ALPINE 4 HOLDINGS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.  These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings and financial position.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed when incurred.  All advertising takes place at the time of expense.  We have no long-term contracts for advertising.  Advertising expense for all periods presented were not significant.

Cash

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term investments with original maturities of less than 90 days.   As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company had no cash equivalents.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Major Customers

The Company had one customer that made up 8% of accounts receivable as of June 30, 2020.  The Company had one customer that made up 7% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019. 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had one customer that made up 10% of total revenues.  For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had two customers that made up 15% and 11%, respectively, of total revenues. 

Accounts Receivable

Inventory

Inventory for all subsidiaries, except Deluxe, is valued at weighted average and first-in; first-out basis for Deluxe. Management compares the cost of inventory with its net realizable value and an allowance is made to write down inventory to net realizable value, if lower.  Inventory is segregated into three areas, raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods.  Inventory, net at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consists of:

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost less depreciation. Depreciation and amortization are provided principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from five years to 39 years as follows:

Maintenance and repair costs are charged against income as incurred.  Significant improvements or betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated life of the asset.

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Purchased Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets

The Company amortizes intangible assets with finite lives over their estimated useful lives, which range between three and fifteen years as follows:

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Intangible assets consisted of the following as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company determined that due to the loss of a significant customer, the customer list for APF was impaired and took a charge to earnings of $671,500.

Expected amortization expense of intangible assets over the next 5 years and thereafter is as follows:

Other long-term assets consisted of the following as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 360, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.  This statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss would be recognized when the estimated future cash flows from the use of the asset are less than the carrying amount of that asset.  During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company determined that the customer list for APF was impaired and took a charge to earnings of $671,500.  During all other periods presented, there have been no impairment losses.

Goodwill

In financial reporting, goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  Events that result in an impairment review include significant changes in the business climate, declines in our operating results, or an expectation that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  We assess potential impairment by considering present economic conditions as well as future expectations.  All assessments of goodwill impairment are conducted at the individual reporting unit

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level.  As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the reporting units with goodwill were QCA, APF, Morris and Excel.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, convertible notes, notes and line of credit.  The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in these financial statements.  For additional information, please see Note 11 – Derivative Liabilities and Fair Value Measurements.

Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018.  Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC Topic 606.

The following is a summary of the revenue recognition policy for each of the Company’s subsidiaries.

·executed contracts with the Company’s customers that it believes are legally enforceable;  

·identification of performance obligations in the respective contract; 

·determination of the transaction price for each performance obligation in the respective contract; 

·allocation the transaction price to each performance obligation; and  

·recognition of revenue only when the Company satisfies each performance obligation.  

The following is a summary of the revenue recognition policy for each of the Company’s subsidiaries.

ALTIA

Revenues recorded by ALTIA relate primarily to the Company’s 6th Sense Auto service.  The Company accounts for its revenue by deferring the total contract amount and recognizing the amounts over the monthly subscription period, ranging from 12 to 36 months.  

QCA and Excel Fabrication

QCA and Excel Fabrication are contract manufacturers and recognize revenue when the products have been built and control has been transferred to the customer.  If a deposit for product or service is received prior to completion, the payment is recorded to deferred revenue until such point the product or services meets our revenue recognition policy.  Management assesses the materiality and likelihood of warranty work and returns, and records reserves as needed.  For all periods presented, management determined that the warranty and returns would be immaterial.

APF is a contract manufacturer and recognizes revenue when the products have been built and control has been transferred to the customer.  If a deposit for product or service is received prior to completion, the payment is recorded to deferred revenue until such point the product or services meets our revenue recognition policy.  Management

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assesses the materiality and likelihood of warranty work and returns, and records reserves as needed.  For all periods presented, management determined that the warranty and returns would be immaterial.

