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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
−Removed: December 31, 2020
−Removed: September 30, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS
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300,000,000 shares authorized;
−Removed: 83,618,412 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 83,618,412 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020
+Added: 83,618,412 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and 83,618,412 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020.
Additional paid-in capital
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
−Removed: The accompanying notes are in integral part
−Removed: of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The accompanying notes are in integral part of
+Added: these consolidated financial statements.
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: For the three months ended December 31,
+Added: For the three months and six months ended March
31, 2021 and 2020
−Removed: December 31, 2020
−Removed: December 31, 2019
+Added: Total Revenue
Broker Dealer Income
−Removed: Investment management fees
+Added: Investment Management Fee
Service Income
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Net Operating Loss
−Removed: OTHER EXPENSE
Interest expense
−Removed: Other Income (Expense)
−Removed: Total other expense
+Added: Total other (expense) income
Net Loss before Income taxes
Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part
−Removed: of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The accompanying notes are an integral part of
+Added: these consolidated financial statements.
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: For the three-month periods ended December
+Added: For the three and six-month periods ended March
31, 2021 and 2020
−Removed: Number of Shares Issued and Outstanding
−Removed: Common Stock Par Value Amount
−Removed: Additional Paid-In Capital
−Removed: Accumulated Deficit
+Added: Shares Issued and Outstanding
+Added: Par Value Amount
+Added: Paid-In Capital
+Added: Balance at December 31, 2019
+Added: $ (6,208,360 )
+Added: Stock based employee compensation expense
+Added: Stock options exercised
+Added: Private Placement stock issue
+Added: Balance at March 31, 2020
+Added: $ (6,370,467 )
Balance at September 30, 2019
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Private Placement stock issue
+Added: Balance at March 31, 2020
+Added: $ (6,370,467 )
Balance at December 31, 2020
$ (7,185,150 )
+Added: Stock based employee compensation expense
+Added: Balance at March 31, 2021
+Added: $ (7,288,936 )
Balance at September 30, 2020
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Stock based employee compensation expense
−Removed: Balance at December 31, 2020
+Added: Balance at March 31, 2021
$ (7,288,936 )
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral part
−Removed: of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The accompanying notes are an integral part of
+Added: these consolidated financial statements.
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
−Removed: Three Months Ended December 31,
+Added: Six Months Ended March 31,
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
4 unchanged sentences
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
−Removed: Accounts receivable - related party
Prepaid expenses
3 unchanged sentences
Deferred revenue
+Added: Deferred rent
Lease liability
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Cash paid during the period for:
−Removed: The accompanying notes are in integral part
−Removed: of these consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The accompanying notes are in integral par these
+Added: consolidated financial statements
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.
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NATURE OF BUSINESS
−Removed: Financial Gravity Companies, Inc., and
−Removed: subsidiaries (the “Company”) is headquartered in Austin Texas, with locations in Allen, Texas, Denver, Colorado and
−Removed: Cincinnati, Ohio.
−Removed: The currently operating wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company include:
+Added: Financial Gravity Companies, Inc., and subsidiaries
+Added: (the “Company”) is headquartered in Austin Texas, with locations in Allen, Texas, Denver, Colorado and Cincinnati, Ohio.
+Added: currently operating wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company include:
Sofos Investments, Inc.
(“Sofos”).
−Removed: Sofos is a registered investment advisor (“RIA”), registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and provides
−Removed: asset management services to individuals and businesses, including money management, financial planning, and wealth management.
−Removed: Sofos commenced its money management services in late 2019, and by December 2020 had in excess of $100,000,000 in assets under
−Removed: Tax Master Network, LLC, runs the Tax Master
−Removed: (“TMN”) that provides four primary services including monthly subscriptions to the TMN systems, coaching
−Removed: and marketing services.
−Removed: TMN currently supports over 300 Certified Public Accountants (“CPA”) and Enrolled Agent professionals,
−Removed: training them to support clients through tax planning services.
+Added: Sofos is a registered investment advisor (“RIA”), registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and provides asset
+Added: management services to individuals and businesses, including money management, financial planning, and wealth management.
+Added: Sofos commenced
+Added: its money management services in late 2020, and by March 31, 2021 had in excess of $100,000,000 in assets under management.
+Added: Tax Master Network, LLC, runs the Tax Master Network®
+Added: (“TMN”) that provides four primary services including monthly subscriptions to the TMN systems, coaching and marketing services.
+Added: TMN currently supports over 300 Certified Public Accountants (“CPA”) and Enrolled Agent professionals, training them to support
+Added: clients through tax planning services.
TMN has developed the Certified Tax Master®
−Removed: that includes client
−Removed: acquisition and retention systems.
−Removed: TMN also offers tax planning services through the Tax Blueprint®, which includes an extensive
−Removed: individualized review and assessment of the client’s tax situation.
−Removed: The initial assessment sets the requirements for a custom
−Removed: Tax Blueprint®
−Removed: for each client to use as guide to implementation of the identified tax savings strategies.
−Removed: Finally, TMN offers
−Removed: the Tax Operating System, which is a system for integrating and executing tax planning strategies.
−Removed: In addition, TMN will be launching
−Removed: new efforts to increase subscribers, including a revamped tax operating system and financial advisor business development programs
−Removed: that will assist TMN subscribers in increasing their business activity.
−Removed: The goal is to provide TMN subscribers with a platform
−Removed: for them to enhance their business opportunities in the areas of investment and financial advice and to increase their effectiveness
−Removed: as tax advisors to small businesses and individuals.
−Removed: Tax Master Network, LLC gives CPAs, Enrolled
−Removed: Agents, and other tax professionals a system for marketing, selling, and fulfilling tax-planning engagements.
−Removed: The system rests
−Removed: on two proprietary SAAS-based applications, the Tax Ninja software, which uses non-technical language in written reports introducing
−Removed: clients to tax-saving concepts and strategies;
+Added: that includes client acquisition and retention
+Added: TMN also offers tax planning services through the Tax Blueprint®, which includes an extensive individualized review and assessment
+Added: of the client’s tax situation.
+Added: The initial assessment sets the requirements for a custom Tax Blueprint®
+Added: for each client to use
+Added: as guide to implementation of the identified tax savings strategies.
+Added: Finally, TMN offers the Tax Operating System, which is a system for
+Added: integrating and executing tax planning strategies.
+Added: In addition, TMN will be launching new efforts to increase subscribers, including a
+Added: revamped tax operating system and financial advisor business development programs that will assist TMN subscribers in increasing their
+Added: business activity.
+Added: The goal is to provide TMN subscribers with a platform for them to enhance their business opportunities in the areas
+Added: of investment and financial advice and to increase their effectiveness as tax advisors to small businesses and individuals.
+Added: Tax Master Network, LLC gives CPAs, Enrolled Agents,
+Added: and other tax professionals a system for marketing, selling, and fulfilling tax-planning engagements.
+Added: The system rests on two proprietary
+Added: SAAS-based applications, the Tax Ninja software, which uses non-technical language in written reports introducing clients to tax-saving
+Added: concepts and strategies;
and the Tax Operating System®, which automates implementation of tax strategies.
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1) marketing and practice-management tools and resources;
−Removed: 2) access to the Technical Training Center
−Removed: and the Sales Training Center to support members;
+Added: 2) access to the Technical Training Center and the Sales Training Center to
+Added: support members;
3) the monthly Fueled program which promotes personal development education;
−Removed: 4) the weekly Tax Beat client newsletter (a client newsletter);
+Added: 4) the weekly Tax Beat client newsletter
+Added: (a client newsletter);
and 6) the Certified Tax Master®
−Removed: designation (which identifies
−Removed: members as offering special training not usually available to clients).
−Removed: TMN membership also includes the Financial Advisor Technical
−Removed: Education (FATE) program, which serves two goals:
−Removed: 1) it helps tax planners do a better job helping clients manage tax exposure
−Removed: in their investment portfolios;
−Removed: and 2) it gives members a proprietary "done for you"
−Removed: path into the investment advisory
+Added: designation (which identifies members as offering special training not usually
+Added: available to clients).
+Added: TMN membership also includes the Financial Advisor Technical Education (FATE) program, which serves two goals:
+Added: 1) it helps tax planners do a better job helping clients manage tax exposure in their investment portfolios;
+Added: and 2) it gives members a
+Added: proprietary "done for you"
+Added: path into the investment advisory business.
MPath Advisor Resources, LLC (“MPath”)
MPath is an insurance marketing organization and provides insurance products and services to insurance agents or agencies.
−Removed: is a new venture that will be focused upon insurance marketing and will capture business synergies in the sale of insurance products
−Removed: by financial advisors with TMN and with Forta.
+Added: This is a new
+Added: venture that will be focused upon insurance marketing and will capture business synergies in the sale of insurance products by financial
+Added: advisors with TMN and with Forta.
Forta Financial Group, Inc.
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is a broker-dealer, a registered investment advisor, and a licensed insurance agent.
−Removed: It primarily operates in Colorado and has
−Removed: independent advisors and representative in other states.
−Removed: Forta will be focused on attracting independent advisors and supporting
−Removed: TMN members as they grow their financial advisory businesses.
−Removed: Forta is implementing plans to recruit independent advisors which
−Removed: will increase revenue.
−Removed: Forta does not hold funds or securities for customers or owe money or securities to customers.
−Removed: to Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Forta is required to maintain minimum net capital of $100,000 and ratio
−Removed: of aggregate indebtedness to net capital shall not exceed 15 to 1.
−Removed: On December 31, 2020, the Forta’s net capital was $294,485
−Removed: and the aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 78.72%.
−Removed: The Company is exempt from certain provisions of Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities
−Removed: Exchange Act of 1934.
−Removed: Such exemption is in accordance with paragraph (k) (2) (ii) of the Rule.
+Added: It primarily operates in Colorado and has independent
+Added: advisors and representative in other states.
+Added: Forta will be focused on attracting independent advisors and supporting TMN members as they
+Added: grow their financial advisory businesses.
+Added: Forta is implementing plans to recruit independent advisors which will increase revenue.
+Added: does not hold funds or securities for customers or owe money or securities to customers.
+Added: Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange
+Added: Act of 1934, the Forta is required to maintain minimum net capital of $100,000 and ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital shall
+Added: not exceed 15 to 1.
+Added: On March 31, 2021, the Forta’s net capital was $292,930 and the aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 67.46%.
+Added: The Company is exempt from certain provisions of Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
+Added: Such exemption is in accordance with
+Added: paragraph (k) (2) (ii) of the Rule.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
−Removed: A summary of the significant accounting
−Removed: polices consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting
−Removed: principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) is as follows.
+Added: A summary of the significant accounting polices
+Added: consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
+Added: generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) is as follows.
Basis of Consolidation
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All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
−Removed: Beginning as of May 21, 2020 Forta’s
−Removed: assets and liabilities are included in Company’s assets and liabilities and Forta’s results of operations have been
−Removed: consolidated with Company’s results.
+Added: Beginning as of May 21, 2020 Forta’s assets
+Added: and liabilities are included in Company’s assets and liabilities and Forta’s results of operations have been consolidated
+Added: with Company’s results.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
−Removed: The Company considers all highly liquid
−Removed: investments with an initial maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents.
