SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

 

OR

 

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from            to            

 

Commission file number 000-54545

 

VPR Brands, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   45-1740641
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1141 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Sunrise, FL

33323

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

(954) 715-7001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

3001 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

☒  Yes ☐  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

 

☒  Yes ☐  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company 
  Emerging growth company 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No 

 

Indicate the number of units outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common units as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class   Outstanding at November 14, 2024: 
Common Units, No par value   91,746 806 Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements.  
   
Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 (unaudited) and December 31, 2023 1
   
Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited) 2
   
Condensed Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital Surplus for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited) 3
   
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited) 4
   
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements 5
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 20
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 31
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures. 31
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings. 33
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 33
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 33
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 33
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 33
   
Item 5. Other Information. 33
   
Item 6. Exhibits. 34

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This report includes forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs.

 

You should read thoroughly this report and the documents that we refer to herein with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and/or worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements including those made in this report, in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Other sections of this report include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.

 

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

 

Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this report the terms “VPR Brands” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to VPR Brands, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

 

The information which appears on our website (www.vprbrands.com) is not part of this report.

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS        
         
Current Assets:        
Cash  $1,523,599   $1,767,260 
Accounts receivable, net   589,543    337,774 
Royalty receivable   90,463    88,286 
Inventory, net   848,551    563,503 
Vendor deposits   133,660    270,593 
Other current assets   17,258    15,558 
Total current assets   3,203,074    3,042,974 
           
Right to use asset   97,143    118,439 
Intangible assets   28,333    29,833 
           
Total assets  $3,328,550   $3,191,246 
           
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ SURPLUS          
           
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $517,220   $207,560 
Accounts payable - related party   28,027    47,047 
Customer deposits   9,489    66,035 
Lease liabilities, current portion   32,672    27,903 
Notes payable, current portion   271,797    21,797 
Note payable-related parties   
-
    165,810 
Refund liability   182,545    186,485 
Convertible notes payable   186,478    481,190 
Income tax payable   808,390    879,803 
Total current liabilities   2,036,618    2,083,630 
           
Notes payable, less current portion   147,237    397,237 
Lease liabilities, net of current portion   70,965    96,069 
Total liabilities   2,254,820    2,576,936 
           
Partners’ Surplus          
Series A preferred units – 1,000,000 units authorized; 0 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.   
-
    
-
 
Common units - 100,000,000 units authorized; 91,746,806 and 88,804,035 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   8,312,674    8,065,481 
Common units to be issued; 578,723 units   34,723    34,723 
Accumulated deficit   (7,273,667)   (7,485,894)
Total Partners’ surplus   1,073,730    614,310 
Total liabilities and Partners’ surplus  $3,328,550   $3,191,246 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Revenues                
Product sales  $1,326,199   $805,185   $4,121,090   $5,041,344 
Royalty revenue   116,764    2,735,224    609,765    3,489,615 
Total revenues   1,442,963    3,540,409    4,730,855    8,530,959 
                     
Cost of Sales   1,008,960    569,508    3,368,527    3,941,293 
Gross profit   434,003    2,970,901    1,362,328    4,589,666 
                     
Operating Expenses:                    
Selling, general and administrative   611,028    533,700    1,938,659    1,391,264 
Unit-based compensation   247,193    -    247,193    - 
Total operating expenses   858,221    533,700    2,185,852    1,391,264 
                     
Net Operating (Loss) Income   (424,218)   2,437,201    (823,524)   3,198,402 
                     
Other Income (Expense):                    
Settlement income, net   511,823    571,876    1,502,854    936,642 
Other Income   5,644    -    5,644    - 
Loan forgiveness   -    10,931    -    10,931 
Interest income   601    372    2,102    372 
Interest expense   (245,402)   (65,003)   (328,306)   (213,431)
Interest expense- related parties   -    (4,161)   (2,504)   (28,064)
Total other income (expense), net   272,666    514,015    1,179,790    706,450 
                     
Net Income (Loss) before Provision for Income Tax   (151,552)   2,951,216    356,266    3,904,852 
                     
Provision for Income Taxes   15,332    -    144,039    - 
Net Income (Loss)  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
                     
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit - Basic  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit - Diluted  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding - Basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
                     
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding - Diluted   89,935,870    94,694,205    89,179,936    94,694,205 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS’ CAPITAL SURPLUS

(Unaudited)

 

