Note 17 - Financial Statement Captions - Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Legal and professional fees	$ 242,240	$ 190,200
Cost of professional services	0	45,762
Cost of software sales	0	19,180
Directors' fees	21,250	0
Interest expense	3,403	1,195
Other	711	27,160
Other accrued liabilities	$ 267,604	$ 283,497

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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