Morris Sheet Metal and Deluxe Sheet Metal

For our construction contracts, revenue is generally recognized over time as our performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls as it is created or enhanced. Our fixed price construction projects generally use a cost-to-cost input method to measure our progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation as we believe it best depicts the transfer of control to the customer which occurs as we incur costs on our contracts. Under the cost-to-cost measure of progress, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation.  For certain of our revenue streams, that are performed under time and materials contracts, our progress towards complete satisfaction of such performance obligations is measured using an output method as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of our performance completed to date.  Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is possible that estimates of costs to complete a performance obligation will be revised in the near-term. For those performance obligations for which revenue is recognized using a cost-to-cost input method, changes in total estimated costs, and related progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation, are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions to the estimates are made. When the current estimate of total costs for a performance obligation indicate a loss, a provision for the entire estimated loss on the unsatisfied performance obligation is made in the period in which the loss becomes evident.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Contract assets include unbilled amounts from our construction projects when revenues recognized under the cost-to-cost measure of progress exceed the amounts invoiced to our customers, as the amounts cannot be billed under the terms of our contracts. Such amounts are recoverable from our customers based upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones, completion of specified units or completion of a contract. In addition, many of our time and materials arrangements, are billed pursuant to contract terms that are standard within the industry, resulting in contract assets being recorded, as revenue is recognized in advance of billings.  Our contract assets do not include capitalized costs to obtain and fulfill a contract. Contract assets are generally classified as current within the consolidated balance sheets.

Contract liabilities from our construction contracts arise when amounts invoiced to our customers exceed revenues recognized under the cost-to-cost measure of progress. Contract liabilities additionally include advanced payments from our customers on certain contracts. Contract liabilities decrease as we recognize revenue from the satisfaction of the related performance obligation.

Contract Retentions

Earnings (loss) per share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive securities had been issued. The only potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the periods presented were the convertible debt and options.  The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

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Stock-based compensation

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued in exchange for the receipt of goods or services in accordance with ASC 718-10, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Costs are measured at the estimated fair market value of the consideration received or the estimated fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.

Income taxes

The Company records income taxes under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and attributable to operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Accounting standards regarding income taxes requires a reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance, if based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed at each reporting period based on a more-likely-than-not realization threshold. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carry forward periods, the Company's experience with operating loss and tax credit carry forwards not expiring unused, and tax planning alternatives.

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The Company recorded valuation allowances on the net deferred tax assets.  Management will reassess the realization of deferred tax assets based on the accounting standards for income taxes each reporting period. To the extent that the financial results of operations improve, and it becomes more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable, the Company will be able to reduce the valuation allowance.

Significant judgment is required in evaluating the Company's tax positions and determining its provision for income taxes. During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Accounting standards regarding uncertainty in income taxes provides a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely, based solely on the technical merits, of being sustained on examinations. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes.

The Company evaluates embedded conversion features within convertible debt under ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging to determine whether the embedded conversion feature(s) should be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings.  If the conversion feature does not require derivative treatment under ASC 815, the instrument is evaluated under ASC 470-20 Debt with Conversion and Other Options for consideration of any beneficial conversion features.

Related Party Disclosure

ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures, requires companies to include in their financial statements disclosures of material related party transactions. The Company discloses all material related party transactions. Related parties are defined to include any principal owner, director or executive officer of the Company and any immediate family members of a principal owner, director or executive officer.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.Simplifying.  ASU 2016-13 was issued to improve financial reporting by requiring earlier recognition of credit losses on financing receivables and other financial assets in scope. The new standard represents significant changes to accounting for credit losses.  Full lifetime expected credit losses will be recognized upon initial recognition of an asset in scope.  The current incurred loss impairment model that recognizes losses when a probable threshold is met will be replaced with the expected credit loss impairment method without recognition threshold.  The expected credit losses estimate will be based upon historical information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.  This ASU as amended by ASU 2019-10, is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairments by eliminating the requirement to compare the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying amount as part of step two of the goodwill impairment test referenced in ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. As a result, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. However, the impairment loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including any interim impairment tests within those annual periods, with early application permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.

Note 3 – Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The working capital of the Company is currently negative and causes doubt as to the ability of the Company to continue. The Company requires capital for its operational and marketing activities.  The Company's ability to raise additional capital through the future issuances of common stock is unknown. The obtainment of additional financing, the successful development of the Company's plan of operations, and its ultimate transition to the attainment of profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements of the Company do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these aforementioned uncertainties.

In order to mitigate the risk related with the going concern uncertainty, the Company has a three-fold plan to resolve these risks.  First, the acquisitions of QCA, APF, Morris, Deluxe and Excel have allowed for an increased level of cash flow to the Company.  Second, the Company is considering other potential acquisition targets that, like QCA, Morris, Deluxe and Excel should increase income and cash flow to the Company.  Third, the Company plans to issue additional shares of common stock for cash and services during the next 12 months and has engaged professional service firms to provide advisory services in connection with that capital raise.

Note 4 – Leases

The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company must discount lease payments based on an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.

