Commitments and Contingencies | NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company has obligations under both a financing lease and operating lease, as detailed below. Operating Lease Obligations The Company entered into a lease for office space in February 2017 and has signed various extensions since then, the latest of which expired on August 31, 2020. In August 2020 the Company extended the lease agreement through August 31, 2021 at a rate of $1,038 per month. Amortization of $2,993 was recorded as rent expense in the three month period ending March 31, 2021, leaving an operating right-of-use asset at March 31, 2021 of $4,988 and an operating lease liability of $4,988. Cash payments of $6,264 were made for rent expense in the three months ended March 31, 2021. Obligations under this lease are as follows: 2021 2022 2023 Office lease $ 5,190 $ - $ - Upon the adoption of ASC 842, the calculation of our lease obligation using a discount rate of 8% resulted in an immaterial difference and therefore, no interest will be imputed on the lease obligation. There are five months remaining on the office lease, which terminates August 31, 2021. Consulting Agreement In September 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Waterside Capital Advisers, Inc. to raise capital for the Company and provide other consulting services. Under the terms of the agreement, 50,000 shares of common stock were to be issued upon signing the agreement, 75,000 shares of common stock were to be issued 30 days after the signing date and an additional 75,000 shares are to be issued 60 days after the signing date. Accordingly, the Company valued the shares at $200,000 of which was expended in the year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, the agreement provides that the consultant be paid $5,000 per month for services, which fee will be accrued until such time as the Company and consultant agree acceptable financing has been raised, at which point payment of all accrued but unpaid fees will be made. In accordance with the agreement a $15,000 consultant fee was accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Further, the agreement contains a long-term incentive whereby an additional 2,000,000 shares of common stock may be earned by the consultant upon the achieving of certain milestones as detailed in the agreement. In June 2020, the Company entered into consulting agreements with Roger Gill and Peter Kristensen. Both of the agreements begin June 22, 2020 and run for a period of twelve months, terminating June 30, 2021. Under the terms of the agreements Mr. Gill will receive 500,000 shares of restricted common stock and Mr. Kristensen will receive 100,000 shares of restricted stock for their services. The fair-value of the stock was $565,500 and was recorded as a prepaid. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the company amortized $139,438 of the prepaid expense. As of March 31, 2021, there is a remaining balance of $128,593 to be amortized over the term of the agreements. On March 15, 2020 the Company entered into a service agreement with an investor relations/public relations firm to provide advisory services to the Company. The contract is a one year contract, but may be cancelled with thirty days notice any time after the 91 st day of the agreement. Under the agreement the consultant receives a fee of $ 3,500 per month, from which fee it pays all of its expenses. In addition, consultant received 750,000 shares of restricted common stock, earned in quarterly tranches of 187,500 shares, deemed earned and issuable after services are provided for each quarter. As of March 31, 2021 all of the shares to which the Company is obligated under this agreement have been issued and earned. The shares were issued at $ 0.50 per share for a total value of $ 375,000 . The amount has been recorded in prepaid expenses, with the final $ 76,027 being expensed in the three-month period ended March 31, 2021. |