Heyu Biological Technology Corp - Annual Report: 2017 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
Commission file number: 000-26731
PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 87-0627910
(State or Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Id. No.)
3136 Mission Gorge Road # 111, San Diego, CA 92120 (858) 459-1133
(Address of principal executive offices) (Registrants telephone number)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [x]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [x]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ x ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ ] No [x]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
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Indicate by check mark whether Pacific WebWorks, Inc. is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company [x]
Indicate by check mark whether Pacific WebWorks, Inc. is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes [x] No [ ]
The aggregate market value of Pacific WebWorks, Inc. common stock held by non-affiliates of Pacific WebWorks, Inc. as of the last business day of the Companys most recently completed fiscal year (December 29, 2017) was approximately $795,422 (based on the last trade price of $0.016 reported by OTC on or prior to December 31, 2017). For this purpose it is assumed that the Companys sole officer and director and the holder of 100,000,000 shares was the Companys only affiliate.
There were 149,713,895 shares of Pacific WebWorks, Inc. common stock outstanding as of January 24, 2018.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None.
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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017
INDEX
PART I | | |
Item 1 | Business | 4 |
Item 1A | Risk Factors | 8 |
Item 2 | Properties | 13 |
Item 3 | Legal Proceedings | 13 |
Item 4 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 13 |
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PART II | | |
Item 5 | Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 13 |
Item 6 | Selected Financial Data | 15 |
Item 7 | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation | 15 |
Item 7A | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk | 18 |
Item 8 | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 18 |
Item 9 | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 19 |
Item 9A | Controls and Procedures | 19 |
Item 9B | Other Information | 20 |
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PART III | | |
Item 10 | Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance | 20 |
Item 11 | Executive Compensation | 21 |
Item 12 | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 22 |
Item 13 | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence | 22 |
Item 14 | Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 22 |
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PART IV | | |
Item 15 | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 23 |
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SIGNATURES | | 23 |
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This report contains these types of statements. Words such as may, expect, believe, anticipate, estimate, project, or continue or comparable terminology used in connection with any discussion of future operating results or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. All forward-looking statements reflect our present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Company Background:
During the years from 1999 to 2016 Pacific WebWorks was an application service provider and software development firm that developed business software technologies and services for business merchants and organizations using Internet and other technologies. We specialized in turnkey applications allowing small to medium sized businesses to expand over the Internet. Our product family included tools for web site creation, management and maintenance, electronic business storefront hosting and Internet payment systems for the small to medium sized business and organization. From 2011 to 2016 the Company expanded operations to also include an investment and business consulting arm to seek opportunities in synergistic industries or businesses.
The Companys business declined precipitously in the second half of 2015 and on February 23, 2016 the Company filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, and soon afterwards ceased its business activities. On August 19, 2016 the Company proposed a Plan of Liquidation and on November 28, 2016 the Court entered an order confirming the Plan of Liquidation and establishing a Liquidating Trust. On December 28, 2016 all remaining assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust. In 2017 the Liquidating Trust, with Court approval, collected or sold all remaining assets and made payments to all secured and unsecured creditors such that those claims were paid in full. As a result of these transfers the Company became an empty shell company, with no assets and no liabilities. The Companys only activity in 2017 was the preparation and filing of periodic reports as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 18, 1987, as Asphalt Associates, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific WebWorks, Inc. in January 1999. From 1999 to 2016 it operated as an application service provider and software development firm. As noted above, it filed for bankruptcy in February 2016.
Description of Current Business:
The Companys sole officer and director has determined that the Company lacks the resources to re-enter the software development business. Therefore, the Companys sole officer and director has determined to seek a merger or an acquisition with a larger, better capitalized entity that will benefit current shareholders. Therefore, as of the date hereof, the Company can be defined as a "shell" company, an entity which is generally described as having no or nominal operations and with no or nominal assets. As a shell company, our purpose at this time, described more fully below, is to negotiate a business agreement or combination with a larger entity which will bring greater value to our shareholders. As of the date hereof, we have not identified any potential merger or acquisition partner.
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The Companys sole officer and director believes that a potential merger or acquisition target will be a business which seeks the benefits of our shareholder base or status as a reporting issuer. The Companys sole officer and director will not restrict its search to any specific industry or geographic location. The Companys sole officer and director anticipates that the Company may be able to participate in only one potential business venture because a business partner might require exclusivity. This lack of diversification should be considered a substantial risk to our shareholders because it will not permit us to offset potential losses from one venture against gains from another.
We may seek a business opportunity with entities which have recently commenced operations, or which wish to expand into new products or markets, to develop a new product, or to utilize the public marketplace in order to raise additional capital. This discussion of the proposed business is purposefully general and is not meant to be restrictive of our discretion to search for and enter into potential business opportunities.
We anticipate that the selection of a business opportunity in which to participate will be complex and extremely risky due to general economic conditions, rapid changes in the business environment, and shortages of available capital. The Companys sole officer and director believes that there are numerous firms seeking the benefits of a reporting issuer, but this is by no means certain.
The Companys sole officer and director, Daniel Masters, has agreed to provide the necessary funds, without interest, for the Company to comply with the 1934 Act reporting requirements, provided he is an officer and director of the Company when the obligation is incurred. The officer has not, as of the date hereof, set a maximum dollar amount that he is willing to provide to the Company.
It is anticipated that we will incur nominal expenses in the implementation of the business plan described herein. Because we have no capital with which to pay these anticipated expenses, the Companys sole officer and director will pay these charges with his personal funds, as interest free loans to the Company or as capital contributions. However, if loans, the only opportunity which he will have for repayment of these loans will be from a prospective merger or acquisition candidate.
Acquisition Opportunities:
The sole officer and director of the Company will seek out business combination opportunities through his personal business contacts. Our President regularly attends meetings of the National Investment Banking Association, the San Diego Venture Group, the Los Angeles Venture Association, and similar groups where businesses seeking to expand and investors and related professionals (e.g. consultants, accountants, and attorneys) meet in hopes of working together. The sole officer and director of the Company will not be limited in his search to these groups but believes that these groups will provide a networking platform from which to seek business combination opportunities.
In implementing a structure for a particular business venture, we may become a party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization, joint venture, or licensing agreement with another corporation or entity. We may also acquire stock or assets of an existing business. On the consummation of an agreement, it is probable that the present officer and director and the present shareholders of the Company will no longer be in control of the Company. In addition, and especially if there is a business combination, our sole director may, as part of the terms of the acquisition or merger, resign and be replaced by new directors without a vote of our shareholders or may sell their stock in the Company. It is anticipated that any securities issued by our Company in any such reorganization would be issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration under applicable federal and state securities laws.
We will participate in a business opportunity only after the negotiation and execution of appropriate written agreements. Although the terms of such agreements cannot be predicted, generally such agreements will require some specific representations and warranties by all of the parties thereto, will specify certain events of default, will detail the terms of closing and the conditions which must be satisfied by each of the parties prior to and after such closing, will outline the manner of verifying revenue and
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bearing costs, including costs associated with the Companys attorneys and accountants, will set forth remedies on default and will include miscellaneous other terms.
