Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America. The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. While management of the Company believes that the disclosures presented herein are adequate and not misleading, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the footnotes thereto for the year ended September 30, 2023, contained in the Company’s Form 10K, as filed on March 8, 2024.

Basis of Consolidation

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DriveItAway Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary DriveItAway, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary DIA Leasing, LLC collectively referred to as the “Company”. All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The significant estimates and assumptions made by management include allowance for doubtful accounts, allowance for deferred tax assets, and fair value of equity instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates as the current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in these estimates and assumptions.

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign currency translation is recognized in accordance with ASC 830. The Company’s functional currency is USD, therefore all amounts of revenues received from foreign accounts are translated to the Company’s functional currency (USD) upon receipt and thereby, translation gains and losses are recognized upon receipt.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired, to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, the Company had cash of $3,422 and $4,632, and restricted cash of $0 and $18,559, respectively and did not have any cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $18,559 in restricted cash that is held by AJB Capital LLC, for funds advanced by them, but are to be used for future payment for professional fees. During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the restrictions on the cash were released and the funds were expended.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

The Company reviews accounts receivable periodically for collectability and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts and records bad debt expense when deemed necessary. The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts that is based on historical trends, customer knowledge, any known disputes, and considers the aging of the accounts receivable balances combined with management’s estimate of future potential recoverability. Accounts and receivables are written off against the allowance after all attempts to collect a receivable have failed. The Company believes its allowances for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 are adequate, but actual write-offs could exceed the recorded allowance. As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023 the balances in the allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.

Fixed Assets

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, currently seven (7) years. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. Major improvements, which extend the useful life of the related asset, are capitalized. Upon disposal of a fixed asset, we record a gain or loss based on the difference between the proceeds received and the net book value of the disposed asset. We remove fully depreciated assets from the cost and accumulated depreciation amounts disclosed.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include website and software development costs. The costs incurred in the preliminary stages of website and software development are expensed as incurred. Once an application has reached the development stage, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental and deemed by management to be significant, are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and enhancement costs, including those costs in the post-implementation stages, are typically expensed as incurred, unless such costs relate to substantial upgrades and enhancements to the website or software that result in added functionality, in which case the costs are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. Amortization expense related to capitalized website and software development costs is included in operating expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

Capitalized development activities placed in service are amortized over the expected useful lives of those releases, currently estimated at three (3) years. The estimated useful lives of website and software development activities are reviewed frequently and adjusted as appropriate to reflect upcoming development activities that may include significant upgrades and/or enhancements to the existing functionality. We remove fully amortized website and software development costs from the cost and accumulated amortization amounts disclosed.

Construction-in-progress primarily consists of website development costs that are capitalizable, but for which the associated applications have not been placed in service.

Leases

Leases

The Company’s operating lease portfolio for the period ended June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, includes the vehicle leases from third parties and the Company’s owned vehicles that are leased to the customers under operating leases. The contracts for these operating leases are short-term in nature with terms less than twelve (12) months. The Company has elected as an accounting policy not to apply the recognition requirements in ASC 2016-02, Leases (“ASC 842”) to short-term leases. The Company recognizes the lease payments for short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of June 30, 2024, the Company did not have leases that qualified as ROU assets.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Level 3

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The carrying amounts shown of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expense, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.

All financial assets and liabilities are approximate to their fair value. Derivative liabilities are valued at Level 3.

			Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2024 using:
	June 30, 2024		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Derivative Liabilities	$	1,387,303	$	—	$	—	$	1,387,303

			Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2023 using:
	September 30, 2023		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Derivative Liabilities	$	1,317	$	—	$	—	$	1,317

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for their derivative financial instruments in accordance with ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” therefore any embedded conversion options and warrants accounted for as derivatives are to be recorded at their fair values as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. Any change in fair value is recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period at each balance sheet date. The Company reassesses the classification of its derivative instruments at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the contract is reclassified as of the date of the event that caused the reclassification.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was used to estimate the fair value of the embedded conversion options and warrants. The model includes subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue is recognized in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, for all periods presented. The Company, through its DriveItAway online/app-based platform (“platform”), operates in the automotive rental industry. The Company assists subprime and deep subprime candidates to rent/lease vehicles on a short-term basis, generally on a weekly or, in some cases monthly, basis under a Pay-As You-Go program. Through its platform the Company will track vehicle values and reduce vehicle pricing through the customers usage payments to show drivers a vehicle purchase price should they be interested in buying the vehicle, at which time the customer would procure financing if the Company determined they wanted to sell the vehicle at the listed purchase price.

During the periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company derived its revenue from signed contracts for vehicle rentals between the Company, other leasing companies, or car dealerships and individual car rental customers (“customers”).

