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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

This summary of significant accounting policies of CloudCommerce is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries CLWD Operations, Inc (“CLWD Operations”), formerly Indaba Group, Inc, a Delaware corporation, Parscale Digital, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Parscale Digital”), WebTegrity, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Data Propria, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Giles Design Bureau, Inc., a Nevada corporation. All significant inter-company transactions are eliminated in consolidation of the financial statements.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior periods have been recast to reflect current period presentation. During the year ended December 31, 2020 we began to recognize cost of revenue in the statement of operation. All prior periods have been recast to reflect this change.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company extends credit to its customers, who are located nationwide. Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. The Company performs continuing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition. Management reviews accounts receivable on a regular basis, based on contracted terms and how recently payments have been received to determine if any such amounts will potentially be uncollected. The Company includes any balances that are determined to be uncollectible in its allowance for doubtful accounts. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off. The balance of the allowance account at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are $742 and $118,589, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we included $16,868 and $114,748, respectively, in expense related to balances that were written off as bad debt.

 

On November 30, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement whereby accounts receivable amounts due from our customers to CLWD Operations were pledged to a third party. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company may receive advances in amounts up to $400,000, based on the amounts we invoice our customers, for a period of one year. Because the Company maintains the collectability risk of all outstanding balances, we record the customer balances at fair value in accounts receivable, including an allowance for any balances at risk of collectability, and the amount due to the third party as a liability. On March 23, 2017, the Company amended the secured borrowing arrangement, which increased the maximum allowable balance by $100,000, to a total of $500,000. As of December 31, 2020, the balance due from this arrangement was $379,797.

 

On October 19, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement whereby accounts receivable amounts due from our customers to Parscale Digital were pledged to a third party. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company may receive advances in amounts up to $500,000, based on the amounts we invoice our customers, for a period of one year. Because the Company maintains the collectability risk of all outstanding balances, we record the customer balances at fair value in accounts receivable, including an allowance for any balances at risk of collectability, and the amount due to the third party as a liability. On April 12, 2018, the Company amended the secured borrowing arrangement, which increased the maximum allowable balance by $250,000, to a total of $750,000. This borrowing facility had an expiration date of November 11, 2020 and was not renewed. As of December 31, 2020, the balance due from this arrangement was zero.

 

On August 2, 2018, the Company entered into agreements whereby accounts receivable amounts due from our customers to Giles Design Bureau, WebTegrity and Data Propria were pledged to a third party. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company may receive advances in amounts up to $150,000, $150,000 and $600,000, respectively, based on the amounts we invoice our customers, for a period of one year. Because the Company maintains the collectability risk of all outstanding balances, we record the customer balances at fair value in accounts receivable, including an allowance for any balances at risk of collectability, and the amount due to the third party as a liability. As of August 22, 2020, these three borrowing facilities have expired and were not renewed. As of December 31, 2020, the combined balance due from these arrangements was zero.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions by management in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are primarily used in our revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful account receivable, fair value assumptions in accounting for business combinations and analyzing goodwill, intangible assets and long-lived asset impairments and adjustments, the deferred tax valuation allowance, and the fair value of stock options and warrants.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes income when the service is provided or when product is delivered. We present revenue, net of customer incentives. Most of the income is generated from professional services and site development fees. We provide online marketing services that we purchase from third parties. The gross revenue presented in our statement of operations includes digital advertising revenue. We also offer professional services such as development services.  The fees for development services with multiple deliverables constitute a separate unit of accounting in accordance with ASC 606, which are recognized as the work is performed. Upfront fees for development services or other customer services are deferred until certain implementation or contractual milestones have been achieved. If we have performed work for our clients, but have not invoiced clients for that work, then we record the value of the work in an asset in costs in excess of billings. The terms of services contracts generally are for periods of less than one year. The deferred revenue and customer deposits as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $841,290 and $2,080,762, respectively. The costs in excess of billings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was zero and $21,606, respectively. See footnote 3 for a disclosure of our use of estimates and judgement, as it relates to revenue recognition.

 

We always strive to satisfy our customers by providing superior quality and service. Since we typically bill based on a Time and Materials basis, there are no returns for work delivered. When discrepancies or disagreements arise, we do our best to reconcile those by assessing the situation on a case-by-case basis and determining if any discounts can be given. Historically, no significant discounts have been granted.

 

Included in revenue are costs that are reimbursed by our clients, including third party services, such as photographers and stylists, furniture, supplies, and the largest component, digital advertising. We have determined, based on our review, that the amounts classified as reimbursable costs should be recorded as gross, due to the following factors:

 

  • The Company is primarily in control of the inputs of the project and responsible for the completion of the client contract;
  • We have latitude in establishing price; and
  • We have discretion in supplier selection.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we included $5,155,079 and $3,344,978, respectively, in revenue, related to reimbursable costs.

