−Removed: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S
−Removed: COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
+Added: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON
+Added: EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
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retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
−Removed: On May14, 2020 the closing price
−Removed: on the OTC Markets for our Common Stock was $0.122
−Removed: As of the date of this Report, we had 107
−Removed: holders of record for our Common Shares.
+Added: On April 12, 2021 the closing price
+Added: on the OTCQB of our common stock was $0.165.
+Added: As of April 12, 2021, we had 107 holders of record
+Added: of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
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and do not anticipate the payment of dividends in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: At present, our policy is to retain earnings, if any,
−Removed: to develop and market our products.
−Removed: The payment of dividends in the future will depend upon, among other factors, our earnings,
−Removed: capital requirements, and operating financial conditions.
−Removed: The Securities Enforcement
−Removed: and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990
−Removed: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the
−Removed: “Commission”
−Removed: or “SEC”) has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions
−Removed: in penny stocks.
−Removed: Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered
−Removed: on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq system, provided that current price and volume information with
−Removed: respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).
−Removed: The classification of penny stock makes it
−Removed: more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to
−Removed: liquidate his/her investment.
−Removed: Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares in us will
−Removed: be subject to Rules 15g-1 through 15g-10 of the Securities and Exchange Act.
−Removed: Rather than creating a need to comply with those rules,
−Removed: some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stock.
−Removed: The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer,
−Removed: prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document
−Removed: prepared by the Commission, which:
−Removed: contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading;
−Removed: contains a description of the broker's or dealer's duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended;
−Removed: contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including "bid"
−Removed: and "ask"
−Removed: prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price;
−Removed: contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions;
−Removed: defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading penny stocks;
−Removed: contains such other information and is in such form (including language, type, size, and format) as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall require by rule or regulation.
−Removed: The broker-dealer also must provide, prior
−Removed: to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, to the customer:
−Removed: the bid and offer quotations for the penny stock;
−Removed: the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction;
−Removed: the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock;
−Removed: monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account.
−Removed: In addition, the penny stock rules require
−Removed: that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules;
−Removed: the broker-dealer must make a special written
−Removed: determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written acknowledgment
−Removed: of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated
−Removed: copy of a written suitability statement.
−Removed: These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the trading activity in
−Removed: the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules.
−Removed: Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty
−Removed: selling their securities.
−Removed: Stock Transfer Agent
−Removed: We have retained ClearTrust Stock Transfer,
−Removed: Inc., 16540 Pointe Village Drive, Suite 205, Lutz, FL 33558, phone (813) 235-4490 as the transfer agent for our Common Stock.
−Removed: FINANCIAL DATA.
+Added: At present, our policy is to retain earnings, if any, to develop
+Added: and market our products.
+Added: The payment of dividends in the future will depend upon, among other factors, our earnings, capital requirements,
+Added: and operating financial conditions.
+Added: SELECTED FINANCIAL
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: The following discussion should be read in
−Removed: conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto included herein.
−Removed: In connection with, and because we desire
−Removed: to take advantage of, the “safe harbor”
−Removed: provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution
−Removed: readers regarding certain forward-looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this Report and in any other
−Removed: statement made by, or on our behalf, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
−Removed: Forward-looking
−Removed: statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results
−Removed: or other developments.
−Removed: Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject
−Removed: to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many
−Removed: of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change.
−Removed: These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual
−Removed: results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or
−Removed: on our behalf.
+Added: The following discussion should be read in conjunction
+Added: with our audited financial statements and notes thereto included herein.
+Added: In connection with, and because we desire to take advantage of,
+Added: the “safe harbor”
+Added: provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution readers regarding certain
+Added: forward-looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this Report and in any other statement made by, or on our behalf,
+Added: whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
+Added: Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical
+Added: information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments.
+Added: Forward-looking statements are
+Added: necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties,
+Added: and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change.
+Added: These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed
+Added: in any forward-looking statements made by, or on our behalf.
We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
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March 7, 2013, focused on developing a fast, casual food dining chain restaurant business.
−Removed: We commenced operations by opening our
−Removed: initial corporately owned location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in May 2015.
−Removed: We opened three additional locations by April 2016,
−Removed: all in Southern Florida, through a working relationship with Wyndham Hotels.
−Removed: In September 2017, Hurricane Irma caused significant
−Removed: damage to the area.
+Added: We commenced operations by opening our initial
+Added: corporately owned location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in May 2015.
