INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST - Annual Report: 2017 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT

Commission File Number 1-7062

INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 944-1500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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 15(d) of the 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 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 [X] No [  ]

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 registrant’s 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. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Emerging growth company [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

Aggregate market value of Shares of Beneficial Interest held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of July 29, 2016, based upon the closing sales price of the registrant’s Shares of Beneficial Interest on that date, as reported on the NYSE MKT: $7,401,278

Number of Shares of Beneficial Interest outstanding as of April 18, 2017: 9,639,601

Documents incorporated by reference: None.

PART I

Item 1. BUSINESS

INTRODUCTION TO OUR BUSINESS

InnSuites Hospitality Trust (the “Trust”) is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and is an unincorporated Ohio real estate investment trust formed on June 21, 1979; however, the Trust is not a real estate investment trust for federal taxation purposes. The Trust, with its affiliates RRF Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and InnSuites® Hotels, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“InnSuites Hotels”), owns interests in and operates four hotels, provides management services for a total of five hotels, and provides trademark license services for a total of six hotels. At January 31, 2017, the Trust owned a 72.11% sole general partner interest in the Partnership, which controlled a 51.01% interest in one InnSuites hotel located in Tucson, Arizona, and controlled a 51.33% interest in one InnSuites hotel located in Ontario, California. We anticipate to sell one or more of our hotels by January 31, 2018.

The Trust also owned a direct 50.24% interest in one InnSuites hotel located in Yuma, Arizona and owned a direct 50.91% interest in one InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico (all four InnSuites hotels are hereinafter referred to as the “Hotels”). InnSuites Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust, provides management services for the Hotels and one hotel owned by affiliates of James F. Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. InnSuites Hotels also provides trademark and licensing services to the Hotels, one hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth and one unrelated hotel property. In addition, we provide additional services in our other business segment as reservations services for approximately 6,300 unrelated hotel properties, of which over 1,800 hotel properties are exclusive. The Trust has approximately 150 full-time employees and 50 part-time employees.

The Hotels have an aggregate of 574 hotel suites and operate as moderate and full-service hotels that apply a value studio and two-room suite operating philosophy formulated in 1980 by Mr. Wirth. The Trust owns and operates hotels as studio and two-room suite hotels that offer services such as free hot breakfast buffets and complimentary afternoon social hours plus amenities, such as microwave ovens, refrigerators, free high-speed hard wired and wireless Internet access and coffee makers in each studio or two-room suite.

The Trust believes that a significant opportunity for revenue growth and profitability will arise from the skillful management of the Trust’s Hotels or managed hotel properties for both increased occupancy and rates. The Trust’s primary business objective is to maximize returns to its shareholders through increases in asset value and long-term total returns to shareholders. The Trust seeks to achieve this objective through participation in increased revenues from the Hotels as a result of intensive management and marketing of the InnSuites® hotels and the “InnSuites Boutique Collection” brands in the southwestern region of the United States. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Future Positioning” for a more detailed discussion of the Trust’s strategic objectives.

The Trust has a single class of Shares of Beneficial Interest, without par value, that are traded on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “IHT.” The Partnership has two outstanding classes of limited partnership interests, Class A and Class B, which are identical in all respects. However, each Class A Partnership unit is convertible, at the option of the Class A holder, into one newly-issued Share of Beneficial Interest of the Trust and each Class B Partnership unit is convertible, upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, into one newly-issued Share of Beneficial Interest of the Trust. The Partnership Agreement of the Partnership subjects both general and limited partner units to certain restrictions on transfer.

In furtherance of our strategic plan, we have significantly expanded InnDependent Boutique Collection (“IBC Hotels”), a wholly owned subsidiary of InnSuites Hospitality Trust, which has a network of approximately 6,300 members of which over 1,800 are exclusive and representing 170 countries and over 2,000,000 rooms and suites. We believe this new hotel network provides independent hotel owners a competitive advantage against traditional franchised brands in their markets. The network provides a booking system and loyalty program. IBC Hotels charges various booking fees ranging from 10% - 30%, which we believe increases the independent hotel profits. Competitors of IBC Hotels can charge anywhere from a 30% to 50% booking fee. InnDependent InnCentives, IBC’s loyalty program, allows hoteliers to benefit from guests who frequently stay at IBC independent hotels. IBC Hotels is dedicated to providing guests with a unique, non-cookie cutter hotel experience in addition to providing value-added amenities and resort locations to its guests. IBC Hotels has an InnDependent InnCentives travel rewards program that provides a free stay at any worldwide IBC Hotel of the guests’ choice after booking 12 nights on IBC Hotels’ website. In addition, on January 8, 2016, IBC Hotels purchased substantially all of the assets of International Vacation Hotels, a technology company located in Dallas, Texas, which provides reservation services to over 600 independent international hotels. For more information about the acquisition of International Vacation Hotels, see Note 27 of our Consolidated Financial Statements - “Acquisition of International Vacation Hotels”.

MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING CONTRACTS

The Trust directly manages the Hotels through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels. Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels manages the daily operations of the four Hotels and hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. All Trust managed Hotel expenses, revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation. The management fees for the Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth are 5% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel. These agreements have no expiration date and may be cancelled by either party with 90-days written notice in the event the property changes ownership.

The Trust also provides the use of the “InnSuites” trademark to the Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels, at no additional charge. The trademark expires in January 2027.

MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENTS

InnSuites Hotels has entered into membership agreements with Best Western International, Inc. (“Best Western”) with respect to all of the Hotels. In exchange for use of the Best Western name, trademark and reservation system, the Hotels pay fees to Best Western based on reservations received through the use of the Best Western reservation system and the number of available suites at the Hotels. The agreements with Best Western have no specific expiration terms and may be cancelled by either party. Best Western requires that the Hotels meet certain requirements for room quality, and the Hotels are subject to removal from its reservation system if these requirements are not met. The Hotels with third-party membership agreements received significant reservations through the Best Western reservation system. Under these arrangements, fees paid for membership fees and reservations were approximately $575,000 and $483,000 for fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

COMPETITION IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY

The hotel industry is highly competitive. We expect the major challenge for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018 (“fiscal year 2018”) to be the continuation of strong competition for corporate leisure group and government business in the markets in which we operate, which may affect our ability to increase room rates while maintaining market share. Each of the Hotels experiences competition primarily from other mid-market hotels located in its immediate vicinity, but also competes with hotel properties located in other geographic markets. While none of the Hotels’ competitors dominate any of the Trust’s geographic markets, some of those competitors may have greater marketing and financial resources than the Trust.

Certain additional hotel property developments and/or hotel refurbishments have recently been completed by competitors in a number of the Hotels’ markets, and additional hotel property developments may be built in the future. Such hotel developments have had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on the revenue of our Hotels in their respective markets.

The Trust has chosen to focus its hotel investments in the southwest region of the United States. With the renovations at our Ontario, California and Yuma, Arizona hotel properties, the Trust has seen additional demand as supply has been steady in those respective markets. Either an increase in supply or a decline in demand could result in increased competition, which could have an adverse effect on the revenue of our Hotels in their respective markets.

IBC Hotels provides a variety of brand-like hotel and technology services without the cost or hassle of a brand for a month-to-month agreement to independent hotels, which make up approximately one-half of the world’s hotels (not including B&Bs and rentals). These services include but are not limited to: web/mobile site presence, hotel app, booking engine, loyalty program along with strategic partnerships that provide metasite channels, fast-tracked financing, purchasing, IT services, training and education and integrations to a variety of service providers including rental cars and tours as well as property management and additional distribution.

While the travel landscape is competitive in itself, each one of the services provided by IBC Hotels has its own competitive landscape. Online travel agencies (OTAs) continue to fight for the unwashed customer looking for the occasional booking and hotels to push excess inventory. Brands have historically had solid demand due to their loyalty programs and consistent product offerings along with powerful education and training programs. Technology and tourism companies have powerfully operated in their segment without much cross-over. Independent hotels have historically had trouble getting financing and purchasing power without a large brand or management contract.

The Trust may also compete for investment opportunities with other entities that have greater financial resources. These entities also may generally accept more risk than the Trust can prudently manage. Competition may generally reduce the number of suitable future investment opportunities available to the Trust and increase the bargaining power of owners seeking to sell their properties.

REGULATION

The Trust is subject to numerous federal, state and local government laws and regulations affecting the hospitality industry, including usage, building and zoning requirements and the laws and regulations related to the preparation and sale of food and beverage such as health and liquor license laws. A violation of any of those laws and regulations or increased government regulation could require the Trust to make unplanned expenditures which may result in higher operating costs. In addition, the Trust’s success in expanding our hotel operations depends upon its ability to obtain necessary building permits and zoning variances from local authorities. Compliance with these laws is time intensive and costly and may reduce the Trust’s revenues and operating income.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), all public accommodations are required to meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. In addition to ADA work completed to date, the Trust may be required to remove additional access barriers or make unplanned, substantial modifications to its Hotels to comply with the ADA or to comply with other changes in governmental rules and regulations, or become subject to claims, fines and damage awards, any of which could reduce the number of total available rooms, increase operating costs and have a negative impact on the Trust’s results of operations.

Our hotel properties are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws that impose liability for contamination. Under these laws, governmental entities have the authority to require us, as the current or former owner of the property, to perform or pay for the clean-up of contamination (including swimming pool chemicals or hazardous substances or biological waste) at or emanating from the property and to pay for natural resource damage arising from contamination. These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or caused the contamination. Such liability can be joint and several, so that each covered person can be responsible for all of the costs involved, even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination. We can also be liable to private parties for costs of remediation, personal injury, death and/or property damage resulting from contamination at or emanating from our hotel properties. Moreover, environmental contamination can affect the value of a property and, therefore, an owner’s ability to borrow funds using the property as collateral or to sell the property on favorable terms or at all. Furthermore, persons who sent waste to a waste disposal facility, such as a landfill or an incinerator, may be liable for costs associated with cleanup of that facility.

The Trust is also subject to laws governing our relationship with employees, including minimum or living wage requirements, overtime, working conditions and work permit requirements. There are frequent proposals under consideration, at the federal and state levels, to increase the minimum wage. Additional increases to the state or federal minimum wage rate, and employee benefit costs including health care or other costs associated with employees could increase expenses and result in lower operating margins.

Lastly, the Trust collects and maintains information relating to its guests for various business purposes, including maintaining guest preferences to enhance the Trust’s customer service and for marketing and promotional purposes. The collection and use of personal data are governed by privacy laws and regulations. Compliance with applicable privacy regulations may increase the Trust’s operating costs and/or adversely impact its ability to service its guests and market its products, properties and services to its guests. In addition, non-compliance with applicable privacy regulations by the Trust (or in some circumstances non-compliance by third parties engaged by the Trust) could result in fines or restrictions on its use or transfer of data.

SEASONALITY OF THE HOTEL BUSINESS

The Hotels’ operations historically have been somewhat seasonal. The two southern Arizona hotels experience their highest occupancy in the first fiscal quarter and, to a lesser extent, the fourth fiscal quarter. The second fiscal quarter tends to be the lowest occupancy period at the two southern Arizona hotels. This seasonality pattern can be expected to cause fluctuations in the Trust’s quarterly revenues. The two hotels located in California and New Mexico historically experience their most profitable periods during the second and third fiscal quarters (the summer season), providing some balance to the general seasonality of the Trust’s hotel business.

The seasonal nature of the Trust’s business increases its vulnerability to risks such as labor force shortages and cash flow issues. Further, if an adverse event such as an actual or threatened terrorist attack, international conflict, data breach, regional economic downturn or poor weather conditions should occur during the first or fourth fiscal quarters, the adverse impact to the Trust’s revenues could likely be greater as a result of its southern Arizona seasonal business.

OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We also make available, free of charge, on our Internet website at www.innsuitestrust.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Information on our Internet website shall not be deemed incorporated into, or be part of, this report.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 2. PROPERTIES

The Trust maintains its administrative offices at the InnSuites Hotels Centre, at 1625 E. Northern Avenue, Suite 105, Phoenix, Arizona 85020 in a space leased by the Trust from a third party. All of the Hotels are operated as InnSuites® Hotels, while all Hotels are also marketed as Best Western® Hotels. All of the Hotels operate in the following locations:

(1) The Trust defines a renovation as the remodeling of more than 20% of a property’s available suites in a fiscal year.

(2) The Trust owns a direct 50.91% interest in the InnSuites Hotel and Suites Airport Albuquerque Best Western Hotel.

(3) The Partnership owns a 51.01% interest in the InnSuites Hotel and Suites Tucson Oracle Best Western Hotel. The Trust owns a 72.11% general partner interest in the Partnership.

(4) The Trust holds a direct 50.24% ownership interest in the InnSuites Hotels and Suites Yuma Best Western Hotel.

(5) The Partnership owns a 51.33% interest in the InnSuites Hotels and Suites Ontario Airport Best Western Hotel. The Trust owns a 72.11% general partner interest in the Partnership.

See “Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – General” herein for a discussion of occupancy rates at the Hotels.

See Note 11 to the Trust’s Consolidated Financial Statements – “Mortgage Notes Payable” herein for a discussion of mortgages encumbering the Hotels.

