Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table provides information about our liquidity and capital resources as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
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| | As of June 30, | | As of December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 |
Cash | | $ | 566 | | $ | 6,998 |
Other Current Assets | | $ | 6,640,637 | | $ | 1,272,428 |
Total Current Assets | | $ | 6,641,193 | | $ | 1,279,426 |
Total Current Liabilities | | $ | 25,143,248 | | $ | 9,519,725 |
Working Capital (Deficit) | | $ | (18,502,055) | | $ | (8,240,299) |
As of June 30, 2022, our cash balance was $566 as compared to $6,998 at December 31, 2021, and total current assets were $6,641,193 as compared to $1,279,426 at December 31, 2021.
As of June 30, 2022, our company had total current liabilities of $25,143,248 as compared to $9,519,725 at December 31, 2021. Total current liabilities at June 30, 2022 consisted of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $5,301,053 as compared to $4,209,366 at December 31, 2021, rents received in advance of $4,071,095 as compared to $1,819,943 at December 31, 2021, merchant cash advances of $575,489 as compared to $1,386,008 at December 31, 2021, loans payable of $7,263,230 as compared to $2,104,408 at December 31, 2021 and operating lease liability of $7,182,381 compared to a zero balance at December 31, 2021 as a result of the adoption of the ASC 842.
As of June 30, 2022, our company had a working capital deficit of $18,502,055 as compared to $8,240,299 at December 31, 2021. The decrease in working capital of $10,261,756 was primarily attributed to an increase in operating lease liability of $7,182,381 as a result of the adoption of ASC 842 partially as well as an increase in rents received in advance of $2,251,152 due to an increase in bookings as a result of the reduction in travel restrictions and an decrease in merchant cash advances of $810,519.
On August 11, 2022, we priced an initial public offering raising $13.5 million before expenses ($11.4 million after expenses).
We have obtained funding through the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) totaling $815,183 and $800,000, respectively. These funds have been used in our ongoing operations. We intend to repay these loans in accordance with the terms of the respective loan agreements or seek forgiveness, as permitted.
We believe that our current capital resources, together with the net proceeds of our initial public offering (“IPO”) and cash flows from operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations and growth initiatives for at least 12 months following consummation of our IPO. We believe that our current capital resources are sufficient to fund our operations through the consummation of our IPO. Following the IPO, if we do not generate cash flows sufficient to fund operations as planned, we may need to raise additional capital through the sale of equity or debt securities or through asset-related sales transactions. We cannot be certain that any such transactions will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all as and when required.
As noted below, from time to time, affiliates of our company have made other loans to our company to fund working capital requirements as required and such parties have advised that they will continue to provide funding as necessary through the consummation of our IPO.
Historically, we have operated as a private, closely held company, with our operating capital requirements funded by a combination of related party loans, cash flows from operations, and third-party high-interest merchant cash advances. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we incurred a net loss of ($2,233,384). However, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, we achieved a net income of $2,181,842. Components of the 2021 loss included what we believe are non-ordinary course expenses arising from cancelations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, for the year ended December 31, 2019, we had aggregate refunds and allowances of $917,084, or 14% of revenue. The following table summarizes the increases in refunds post the pandemic.
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| | As of 6/30/22 | | 2021 | | 2020 | |
Total Refunds | | 21.0 | % | 33.7 | % | 38.9 | % |
We believe that the pandemic and the required shutdown and growth in traveler caution resulting in materially reduced numbers of travelers, especially in cities, which is where we operate our accommodation units. During periods following the pandemic in which Covid infection and hospitalization rates decreased we experienced measurable improvement in our occupancy rates and reductions in