+Added: We opened three additional locations by April 2016, all in Southern
+Added: Florida, through a working relationship with Wyndham Hotels.
+Added: In September 2017, Hurricane Irma caused significant damage to the area.
As a result, we closed all of our stores for renovation following the storm.
−Removed: We reopened two of these locations
−Removed: but elected not to reopen our 4 th location.
+Added: We reopened two of these locations but elected not to reopen
+Added: our 4 th location.
See “Business - Restaurant Development”
−Removed: If we are able
−Removed: to raise additional capital, of which there is no assurance, our intention is to own and operate up to 10 of our restaurants and
−Removed: utilize them as a showcase in the marketing of our proposed franchise operations.
−Removed: In May 2017, we completed our
−Removed: National Franchise License and now have the ability to sell franchises in all of the states in the US except for New York,
−Removed: Virginia, and Maryland which we intend to add at later dates if sufficient demand exists.
−Removed: In June 2017, we completed the
−Removed: sales of two franchise locations in Florida.
−Removed: We anticipate commencement of the building and development of these locations by
−Removed: mid to the end of 2021, however, due to the COVID -19 pandemic there can be no assurances.
−Removed: We have never been subject to any bankruptcy
−Removed: Our principal offices are located at 80 SW 8 th St.
−Removed: Suite 2000, Miami, Florida, 33130, telephone (305) 423-7129
−Removed: and our website is www.kissesfromitaly.com.
−Removed: Going Concern
−Removed: Our financial statements accompanying this
−Removed: Report have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation
−Removed: of liabilities in the normal course of business.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
−Removed: the outcome of this uncertainty.
−Removed: We have a minimal operating history and minimal revenues or earnings from operations.
−Removed: no significant assets or financial resources.
−Removed: We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues
−Removed: for the immediate future.
−Removed: See “Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements, and Supplementary Data.”
+Added: If we are able to raise additional capital, of
+Added: which there is no assurance, our intention is to own and operate up to 10 of our restaurants and utilize them as a showcase in the marketing
+Added: of our proposed franchise operations.
+Added: In May 2017, we completed our National Franchise
+Added: License and now have the ability to sell franchises in all of the states in the US except for New York, Virginia, and Maryland which we
+Added: intend to add at later dates if sufficient demand exists.
+Added: In June 2017, we completed the sales of two franchise locations in Florida.
+Added: We anticipate commencement of the building and development of these locations by mid to the end of 2021, however, due to the COVID -19
+Added: pandemic there can be no assurances.
+Added: In May of 2019, we began the initial steps of
+Added: developing our first European restaurant location, which is located at Strada Provinciale 70 #100, Ceglie del Campo, 70129, Bari, Italia.
+Added: Our European location began its operation on October 24, 2019.
+Added: Our European location will also act as our distribution center for European
+Added: products destined for our current locations and future corporate-owned and franchised locations.
+Added: The Bari location was closed in the fourth
+Added: quarter of 2021 and currently remains closed as of the date of this Report due to Covid-19.
+Added: In January of 2020, Kisses From Italy signed its
+Added: first Franchise Agreement for the state of California.
+Added: Due to the onset of COVID the opening was delayed and is set to op in the second
+Added: quarter of 2021.
+Added: In June of 2020, the Company signed a Multi-Unit
+Added: Development deal for 100 locations in Canada with Demasar Management, who will be taking the lead for franchise expansion and assisting
+Added: in the Canadian brand building for the Kisses From Italy brand.
+Added: In September of 2020, we decided to enter retail
+Added: food and grocery stores with Kisses From Italy branded products in Canada.
+Added: The product launch began in November of 2020 and Kisses From
+Added: Italy Branded products were in nine retail stores by the end of 2020.
+Added: At the end of Q1 2021 Kisses From Italy branded products are in
+Added: over 20 stores across Ontario and Quebec in Canada.
of Operations
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Revenue and Cost of Sales
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2019, we
−Removed: generated $461,298 in revenues, compared to revenues of $444,421 in revenue during the same period in 2018, an increase of $16,877,
−Removed: or approximately 3.8%.
−Removed: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of our restaurants are currently closed, and when we do open the
−Removed: stores we expect volume to be negatively impacted.
−Removed: As a result, we expect our revenue in 2020 to be significantly lower than in
−Removed: The magnitude of the impact, the duration of the pandemic and the timing on our restaurant re-opening is currently indeterminable.
+Added: Total revenues for the year ended December 31,
+Added: 2020 was $514,038 compared to $461,298 during the same period ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: The 2020 revenues are comprised of 222,453 in
+Added: food sales and $291,585 in franchise sales.