It is our present intent that we will not submit a potential merger, acquisition, or similar reorganization to our shareholders for approval. We are incorporated under the laws of Nevada and Nevadas Revised Statutes, Section 78.320, provides that any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, a written consent thereto is signed by stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power In no instance where action is authorized by written consent need a meeting of stockholders be called or notice given.
Our President, Daniel Masters, owns 66.8% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock; thus his written consent to a potential merger or acquisition constitutes more than the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize such a reorganization under Nevada law. Prompt notice of any such action will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K and also on Forms PREM14C and DEFM14C and copies of these filings will be sent by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to each of our shareholders.
Our present intent is that we will not enter into a business combination agreement with an entity which cannot provide independent audited financial statements at the time of closing of the proposed transaction and supply other information that is normally disclosed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are subject to all of the reporting requirements included in the 1934 Act. These rules are intended to protect investors by deterring fraud and abuse in the securities markets through the use of shell companies. Included in these requirements is the affirmative duty of the Company to file independent audited financial statements as part of its Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission upon consummation of a merger or acquisition, as well as the Companys audited financial statements included in its annual report on Form 10-K. In addition, in the filing of the Form 8-K that we file to report an event that causes us to cease being a shell company, we are required to include that information that is normally reported by a company in its original Form 10.
We do not intend to hire an investment banker, a business broker, or a similar professional specializing in business acquisitions. Once a potential acquisition has been identified we do intend to utilize the services of an attorney experienced in business acquisitions to prepare or review the merger or acquisition agreements and documents. Because we have no capital with which to pay legal fees our President, Daniel Masters, has agreed to pay these fees with personal funds, as an interest free loan to the Company or as a capital contribution. However, this is a voluntary agreement; Mr. Masters is not contractually obligated to pay this expense.
Accounting in the Event of a Business Combination
Future business combinations will be recorded in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 805 (ASC 805).
We have been informed that most business combinations will be accounted for as a reverse acquisition with us being the surviving registrant. As a result of any business combination, if the acquired entitys shareholders will exercise control over us, the transaction will be deemed to be a capital transaction where we are treated as a non-business entity. Therefore, the accounting for the business combination is identical to that resulting from a reverse merger, except no goodwill or other intangible assets will be recorded. For accounting purposes, the acquired entity will be treated as the accounting acquirer and, accordingly, will be presented as the continuing entity.
Issuer Status
Based upon our proposed future business activities, it is likely that we will be deemed a blank check company (see Risk Factors). The Securities and Exchange Commission definition of such a company is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose, or has indicated that its
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business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, or other entity or person, and is issuing penny stock.
A penny stock security is any equity security other than a security (i) that is a reported security (ii) that is issued by an investment company (iii) that is a put or call issued by the Option Clearing Corporation (iv) that has a price of $5.00 or more (except for purposes of Rule 419 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (v) that is registered on a national securities exchange (vi) that is authorized for quotation on the NASDAQ Stock Market, unless other provisions of the defining rule are not satisfied, or (vii) that is issued by an issuer with (a) net tangible assets in excess of $2,000,000, if in continuous operation for more than three years or $5,000,000 if in operation for less than three years or (b) average revenue of at least $6,000,000 for the last three years. Our stock will likely be deemed a penny stock.
JOBS Act
The United States Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act), which provides for certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to public companies that are reporting companies and are emerging growth companies. We qualify as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company we will not be required to:
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have an auditor report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
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comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditors report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);
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submit certain executive compensation matters to shareholder advisory votes, such as say-on-pay and say-on-frequency; and
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disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the Chief Executives compensation to median employee compensation.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of our first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a large accelerated filer as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which would occur if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) and the election is irrevocable.
Competition:
We will compete with a wide variety of public shell companies seeking reverse acquisitions. These competitors range from operating companies to companies like ours which have no operations, and from
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companies with substantial assets including substantial cash deposits to companies like ours with no assets.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business is subject to numerous risk factors, including the following:
1. We currently have no operating history and no revenues or earnings from operations.
We have no assets. We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business combination. This may result in us incurring a net operating loss that will increase continuously until we can consummate a business combination with a profitable business entity. There is no assurance that we can identify such a business entity and consummate such an agreement or combination.
2. We may not be able to continue to operate as a going concern.
Our auditor has expressed the opinion that we may not be able to continue as a going concern. Their opinion letter and the notation in the financial statements indicate that we do not have revenues, cash reserves, or other material assets and that we are relying on advances from stockholders, officers and directors to meet our limited operating expenses. We may become insolvent if we are unable to pay our debts in the ordinary course of business as they become due.
3. Our proposed plan of operation is speculative.
The success of our proposed plan of operation will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management of the business opportunity which we identify, if any is identified. While our sole officer and director intends to seek business agreement(s) or combination(s) with entities having established operating histories, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in locating candidates meeting such criteria. In the event we complete a business agreement or combination, of which there can be no assurance, the success of our operations may be dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture partner firm and numerous other factors beyond our control.
4. We face intense competition for business combination opportunities.
We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including venture capital firms and investment banks, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be our desirable target candidates. Nearly all such entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we have and, consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. Moreover, we will also compete in seeking merger or acquisition candidates with numerous other small public companies.
5. We have no agreements for a business combination or licensing transaction and
have established no standards for such transactions.
We have no arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to entering into an agreement or engaging in a merger with, joint venture with or acquisition of, a private or public entity. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying and evaluating suitable business opportunities or in concluding a business transaction. Our sole officer and director has not identified any particular business for our evaluation. There is no assurance that we will be able to negotiate a business combination on terms favorable to us. We have not established a specific length of operating history or a specified level of earnings, assets, net worth or other criteria which we will require a target business opportunity to have achieved, and without which we would not consider a business transaction in any form with such
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business opportunity. Accordingly, we may enter into a business agreement or a business combination with a business having no significant operating history, losses, limited potential or no potential for earnings, limited assets, negative net worth or other negative characteristics.
6. Our success is dependent on our sole officer and director who has other full time employment, has limited experience, and will only devote limited time (part time) to working for the Company, all of which makes our future even more uncertain.
Daniel Masters is the President and sole officer and director of the Issuer. Mr. Masters will serve without pay while maintaining other employment. As of the date hereof, he is devoting no more than one hour per week to the affairs of the Company, however, he expects to spend approximately five hours per week on the affairs of the Company and the search for a suitable merger or acquisition partner after the filing of this annual report. Notwithstanding the limited availability of our sole officer, loss of his services would adversely affect development of our business and its likelihood of continuing in operation.
7. Our sole officer and director has limited experience in mergers and acquisitions, which makes our ability to complete a successful merger or acquisition more uncertain.
Although our President, Daniel Masters, has experience in business reorganizations, he has limited direct experience in negotiating mergers and acquisitions. This lack of experience makes our ability to complete a successful merger or acquisition more uncertain.
