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NOTES PAYABLE
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 3 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

Sterling National Bank

 

The credit facility at Sterling National Bank was up for renewal. On July 16, 2020, the Company received a Termination of Factoring Agreement letter advising that the Factoring Agreement would be terminated effective September 30, 2020. The bank advised that as the existing facility had not been used in recent years and with the uncertainties associated with the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the retail sector, the bank decided not to renew the Factoring Agreement. The Company requested to terminate the Agreement on July 31, 2020 which was agreed to by the bank. The Company has retained its cash operating accounts at Sterling National Bank. The amount due to Sterling National Bank was zero at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

The Company has been in discussions with alternate sources of funding, that could provide funding options that are more suitable to the e-commerce business model that the Company is transitioning into. The borrowing costs associated with such financing, are dependent upon market conditions and our credit rating. We cannot assure that we will be able to negotiate competitive rates, which could increase our cost of borrowing in the future or that we will secure affordable funding. See Note 4 - Note Payable with Related Parties. The Company, through Sterling National Bank, applied for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP was enacted on March 27, 2020 as part of the CARES Act and provides for loans for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business. The loans and accrued interest were forgivable after eight weeks as long as the borrower used the loan

 

  

proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels. On May 11, 2020, the Company received loan proceeds in the amount of $89,600. The Company used the proceeds for purposes consistent with the PPP forgiveness rules. Under the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and U.S. Treasury Department guidelines issued in May 2020, a borrower could apply for the forgiveness of the loans by filing SBA Form 3508, Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application which the Company submitted to Sterling National Bank on September 16, 2020, which was accepted by the bank and processed to the SBA for final review and approval. On October 30, 2020, the SBA notified the Company that the PPP loan principal of $89,600 and $428 of accumulated interest had been fully forgiven and has been recorded in Other Income on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.