 

The Company records revenue into the following five categories:

 

  • Data Sciences – Includes polling, research, modeling, data fees, consulting and reporting.
  • Design – Includes branding, photography, copyrighting, printing, signs and interior design.
  • Development – Includes website coding.
  • Digital Advertising – Includes ad spend, SEO management and digital ad support.
  • Other – Includes domain name management, account management, email marketing, web hosting, email hosting, client training, reimbursed expenses and partner commissions.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, revenue was disaggregated into the five categories as follows:

 

    Year ended December 31, 2020   Year ended December 31, 2019
    Third Parties   Related Parties   Total   Third Parties   Related Parties   Total
Data Sciences   $ 596,446     $ —       $ 596,446     $ 1,150,706     $ 14,400     $ 1,165,106  
Design     2,390,676       —         2,390,676       2,031,974       624       2,032,598  
Development     330,404       —         330,404       1,425,757       46,332       1,472,089  
Digital Advertising     6,085,038       3,640       6,088,678       3,650,491       179,640       3,830,131  
Other     336,074       —         336,074       719,960       26,579       746,539  
Total   $ 9,738,638     $ 3,640     $ 9,742,278     $ 8,978,888     $ 267,575     $ 9,246,463  
                                                 

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Total research and development costs were zero for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

Advertising Costs

 

The Company expenses the cost of advertising and promotional materials when incurred. Total advertising costs were $119,332 and $4,797, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value, due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s notes payable have stated borrowing rates that are consistent with those currently available to the Company and, accordingly, the Company believes the carrying value of these debt instruments approximates their fair value.

 

Fair value is defined as the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability, between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements assume that the asset or liability is (1) exchanged in an orderly manner, (2) the exchange is in the principal market for that asset or liability, and (3) the market participants are independent, knowledgeable, able and willing to transact an exchange. Fair value accounting and reporting establishes a framework for measuring fair value by creating a hierarchy for observable independent market inputs and unobservable market assumptions and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Considerable judgment is required to interpret the market data used to develop fair value estimates. As such, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methods could have a material effect on the estimated fair value.

 

ASC Topic 820 established a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

 

• Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

 

• Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

 

• Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

 

We measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows at December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

December 31, 2020     Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total  
Assets   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
  Total assets measured at fair value   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
                                 
Liabilities                                
  Derivative liability   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
  Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

 

December 31, 2019   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Assets   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
  Total assets measured at fair value   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    
                                 
Liabilities                                
  Derivative liability   $ —       $ —       $ 342,850     $ 342,850  
  Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ —       $ —       $ 342,850     $ 342,850  

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, and are depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

        As of December 31,
    Years   2020   2019
Equipment     5-7     $ 169,003     $ 163,750  
Office furniture     7       23,569       23,569  
Leasehold improvements     Length of lease       —         —    
Less accumulated depreciation             (136,890 )     (95,897 )
Net property and equipment           $ 55,682     $ 91,422  

 

The following table discloses fixed asset transactions and recordings during the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

    Year ended December 31, 2020   Year ended         December 31, 2019
Depreciation expense   $ 40,993     $ 42,968  
Gain/(loss) on disposals     —         (6,452 )
Cash paid for fixed asset additions     5,253       2,104  

  

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. To determine recoverability of a long-lived asset, management evaluates whether the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows from the asset are less than its carrying amount. If impairment is indicated, the long-lived asset would be written down to fair value. Fair value is determined by an evaluation of available price information at which assets could be bought or sold, including quoted market prices, if available, or the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on reasonable and supportable assumptions. During the year ended December 31, 2020, management reviewed the intangible assets and goodwill of WebTegrity, and determined that there were indications of impairment.

 

Business Combinations

 

The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the purchase method. The cost of the acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair value, at the acquisition date, of assets received, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the Company in exchange for control of the acquiree. Any costs directly attributable to the business combination are expensed in the period incurred. The acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities are recognized at their fair values at the acquisition date.

 

Goodwill arising on acquisition is recognized as an asset and initially measured at cost, being the excess of the cost of the business combination over the Company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognized.

 

Indefinite Lived Intangibles and Goodwill Assets

 

The Company accounts for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” where the total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and identified intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired customer lists, acquired technology, and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. The purchase price is allocated using the information currently available, and may be adjusted, up to one year from acquisition date, after obtaining more information regarding, among other things, asset valuations, liabilities assumed and revisions to preliminary estimates. The purchase price in excess of the fair value of the tangible and identified intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.