8. Our sole officer and director may have a conflict of interest in selecting a merger or acquisition target because of loans he may make to our Company.
As noted above, the Companys sole officer and director has agreed that he will pay the Companys anticipated operating expenses with personal funds, making interest free loans to the Company or capital contributions. If he makes interest free loans to the Company, the only opportunity he will have for repayment of these loans will be from a prospective merger or acquisition candidate. This may result in a conflict of interest in selecting a merger candidate as the officer may prefer a candidate which will repay his loans over one which will not.
9. The reporting requirements under federal securities law may delay or prevent us from making certain acquisitions.
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "1934 Act"), require companies subject thereto to provide certain information about significant acquisitions, including certified financial statements for the company acquired, covering one, two, or three years, depending on the relative size of the acquisition. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to prepare such statements may significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an otherwise desirable acquisition by the Company. Acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited statements may not be appropriate for acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act are applicable.
In addition to the audited financial statements, in the filing of the Form 8-K that we file to report an event that causes us to cease being a shell company, we will be required to include that information that is normally reported by a company in a Form 10. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to prepare and disclose such information may significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an otherwise desirable acquisition by the Company.
10. An acquisition could create a situation wherein we would be required to register under The Investment Company Act of 1940 and thus be required to incur substantial additional costs and expenses.
Although we will be subject to regulation under the 1934 Act, our sole officer and director believes the Company will not be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, insofar as we will
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not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. In the event we engage in a business combination that results in us holding passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In such event, we would be required to register as an investment company and could be expected to incur significant registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to the status of our Company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and, consequently, any violation of such Act would subject us to material adverse consequences.
11. A merger, acquisition, or similar agreement would most likely be exclusive, resulting in a lack of diversification.
Our sole officer and director anticipates that the Company may be able to participate in only one potential business venture because a business partner might require exclusivity. This lack of diversification should be considered a substantial risk to our shareholders because it will not permit us to offset potential losses from one venture against gains from another.
12. Our sole officer and director most likely will not remain after we complete a business combination or will have little power to influence the direction of business development.
A business combination will, in all likelihood, result in management of the acquired business determining the timing and funding of our development. Our current officer and director will have little to do except monitor business activity, if he remains in management at all. A business combination involving the issuance of our Common Stock will, in all likelihood, result in shareholders of a private company obtaining a controlling interest in us. Any such business combination may require our officer and director to sell or transfer all or a portion of the Company's Common Stock held by him, and/or resign as a member of the Board of Directors. The resulting change in our control could result in removal the present officer and director and a corresponding reduction in or elimination of his participation in our future affairs.
13. If we do any business combination, each shareholder will most likely hold a substantially lesser percentage ownership in the Company.
If we enter a business combination with a private concern, that, in all likelihood, would result in the Company issuing securities to shareholders of any such private company. The issuance of our previously authorized and unissued stock would result in reduction in percentage of shares owned by our present and prospective shareholders and may result in a change in our control or in our management.
14. As a shell company, we face substantial additional adverse business and legal consequences if we enter a business combination.
We may enter into a business combination with an entity that desires to establish a public trading market for its shares. A business opportunity may attempt to avoid what it deems to be adverse consequences of undertaking its own public offering by seeking a business combination with us. Such consequences may include, but are not limited to, time delays of the registration process, significant expenses to be incurred in such an offering, conditions and restrictions imposed by underwriters, and the costs to comply with various state (Blue Sky) securities laws.
On June 29, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending the Form S-8 and the Form 8-K for shell companies like us. The amendments expand the definition of a shell company to be broader than a company with no or nominal operations/assets or assets consisting of cash and cash equivalents. The amendments prohibit the use of a Form S-8 (a form used by a corporation to register securities issued to an employee, director, officer, consultant or advisor), under certain circumstances, and revise the Form 8-K to require a shell company to include current Form 10 information, including audited financial statements, in the filing on Form 8-K that the shell company files to report the acquisition of the business opportunity. This initial filing must be made within four days of the acquisition and the Form 8-K filing may be reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospects of certain disclosures, or the lack of the ability to issue securities using a Form S-8, or the requirement of audited
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financial statements, or the unwillingness to assume the significant costs of compliance, may make an otherwise appropriate acquisition target unwilling to enter a business combination with us.
15. The requirement of audited financial statements may disqualify some business opportunities seeking a business combination with us.
Our sole officer and director believes that any potential business combination opportunity must provide audited financial statements for review, for the protection of all parties to the business combination. One or more attractive business opportunities may choose to forego the possibility of a business combination with us, rather than incur the expenses associated with preparing audited financial statements.
16. Our sole officer is also our principal shareholder and he will be able to approve all corporate actions without shareholder consent and will control our Company.
Our principal shareholder, Daniel Masters, currently owns approximately 66.8% of our Common Stock. Because of this, he will have the controlling vote in all matters requiring approval by our shareholders, but not requiring the approval of the minority shareholders. In addition, he is now the Companys President and sole officer and director. Because he is the majority shareholder, he will be able to elect all of the members of our board of directors, allowing him to exercise significant control of our affairs and management. In addition, he may transact corporate business requiring shareholder approval, including approval of the acquisition of, or merger with, an operating company, by written consent, without soliciting the votes of other shareholders.
17. Our Common Stock may never be widely traded and holders may have little or no ability to sell their shares.
There is only a limited public trading market for our shares of Common Stock on the OTC Pink market under the trading symbol PWEB.
There can be no assurance that a more active market for our Common Stock will be established or that, if established, a market will be sustained. Therefore, if you purchase our Common Stock you may be unable to sell the shares. Accordingly, you should be able to bear the financial risk of losing your entire investment.
Only market makers can apply to quote securities. A market maker who desires to initiate quotations in the OTC market system must complete an application (Form 211) (unless an exemption is applicable) and by doing so, will have to represent that it has satisfied all applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-11 and the filing and information requirements promulgated under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("Finra") Bylaws. The OTC Pink market will not charge us a fee for being quoted on the service. Finra rules prohibit market makers from accepting any remuneration in return for quoting issuers' securities on the OTC market or any similar medium. Finra will review the market maker's application (unless an exemption is applicable). If cleared, it cannot be assumed by any investor that any federal, state or self-regulatory requirements other than certain Finra rules and Rule 15c2-11 have been considered by Finra. Furthermore, the clearance should not be construed by any investor as indicating that Finra, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any state securities commission has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the documents contained in the submission.
The OTC Pink market is a market maker or dealer-driven system offering quotation and trading reporting capabilities - a regulated quotation service - that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume information in OTC equity securities. The OTC Pink securities are not listed and traded on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange. Instead, OTC Pink securities transactions are conducted through a telephone and computer network connecting market makers or dealers in stocks.
18. If our Common Stock does not meet blue sky resale requirements, certain shareholders may be unable to resell our Common Stock.
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The resale of Common Stock must meet the blue sky resale requirements in the states in which the proposed purchasers reside. If we are unable to qualify the Common Stock and there is no exemption from qualification in certain states, the holders of the Common Stock or the purchasers of the Common Stock may be unable to sell them.
