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FACTORING LIABILITY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Factoring Liability  
FACTORING LIABILITY

NOTE 12 – FACTORING LIABILITY

 

Sigmaways, the subsidiary acquired by the Company in February 2023, entered into a factoring and security agreement (“Factoring Agreement”) with The Southern Bank Company, an unrelated factor (the “Factor”), in 2017, for the purpose of factoring certain accounts receivable. Under the terms of the Factoring Agreement, the Company may offer for sale, and the Factor may purchase in its sole discretion, certain accounts receivable of the Company (the “Purchased Receivable”). The Factoring Agreement provided for a maximum of $850,000 in Purchased Receivable.

 

Selected accounts receivable is submitted to the Factor, and the Company receives 90% of the face value of the accounts receivable by wire transfer. Upon payment by the customers, the remainder of the amount due is received from the Factor after deducting certain fees.

 

The Factoring Agreement specifies that eligible accounts receivable is factored with recourse. Under the terms of the recourse provision, the Company is required to reimburse the Factor, upon demand, for Purchased Receivable that is not paid on time by the customers. The performance of all obligations and payments to the Factor is personally guaranteed by Prakash Sadasivam, CEO of Sigmaways and Chief Strategy Officer (“CSO”) of the Company, and secured by all Sigmaways’ now owned and hereafter assets and any sums maintained by the Factor that are identified as payable to the Company.

 

The Factoring Agreement has an initial term of twelve months and automatically renews for successive twelve-month renewal periods unless terminated pursuant to the terms of the Factoring Agreement. The Company may terminate the Factoring Agreement with sixty days’ written notice to the Factor and is subject to certain early termination fee.

 

The Factoring Agreement contained covenants that are customary for accounts receivable-based factoring agreements and also contained provisions relating to events of default that are customary for agreements of this type.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $305,472 and $562,767 borrowed and outstanding under the Factoring Agreement, respectively. There are various fees charged by the Factor, including initial discount purchase fee, factoring fee and interest expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $38,706 and $54,790 in interest expenses related to the Factoring Agreement, respectively.