                       Total 
           Common Units        Partners’ 
   Common Units   to be Issued   Accumulated   Capital 
   Number   Amount   Number   Amount   Deficit   Surplus 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023                        
Balance at December 31, 2022   88,804,035   $8,065,481    578,723   $34,723   $(10,418,696)  $(2,318,492)
Net Income   -    -    -    -    25,314    25,314 
Balance at March 31, 2023   88,804,035    8,065,481    578,723    34,723    (10,393,382)   (2,293,178)
Net Income   -    -    -    -    928,322    928,322 
Balance at June 30, 2023   88,804,035    8,065,481    578,723    34,723    (9,465,060)   (1,364,856)
Net Income   -    -    -    -    2,951,216    2,951,216 
Balance at September 30, 2023   88,804,035    8,065,481    578,723    34,723    (6,513,844)   1,586,360 
                               
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024                              
Balance at December 31, 2023   88,804,035   $8,065,481    578,723   $34,723   $(7,485,894)  $614,310 
Net Income   -    -    -    -    203,059    203,059 
Balance at March 31, 2024   88,804,035   $8,065,481    578,723   $34,723    (7,282,835)   817,369 
Net Income   -    -    -    -    176,052    176,052 
Balance at June 30, 2024   88,804,035   $8,065,481    578,723   $34,723    (7,106,783)   993,421 
Units issued for Compensation   2,942,771    247,193                247,193 
Net Loss                   (166,884   (166,884
Balance at September 30, 2024   91,746,806   $8,312,674    578,723   $34,723    (7,273,667)   1,073,730 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2024   2023 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net income  $212,227   $3,904,852 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:          
Amortization of right of use asset   21,296    20,957 
Amortization of intangible   1,500    - 
Provision for inventory obsolescence   29,979    - 
Interest on lease liability   12,107    16,157 
Loan forgiveness   -    (10,931)
Allowance for expected credit losses expense   14,494    - 
Bad debt expense   8,177    - 
Unit based compensation   247,193    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Royalty receivable   (2,177)   (106,113)
Inventory   (315,027)   (58,254)
Vendor deposits   136,933    367,398 
Accounts receivable   (274,440)   (223,181)
Customer deposits   (56,546)   (523,702)
Other current assets   (1,700)   (3,426)
Refund liability   (3,940)   - 
Accounts payable related party   (19,020)   - 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   309,660    (319,241)
Income tax payable   (71,413)   - 
Net cash provided by operating activities   249,303    3,064,516 
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:          
Payments of notes payable   -    (370,072)
Payments of convertible notes payable   (294,712)   (221,609)
Payments of notes payable, related parties   (165,810)   (627,639)
Payments on lease liability   (32,442)   (34,423)
Net cash used in financing activities   (492,964)   (1,253,743)
           
Change in Cash   (243,661)   1,810,773 
Cash - Beginning of the Year   1,767,260    22,421 
Cash - End of the Year  $1,523,599   $1,833,194 
           
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:          
Income tax paid in cash  $215,452    - 
Interest paid in cash  $146,928   $217,592 
Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:          
Loan forgiveness  $-   $10,931 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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VPR BRANDS, LP

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three AND Nine months ended September 30, 2024 AND 2023

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

 

VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”, “we”, “our”) was incorporated in New York on July 19, 2004, as Jobsinsite.com, Inc. On August 5, 2004, we changed our name to Jobsinsite, Inc. On June 18, 2009, we merged with a Delaware corporation and became Jobsinsite, Inc. On July 1, 2009, we filed articles of conversion with the secretary of state of Delaware and became Soleil Capital L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. On September 2, 2015, we changed our name to VPR Brands, LP. We are managed by Soleil Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

The Company is engaged in various monetization strategies of a U.S. patent that the Company owns covering electronic cigarette, electronic cigar and personal vaporizer patents, as well as a patent for an inverted pocket lighter. The Company also has several trademarks (ELF, PHANTOM, HRB, VPOD, VAPOR X, and RIPPER) for which it is also engaged in licensing and various monetization strategies. The Company also designs, develops, markets and distributes products (the HoneyStick brand of vaporizers and the Goldline CBD products) oriented toward the cannabis markets. This allows us to capitalize on the rapidly growing expansion within the cannabis markets. The Company is also identifying electronic cigarette companies that may be infringing our patents and trademarks and exploring options to license and/or enforce our patents. The Company is now also selling DISSIM brand pocket lighters for which it holds a U.S. patent and patents pending. The Company also has patents pending in the cigar accessory space and sells these proprietary accessories.

