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Note 6 – Related Party Transactions
The Company’s CEO earns $10,000 per month under a new agreement. This agreement is effective October 31, 2023. The following compensation was recorded within general and administrative expenses – related parties on the statements of operations: $30,000 and $30,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $60,000 and $30,000, respectively, of compensation was unpaid and was included in accounts payable – related party on the consolidated balance sheets.
On April 1, 2016, the Company received $500,000 from Newell Trading Group in exchange for a convertible debenture due April 2, 2017 bearing interest at 10% and convertible into common stock at $.25 per share unless the note is paid by the Company prior to the election of the holder to convert. The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature expense of $500,000 that has been fully amortized. On October 3, 2019, Newell Trading Group assigned its rights and interests in its $500,000 convertible debenture to the Sammy Farkas Foundation Inc., (the “Foundation”), a related party. The convertible note payable, net of debt discount of $2,385 and $8,504 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $497,165 and $491,496, respectively was recorded under current liability on the balance sheet and no additional debt discount adjustment is required upon adoption of ASU 2020-06.
The Foundation then entered into an agreement with the Company to extend the maturity date of the convertible debenture to October 10, 2024 in exchange for shares of the Company’s stock. The shares have a fair value of $56,700 which was recorded as a debt discount and was being amortized over the life of the extension. On November 11, 2019, The Sammy Farkas Foundation transferred all the rights and interests of the note to another party, 16th Avenue Associates, a non-related party company. The terms remain the same and the transfer has no effect on the financial statements. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company amortized $2,834 and $2,834, respectively of debt discount.
During 2016, 2017, and 2019 Balance Group LLC loaned an additional $66,850 to the Company. The notes are in default and have an accrued interest balance of $39,792. The note balance of $66,850 is included in the note payable – related party in current liability as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
BALANCE LABS, INC. Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements As of March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
On October 3, 2019, the Company received $40,000 from The Foundation in exchange for a promissory note which bears 12% interest per annum and matured on October 10, 2020 or upon the Company raising $500,000 from outside investors, whichever occurs first. The promissory note is currently in default, and as of June 30, 2024, accrued interest on the note is $25,631. The note balance of $40,000 is included in the note payable – related party in current liability as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The promissory note comes with a warrant to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company’s stock with an exercise price of $1.00 per share and expired on October 10, 2022. The warrants have a relative fair value of $8,283, which was recorded as a debt discount and fully amortized.
On June 27, 2021, the Company received $50,000 from the CEO in exchange for a convertible promissory note with a face value of $53,192 which bears 12% interest per annum and matures on June 27, 2022, or upon the Company raising $250,000 from investors, whichever occurs first. The note balance of $53,192 is included in the convertible notes payable - related party, net of debt discount of $0 and $0, as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. The difference between the amount received and the face value of $3,192 was recorded as a discount and is being amortized over the life of the note. Additionally, the note comes with a beneficial conversion feature of $3,799 which was also recorded as a component of equity in 2021. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has accrued interest of $19,202 and is recorded in the accrued expenses on the balance sheet.
On September 30, 2016, Balance Group LLC loaned $120,000 as a convertible note payable to the Company at an interest rate of 10%, due on October 1, 2017. In addition, the Company issued 600,000 warrants at an exercise price of $1 which expired on September 30, 2021 (See Note 9). The note is currently in default and is currently recorded under convertible payable – related party in current liabilities in the balance sheet. The accrued interest balance of $93,041 is recorded in the accrued expenses on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2024.
BALANCE LABS, INC. Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements As of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the CEO and companies controlled by the CEO have loaned the Company a total of $1,673,558 in addition to the convertible notes discussed above. The loans carry an interest rate of 8% and mature one year and one day from the date of the loan. These loans of $1,673,558 and the accrued interest on these loans of $678,045 are in default as of June 30, 2024. These loans of $1,673,558 are in default and are reported under short -term advances from related party on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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