See Note 21 to the Trust’s Consolidated Financial Statements – “Commitments and Contingencies” for a discussion of the lease for our corporate headquarters and the non-cancellable ground lease to which our Albuquerque Hotel is subject.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Trust is not a party to, nor are any of its properties subject to, any material litigation or environmental regulatory proceedings. See Note 21 to Trust’s Consolidated Financial Statements – “Commitments and Contingencies”.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Trust’s Shares of Beneficial Interest are traded on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “IHT.” On April 19, 2016, the Trust had 8,817,803 shares outstanding. As of April 24, 2016, there were 362 holders of record of our Shares of Beneficial Interest not including holders who hold their asset positions with banks and brokers.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of the Trust’s Shares of Beneficial Interest, as reported on the NYSE MKT, as well as dividends declared thereon:

The Trust intends to maintain a conservative dividend policy to facilitate the reduction of debt and internal growth. In the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016, the Trust paid dividends of $0.01 per share in the fourth quarter of each year. The Trust has paid dividends each fiscal year since its inception in 1971 and the Trust expects comparable cash dividends will continue to be paid in the future.

On January 2, 2001, the Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program under Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the purchase of up to 250,000 Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market or privately negotiated transactions. On September 10, 2002, August 18, 2005 and September 10, 2007, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of up to 350,000 additional Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Additionally, on January 5, 2009, September 15, 2009 and January 31, 2010, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of up to 300,000, 250,000 and 350,000, respectively, additional Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Acquired Shares of Beneficial Interest will be held in treasury and will be available for future acquisitions and financings and/or for awards granted under the Trusts’ equity compensation plans/programs. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, the Trust acquired 30,227 Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market transactions at an average price of $2.55 per share. The average price paid includes brokerage commissions. The Trust intends to continue repurchasing Shares of Beneficial Interest in compliance with applicable legal and NYSE MKT requirements. The Trust remains authorized to repurchase an additional 63,090 Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest pursuant to the publicly announced share repurchase program, which has no expiration date.

See Part III, Item 12 for information about our equity compensation plans.

See Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for information related to grants of restricted shares made to members of our Board of Trustees during fiscal year 2017. These grants were made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

For stock option grants during fiscal 2017, see Note 26 to our Consolidated Financial Statements - “Stock Options.”

For the issuance of Shares of Beneficial Interest by the Trust in connection with the acquisition of International Vacation Hotels, see Note 27 to our Consolidated Financial Statements – “Acquisition of International Vacation Hotels.” This issuance was made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

For the issuance of Shares of Beneficial Interest by the Trust to Rare Earth Financial, LLC, see Note 18 to our Consolidated Financial Statements – “Other Related Party Transactions.” These issuances were made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

We are engaged in the ownership and operation of hotel properties. At January 31, 2017, the Trust had four moderate and full-service hotels with 574 hotel suites. All of our Hotels are branded through membership agreements with Best Western. All Hotels are trademarked as InnSuites Hotels. We are also involved in various operations incidental to the operation of hotels, such as the operation of restaurants, meeting/banquet room rentals and the operation of a reservation system.

Our operations consist of two reportable segments, hotel ownership, which derives its revenue from the operation of the Hotels and reservation services for approximately 6,300 unrelated hotel properties, of which over 1,800 hotel properties are exclusive. We provide management services for the Hotels and two hotels owned by affiliates of James F. Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. We also provide trademark and licensing services to the Hotels, one hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth and one unrelated hotel property.

Our results are significantly affected by occupancy and room rates at the Hotels, our ability to manage costs, and changes in the number of available suites caused by acquisition and disposition activities. Results are also significantly impacted by overall economic conditions and conditions in the travel industry. Unfavorable changes in these factors could negatively impact hotel room demand and pricing, which would reduce our profit margins on rented suites. Additionally, our ability to manage costs could be adversely impacted by significant increases in operating expenses, resulting in lower operating margins. Management expects greater demand and steady supply to continue. However, either a further increase in supply or a further decline in demand could result in increased competition, which could have an adverse effect on the revenue of the Hotels in their respective markets.

Although we experienced stronger economic conditions during fiscal year 2017, we anticipate that a steady economy will exist during 2018. We expect the major challenge for fiscal year 2018 to be the continuation of strong competition for corporate leisure group and government business in the markets in which we operate, which may affect our ability to increase room rates while maintaining market share. We believe that we have positioned the Hotels to remain competitive through selective refurbishment, by carrying a relatively large number of two-room suites at each location and by maintaining a robust guest Internet access system.

Our strategic plan is to obtain the full benefit of our real estate equity and to migrate our focus from a hotel owner to a hospitality service company by expanding our trademark license, management, reservation, and advertising services, through IBC Hotels. For more information on our strategic plan, including information on our progress in disposing of our hotel properties, see “Future Positioning” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

In furtherance of our strategic plan, we have significantly expanded IBC Hotels, a wholly owned subsidiary of InnSuites Hospitality Trust, which provides services to approximately 6,300 properties. We believe this new hotel network provides independent hotel owners a competitive advantage against traditional franchised brands in their markets. The network provides a booking system and loyalty program. IBC Hotels charges a 10% booking fee, which we believe, increases the independent hotel’s profits. Competitors of IBC Hotels can charge anywhere from a 30% to 50% booking fee. InnDependent InnCentives, IBC’s loyalty program, allows hoteliers to benefit from guests who frequently stay at IBC independent hotels. In addition, on January 8, 2016, IBC Hotels and the Trust, purchased substantially all of the assets of International Vacation Hotels, a technology company located in Dallas, Texas which provides reservation services to over 600 independent international hotels. For more information about the acquisition of International Vacation Hotels, see Note 27 of our Consolidated Financial Statements - “Acquisition of International Vacation Hotels”.

We are planning significant expansion of IBC Hotels during the next couple of fiscal years as we continue to expand and develop our production and sales and marketing efforts. Specifically, IBC Hotels’ product development roadmap includes integration of more hotel software systems to simply use and simplify adoption of our product by the hotels, improve retention with better onboarding techniques, grow digital marketing services capabilities and revenues and continue to develop our product to meet the needs of our hotel partners. We anticipate significant expansion of our sales and marketing efforts by hiring additional personnel, seek out partnerships and acquisitions to grow our hotel user base and further monetize our loyalty program and consumer site. In addition, we play to explore financial and strategic options for this division and have hired Viant Capital, an investment banker, to assist. We anticipate the IBC Hotels sales and marketing efforts to increase our revenues and decrease our consolidated net loss over the next couple of fiscal years. For each reservation, IBC Hotels receives a 10% transactional fee plus reimbursement of our credit card processing fees associated with the reservation. We cannot provide any assurance that our plans will be successful or in line with our expectations.

GENERAL

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

At January 31, 2017, we owned through our sole general partner’s interest in the Partnership a direct 50.91% interest in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Hotel, a through our sole general partner’s interest in the Partnership a direct 51.33% interest in the Ontario, California Hotel and a 50.24% direct interest in the Yuma, Arizona Hotel. At January 31, 2016, we owned through our sole general partner’s interest in the Partnership a direct 50.91% interest in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Hotel, and a 50.93% direct interest in the Yuma, Arizona Hotel. Additionally, at January 31, 2016, we, together with the Partnership, owned a 51.01% interest in a hotel located in Tucson, Arizona and a 51.71% interest in a hotel located in Ontario, California. We purchased 0 Partnership Class A units of our sole general partner interest during the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016. On October 14, 2015, the Trust sold its Tucson St. Mary’s hotel to an unrelated third party for approximately $9.7 million. For more information about the disposition of the Tucson St. Mary’s hotel, see Note 24 of our Consolidated Financial Statements - “Sale of Tucson Saint Mary’s Suite Hospitality Property”.

Our expenses consist primarily of property taxes, insurance, corporate overhead, interest on mortgage debt, professional fees, depreciation of the Hotels and hotel operating expenses. Hotel operating expenses consist primarily of payroll, guest and maintenance supplies, marketing and utilities expenses. Under the terms of its Partnership Agreement, the Partnership is required to reimburse us for all such expenses. Accordingly, management believes that a review of the historical performance of the operations of the Hotels, particularly with respect to occupancy, which is calculated as rooms sold divided by total rooms available, average daily rate (“ADR”), calculated as total room revenue divided by number of rooms sold, and revenue per available room (“REVPAR”), calculated as total room revenue divided by number of rooms available, is appropriate for understanding revenue from the Hotels. In fiscal year 2017, occupancy increased 1.47% to 74.83% from 73.36% in the prior fiscal year. ADR increased by $5.15 or 7.3% to $75.74 in fiscal year 2017 from $70.59 in fiscal year 2016. The increased occupancy and ADR resulted in an increase in REVPAR of $4.94 or 9.54% to $56.73 in fiscal year 2017 from $51.79 in fiscal year 2016. The increased occupancy and increased rates reflect a continued stronger economy which has allowed us to increase our rates while increasing our occupancy, especially in our Ontario, California and our Yuma, Arizona properties which were offset by a small decline in our Tucson, Arizona hotel property. We anticipate our Tucson, Arizona hotel property to rebound in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018 as it has already started to economically turnaround in February 2017 and March 2017. We anticipate in the next few fiscal years that steady demand will exist with a significant increase in hotel room supply resulting in additional pressure on the hotel industry to lower rates to maintain current occupancy levels.

The following table shows certain historical financial and other information for the periods indicated:

No assurance can be given that occupancy, ADR and REVPAR will not increase or decrease as a result of changes in national or local economic or hospitality industry conditions.

We enter into transactions with certain related parties from time to time. For information relating to such related party transactions see the following:

Results of operations of the Trust for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 compared to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.

Overview

A summary of total Trust operating results for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

A summary of operating results by segment for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

Our overall results in fiscal year 2017 were positively affected by an increase in revenues and an income tax benefit which were reduced by an increase in operating expenses which included our growing IBC Hotels division and additional depreciation expenses incurred based on classification of our hotel properties from assets held for sale to continuing operations.

REVENUE – CONTINUING OPERATIONS:

Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead Segment

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2017, we had total revenue of approximately $12,549,000 compared to approximately $11,414,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016, an increase of approximately $1,135,000. In the prior fiscal years ending January 31, 2016 and 2015, we made significant improvements to our Ontario, California and our Yuma, Arizona properties coupled with steady slightly improving local economies which was offset by additional market pressures in Tucson, Arizona. We realized a 9.8% net increase in room revenues during fiscal year 2017 as room revenues were approximately $11,952,000 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017 as compared to approximately $10,888,000 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016. Food and beverage revenue was steady at approximately $196,000 for fiscal year 2017 as compared to approximately $181,000 during fiscal year 2016, an increase of approximately $15,000 or approximately 8.2%. During fiscal year 2018, we expect improvements in occupancy, modest improvements in rates and steady food and beverage revenues. We also realized an approximate 34% increase in management and trademark fee revenues during fiscal year 2017 as management and trademark revenues were approximately $296,000 during fiscal year 2017 as compared to approximately $222,000 during fiscal year 2016 Management and trademark fee revenues increased during fiscal year 2017 as a result of increased revenues in the two hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth and on May 1, 2016, the Trust increase the management fees charged from 3% to 5%. In February 2017, one of the two hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth was sold to a third party so the management fees relating to the hotel property that was sold will not continue throughout the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018. During fiscal year 2018, we expect management and trademark fee revenues to be relatively flat and comparable to fiscal year 2017 management and trademark fee revenues. Other revenues were relatively flat for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 compared to the twelve months ended January 31, 2016.

IBC Development Segment

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, we had total revenue of approximately $668,000 compared to approximately $203,000 for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, an increase of approximately $465,000 or 228%. We have continued to make significant sales, marketing and technology investment in this segment. We anticipate strong growth in this segment over the next several fiscal years but can provide no assurance regarding such growth.

EXPENSES – CONTINUING OPERATIONS:

Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead Segment

Total expenses, including interest expense net of the income tax benefit, of approximately $13,951.000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 reflects an increase of approximately $1,182,000 compared to total expenses, including interest expense and income tax provision of approximately $12,769,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016. The increase was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses at the hotel properties and depreciation expenses incurred at the properties.

Room expenses consisting of salaries and related employment taxes for property management, front office, housekeeping personnel, reservation fees and room supplies were approximately $3,680,000 for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 compared to approximately $3,357,000 in the prior year period for an increase of approximately $323,000, or 9.6%, increase in costs. Room expenses increased as occupancy at the hotels increased and management elected to deep clean the hotel property rooms and additional expenses were incurred with the increased occupancy.

Food and beverage expenses included food and beverage costs, personnel and miscellaneous costs to provide banquet events. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, food and beverage expenses were approximately $286,000 as compared to approximately $312,000 for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, a savings of approximately $26,000, or 8.2%. These costs decreased slightly during fiscal year 2017 as compared to fiscal year 2016, as management sourced its food from cheaper vendors and in some cases, reevaluated the hotel property’s limited food offerings to provide a better, more efficient menu.

Telecommunications expense, consisting of telephone and Internet costs, were relatively flat for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 at approximately $25,000 as compared to the prior fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 at approximately $24,000. Management anticipates this will be consistent for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018.

General and administrative expenses include overhead charges for management, accounting, shareholder and legal services. General and administrative expenses of approximately $3,264,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 decreased approximately $251,000 from approximately $3,013,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 primarily due to increased bad debt expenses, credit card expenses and professional fees at our hotel properties.

