8. NOTES PAYABLE AND AUTO LOAN

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Notes Payable [Abstract]

NOTES PAYABLE AND AUTO LOAN

Note Payable

The Company has an outstanding Promissory Note with one of its vendors that was entered into in exchange for the vendor cancelling its open invoices to the Company. The original loan amount was for $160,633 and bears interest at 10%. The note can be converted only at the option of the Company, at any time, into common stock with an original conversion price of $0.33 per share. Partial conversions of the note occurred in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and further, through a series of amendments, the note, plus the accrued interest became due and payable on December 31, 2015. No other terms of the note were changed.

Effective December 31, 2015, the Company entered into a further amendment to this note extending the maturity date of the note to June 30, 2016. There was no accounting effect for this extension.

As of June 30, 2016, the note had a remaining balance due of $43,033 with accrued and unpaid interest amounting to $16,000 which is included in accrued expenses (See Note 4).

Auto Loan

In October 2015, the Company purchased a new vehicle and financed the purchase through a dealer auto loan. The loan has an original term of 60 months, requires minimum monthly payments of approximately $950, and bears interest at a rate of 5.99 percent. As of June 30, 2016, the loan has a short-term portion of $9,062 and a long term portion of $34,419.