 

The Company tests for indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill impairment in the fourth quarter of each year and whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value and may not be recoverable. In accordance with its policies, at December 31, 2020 the Company performed a qualitative assessment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill related to WebTegrity and determined there was impairment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill. Therefore, an impairment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill was recognized.

 

The impairment test conducted by the Company includes an assessment of whether events occurred that may have resulted in impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. Because it was determined that events had occurred which effected the fair value of goodwill and intangible assets, the Company conducted the two-step approach to determine the fair value and required adjustment. The steps are as follows:

 

  1. Based on the totality of qualitative factors, determine whether the carrying amount of the intangible asset may not be recoverable. Qualitative factors and key assumptions reviewed include the following:

 

  ● Increases in costs, such as labor, materials or other costs that could negatively affect future cash flows. The Company assumed that costs associated with labor, materials, and other costs should be consistent with fair market levels. If the costs were materially higher than fair market levels, then such costs may adversely affect the future cash flows of the Company or reporting units.

 

  ● Financial performance, such as negative or declining cash flows, or reductions in revenue may adversely affect recoverability of the recorded value of the intangible assets. During our analysis, the Company assumes that revenues should remain relatively consistent or show gradual growth month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter. If we report revenue declines, instead of increases or flat levels, then such condition may adversely affect the future cash flows of the Company or reporting units.

 

  ● Legal, regulatory, contractual, political, business or other factors that could affect future cash flows. During our analysis, the Company assumes that the legal, regulatory, political or business conditions should remain consistent, without placing material pressure on the Company or any of its reporting units. If such conditions were to become materially different than what has been experienced historically, then such conditions may adversely affect the future cash flows of the Company or reporting units.

 

  ● Entity-specific events such as losses of management, key personnel, or customers, may adversely affect future cash flows. During our analysis, the Company assumes that members of management, key personnel, and customers will remain consistent period-over-period. If not effectively replaced, the loss of members of management and key employees could adversely affect operations, culture, morale and overall success of the company. In addition, if material revenue from key customers is lost and not replaced, then future cash flows will be adversely affected.

 

  ● Industry or market considerations, such as competition, changes in the market, changes in customer dependence on our service offering, or obsolescence could adversely affect the Company or its reporting units. We understand that the market we serve are constantly changing, requiring us to change with it. During our analysis, we assume that we will address new opportunities in service offering and industries served. If we do not make such changes, then we may experience declines in revenue and cash flow, making it difficult to re-capture market share.

 

  ● Macroeconomic conditions such as deterioration in general economic conditions or limitations on accessing capital could adversely affect the Company. During our analysis, we acknowledge that macroeconomic factors, such as the economy, may affect our business plan because our customers may reduce budgets for our services. If there are material declines in the economy, which lead to reductions in revenue then such conditions may adversely affect the Company.

 

  2. Compare the carrying amount of the intangible asset to the fair value.

 

  3. If the carrying amount is greater than the fair value, then the carrying amount is reduced to reflect fair value.

 

In accordance with its policies, the Company performed a qualitative assessment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill at December 31, 2019 and determined there was impairment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill from our Parscale Media and Parscale Creative acquisitions. Accordingly, all intangible assets and goodwill related to the Parscale Media and Parscale Creative acquisitions have been written off, amounting to $744,444 for Parscale Media and $6,016,323 for Parscale Creative. This amount reduced the consolidated balances of Parscale Digital, as outlined below. This amount is included in Operating Expenses on the Income Statement, for the year ended December 31, 2019. An impairment assessment was also conducted during the year ended December 31, 2020 related to the WebTegrity acquisition and determined that impairment of indefinite lived intangibles and goodwill was necessary. Accordingly, all intangible assets and goodwill related to the WebTegrity acquisition have been written off, amounting to $560,000. This amount reduced the consolidated balances of WebTegrity, as outlined below. This amount is included in Operating Expenses on the Income Statement, for the year ended December 31, 2020. At the time of the impairment analysis, the remaining prior year balance of the Customer List ($71,606) had already been expensed throughout the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Goodwill and Intangible assets are comprised of the following, presented as net of amortization: 

 

    December 31, 2020
    Parscale Digital     WebTegrity     CloudCommerce     Total
Customer list     —       —       —       —
Non-compete agreement     —       —       —       —
Domain name and trademark     —       —       26,582       26,582
Brand name     —       —       —       —
Goodwill     —       —       —       —
Total     —       —       26,582       26,582

  

    December 31, 2019
    Parscale Digital     WebTegrity     CloudCommerce     Total
Customer list     —       71,606       —       71,606
Non-compete agreement     —       —       —       —
Domain name and trademark     —       —       27,271       27,271
Brand name     —       130,000       —       130,000
Goodwill     —       430,000       —       430,000
Total     —       631,606       27,271       658,877