Sales and marketing expense increased approximately $21,000, or 2.3%, from approximately $937,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 from approximately $916,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016. Management added some additional sales and marketing resources at our properties to increase the marketing exposure in the local community which resulted in additional hotel room revenues.

Repairs and maintenance expense slightly decreased by approximately $57,000 from approximately $1,038,000 reported for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 compared with approximately $981,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017. We completed significant property improvements at our Ontario, California and our Yuma, Arizona properties during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 which resulted in decreased repairs and maintenance expenses during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. Management continues to complete repairs and maintenance initiatives to ensure the hotel product exceeds our guests’ satisfaction and complies with the increasing Best Western standards.

Hospitality expense increased by approximately $75,000, or 10.4%, from $725,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 to approximately $800,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to additional product mix provided during the Hotels’ complimentary breakfast and happy hour required by Best Western.

Utility expenses increased approximately $25,000 to approximately $807,000 reported for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 compared with approximately $782,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016. Increased utility costs occurred as a result of increased occupancy levels at our hotel properties.

Hotel property depreciation expense significantly increased as the hotel properties are reported within Continued Operations instead of Discontinued Operations – Assets Held for Sale. Hotel property depreciation expenses increased approximately $1,149,000 from approximately $945,000 reported for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 compared with approximately $2,094,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017. In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017, the Trust recaptured the depreciation not recognized while the hotel properties were in the Discontinued Operations – Assets Held for Sale reporting classification.

Real estate and personal property taxes, insurance and ground rent expense increased slightly by approximately $19,000, or 3.0%, from approximately $620,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 to approximately $639,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017.

Interest expenses were flat at approximately $731,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 to approximately $730,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016.

Income tax benefit was approximately $228,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017, a change decrease of approximately $321,000 from the prior fiscal year income tax provision of approximately $97,000. Decrease in the income tax provision is due to the overall increased consolidated net loss from continued operations net of sales of ownership interests in our properties. Sales of ownership interests in our properties for tax purposes are considered income but under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), they are considered an increase in the Trusts’ equity.

IBC Development Segment

General and administrative expenses include overhead charges for management, accounting, reservations support staff and hotel onboarding. General and administrative expenses of approximately $1,083,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 increased approximately $803,000 from approximately $280,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 primarily due to increased bad debt expenses, credit card expenses, support staff and hotel onboarding costs significantly increased.

Sales and marketing expense includes reservation acquisition expenses, consultants, internet advertising, tradeshows and sales commissions expenses which increased by approximately $446,000, from approximately $195,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2016 to approximately $641,000 for the twelve months ended January 31, 2017. As reservations income increases, sales and marketing expenses increase as reservation acquisitions expenses increased. In addition, Management added significant amount of sales and marketing resources.

REVENUE – DISCONTINUING OPERATIONS

Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead Segment

Our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel was sold to an unrelated third party on October 14, 2015. For the twelve months ended January 31, 2017, we had $0 of total revenues compared to approximately $5,206,000 of total revenues for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016, our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel had approximately $2,172,000 of room revenues, approximately $659,000 of food and beverage revenues and approximately $2,375,000 of other income generated by the sale of the hotel.

EXPENSES – DISCONTINUING OPERATIONS

Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead Segment

For the twelve months ended January 31, 2017, we had approximately $36,000 of total expenses compared to approximately $3,376,000 of total expenses for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017, our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel incurred primarily general and administrative expenses. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel was owned and operated by the Trust for approximately 9 months and incurred normal routine operating expenses including approximately $977,000 rooms expenses, approximately $546,000 food and beverage expenses, approximately $288,000 general and administrative expenses, approximately $159,000 of sales and marketing expenses, approximately $247,000 of repairs and maintenance expenses, approximately $183,000 of hospitality expenses, approximately $438,000 utilities, approximately $233,000 of depreciation, approximately $159,000 of taxes and insurance and approximately $138,000 interest.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Overview – Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead and IBC Development Segments

Our principal source of cash to meet our cash requirements, including distributions to our shareholders, is our share of the Partnership’s cash flow, quarterly distributions from the Albuquerque, New Mexico and Yuma, Arizona properties and more recently, sales of non-controlling interests in certain of our Hotels. The Partnership’s principal source of revenue is hotel operations for the one hotel property it owns (until its planned sale – as discussed previously) and quarterly distributions from the Tucson, Arizona and Ontario, California properties. Our liquidity, including our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, will depend upon our ability, and the Partnership’s ability, to generate sufficient cash flow from hotel operations and to service our debt.

Hotel operations are significantly affected by occupancy and room rates at the Hotels. We anticipate occupancy and ADR will be steady during this coming year; capital improvements are expected to decrease from the prior year.

With approximately $568,000 of cash as of January 31, 2017 and the availability of a $1,000,000 related party Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note and the availability of our two available Advances to Affiliate credit facilities for a total of $1,000,000 maximum borrowing capacity, we believe that we will have enough cash on hand to meet all of our financial obligations as they become due for at least the next twelve months from the issuance date of the these consolidated financial statements. In addition, our management is analyzing other strategic options available to us, including the refinancing of another property or raising additional funds through additional non-controlling interest sales; however, such transactions may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in refinancing debt or raising additional or replacement funds, or that these funds may be available on terms that are favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional or replacement funds, we may be required to sell certain of our assets to meet our liquidity needs, which may not be on terms that are favorable.

We anticipate additional new-build hotel supply during fiscal year 2018 up until the hotel supply inventory has been stabilized during fiscal year 2019. In fiscal year 2018, we anticipate additional pressure on revenues and operating margins. We expect the major challenge for fiscal year 2018 to be the continuation of strong competition for corporate leisure group and government business in the markets in which we operate, which may affect our ability to increase room rates while maintaining market share.

Net cash used in operating activities totaled approximately $871,000 during fiscal year 2017 as compared to net cash used in operating activities of approximately $604,000 during the prior fiscal year. Consolidated net loss was approximately $2,627,000 for the year ended January 31, 2017 as compared to consolidated net income for the year ended January 31, 2016 of approximately $339,000. Explanation of the differences between these fiscal years are explained above in the results of operations of the Trust.

Changes in the adjustments to reconcile net loss and net income for the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, consist primarily of hotel property depreciation, gain on disposal of assets, and changes in assets and liabilities. Hotel property depreciation was approximately $2,094,000 during fiscal year 2017 compared to approximately $1,178,000 during fiscal year 2016, an increase of $916,000 as the Trust recognized the additional depreciation of the hotel properties during the time the properties were reported as held for sale. During fiscal year 2016, the Trust had a gain on disposal of assets of approximately $2,352,000 which increased the net cash used in operating activities.

Changes in assets and liabilities for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses totaled approximately ($553,000) and approximately $99,000 for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. This significant decrease in changes in assets and liabilities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 compared to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 was due to increased accounts receivables generated by IBC Hotels and prepaid expenses and other asset due to additional revenues.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled approximately $903,000 for the year ended January 31, 2017 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of approximately $654,000 for the year ended January 31, 2016. The decrease in net cash provided by investing activities during fiscal year 2017 was due to the cash received from the sale of our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel property offset by the purchase of the International Vacation Hotels (“IVH”) assets in fiscal year 2016. In addition, a significant decrease in net cash provided by investing activities occurred in fiscal year 2017 as the collections of advances to affiliates – related party was approximately $2,231,000 in fiscal year 2017 as compared to approximately $106,000 during fiscal year 2016 and lendings on advance decreased from approximately $1,077,000 to approximately $880,000 during fiscal year 2017.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled approximately $385,000 and $1,400,000 for the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The significant decrease of approximately $1,015,000 was primarily due to a decrease in payments on notes payables to banks, payments on line of credit – related party, borrowings on line of credit – related party, payments on notes payable – related party, borrowings on notes payable – related party, payments on other notes payable, proceeds from sale of non-controlling ownership interest in subsidiary, sale of stock and distributions to non-controlling interest holders. The decreases were offset by increases in borrowings on notes payable to banks and other notes payables.

Principal payments on mortgage notes payables was approximately $492,000 and approximately $625,000 during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Payments on notes payable to banks was approximately $1,471,000 and approximately $2,349,000 during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively as we paid off our mortgage on one of our Tucson, Arizona properties as the property was sold.

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, payments on line of credit – related party netted against borrowings on line of credit – related party was approximately $169,000 of net cash provided by financing activities as compared to approximately $248,000 of net cash used in financing activities for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.

Payments on notes payables – related party netted against borrowings on note payable – related party was approximately $18,000 and approximately $299,000 of net cash used in financing activities during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, we continued to pay off American Express merchant processing loans.

Payments on other notes payables netted against borrowings on other note payable was approximately $518,000 of net cash provided and approximately ($471,000) of net cash used in financing activities during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, we increased our debt to finance our operations.

Proceeds from sales of non-controlling ownership interests in subsidiaries decreased by approximately $1,771,000 as sales of non-controlling ownership interest was approximately $1,826,000 for the year ended January 31, 2016 and approximately $55,000 for the year ended January 31, 2017. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, we primarily sold additional non-controlling interests in our Yuma Hospitality and Tucson Saint Mary’s Suite Hospitality subsidiaries. In addition, we had sales of IHT stock of $3.0 million in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016 and no sales of our IHT stock for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.

The Trust decided to hold back distributions to our Ontario, California non-controlling interest holders during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 to facilitate completion of the Ontario, California hotel property refurbishment project and as a result, our distributions to non-controlling interest holders decreased by approximately $547,000. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, our distributions to non-controlling interest holders was approximately $697,000 compared with approximately $1,244,000 for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.

We continue to contribute to a Capital Expenditures Fund (the “Fund”) an amount equal to 4% of the InnSuites Hotels’ revenues from operation of the Hotels. The Fund is restricted by the mortgage lender for one of our properties. As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no monies held in these accounts reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as “Restricted Cash.” The Fund is intended to be used for capital improvements to the Hotels and refurbishment and replacement of furniture, fixtures and equipment. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Hotels spent approximately $2,255,000 and $2,126,000, respectively, for capital expenditures. We consider the majority of these improvements to be revenue producing. Therefore, these amounts are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. For fiscal year 2018 capital expenditures, we plan on spending less on capital improvements as we have sold our oldest and largest hotel which required significant amounts of capital improvements and our Ontario, California property completed a renovation during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2016. Repairs and maintenance were charged to expense as incurred and approximated $981,000 and $1,038,000 for fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively.

We have minimum debt payments, net of debt discounts, of approximately $3,204,000 and approximately $818,000 due during fiscal years 2018 and 2019, respectively. Minimum debt payments due during fiscal year 2017 include approximately $511,000 of mortgage notes payable, approximately $1,603,000 notes payable to bank, approximately $145,000 notes payable – related party, approximately $379,000 lendings from affiliates – related party, and approximately $566,000 of secured promissory notes outstanding to unrelated third parties arising from the Shares of Beneficial Interest and Partnership unit repurchases and borrowings against our future credit card receivables.

We may seek to negotiate additional credit facilities or issue debt instruments. Any debt incurred or issued by us may be secured or unsecured, long-term, medium-term or short-term, bear interest at a fixed or variable rate and be subject to such other terms as we consider prudent.

SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN ALBQUERQUE, ONTARIO, YUMA AND TUCSON SUBSIDIARIES

See Notes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Trust’s Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of the sale of ownership interests in the Trust’s subsidiaries.

COMPLIANCE WITH CONTINUED LISTING STANDARDS OF NYSE MKT

On September 19, 2014, the NYSE MKT notified the Trust that it was not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide since it reported Shareholders’ equity of less than $2.0 million at July 31, 2014 and had incurred losses in two of its three fiscal years ended January 31, 2014. The NYSE MKT previously accepted the Trust’s equity expansion compliance plan and granted the Trust an extension of time until December 29, 2015 to comply with Sections 1003(a)(i), 1003(a)(ii) and 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide.

On January 18, 2016, we received a letter from the NYSE MKT informing us that we are no longer out of compliance with the NYSE MKT continued listed standards. Specifically, we had resolved the continued listing deficiencies with respect to Sections 1003(a)(i), 1003(a)(ii) and 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide. Our shareholders equity as of December 31, 2015 met the NYSE MKT’s minimum requirement of $6 million.

On January 19, 2017, the Trust received a letter from the NYSE MKT informing the Trust that the staff of the NYSE MKT’s Corporate Compliance Department had determined that the Trust is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide due to the Trust having stockholders’ equity of less than $6.0 million and net losses from continuing operations in its five most recent fiscal years ended January 31, 2016.

The NYSE MKT’s letter informed the Trust that, to maintain its listing, it must submit a plan of compliance by February 20, 2017, addressing how it intends to regain compliance with the NYSE MKT’s continued listing standards within the maximum potential 18-month plan period available (the “Plan Period”). Elements of the compliance plan may include the sale of one or more of its assets (management believes IHT hotels have a much lower book value than market value), sale of additional Trust stock at market value, sale of minority interest in specific hotel properties and/or anticipated continuation of the current operational upward current trends in hotel gross operating profits. As part of the plan of regaining compliance with the NYSE MKT’s continued listing standards, IBC Hotels, plans to explore financial and strategic options for the subsidiary and has hired Viant Capital, an investment banker, to assist. IHT continues to monitor its stockholders’ equity and is reviewing potential actions that can and are being taken to increase its stockholders’ equity and to maintain compliance with the NYSE MKT’s listing standards.

