RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS As of January 31, 2019, and January 31, 2018, related parties are due a total of $1,543,088 and $537,325, respectively. January 31, 2019 January 31, 2018 Related party payable (1)(2)(4)(5)(6)(7) $ 1,040,349 $ 505,035 Notes payable (3) 502,739 30,000 Total related party transactions $ 1,543,088 $ 537,325 Services provided from related parties: Twelve Months Ended January 31, 2019 2018 Mr. Jeffery Taylor (1) $ 115,000 $ 115,000 Mr. Don Lee Taylor (1) 105,000 105,000 Ms. Jennifer Taylor (2) 36,000 29,456 Mr. Michael Rountree (4) 120,000 1,205,000 L. John Lewis (5) 120,000 80,000 S. Randall Oveson (6) 120,000 80,000 Mr. Andy Tucker (7) 120,000 73,334 $ 736,000 $ 1,687,790 Interest expenses from related parties: Twelve Months Ended January 31, 2019 2018 Mr. Jeffery Taylor (3) $ 133 $ 150 Mr. Don Lee Taylor (3) 136 150 Mr. Michael Rountree (4) 929 - Mr. Lewis (5) 857 - $ 2,085 $ 300 (1) Effective December 17, 2015, Mr. Jeffery Taylor was appointed to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Mr. Don Lee Taylor was appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On December 21, 2015, the Company entered into employment agreements with Mr. Jeffery Taylor and Mr. Don Lee Taylor for a period of 24 months, where after the contract may be renewed in one-year terms at the election of both parties. Jeffery Taylor shall receive an annual gross salary of $115,000 and Don Lee Taylor shall receive an annual gross salary of $105,000 payable in equal installments on the last day of each calendar month and which may be accrued until such time as the Company has sufficient cash flow to settle amounts payable. Further under the terms of the respective agreements all inventions, innovations, improvements, know-how, plans, development, methods, designs, analyses, specifications, software, drawings, reports and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice) which relate to any of the Company's actual or proposed business activities and which are created, designed or conceived, developed or made by the Executive during the Executive's past or future employment by the Company or any Affiliates, or any predecessor thereof ("Work Product"), belong to the Company, or its Affiliates, as applicable. (2) For twelve months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018 the Company was invoiced a total of $36,000 and $29,456, respectively, as consulting services by Ms. Jennifer Taylor, sister of the Company's officers and directors. (3) On February 17, 2016, the Company issued promissory notes to Mr. Jeffery Taylor, CEO, in the amount of $17,500 and to Mr. Don Lee Taylor, CFO, in the amount of $17,500, respectively. The notes bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum, maturing on August 17, 2016. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, the company repaid $2,500 to Mr. Jeffery Taylor and $2,500 to Mr. Don Lee Taylor. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2018, the company repaid $5,000 to Mr. Jeffery Taylor and $2,000 to Mr. Don Lee Taylor. (4) On June 21, 2017, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Michael Rountree whereby Mr. Rountree agreed to serve as the Company's Chief Operating Officer for two years unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement. During his period of employment, Mr. Rountree has a base salary at an annual rate of $120,000. The Board shall review the Base Salary on an annual basis and may, but is not required to, make upward adjustments from time to time. We recorded $120,000 in the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2019 under the terms of this agreement and $80,000 in the same month period ended January 31, 2018, all of which remains unpaid. Rountree Consulting Inc., a company controlled by our COO, provides marketing and advertising services, site and app hosting and network administration, support finance and bookkeeping work and technical & design services to the Company. During the twelve months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018, Rountree Consulting Inc. invoiced $nil and $1,125,000, respectively. During the year ended January 31, 2019, the Company issued promissory notes to Mr. Rountree in the accumulated amount of $309,739. The notes bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum, each is due nine months from issue date. (5) On June 21, 2017, Ga-Du entered into an employment agreement with L. John Lewis whereby Mr. Lewis accepted employment as Chief Executive Officer of Ga-Du for two years unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement. During his period of employment, Mr. Lewis has a base salary at an annual rate of $120,000. The Board shall review the Base Salary on an annual basis and may, but is not required to, make upward adjustments from time to time. We recorded $120,000 in the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2019 under the terms of this agreement and $80,000 in the same period ended January 31, 2018, all of which remains unpaid. During the three months ended April 30, 2018, Mr. Lewis paid $175,000 to third parties on behalf of the Company which amount has been recorded in Accounts payable – related parties. On July 31, 2018, the Company issued promissory notes to Mr. Lewis to convert the payable to note payable in the amount of $170,000. The notes bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum, each is due nine month from issue date. (6) On June 21, 2017, Ga-Du Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eco Science Solutions Inc. entered into an employment agreement with S. Randall Oveson whereby Mr. Oveson accepted employment as Chief Operating Officer of Ga-Du for two years unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement. During his period of employment, Mr. Oveson has a base salary at an annual rate of $120,000. The Board shall review the Base Salary on an annual basis and may, but is not required to, make upward adjustments from time to time. We recorded $120,000 in the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2019 under the terms of this agreement and $80,000 in the same period ended January 31, 2018, all of which remains unpaid. (7) On June 21, 2017, Ga-Du entered into a consulting agreement with Andy Tucker, whereby Mr. Tucker will provide services to the Cannabis industry under development by the Company, as well as act as an advisor to various State regulators concerning the Cannabis industry for two years unless terminated earlier in accordance with the agreement. During the period of the agreement, Mr. Tucker has a base salary at an annual rate of $120,000. Compensation payments shall be divided into twelve (12) equal monthly payments, payable in arrears on the last day of each month following the commencement of the agreement, provided that any partial month worked shall be payable on the last day of such partial month. We recorded $120,000 in the twelve month period ended January 31, 2019 under the terms of this agreement and $73,334 in the same period ended January 31, 2018, all of which remains unpaid. Mr. Tucker holds approximately 11.45% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares. |