As of June 30, 2020, the future minimum financing and operating lease payments were as follows:

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On April 5, 2018, the Company acquired APF.  In order to fund a portion of the acquisition price, the Company simultaneously entered into a sale leaseback transaction with a third-party lender whereby the building acquired from APF was sold for $1,900,000, and leased back to the company for a period of 15 years at a monthly rate of $15,833, subject to an annual increase of 2% throughout the term of the lease.  The Company had no gain or loss resulting from the sale of the property, and the resulting lease qualifies as a capital lease.  As a result, the Company has capitalized the cost of the building and the resulting capital lease obligation liability of $1,900,000.  The payments related to this lease are reflected in the table above.

On November 6, 2019, the Company acquired Deluxe.  In order to fund a portion of the acquisition price, the Company simultaneously entered into a sale leaseback transaction with a third-party lender whereby the building acquired from Deluxe was sold for $9,000,000, and leased back to the company for a period of 15 years at a monthly rate of $75,000, subject to an annual increase of 2.5% throughout the term of the lease.  The transaction did not qualify as a sale and leaseback transaction under Topic 842 and as such was accounted for as a financing lease.  The payments related to this lease are reflected in the table above.

On February 21, 2020, the Company acquired Excel.  In order to fund a portion of the acquisition price, the Company simultaneously entered into a sale leaseback transaction with a third-party lender whereby the building acquired from Excel was sold for $2,000,000, and leased back to the Company for a period of 15 years at a monthly rate of $18,700 for the first five years, subject to annual increases throughout the term of the lease.  The transaction did not qualify as a sale and leaseback transaction under Topic 842 and as such was accounted for as a financing lease.  The payments related to this lease are reflected in the table above.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company entered into three finance leases for equipment totaling $756,990. Each has a 60 month term with an interest rate ranging from 6.7% to 9%.

Operating Leases

The table below presents the lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

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During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company amended its lease for its office space in Phoenix, Arizona through March 2025. As a result of this amendment, the company remeasured the right of use asset and liability and recorded an additional $193,541 in right of use asset on the date of the modification.

The lease expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $184,099.  The cash paid under operating leases during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $165,968.  At June 30, 2020, the weighted average remaining lease terms were 3.25 years and the weighted average discount rate was 15%.

Note 5 – Notes Payable

In May 2018, APF secured a line of credit with Crestmark, providing for borrowings up to $1,000,000 at a variable interest rate, collateralized by APF’s outstanding accounts receivable.  In February 2019 the Company moved the Crestmark line of credit to FSW with a variable interest and collateralized by APF’s accounts receivable.  In January 2020 the Company received a default notice from Crestmark regarding noncompliance with certain loan covenants, including but not limited to, QCA’s failure to maintain a tangible net worth as contained in the loan agreement. QCA’s credit line with Crestmark totaled $2,800,000 and was restructured from an ABL line of credit to a ledger line of credit.  In addition, a minimum interest of 7.75% interest was imposed; an exit fee of 1% through January 31, 2021 and the financial covenant replaced with a requirement for QCA to maintain a free cash flow of at least $1.00 beginning with QCA’s financial statements as of January 31, 2020. The CEO has also validity guaranteed the $2.8 million line of credit with Crestmark. In addition with the acquisitions of Morris, Deluxe and Excel, the Company secured four lines of credit with Advanced Energy Capital for borrowings up to $6,250,000 at variable interest rates, collateralized by their respective accounts receivable.

On February 22, 2018, the Company issued a $3,000,000 note payable under the Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note with the seller of VWES.  The note is secured by the assets of VWES and bears interest at 7% per annum and is due in semi-annual payments of $150,000 commencing on June 1, 2018, through June 1, 2020. The remaining principal and accrued interest is due on the 3 year anniversary.  The Company is not current on its payments on the note.  The balance as of June 30, 2020 is $2,860,000.

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued two secured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,950,000 (“Secured APF Notes”) as part of the consideration for the purchase of APF.  The Secured APF Notes are secured by the equipment, customer accounts and intellectual property of the Company, and all of the products and proceeds from any of the assets of APF.  The Secured APF Notes bear interest at 4.25% per annum and have aggregate monthly payments of $19,975 for the first 23 months, with a balloon payment due in April 2020 for the remaining principal and interest outstanding.  During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company amended one of the notes.  The noteholder forgave $301,500 of a $450,000 convertible note (See Note 7) in exchange for an increase in the note payable of $172,179. The principal amount of the note payable was amended to $1,239,000 at 0% interest with weekly payments of $2,644 and the balance to be paid on May 27, 2022.  The Company recognized a gain on settlement of debt of $129,321 related to this transaction. The Company made payments on the note after the settlement of $39,189.  The balance of this note at June 30, 2020 was $1,225,779.  The other note was amended on July 14, 2020 with the lender.  See Note 13.