−Removed: The Company maintains cash
−Removed: balances at financial institutions located throughout the United States, which at times may exceed insured limits.
−Removed: has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash
−Removed: Cash does not include restricted cash, including the net capital deposit of approximately $100,000 at First Clearing,
−Removed: which is recorded on the balance sheet with prepaid expenses and other current assets.
−Removed: Trade accounts receivable are carried at
−Removed: the invoiced amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on management’s review of outstanding balances.
−Removed: collectability of the Company’s accounts receivable is reviewed on an ongoing basis, using historical payment trends and
−Removed: a review of specific accounts.
−Removed: Accounts receivable are written off after all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted
−Removed: and when management determines the amounts to be uncollectible.
−Removed: Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when
−Removed: The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively.
+Added: The Company considers all highly liquid investments
+Added: with an initial maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents.
+Added: The Company maintains cash balances at financial
+Added: institutions located throughout the United States, which at times may exceed insured limits.
+Added: The Company has not experienced any losses
+Added: in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
+Added: Cash does not include restricted
+Added: cash, including the net capital deposit of approximately $100,000 at First Clearing, which is recorded on the balance sheet with prepaid
+Added: expenses and other current assets.
+Added: Trade accounts receivable are carried at the invoiced
+Added: amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on management’s review of outstanding balances.
+Added: The collectability of the
+Added: Company’s accounts receivable is reviewed on an ongoing basis, using historical payment trends and a review of specific accounts.
+Added: Accounts receivable are written off after all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted and when management determines the amounts
+Added: to be uncollectible.
+Added: Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received.
+Added: The allowance for doubtful accounts
+Added: was $0 as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.
In the normal course of business, the Company
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Prepaid Expenses and other current assets
−Removed: Prepaid expenses consist of expenses the
−Removed: Company has paid for prior to the service or good being provided.
−Removed: These prepaid expenses will be recorded as expense at the time
−Removed: the service has been provided.
+Added: Prepaid expenses consist of expenses the Company
+Added: has paid for prior to the service or good being provided.
+Added: These prepaid expenses will be recorded as expense at the time the service
+Added: has been provided.
+Added: This asset group also includes an accrued income asset, for Investment Management Fees, which are billed and collected
+Added: The Accrued Income balance as of March 31, 2021 is $224,569.
+Added: This accounting is pursuant to recently revised accounting policies,
+Added: which improve reporting accuracy, and as such, there are no prior meaningful comparative balances.
+Added: The Company will report comparative
+Added: balances when available.
Property and Equipment
−Removed: Property and equipment are stated at cost,
−Removed: less accumulated depreciation.
−Removed: Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to earnings
−Removed: over their estimated service lives by the straight-line method.
−Removed: Maintenance and repairs are charged to
−Removed: earnings as incurred;
+Added: Property and equipment are stated at cost, less
+Added: accumulated depreciation.
+Added: Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to earnings over their
+Added: estimated service lives by the straight-line method.
+Added: Maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings
major repairs and replacements are capitalized.
−Removed: When items of property or equipment are sold or retired,
−Removed: the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations.
+Added: When items of property or equipment are sold or retired, the related cost
+Added: and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Proprietary Content
−Removed: The proprietary content acquired as a part
−Removed: of the TMN purchase has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at $525,100, the value attributed to it
−Removed: on the date of the purchase.
−Removed: The proprietary content is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an eight- year estimated
−Removed: During each of the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded amortization expense of $16,544 and
−Removed: $16,410 respectively, on this intangible asset, which is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying
−Removed: consolidated statements of operations.
−Removed: Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2020 was $394,049 and $377,505 at September 30,
−Removed: Future amortization of proprietary content
−Removed: is estimated to be as follows for the years ended September 30:
+Added: The proprietary content acquired as a part of
+Added: the TMN purchase has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at $525,100, the value attributed to it on the date
+Added: of the purchase.
+Added: The proprietary content is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an eight- year estimated life.
+Added: During each of
+Added: the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded amortization expense of $16,185 and $16,410 for the three
+Added: months, and $28,777 and $32,818 for the six months, respectively, on this intangible asset, which is included in depreciation and amortization
+Added: expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
+Added: Accumulated amortization at March 31, 2021 was $410,234 and $377,505
+Added: at September 30, 2020.
+Added: Future amortization of proprietary content is
+Added: estimated to be as follows for the years ended September 30:
Non-compete Agreements
−Removed: Non-compete agreements entered into as
−Removed: a part of the TMN purchase have been recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at $26,300, the value attributed
−Removed: to such agreements on the date of the purchase.
−Removed: The non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the
−Removed: five-year term of the non-compete clause of the agreement.
−Removed: During each of the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the
−Removed: Company recorded amortization expense of $0 and $1,315 respectively on this intangible asset, which is included in depreciation
−Removed: and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
+Added: Non-compete agreements entered into as a part
+Added: of the TMN purchase have been recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at $26,300, the value attributed to such agreements
+Added: on the date of the purchase.
+Added: The non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the five-year term of the non-compete
+Added: clause of the agreement.
+Added: During each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded amortization expense of $0
+Added: and $1,315 respectively.
+Added: During each of the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded amortization expense of $0
+Added: and $2,630 respectively on this intangible asset, which is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated
+Added: statements of operations.
Accumulated amortization was $26,300 at September 30, 2020.
−Removed: This asset is fully depreciated and written off, as of September 30, 2020.
+Added: This asset is fully amortized and written off, at
+Added: September 30, 2020.
Intellectual Property
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in accordance with GAAP and accordingly, intellectual property are stated at cost.
−Removed: Intellectual property with indefinite lives
−Removed: are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually.
−Removed: Management has determined that the intellectual property have
−Removed: an indefinite life and do not consider the value of intellectual property recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets
−Removed: to be impaired as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.
−Removed: Goodwill represents the excess of the value
−Removed: of the purchase price and related costs over the identifiable assets from business acquisitions.
−Removed: The Company conducts an annual
−Removed: impairment assessment, at the reporting unit level, of its recorded goodwill.
−Removed: The Company assesses qualitative factors in order
−Removed: to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than it is carrying amount.
−Removed: qualitative factors evaluated by the Company include:
−Removed: macro-economic conditions of the local business environment, overall financial
−Removed: performance, and other entity specific factors as deemed appropriate.
−Removed: If, through this qualitative assessment, the conclusion is
−Removed: made that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than it is carrying amount, a two-step impairment
−Removed: test is performed.
−Removed: Management determined, by assessing the qualitative factors, that it is more likely than not that the fair value
−Removed: of the reporting unit is greater than it carries value.
−Removed: Management does not consider the value of goodwill recorded in the accompanying
−Removed: consolidated balance sheets to be impaired as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.
+Added: Intellectual property with indefinite lives are not
+Added: amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually.
+Added: Management has determined that the intellectual property have an indefinite
+Added: life and do not consider the value of intellectual property recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets to be impaired as
+Added: of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020.
+Added: Goodwill represents the excess of the value of
+Added: the purchase price and related costs over the identifiable assets from business acquisitions.
+Added: The Company conducts an annual impairment
+Added: assessment, at the reporting unit level, of its recorded goodwill.
+Added: The Company assesses qualitative factors in order to determine whether
+Added: it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than it is carrying amount.
+Added: The qualitative factors evaluated
+Added: by the Company include:
+Added: macro-economic conditions of the local business environment, overall financial performance, and other entity specific
+Added: factors as deemed appropriate.
+Added: If, through this qualitative assessment, the conclusion is made that it is more likely than not that a
+Added: reporting unit’s fair value is less than it is carrying amount, a two-step impairment test is performed.
+Added: Management determined,
+Added: by assessing the qualitative factors, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than it carries
+Added: Management does not consider the value of goodwill recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets to be impaired as of
+Added: March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020.
Goodwill consists of the following:
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The Company records federal and state income,
−Removed: which requires an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes based on tax effects of
−Removed: differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities.
−Removed: The Company accounts for all uncertain
−Removed: tax positions in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
+Added: which requires an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes based on tax effects of differences
+Added: between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities.
+Added: The Company accounts for all uncertain tax positions
+Added: in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740
Income Taxes (“ASC 740”).
−Removed: ASC 740 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties
−Removed: and disclosure related to uncertain income tax positions.
−Removed: The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
−Removed: tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
−Removed: There was no accrued interest, penalties or uncertain tax positions as of December
+Added: ASC 740 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties and
+Added: disclosure related to uncertain income tax positions.
+Added: The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax
+Added: benefits as a component of income tax expense.
+Added: There was no accrued interest, penalties or uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2021
and September 30, 2020.
−Removed: From time to time, the Company is audited
−Removed: by taxing authorities.
+Added: From time to time, the Company is audited by taxing
These audits could result in proposed assessments of additional taxes.
−Removed: The Company believes that its tax
−Removed: positions comply in all material respects with applicable tax law.
−Removed: However, tax law is subject to interpretation, and interpretations
−Removed: by taxing authorities could be different from those of the Company, which could result in the imposition of additional taxes.
−Removed: Company’s Federal returns since 2016 are still subject for examination by taxing authorities.
+Added: The Company believes that its tax positions comply
+Added: in all material respects with applicable tax law.
+Added: However, tax law is subject to interpretation, and interpretations by taxing authorities
+Added: could be different from those of the Company, which could result in the imposition of additional taxes.
+Added: The Company’s Federal returns
+Added: since 2016 are still subject for examination by taxing authorities.
Earnings Per Share
−Removed: Basic earnings per common share is computed
−Removed: by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting
−Removed: Average number of common shares were 83,618,412 and 41,495,070 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
−Removed: For the three months ended December 31,
−Removed: 2020, approximately 3,626,446 common stock equivalents were not added to the diluted average shares because inclusion of such
−Removed: equivalents would be antidilutive.
−Removed: For the three months ended December 31, 2019, approximately 2,161,605 common stock equivalents
−Removed: were not added to the diluted average shares because inclusion of such equivalents would be antidilutive.
+Added: Basic earnings per common share is computed by
+Added: dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period.
+Added: Average number of common shares were 83,618,412 and 83,618,412 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, and 41,524,589
+Added: and 41,495,070 for the three and six months ended March 31,2020, respectively.
+Added: For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021,
+Added: approximately 3,397,696 and 3,397,696, respectively, common stock equivalents were not added to the diluted average shares because inclusion
+Added: of such equivalents would be antidilutive.
+Added: For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, approximately 6,512,035 and 6,512,035, respectively,
+Added: common stock equivalents were not added to the diluted average shares because inclusion of such equivalents would be antidilutive.
Revenue Recognition
−Removed: The Company adopted the Financial Accounting
−Removed: Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts
−Removed: with Customers October 1, 2019 on a modified basis.
−Removed: As the initial adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the
−Removed: Company's financial condition or results of operations, no cumulative effect was recognized at the date of initial application.
−Removed: The Company also had no significant changes to systems, processes, or controls.
−Removed: The Company derives its revenues primarily
−Removed: from the following activities:
−Removed: Investment Management Fees, Securities Brokerage Commissions, Tax Master Network subscriptions,
−Removed: Tax Operating System subscriptions, Financial Advisor subscriptions, Tax BluePrint sales, and Insurance Sales.