19. Our shareholders may face significant restrictions on the resale of our Common Stock due to state "blue sky" laws or if we are determined to be a "blank check" company.
Current shareholders, and persons who desire to purchase the Common Stock in any trading market that may develop in the future, should be aware that there might be significant state restrictions upon the ability of new investors to purchase the Common Stock.
Blue sky laws, regulations, orders, or interpretations place limitations on offerings or sales of securities by "blank check" companies or in "blind-pool" offerings, or if such securities represent "cheap stock" previously issued to promoters or others. Our majority shareholder, because he received stock at a price of $.001 for each share, may be deemed to hold "cheap stock." These limitations typically provide, in the form of one or more of the following limitations, that such securities are:
(a)
Not eligible for sale under exemption provisions permitting sales without registration to accredited investors or qualified purchasers;
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Not eligible for the transaction exemption from registration for non-issuer transactions by a registered broker-dealer;
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Not eligible for registration under the simplified small corporate offering registration (SCOR) form available in many states;
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Not eligible for the "solicitations of interest" exception to securities registration requirements available in many states;
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Not permitted to be registered or exempted from registration, and thus not permitted to be sold in the state under any circumstances.
Virtually all 50 states have adopted one or more of these limitations, or other limitations or restrictions affecting the sale or resale of stock of blank check companies or securities sold in "blind pool" offerings or "cheap stock" issued to promoters or others. Specific limitations on such offerings have been adopted in:
Alaska
Nevada
Tennessee
Arkansas
New Mexico
Texas
California
Ohio
Utah
Delaware
Oklahoma
Vermont
Florida
Oregon
Washington
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Rhode Island
Indiana
South Carolina
Nebraska
South Dakota
Any secondary trading market which may develop, may only be conducted in those jurisdictions where an applicable exemption is available or where the shares have been registered.
20. Our Common Stock will be subject to significant restriction on resale due to federal penny stock restrictions.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules that regulate broker or dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the
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Nasdaq system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange system). The penny stock rules require a broker or dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker or dealer also must provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker or dealer, and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The penny stock rules also require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from such rules, the broker or dealer must make a special written determination that a penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction.
These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market for our stock, and accordingly, shareholders of our Common Stock will find it difficult to sell their securities, if at all.
ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES
We presently utilize minimal office space at 6136 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 111, San Diego, California. This space is provided to the Company by our president on a rent free basis, and it is anticipated that this arrangement will remain until such time as the Company successfully consummates a merger, acquisition or other business combination. Management believes that this arrangement will meet the Company's needs for the foreseeable future.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On February 23, 2016 the Company filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code. All other legal proceedings were stayed as a result of this filing. Over the course of the bankruptcy all allowed claims were paid in full and all other legal proceedings were dismissed. On November 1, 2017 an Order of Final Decree was entered and the bankruptcy case was closed. Therefore, as of the date of this filing, there is no litigation, pending or threatened, by or against the Company.
ITEM 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders in the year ended December 31, 2017.
PART II
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS,
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC under the symbol PWEB. The following table presents the range of the high and low trading prices of our common stock for each quarter of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 as reported by the OTC Markets. Bid and ask quotations are available when there are two or more market makers and those quotations represent prices between dealers and may not include retail markups, markdowns, or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
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March 31 | | $ 0.005 | $ 0.003 | | $ 0.008 | $ 0.002 | | | | ||||||||||
June 30 | | $ 0.007 | $ 0.002 | | $ 0.002 | $ 0.001 | | | | ||||||||||
September 30 | | $ 0.007 | $ 0.004 | | $ 0.003 | $ 0.001 | | | | ||||||||||
December 31 | | $ 0.016 | $ 0.003 | | $ 0.010 | $ 0.001 | | | |
Our shares are subject to Section 15(g) and Rule 15g-9 of the Securities and Exchange Act, commonly referred to as the penny stock rule. The rule defines penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. These rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to trade or maintain a market in our common stock and may affect the ability of shareholders to sell their shares. Broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of the security. Accredited investors, in general, include individuals with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 together with their spouse, and certain institutional investors. The rules require the broker-dealer to receive the purchasers written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase and require the broker-dealer to deliver a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock prior to the first transaction. A broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the security. Finally, monthly statements must be sent to customers disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks.
Holders
As of December 31, 2017, there were approximately 411 stockholders of record holding our common stock, and as of December 31, 2016, there were approximately 410 stockholders of record holding our common stock; this does not include shareholders who hold shares in street accounts of securities brokers.
Dividends
We have not paid a cash or stock dividend on our common stock and we do not intend to pay a dividend in the foreseeable future. In 2017 and 2016 we had no earnings from which to pay dividends and we anticipate that there will be no earnings prior to a business combination, and possibly no earnings after a business combination.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On June 20, 2017 the Company issued 100,000,000 shares of our common stock to our President for costs associated with bringing the Company current in its filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There were no other sales of unregistered securities during 2017 or 2016. We relied upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended for the above issuance. We believed that Section 4(2) was available because:
- The issuance involved no underwriter, underwriting discounts or commissions;
- We placed restrictive legends on all certificates issued;
- No sales were made by general solicitation or advertising;
- Sales were made only to an accredited investor who is a Company officer.
We provided the following to the investor:
- Access to all our books and records.
- Access to all material contracts and documents relating to our operations.
- The opportunity to obtain any additional information, to the extent we possessed such information, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information to which the investor was given access.
Issuer Purchase of Securities
None.
Stock Splits
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None.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide Item 6 disclosure in this Report.
ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is intended to help you understand our financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our audited financial statements and the notes to the financial statements included under Item 8 in this report. You should understand that we are no longer in the internet business, the software business, or any business. Thus our future financial condition and results of operations will have no relationship to our historical financial condition and results of operations. You should carefully review the risks described under Item 1A and elsewhere in this report, which identify certain important factors that could cause our future financial condition and results of operations to vary.
Executive Overview
The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 18, 1987, as Asphalt Associates, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific WebWorks, Inc. in January 1999. During the years from 1999 to 2016 Pacific WebWorks, Inc. was an application service provider and software development firm that developed business software technologies and services for business merchants and organizations using Internet and other technologies. We specialized in turnkey applications allowing small to medium sized businesses to expand over the Internet. Our product family included tools for web site creation, management and maintenance, electronic business storefront hosting and Internet payment systems for the small to medium sized business and organization. From 2011 to 2016 the Company expanded operations to also include an investment and business consulting arm to seek opportunities in synergistic industries or businesses.
On February 23, 2016 the Company filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, and soon afterwards ceased its business activities. On August 19, 2016 the Company proposed a Plan of Liquidation and on November 28, 2016 the Court entered an order confirming the Plan of Liquidation and establishing a Liquidating Trust. On December 28, 2016 all remaining assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust. As a result of these transfers the Company became, and remains as of the date of this filing, an empty shell company, with no assets and no liabilities, except for advances from our sole officer and director.