On March 31, 2017, the Trust received a letter from the NYSE MKT informing the Trust that the NYSE MKT Regulation staff accepted the Trust’s Equity Enhancement Plan (the “Plan”) and granted a Plan Period through January 19, 2018. The NYSE MKT Regulation staff will review the Trust periodically for compliance with the initiatives outlined in the Plan. Failure to make progress consistent with the Plan or to regain compliance with continued listing standards by the end of the Plan Period could result in the Trust being delisted from the NYSE MKT.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The following non-GAAP presentations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and funds from operations (“FFO”) are made to assist our investors in evaluating our operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before minority interest, interest expense, amortization of loan costs, interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-controlling interests in the Trust. We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe these measurements (a) more accurately reflect the ongoing performance of our hotel assets and other investments, (b) provide more useful information to investors as indicators of our ability to meet our future debt payments and working capital requirements, and (c) provide an overall evaluation of our financial condition. Adjusted EBITDA as calculated by us may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA reported by other companies that do not define Adjusted EBITDA exactly as we define the term. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to (a) GAAP net income or loss as an indication of our financial performance or (b) GAAP cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss attributable to controlling interests for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 follows:

FFO is calculated on the basis defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses on sales of properties, asset impairment adjustments, and extraordinary items as defined by GAAP, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interests in the operating partnership. NAREIT developed FFO as a relative measure of performance of an equity REIT to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined by GAAP. The Trust is an unincorporated Ohio real estate investment trust; however, the Trust is not a real estate investment trust for federal taxation purposes. Management uses this measurement to compare itself to REITs with similar depreciable assets. We consider FFO to be an appropriate measure of our ongoing normalized operating performance. We compute FFO in accordance with our interpretation of standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other companies that either do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or interpret the NAREIT definition differently than us. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to (a) GAAP net income or loss as an indication of our financial performance or (b) GAAP cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to satisfy our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. However, to facilitate a clear understanding of our historical operating results, we believe that FFO should be considered along with our net income or loss and cash flows reported in the consolidated financial statements.

A reconciliation of FFO to net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests for fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 follows:

FUTURE POSITIONING

In viewing the hotel industry cycles, the Board of Trustees determined that 2008 may have been the high point of the current hotel industry cycle and further determined it was appropriate to actively seek buyers for our properties. We engaged the services of several hotel brokers and began independently advertising our Hotels for sale. We continue to independently advertise our Hotels for sale, including on our website (www.suitehotelsrealty.com).

The table below provides book values, mortgage balances and listed asking price for the Hotels.

The listed asking price is the amount at which we would sell each of the Hotels and is based on the original listed selling price adjusted to reflect recent hotel sales in the Hotels’ areas of operation and current earnings of each of the Hotels. The listed asking price is not based on appraisals of the properties.

On August 1, 2015, we finalized and committed to a plan to sell all of our hotel properties, except for the Yuma hotel property. We listed each of the properties with a local real estate hotel broker and we believe that each of the assets are being marketed at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value. We believe that the plan to sell these assets will not likely be withdrawn. We are hopeful that the sale of these hotel properties will occur within one year based on feedback received by our local hotel real estate property professional brokers and we have engaged hotel real estate brokers who specialize in the selling/buying hotel real estate properties. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to sell any or all of the hotel properties on terms favorable to us or within our expected time frame, or at all.

On October 14, 2015, we sold our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel to an unrelated third party for approximately $9.7 million, which we received in cash. We used $4.7 million of the proceeds to satisfy its mortgage note payable on the property, approximately $379,000 to reduce accruals and payables, and retained the remaining proceeds to fund future operations and capital improvements on our remaining hotels.

Although we believe it is probable, we may be unable to realize the listed sales price for the individual Hotel properties or to sell them at all. However, we believe that the listed values are reasonable based on local market conditions and comparable sales. Changes in market conditions have in part resulted, and may in the future result, in our changing one or all of the listed asking prices.

Our long-term strategic plan is to obtain the full benefit of our real estate equity and to migrate our focus from a hotel owner to a hospitality service company by expanding our trademark license, management, reservation, and advertising services, through InnDependent Boutique Collection (“IBC Hotels”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust. As of January 31, 2017, IBC Hotels provided services to approximately 6,300 hotels.

We are planning significant expansion of IBC Hotels during the next couple of fiscal years as continue to expand and develop our production and sales and marketing efforts. Specifically, IBC Hotels’ product development roadmap includes integration of more hotel software systems to simply use and simplify adoption of our product by the hotels, improve retention with better onboarding techniques, grow digital marketing services capabilities and revenues and continue to develop our product to meet the needs of our hotel partners. We anticipate significant expansion of our sales and marketing efforts by hiring additional personnel, seek out partnerships and acquisitions to grow our hotel user base and further monetize our loyalty program and consumer site. In addition, we plan to explore financial and strategic options for this division and have hired Viant Capital, an investment banker, to assist. We anticipate the IBC Hotels sales and marketing efforts to increase our revenues and decrease our consolidated net loss over the next couple of fiscal years. For each reservation, IBC Hotels receives a 10% transactional fee plus reimbursement of our credit card processing fees associated with the reservation. We cannot provide any assurance that our plans will be successful or in line with our expectations.

This plan is similar to strategies followed by internationally diversified hotel industry leaders, which over the last several years have reduced real estate holdings and concentrated on hospitality services. We began our long-term corporate strategy when we relinquished our REIT income tax status in January 2004, which had previously prevented us from providing management services to hotels. In June 2004, we acquired our trademark license and management agreements and began providing management, trademark and reservations services to our Hotels.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

For information on the Trust’s Share Repurchase Program, see Part II, Item 5. “Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters And Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.”

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Other than lease commitments and legal contingencies incurred in the normal course of business, we do not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or liabilities. We do not have any majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries that are not included in our consolidated financial statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

We believe that the policies we follow for the valuation of our hotel properties, which constitute the majority of our assets, are our most critical policies. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued authoritative guidance related to the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, codified in ASC Topic 360-10-35, which we apply to determine when it is necessary to test an asset for recoverability. On an events and circumstances basis, we review the carrying value of our hotel properties. We will record an impairment loss and reduce the carrying value of a property when anticipated undiscounted future cash flows and the current market value of the property do not support its carrying value. In cases where we do not expect to recover the carrying cost of hotel properties held for use, we will reduce the carrying value to the fair value of the hotel, as determined by a current appraisal or other acceptable valuation methods. We did not recognize an impairment loss in fiscal years 2017 or 2016. As of January 31, 2017, our management does not believe that the carrying values of any of our hotel properties are impaired.

On August 1, 2015, the Trust finalized and committed to a plan to sell all the Hotel properties. As of May 1, 2016, the Trust has listed all the Hotel properties with a local real estate hotel broker, and management believes that each of the assets is being marketed at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value. The Trust believes that the plan to sell these assets will not be withdrawn. Through the Trust’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on September 14, 2016, the Trust classified all the Hotel properties as Assets Held for Sale. As of October 31, 2016, the Trust has decided to reclassify these assets back into operations as many of these assets have been marketed for sale for more than one year. At this time, the Trust is unable to predict when, and if, any of these Hotel properties will be sold and the Trust no longer deems a sale to be probable. The Trust continues to list these properties with local real estate hotel brokers and, we believe, that each of the assets is being marketed at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value. There have been no other material changes to our basis of presentation since October 31, 2016.

For recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements – “Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation” under “Recently Issued Accounting Guidance”.

SEASONALITY

See Item 1 for related discussion of seasonality.

INFLATION

We rely entirely on the performance of the Hotels and InnSuites Hotels’ ability to increase revenue to keep pace with inflation. Operators of hotels in general and InnSuites Hotels in particular can change room rates quickly, but competitive pressures may limit InnSuites Hotels’ ability to raise rates as fast as or faster than inflation.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Form 10-K, including statements containing the phrases “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will be,” “should be,” “looking ahead,” “may” or similar words, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created by such Acts. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations, those of our Board of Trustees or our officers in respect of (i) the declaration or payment of dividends; (ii) the leasing, management or operation of the Hotels; (iii) the adequacy of reserves for renovation and refurbishment; (iv) our financing plans; (v) our position regarding investments, acquisitions, developments, financings, conflicts of interest and other matters; (vi) expansion of IBC Hotels; (vii) our plans and expectations regarding future sales of hotel properties; and (viii) trends affecting our or any Hotel’s financial condition or results of operations.

These forward-looking statements reflect our current views in respect of future events and financial performance, but are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to the operations and business environment of the Hotels that may cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Examples of such uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as may be required by law. Pursuant to Section 21E(b)(2)(E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the qualifications set forth hereinabove are inapplicable to any forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K relating to the operations of the Partnership.

Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

All other schedules are omitted, as the information is not required or is otherwise furnished.

INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST

LIST OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following consolidated financial statements of InnSuites Hospitality Trust are included in Item 8:

All other schedules are omitted, as the information is not required or is otherwise furnished.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

InnSuites Hospitality Trust

Phoenix, AZ

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of InnSuites Hospitality Trust and subsidiaries (the “Trust”) as of January 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended January 31, 2017. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing 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.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of InnSuites Hospitality Trust at January 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 January 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements

INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 and 2016

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INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(i) Including $2,153 of cash included in Discontinued Operations as of January 31, 2016

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements

INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 AND 2016

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

As of January 31, 2017, InnSuites Hospitality Trust (the “Trust”, “we” or “our”) owns interests directly in and through a partnership interest, four hotels with an aggregate of 574 suites in Arizona, southern California and New Mexico (the “Hotels”). The Hotels operate under the trade name “InnSuites Hotels.”

Full service hotels often contain upscale full-service facilities with a large volume of full service accommodations, on-site full service restaurant(s), and a variety of on-site amenities such as swimming pools, a health club, children’s activities, ballrooms and on-site conference facilities. Moderate or limited service hotels are small to medium-sized hotel establishments that offer a limited amount of on-site amenities. Most moderate or limited service establishments may still offer full service accommodations but lack leisure amenities such as an on-site restaurant or a swimming pool. We consider our Tucson, Arizona hotel and our hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico to be moderate or limited service establishments. All of our other properties are full service hotels.

The Trust is the sole general partner of RRF Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and owned a 72.11% interest in the Partnership as of January 31, 2017 and 2016. The Trust’s weighted average ownership for the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was 72.11%. As of January 31, 2017, the Partnership owned a 51.01% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona, and a 51.33% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Ontario, California. The Trust owns a direct 50.24% interest in a Yuma, Arizona hotel property, and a direct 50.91% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Under certain management agreements, InnSuites Hotels Inc., our subsidiary, manages the Hotels’ daily operations. The Trust also provides the use of the “InnSuites” trademark to the Hotels through wholly-owned InnSuites Hotels. All such expenses and reimbursements between the Trust, InnSuites Hotels and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation.

InnDependent Boutique Collection (“IBC Hotels” or “IBC Developments”), a wholly owned subsidiary of InnSuites Hospitality Trust, has a network of approximately 6,300 unrelated hotel properties, of which over 1,800 hotel properties are exclusive and provides revenue generating services and cost savings solutions to independent boutique hotels. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 IBC Hotels formed a marketing alliance with the Independent Lodging Industry Association (“ILIA”). Included in the 1,800 exclusive hotel properties are approximately 500 exclusive hotels obtained when IBC Hotels purchased International Vacation Hotels (“IVH”) on January 8, 2016.

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

The Partnership Agreement of the Partnership provides for the issuance of two classes of Limited Partnership units, Class A and Class B. Class A and Class B Partnership units are identical in all respects, except that each Class A Partnership unit is convertible into one newly-issued Share of Beneficial Interest of the Trust at any time at the option of the particular limited partner. The Class B Partnership units may only become convertible, each into one newly-issued Share of Beneficial Interest of the Trust, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion. On January 31, 2017 and 2016, 276,131 Class A Partnership units were issued and outstanding, representing 2.09% of the total Partnership units, respectively. Additionally, as of both January 31, 2017 and 2016, 3,407,938 Class B Partnership units were outstanding to James Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Wirth’s affiliates. If all of the Class A and B Partnership units were converted on January 31, 2017, the limited partners in the Partnership would receive 3,684,069 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust. As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Trust owns 9,527,448 general partner units in the Partnership, representing 72.11% of the total Partnership units, respectively.

LIQUIDITY

Our principal source of cash to meet our cash requirements, including distributions to our shareholders, is our share of the Partnership’s cash flow, quarterly distributions from the Albuquerque, New Mexico and Yuma, Arizona properties and more recently, sales of non-controlling interests in certain of our Hotels. The Partnership’s principal source of cash flow is quarterly distributions from the Tucson, Arizona and Ontario, California properties. Our liquidity, including our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, will depend upon our ability and the Partnership’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow from hotel operations and to service our debt.

As of January 31, 2017, the Trust had a related party Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note with an amount payable of $145,000. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note accrued interest at 7.0% per annum and requires interest only payments. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note has a maximum borrowing capacity to $1,000,000, which is available through December 31, 2017. As of April 20, 2017, the outstanding net balance receivable on the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note was $0.