−Removed: Investment management fees are recognized
−Removed: as services are provided by the Company.
−Removed: Investment management fees include fees earned from assets under management by providing
−Removed: professional services to manage clients’
−Removed: Fees are generally paid quarterly, in advance, for each quarter or
−Removed: monthly in arrears.
+Added: The Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards
+Added: Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers October
+Added: 1, 2019 on a modified basis.
+Added: As the initial adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition
+Added: or results of operations, no cumulative effect was recognized at the date of initial application.
+Added: The Company also had no significant
+Added: changes to systems, processes, or controls.
+Added: The Company derives its revenues primarily from
+Added: the following activities:
+Added: Investment Management Fees, Securities Brokerage Commissions, Tax Master Network subscriptions, Tax Operating
+Added: System subscriptions, Financial Advisor subscriptions, Tax BluePrint sales, and Insurance Sales.
+Added: Investment management fees are recognized as services
+Added: are provided by the Company through Forta.
+Added: Investment management fees include fees earned from assets under management by providing professional
+Added: services to manage clients’
+Added: Fees are generally paid quarterly, in advance, for each quarter or monthly in arrears.
Revenues are earned over the period in which the service is provided, which is typically monthly.
−Removed: The Company generates services income which
−Removed: is recognized when consulting and other professional services are performed by the Company (primarily from TMN and MPath).
−Removed: is recognized as services are delivered.
−Removed: Revenue represents gross billings less
−Removed: discounts, and are net of sales taxes, as applicable.
−Removed: Amounts invoiced for work not yet completed are shown as deferred revenue
−Removed: in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: Trade accounts receivable are carried only
−Removed: for investment management fees that are paid in arrears.
−Removed: The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 and $0 as of December 31, 2020
−Removed: and 2019, respectively.
+Added: Revenue represents gross billings less discounts,
+Added: and are net of sales taxes, as applicable.
+Added: Amounts invoiced for work not yet completed are shown as deferred revenue in the accompanying
+Added: consolidated balance sheets.
+Added: Trade accounts receivable are carried only for
+Added: investment management fees that are paid in arrears.
+Added: The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 and $0 as of March 31, 2021 and 2020,
+Added: respectively.
In the normal course of business, the Company
extends credit on an unsecured basis to its customers, substantially all of whom are located in the United States of America.
−Removed: Company does not believe that it is exposed to any significant risk of loss on accounts receivable.
−Removed: Sofos generates investment management fees
−Removed: for services provided by the Company.
−Removed: Investment management fees include fees earned from assets under management by providing
−Removed: professional services to manage client investments.
−Removed: Revenue is recognized as earned, at the end of each period.
−Removed: Forta generates commission revenue from
−Removed: the sale of annuities and premiums on life insurance policies held by third parties.
−Removed: The revenue is recognized on a trade date
−Removed: basis for commission revenue and upon acceptance of insurance policies by insurers.
−Removed: MPath generates revenue from insurance
−Removed: marketing services for insurance agents, including sourcing of insurance policies through selling agreements.
+Added: does not believe that it is exposed to any significant risk of loss on accounts receivable.
+Added: Sofos generates investment management fees for
+Added: money management services and investment advisory services based upon assets under management.
+Added: Revenue is recognized as earned, at the
+Added: end of each month.
+Added: Forta generates commission revenue from the sale
+Added: of securities, annuities and premiums on life insurance policies held by third parties.
+Added: The revenue is recognized on a trade date basis
+Added: for commissions on securities sales and upon acceptance of insurance policies by insurers.
+Added: MPath generates revenue from insurance marketing
+Added: services for insurance agents, including sourcing of insurance policies through selling agreements.
Tax Master Network has five levels of network
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or contract, and there is no up-front payment beyond the monthly subscription fee.
−Removed: Cancellations are processed within the month
−Removed: requested and memberships are closed at the end of the period for which the most recent payment was made.
−Removed: Members are not entitled
−Removed: to refunds for unused memberships.
+Added: Cancellations are processed within the month requested
+Added: and memberships are closed at the end of the period for which the most recent payment was made.
+Added: Members are not entitled to refunds for
+Added: unused memberships.
Any subscription fees paid for a future period are deferred in the financial statements.
−Removed: also sells Tax Blueprint®.
−Removed: These are tax planning strategies guides, to save customers taxes through the implementation of
−Removed: the recommended tax strategies.
−Removed: After an initial assessment, the customers pay half of the year one tax savings.
−Removed: A contract liability
−Removed: is recognized when the customer payment is received.
+Added: TMN also sells Tax Blueprint®.
+Added: These are tax planning strategies guides, to save customers taxes through the implementation of the recommended tax strategies.
+Added: an initial assessment, the customers pay half of the year one tax savings.
+Added: A contract liability is recognized when the customer payment
Revenue is deferred until the customer reviews and accepts the final Tax Blueprint®
−Removed: document and returns an executed delivery agreement.
+Added: document and returns an executed
+Added: delivery agreement.
The Company received revenue from Sofos’
−Removed: operations that are primarily from investment management fees, including money management fees.
−Removed: Investment management fees are
−Removed: based upon a percentage of assets under management and totaled $408,473 and $424,326 or the three months ended December 31, 2020
−Removed: and 2019, respectively.
+Added: operations for the six month ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, $925,329 and $424,316, and for the three months ended March
+Added: 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, $516,856 and $283,652.
The Company received revenue from Forta’s
−Removed: operations for the three months ended December 31, 2020 including:
+Added: operations for the six months and three months ended March 31, 2021 including:
Investment Advisory fees
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The Company received revenue from TMN’s
−Removed: operations from the following major sources for the three months ended December 31:
+Added: operations from the following major sources for the six months and three months ended March 31:
TMN membership subscriptions
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The Company received revenue from MPath’s
−Removed: operations from insurance sales of $172,602 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
+Added: operations from insurance sales of $326,677 and $0 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $154,076 and $0
+Added: for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Advertising and Marketing
−Removed: Marketing costs are charged to operations
−Removed: when incurred.
−Removed: Marketing expenses were $20,546 and $21,113 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
+Added: Marketing costs are charged to operations when
+Added: Marketing expenses were $32,780 and $34,585 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $12,234 and
+Added: $13,472 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
−Removed: The Company recognizes the fair value of
−Removed: stock-based compensation awards as wages in the accompanying statements of operations for employee grants, commissions for non-employee
−Removed: grants, and stock appreciation rights grants, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, using the Black-Scholes option
−Removed: pricing model, which is based on risk-free rate of 0.59% in the quarter ended December 31, 2020 and 1.49% to 2.55% in 2019, dividend
−Removed: yield of 0%, expected life of 10 years and volatility of 35% to 40% in 2020 and 100% in 2019 respectively.
−Removed: SAR awards are new this
−Removed: year and are being treated as a liability award while the options are being treated as equity awards.
−Removed: While the fair value of the
−Removed: options are based on the Black Scholes assumptions included here, the SAR awards are based on assumptions at period end and are
−Removed: treated as liability awards.
−Removed: Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.”
+Added: While the fair value of the options are
+Added: based on the Black Scholes assumptions, the SAR awards are based on assumptions at period end and are treated as liability
+Added: Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.
Use of Estimates
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statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported assets and liabilities
−Removed: and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of
−Removed: revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
+Added: and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues
+Added: and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
−Removed: The accompanying unaudited consolidated
−Removed: financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
−Removed: States (“GAAP”), pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.
−Removed: The information furnished herein reflects
−Removed: all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present
−Removed: a fair statement of the financial position and operating results of the Company as of and for the respective periods.
−Removed: these operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full fiscal year or any other future period.
−Removed: Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP
−Removed: have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
−Removed: However, management of the Company believes, to the best of their knowledge,
−Removed: that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
−Removed: The Company has determined that there
−Removed: were no subsequent events that would require adjustments to the accompanying consolidated financial statements through the date
−Removed: the financial statements were issued.
−Removed: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
−Removed: with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, included in its
−Removed: Annual Report on Form 10K.
+Added: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
+Added: statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”),
+Added: pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.
+Added: The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting only
+Added: of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the financial position
+Added: and operating results of the Company as of and for the respective periods.
+Added: However, these operating results are not necessarily indicative
+Added: of the results expected for a full fiscal year or any other future period.
+Added: Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included
+Added: in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
+Added: However, management
+Added: of the Company believes, to the best of their knowledge, that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not
+Added: The Company has determined that there were no subsequent events that would require adjustments to the accompanying consolidated
+Added: financial statements through the date the financial statements were issued.
+Added: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements
+Added: should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30,
+Added: 2020, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Going Concern
−Removed: The accompanying consolidated financial
−Removed: statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the Company will need
−Removed: to manage additional asset units under contract and/or additional financing to fully implement its business plan, including continued
−Removed: growth and establishment of a stronger brand.
−Removed: For the three months ended December 31,
−Removed: 2020, the Company reported $1,707,677 in revenue, a net loss of $194,360, use of cash of $51,762, and an accumulated deficit of
−Removed: These operating results raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: The financial statements
−Removed: do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the
−Removed: amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
−Removed: On May 8, 2020, the Company received a
−Removed: PPP loan in the amount of $283,345.
−Removed: Additionally, on May 15, 2020, Forta received a PPP loan in the amount of $377,700.
−Removed: bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the federal government, and do not require collateral.
−Removed: The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures.
−Removed: The Company expects that the full proceeds of the PPP loans will be eligible for forgiveness, which would result in an increase
−Removed: in capital of $661,045.
−Removed: Company’s plans for expansion include
−Removed: attracting additional clients through marketing efforts with its current and future brokerage, investment management and insurance
−Removed: agent representatives, as well as increasing the TMN membership and the investment advisory activity of the members to increase
−Removed: assets under management and Company’s revenue.
−Removed: Future growth plans will include efforts to increase advisory headcount through
−Removed: recruiting of individuals advisors and groups of advisors.
+Added: The accompanying consolidated financial statements
+Added: have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the Company will need to manage additional
+Added: asset units under contract and/or additional financing to fully implement its business plan, including continued growth and establishment
+Added: of a stronger brand.
+Added: For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company reported $3,389.673
+Added: in revenue, a net loss of $298,147, cash used in operations of $258,061, and an accumulated deficit of $7,288,936.
+Added: These operating results
+Added: raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect
+Added: the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may
+Added: result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
+Added: On May 8, 2020, the Company received a PPP loan
+Added: in the amount of $283,345.
+Added: Additionally, on May 15, 2020, Forta received a PPP loans in the amount of $377,700.
+Added: PPP loans bear a fixed
+Added: interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the federal government, and do not require collateral.
+Added: On February 2, 2021
+Added: Forta received a PPP loan in the amount of $422,900.
+Added: This PPP loan bears a fixed interest rate of 1% over a five-year term, are guaranteed
+Added: by the federal government, and does not require collateral.
+Added: The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if the proceeds are used to retain
+Added: and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures.
+Added: The Company expects that the full proceeds of the PPP loans will be eligible
+Added: for forgiveness, which would result in an increase in capital of $1,083,945.