The information presented below should be read as historic information on the Company. As a result of its bankruptcy, the Company, as of the date of this filing, is an empty shell with no liquidity, no capital resources, and no operations other than the search for a merger candidate.
Business Prior to Bankruptcy
Pacific WebWorks enjoyed dramatic growth during 2009 but the Company encountered a series of legal problems beginning in 2010 and management determined that it was prudent to stop marketing the Companys products while the legal matters were addressed. This resulted in a significant decline in our revenues. During 2015 the Company returned its focus to marketing the Companys Internet technology products and services. At the same time the Company continued to seek out synergistic opportunities that could help to diversify the Companys operations. Unfortunately, competition throughout the internet software industry continued to intensify. In particular, competition for the small office/home office business intensified with greater attention being directed to this market from a larger variety of product
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and service providers using new and more aggressive means to market to this industry. Faced with this competition Pacific WebWorks was in constant need of more capital and greater processing resources. The Company also faced the challenge of identifying and effectively responding to economic changes generally and of shifting public appetites for technology products. These challenges, and the Companys inability to surmount them, ultimately resulted in the decision to file bankruptcy.
Results of Operations
The following charts provide a summary of our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, and notes thereto, included with this report at Part II, Item 8, below.
The Companys only activity during 2017 was the preparation and filing of various periodic reports as required by the 1934 Act.
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Revenues, net | $ | 0 | $ | 188,212 | |||||
Cost of sales |
| 0 |
| 69,961 | |||||
Gross profit |
| 0 |
| 118,251 | |||||
Total operating expenses |
| 54,113 |
| 406,151 | |||||
Loss from operations |
| (54,113) |
| (287,900) | |||||
Total other income (expense) |
| 0 |
| (129,394) | |||||
Income tax |
| 0 |
| 0 | |||||
Net loss | $ | (54,113) | $ | (158,506) | |||||
Basic net loss per share | $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.00) |
We had no operating business activities and no revenues in 2017. In the first month and one half of 2016 we received revenue for hosting, gateway, and maintenance fees, software access and licensing fees and product sales. After filing for bankruptcy in February 2016 we ceased active business operations but continued to collect receivables and sell assets. Our revenues in 2016 were $188,212. Our operating expenses in 2017 were $54,113 and consisted of accounting, auditing, and edgarizing expenses associated with filing periodic reports with the SEC. Our sales and operating expenses in 2016 were $476,112. Our net loss in 2017 was $54,113 and our net loss in 2016 was $158,506. Our lower revenue, lower expenses, and lower net loss in 2017 compared to 2016 are all the result of the winding up of our business and its ultimate liquidation per order of the Bankruptcy Court.
On August 19, 2016 the Company proposed a Plan of Liquidation which was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on November 28, 2016 and all remaining assets and liabilities were transferred from the Company to the Liquidating Trust on December 28, 2016. As of December 28, 2016, and continuing through all of 2017 and up to the date of this filing on Form 10-K, the Company was an empty shell corporation with no assets and no liabilities, except for loans due to our sole officer and director.
Our President has agreed to pay the expenses associated with maintaining the Company and making the necessary filings with the SEC required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until such time as we can commence business operations. We hope to do this by acquiring or merging with an active business, however there can be no assurance that we will be successful in achieving this goal.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following charts provide a summary of our balance sheets on December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, and notes thereto, included with this report at Part II, Item 8, below.
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Total current assets | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Total assets | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Total current liabilities | $ | 54,113 | $ | - | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 54,113 | $ | - | |||||
Accumulated deficit | $ | (18,173,542) | $ | (18,119,429) | |||||
Total stockholders equity | $ | (54,113) | $ | - |
As of the date of this filing on Form 10-K our primary source of liquidity and capital resources will be interest free loans from our President. We have no business and thus no revenue from operations.
In 2017 the Company relied on loans from its sole officer and director to provide funds for expenses consisting of accounting and audit fees and Edgarizing expenses. In 2016 the Company had a little more than one month of business revenues prior to its bankruptcy filing in February of 2016. Thereafter it collected funds from the sale and winding down of its various assets and businesses. The Company hopes to generate revenues when it completes a business combination, but will generate no revenues until that time.
The Company had total current assets of $0 at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. On November 28, 2016 the Bankruptcy Court ordered the implementation of our bankruptcy plan of liquidation. This plan called for the liquidation of all of our assets for the benefit of our creditors, and the transfer of all remaining assets and liabilities to a liquidating trust. As a result of these transfers to the liquidating trust, the Company had no assets whatsoever and no liabilities whatsoever at December 31, 2016.
Commitments and Contingencies
Our total liabilities at December 31, 2017 included accounts payable and accrued liabilities. At December 31, 2016 we had no liabilities. At year end in both 2017 and 2016 we had no commitments and no contingencies.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates of particular significance in our past financial statements included trade receivables and collections, goodwill, contingent liabilities, and valuing stock option compensation. By December 31, 2017 we were a shell company with no receivables, goodwill, contingent liabilities or stock options.
In the past the Company recognized revenues when all of the following criteria were met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed, (2) delivery of products and services had occurred, (3) the fee was fixed or determinable and (4) collectability was reasonably assured.
Going Concern
The Companys consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that it will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company filed bankruptcy in February 2016 and in December of 2016 all assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust, leaving the Company an empty shell. Furthermore, the Company has an accumulated deficit of
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$18,173,542 as of December 31, 2017. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern.
Managements plans to continue as a going concern include seeking a merger or an acquisition with a larger, better capitalized entity that will benefit current shareholders, however, as of the date hereof, we have not identified any potential merger or acquisition partner. Because the Company has no capital with which to pay current expenses the Companys sole officer and director has agreed to pay these charges with his personal funds, as interest free loans to the Company or as capital contributions.
Management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At December 31, 2017 and also at December 31, 2016 and as of the date of this filing on Form 10-K, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Disclosure Of Contractual Obligations
The Company has no contractual obligations.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Management believes that the Company bears no direct market risk. The Company holds no debt or equity securities, no foreign currencies, and has no credit facility. The sole officer and director of the Company has agreed to extend loans to the Company as needed to meet obligations, however these will be interest free. The Company has not made any sales, purchases, or commitments with foreign entities which would expose it to currency risks.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The Companys financial statements appear at the end of this comprehensive Form 10-K; they consist of:
Report Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
Statement of Operations for the years 2017 and 2016
Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity for the years 2017 and 2016
Statement of Cash Flows for the years 2017 and 2016
Notes to Financial Statements
ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
There have been no disagreements with our accountants and no changes to our accounting and financial disclosure.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our sole Executive Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K. Disclosure controls and procedures are procedures designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as this Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and is communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer, or persons performing similar functions, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective for the same reasons that our internal controls over financial reporting were not adequate.