As of January 31, 2017, the Trust had two available Advances to Affiliate credit facilities each with a maximum borrowing capacity of $500,000 for a total maximum borrowing capacity of $1,000,000, which is available through June 30, 2017. As of January 31, 2017, the Trust had an amount payable of both credit facilities of approximately $379,000.

With approximately $568,000 of cash, as of January 31, 2017, the availability of a $1,000,000 related party Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note, the availability of approximately $1,470,000 of proceeds from the sale of non-controlling partnership units in the Yuma entity which have occurred in March 2017 and April 2017 (see Note 28 Subsequent Events) and the availability of the combined $621,000 Advance to Affiliate credit facilities, we believe that we will have enough cash on hand to meet all of our financial obligations as they become due for at least the next year. In addition, our management is analyzing other strategic options available to us, including the refinancing of another property or raising additional funds through additional non-controlling interest sales; however, such transactions may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining extensions, refinancing debt or raising additional or replacement funds, or that these funds may be available on terms that are favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional or replacement funds, we may be required to sell certain of our assets to meet our liquidity needs, which may not be on terms that are favorable.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

As sole general partner of the Partnership, the Trust exercises unilateral control over the Partnership, and the Trust owns all of the issued and outstanding classes of shares of InnSuites Hotels Inc. Therefore, the financial statements of the Partnership and InnSuites Hotels Inc. are consolidated with the Trust, and all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

SEASONALITY OF THE HOTEL BUSINESS

The Hotels’ operations historically have been somewhat seasonal. The two southern Arizona hotels experience their highest occupancy in the first fiscal quarter and, to a lesser extent, the fourth fiscal quarter. The second fiscal quarter tends to be the lowest occupancy period at those two southern Arizona hotels. This seasonality pattern can be expected to cause fluctuations in the Trust’s quarterly revenues. The two hotels located in California and New Mexico historically experience their most profitable periods during the second and third fiscal quarters (the summer season), providing some balance to the general seasonality of the Trust’s hotel business.

The seasonal nature of the Trust’s business increases its vulnerability to risks such as labor force shortages and cash flow issues. Further, if an adverse event such as an actual or threatened terrorist attack, international conflict, data breach, regional economic downturn or poor weather conditions should occur during the first or fourth fiscal quarters, the adverse impact to the Trust’s revenues could likely be greater as a result of its southern Arizona seasonal business.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”). Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), continuation of a reporting entity as a going concern is presumed as the basis for preparing financial statements unless and until the entity’s liquidation becomes imminent. Preparation of financial statements under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting. If and when an entity’s liquidation becomes imminent, financial statements should be prepared under the Liquidation Basis of Accounting. Even if an entity’s liquidation is not imminent, there may be conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. In those situations, financial statements should continue to be prepared under the going concern basis of accounting, but the amendments in ASU 2014-15 require additional disclosure of information about the relevant conditions and events. The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Trust has adopted this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and we believe no material impact exists at this time.

In June 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period” (“ASU 2014-12”). The amendments in ASU 2014-12 require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”), as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards. The amendments in ASU 2014-12 are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the amendments in ASU 2014-12 either: (i) prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date; or (ii) retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. The Trust adopted this ASU during the first fiscal quarter of 2017 and evaluated the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and we believe no material impact exists at this time.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU 2015-02”). This will improve certain areas of consolidation guidance for reporting organizations that are required to evaluate whether to consolidate certain legal entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, and securitization structures. ASU 2015-02 simplified and improved GAAP by: eliminating the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, eliminating the indefinite deferral of FASB Statement No. 167, thereby reducing the number of Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) consolidation models from four to two (including the limited partnership consolidation model), and clarifying when fees paid to a decision maker should be a factor to include in the consolidation of VIEs. ASU 2015-02 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Trust has evaluated the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and we believe no material impact exists at this time.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. The ASU changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under the ASU, an entity presents such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs is reported as interest expense. The ASU specifies that “issue costs shall be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of the note” and that “amortization of debt issue costs shall also be reported as interest expense.” According to the ASU’s Basis for Conclusions, debt issuance costs incurred before the associated funding is received (i.e., the debt liability) should be reported on the balance sheet as deferred charges until that debt liability amount is recorded. For public business entities, the guidance in the ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. For entities other than public business entities, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is allowed for all entities for financial statements that have not been previously issued. Entities would apply the new guidance retrospectively to all prior periods (i.e., the balance sheet for each period is adjusted). The Trust has adopted this ASU during the first fiscal quarter of 2017 and evaluated the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and we believe no material impact exists at this time.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” a new standard which simplifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions. This guidance requires that excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the Consolidated Statements of Operations rather than additional paid-in capital. Additionally, the excess tax benefits will be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity, rather than a financing activity, on the Statement of Cash Flows. Further, the update allows an entity to make a policy election to recognize forfeitures as they occur or estimate the number of awards expected to be forfeited. It will be effective for us beginning in 2018 and should be applied prospectively, with certain cumulative effect adjustments. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“ASU 2016-01”). ASU 2016-01 addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures of financial instruments including the requirement to measure certain equity investments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. ASU 2016-01 will become effective for the Company beginning interim period April 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance to determine the potential impact on its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and financial statement disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”. This new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued the following accounting standard updates related to Topic 606, Revenue Contracts with Customers:

● ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”) in May 2014. ASU 2014-09 requires entities to recognize revenue through the application of a five-step model, which includes identification of the contract, identification of the performance obligations, determination of the transaction price, allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations and recognition of revenue as the entity satisfies the performance obligations.

● ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”) in March 2016. ASU 2016-08 does not change the core principle of revenue recognition in Topic 606 but clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations.

● ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”) in April 2016. ASU 2016-10 does not change the core principle of revenue recognition in Topic 606 but clarifies the implementation guidance on identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas.

● ASU No. 2016-11, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting (SEC Update)” (“ASU 2016-11”) in May 2016. ASU 2016-11 rescinds SEC paragraphs pursuant to two SEC Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF meeting. The SEC Staff is rescinding SEC Staff Observer comments that are codified in Topic 605 and Topic 932, effective upon adoption of Topic 606.

● ASU No. 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”) in May 2016. ASU 2016-12 does not change the core principle of revenue recognition in Topic 606 but clarifies the implementation guidance on a few narrow areas and adds some practical expedients to the guidance.

These ASUs will become effective for the Company beginning interim period February 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASC 606, but at the current time does not know what impact the new standard will have on revenue recognized and other accounting decisions in future periods, if any, nor what method of adoption will be selected if the impact is material.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Trust’s operations are affected by numerous factors, including the economy, competition in the hotel industry and the effect of the economy on the travel and hospitality industries. The Trust cannot predict if any of the above items will have a significant impact in the future, nor can it predict what impact, if any, the occurrence of these or other events might have on the Trust’s operations and cash flows. Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include, but are not limited to, the estimated useful lives of long-lived assets and estimates of future cash flows used to test a long-lived asset for recoverability and the fair values of the long-lived assets.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND HOTEL PROPERTIES

Furniture, fixtures, building improvements and hotel properties are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated lives ranging up to 40 years for buildings and 3 to 10 years for furniture and equipment.

Management applies guidance ASC 360-10-35, to determine when it is required to test an asset for recoverability of its carrying value and whether an impairment exists. Under ASC 360-10-35, the Trust is required to test a long-lived asset for impairment when there is an indicator of impairment. Impairment indicators may include, but are not limited to, a drop in the performance of a long-lived asset, a decline in the hospitality industry or a decline in the economy. If an indicator of potential impairment is present, then an assessment is performed of whether the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows over its estimated remaining life.

If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows over the asset’s estimated remaining life are greater than the asset’s carrying value, no impairment is recognized; however, if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, then the Trust would recognize an impairment expense to the extent the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, if any. The estimated future cash flows are based upon, among other things, assumptions about expected future operating performance, and may differ from actual cash flows. Long-lived assets evaluated for impairment are analyzed on a property-specific basis independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. Evaluation of future cash flows is based on historical experience and other factors, including certain economic conditions and committed future bookings. Management has determined that no impairment of long-lived assets existed during the Trust’s fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives, which range from 7 to 10 years. The useful life of the intangible asset is evaluated each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining useful life.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

We account for business combinations by recognizing the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies, and contingent consideration at their fair values on the acquisition date. The final purchase price may be adjusted up to one year from the date of the acquisition. Identifying the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities requires the use of estimates by management and was based upon currently available data.

The Trust allocates the excess of purchase price over the identifiable intangible and net tangible assets to goodwill. Such goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and represents the value placed on entering new markets and expanding market share (see Note 27).

Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results. Additionally, any change in the fair value of the acquisition-related contingent consideration subsequent to the acquisition date, included changes from events after the acquisition date, such as changes in our estimate of relevant revenue or other targets, will be recognized in earnings in the period of the estimated fair value change. A change in fair value of the acquisition-related contingent consideration or the occurrence of events that cause results to differ from our estimates or assumptions could have a material effect on the consolidated statements of operations, financial position and cash flows in the period of the change in the estimate.

GOODWILL

The Trust tests its goodwill for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred, by comparing its reporting unit’s carrying value to its implied fair value. Impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of the acquired business, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations and a variety of other circumstances. If the Trust determines that an impairment has occurred, it is required to record a write-down of the carrying value and charge the impairment as an operating expense in the period the determination is made. In evaluating the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill, the Trust must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the acquired assets. Changes in strategy or market conditions could significantly impact those judgements in the future and require an adjustment to the recorded balances. The goodwill was recorded as part of the acquisition of International Vacation Hotels that occurred on January 8, 2016 (see Note 27) and no impairment existed as of January 31, 2017.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Trust considers all highly liquid short-term investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Trust believes it places its cash and cash equivalents only with high credit quality financial institutions, although these balances may periodically exceed federally insured limits.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition” summarizes the SEC’s views in applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition in financial statements. SAB No. 104 establishes the SEC’s view that it is not appropriate to recognize revenue until all of the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. Further, SAB No. 104 requires that both title and the risks and rewards of ownership be transferred to the buyer before revenue can be recognized. We believe that our revenue recognition policies as described below are in compliance with SAB No. 104.

Revenues are primarily derived from the following sources and are recognized as services are rendered and when collectability is reasonably assured. Amounts received in advance of revenue recognition are considered deferred liabilities.

Revenues primarily consist of room rentals, food and beverage sales, management and trademark fees and other miscellaneous revenues from our properties. Revenues are recorded when rooms are occupied and when food and beverage sales are delivered. Management and trademark fees from hotels include a monthly accounting fee and a percentage of hotel room revenues for managing the daily operations of the Hotels and the two hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. In February 2017, one of the two hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth was sold to a third party and therefore, the management and trademark fees associated with that hotel will no longer continue. IBC Development revenues are recognized after services are rendered by the IBC member hotel.

We are required to collect certain taxes and fees from customers on behalf of government agencies and remit these back to the applicable governmental agencies on a periodic basis. We have a legal obligation to act as a collection agent. We do not retain these taxes and fees and, therefore, they are not included in revenues. We record a liability when the amounts are collected and relieve the liability when payments are made to the applicable taxing authority or other appropriate governmental agency.

Based on our policy, we recognize revenue when we believe that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and the collectability of our revenues are reasonably assured.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

Accounts receivable are carried at original amounts billed less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on a review of outstanding amounts on a quarterly basis. Management generally records an allowance for doubtful accounts for 50% of balances over 90 days and 100% of balances over 120 days. Accounts receivable are written off when collection efforts have been exhausted and they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries, if any, of receivables previously written off are recorded when received. The Trust does not charge interest on accounts receivable balances and these receivables are unsecured.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We have an employee equity incentive plan, which is described more fully in Note 22 - “Share-Based Payments.” For fiscal year 2017 and 2016, the Trust has paid the annual fees due to its Trustees by issuing Shares of Beneficial Interest out of its authorized but unissued Shares of Beneficial Interest. Upon issuance, the Trust recognizes the shares as outstanding. The Trust recognizes expense related to the issuance based on the fair value of the shares upon the date of the restricted share grant and amortizes the expense equally over the period during which the shares vest to the Trustees.

During fiscal year 2017, the Trust granted restricted stock awards of 24,000 Shares to members of the Board of Trustees, all of which vested in fiscal year 2017 resulting in stock-based compensation of $51,840. During fiscal year 2016, the Trust granted restricted stock awards of 24,000 Shares to members of the Board of Trustees, all of which vested in fiscal year 2016 resulting in stock-based compensation of $65,280.

The following table summarizes restricted share activity during fiscal years 2017 and 2016.

TREASURY STOCK

Treasury stock is carried at cost, including any brokerage commissions paid to repurchase the shares. Any shares issued from treasury stock are removed at cost, with the difference between cost and fair value at the time of issuance recorded against Shares of Beneficial Interest.

INCOME TAXES

The Trust is subject to federal and state corporate income taxes, and accounts for deferred taxes utilizing an asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences 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 it is determined to be 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 tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

In fiscal years 2017 and 2016, the Trust paid dividends of $0.01 per share in the fourth quarter of each year, or total dividends of $96,630 and $88,177, respectively. The Trust’s ability to pay dividends is largely dependent upon the operations of the Hotels.