+Added: Company’s plans for expansion include attracting
+Added: additional clients through marketing efforts with its current and future brokerage, investment management and insurance agent representatives,
+Added: as well as increasing the TMN membership and the investment advisory activity of the members to increase assets under management and Company’s
+Added: Future growth plans will include efforts to increase advisory headcount through recruiting of individuals advisors and groups
There is no guaranty that the Company will achieve these objectives.
Future Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13
−Removed: Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which amends how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain
−Removed: other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income, which applies to trade accounts receivable and the calculation
−Removed: of the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable.
−Removed: The new standard will become effective for the Company for fiscal years
−Removed: beginning after December 31, 2019, with early adoption permitted.
−Removed: In November of 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 Financial Instruments—Credit
−Removed: Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842):
−Removed: Effective Dates, which deferred the effective
−Removed: date of ASU Topic No.
+Added: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 Financial
+Added: Instruments-Credit Losses, which amends how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments
+Added: that are not measured at fair value through net income, which applies to trade accounts receivable and the calculation of the allowance
+Added: for uncollectible accounts receivable.
+Added: The new standard will become effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December
+Added: 31, 2019, with early adoption permitted.
+Added: In November of 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic
+Added: 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842):
+Added: Effective Dates, which deferred the effective date of ASU Topic No.
2016-13 to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact
−Removed: of the adoption of this accounting guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: Since the Company currently uses
−Removed: an expected loss from customers method, the Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have a material impact
−Removed: on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this accounting
+Added: guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Since the Company currently uses an expected loss from customers method,
+Added: the Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results
+Added: of operations.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2017-04 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which provides guidance to simplify the subsequent
−Removed: measurement of goodwill by eliminating the Step 2 procedure from the goodwill impairment test.
−Removed: The new guidance was effective for
−Removed: the Company beginning October 1, 2020.
+Added: Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which provides guidance to simplify the subsequent measurement
+Added: of goodwill by eliminating the Step 2 procedure from the goodwill impairment test.
+Added: Adoption of ASU 2017-04 does not have a material impact
+Added: on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
SEGMENT REPORTING
−Removed: We manage our business in four reportable
+Added: We manage our business in four reportable segments.
Each of our active subsidiaries is treated as a segment.
−Removed: We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based
−Removed: on a segment’s share of consolidated operating income.
−Removed: Therefore, for instance, the tax unit, Financial Gravity Tax (“FGT”),
−Removed: was sold in October of 2019 because the Company did not see growth potential in the unit’s accounting and direct tax advice
−Removed: Certain growth operations of the tax unit, including the tax operating system, have been taken over by TMN.
+Added: We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on a segment’s
+Added: share of consolidated operating income.
+Added: Therefore, for instance, the tax unit, Financial Gravity Tax (“FGT”), was sold in
+Added: October of 2020 because the Company did not see growth potential in the unit’s accounting and direct tax advice operations.
+Added: growth operations of the tax unit, including the tax operating system, have been taken over by TMN.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
−Removed: (discontinued)
+Added: FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020
+Added: Ordinary Income/Expense
Service Income
+Added: Investment Management Fees
+Added: & Amortization
+Added: and Administrative
+Added: Professional Services
+Added: Other Income/Expense
+Added: Other Expense
+Added: Interest Expense
+Added: Other Expense
+Added: CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
Management Fees
−Removed: Compensation Expense
Cost of services
−Removed: Depreciation Amortization
−Removed: General and Administrative
−Removed: Total Expense
−Removed: Net Operating Income
+Added: and Administrative
+Added: Net Operating
+Added: Interest Expense
Net Income/(Loss)
−Removed: * Includes non-recurring
−Removed: revenue of $150,000 from the sale of the tax unit
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
−Removed: Broker Dealer
+Added: FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020
+Added: Ordinary Income/Expense
Service Income
Investment Management Fees
−Removed: Income from Inv in Subsidiaries
−Removed: Compensation Expense
−Removed: Cost of services
−Removed: Depreciation & Amortization
−Removed: General and Administrative
+Added: & Amortization
+Added: and Administrative
Professional Services
−Removed: Total Expense
−Removed: Net Operating Income
Other Income/Expense
−Removed: Total Other Expense
−Removed: Net Other Income
+Added: Other Expense
+Added: CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
+Added: Ordinary Income/Expense
+Added: Service Income
+Added: Management Fees
+Added: from Inv in Subsidiaries
+Added: Cost of services
+Added: & Amortization
+Added: Administrative
+Added: Income/(Loss)
+Added: Other Income/Expense
+Added: Other Expense
+Added: Interest Expense
+Added: Other Expense
Net Income/(Loss)
+Added: $ (1,420,386 )
BUSINESS ACQUISITION
−Removed: On May 21, 2020 the Company acquired 100%
−Removed: of the stock of Forta.
−Removed: Forta is a broker dealer, registered investment advisor and an insurance brokerage, subject to FINRA, SEC
−Removed: and insurance regulation.
−Removed: Forta’s financial performance is included in Company’s consolidated statements starting as
−Removed: of May 21, 2020.
−Removed: The Company acquired Forta in May of 2020
−Removed: in exchange for 45,785,879 shares of Company common stock.
−Removed: A liability of $699,117 has been recorded for 4,178,564 shares of common
−Removed: stock related to the acquisition remaining to be issued as of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: Forta is a broker dealer, and its acquisition
−Removed: presented the Company with an opportunity to compete in the broker dealer market, and to try to grow in this area of financial
−Removed: Forta also has key employees who assumed vital executive leadership roles within the Company, including key executives
−Removed: who will focus on improving operations and growth opportunity.
−Removed: Forta also contributed key operating assets, including in excess
−Removed: of $700,000 in cash, and annual revenues in excess of $3,000,000.
+Added: On May 21, 2020 the Company acquired 100% of the
+Added: stock of Forta.
+Added: Forta is a broker dealer, registered investment advisor and an insurance brokerage, subject to FINRA, SEC and insurance
+Added: Forta’s financial performance is included in Company’s consolidated statements starting as of May 21, 2020.
+Added: The Company acquired Forta in May of 2020 in exchange
+Added: for 45,785,879 shares of Company common stock.
+Added: A liability of $699,117 has been recorded for 4,178,564 shares of common stock related
+Added: to the acquisition remaining to be issued as of March 31, 2021.
+Added: Forta is a broker dealer, and its acquisition presented the Company with
+Added: an opportunity to compete in the broker dealer market, and to try to grow in this area of financial services.
+Added: Forta also has key employees
+Added: who assumed vital executive leadership roles within the Company, including key executives who will focus on improving operations and growth
+Added: Forta also contributed key operating assets, including in excess of $700,000 in cash, and annual revenues in excess of $3,000,000.
Purchase Price Allocation
−Removed: The purchase price of $7,652,415 was based
−Removed: upon the share price of Company’s stock as of May 21, 2020 and $52,000 note payable.
−Removed: We have used preliminary fair value
−Removed: estimates for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition.
−Removed: We believe significant synergies may arise
−Removed: from this acquisition, as a result of which the purchase price was in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired and,
−Removed: as a result, we have preliminarily recorded goodwill of $7,380,603, which is based upon book value, to account for adjustments
−Removed: We have not yet finalized estimates that relate to certain tangible and intangible assets, including customer relationships,
−Removed: trade names, contracts.
−Removed: Our estimates and assumptions for these acquisitions are subject to change as we obtain additional information
−Removed: for our estimates during the respective measurement periods (up to one year from the acquisition date).
+Added: The purchase price of $7,652,415 was based upon
+Added: the share price of Company’s stock as of May 21, 2020 and $52,000 note payable.
+Added: We have used preliminary fair value estimates for
+Added: the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition.
+Added: We believe significant synergies may arise from this acquisition,
+Added: as a result of which the purchase price was in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired and, as a result, we have preliminarily
+Added: recorded goodwill of $7,380,603, which is based upon book value, to account for adjustments made.
+Added: We have not yet finalized estimates
+Added: that relate to certain tangible and intangible assets, including customer relationships, trade names, contracts.
+Added: Our estimates and assumptions
+Added: for these acquisitions are subject to change as we obtain additional information for our estimates during the respective measurement periods
+Added: (up to one year from the acquisition date).
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
−Removed: Property and equipment consist of the following at December
+Added: Property and equipment consist of the following at March 31:
Estimated Service Lives
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
−Removed: Depreciation expense was $42,419 and $37,647 during the years
−Removed: ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
+Added: Depreciation expense was $19,806 and $4,061 for
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
+Added: Depreciation expense was $42,545 and $12,358 during the six months ended
+Added: March 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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Intellectual property purchased at cost
−Removed: Intellectual property at December 31 2020
+Added: Intellectual property at March 31 2020
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02
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In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: 2018-10 Codification Improvements to
−Removed: Topic 842, Leases and ASU No.
+Added: 2018-10 Codification Improvements to Topic
+Added: 842, Leases and ASU No.
2018-11 Leases (Topic 842):
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In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases.
+Added: 2020-1 Codification
+Added: Improvements to Topic 842, Leases.
The Company adopted these ASUs on October 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis.
−Removed: The Company did not elect the hindsight practical expedient and did elect the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior
−Removed: conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs for all leases.
−Removed: The initial adoption
−Removed: of the standard recognized right-of-use assets of $323,097 and lease liabilities of $337,454 on the Company’s statement of
−Removed: financial position with no impact on the Company's results of operations.
−Removed: The Company had no significant changes to processes or
+Added: The Company did
+Added: not elect the hindsight practical expedient and did elect the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related
+Added: to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs for all leases.
+Added: The initial adoption of the standard recognized
+Added: right-of-use assets of $323,097 and lease liabilities of $337,454 on the Company’s statement of financial position with no impact
+Added: on the Company's results of operations.
+Added: The Company had no significant changes to processes or controls.
The Company leases their office space through
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in Austin, Texas, Allen, Texas and Loveland, Colorado.
−Removed: Company’s lease agreements obligate the Company to pay real estate
−Removed: taxes, insurance, and certain maintenance costs, which are accounted for separately.
−Removed: The Company’s lease agreements do not
−Removed: contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
−Removed: The Company determines if an arrangement is an
−Removed: operating lease at inception.
+Added: Company’s lease agreements obligate the Company to pay real estate taxes,
+Added: insurance, and certain maintenance costs, which are accounted for separately.
+Added: The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any
+Added: material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
+Added: The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating lease at
Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.
−Removed: leases are recorded on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for the lease term.
−Removed: Lease assets and lease
−Removed: liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options
−Removed: to extend or terminate the lease when they are reasonably certain to be exercised.
−Removed: The present value of lease payments is determined
−Removed: primarily using the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement date.
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in general and administrative
−Removed: The Company also leases certain equipment
−Removed: under operating leases.
−Removed: Total rent expense for the three months
−Removed: ended December 31, 2020 was $117,344 for Forta’s the Denver Lease (Greenwood Village –
−Removed: the lease ends in May 2024).
−Removed: As part of the lease amendment entered into with the lessor in December 2020, the rent owed for September to December 2020 was
−Removed: deferred and will be paid over the term of the amended lease.”
−Removed: The difference between rental expense and rental payments
−Removed: is recorded as deferred rent in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: Management expects that in the normal course of business,
−Removed: leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases.