+Added: 2019 revenues are comprised of $461,298 in food sales and zero in franchise sales.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, our revenues
+Added: from food sales at our restaurants were $222,453 compared to $461,298 for the year ended December 31, 2019, representing a decrease of
+Added: We believe the decrease in revenue is attributable to the Covid-19 mandated shutdowns at various times during 2020 as well as
+Added: Covid mandated capacity restrictions of all of our locations.
+Added: During 2020, we entered into a Development Agreement
+Added: in which we received a fee of 400,000 CAD, or $291,585.
+Added: This fee falls under the guidelines of ASC 606 which states that the entire amount
+Added: of revenue can be recognized because we have no future performance obligations associated with the Agreement, and the fee is non-refundable.
+Added: As a result, we recorded the entire amount as revenue during the year ended December 31, 2020.
+Added: Franchise sales for the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2020 were $291,585 compared to no franchise sales during the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: During the fourth quarter of 2020 we began offering
+Added: our branded products to retail locations in Canada.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2020 we generated $5,761 in revenues compared to $-0-
+Added: in the prior period.
+Added: Currently these retail sales for 2021 are trending 25-30% higher than the fourth quarter of 2020.
+Added: These revenues
+Added: were included in food sales on our Statements of Operations for the period ended December 31, 2020.
Cost of goods sold during the year ended December
31, 2020, was $114,101 compared to $214,357 during the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: Cost of sales as a percentage of sales was consistent
−Removed: at 46.5% and 47.2%, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
−Removed: We are more efficient in terms of cost of sales
−Removed: at higher revenue levels.
−Removed: We expect our cost of sales as a percentage of sales to be reduced, if higher revenue levels increase.
+Added: This decrease is attributable to lower sales volumes
+Added: due to the impact of Covid-19.
Operating expenses
−Removed: Operating expense increased during the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2019, to $3,011,531 from $591,589 during the same period in 2018.
−Removed: Operating results for 2019 include a
−Removed: non-cash charge of $2,309,897 for stock issuances compared to zero in the 2018 period.
−Removed: During 2019 compared to 2018, payroll expense
−Removed: increased $60,553 primarily due to the addition of a group manager for the restaurants;
−Removed: general and administrative expense increased
−Removed: by $80,247 due to expense increases in numerous expense line items including outside services, utilities and maintenance and repairs;
−Removed: and rent expense increased $22,048.
−Removed: These increases were partially offset by a decrease in consulting and professional fees of
+Added: Operating expense increased to $3,640,846 during
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $3,011,531 during the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: The increase is primarily attributable
+Added: to 3,028,201 in stock-based compensation expense in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to stock-based compensation of 2,309,797
+Added: in the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: Excluding the stock-based compensation, operating expenses were $612,645 for the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2020 compared to $701,734 or the year ended December 31, 2019, representing a decrease of $89,089.
+Added: This decrease is primarily attributable
+Added: to a reduction in payroll expenses of $111,699 due to the impact of Covid-19 on sales levels.
+Added: Due to the impact of Covid-19 the Company has
+Added: begun a process to reduce its store operating expenses.
+Added: There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in doing so.
Other income and expense
−Removed: Other income and expenses were $339,362
−Removed: in net expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to a net expense of $114,286 during 2018.
−Removed: The increase in net expense
−Removed: of $225,076 is attributable to an increase in interest expense due to the expensing of the beneficial conversion feature of the
−Removed: convertible notes and Series C Preferred Stock, and the recording of interest on higher levels of debt.
−Removed: Except for one $10,000
−Removed: note holder, all of our interest-bearing debt instruments amounting to $656,196 were converted to equity on September 30, 2019.
−Removed: We incurred a net loss attributable
−Removed: to Kisses from Italy, Inc.
−Removed: during the year ended December 31, 2019 of $3,082,860 or $0.03 per share, compared to a net loss of
−Removed: attributable to Kisses from Italy Inc.
−Removed: of $445,448 for the year ended December 31, 2018, or an increase in net loss of $2,637,412.
−Removed: The increase in net loss attributable to Kisses from Italy, Inc.
−Removed: is primarily attributable to stock-based compensation expense
−Removed: of $2,309,897 in 2019 compared to zero in 2018, and due to an increase in interest expense of $225,076 in 2019 above 2018 levels.