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

Non-controlling interest in the Trust represents the limited partners’ proportionate share of the capital and earnings of the Partnership. Income or loss is allocated to the non-controlling interest based on a weighted average ownership percentage in the entities throughout the period, and capital is allocated based on the ownership percentage at year-end. Any difference between the weighted average and point-in-time allocations is presented as a reallocation of non-controlling interest as a component of shareholders’ equity.

(LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE

Basic and diluted income (loss) per Share of Beneficial Interest is computed based on the weighted-average number of Shares of Beneficial Interest and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Dilutive securities are limited to the Class A and Class B units of the Partnership, which are convertible into 3,684,069 Shares of the Beneficial Interest, as discussed in Note 1.

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, there were Class A and Class B Partnership units outstanding, which are convertible into Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust. Assuming conversion at the beginning of each period, the aggregate weighted-average of these Shares of Beneficial Interest would have been 3,684,069 in addition to the basic shares outstanding for fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively. These Shares of Beneficial Interest issuable upon conversion of the Class A and Class B Partnership units were dilutive during fiscal 2016 and are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for that year below.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Discontinued operations in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 primarily consists of the hotel’s operational revenues and expenses, and does not include the sale proceeds and profit from the sale of our Tucson St. Mary’s hotel. On August 1, 2015, the Trust finalized and committed to a plan to sell three Hotel properties. As of May 1, 2016, the Trust has listed the Hotel properties with a local real estate hotel broker, and management believes that each of the assets is being marketed at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value. The Trust believes that the plan to sell these assets will not be withdrawn. Through the Trust’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on September 14, 2016, the Trust classified all the Hotel properties as Assets Held for Sale. As of October 31, 2016, the Trust has decided to reclassify these assets back into operations as many of these assets have been marketed for sale for more than one year. At this time, the Trust is unable to predict when, and if, any of these Hotel properties will be sold and the Trust no longer deems a sale to be probable. The Trust continues to list these properties with local real estate hotel brokers and, we believe, that each of the assets is being marketed at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value. There have been no other material changes to our basis of presentation since October 31, 2016.

SEGMENT REPORTING

The Trust determined that its operations are comprised of two reportable segments, a Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment that has ownership interest in four hotel properties with an aggregate of 574 suites in Arizona, southern California and New Mexico, and the IBC Developments segment serving 6,300 unrelated hotel properties. The Trust has a concentration of assets in the southwest United States, and the southern Arizona market. On an overall basis, the Trust has elected to only put the costs directly attributable to the IBC Developments in that segment. Included in these costs are sales, marketing and technology development costs.

IBC Hotels was formed during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014. Operating results became significant during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. IBC Hotels charges a 10% booking fee which, we believe, increases the independent hotel profits. Competitors of IBC Hotels can charge anywhere from a 30% to 50% booking fee. InnDependent InnCentives, IBC’s loyalty program, allows hoteliers to benefit from guests who frequently stay at IBC independent hotels. We are planning significant expansion of IBC Hotels during the next couple of fiscal years as continue to expand and develop our production and sales and marketing efforts. Specifically, IBC Hotels’ product development roadmap includes integration of more hotel software systems to simply use and simplify adoption of our product by the hotels, improve retention with better onboarding techniques, grow digital marketing services capabilities and revenues and continue to develop our product to meet the needs of our hotel partners. We anticipate significant expansion of our sales and marketing efforts by hiring additional personnel, seek out partnerships and acquisitions to grow our hotel user base and further monetize our loyalty program and consumer site. In addition, we play to explore financial and strategic options for this division and have hired Viant Capital, an investment banker, to assist. We anticipate the IBC Hotels sales and marketing efforts to increase our revenues and decrease our consolidated net loss over the next couple of fiscal years. For each reservation, IBC Hotels receives a 10% transactional fee plus reimbursement of our credit card processing fees associated with the reservation. We cannot provide any assurance that our plans will be successful or in line with our expectations.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the Trust’s CEO, Mr. Wirth, does not see value in allocating costs for items not directly attributable to the IBC Developments segment for several reasons. The first is that the Trust’s base business is the Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment, and the majority of the expenses of the Trust would continue even if the Trust was not in the reservation, hotel services and technology business. If the Trust were to allocate general expenses to the reservation business based on some allocation method (e.g., on sales), it would not improve the value of segment reporting, but it would only serve to make the results of the Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment look better and give investors a false sense of the profitability of the Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment without the IBC Developments segment. The CODM wants to understand the true investment in the reservation business and that result is delivered by allocating only costs directly associated with the IBC Developments segment. By retaining the remainder of costs not associated with the IBC Developments segment in the Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment, the Trust is able to compare the Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment to historical figures where the bulk of the business was only that segment of operations to gauge relative efficiency of the Hotel Operations & Corporate Overhead segment as compared to historical norms.

The Trust has chosen to focus its hotel investments in the southwest region of the United States. The CODM does not review assets by geographical region; therefore, no income statement or balance sheet information by geographical region is provided.

ADVERTISING COSTS

Amounts incurred for advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense totaled approximately $567,000 and $587,000 for the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

For disclosure purposes, fair value is determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The fair value framework specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is based on whether the inputs into the valuation technique are observable or unobservable. The fair value hierarchy levels are as follows:

The Trust has no assets or liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis and had no fair value re-measurements during the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016.

Due to their short maturities, the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value. The fair value of mortgage notes payable, notes payable to banks and notes and advances payable to related parties is estimated by using the current rates which would be available for similar loans having the same remaining maturities and are based on level 3 inputs. See Note 19 – “Fair Value of Financial Instruments.”

3. SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN ALBUQUERQUE SUBSIDIARY

On July 22, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved, with Mr. Wirth abstaining, for the Partnership to enter into an agreement with Rare Earth Financial, LLC (“Rare Earth”), an affiliate of Mr. Wirth, to sell units in Albuquerque Suite Hospitality, LLC (the “Albuquerque entity”), which owns and operates the Albuquerque, New Mexico hotel property. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase at least 49% of the membership interests in the Albuquerque entity and the parties agreed to restructure the operating agreement of the Albuquerque entity. A total of 400 units were available for sale for $10,000 per unit, with a two-unit minimum subscription. On September 24, 2010, the parties revised the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement to name Rare Earth as the administrative member of the Albuquerque entity in charge of the day-to-day management.

On December 9, 2013, the Trust entered into an updated restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of additional interest units in the Albuquerque entity for $10,000 per unit. Under the updated restructuring agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 150 (and potentially up to 190 if the overallotment is exercised) units. Under the terms of the updated restructuring agreement, the Trust agreed to hold at least 50.1% of the outstanding units in the Albuquerque entity, on a post-transaction basis, and intends to maintain this minimum ownership percentage through the purchase of units under this offering. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on December 9, 2013. The units in the Albuquerque entity are allocated to three classes with differing cumulative discretionary priority distribution rights through December 31, 2015. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions. Class B units are owned by the Trust and have second priority for distributions. Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Albuquerque entity. Priority distributions of $700 per unit per year were cumulative until December 31, 2015; however, after December 31, 2015 Class A unit holders continue to hold a preference on distributions over Class B and Class C unit holders.

If certain triggering events related to the Albuquerque entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members. In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Rare Earth received a restructuring fee of $128,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 100 units in the Albuquerque entity following the December 31, 2013 restructuring. The Albuquerque entity plans to use its best efforts to pay the discretionary priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative discretionary priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the Albuquerque, New Mexico property.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, there were no Class A units of the Albuquerque entity sold. As of January 31, 2017, the Trust held a 50.91% ownership interest, or 279 Class B units, in the Albuquerque entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.18% interest, or 1 Class C unit, and other parties held a 48.91% interest, or 268 Class A units. As of January 31, 2017, the Albuquerque entity has discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $142,000, to the Trust of approximately $146,000, and to Mr. Wirth and his affiliates of approximately $500. As of February 1, 2016, the Trust no longer accrues for these distributions as the preference period has expired.

4. SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN TUCSON HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES SUBSIDIARY

On February 17, 2011, the Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Tucson entity”), which operates the Tucson Oracle hotel property, then wholly-owned by the Partnership. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 250 units, which represents approximately 41% of the outstanding limited partnership units in the Tucson entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited partnership agreement of the Tucson entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on January 31, 2011.

On October 1, 2013, the Partnership entered into an updated restructured limited partnership agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of additional interest units in the Tucson entity for $10,000 per unit. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 160 (and potentially up to 200 if the overallotment is exercised) units. Under the terms of the updated restructuring agreement, the Partnership agreed to hold at least 50.1% of the outstanding limited partnership units in the Tucson entity, on a post-transaction basis, and intends to maintain this minimum ownership percentage through the purchase of units under this offering. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on September 14, 2013. The limited partnership interests in the Tucson entity are allocated to three classes with differing cumulative discretionary priority distribution rights through June 30, 2016. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions. Class B units are owned by the Partnership and have second priority for distributions. Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Tucson entity. Priority distributions of $700 per unit per year are cumulative until June 30, 2016; however, after June 30, 2016 Class A unit holders continue to hold a preference on distributions over Class B and Class C unit holders.

If certain triggering events related to the Tucson entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members. In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Rare Earth also received a restructuring fee of $128,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 100 units in the Tucson entity following the October 1, 2013 restructuring. The Tucson entity plans to use its best efforts to pay the discretionary priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative discretionary priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the Tucson, Arizona property.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, there were 3 Class A units of the Tucson entity sold by Rare Earth at $10,000 per unit to Class A unit holders. As of January 31, 2017, the Partnership held a 51.01% ownership interest, or 404 Class B units, in the Tucson entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.38% interest, or approximately 3 Class C units, and other parties held a 48.61% interest, or approximately 385 Class A units. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, the Tucson entity made discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $201,000, to the Partnership of approximately $141,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $2,000. As of February 1, 2016, the Trust no longer accrues for these distributions as the preference period has expired.

5. SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN ONTARIO HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES SUBSIDIARY

On February 29, 2012, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Ontario entity”) for $10,000 per unit, which operates the Ontario hotel property, then wholly-owned by the Partnership. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 250 units, which represents approximately 49% of the outstanding partnership units in the Ontario entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited partnership agreement of the Ontario entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on February 1, 2012. Under the restructured limited partnership agreement, Rare Earth became a general partner of the Ontario entity along with the Trust and Partnership.

On March 1, 2014, the Trust and Partnership entered into an updated restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of additional interest units in the Ontario entity for $10,000 per unit. Under the updated restructuring agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 235 (and potentially up to 275 if the overallotment is exercised) units. Under the terms of the updated restructuring agreement, the Partnership agreed to hold at least 50.1% of the outstanding limited partnership units in the Ontario entity, on a post-transaction basis, and intends to maintain this minimum ownership percentage through the purchase of units under this offering. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on March 24, 2014. The limited partnership interests in the Ontario entity are allocated to three classes with differing cumulative discretionary priority distribution rights through March 31, 2017. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions. Class B units are owned by the Trust and have second priority for distributions. Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Albuquerque entity. Priority distributions of $700 per unit per year are cumulative until December 31, 2015; however, after March 31, 2017 Class A unit holders continue to hold a preference on distributions over Class B and Class C unit holders.

If certain triggering events related to the Ontario entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members. In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Rare Earth also received a restructuring fee of $128,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 100 units in the Ontario entity following the March 1, 2014 restructuring. The Trust has paid out $128,000 of the restructuring fee at January 31, 2015 and included the cost in the Sales of Ownership Interest in Subsidiary, net line of the accompany Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity. The Ontario entity is required to use its best efforts to pay the priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the Ontario, California property.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, there were 32 Class A units of the Ontario entity sold, of which 28 were purchased from Rare Earth at $10,000 per unit, and of which 2 were purchased from the Partnership at $10,000 per unit. As of January 31, 2017, the Partnership held a 51.33% ownership interest, or 496 Class B units, in the Ontario entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.21% interest through Rare Earth, or 2 Class C units, and other parties held a 48.46 % interest, or 468.25 Class A units. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, the Ontario entity made discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $153,000, to the Partnership of approximately $174,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $10,000.

6. SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN YUMA HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES SUBSIDIARY

On October 24, 2014, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Yuma Hospitality Properties, Limited Partnership (the “Yuma entity”) for $10,000 per unit, which operates the Yuma hotel property, then wholly-owned by the Trust. Prior to the agreement there were 750 units outstanding and as a result of the agreement, an additional 50 units will be created for sale. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 398 units, which represents approximately 49% of the outstanding partnership units in the Yuma entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited partnership agreement of the Yuma entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on October 24, 2014. Under the restructured limited partnership agreement, Rare Earth became a general partner of the Yuma entity along with the Trust and Partnership.

The limited partnership interests in the Yuma entity are allocated to three classes with differing cumulative discretionary priority distribution rights through January 31, 2020. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions. Class B units are owned by the Trust and have second priority for distributions. Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Yuma entity. Priority distributions of $700 per unit per year are cumulative until January 31, 2020. After January 31, 2020, all Partnership Interests will share equally in all distributions.