+Added: All other leases are recorded on the
+Added: balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for the lease term.
+Added: Lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement
+Added: date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options to extend or terminate the lease when they are
+Added: reasonably certain to be exercised.
+Added: The present value of lease payments is determined primarily using the incremental borrowing rate based
+Added: on the information available at lease commencement date.
+Added: The Company’s operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line
+Added: basis over the lease term and is recorded in general and administrative expenses.
+Added: The Company also leases certain equipment under
+Added: operating leases.
+Added: Total Company rent expense for the three months
+Added: ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively was $32,360, and $32,667.
+Added: Total Company rent expense for the six months ended March 31, 2021
+Added: and 2020, respectively was $138,383 and $64,588.
+Added: The Forta lease for its Greenwood Village premises was renegotiated.
+Added: As part of the lease
+Added: amendment entered into with the lessor in December 2020, the rent owed for September to December 2020 was deferred and will be paid over
+Added: the term of the amended lease.”
+Added: The difference between rental expense and rental payments is recorded as deferred rent in the accompanying
+Added: consolidated balance sheets.
+Added: Management expects that in the normal course of business, leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases.
Company also has short term leases that are insignificant in its other locations.
−Removed: Minimum future annual rental payments under
−Removed: non-cancelable operating leases having original terms in excess of one year are as follows:
+Added: Minimum future annual rental payments under non-cancelable
+Added: operating leases having original terms in excess of one year are as follows:
Rental Payments
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LINE OF CREDIT
−Removed: The Company has a revolving line of credit
−Removed: with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
+Added: The Company has a revolving line of credit with
+Added: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
in the amount of $67,500.
−Removed: Amounts drawn under this line of credit are due on demand, and monthly interest
−Removed: and principal payments are required.
+Added: Amounts drawn under this line of credit are due on demand, and monthly interest and principal
+Added: payments are required.
The interest rate on the line of credit is 9.5%.
−Removed: This line of credit is supported by the personal
−Removed: guarantee of John Pollock.
−Removed: Line of credit balance was $49,145 and $62,019 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $54,112
−Removed: at September 30, 2020.
+Added: This line of credit is supported by the personal guarantee of
+Added: John Pollock.
+Added: Line of credit balance was $44,065 and $60,185 at March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $54,112 at September 30, 2020.
NOTES PAYABLE
−Removed: On April 19, 2019, the Company entered
−Removed: into an unsecured Promissory Note Payable with Charles O’Banon (“O’Banon”), a customer, in the amount of
−Removed: The note is in settlement of tax penalties and interest he incurred, that were proximately caused by the Company’s
−Removed: The monthly principal and interest payments are $623, with a balloon payment of $14,048 in April 2022.
−Removed: The note is being
−Removed: repaid over 36 months and bears an interest rate of 6%.
−Removed: The Company has instituted abatement efforts on O’Banon’s behalf,
−Removed: with the taxing authority, however the abatement was denied.
−Removed: The outstanding balance on December 31, 2020 and 2019, was $23,534
−Removed: and $29,401 respectively.
−Removed: On August 31, 2020, the Company entered
−Removed: into an agreement with John DuPriest (DuPriest), a former officer of Forta, in settlement pursuant to employment termination.
−Removed: parties entered into an unsecured promissory note to DuPriest in the amount of $52,000.00, bearing interest of 5%, payable over
−Removed: 26 months beginning with January 15, 2021 through February 15, 2023.
−Removed: On May 8, 2020, the Company received a
−Removed: Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan in the amount of $283,345.
−Removed: Additionally, on May 15, 2020, Forta received a
−Removed: PPP loan in the amount of $377,700.
−Removed: PPP loans bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the federal
−Removed: government, and do not require collateral.
−Removed: The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole,
−Removed: if the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures.
−Removed: The Company expects that the full proceeds
−Removed: of the PPP loans will be eligible for forgiveness, which would result in an increase in capital of $661,045.
−Removed: Forta submitted its
−Removed: forgiveness application to the SBA in December of 2020, and Company is awaiting the SBA’s follow-up on its application for
−Removed: The Company’s maturities of debt
−Removed: subsequent to December 31, 2020 are as follows:
+Added: On April 19, 2020, the Company entered into an
+Added: unsecured Promissory Note Payable with Charles O’Banon (“O’Banon”), a customer, in the amount of $32,205.
+Added: note is in settlement of tax penalties and interest he incurred, that were proximately caused by the Company’s actions.
+Added: principal and interest payments are $623, with a balloon payment of $14,048 in April 2022.
+Added: The note is being repaid over 36 months and
+Added: bears an interest rate of 6%.
+Added: The Company has instituted abatement efforts on O’Banon’s behalf, with the taxing authority,
+Added: however the abatement was denied.
+Added: The outstanding balance on March 31, 2021 and 2020, was $20,466 and $26,511 respectively.
+Added: On August 31, 2020, the Company entered into an
+Added: agreement with John DuPriest (DuPriest), a former officer of Forta, in settlement pursuant to employment termination.
+Added: The parties entered
+Added: into an unsecured promissory note to DuPriest in the amount of $52,000.00, bearing interest of 5%, payable over 26 months beginning with
+Added: January 15, 2021 through February 15, 2023.
+Added: The balance at March 31, 2021 was $46,283.
+Added: On May 8, 2020, the Company received a Paycheck
+Added: Protection Program (“PPP”) loan in the amount of $283,345.
+Added: Additionally, on May 15, 2020, Forta received a PPP loan in the
+Added: amount of $377,700.
+Added: These PPP loans bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the federal government, and
+Added: do not require collateral.
+Added: On February 2, 2021 Forta received a PPP loan in the amount of $422,900.
+Added: This PPP loan bears a fixed interest
+Added: rate of 1% over a five-year term, are guaranteed by the federal government, and does not require collateral.
+Added: The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if
+Added: the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures.
+Added: The Company expects that the full proceeds of
+Added: the PPP loans will be eligible for forgiveness, which would result in an increase in capital of $1,083,945.
+Added: Forta submitted its forgiveness
+Added: application to the SBA in December of 2020 on the first tier loans, and at quarter end Company was awaiting the SBA’s follow-up
+Added: on its application for forgiveness.
+Added: However, the PPP loan to Company was forgiven after March 31, 2021 (see Subsequent Events).
+Added: The Company’s maturities of debt subsequent
+Added: to March 31, 2021 are as follows:
ACCRUED EXPENSES
−Removed: Accrued expenses increased by $110,835
−Removed: for the three months ending December 31, 2020 to $1,178,227 from $1,067,392 as of September 30, 2020.
−Removed: Accrued expenses consist
−Removed: of the following at December 31:
−Removed: December 31, 2020
+Added: Accrued expenses increased by $71,873 for the
+Added: six months ending March 31, 2021 to $1,139,265 from $1,067,392 as of September 30, 2020.
+Added: Accrued expenses consist of the following at
+Added: March 31, 2021
September 30, 2020
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Accrued operating expenses
−Removed: For the three months ending December 31,
−Removed: 2020 and 2019, the effective tax rate of 0% varies from the U.S.
−Removed: federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, net
−Removed: losses, certain nondeductible expenses, changes in the federal statutory rate are from 35% to 21%, and an increase in the valuation
−Removed: allowance associated with the net operating loss carryforwards.
−Removed: Our deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards
−Removed: remain fully reserved due to uncertainty of utilization of those assets.
+Added: For the three months ending March 31, 2021 and
+Added: 2020, the effective tax rate of 0% varies from the U.S.
+Added: federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, net losses, certain
+Added: nondeductible expenses, and an increase in the valuation allowance associated with the net operating loss carryforwards.
+Added: tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards remain fully reserved due to uncertainty of utilization of those assets.
A deferred tax liability or asset is determined
−Removed: based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax
−Removed: rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse.
−Removed: Deferred tax expense or benefit in the accompanying consolidated
−Removed: statements of operations are the result of changes in the assets and liabilities for deferred taxes.
−Removed: The measurement of deferred
−Removed: tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount for any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not expected to
−Removed: Income tax expense is the current tax payable or refundable for the year plus or minus the net change in the deferred
−Removed: tax assets and liabilities.
−Removed: Deferred income taxes of the Company arise from the temporary differences between financial statement
−Removed: and income tax recognition of NOL carry-forwards.
−Removed: The deferred tax assets and liabilities
−Removed: in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets include the following components at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020:
+Added: based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which
+Added: will be in effect when these differences reverse.
+Added: Deferred tax expense or benefit in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations
+Added: are the result of changes in the assets and liabilities for deferred taxes.
+Added: The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary,
+Added: by the amount for any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.
+Added: Income tax expense is the current
+Added: tax payable or refundable for the year plus or minus the net change in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.
+Added: Deferred income taxes
+Added: of the Company arise from the temporary differences between financial statement and income tax recognition of NOL carry-forwards.
+Added: The deferred tax assets and liabilities in the
+Added: accompanying consolidated balance sheets include the following components at March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020:
+Added: March 31, 2021
+Added: September 30, 2020
Net non-current deferred tax assets:
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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS
−Removed: From time to time, the Company is a party
−Removed: to or otherwise involved in legal proceedings, claims and other legal matters, arising in the ordinary course of its business or
−Removed: It is management’s opinion that there are no legal proceedings the outcome of which will be material to its ability
−Removed: to operate or market its services, its consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.
+Added: From time to time, the Company is a party to or
+Added: otherwise involved in legal proceedings, claims and other legal matters, arising in the ordinary course of its business or otherwise.
+Added: It is management’s opinion that there are no legal proceedings the outcome of which will be material to its ability to operate or
+Added: market its services, its consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.
+Added: Forta has 16 pending FINRA claims that arise from
+Added: the sale to clients of alternative investments (REITs, Business Development Loan Funds, and Oil and Gas securities).
+Added: While the exposure
+Added: on these cases would not be material, the costs of defense for legal fees may be substantial.
+Added: Company is evaluating the impact upon operations
+Added: of the expenses.
+Added: In December 2020, a novel strain of coronavirus,
+Added: referred to as COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China.
+Added: Since then, COVID-19 has spread to other countries, including
+Added: the United States.
+Added: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.
+Added: Further, the President of the
+Added: United States declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency.
+Added: States in which we operate declared states of emergency related to
+Added: the spread of COVID-19 and issued executive orders directing individuals to stay at their place of residence for an indefinite period
+Added: The financial markets demonstrated significant
+Added: volatility in reaction to the virus outbreak.
+Added: There has been considerable strain on companies in many sectors of the economy.
+Added: suffered significant decreases in the value of their investment portfolios, and the economy has significantly shut down.
+Added: It is unclear
+Added: when the economy will start up again, and the lingering effects are not known.
+Added: During periods of high volatility and uncertainty many
+Added: investors choose to stop ongoing investment activity and sit on the sidelines until the markets become more stable.
+Added: The Company’s revenues are adversely affected
+Added: when investors reduce their investment activities.
+Added: In addition, part of Company’s revenues is based upon the value of assets under
+Added: If the investment portfolios of clients decrease in value, the fees charged for investment advice also decreases.