 

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

 

Basis of Presentation

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which we considered as necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods or the full year.

 

Use of Estimates

 

GAAP requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses, cash flows and the related footnote disclosures during the period. On an on-going basis, the Company reviews and evaluates its estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 

 

Financial Condition

 

As reflected in the financial statements, the Company generated cash flows from operations of $249,303 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and had positive working capital of $ 1,166,456 and had cash of $1,523,599 as of September 30, 2024. These factors serve to mitigate the conditions that historically raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that the Company has sufficient cash and positive cash flows to meet its obligations for a minimum of twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.

 

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Cash 

 

Cash is carried at cost and represents cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments. The Company had no cash equivalents on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company’s cash is held at major commercial banks, which may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limit. To date, the Company has not experienced any losses on its invested cash. On September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $702,902 and $947,184,   respectively, of cash in excess of FDIC limits of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds above the FDIC limit could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

  

Accounts Receivable and Royalty Receivable

 

The Company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.” This ASU sets forth a current expected credit loss model which requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. An allowance for credit losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had an allowance for expected credit loss of $25,419 and $ 10,925, respectively.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consisting of finished products is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation primarily includes an analysis of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, among consideration of other factors. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing its valuation. Based upon the evaluation, provisions are made to reduce excess or obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. Once established, write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the respective inventories. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the amounts that the Company may ultimately realize upon the disposition of inventories if future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, product discontinuances, sales return levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the provision for potential   inventory obsolescence was $ 29,979 and $ 0, respectively.

 

Leases

 

The Company applied the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842) to arrangements with lease terms of 12 months or more. Operating lease right of use assets (“ROU”) represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company use an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations. 

 

The Company has an operating lease principally for warehouse and office space. Management evaluates each lease independently to determine the purpose, necessity to its future operations in addition to other appropriate facts and circumstances.

 

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Revenue Recognition 

 

The Company recognizes revenue when the risk gets transferred to the customer which occurs at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods. The Company recognizes revenues following the five-step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation.

 

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the risk got transferred to the customer which occurred at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods to the customer. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that it would have recognized is one year or less or the amount is immaterial.

 

Royalty revenues consist of license and sublicense agreements to use the Company’s intellectual property in exchange for a sales-based royalty. Royalty revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied by licensees and sublicensees through sales of licensed products.

 

The Company records contract liabilities when cash payments are received or due in advance of satisfaction of performance obligations by licensees and sublicensees. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received cash payments totaling $3,000,000 for the prepayment of royalties pursuant to a license agreement executed on January 2, 2023. The license agreement provides for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by licensee and provides the licensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets for an initial term of six months commencing March 2023 and expiring in September 2023. The Company recognized the prepaid royalties over the initial term of exclusivity. The license agreement required a monthly minimum royalty payments of $500,000 to maintain exclusivity on a month-to-month basis beyond September 2023. The minimum royalty payments were not met, so the agreement continued on a non-exclusive basis, with monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by the licensee and   provides the licensee with non-exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets.

 

The sublicense agreement executed in March 2023 provided for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by sublicensee and provides the sublicensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets in exchange for minimum monthly royalty payments totaling $250,000 beginning June 2023.    

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the sublicensee, licensee, and Company agreed that the Company would not require the minimum monthly royalty payments. Instead, sublicensee would continue to pay 5% of gross sales as royalty, and the licensee would match this royalty payment if their calculated royalty would have been less than what the sublicensee paid. The Company recognizes sublicense royalty revenue on the basis of royalty statements for the period.

 

Voluntary Recall 

 

In February 2024, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 62,200 lighters due to a missing child safety feature. Under ASC 606, these products are not eligible for revenue recognition, as revenue cannot be recognized for amounts that are not expected to be entitled. Consequently, the Company recorded this as a refund liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the total impact of the recall, amounting to $198,068, has been recognized against revenues and receivables for potential credits associated with the recalled products.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $473 was refunded to retail consumers in cash, and $79,670 in credits was issued to wholesale and distributor customers. Only $3,467 of the credits were utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the remaining unutilized credits are still included in the refund liability. The Company anticipates issuing refunds related to the recall throughout the year and will continue to evaluate potential losses.