If certain triggering events related to the Yuma entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members. In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Rare Earth will receive a restructuring fee of $350,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 150 units in the Yuma entity following the October 24, 2014 restructuring. The Trust has paid out $350,000 of the restructuring fee at January 31, 2016 and included the cost in the Sales of Ownership Interest in Subsidiary, net line of the accompany Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity. The Yuma entity is required to use its best efforts to pay the priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the Yuma, Arizona property.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017, there were 9.50 Class A units, of which 4 were sold from the Trust, and of which 5.5 were purchased from the Partnership at $10,000 per unit. As of January 31, 2017, the Trust held a 50.24% ownership interest, or 401.90 Class B units, in the Yuma entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.51% interest, or 4.1 Class C units, and other parties held a 49.25% interest, or 394 Class A units. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017, the Yuma entity made discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $206,000, to the Trust of approximately $211,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $4,000.

In February 2017, the Trust started the process to sell 300 of its 401 Class B units to third party investors to further reduce IHT percentage ownership in the Yuma entity (see Note 28).

7. SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN TUCSON SAINT MARY’S SUITE HOSPITALITY

On April 24, 2015, the Trust and the Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units for $10,000 per unit in the Tucson St. Mary’s entity for $10,000 per unit, which operated one of the Tucson, Arizona hotel properties, then wholly-owned by the Partnership. Under the agreement, the Partnership agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 350 units, which represents approximately 50.07% of the outstanding partnership units, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited liability agreement of the Tucson St. Mary’s entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on April 24, 2015. Under the restructured limited liability agreement, the Partnership was confirmed as the Administrative Member of the Tucson St. Mary’s entity but Rare Earth could be elected in the future as Administrative Member without consent of the Partnership. All membership interests are entitled to receive priority distributions annually of $700 per $10,000 interest from May 15, 2015 through April 20, 2020. Priority distributions will be paid first to Class A interests, second to Class B interests, third to Class C interests and are cumulative. After April 30, 2020, all membership interests will be entitled to annual distributions of $700 per $10,000 interest, which will be cumulative. Subject to shareholder approval, the holders of Class A units may convert all of part of their investment at any time up to January 31, 2018 into 2,857 Shares of Beneficial Interest for each $10,000 interest subject to shareholder approval and other required approvals (“conversion feature”). Thereafter each $10,000 interest is convertible into 2,500 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust. On May 30, 2015, the restructuring agreement was amended to clarify the requirement that the shareholders must approve the conversion feature which is not perfunctory.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, there were 64 Class A units sold and 100 Class C units sold of the Tucson St. Mary’s entity for total proceeds of $640,000 attributable to Class A units sold and $1,000,000 attributable to Class C units sold. On October 14, 2015, the Trust sold its Tucson St. Mary’s hotel to an unrelated third party for approximately $9.7 million, which the Trust received approximately $4.6 million in cash, net. The Trust used $4.7 million of the proceeds to satisfy its mortgage note payable on the property, approximately $379,000 to reduce accruals and payables, and retained the remaining proceeds to fund future operations and capital improvements. The Trust recognized a gain on the sale of property in the amount of approximately $2.4 million for the year ended January 31, 2016. As of January 31, 2017, the Partnership held a 100% ownership interest, or 88.5 Class B units, in the Tucson St. Mary’s entity.

8. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT AND HOTEL PROPERTIES

As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, hotel properties consisted of the following:

As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

9. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets are carried at historic cost and are expected to be consumed within one year. As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

10. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

11. MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE

At January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Trust had mortgage notes payable outstanding with respect to each of the Hotels except the Albuquerque property. The mortgage notes payable have various repayment terms and have scheduled maturity dates ranging from August 2022 to November 2029. Weighted average annual interest rates on the mortgage notes payable for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 were 4.65% and 4.71%, respectively.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s mortgage notes payable, net of debt discounts, as of January 31:

The mortgage note payable secured by the Yuma hotel property is recourse to the Trust as a full guarantor. None of the other mortgage notes are recourse to the Partnership or the Trust.

On August 24, 2012, the Yuma entity entered into a $5,500,000 mortgage loan with 1^st Bank Yuma to refinance the then existing term debt. The mortgage loan calls for a 10 year maturity date and an interest rate of the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus one percentage point, with a floor of 5.0% per year. Prepayment fees exist for refinancing this debt with another lender until the maturity date. As of January 31, 2017, the mortgage loan balance was approximately $4,977,000, net of a discount of approximately $13,000.

On August 22, 2014, the Ontario entity, a subsidiary of the Trust, entered into a $5,700,000 mortgage loan with Arizona Bank & Trust (the “AZB&T Agreement”) to refinance the then existing term debt. The AZB&T Agreement calls for a 10 year maturity date and an interest rate of 4.75% per annum fixed for the first five years and then variable at Wall Street Journal Prime + 1.50% with a 4.75% floor for the remaining 5 years of the term. Prepayment fees exist for refinancing this debt with another lender in the first three years. As of January 31, 2017, the mortgage loan balance was approximately $5,271,000, net of a discount of approximately $38,000.

On November 24, 2014, the Tucson Oracle entity entered into a $3,500,000 mortgage loan with Kansas State Bank of Manhattan to acquire the land associated with this property, re-finance the existing Tucson hotel loan first deed of trust and pay off other existing debt. This new loan lowered the interest rate for this property’s mortgage from 8.0% to 4.19% per annum. The $3,500,000 commercial real estate loan has a 15 year term with a 4.19% per annum fixed interest rate for five years, and adjusts annually based upon the Weekly Average Yield of the US Treasury Securities, with a 4.19% floor. The loan closed simultaneous to the land purchase. Rare Earth, the Partnership, the Trust, the Wirth Family Trust dated July 14, 2006 and James and Gail Wirth are joint guarantors. As of January 31, 2017, the mortgage loan balance was approximately $3,119,000, net of a discount of approximately $7,000.

See Note 15 – “Minimum Debt Payments” for scheduled minimum payments on the mortgage notes payable.

12. NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS

On September 20, 2016, the Albuquerque entity entered into a $524,160 business loan, including $20,160 of loan fees which are classified as debt discount and amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan using the effective interest rate method, with American Express Bank, FSB (the “Albuquerque Merchant Agreement”) with a maturity date of September 19, 2017. The Albuquerque Merchant Agreement includes a loan fee of 4% of the original principal balance of the loan with acceleration provisions upon default. The business loan is secured and paid back with 14% of the Albuquerque American Express, VISA, MasterCard and Discover merchant receipts received during the loan period. As of January 31, 2017, the business loan balance was approximately $285,000, net of a discount of approximately $10,000.

On October 17, 2016, the Yuma entity, a subsidiary of the Trust, entered into a $520,000 business loan, including $20,000 of loan fees which are classified as debt discount and amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan using the effective interest rate method, with American Express Bank, FSB (the “Yuma Merchant Agreement”) with a maturity date of October 16, 2017. The Yuma Merchant Agreement includes a loan fee of 4% of the original principal balance of the loan with acceleration provisions upon default. The business loan is secured and paid back with 22% of the Yuma American Express, VISA, MasterCard and Discover merchant receipts received during the loan period. As of January 31, 2017, the business loan balance was approximately $316,000, net of a discount of approximately $13,000.

On December 19, 2016, Tucson Hospitality Properties LLLP, a subsidiary of the Trust, entered into a $438,880 business loan, including $16,880 of loan fees, with American Express Bank, FSB (the “Tucson Oracle Merchant Agreement”) with a maturity date of December 18, 2017. The Tucson Oracle Merchant Agreement included a loan fee of 4% of the original principal balance of the loan with acceleration provisions upon default. The business loan is secured and paid back with 15% of the Tucson Oracle American Express, VISA and MasterCard merchant receipts received during the loan period. As of January 31, 2017, the business loan balance was approximately $393,000, net of a discount of approximately $14,000.

On July 7, 2015, the Trust’s revolving bank line of credit agreement, with a credit limit of $600,000, was changed to a four-year non-revolving note payable. The non-revolving note payable has a variable interest rate of Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus a margin of 1% with a floor rate of 5.5%, maturing on July 3, 2019 and monthly payments of $13,978.08. The line is secured by a junior security interest in the Yuma, Arizona property and the Trust’s trade receivables. As of January 31, 2017, the non-revolving note payable balance was approximately $391,000.

On January 8, 2016, in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of International Vacation Hotels, the Trust entered into a $400,000 business loan with Laurence Holdings Limited, an Ontario, Canada corporation, with a maturity date of February 1, 2019 pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement and Promissory Note (the “Laurence Holdings Agreement”). The Laurence Holdings Agreement required the funds be used for the purchase of International Vacation Hotels assets. The Laurence Holdings Agreement provides for interest- only payments for the first three months of the term and principal and interest payments for the remaining portion of the loan. The Laurence Holdings Agreement sets an interest rate of 8% per annum with no prepayment penalty. As of January 31, 2017, the business loan balance was approximately $285,000, net of a discount of approximately $5,000.

On May 3, 2016, the Trust and Yuma Hospitality Properties Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of the Trust entered into a $350,000 one-year line of credit with RepublicBank AZ, N.A. (the “RepublicBank AZ Agreement”). The Republic Bank AZ agreement includes acceleration provisions upon default. The funds may be used for working capital and is guaranteed by James Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and CEO, Gail Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and CEO’s spouse and the Wirth Family Trust Dated July 14, 2006. As of January 31, 2017, the line of credit balance was $350,000.

13. LINES OF CREDIT – RELATED PARTY

On January 1, 2012, Tucson Hospitality Properties LLLP, a subsidiary of the Trust, entered into a $1,000,000 Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note or Note Receivable with Rare Earth, depending on whether amounts are due to or due from Rare Earth. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note or Note Receivable bore interest at 7.0% per annum, was interest only quarterly and was amended on July 1, 2014 to extend the maturity date to March 31, 2015, and increased the maximum borrowing capacity from $1,000,000 to $1,400,000. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note or Note Receivable was further amended on October 27, 2014 to increase the maximum borrowing capacity from $1,400,000 to $2,000,000. As of January 31, 2017, the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note or Note Receivable has been paid in full and was closed. No prepayment penalty existed on the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note or Note Receivable.

On December 1, 2014, the Trust entered into a $1,000,000 net maximum Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note with Rare Earth. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note bears interest at 7.0% per annum, is interest only quarterly and matures on December 31, 2017. No prepayment penalty exists on the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note. The balance fluctuates significantly through the period with the highest payable balance being $145,000 during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017. The Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note has a net maximum borrowing capacity of $1,000,000. Related party interest expense or income for the Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Note for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 was $28,911 of expense, and for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 was $7,618 of expense and $5,761 of income.

The above Demand/Revolving Line of Credit/Promissory Notes are presented together as one line item on the balance sheet and totaled a payable of $145,000, and a receivable of $5,761 at January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, all of which is considered a current receivable and liability.

14. OTHER NOTES PAYABLE

As of January 31, 2017 the Trust had approximately $18,000 in promissory notes outstanding to unrelated third parties arising from the repurchase of 13,162 Class A Partnership units in privately negotiated transactions. These promissory notes bear interest at 7% per year and are due in varying monthly payments through June 2019. As of January 31, 2016, the Trust had $54,690 in promissory notes outstanding to unrelated third parties arising from the repurchase of 75,629 Class A Partnership units in privately negotiated transactions and the repurchase of 68,265 Shares of Beneficial Interest in privately negotiated transactions. These promissory notes bear interest at 7% per year and require monthly payments through June 2019.

As of January 31, 2016, the Trust had $555,000 consisting of three notes payables to three separate individuals.

On June 20, 2016, the Trust and the Partnership together entered into a unsecured loan of $80,000 with Guy C. Hayden III (“Hayden Loan”). The Hayden loan is due on June 20, 2019 or on demand, whichever occurs first. The Hayden loan accrues interest at 7% and interest only payments shall be made monthly and are due on the first of the following month. The Trust and Partnership may pay all of part of these notes without any repayment penalties.

On December 5, 2016, the Trust and the Partnership together entered into eight unsecured loans for a total of $425,000 with varying principal amounts ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 with H. W. Hayes Trust (“Hayes Loans”). The Trust and the Partnership together also entered into two unsecured on-demand $25,000 loans for a total of $50,000 with Lita M. Sweitzer (“Sweitzer Loans”). The total principal amount of the Hayes Loans and the Sweitzer Loans is $475,000. The Hayes Loans and the Sweitzer Loans are due on June 20, 2019 or on demand, whichever occurs first. The Hayes Loans requires from a 0-120 day notification of the demand to repay the loans prior to June 20, 2019. Both the Hayes Loans and the Sweitzer Loans accrue interest at 7.0% per year on the unpaid balance and interest only payments shall be made monthly and are due on the first of the following month. The Trust and Partnership may pay all or part of these notes without any repayment penalties.

15. MINIMUM DEBT PAYMENTS

Scheduled minimum payments of debt, net of debt discounts, as of January 31, 2017 are as follows in the respective fiscal years indicated:

16. DESCRIPTION OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS

Holders of the Trust’s Shares of Beneficial Interest are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the Board of Trustees of the Trust out of funds legally available therefore. The holders of Shares of Beneficial Interest, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-down of the Trust, are entitled to share ratably in any assets remaining after payment in full of all liabilities of the Trust. The Shares of Beneficial Interest possess ordinary voting rights, each share entitling the holder thereof to one vote. Holders of Shares of Beneficial Interest do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of Trustees and do not have preemptive rights.