On May 3, 2018, the Company entered into an equipment note with a lender for total borrowings of $630,750, which is secured by the equipment of APF.  The note bears interest at 10.25% per annum and is payable in weekly payments of $3,795 commencing on the loan date through May 4, 2022.

In connection with the Morris acquisition in January 2019, the Company issued three subordinated secured promissory notes for an aggregate of $3,100,000.  The notes bear interest at 4.25% per annum, require monthly payment for the first 35 months of $31,755 with any remaining principal and accrued interest due on the 3 year-anniversary.  The Company also issued three supplemental notes payable for an aggregate of $350,000.  The notes bear interest at 4.25% per annum and are due on the 1-year anniversary. In May 2020, the Company amended the three supplemental notes of $116,667 each with the sellers of Morris.  The notes were due January 1, 2020.  Each of the new notes as of the date of amendment had accrued interest of $2,703. This was added to the note resulting in the principal amount of each of the new notes equaling to $119,370.  The amendment required an initial payment of $30,000 for each note,

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which was made on May 23, 2020, and 8 monthly installments of $10,000 with one final payment of $13,882 through January 2021.  The amended notes have an interest rate of 6%.

In connection with the Deluxe acquisition in November 2019, the Company issued two subordinated secured promissory notes to the seller.  The first note for $1,900,000 bears interest at 4.25% per annum, require monthly payment for the first 35 months of $19,463 with any remaining principal and accrued interest due on the 3 year-anniversary.  The second note for $496,343 bears interest at 8.75% and is due in January 2020. In January 2020, the Company entered into a debt conversion agreement with the seller which fully settled the second note. (See Note 8)

In connection with the Excel acquisition in February 2020, the Company issued a subordinated secured promissory note to the seller.  The note for $2,300,000 bears interest at 4.25% per annum, requires monthly interest only payments for 48 months and is due February 2024. The ending balance for this loan as of June 30, 2020 was $2,212,362.

In November 2019, in connection with the termination of the lease for the San Diego building, the Company issued the landlord a note payable.  The note is for $2,740,000, bears interest at 7% with monthly payments starting at $15,984 and is due in November 2034.

In October and November 2019 the Company entered into two merchant agreements which are secured by rights to customer receipts until the loans have been repaid in full and subject to interest rates ranging from 13% to 20%.  Under the terms of these agreements, the Company will receive the disclosed purchase price of $600,000 and $300,000, respectively and agreed to repay the disclosed purchased amount of $839,400 and $420,000, respectively.  The merchant lenders collect the purchase amounts at the disclosed weekly payment rates of $29,978 and $11,667 over a period of 28 weeks and 36 weeks, respectively.   These loans were personally guaranteed by the CEO and COO. Both merchant agreements were paid in full during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

In January 2020, the Company entered into a $200,000 term note with Celtic Capital, Inc.  The note is subject to annual interest which is the greater of 13% or 11% plus the 3 month LIBOR rate and requires monthly payments of $3,333 over a period of 60 months.  The note is secured by certain equipment of Deluxe.  

In connection with the Excel acquisition, the Company entered into a $425,000 term note with Celtic Capital, Inc. The note is subject to annual interest which is the greater of 13% or 11% plus the 3 month LIBOR rate and requires monthly payments of $7,083 over a period of 60 months.  The note is secured by certain equipment of Excel.  

In October 2019 Morris entered into an equipment finance note for $107,997 with an interest rate of 9.4% for 48 monthly payments with Bryn Mawr Equipment Finance Inc.

The Company issued a $48,000 note in January 2020 to a private investor with an interest rate of 15% with a due date of 1 year.

In April and May 2020 the Company received seven loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act totaling $3,896,107.  The loans have terms of 24 months and accrue interest at 1% per annum.  The Company expects some or all of these loans to be forgiven as provided in the CARES Act.

The outstanding balances for the loans were as follows: 

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Future scheduled maturities of outstanding notes payable are as follows:

Note 6 – Notes Payable, Related Parties

The above notes which are in default as of June 30, 2020, except for one note due in July 2020 with an outstanding balance of $104,820, were due on demand by the lenders as of the date of this Report.

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Note 7 – Convertible Notes Payable