 

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the refund liability was $182,545 and $ 186,485, respectively.

 

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The following table   provides information about accounts receivable, royalty receivable from contracts with customers and the refund liability as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

   Accounts   Royalty   Refund 
   Receivable   Receivable   Liability 
December 31, 2023  $337,774   $88,286   $186,485 
September 30, 2024  $589,543   $90,463   $182,545 

  

Unit-Based Compensation  

 

The Company may issue restricted units to consultants for various services. Costs for these transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is to be measured at the earlier of: (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company may issue units as compensation in future periods for services associated with the registration of the common units.

 

Unit-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair value, in accordance with ASC Topic 718. This expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (typically the vesting period).

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $247,193 in unit-based compensation for the issuance of 2,942,771 common units to three employees, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in exchange for services provided. The expense was recognized at the grant date as the units were fully vested and issued as additional compensation for services already performed.

 

Convertible Instruments

 

The Company accounts for convertible instruments in accordance with ASU 2020-06, “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.” This update significantly simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the requirement to bifurcate embedded conversion options from their host instruments, unless the conversion feature independently meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities. Under ASC 815, a conversion feature is treated as a derivative only if its economic characteristics and risks are not clearly and closely related to those of the host contract, and other specific conditions are met.

 

When it is determined that the embedded conversion options do not require bifurcation, the entire convertible instrument is accounted for as a single liability at amortized cost. Discounts or premiums on convertible instruments are recognized based on the difference between the proceeds received and the principal amount and are amortized over the life of the instrument using the effective interest method.

 

In the rare instances where a conversion option is bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative, the Company would apply the general extinguishment standards. The debt and equity linked derivatives are removed at their carrying amounts and the units issued are measured at their then-current fair value, with any difference recorded as a gain or loss on extinguishment of the two separate accounting liabilities.

 

Fair Value

 

The carrying values of the Company’s notes payables, convertible notes, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Unit

 

The Company computes net income per unit in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income/(loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including stock options, using the treasury stock method, and convertible notes, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

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For the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2023, 5,890,170 units underlying convertible debt were dilutive and were included in the earnings per share calculation.

 

For the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2024, 1,864,780 units underlying convertible debt were antidilutive and excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation.

 

The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted income per unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023:

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic:                
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Net income (loss) per common unit - basic  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted:                    
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders - basic  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Add: tax adjusted interest convertible debt   -    34,420    -    133,571 
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders -diluted  $(166,884)  $2,985,636   $212,227   $4,038,423 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Add: diluted units related to convertible debt   -    5,890,170    -    5,890,170 
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted   89,935,870    94,694,205    89,179,936    94,694,205 
Net income (loss) per common unit - diluted  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 

 

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Provision for Income Taxes 

 

The Company has recorded income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” This standard necessitates the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their respective tax bases.

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, “Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. Certain recognition thresholds must be met before a tax position is recognized in the financial statements. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold. The Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 that would require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had minimal net income and a history of losses, and did not anticipate having a tax liability, so no provision for income tax was recorded.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company made tax payments totaling $215,452. The Company recorded provisions for income tax expense of $15,332 and $144,039 were recorded for the three- and nine-month periods, respectively

 

The Company’s tax liability decreased from $879,803 as of December 31, 2023, to $808,390 as of September 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of these provisions and payments.

 

The Company’s 2023 tax return included the use of net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards to reduce taxable income. Due to uncertainty regarding the acceptance of these NOLs and the judgment that the NOLs do not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of acceptance, the Company has recorded an estimated liability of $212,050 for potential penalties and interest associated with a possible disallowance of these NOLs. This amount has been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and classified as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes at the effective Federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

   Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
   Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Income tax expense at U.S. statutory rate  $12,704   $119,346 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   2,628    24,693 
Valuation allowance        - 
Provision for income tax expense  $15,332   $144,039 

 

The provision for income taxes, effective tax rate, statutory federal income tax rate, and rate reconciliation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were as follows: 

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Provision for Income Taxes Expenses  $15,332   $-   $144,039   $- 
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%
State Income taxes, net of federal benefit   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%
Valuation Allowance   -    (25.35)%   -    (25.35)%
Effective Tax Rate   25.35%   -    25.35%   - 

  

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate, primarily due to state income taxes. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the three- and nine-months September 30, 2024 was higher compared to the period in 2023 because the Company had losses to offset income, which were fully utilized during 2023.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flow when implemented.