+Added: Other expense was $497,367 during the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2020, compared to $339,362 during the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: The increase in other expenses is attributable to increased
+Added: interest expense due to the issuance of Series C preferred stock with a beneficial conversion features that was charged to interest expense
+Added: during the year ended December 31, 2020.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred
+Added: a net loss of $3,738,522 and a net loss of $29,120 attributable to non-controlling interests, compared to a net loss of $3,103,952 and
+Added: a net loss of $21,092 attributable to non-controlling interests for the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: The increase in the net loss during
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily attributable to an increase in operating expenses of $629,315 and an increase in interest
+Added: expense of $158,251 offset by an increase of $152,996 in gross profit margin.
and Capital Resources
−Removed: At December 31, 2019, we had $26,841 in
+Added: On December 31, 2020, we had $37,336 in
Net cash used in operating activities was $169,984
during the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $422,871 during the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: This increase in
−Removed: the cash used in the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to the similar period in 2018 was primarily due to an increased operating
−Removed: loss in 2019 of $3,082,860 compared a loss of $445,445 in 2018, offset by non-cash stock-based compensation expense of 2,309,897
−Removed: in 2019 compared to zero during the same period in 2018.
−Removed: Cash flows used in investing activities
−Removed: were $12,069 for the purchase of equipment of which $10,069 was for our new Bari location in Italy during the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2019 compared to $-0- in 2018.
−Removed: Cash flows provided by financing activities
−Removed: was $438,904 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to cash used in financing activities of $238,094 for the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2018.
−Removed: The increase is attributable to proceeds from convertible notes we received in 2019 of $388,547 compared to
−Removed: 277,650 in 2018, proceeds from the sale of preferred stock in 2019 of $50,000 compared to $-0- in 2018, and proceeds from loan
−Removed: balances in 2019 of $357 compared to net loan repayments of ($39556) in 2018.
−Removed: The amount of capital we raise will vary from period
−Removed: to period based on the effectiveness of our fund-raising efforts.
−Removed: Our consolidated financial statements have
−Removed: been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
−Removed: in the normal course of business for the twelve-month period following the date of our financial statements.
−Removed: We have incurred annual
−Removed: losses since inception and expect to incur additional losses in future periods.
−Removed: We have one asset-based line of credit
−Removed: The amount of credit available to be accessed is dependent on the amount of documented credit receipts received by
−Removed: our restaurants.
−Removed: The due dates on these credit advances are typically between 90 and 180 days.
−Removed: The interest rates on this facility
−Removed: is approximately 25%, plus additional processing fees of approximately 5%.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2019, and December 31 2018, loan
−Removed: payable balances were $6,000 and $5,643 respectively.
−Removed: The amount of loans outstanding was significantly reduced due to proceeds
−Removed: from less expensive (in terms of the interest rate) convertible debt that was applied against loan balances.
−Removed: In order to continue the development of
−Removed: the Company, including opening additional company-owned restaurants and continuing to develop and enhance marketing of our franchise
−Removed: concept, we estimate we will need approximately $1 million in additional capital.
−Removed: We believe we can open at least 2 additional
−Removed: locations for approximately $300,000.
−Removed: We intend to use the balance of the funds to either open additional locations or on franchise
−Removed: We believe that by continuing to open company-owned restaurants we can use these locations to market the franchises.
−Removed: Historically we have raised cash from
−Removed: the proceeds from the private placement of our shares, and through the sale of convertible debentures.
−Removed: We have no agreement with
−Removed: any investment banking or other financing source to provide us with funding.
−Removed: We can provide no assurance that additional funding
−Removed: will be available on a timely basis, on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
−Removed: While we have had discussions with potential investors
−Removed: and investment bankers, we have no agreement with any third party to provide us this additional financing and there can be no
−Removed: assurances that we will obtain this financing, either debt or equity or both, on favorable terms, or at all.
−Removed: Our inability to
−Removed: receive this financing may have a significant negative impact on our continued development and results of our operations.
−Removed: SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
−Removed: no off-balance sheet arrangements.
+Added: This decrease in the cash used
+Added: in the year ended December 31, 2020, was primarily due to a decreased loss in the year ended December 31, 2020, net of stock based compensation.
+Added: Cash flows used in investing activities were $1,136
+Added: for the purchase of equipment in the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to cash used in operating activities of $12,069 during the
+Added: same period in 2019 for the purchase of equipment for the Bari, Italy restaurant.