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, for the company. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of its management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, and accordingly, even effective internal control can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and may not prevent or detect material misstatements. In addition, effective internal control at a point in time may become ineffective in future periods because of changes in conditions or due to deterioration in the degree of compliance with our established policies and procedures. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our current chief executive officer we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 based on the framework set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our evaluation under this framework, current management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of the evaluation dates because we had no officers or directors on that date, all control over the corporation having passed to the bankruptcy liquidating trustee. Current management has also concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of the date of the filing of this comprehensive report due to the factors stated below.
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Insufficient Resources: We have an inadequate number of personnel with requisite expertise in the key functional areas of finance and accounting to be able to have appropriately designed and operating entity level controls including risk assessment; information and communication; monitoring; and financial reporting.
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Inadequate Segregation of Duties: We have an inadequate number of personnel to properly segregate duties to implement control procedures.
·
Lack of Audit Committee and Outside Directors on the Companys Board of Directors: We do not have a functioning audit committee or outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in
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ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures.
Management is committed to improving its internal controls and will (1) continue to assess and address shortfalls in staffing and to assist the Company with accounting and finance responsibilities, (2) increase the frequency of independent reconciliations of significant accounts which will mitigate the lack of segregation of duties until there are sufficient personnel and (3) may consider appointing outside directors and audit committee members in the future.
Management has discussed the material weakness noted above with our independent registered public accounting firm. This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management's report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was a change of management from the Companys officers to the bankruptcy liquidating trustee during 2016, and new management replaced the bankruptcy liquidating trustee in June, 2017, but there have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during its fiscal year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Directors: At December 31, 2016 all seats on the board of directors were vacant. The Bankruptcy Court appointed liquidating trustee was responsible for the administration of the liquidating trust which contained the Company. In June, 2017 the person listed below became our sole officer and director:
Name of Director
Age
Year First Became a Director
Daniel Masters
72
Member since 2017
Principal Occupations During at Least the Past Five Years and Certain Directorships
Daniel Masters, age 72, has been President and a Director of the Company since June 2017. He is also an attorney practicing business law with an emphasis on corporate reorganizations. He has served on the Boards of Directors of Pacific Media Group Enterprises, Inc. (from 2014 to 2017), BIM Homes, Inc. (from 2014 to 2016), BullsNBears.com (2010 to 2015), Golden Edge Entertainment, Inc. (from 2010 to 2015), and MedBook World, Inc. (from 2010 to 2015). Before establishing his current law practice in 2002, Mr. Masters served as an independent investment banker and corporate finance consultant from 1990 to 2002. Between 1978 and 1989 he worked as an investment banker with L.F. Thompson & Co. and with Capital Technology Group; as Vice President for Finance with the Trilon Group; and as President of Golden Gate Capital. Prior to 1978 Mr. Masters held positions as a legislative aid on the staff of the U.S. Congress and as executive assistant to the President of the University of California. Mr. Masters received his Bachelor of Arts Degree (A.B.) from Harvard University and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
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Officers: At December 31, 2016 the Company had no officers. The Bankruptcy Court appointed liquidating trustee was responsible for the administration of the liquidating trust which contained the Company. In June, 2017 the person listed below became our sole officer:
Name of Officer
Age
Position
Daniel Masters
72
President and CEO
Background information on our executive officer is set forth above under our board of directors.
Code of Ethics.
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our sole executive officer and director. The code of ethics will be posted on the investor relations section of the Company's website in the event that we develop a website. At such time as we have posted the code of ethics on our website, we intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the code of ethics by posting such information on the website.
Audit Committee.
Our board of directors has not established an audit committee. In addition, we do not have a compensation committee or executive committee or similar committees. We will not, in all likelihood, establish an audit committee until such time as the Company generates a positive cash flow of which there can be no assurance. We recognize that an audit committee, when established, will play a critical role in our financial reporting system by overseeing and monitoring management's and the independent auditors' participation in the financial reporting process. At such time as we establish an audit committee, its additional disclosures with our auditors and management may promote investor confidence in the integrity of the financial reporting process.
Until such time as an audit committee has been established, the full board of directors will undertake those tasks normally associated with an audit committee to include, but not by way of limitation, the (i) review and discussion of the audited financial statements with management, and (ii) discussions with the independent auditors of matters required to be discussed by the Statement On Auditing Standards No. 61 and No. 90, as may be modified or supplemented.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The following table shows the compensation paid to our named executive officers in all capacities during the past two years.
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Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
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K. Lance Bell Chief Executive Officer | 2016 | 81,300 | - | - | 81,300 |
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| 2017 | - | - | - | - |
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Derald Miller Vice-President of Sales and Marketing | 2016 | 16,667 | - | - | 16,667 |
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| 2017 | - | - | - | - |
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Tanner J Purser Secretary | 2016 | 33,877 | - | - | 33,877 |
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| 2017 | - | - | - | - |
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Daniel Masters | 2016 | - | - | - | - |
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Chief Executive Officer | 2017 | - | - | 100,000 | 100,000 |
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
As of December 31, 2017 one person was known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding common stock, Daniel Masters, the Companys sole officer and director. Mr. Masters holds 100,000,000 shares of our common stock or about 66.8% of the outstanding shares. As of December 31, 2016 no person was known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding common stock, and no person was serving as a director of the Company or as an executive officer of the Company. The remaining 49,713,895 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock are held by approximately 410 shareholders of record, no one of which is known to be the beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the Companys common stock. There are, as of the date hereof, a total of 149,713,895 common shares issued and outstanding.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
In June 2017, a total of 100,000,000 common shares were issued to Daniel Masters, the Company's sole officer and director and majority shareholder. This transaction valued the stock at par value or $0.001 per share. There were no related party transactions to report for the year ended December 31, 2016.
The Company had no independent directors at December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016 and it has no independent directors as of the date of this report.
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to the Company by its independent auditors for 2017 and 2016:
| | 2017 | | 2016 |
Audit fees, including the audit of the Companys annual financial statements and fees related to reviews of quarterly financial statements, consents and review of registration statements | $ | 18,000 | $ | 20,000 |
Tax fees and tax related fees | $ | - | $ | - |
All other fees for other services | $ | - | $ | - |
The Board of Directors acts as the Audit Committee. The Board pre-approves the engagement of accountants to render all audit services for the Company, as well as any changes to the terms of the engagement. The Board will also pre-approve all non-audit related services proposed to be provided by the Companys independent registered public accounting firm. The Board reviews the terms of the engagement, a description of the engagement and a budget for the engagement.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
No.
Description
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30.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
30.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101 The following materials from the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (iii) Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity, (iv) Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and (v) Notes to Financial Statements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Pacific WebWorks, Inc., the Registrant, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 26, 2018
PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ Daniel Masters
_________________________________
Daniel Masters
President, CEO, CFO, and Director
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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017 and 2016
INDEX
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
30
Consolidated Statements of Operations
31
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
32
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
33
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Pacific WebWorks, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Pacific WebWorks, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has recurring losses, negative working capital and negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. Managements plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If the Company is unable to obtain financing, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company.
Haynie & Company
We have served as the Companys auditor since 2015.