+Added: The Company could be affected by lack of access
+Added: to its offices, although that seems to have had little short-term impact as employees have succeeded in maintaining productivity while
+Added: working remotely.
+Added: The long-term effects, however, may present significant issues.
+Added: Any significant shutdown of the economy for a
+Added: sustained period will affect the Company’s revenue which could lead to losses.
STOCKHOLDERS’
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shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
−Removed: During the three months ended December
−Removed: 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company sold 0 shares and 75,757 for $25,000, respectively.
+Added: During the three months and six months ended March
+Added: 31, 2021, respectively the Company sold 0 and 0 shares, respectively for $0 and $ respectively and during the three months and six months
+Added: ended March 31, 2020, respectively, the Company sold 75,757 and 0 shares, for $25,000 and $0, respectively.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
−Removed: Effective February 27, 2015, the Company
−Removed: established the 2015 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).
−Removed: The Board of Directors of the Company has the authority and discretion
−Removed: to grant stock options.
−Removed: The maximum number of shares of stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of options under the
−Removed: Plan is 9,000,000.
−Removed: Eligible individuals include any employee of the Company or any director, consultant, or other person providing
−Removed: services to the Company.
−Removed: The expiration date and exercise price are as established by the Board of Directors of the Company.
−Removed: option may be issued under the Plan after February 27, 2018.
−Removed: Effective November 22, 2016, the Company
−Removed: established the 2016 Stock Option Plan (the “2016 Plan”).
−Removed: The Board of Directors of the Company has the authority and
−Removed: discretion to grant stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs).
−Removed: The maximum number of shares of stock that may be issued
−Removed: pursuant to the exercise of options under the 2016 Plan is 20,000,000.
−Removed: Eligible individuals include any employee of the Company
−Removed: or any director, consultant, or other person providing services to the Company.
−Removed: The expiration date and exercise price are as established
−Removed: by the Board of Directors of the Company.
−Removed: No option may be issued under the Plan after ten years from the date of adoption of the
−Removed: Stock option and stock appreciation rights
−Removed: activity is summarized as follows:
+Added: Effective February 27, 2015, the Company established
+Added: the 2015 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).
+Added: The Board of Directors of the Company has the authority and discretion to grant stock
+Added: The maximum number of shares of stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of options under the Plan is 9,000,000.
+Added: individuals include any employee of the Company or any director, consultant, or other person providing services to the Company.
+Added: The expiration
+Added: date and exercise price are as established by the Board of Directors of the Company.
+Added: No option may be issued under the Plan after February
+Added: Effective November 22, 2016, the Company established
+Added: the 2016 Stock Option Plan (the “2016 Plan”).
+Added: The Board of Directors of the Company has the authority and discretion to grant
+Added: stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs).
+Added: The maximum number of shares of stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise
+Added: of options under the 2016 Plan is 20,000,000.
+Added: Eligible individuals include any employee of the Company or any director, consultant, or
+Added: other person providing services to the Company.
+Added: The expiration date and exercise price are as established by the Board of Directors of
+Added: No option may be issued under the Plan after ten years from the date of adoption of the 2016 Plan.
+Added: Stock option and stock appreciation rights activity
+Added: is summarized as follows:
Shares Under Option
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Canceled or expired
−Removed: (1,299,405 ) *
Outstanding - September 30, 2020
Canceled or expired
−Removed: Outstanding - December 31, 2020
−Removed: Exercisable - December 31, 2020
−Removed: * 500,000 SARs grants reflected as expired
−Removed: prior to September 30, 2020 actually expired in the three months ended December 31, 2020.
−Removed: Unamortized share-based compensation expense
−Removed: as of December 31, 2020 amounted to $424,496 which is expected to be recognized over the next 4.6685 years.
−Removed: Total compensation expense, included in
−Removed: salaries and wages, of previously unamortized stock compensation was $60,170 and $7,085 for the three months ended December 31,
−Removed: 2020 and 2019.
−Removed: On November 27, 2019, the 2016 Plan was
−Removed: amended to allow grants of other equity related rights, including Stock Appreciation Rights.
−Removed: During the three months ended December
+Added: Outstanding - March 31, 2021
+Added: Exercisable - March 31, 2021
+Added: Unamortized share-based compensation
+Added: expense as of March 31, 2021 amounted to $382,874 which is expected to be recognized over the next 4.3068 years.
+Added: Total compensation expense, included in salaries
+Added: and wages, of previously unamortized stock compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $60,673 and $11,030, respectively,
+Added: and for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, was $120,843 and $16,251.
+Added: On November 27, 2019, the 2016 Plan was amended
+Added: to allow grants of other equity related rights, including Stock Appreciation Rights.
+Added: During the three and six months ended March 31, 2021,
0 and 0 options and SARs were granted, respectively.
−Removed: SARs are recorded as a liability because there is a cash settlement
+Added: SARs are recorded as a liability because there is a cash settlement option.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
−Removed: As a result of the acquisition of the TMN
−Removed: business in 2016, the Company is obligated to make payments to TaxTuneup, LLC, which is an entity owned by Edward A.
−Removed: Lyon (a current
−Removed: board member), each month totaling $16,500.
−Removed: The total paid under these agreements in the three months ended December 31, 2020 and
−Removed: 2019 respectively, were $49,500 and $49,500,
−Removed: On April 12, 2019, the Company entered
−Removed: into a loan agreement with John Pollock, Executive Vice President of the Company.
−Removed: The note bears interest at 2.76% and will be
−Removed: repaid in six equal installments of $2,520, beginning July 1, 2019.
−Removed: The balance of the loan at December 31, 2020 was $5,187 and
−Removed: at September 30, 2020 was $5,152.
−Removed: In addition, there are payables owed to
−Removed: Pollock of approximately $51,000 related to services rendered by him to Company, and $10,000 owed to a former principal of
−Removed: TMN for services rendered.
−Removed: There is no specific due date on these obligations, but Company plans are substantial reductions in
−Removed: the amounts owing this fiscal year.
+Added: As a result of the acquisition of the TMN business
+Added: in 2016, the Company is obligated to make payments to TaxTuneup, LLC, which is an entity owned by Edward A.
+Added: Lyon (a current board member),
+Added: each month totaling $16,500.
+Added: The total paid under these agreements was $ 49,500 and $49,500 for the three months ended March 31,2021
+Added: and 2020 respectively, and $99,000 and $99,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively.
+Added: On April 12, 2020, the Company entered into a
+Added: loan agreement with John Pollock, Executive Vice President of the Company.
+Added: The note bears interest at 2.76% and will be repaid in six
+Added: equal installments of $2,520, beginning July 1, 2020.
+Added: The balance of the loan at March 31, 2021 was $5,223 and at September 30, 2020 was
+Added: In addition, there are payables owed to Mr.
+Added: of approximately $51,000 related to services rendered by him to Company, and $10,000 owed to a former principal of TMN for services rendered.
+Added: There is no specific due date on these obligations, but Company plans are substantial reductions in the amounts owing this fiscal year.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: In February of 2021, Forta received a
−Removed: second draw of a PPP Loan in the amount of $422,900.
−Removed: Company believes that the loan will be forgiven.
−Removed: In December 2020 Company entered into a
−Removed: non-binding term sheet for the acquisition of two related companies with investment advisory practices.
−Removed: The term sheet contemplates
−Removed: that Company will be issuing shares 8,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for 100% ownership of the two companies.
−Removed: owners of the two companies and some staff will become employees of Forta.
−Removed: The term sheet provides for a close of the transaction
−Removed: in February 2021.
−Removed: In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus,
−Removed: referred to as COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China.
−Removed: Since then, COVID-19 has spread to other countries, including
−Removed: the United States.
−Removed: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.
−Removed: Further, the President
−Removed: of the United States declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency.
−Removed: States in which we operate declared states of emergency
−Removed: related to the spread of COVID-19 and issued executive orders directing individuals to stay at their place of residence for an
−Removed: indefinite period of time.
−Removed: The financial markets demonstrated significant
−Removed: volatility in reaction to the virus outbreak.
−Removed: There has been considerable strain on companies in many sectors of the economy.
−Removed: suffered significant decreases in the value of their investment portfolios, and the economy has significantly shut down.
−Removed: unclear when the economy will start up again, and the lingering effects are not known.
−Removed: During periods of high volatility and uncertainty
−Removed: many investors choose to stop ongoing investment activity and sit on the sidelines until the markets become more stable.
−Removed: The Company’s revenues are adversely
−Removed: affected when investors reduce their investment activities.
−Removed: In addition, part of Company’s revenues is based upon the value
−Removed: of assets under management.
−Removed: If the investment portfolios of clients decrease in value, the fees charged for investment advice also
−Removed: The Company could be affected by lack of
−Removed: access to its offices, although that seems to have had little short-term impact as employees have succeeded in maintaining productivity
−Removed: while working remotely.
−Removed: The long-term effects, however, may present significant issues.
−Removed: Any significant shutdown of the economy
−Removed: for a sustained period will affect the Company’s revenue which could lead to losses.
+Added: The PPP Loan to Company of $283,345 was forgiven
+Added: on April 13, 2021.
+Added: In March 1, 2021 Company entered into a merger
+Added: agreement with NCW Group, Inc.
+Added: The consummation of the merger will be completed upon filing of the certificate of merger with the State
+Added: of California.
+Added: Subject to satisfaction of conditions, Company will be issuing 8,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for 100%
+Added: ownership of the NCW Group, Inc.
+Added: The owners of the two companies and some staff will become employees of Forta, and NCW will cease to
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
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Forward-Looking Statements
−Removed: The following Management’s Discussion
−Removed: and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help you understand its historical
−Removed: results of operations during the periods presented and its financial condition.
−Removed: This MD&A should be read in conjunction with
−Removed: its financial statements and the accompanying notes and contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties
−Removed: and assumptions that could cause its actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations.
−Removed: See the sections
−Removed: entitled “Forward-Looking Statements”
+Added: The following Management’s Discussion and
+Added: Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help you understand its historical results
+Added: of operations during the periods presented and its financial condition.
+Added: This MD&A should be read in conjunction with its financial
+Added: statements and the accompanying notes and contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and assumptions that
+Added: could cause its actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations.
+Added: See the sections entitled “Forward-Looking
+Added: Statements”
and “Risk Factors”
−Removed: included in this Form 10-Q for the three months
−Removed: ended December 31, 2020.
+Added: included in this Form 10-Q for the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Plan of Operations
−Removed: Financial Gravity is a parent company of
−Removed: best of breed financial services companies including brokerage, wealth management, estate planning, family office services, risk
−Removed: management, business and personal tax planning, business consulting, and financial advisor services.
−Removed: Financial Gravity's mission
−Removed: is to synergistically bring together companies that create symbiotic advantages to each other in order to bring a complete financial
−Removed: experience to the clients that we serve.
+Added: Financial Gravity is a parent company of best
+Added: of breed financial services companies including brokerage, wealth management, estate planning, family office services, risk management,
+Added: business and personal tax planning, business consulting, and financial advisor services.
+Added: Financial Gravity's mission is to synergistically
+Added: bring together companies that create symbiotic advantages to each other in order to bring a complete financial experience to the clients
+Added: that we serve.
Financial Gravity’s Subsidiaries:
Forta Financial Group, Inc.
