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4. Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
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4. Related Party Transactions

4.  Related Party Transactions

 

The Company has received advances from related parties and officers of the Company to cover operating expenses. Related parties include the officers and directors of the Company, and a significant shareholder holding in excess of a 10% interest in the Company. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, amounts due to the related parties were $1,164,020 and $1,018,520, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded interest expense related to these advances at the rates between 5% and 8% per annum and in the amounts of $44,220 and $36,426, respectively. The Company does not have written notes payable for these balances but has a verbal understanding with the related parties that written notes will be created in 2020 to reflect the balances due and payable December 31, 2025. These balances were classified as current liabilities as of September 30, 2020 as the written notes have not yet been finalized.  New advances in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $145,500.

 

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had a note payable to the founder of iBudtender of $10,142 and $10,142, respectively, which is included in due to related parties on the consolidated balance sheets. The note earns interest at 0% and was due on December 2019. The note has not yet been paid pending further review of the iBudtender business and adjustment of the agreements between the parties.

 

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred approximately $39,160 (2019: $15,667) and $127,535 (2019: $51,710), respectively, for consulting services from a nephew of the Company’s president. These services were paid in shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The Company paid officer and director compensation for services in shares of common stock in order to reduce operating cash flow requirements.  The shares were recorded at fair value at the time of issuance as compensation expense. See Note 6 regarding shares issued to related parties. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company paid $220,183 (2019: $252,987) and $689,869 (2019: $520,060), respectively.  The amounts are included in the statements of operations in general and administrative expenses.