Salt Lake City, Utah
January 24, 2018
PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. | ||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
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| December 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 |
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ASSETS | | |
Total assets | $ - | $ - |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | |
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Liabilities | | |
Accounts payable | $ 12,813 | $ - |
Related party payables | 41,300 | - |
Total liabilities | 54,113 | - |
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Commitments and contingencies | - | - |
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Stockholders' deficit | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; | | |
149,713,895 and 49,713,895 shares issued and outstanding | | |
as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively | 149,714 | 49,714 |
Additional paid-in capital | 17,969,715 | 18,069,715 |
Accumulated deficit | (18,173,542) | (18,119,429) |
Total stockholders' deficit | (54,113) | - |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ - | $ - |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
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| Year Ended December 31, | |
| 2017 | 2016 |
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Revenue | $ - | $ - |
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Operating expenses | 54,113 | - |
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Loss from continuing operations | (54,113) | - |
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Loss from discontinued operations | - | (158,506) |
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Loss before income taxes | (54,113) | (158,506) |
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Income tax expense | - | - |
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Net loss | $ (54,113) | $ (158,506) |
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $ (0.00) | $ (0.00) |
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Weighted average shares - basic and diluted | 102,864,580 | 49,713,895 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. | |||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |||||
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| Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | stockholders' | |
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Balance at December 31, 2015 | 49,713,895 | $ 49,714 | $ 18,069,715 | $ (17,960,923) | $ 158,506 |
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 | - | - | - | (158,506) | (158,506) |
Balance at December 31, 2016 | 49,713,895 | 49,714 | 18,069,715 | (18,119,429) | - |
Common stock issued at $0.001 | | | | | |
(par value) on June 20, 2017 | 100,000,000 | 100,000 | (100,000) | - | - |
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 | - | - | - | (54,113) | (54,113) |
Balance at December 31, 2017 | 149,713,895 | $ 149,714 | $ 17,969,715 | $ (18,173,542) | $ (54,113) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC. | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||
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| Year Ended December 31, | |
| 2017 | 2016 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | |
Net loss | $ (54,113) | $ - |
Change in assets and liabilities | | |
Accounts payable | 12,813 | - |
Net cash from (used for) operating activities - continuing operations | (41,300) | - |
Net cash from (used for) operating activities - discontinued | - | (308,030) |
Net cash from (used for) operating activities | (41,300) | (308,030) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | |
Net cash from (used for) investing activities - discontinued | - | 179,105 |
Net cash from (used for) investing activities | - | 179,105 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | |
Proceeds from related parties | 41,300 | - |
Net cash from (used for) financing activities - continuing operations | 41,300 | - |
Net cash from (used for) financing activities - discontinued | - | (49,262) |
Net cash from (used for) financing activities | 41,300 | (49,262) |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | - | (178,187) |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | - | 178,187 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD | $ - | $ - |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | | |
Cash paid during period for : | | |
Interest | $ - | $ 1,011 |
Income taxes | $ - | $ - |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements |
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PACIFIC WEBWORKS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2017 and 2016
NOTE 1 THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company
Pacific WebWorks, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 18, 1987, as Asphalt Associates, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific WebWorks, Inc. in January 1999. From 1999 to 2016 the Company engaged in the development and distribution of web tools software, electronic business storefront hosting, and Internet payment systems for individuals and small to mid-sized businesses. On February 23, 2016 the Company filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, and soon afterwards ceased its business activities. On August 19, 2016 the Company proposed a Plan of Liquidation and on November 28, 2016 the Court entered an order confirming the Plan of Liquidation and establishing a Liquidating Trust. On December 28, 2016 all assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust. All assets, liabilities, and operations incurred prior to December 28, 2016 have been presented as discontinued operations (see Note 3). The Company currently has no business operations and its only activity since December 28, 2016 has been the preparation and filing of periodic reports as required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pacific WebWorks, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, through December 28, 2016, the date all assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust. Prior to December 28, 2016 the Companys wholly owned subsidiaries included Intellipay, Inc., TradeWorks Marketing, Inc., FundWorks, Inc., PWI, LLC, World Commerce Network, LLC, Promontory Marketing, Inc., Thrifty Seeker, LLC, Headlamp Ventures, LLC and Dynamic WebTools, LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management believes that the estimates used in preparing the financial statements are reasonable and prudent; however, actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment assessments of goodwill, valuation of deferred tax assets, rebilling collections and certain accrued liabilities such as contingent liabilities.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments maturing in three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Concentrations
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risks consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents at well-known quality financial institutions. At times, such cash and investments may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. The Company had no amounts in excess of federally insured limits as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash includes cash maintained in a reserve account with the Companys merchant banks in connection with the Companys acceptance of credit card payments for its services.
Fair Value Measurements
We adopted ASC Topic 820 for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
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Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier 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:
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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
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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
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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.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Companys cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and capital lease obligations approximate carrying value based on their effective interest rates compared to current market prices.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements and its revisions in SAB No. 104. SAB 101 and 104 clarify application of generally accepted accounting principles related to revenue transactions.
In 2016 we received revenue for hosting, gateway, and maintenance fees, software access and licensing fees and product sales. Revenues from up-front fees are deferred and recognized over the period in which services are performed, ranging from one month to one year. Fees for the set-up of merchant accounts are deferred and recognized as services are completed (which is generally two months). Revenues from monthly hosting, maintenance, transaction and processing fees are recorded when earned. Operating lease revenues for merchant accounts and software are recorded when earned. Revenues for product sales are recorded when order fulfillment is complete.
The Company recognizes revenues when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery of products and services has occurred, (3) the fee is fixed or determinable and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured.
Cost of sales
Cost of sales includes costs related to fulfillment, customer service, certain royalties and commissions, service personnel, telecommunications and data center costs.
Sales and marketing costs
Sales and marketing expenses include advertising expenses, commissions and personnel expenses for sales and marketing. Marketing and advertising costs to promote the Company's products and services are expensed in the period incurred.
Research and development costs
Product development expenses include expenses for the maintenance of existing software and the development of new or improved software and technology, including personnel expenses for the product engineering department. Costs incurred by the Company to develop, enhance, manage, monitor and operate the Company's technology services are generally expensed as incurred. Total research and development costs for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $0 and $54,198 respectively.
General and administrative costs
General and administrative expenses include personnel expenses for executive, finance, and internal support
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personnel. In addition, general and administrative expenses include fees for bad debt costs, professional legal and accounting services, insurance, office space, banking and merchant fees, and other overhead-related costs.
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are provided based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities measured by the currently enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which these differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax expense or benefit is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Capital Structure
The Company currently has 150,000,000 shares authorized of $0.001 par value voting common stock, with 149,713,895 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 49,713,895 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016. In June of 2017 the Company amended their Articles of Incorporation to increase their authorized common shares from 50,000,000 to 150,000,000.