On January 2, 2001, the Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program under Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the purchase of up to 250,000 Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market or privately negotiated transactions. On September 10, 2002, August 18, 2005 and September 10, 2007, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of up to 350,000 additional Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Additionally, on January 5, 2009, September 15, 2009 and January 31, 2010, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of up to 300,000, 250,000 and 350,000, respectively, additional Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Acquired Shares of Beneficial Interest will be held in treasury and will be available for future acquisitions and financings and/or for awards granted under the Trust’s equity compensation plans/programs.

For the years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Trust repurchased 30,227 and 34,602 Shares of Beneficial Interest at an average price of $2.55 and $2.67 per share, respectively. The average price paid includes brokerage commissions. The Trust intends to continue repurchasing Shares of Beneficial Interest in compliance with applicable legal and NYSE MKT requirements. The Trust remains authorized to repurchase an additional 63,090 Partnership units and/or Shares of Beneficial Interest pursuant to the publicly announced share repurchase program, which has no expiration date. Repurchased Shares of Beneficial Interest are accounted for as treasury stock in the Trust’s Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity.

17. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

In 2005, the Trust had an ownership change within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 382. However, the Trust determined that such ownership change would not have a material impact on the future use of the net operating losses.

The Trust and subsidiaries have federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $10.9 million at January 31, 2017, having expiration dates ranging from fiscal years 2019 to 2033.

The differences between the statutory and effective tax rates are as follows for the year ended January 31, 2017: 

The differences between the statutory and effective tax rates are as follows for the year ended January 31, 2016:

The true-ups to prior year return related primarily to the sale of syndication units in the Trust’s subsidiaries which are treated as equity transactions in the Trust’s financial statements but are taxed as capital gain transactions and total $75,000. The Trust’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Trust had no accrued interest or penalties at January 31, 2017 and 2016.

18. OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 3,407,938 Class B Partnership units, which represented 25.8% of the total outstanding Partnership units. As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 6,939,429 and 6,175,205, respectively, Shares of Beneficial Interest in the Trust, which represented 71.93% and 70.24%, respectively, of the total issued and outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest.

As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Trust owned 72.11% of the Partnership. As of January 31, 2017, the Partnership owned a 51.01% interest in the InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona and a 51.48% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Ontario, California. The Trust also owned a direct 50.27% interest in one InnSuites® hotel located in Yuma, Arizona and owned a direct 50.91% interest in one InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Trust directly manages the Hotels through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels Inc. Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels Inc. manages the daily operations of the Hotels and the two hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. Revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels Inc. and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation. The management fees for the Hotels and the two hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth are set at 3.0% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel. As of May 1, 2016, management fees increased to 5.0% of room revenues. These agreements have no expiration date and may be cancelled by either party with 90-days written notice or 30-days written notice in the event the property changes ownership.

On October 7, 2015, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Trust issued 440,000 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust, at a purchase price of $2.50 per Share, for gross aggregate proceeds of $1,100,000 to the Trust. Rare Earth Financial, LLC (“Rare Earth”), whose managing member is James F. Wirth, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, purchased 200,000 of the 440,000 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust on the same terms and conditions as the other purchasers. Rare Earth is wholly owned by Mr. Wirth and his family members, including Pamela Barnhill, Vice Chairperson and President of the Trust. The transaction was approved by the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee of the Trust. The issuance of the Shares of Beneficial Interest by the Trust was made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

On November 30, 2015, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Trust issued 704,225 Shares of Beneficial Interest to Rare Earth at a purchase price of $2.13 per share, for proceeds of $1,499,999.25 to the Trust. The transaction was approved by the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee of the Trust. The issuance of the Shares of Beneficial Interest by the Trust to Rare Earth was made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

On December 22, 2015, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Trust issued 21,929 Shares of Beneficial Interest to Rare Earth at a purchase price of $2.28 per share, for proceeds of $49,998.12 to the Trust. The transaction was approved by the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee of the Trust. The issuance of the Shares of Beneficial Interest by the Trust to Rare Earth was made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

On January 28, 2016, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Trust issued 60,000 Shares of Benefitic Interest to Rare Earth at a purchase price of $2,50 per share, for proceeds of $ 150,000 to the Trust. The transaction was approved by the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee of the Turst. The issuance of the Shares of Beneficial Interest by the Trust to Rare Earth was made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2).

On July 23, 2013, the Trust entered into a Corporate Card Agreement (“Corporate Purchase Cards”) with American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. The Corporate Card Agreement distributed a total of nine purchase cards - one to each of the four respective Hotels, one to the Trust, and one to each of the two respective hotels owned by affiliates of James F. Wirth. The Corporate Purchase Cards, with a total limit of $50,000, includes insignificant annual fees and $0 of interest per annum. Payments are due monthly. The Corporate Card Agreement may be cancelled by either party with 30-days written notice. Pamela J. Barnhill, the Trust’s President and Vice Chairperson and daughter of Mr. Wirth, initiated the nine purchase cards. As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Trust’s portion of the Corporate Purchase Cards balance was approximately $115,000 and $86,000, respectively.

As of January 31, 2017 and 2016, the Trust paid Berg Investment Advisors $0 and $3,000, respectively, for additional consultative services rendered by Mr. Marc Berg, the Trust’s Executive Vice President.

On September 25, 2013, the Trust entered into a revenue sharing agreement with Independent Lodging Industry Association (“ILIA”). In 2014, the Trust President, Ms. Pamela Barnhill, became President of ILIA. The revenue sharing agreement states that of the 10% IBC fees collected from ILIA hotels, 3% will be remitted back to ILIA from February, 2015 through June, 2015, 2% will be remitted back to ILIA from July, 2015 through December, 2015, and 1% will be remitted back to ILIA from January, 2016 through June, 2016. As of January 31, 2017 and 2016 no fees have been remitted or accrued related to the ILIA revenue sharing agreement.

Besides Pamela Barnhill, Vice Chairperson and President of the Trust and daughter of Mr. Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Trust also employs two other immediate family members of Mr. Wirth who provide technology and administrative support services to the Trust with each receiving a $47,500 yearly salary.

As of January 31, 2016, Rare Earth received a restructuring fee of $350,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 150 units in the Yuma entity following the October 24, 2014 restructuring (see Note 6).

InnSuites Hotels has entered into membership agreements with Best Western for four of the hotel properties. In exchange for use of the Best Western name, trademark and reservation system, all Hotels pay fees to Best Western based on reservations received through the use of the Best Western reservation system and the number of available suites at the Hotels. The agreements with Best Western have no specific expiration terms and may be cancelled by either party. Best Western requires that the hotels meet certain requirements for room quality, and the Hotels are subject to removal from its reservation system if these requirements are not met. The Hotels with third-party membership agreements received significant reservations through the Best Western reservation system. Under these arrangements, fees paid for membership fees and reservations were approximately $575,000 and $483,000 for fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

On December 22, 2015, the Trust provided Advances to Affiliate – Related Party each in the amount of $500,000 to Phoenix Northern Resort, LLC and Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. Mr. Wirth, individually and thru one of his affiliates owns approximately 32% and 42%, respectively, of Phoenix Northern Resort, LLC and Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. Both notes have a due date of June 30, 2017 and accrue interest of 7.0%. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, the Trust received $3,696 and $3,489 interest income from Phoenix Northern Resort, LLC and Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC, respectively. As of January 31, 2017, the Lending from Affiliate – Related Party balance was $19,483 and $359,684 from Phoenix Northern Resort, LLC and Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC, respectively. As of January 31, 2016, the Advances to Affiliate – Related Party receivable balance was $473,696 and $498,488 from Phoenix Northern Resort, LLC and Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort, LLC, respectively.

19. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following table presents the estimated fair values of the Trust’s debt instruments and the associated carrying value recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2017 and 2016:

20. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES

21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases:

The Albuquerque Hotel is subject to non-cancelable ground lease. The Albuquerque Hotel non-cancelable ground lease was extended on January 14, 2014 and expires in 2058. Total expense associated with the non-cancelable ground lease for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was $147,587 and $137,716, respectively

During 2010, the Trust entered into a five-year office lease for its corporate headquarters. On April 30, 2014, the lease was extended for 36 months and expires in 2017 and has been extended on a month-to-month basis. The Trust recorded $30,271 and $29,206 of general and administrative expense related to the lease during fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively. The lease included a base rent charge of $31,994 for the first lease year beginning in fiscal year 2014, with annual increases to a final year base rent of $34,120 for lease year ending in fiscal year 2017. The Trust has the option to cancel the lease after each lease year for penalties of four months’ rent after the first year with the penalty decreasing by one month’s rent each successive lease year. It is the Trust’s intention to remain in the office for the duration of the lease period, as extended.

Future minimum lease payments under these non-cancelable ground lease and office lease are as follows:

Restricted Cash:

The Trust is obligated under a loan agreement relating to the Tucson Oracle property to deposit 4% of the individual hotel’s room revenue into an escrow account to be used for capital expenditures. The escrow funds applicable to the Tucson Oracle property for which a mortgage lender escrow exists is reported on the Trust’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as “Restricted Cash.” Since a $0 cash balance existed in Restricted Cash for the fiscal years 2017 and 2016, Restricted Cash line was omitted on the Trust’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Membership Agreements:

InnSuites Hotels has entered into membership agreements with Best Western International, Inc. (“Best Western”) for four of the hotel properties. In exchange for use of the Best Western name, trademark and reservation system, all Hotels pay fees to Best Western based on reservations received through the use of the Best Western reservation system and the number of available suites at the Hotels. The agreements with Best Western have no specific expiration terms and may be cancelled by either party. Best Western requires that the hotels meet certain requirements for room quality, and the Hotels are subject to removal from its reservation system if these requirements are not met. The Hotels with third-party membership agreements received significant reservations through the Best Western reservation system. Under these arrangements, fees paid for membership fees and reservations were approximately $575,000 and $483,000 for fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The nature of the operations of the Hotels exposes them to risks of claims and litigation in the normal course of their business. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be determined and is covered by insurance, management does not expect that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Trust.

Litigation:

The Trust is involved from time to time in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Trust’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

22. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

During fiscal year 1999, the shareholders of the Trust adopted the 1997 Stock Incentive and Option Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant options to the Trustees, officers, other key employees, consultants, advisors and similar employees of the Trust and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates. The number of options that may be granted in a year is limited to 10% of the total Shares of Beneficial Interest and Partnership units in the Partnership (Class A and Class B) outstanding as of the first day of such year.

Cash and Equity Bonuses

Fiscal 2017– Short-Term Cash and Equity Bonus Program

To provide incentive to get hotel operations off to a strong start for the then-current fiscal year starting February 1, 2016, on February 22, 2016, the Committee adopted an incentive bonus program for the Executives based on the targeted gross operating profit of approximately $402,000 and approximately $395,000 (i.e., total revenues less operating expenses) (the “Target GOP”) for February 2016 and March 2016, the first two months of the fiscal year. The program provided that if the Target GOP were achieved or exceeded, each Executive would be entitled to a bonus consisting of cash and Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust in the amounts set forth below:

In February 2016 and March 2016, the Target GOP were achieved and each of the Executives received the cash and equity bonuses listed above.

Fiscal 2017– Full Year Cash and Equity Bonus Program

On February 22, 2016, the Committee adopted an incentive bonus program for the Executives for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 (the “2017 Fiscal Year Bonus Program”). Under the 2017 Fiscal Year Bonus Program, an Executive were to be entitled to receive a bonus consisting of cash and Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust up to the maximum amount set forth below upon the achievement by the Executive of performance-based objectives, which included revenue, gross operating profit and strategy for the hotel and IBC/IVH divisions and/or at the discretion of the Committee.

Fiscal 2017– Payouts Under Short-Term and Full Year Cash and Equity Bonus Programs

On January 24, 2017, the Compensation Committee exercised negative discretion, based on the Trust’s financial condition and its limited cash flow in fiscal 2017, and the Compensation Committee and the Board of Trustees approved the following payouts for the Executives based on the performance of the Trust and the Executives. The payouts were accrued as of January 31, 2017 and paid to the Executives in February 2017.

Generally, granted options expire 10 years from the date of grant, are exercisable during the optionee’s lifetime only by the recipient and are non-transferable. Unexercised options held by employees of the Trust generally terminate on the date the individual ceases to be an employee of the Trust.

There were no options granted in fiscal year 2017 or 2016, and no options were outstanding as of January 31, 2017 and 2016. The Plan currently has 1,000,000 options available to grant. See Note 26 for additional information on stock options. The Plan also permits the Trust to award stock appreciation rights, none of which, as of January 31, 2017, have been issued.

See Note 2 – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for information related to grants of restricted shares under “Stock-Based Compensation.”

23. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Trust determined its reportable segments are the Hotel Operations and IBC Developments segments. Reportable segments are determined based on discrete financial information reviewed by the Trust’s CODM. The Trust organizes and reviews operations based on products and services, and currently there are no operating segments that are aggregated. The Trust performs an annual analysis of its reportable segments.

Information relative to the Trust’s reportable segments is as follows: