely, and $13 million will expire at various times between 2031 and 2037. State net operating losses follow federal. Management has evaluated all other tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements and determined the Company had no uncertain income tax positions at December 31, 2019. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and Florida. The Company is subject to U.S. federal and Florida state tax examinations for certain years after 2016. |