Earnings (loss) per share
The computation of net earnings (loss) per share of common stock is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period presented. The Company utilizes the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings (loss) per share, which considers potentially issuable shares on common stock equivalents. In
accordance with FASB ASC 260-10 common stock options have a dilutive effect when the average market price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of the options.
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Statement of Operations Summary Information: | | | | |||||||
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Numerator: | Net loss | $ (54,113) | | $ (158,506) |
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Denominator: | Weighted-average common shares outstanding | | | |
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| basic and diluted | 102,864,580 | | 49,713,895 |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ (0.00) | | $ (0.00) |
NOTE 2 GOING CONCERN
The Companys consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that it will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company filed bankruptcy in February 2016 and in December of 2016 all assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust. Furthermore, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $18,173,542 as of December 31, 2017. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern.
Managements plans to continue as a going concern include seeking a merger or an acquisition with a larger, better capitalized entity that will benefit current shareholders, however, as of the date hereof, we have not identified any potential merger or acquisition partner. Because the Company has no capital with which to pay current expenses the Companys sole officer and director has agreed to pay these charges with his personal funds, as interest free loans to the Company or as capital contributions.
Management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On February 23, 2016 the Company filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, and soon afterwards ceased its business activities. On August 19, 2016 the Company proposed a
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Plan of Liquidation and on November 28, 2016 the Court entered an order confirming the Plan of Liquidation and establishing a Liquidating Trust. On December 28, 2016 all assets and liabilities of the Company were transferred to the Liquidating Trust. The Company has recognized the cessation of its business operations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-20, Discontinued Operations. As such, the historical results of the Company have been classified as discontinued operations.
Results of the discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2016 | | ||
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Revenues | | | | |
Hosting, gateway and maintenance fees | $ | 159,475 | | |
Product sales | | 28,737 | | |
| | 188,212 | | |
Cost of sales | | 69,961 | | |
| Gross profit | | 118,251 | |
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Selling expenses | | 32,966 | | |
Research and development | | 54,198 | | |
General and administrative | | 318,987 | | |
| Total operating expenses | | 406,151 | |
| Loss from operations | | (287,900) | |
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Other income (expense) | | | | |
| Interest income (expense), net | | (1,011) | |
| Gain on sale of assets | | 154,833 | |
| Loss on transfer of assets and liabilities | | (24,428) | |
| Total other income (expense) | | 129,394 | |
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| Net loss from discontinued operations | $ | (158,506) | |
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Cash flow from discontinued operations as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2016 | | |||
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities | | | | ||
| Net loss | $ | (158,506) | | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | | | | |
| | Gain on sale of assets | | (154,833) | |
| | Loss on transfer of assets | | 24,428 | |
| Changes in assets and liabilities | | | | |
| | Deposits | | 4,825 | |
| | Receivables | | 77,196 | |
| | Restricted cash | | 62,840 | |
| | Inventory | | 2,041 | |
| | Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 77,172 | |
| | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | (208,882) | |
| | Deferred revenue | | (34,311) | |
| | Net cash used for discontinued operating activities | $ | (308,030) | |
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities | | | | ||
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | $ | 179,105 | | |
| Net cash provided by discontinued investing activities | $ | 179,105 | | |
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities | | | | ||
| Cash paid on notes payable | $ | (49,262) | | |
| Net cash used for discontinued financing activities | $ | (49,262) | | |
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NOTE 4 COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company entered into a lease agreement for commercial office space. The lease was to run through May 31, 2018 and provided for monthly payments of $4,300 in year one, $4,425 in year two, $4,550 in year three, $4,700 in year four and $4,825 in year five. A security deposit in the amount of $4,825 was required upon lease execution. During the year ended December 31, 2016, in conjunction with the Companys bankruptcy proceedings, the Company terminated their lease.
NOTE 5 INCOME TAXES
Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in the tax laws and rates on the date of the enactment.
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following components as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
| 2017 | | 2016 |
Deferred Tax Assets | | | |
NOL Carryforward Contribution Carryforward Related Party Payable | $ 3,706,400 2,000 10,700 | | $ 5,554,600 2,900 - |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | | | |
Valuation Allowance | (3,719,100) | | (5,557,500) |
Net Deferred Tax Asset | $ - | | $ - |
The income tax expense differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal and state income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 due to the following:
| 2017 | | 2016 |
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Book Loss | $ (14,100) | | $ (61,800) |
Related Party Payable | 10,700 | | - |
Depreciation | - | | (300) |
Express Tax Gain on Disposal | - | | 2,600 |
Impairment Loss | - | | (982,600) |
Capital Loss | - | | (49,600) |
Valuation Allowance | 3,400 | | 1,094,300 |
| $ - | | $ - |
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had Net Operating Loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $14,255,000 that may be offset against future taxable income from the year 2018 through 2037. No tax benefit has
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been reported in the December 31, 2017 consolidated financial statements since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.
Due to the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Net Operating Loss carryforwards for Federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to annual limitations. Because a change in ownership occurred, net operating loss carryforwards may be limited as to use in future years.
The Company classifies income tax penalties and interest, if any, as part of other general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, no penalties or interest were incurred. Below is a table representing the tax years currently open for review.
Jurisdiction | | Open Tax Years |
Federal | | 2014 - 2016 |
Utah State | | 2014 - 2016 |
NOTE 6 SEGMENT REPORTING
Segment reporting by business unit follows:
The year ended December 31, 2016 a | ||||||
Business Unit | | Revenues, net | | Net income (loss) | | Assets |
Pacific WebWorks | | $ - | | $ (349,419) | | $ 5,301,798 |
Headlamp Ventures | | 28,737 | | (18,290) | | (453,949) |
IntelliPay | | 124,064 | | 108,796 | | 1,924,282 |
Thrifty Seeker | | - | | (87) | | (15,067) |
TradeWorks | | 1,100 | | 1,064 | | (5,782,727) |
FundWorks | | - | | - | | - |
PWI | | - | | - | | - |
Promontory Marketing | | - | | (45) | | (1,323) |
Dynamic WebTools | | 34,311 | | 4,353 | | (252,891) |
World Commerce Network | | - | | 95,122 | | (720,123) |
Total | | $ 188,212 | | $ (158,506) | | $ - |
aAmounts include all intercompany receivables, payables, revenues and expenses prior to elimination
for consolidation.
NOTE 7 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Companys President paid $41,300 on behalf of the Company to vendors for accounting, auditing, and SEC filing services required to complete the annual and quarterly reports of the Company which had been delayed because of the Companys bankruptcy. As such, a related party payable was recorded in the amount of $41,300 as of December 31, 2017 which is non-interest bearing and due on demand.
NOTE 8 EQUITY
On June 19, 2017 the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase its authorized common shares from 50,000,000 to 150,000,000.
On June 20, 2017 control was purchased from the bankruptcy trustee for $25,000 and the Company issued 100,000,000 shares of its common stock to its President. No proceeds were received by the Company for the issuance of shares, therefore the shares were valued at par value.
NOTE 9 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events in accordance with the provisions of ASC 855 and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require disclosure.
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