−Removed: Forta was acquired effective May 21, 2020
−Removed: and is a securities broker dealer, a registered investment advisor and a licensed insurance agency.
−Removed: Forta is a registered broker-dealer
−Removed: with the Securities and Exchange Commission (''SEC") and with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").
−Removed: Forta is also a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC").
−Removed: The Company's securities activities
−Removed: is limited to introducing and forwarding securities on a fully disclosed basis to a carrying broker-dealer.
−Removed: The Company as a matter
−Removed: of policy does not hold funds or securities for customers or owe money or securities to customers.
−Removed: Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 of the
−Removed: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Forta is required to maintain minimum net capital of $100,000 and ratio of aggregate indebtedness
−Removed: to net capital shall not exceed 15 to 1.
−Removed: On December 31, 2020, the Forta’s net capital was $294,485 and the aggregate indebtedness
−Removed: to net capital was 78.72%.
−Removed: The Company is exempt from certain provisions of Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
−Removed: Such exemption is in accordance with paragraph (k) (2) (ii) of the Rule.
+Added: Forta was acquired effective May 21, 2020 and
+Added: is a securities broker dealer, a registered investment advisor and a licensed insurance agency.
+Added: Forta is a registered broker-dealer with
+Added: the Securities and Exchange Commission (''SEC") and with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").
+Added: also a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC").
+Added: The Company's securities activities is limited to
+Added: introducing and forwarding securities on a fully disclosed basis to a carrying broker-dealer.
+Added: The Company as a matter of policy does not
+Added: hold funds or securities for customers or owe money or securities to customers.
+Added: Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act
+Added: of 1934, Forta is required to maintain minimum net capital of $100,000 and ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital shall not exceed
+Added: On March 31, 2021, the Forta’s net capital was $292,930 and the aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 67.46%.
+Added: is exempt from certain provisions of Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
+Added: Such exemption is in accordance with paragraph
+Added: (k) (2) (ii) of the Rule.
Sofos Investments, Inc.
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Sofos is a Registered Investment Advisory firm.
−Removed: An RIA is an advisor or firm engaged in financial planning and wealth
−Removed: management business and is registered either with the Securities and Exchange Commission “SEC”
−Removed: or state securities
−Removed: An RIA has a fiduciary duty to his or her clients, which means that he or she has a fundamental obligation to provide
−Removed: suitable investment advice and always act in the clients’
+Added: An RIA is an advisor or firm engaged in financial planning and wealth management
+Added: business and is registered either with the Securities and Exchange Commission “SEC”
+Added: or state securities authorities.
+Added: has a fiduciary duty to his or her clients, which means that he or she has a fundamental obligation to provide suitable investment advice
+Added: and always act in the clients’
best interests.
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Tax Master Network “TMN”
−Removed: a key acquisition in fiscal year 2016.
−Removed: TMN supports over 300 CPA and Enrolled Agent professionals, training them to add crucial
−Removed: tax planning services to support clients.
−Removed: Not only did this acquisition bring high-end tax planning to Financial Gravity, but the
−Removed: TMN customer base adds significant business development opportunities for Forta and Sofos.
−Removed: The Company developed the Certified
−Removed: Tax Master®
−Removed: for this group and rolled out new client systems in mid-2016.
−Removed: TMN also provides tax services through its “Tax
−Removed: Blueprint®”
−Removed: system which identifies several strategies for lowering the client's taxes.
−Removed: Results of Operations for the three
−Removed: months ended December 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019
−Removed: For the three months ended December 31,
−Removed: 2020, revenue increased $865,927 to $1,707,677 from $841,750 (which included non-recurring revenue of $150,000 from the sale of
−Removed: the tax unit) for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The principal components of the increase in revenue are:
−Removed: revenue of approximately $270,000 from Forta, increased investment management revenue from Forta and Sofos of approximately $430,000,
−Removed: and increased revenue from TMN and Mpath of approximately $170,000 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: acquisition in fiscal year 2016.
+Added: TMN supports over 300 CPA and Enrolled Agent professionals, training them to add crucial tax planning
+Added: services to support clients.
+Added: Not only did this acquisition bring high-end tax planning to Financial Gravity, but the TMN customer base
+Added: adds significant business development opportunities for Forta and Sofos.
+Added: The Company developed the Certified Tax Master®
+Added: group and rolled out new client systems in mid-2016.
+Added: TMN also provides tax services through its “Tax Blueprint®”
+Added: which identifies several strategies for lowering the client's taxes.
+Added: Results of Operations for the three and six
+Added: months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended March 31, 2020
+Added: For the three months ended March 31, 2021, revenue
+Added: increased $1,064,989 to $1,681,995 from $616,680 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The principal components of the increase in
+Added: revenue of approximately $754,000 from Forta, increased investment management revenue from Sofos of approximately $150,000,
+Added: and from Mpath of approximately $166,000, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: For the six months ended March 31, 2021, revenue
+Added: increased $2,080,917 to $3.389,673 from $1,308,755 for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The principal components of the increase in
+Added: revenue of approximately $1,500,000 from Forta, increased investment management revenue from Sofos of approximately $150,000,
+Added: and increased revenue from TMN of approximately 180,000, and from Mpath of approximately $325,000, offset by decreased revenue at Financial
+Added: Gravity Tax of approximately $70,000 as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2020.
Operating Expenses
−Removed: Cost of services activity increased $23,535
−Removed: to $35,547 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from $12,012 for the three months ended December 31, 2020.
−Removed: services is credit card processing fees and Forta cost of brokerage services.
−Removed: Professional services expenses include
−Removed: legal expense, professional fees, and business consulting.
−Removed: Professional services expenses increased $17,397 to $132,730 for the
−Removed: three months ended December 31, 2020 from $115,333 for the three months ended December 31, 20219 This increase is primarily due
−Removed: to an increase in legal fees.
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization expenses
−Removed: include depreciation on fixed assets and amortization of definite lived intangibles.
+Added: Cost of services activity increased $8,038 to
+Added: $22,683 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $14,646 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The three month increase consists
+Added: of Forta clearing house charges of $13,386, offset by reduction of credit card processing costs, resulting from the disposal of the tax
+Added: business, of $5,349.
+Added: Cost of services activity increased $31,573 to $58,230 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from $26,657 for the
+Added: six months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The six month increase is principally due to Forta clearing house charges of $27,398 and a Sofos customer
+Added: settlement of $11,073.
+Added: The cost of services is credit card processing fees and Forta cost of brokerage services.
+Added: Professional services expenses include legal expense,
+Added: professional fees, and business consulting.
+Added: Professional services expenses increased $26,428 to $97,074 for the three months ended March
+Added: 31, 2021 from $70,646 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 This increase is primarily due to an increase in legal fees and accounting
+Added: arising from Forta operations.
+Added: Professional services expenses increased $42,825 to $229,804 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from
+Added: $186,979 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 This increase is primarily due to an increase in legal fees and accounting arising from
+Added: Forta operations.
+Added: Depreciation and amortization expenses include
+Added: depreciation on fixed assets and amortization of definite lived intangibles.
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $10,388
−Removed: $9,308 to $$35,330 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from $26,022 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: decrease is due to some assets becoming fully depreciated.
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: expenses increased $237,935 to $336,766 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from $98,831 for the three months ended December
−Removed: The increase is primarily due to inclusion of Forta's expenses or approximately $235,000 for the period.
+Added: to $32,174 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $21,785 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The increase is due to acceleration
+Added: of depreciation of certain assets.
+Added: Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $19,697 to $67,504 for the six months ended March
+Added: 31, 2021 from $47,807 for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The increase is due to acceleration of depreciation of certain assets
+Added: General and administrative expenses increased
+Added: $138,965 to $221,398 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $85,903 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The increase is
+Added: primarily due to inclusion of Forta's expenses of approximately $148,000 for the period General and administrative expenses increased
+Added: $376,353 to $558,165 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from $181,812 for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The increase is primarily
+Added: due to inclusion of Forta's expenses of approximately $380,000 for the period.
Marketing expenses decreased slightly by $1,238
−Removed: $567 to $20,546 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from $21,113 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: is due to the Company shutting down some previous marketing channels, while new channels have yet to be identified and implemented.
−Removed: Compensation expenses increased $755,970
−Removed: to $1,334,782 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from $578,812 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: increase was principally due to inclusion of Forta's compensation expense (approximately $624,000), increase in Mpath's compensation
−Removed: expense (approximately $50,000) and increases of compensation expenses at Sofos and Company (approximately $73,000).
−Removed: The Company experienced an increase
−Removed: in its net loss of $182,318 to a net loss of $194,360 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 from a net loss of $12,042
−Removed: for the three months ended December 31, 2019, primarily attributable to the reasons noted above.
+Added: to $12,234 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $13,472 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 Marketing expenses decreased
+Added: slightly by $1,805 to $32,780 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from $34,585 for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The decreases
+Added: are due to the Company shutting down some previous marketing channels, while new channels have yet to be identified and implemented.
+Added: Compensation expenses increased $830,475 to $1,400,684
+Added: for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $570,209 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The increase was principally due to
+Added: inclusion of Forta's compensation expense (approximately $612,000), increase in Mpath's compensation expense (approximately $35,000) and
+Added: increases of compensation expenses at Company (approximately $100,000) and an increase at TMN and Sofos (approximately $50,000).
+Added: expenses increased $1,586,446 to $2,735,466 for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from $1,149,020 for the six months ended March 31,
+Added: The increase was principally due to inclusion of Forta's compensation expense (approximately $1,240,000), increase in Mpath's compensation
+Added: expense (approximately $80,000) and increases of compensation expenses at Company (approximately $190,000) and an increase at TMN and
+Added: Sofos (approximately $75,000).
+Added: The Company experienced an decrease in its net
+Added: loss of $55,525 to a net loss of $103,786 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from a net loss of $162,107 for the three months ended
+Added: March 31, 2020.
+Added: The Company experienced an increase in its net loss of $126,759 to a net loss of $298,147 for the six months ended March
+Added: 31, 2021 from a net loss of $171,352 for the six months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: The changes are primarily attributable to the reasons noted
Significant Accounting Policies
−Removed: Certain critical accounting policies affect
−Removed: the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: These policies are contained in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Certain critical accounting policies affect the
+Added: more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
+Added: These policies
+Added: are contained in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions.
−Removed: The preparation of consolidated financial
−Removed: statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
−Removed: estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
−Removed: at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period.
−Removed: Actual results could differ from those estimates.
+Added: The preparation of consolidated financial statements
+Added: in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
+Added: assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
+Added: the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period.
+Added: Actual results could
+Added: differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable.
−Removed: The Company derives its revenues primarily
−Removed: from six components:
−Removed: Investment Management Fees, Brokerage Commissions, Tax Master Network subscriptions, Tax Operating System
−Removed: subscriptions, Financial Advisor subscriptions, Tax BluePrint sales, and Insurance Sales.
+Added: The Company derives its revenues primarily from
+Added: six components:
+Added: Investment Management Fees, Brokerage Commissions, Tax Master Network subscriptions, Tax Operating System subscriptions,
+Added: Financial Advisor subscriptions, Tax BluePrint sales, and Insurance Sales.
