SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed. As such, the information included in these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K including the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 19, 2023, which was amended with the filing of Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 15, 2023, to restate the audited financial statements to correct errors related to Class A common stock subject to possible redemption and stockholders’ deficit. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these condensed financial statements include all adjustments, which are only of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2023 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 or any future periods. Emerging Growth Company The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Further, section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. Use of Estimates The preparation of the unaudited financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed balance sheets. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the balance sheet, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability and forward purchase agreement. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Cash – Restricted Cash that is encumbered or otherwise restricted as to its use is included in cash – restricted. As of December 31, 2022 the balance was $700,000. Cash – restricted at December 31, 2022 represents cash that was withdrawn from the trust account to pay taxes, but was not used to pay taxes due to a change in the amount of taxes due, and as such is due back to the trust. This amount, net of 2023 taxes due, was transferred back to the trust in April 2023. Cash Held in Trust Account At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $32.8 million and $31.7 million, respectively, in cash held in the trust account. Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ deficit. The Company’s Class A common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable Class A common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A common stock subject to redemption reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table: Gross proceeds $ 230,000,000 Less: Class A common stock issuance costs (9,770,532) Proceeds allocated to Public warrants (13,107,291) Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value 22,877,823 Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021 230,000,000 Redemption of Class A common stock (199,602,415) Change in remeasurement in carrying value to redemption value 1,888,280 Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022 32,285,865 Change in remeasurement in carrying value to redemption value 119,624 Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2023 32,405,489 Change in remeasurement in carrying value to redemption value 58,635 Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2023 32,464,124 Change in remeasurement in carrying value to redemption value 258,630 Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, September 30, 2023 $ 32,722,754 Concentration of Credit Risk The Company has significant cash balances at financial institutions which throughout the year significantly exceeded the federally insured limit of $250,000. Any loss incurred or lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. Income Taxes The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “ Income Taxes ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. Net Income (Loss) per Share of Common Stock The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, “ Earnings Per Share. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Except for the IPO warrants and private placement warrants above, as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into shares of common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. The following table reflects the calculation of basic diluted net income per common stock (in dollars, except per share amounts): Three Months Ended Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 September 30, 2022 Class A Class B Class A Class B Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock Numerator: Allocation of net loss $ 1,743,116 $ 3,229,510 417,419 $ 104,355 Denominator: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 3,103,541 5,750,000 23,000,000 5,750,000 Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock $ 0.56 $ 0.56 0.02 $ 0.02 Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 September 30, 2022 Class A Class B Class A Class B Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock Numerator: Allocation of net income (loss) $ (886,705) $ (1,642,819) 4,448,238 $ 1,112,060 Denominator: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 3,103,541 5,750,000 23,000,000 5,750,000 Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock $ (0.29) $ (0.29) 0.19 $ 0.19 Derivative Financial Instruments The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “ Derivatives and Hedging Fair Value Measurement Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy (the “Fair Value Hierarchy”), which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include: ● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; ● Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and ● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying values of cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued offering costs, advances from related parties and notes payable approximate their fair values primarily due to the short-term nature of the instruments. See Note 10 for discussion of the fair value of the forward purchase asset and derivative warrant liabilities. Recent Accounting Standards Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. |