+Added: Cash flows provided by financing activities was
+Added: $181,761 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to cash provided in financing activities of $438,904 for the year ended December
+Added: The decrease is primarily attributable to proceeds from convertible notes we received in the year ended December 31, 2019 of
+Added: $388,547 compared to no proceeds in the year ended December 31, 2020 offset by proceeds from the sale of preferred stock in the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2020 of $155,600 compared to no proceeds in the year ended December 31, 2019.
+Added: GOING CONCERN
+Added: Our consolidated financial statements have been
+Added: prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in
+Added: the normal course of business for the twelve-month period following the date of our financial statements.
+Added: We have incurred annual losses
+Added: since inception and expect to incur additional losses in future periods.
+Added: In addition, the Company continues to experience
+Added: negative cash flows from operations.
+Added: Also, if the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital due to the continued spread of Covid-19,
+Added: the Company may be required to further reduce the scope, delay, or eliminate some or all of its planned operations.
+Added: These factors, among
+Added: others, raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, These factors raise substantial doubt about
+Added: the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
+Added: outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: Historically we have raised cash from the proceeds
+Added: from the private placement of our shares, and through the sale of convertible debentures.
+Added: We have no agreement with any investment banking
+Added: or other financing source to provide us with funding.
+Added: We can provide no assurance that additional funding will be available on a timely
+Added: basis, on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
+Added: While we have had discussions with potential investors and investment bankers, we have no
+Added: agreement with any third party to provide us this additional financing and there can be no assurances that we will obtain this financing,
+Added: either debt or equity or both, on favorable terms, or at all.
+Added: Our inability to receive financing will have a significant negative impact
+Added: on our continued development and results of our operations.
+Added: OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
+Added: We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Although our operations are influenced by general
−Removed: economic conditions, we do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our results of operations during the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2019.
+Added: economic conditions, we do not believe that inflation had a material effect on our results of operations during the year ended December
Accounting Policies and Estimates
−Removed: Critical accounting estimates
−Removed: The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial
−Removed: statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
−Removed: The preparation
−Removed: of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities,
−Removed: revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
−Removed: On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates
−Removed: based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
−Removed: results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
−Removed: from other sources.
−Removed: Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
−Removed: The following represents
−Removed: a summary of our critical accounting policies, defined as those policies that we believe are the most important to the portrayal
−Removed: of our financial condition and results of operations and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex
−Removed: judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.
+Added: Critical accounting estimates –
+Added: The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements,
+Added: which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
+Added: The preparation of these consolidated
+Added: financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses,
+Added: and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
+Added: On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience
+Added: and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making
+Added: judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
+Added: Actual results may differ
+Added: from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
+Added: The following represents a summary of our critical accounting policies,
+Added: defined as those policies that we believe are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations
+Added: and that require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates
+Added: about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.
Stock-based Compensation –
−Removed: We account for stock-based compensation using the fair value method following the guidance set forth in section 718-10 of the FASB
−Removed: Accounting Standards Codification for disclosure about Stock-Based Compensation.
−Removed: This section requires a public entity to measure
−Removed: the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the
−Removed: award (with limited exceptions).
−Removed: That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service
−Removed: in exchange for the award- the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).
−Removed: No compensation cost is recognized for equity
−Removed: instruments for which employees do not render the requisite service.
+Added: We account for stock-based compensation using the fair value method following the guidance set forth in section 718-10 of the FASB Accounting
+Added: Standards Codification for disclosure about Stock-Based Compensation.
+Added: This section requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee
+Added: services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions).
+Added: That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award- the requisite
+Added: service period (usually the vesting period).
+Added: No compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render
+Added: the requisite service.
Leases –
−Removed: We follow the
−Removed: guidance in ASC 840 “
+Added: We follow the guidance
+Added: in ASC 840 “
Leases ,”
−Removed: which requires us to evaluate the lease agreements we enter into to determine
−Removed: whether they represent operating or capital leases at the inception of the lease.
−Removed: On November 15, 2019, the FASB has issued
−Removed: ASU 2019-10, which amends the effective dates for three major accounting standards.
−Removed: The ASU defers the effective dates for
−Removed: the credit losses, derivatives and leases standards (ASC 842) for certain companies.
−Removed: Since we are classified as a “small
−Removed: reporting company”
−Removed: and we have a calendar-year end we are eligible for deferring the adoption of ASC 842 to January 1, 2021.
−Removed: ASC 842 will be effective for us beginning
−Removed: on January 1,2021.
−Removed: While we continue to evaluate the impact of the new standard, we expect the adoption of this guidance will have
−Removed: not have any impact on our financial statements.