Customers book a vehicle through the Company’s platform, starting first with a rental contract with the vehicle. When the customer books the vehicle, per the terms of the individual rental agreements, the customer shall pay a stated rental rate, a stated insurance amount, an initial non-refundable fee, and, in some cases, a refundable deposit. At the end of the usage cycle, the system calculates miles driven and if the customer has driven more than the prorated, included amount, they pay extra usage/mileage fees. In instances when a customer pays late, they pay a late fee and in cases of incurring charges for tolls they pay for the toll costs incurred. Additionally, contracts may be extended (a new contract is signed) at which time the credit card on file for the customer will be charged at the beginning of the contract extension period for rental rate and insurance amount for the new extension period.

Vehicles available in the platform can be owned or leased by the Company or made available through arrangements with independent car dealerships (“dealerships”). For vehicles owned or leased by the Company, the Company’s performance obligation for rental revenue is to provide customers with a vehicle and an application to track vehicle rental arrangements. For vehicles made available through dealerships the Company’s performance obligation for rental revenue is to provide an application to track vehicle rental arrangements and to collect cash from customers and remit those amounts to dealerships net of the Company’s revenue share. The vehicle rental arrangements are over a fixed contracted period; therefore, the Company recognizes rental revenue ratably over the contract term. Costs related to rental revenue include depreciation for Company owned vehicles and monthly lease payments when the vehicles are leased from a leasing company. The amount of revenue transferred to dealerships is treated as contra-revenue because the Company acts as an agent in these transactions resulting in only the Company’s revenue share being recognized.

The Pay-As-You-Go program manages or includes insurance. Fleet insurance is sometimes provided where the Company has a fleet policy and the driver is added to it when needed. In this case, the driver pays the cost of insurance as a separate payment in the system. This payment is a type of revenue. The Company pays the insurance company providing the coverage. This is a cost of goods sold. The Company also allows for drivers to bring their own insurance. The Company works with associated insurance brokers to write a policy for the customer for that vehicle and a separate finance company that pays for the policy in full. The Company acts as trustee in collecting installments and transferring them to the finance company. Collected payments are treated as a revenue and transfers to the finance company are treated as contra-revenue because the Company acts as an agent in these transactions. Lastly, in markets where the Company cannot support this program, drivers are allowed to bring their own insurance and pay it directly themselves with no involvement of the Company. No revenue is collected or recognized in this instance. Because any insurance revenue is collected at contract inception and covers the fixed contract period the Company recognizes insurance revenue ratably over the contract term.

Initial non-refundable fees are recognized when payment is received as the Company has no obligation to provide additional services at that point. Miscellaneous charges for extra mileage, late fees, or toll charges calculated and charged to the customer credit card at the end of the usage cycle are recognized when the credit card charge goes through. Refundable deposits are recorded on the balance sheet until deposits are returned to customers or applied to their account for fees incurred. Deferred revenue includes rental and insurance amounts that are paid for contracts that overlap a reporting date and relate to usages after that date. As of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 refundable deposits were $1,339 and $2,234 and deferred revenue was $759 and $7,233, respectively.

In addition to the costs associated with rental revenue and insurance revenue, within the Cost of Goods Sold account the Company also records credit card fees incurred from the cash collections and cash remittance process, as a significant portion of its performance obligation is to collect and remit payments through its credit card processors.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation expense for all restricted stock awards and stock options. The fair value of restricted stock awards is measured using the grant date fair value of our stock, as determined by the Board of Directors. The fair value of stock options is estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, and the portion that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as compensation cost over the requisite service period. We have elected to recognize compensation expense for all options with graded vesting on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the entire option. The determination of fair value using the Black-Scholes pricing model is affected by our stock value as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including expected stock price volatility and the risk-free interest rate.

Advertising and Marketing Costs

Advertising and Marketing Costs

Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred advertising and marketing costs for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 of $4,288 and $38,838, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes and deferred income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. On a periodic basis, the Company assesses the probability that its net deferred tax assets, if any, will be recovered. If after evaluating all of the positive and negative evidence, a conclusion is made that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred tax assets will not be recovered, a valuation allowance is provided by a charge to tax expense to reserve the portion of the deferred tax assets which are not expected to be realized.

Net Loss per Share of Common Stock

Net Loss per Share of Common Stock

The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of common stock are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares and potential shares outstanding during the period. Potential shares of common stock consist of shares issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible debt, preferred stock, warrants and stock option. Potential shares of common stock consist of shares issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible debt and warrants. For the periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the result of the computation was anti-dilutive.

	June 30,		June 30,
	2024		2023
Convertible notes		2,250,000		2,250,000
Warrants		22,350,000		2,350,000
		24,600,000		4,600,000

Reclassification

Reclassification

Certain accounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In the period from October 2023 through August 2024 the FASB has not issued any additional accounting standards updates that have a significant impact on the Company. Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.