The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception by considering whether (i) explicitly or implicitly identified assets have been deployed in the agreement and (ii) the Company obtains substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of that underlying asset and directs how and for what purpose the asset is used during the term of the agreement. As of December 31, 2023, none of the Company’s leases were classified as financing leases. Operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company entered into a seven-year lease for office space during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, with a commencement date in August 2020. The associated lease liability and ROU asset at December 31, 2023, were $613,436 and $401,615, respectively. The Company has a lease incentive asset of $182,155, which is included in Other, net on the Company’s balance sheets. Additionally, the Company entered into a new five-year lease for office space during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, with a commencement date in July 2022. The associated lease liability and ROU asset at December 31, 2023, were $315,772 and $170,995, respectively. The Company has a lease incentive asset of $131,364, which is included in Other, net on the Company’s balance sheets. Lease costs for the year ended December 31, 2023, three months ended December 31, 2022, and year ended September 30, 2022 were $304,163, $69,709, and $204,344, respectively.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from the lease. ROU assets are recognized at commencement date and consist of the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term, initial direct costs and prepaid lease payments less any lease incentives. Operating lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses the implicit rate, when readily determinable, or its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments.

The lease terms may include periods covered by options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option and periods covered by options to terminate the lease when it is not reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company

made an accounting policy election to not recognize leases with terms, including applicable options, of less than twelve months on the Company’s balance sheets and recognize those lease payments in the Company’s Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that the Company’s assumptions and expectations change, it may have to revise its ROU assets and operating lease liabilities.

The following table represents the maturities of the operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023:


2024	$	265,867
2025		270,845
2026		277,723
2027		186,004
Thereafter		-
Total lease payments	$	1,000,439
Less: Imputed interest		(71,231	)
Total	$	929,208