+Added: which requires us to evaluate the lease agreements we enter into to determine whether they represent
+Added: operating or capital leases at the inception of the lease.
+Added: On November 15, 2019, the FASB has issued ASU
+Added: 2019-10, which amends the effective dates for three major accounting standards.
+Added: The ASU defers the effective dates for the credit
+Added: losses, derivatives, and leases standards (ASC 842) for certain companies.
+Added: Since we are classified as a “emerging growth company”
+Added: and we have a calendar-year end we are eligible for deferring the adoption of ASC 842 to December 15, 2021.
+Added: ASC 842 will be effective for us beginning on
+Added: December 15, 2021.
+Added: While we continue to evaluate the impact of the new standard, we expect the adoption of this guidance will have not
+Added: have any impact on our financial statements.
Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups
−Removed: Act, or the JOBS Act, we meet the definition of an “emerging growth company.”
−Removed: We have irrevocably elected to opt out
−Removed: of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the
−Removed: As a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such
−Removed: standards is required for non- emerging growth companies.
−Removed: 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC
−Removed: 606”), using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018.
−Removed: Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted
−Removed: and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under ASC 605.
−Removed: As of and for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2018, our consolidated financial statements were not materially impacted as a result of the application of Topic 606 compared
−Removed: to Topic 605.
+Added: Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act,
+Added: or the JOBS Act, we meet the definition of an “emerging growth company.”
+Added: We have irrevocably elected to opt out of the extended
+Added: transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act.
+Added: we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-
+Added: emerging growth companies.
+Added: On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards
+Added: Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), using the modified retrospective
+Added: method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018.
+Added: Results for reporting periods beginning after January
+Added: 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic
+Added: accounting under ASC 605.
+Added: As of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, our consolidated financial statements were not materially
+Added: impacted as a result of the application of Topic 606 compared to Topic 605.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
1 unchanged sentence
(Topic 842) , which establishes a new lease accounting model for lessees.
−Removed: The updated guidance requires an entity to recognize
−Removed: assets and liabilities arising from financing and operating leases, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures.
−Removed: The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018,
−Removed: with early adoption permitted.
−Removed: In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, Codification Improvements , which clarifies
−Removed: certain aspects of the new lease standard.
−Removed: The FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases in
−Removed: Also in 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements, which provides an optional
−Removed: transition method whereby the new lease standard is applied at the adoption date and recognized as an adjustment to retained earnings.
−Removed: The amendments have the same effective date and transition requirements as the new lease standard.
−Removed: On November 15, 2019, the FASB has issued
−Removed: ASU 2019-10, which amends the effective dates for three major accounting standards.
−Removed: The ASU defers the effective dates for the
−Removed: credit losses, derivatives and leases standards (ASC 842) for certain companies.
−Removed: Since we are classified as a “small reporting
−Removed: company”
−Removed: and we have a calendar-year end we are eligible for deferring the adoption of ASC 842 to January 1, 2021.
−Removed: ASC 842 will be effective for us beginning
−Removed: on January 1,2020.
−Removed: While we continue to evaluate the impact of the new standard, we expect the adoption of this guidance will have
−Removed: not have any impact on our financial statements.
+Added: The updated guidance requires an entity to recognize assets
+Added: and liabilities arising from financing and operating leases, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures.
+Added: guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption
+Added: In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, Codification Improvements , which clarifies certain aspects of the new
+Added: lease standard.
+Added: The FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases in July 2018.
+Added: Also in 2018, the
+Added: FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements, which provides an optional transition method whereby the
+Added: new lease standard is applied at the adoption date and recognized as an adjustment to retained earnings.
+Added: The amendments have the same
+Added: effective date and transition requirements as the new lease standard.
+Added: On November 15, 2019, the FASB has issued ASU
+Added: 2019-10, which amends the effective dates for three major accounting standards.
+Added: The ASU defers the effective dates for the credit losses,
+Added: derivatives, and leases standards (ASC 842) for certain companies.
+Added: Since we are classified as a “emerging growth company”
+Added: and we have a calendar-year end we are eligible for deferring the adoption of ASC 842 to December 15, 2021.
+Added: While we continue to evaluate
+Added: the impact of the new standard, we expect the adoption of this guidance will have not have any impact on our financial statements.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK.
−Removed: We are a smaller reporting company and are
−Removed: not required to provide the information under this item pursuant to Regulation S-K.
+Added: We are a smaller reporting company and are not
+Added: required to provide the information under this item pursuant to Regulation S-K.
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