5. ACQUISITIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Notes

5. ACQUISITIONS

5.ACQUISITIONS  

Interactive Systems, Inc. Acquisition

On May 14th, 2021, Ecker Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, purchased the outstanding stock of Interactive Systems, Inc. a Massachusetts corporation for $675,000 and paid $337,500 cash and issued a 6% amortizing two-year debt for $337,500. The 100% stock acquisition resulted in $775,761 product development costs, see table below for calculations.

		May 2021
Consideration paid:
Total cost	$	675,000
Net assets acquired:
Additional paid-in capital		(235,012	)
Capital stock		(35,926	)
Owners - fractional stock purchase		88,902
Retained earnings at December 31, 2020		352,609
Treasury stock		33,326
Retained earnings January 1, 2021 to May 14, 2021		(103,138	)
Total net assets acquired when purchasing Interactive Systems, Inc.		(100,761	)
Consideration paid in excess of fair value (Goodwill1)	$	775,761
(1) The excess of the net fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from purchase of Interactive Systems, Inc. was assigned to goodwill.

interlinkONE, Inc. Acquisition

On October 1st, 2021, Ecker Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, purchased the outstanding stock of interlinkONE, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation for $500,000, and paid $250,000 cash and issued a 6% amortizing two-year debt for $250,000 with interest paid monthly. The 100% acquisition resulted in $446,651 product development costs, see table below for calculations.

		October 2021
Consideration paid:
Total cost	$	500,000
Net assets acquired:
Cash		(51,806	)
Accounts receivable		(36,928	)
Fixed assets - net		(5,798	)
Lease deposits		(5,800	)
Amex - CC		9,353
Deferred revenue		6,646
Accrued interest		167
Note payable		30,816
Total book value		(53,349	)
Total net assets acquired when purchasing interlinkONE, Inc.		446,651
Consideration paid in excess of the fair value (Product development1)	$	446,651
(1)The excess of the net fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from purchase of interlinkONE was assigned to product development.

The consolidated financial statements include the transactions of its wholly owned subsidiaries – Interactive Systems Inc and interlinkONE Inc, incorporated in the Company’s books of accounts.