 

Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk

 

The Company operates in a single industry segment. The Company markets its services to companies and individuals in many industries and geographic locations. The Company’s operations are subject to rapid technological advancement and intense competition. Accounts receivable represent financial instruments with potential credit risk. The Company typically offers its customers credit terms. The Company makes periodic evaluations of the credit worthiness of its enterprise customers and other than obtaining deposits pursuant to its policies, it generally does not require collateral. In the event of nonpayment, the Company has the ability to terminate services. As of December 31, 2020, the Company held cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $10,538, which was held in the operating bank accounts. Of this amount, $10,538 was held in multiple accounts, in amounts that did not exceeding the FDIC insured limit of $250,000. For further discussion on concentrations see footnote 14.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company addressed the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for either equity instruments of the enterprise or liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. The transactions are accounted for using a fair-value-based method and recognized as expenses in our statement of operations.

 

Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of stock-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2020, included compensation expense for the stock-based payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of December 31, 2020 based on the grant date fair value estimated. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest or has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The stock-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $390,035 and $391,959, respectively.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share Calculations

 

Income (Loss) per Share dictates the calculation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares available. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. The shares for employee options, warrants and convertible notes were used in the calculation of the income per share.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company has excluded 106,489,498 shares of common stock underlying options, 20,912,852 shares of common stock underlying warrants, 10,000 Series A Preferred shares convertible into 100,000,000 shares of common stock, 18,025 Series B Preferred shares convertible into 450,625,000 shares of common stock, 14,425 Series C Preferred shares convertible into 144,250,000 shares of common stock, 90,000 Series D Preferred shares convertible into 225,000,000 shares of common stock, 10,000 Series E Preferred shares convertible into 20,000,000 shares of common stock, 2,597 Series G Preferred shares convertible into 136,684,211 shares of common stock and 18,388,400 shares of common stock underlying $183,884 in convertible notes, because their impact on the loss per share is anti-dilutive.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company has excluded 150,275,799 shares of common stock underlying options, 10,000 Series A Preferred shares convertible into 100,000,000 shares of common stock, 18,025 Series B Preferred shares convertible into 450,625,000 shares of common stock, 14,425 Series C Preferred shares convertible into 144,250,000 shares of common stock, 90,000 Series D Preferred shares convertible into 225,000,000 shares of common stock, 10,000 Series E Preferred shares convertible into 20,000,000 shares of common stock and 66,144,941 shares of common stock underlying $543,464 in convertible notes, because their impact on the loss per share is anti-dilutive.

 

Dilutive per share amounts are computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and potentially dilutive securities, using the treasury stock method if their effect would be dilutive.

 

Accounting for Derivatives

 

The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a probability weighted average series Binomial lattice formula pricing models to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates.

 

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. During the year ended December 31, 2020, all convertible notes that contained derivative instruments were converted leaving a derivative liability balance of zero. As of December 31,2020, the company had a single convertible note (see footnote 8), which is convertible at a fixed price and therefore does not contain an embedded derivative. Therefore, as of December 31,2020, the company had no derivative.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Management reviewed accounting pronouncements issued during the year ended December 31, 2020, and the following pronouncement was adopted during the period.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amendments in this ASU simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test and eliminating the requirement for a reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment. Instead, under this pronouncement, an entity would perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and would recognize an impairment change for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized is not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. In addition, income tax effects will be considered, if applicable. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Due to the limited amount of goodwill and intangible assets recorded at December 31, 2020, the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures was immaterial.

 

Management reviewed accounting pronouncements issued during the year ended December 31, 2019, and the following pronouncements were adopted during the period.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). Under ASU 2016-02, lessees recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all of their leases, other than those that meet the definition of a short-term lease. For income statement purposes, leases must be classified as either operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense, similar to current operating leases, while finance leases will result in a front-loaded pattern, similar to current capital leases. We adopted Topic 842 effective January 1, 2019 and elected certain available transitional practical expedients. This adoption resulted in right-of-use assets, in the amount of $266,758 and operating lease liability, in the amount of $266,758, to be added to the December 31, 2019 balance sheet. These additions are the result of an office lease in San Antonio. In the prior year, the Company disclosed capital lease obligations, which has been changed to finance lease obligation in the current year, as a result of this adoption. As of December 31, 2020, and 2019, the finance lease obligation totaled zero and $20,654, respectively.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

None noted

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on provisions of applicable tax law. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance based on the amount of tax benefits that, based on available evidence, is not expected to be realized. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we used the federal tax rate of 21% in our determination of the deferred tax assets and liabilities balances.