Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

The Company entered into a new non-cancelable operating lease on August 1, 2017, with a term commencing on September 19, 2017 and expiring on September 30, 2020, for an office property located at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas. The Company relocated its principal offices from the property located at 6160 West Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas office in September 2017. Monthly rental payments under the new operating lease are $5,794, and the Company is responsible for its pro rata shares of operating expenses and property taxes. Total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $65,033 and $66,331 respectively.

Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s future minimum rental payment as of December 31, 2018. Such payments relate to the Company’s Las Vegas, NV lease.

12 Months Ending		12 Months Ending
December 31, 2019		December 31, 2020		Thereafter		Total
$	69,528	$	52,146	$	-	$	121,674

Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings. The Company incurred one-off legal settlements and related fees of $628,376 during the year ended December 31, 2017. Of this amount, $178,982 was in the form of reductions to outstanding loan principal. These settlements related to an action by the State of Virginia under the Virginia consumer lending program and a separate action by an individual customer. In addition, as part of the settlements, the annual interest rate on all loans originated in Virginia have been reduced to 12% APR. As of December 31, 2018, there are $38,280 in outstanding loans that originated in Virginia, which mature between May 2020 and February 2022. The Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings at the present time.

Professional Consulting Contract

On July 1, 2017, the Company and Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole member of our Board of Directors, and a significant stockholder of the Company, agreed to terminate, effective July 1, 2017, the consulting contract dated January 1, 2017 between Mr. Mathieson and the Company (the “January 2017 Consulting Contract”) pursuant to which the Company was required to pay Mr. Mathieson $1 annually in exchange for certain consulting services. Concurrently with the termination of the January 2017 Consulting Contract, IEC and Mr. Mathieson entered into a new professional consulting contract, effective as of July 1, 2017 (the “July 2017 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC. The July 2017 Consulting Contract had a term of 1.5 years and renewed automatically for successive one-year periods unless notice of termination was provided 30 days prior to the automatic renewal date. In exchange for the services provided to the Company and/or IEC by Mr. Mathieson, IEC agreed to pay him $1,200,000 annually in quarterly payments of $300,000 due in advance each quarter and to provide health insurance benefits as well as a discretionary bonus to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, which consists solely of Mr. Mathieson.

On March 22, 2018, we entered into a new professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “2018 Consulting Contract”) and terminated the July 2017 Consulting Contract. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by the Company, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the 2018 Consulting Contract began as of July 1, 2018 and continues indefinitely unless three months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, in exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $600,000. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, fees are to be paid quarterly in advance on July 1st, October 1st, January 1st and April 1st beginning on July 1, 2018. Unlike in prior years, the Company will not pay Mr. Mathieson’s health insurance premiums or any bonuses. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

On November 27, 2018, IEC entered into a professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “November 2018 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the November 2018 Consulting Contract begins as of October 1, 2018 and continues indefinitely unless 12 months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, Mr. Amazing Loans agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $1,200,000, to be paid quarterly in advance. Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by Mr. Amazing Loans. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

Regulatory Requirements

State statutes authorizing the Company’s products and services typically provide state agencies that regulate banks and financial institutions with significant regulatory powers to administer and enforce the law. Under statutory authority, state regulators have broad discretionary power and may impose new licensing requirements, interpret or enforce existing regulatory requirements in different ways, or issue new administrative rules. In addition, when the staff of state regulatory bodies change, it is possible that the interpretations of applicable laws and regulations may also change.

Net Profit Interest

The Company has a net profit interest agreement with a third party lender, under which the Company pays 20% of its subsidiary IEC SPV’s net profit to the lender (see note 4).