Sofos Investments, Inc.
−Removed: generates investment
−Removed: management fees for services provided by the Company.
−Removed: Investment management fees include fees earned from assets under management
−Removed: by providing professional services to manage client investments.
−Removed: Investment management fees are calculated as a percentage of assets
−Removed: under management for the period.
+Added: generates investment management
+Added: fees for services provided by the Company.
+Added: Investment management fees include fees earned from assets under management by providing professional
+Added: services to manage client investments.
+Added: Investment management fees are calculated as a percentage of assets under management for the period.
Investment management fees are Revenue is recognized as earned, at the end of each period.
−Removed: are withdrawn from investor assets monthly, in arrears.
−Removed: Commission revenue is derived from the
−Removed: sale of securities, annuities and premiums on life insurance policies.
−Removed: The revenue is recognized when commissions are earned from
−Removed: the sale of securities, and when it is determined that insurance products are sold.
−Removed: Commissions are received after products are
−Removed: sole, issued or in force.
−Removed: Revenue represents gross billings less
−Removed: discounts, and are net of sales taxes, as applicable.
−Removed: Amounts invoiced for work not yet completed are shown as deferred revenue
−Removed: in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: Tax Master Network has five levels of services that are charged
−Removed: and collected on a month-to-month subscription basis.
−Removed: None of these programs come with a long-term commitment or contract, and
−Removed: there is no up-front payment beyond the monthly subscription fee.
+Added: Fees are withdrawn from investor assets monthly,
+Added: Commission revenue is derived from the sale of
+Added: securities, annuities and premiums on life insurance policies.
+Added: The revenue is recognized when commissions are earned from the sale of
+Added: securities, and when it is determined that insurance products are sold.
+Added: Commissions are received after products are sold, issued or in
+Added: Revenue represents gross billings less discounts,
+Added: and are net of sales taxes, as applicable.
+Added: Amounts invoiced for work not yet completed are shown as deferred revenue in the accompanying
+Added: consolidated balance sheets.
+Added: Tax Master Network has five levels of services
+Added: that are charged and collected on a month-to-month subscription basis.
+Added: None of these programs come with a long-term commitment or contract,
+Added: and there is no up-front payment beyond the monthly subscription fee.
Cancellations are processed within the month requested and memberships
are closed at the end of the period for which the most recent payment was made.
−Removed: Members are not entitled to refunds for unused
+Added: Members are not entitled to refunds for unused memberships.
Any subscription fees paid for a future period are deferred in the financial statements.
TMN also sells Tax Blueprint®.
−Removed: These are tax planning strategies guides, to save customers taxes through the implementation of the recommended tax strategies.
−Removed: After an initial assessment, the customers pay half of the year one tax savings.
−Removed: Revenue is deferred until the customer reviews
−Removed: and accepts the final Tax Blueprint®
+Added: tax planning strategies guides, to save customers taxes through the implementation of the recommended tax strategies.
+Added: After an initial
+Added: assessment, the customers pay half of the year one tax savings.
+Added: Revenue is deferred until the customer reviews and accepts the final Tax
+Added: Blueprint®
document and returns an executed delivery agreement.
−Removed: Subscription income is billed to
−Removed: client credit card monthly, on the monthly anniversary of client sign-up.
−Removed: Tax BluePrint sales are billed to the client after a
−Removed: preliminary assessment and client approval to move forward.
−Removed: Revenue recognized in 2020, that was included in the deferred revenue
−Removed: liability at the beginning of the year.
−Removed: Services income is recognized as consulting
−Removed: and other professional services are performed by the Company.
+Added: Subscription income is billed to client credit card monthly, on the
+Added: monthly anniversary of client sign-up.
+Added: Tax BluePrint sales are billed to the client after a preliminary assessment and client approval
+Added: to move forward.
+Added: Revenue has been recognized in 2021 in the amount of $76,470, that was included in the contract liability at the beginning
+Added: of the at the end of 2020.
+Added: Services income is recognized as consulting and
+Added: other professional services are performed by the Company.
Income is recognized as services are delivered.
−Removed: Commission revenue is derived from the
−Removed: sale of premiums on life insurance policies held by third parties.
+Added: Commission revenue is derived from the sale of
+Added: premiums on life insurance policies held by third parties.
The revenue is recognized as received from the insurer, issuer.
−Removed: Revenue represents gross billings less
−Removed: discounts, net of sales tax, as applicable.
−Removed: Amounts invoiced for work not yet completed are shown as deferred revenue in the accompanying
−Removed: consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: Tax Master Network has 3 types of services
−Removed: that are charged and collected on a month-to-month subscription basis (Tax Master Network basic membership, All-Stars coaching,
−Removed: and Wire Service weekly broadcast email).
−Removed: None of these programs come with a long-term commitment or contract, and there is no
−Removed: up-front payment beyond the monthly subscription fee.
−Removed: Cancellations are processed within the month requested and memberships are
−Removed: closed at the end of the period for which the most recent payment was made.
−Removed: Members are not entitled to refunds for unused memberships.
−Removed: Trade accounts receivable are carried only
−Removed: for subscription revenues not received in the period they apply to.
−Removed: The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 and $0 as of December
−Removed: 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively.
+Added: Revenue represents gross billings less discounts,
+Added: net of sales tax, as applicable.
+Added: Amounts invoiced for work not yet completed are shown as deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated
+Added: balance sheets.
In the normal course of business, the Company
extends credit on an unsecured basis to its customers, substantially all of whom are located in the United States of America.
−Removed: Company does not believe that it is exposed to any significant risk of loss on accounts receivable.
+Added: does not believe that it is exposed to any significant risk of loss on accounts receivable.
Stock-Based Compensation.
−Removed: The Company recognizes the fair value of
−Removed: stock-based compensation awards as wages in the accompanying statements of operations for employee grants, commissions for non-employee
−Removed: grants, and stock appreciation rights grants, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, using the Black-Scholes option
−Removed: pricing model, which is based on risk-free rate of 0.59% in the quarter ended December 31, 2020, dividend yield of 0%, expected
−Removed: life of 10 years and volatility of 35% to 40% in 2020.
−Removed: SAR awards are new this year and are being treated as a liability award
−Removed: while the options are being treated as equity awards.
−Removed: While the fair value of the options are based on the Black Scholes assumptions
−Removed: included here, the SAR awards are based on assumptions at period end and are treated as liability awards.
−Removed: Forfeitures are recorded
−Removed: as they occur.
+Added: The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based
+Added: compensation awards as wages in the accompanying statements of operations for employee grants, commissions for non-employee grants, and
+Added: stock appreciation rights grants, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which
+Added: is based on risk-free rate of 0.59%, dividend yield of 0%, expected life of 10 years and volatility of 35% to 40% in 2020.
+Added: are new this year and are being treated as a liability award while the options are being treated as equity awards.
+Added: While the fair value
+Added: of the options are based on the Black Scholes assumptions included here, the SAR awards are based on assumptions at period end and are
+Added: treated as liability awards.
+Added: Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: As of December 31, 2020, the Company had
−Removed: cash and cash equivalents of $431,092.
−Removed: The decrease of $51,762 in cash and cash equivalents from September 30, 2020 was due to
−Removed: net cash used in operating activities of $44,392 and net cash used in investing activities of $881, and net cash used in financing
−Removed: activities of $6,489.
−Removed: As shown below, at December 31, 2020, our
−Removed: contractual cash obligations totaled approximately $1,166,918, all of which consisted of debt principal.
−Removed: Payments due by period
+Added: As of March 31, 2021, the Company had cash and
+Added: cash equivalents of $626,685.
+Added: The increase of $143,831 in cash and cash equivalents from September 30, 2020 was due to net cash used in
+Added: operating activities of $258,061 and net cash used in investing activities of $2,176, and net cash provided from financing activities
+Added: As shown below, at March 31, 2021, our contractual
+Added: cash obligations totaled approximately $1,440,762, all of which consisted of debt principal.
+Added: Maturities by years
Contractual obligations
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Total contractual cash obligations
−Removed: The accompanying consolidated financial
−Removed: statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the Company will need
−Removed: to manage additional asset units under contract and/or additional financing to fully implement its business plan, including continued
−Removed: growth and establishment of a stronger brand.
−Removed: For the three months ended December 31,
−Removed: 2020, the Company reported $1,707,677 in revenue, a net loss of $194,360, use of cash of $51,762, and an accumulated deficit of
+Added: The accompanying consolidated financial statements
+Added: have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the Company will need to manage additional
+Added: asset units under contract and/or additional financing to fully implement its business plan, including continued growth and establishment
+Added: of a stronger brand.
+Added: For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company
+Added: reported $3,389,673 in revenue, a net loss of $298,147, an increase in cash used in operations of $258,061, and an accumulated deficit
+Added: of $7,288,936.
These operating results raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The financial statements
−Removed: do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the
−Removed: amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
−Removed: On May 8, 2020, the Company received a
−Removed: PPP loan in the amount of $283,345.
−Removed: Additionally, on May 15, 2020, Forta received a PPP loan in the amount of $377,700.
−Removed: bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the federal government, and do not require collateral.
−Removed: The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures.
+Added: do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts
+Added: and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
+Added: On May 8, 2020, the Company received a PPP loan
+Added: in the amount of $283,345.
+Added: Additionally, on May 15, 2020, Forta received a PPP loan in the amount of $377,700 and $422,900 in February
+Added: PPP loans bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the federal government, and do not require
+Added: The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying
+Added: expenditures.
The Company expects that the full proceeds of the PPP loans will be eligible for forgiveness, which would result in an increase
in capital of $1,083,945.
−Removed: Company’s plans for expansion include
−Removed: attracting additional clients through marketing efforts with its current and future brokerage, investment management and insurance
−Removed: agent representatives, as well as increasing the TMN membership and the investment advisory activity of the members to increase
−Removed: assets under management and Company’s revenue.
−Removed: Future growth plans will include efforts to increase advisory headcount through
−Removed: recruiting of individuals advisors and groups of advisors.
+Added: Company’s plans for expansion include attracting
+Added: additional clients through marketing efforts with its current and future brokerage, investment management and insurance agent representatives,
+Added: as well as increasing the TMN membership and the investment advisory activity of the members to increase assets under management and Company’s
+Added: Future growth plans will include efforts to increase advisory headcount through recruiting of individuals advisors and groups
There is no guaranty that the Company will achieve these objectives.
Off Balance Sheet Transactions and Related Matters
−Removed: Other than operating leases discussed in
−Removed: Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, there are no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including
−Removed: contingent obligations), or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that have, or may have, a material
−Removed: effect on financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
−Removed: expenditures or capital resources of the Company.
−Removed: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
+Added: Other than operating leases discussed in Note
+Added: 4 to the consolidated financial statements, there are no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent
+Added: obligations), or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that have, or may have, a material effect on financial
+Added: condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources
+Added: of the Company.
+Added: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk.
−Removed: is leveraged and, accordingly, is sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates.
−Removed: Any significant increase in interest rates could
−Removed: have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: Our business is leveraged
+Added: and, accordingly, is sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates.
+Added: Any significant increase in interest rates could have a material adverse
+Added: effect on our financial condition and ability to continue as a going concern.
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