 

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In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update aims to enhance transparency for users of financial statements by requiring public business entities to disaggregate specific expense categories. The update mandates disclosures in the notes to financial statements, detailing the composition and trends of key expense categories within major income statement captions. These enhanced disclosures are expected to help investors more effectively assess the entity’s performance, understand its cost structure, and make more accurate forecasts of future cash flows. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2024-03 on its financial reporting and disclosures.


On March 21, 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-01 ("ASU 2024-01"), which clarifies how an entity determines whether a profits interest or similar award is (1) within the scope of ASC 718 or (2) not a share-based payment arrangement and therefore within the scope of other guidance. The guidance in ASU 2024-01 applies to all entities that issue profits interest awards as compensation to employees or nonemployees in exchange for goods or services. ASU 2024-01 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2024-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. More specifically, the amendments relate to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures and require 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and 2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.

  

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 47020) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 81540): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which is intended to simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The guidance allows for either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption. The guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2024. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements, as our existing convertible instruments issued prior to January 1, 2024, did not have bifurcated conversion features and were past due by the effective date. Future issuances of convertible instruments will comply with the new standard, which may simplify both measurement and disclosure of these instruments.

 

NOTE 3: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

On November 16, 2023, the Company entered into a Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement with CartDub LLC, a Florida corporation (“Seller”), to purchase certain intangible assets for a total purchase price of $30,000.

 

The Company has allocated the purchase price among the acquired intangible assets based on their fair values at the acquisition date. These intangible assets are considered to have definite lives and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which are as follows:

 

Purchased Asset  Purchase
Price
   Useful Life
Intellectual Property  $15,000   15 years
Trademarks   10,000   15 years
Trade name   5,000   15 Years
Total Intangible Assets  $30,000    

 

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Amortization expense related to these intangible assets is recognized in the general and administrative expenses income statement line item and is included in the Company’s financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the amortization expense for intangible assets was $500, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, it was $1,500. There was no amortization of intangible assets expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

The following table presents the future amortization expense related to the acquired intangible assets:

 

For the fiscal year ending December 31,  Amortization
Expense
 
2024 (remaining)  $500 
2025   2,000 
2026   2,000 
2027   2,000 
2028   2,000 
Thereafter   19,833 
   $28,333 

 

NOTE 4: NOTES PAYABLE

 

On September 6, 2018, the Company issued the Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $582,260 (the “A&R Note”). The principal amount of the A&R Note represents (i) $500,000 which Healthier Choices Management Corp. (HCMC) loaned to the Company on September 6, 2018, and (ii) $82,260, which represents the aggregate amount owed by the Company under the Original Notes as of September 6, 2018. The A&R Note, which has a maturity date of September 6, 2021, had the effect of amending and restating the Note and bears interest at the rate of 7% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Note, the Company agreed to pay HCMC 155 weekly payments of $4,141, commencing on September 14, 2018 and ending on September 14, 2021, and a balloon payment for all remaining accrued interest and principal in the 156th week. The Company at its option has the right, by giving 15 business days’ advance notice to HCMC, to prepay a portion or all amounts outstanding under the A&R Note without penalty or premium. The balance of the note as of December 31, 2022 was $189,225, which was repaid during the year ended December 31, 2023. 

 

On September 24, 2019, the Company entered into a working capital account agreement with Paypal Working Capital (“Paypal Note”), pursuant to which the Company borrowed $37,000, requiring repayment in amounts equal to 30% of sales collections processed through Paypal, but no less than $4,143, every 90 days, until the total amount of payments equals $41,430. The balance of the loan as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $21,797.

 

In October 2022, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with BRMS, LLC (“BRMS Note 2”), pursuant to which the Company received proceeds of $250,000, to be remitted to BRMS, LLC in 52 weekly amounts totaling $1,140 bearing interest at 18.56% per annum. The balance of the note as of December 31, 2022 was $224,038, which was repaid during the year ended December 31, 2023.

  

Economic Injury Disaster Loan

 

On July 9, 2020 and June 24, 2020, the Company received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) in the aggregate amount of $159,900, payable in monthly instalments of principal and interest totaling $731 over 30 years beginning in June 2021. The note accrues interest at an annual rate of 3.75%. The loan is secured by all tangible and intangible property. The balance on this EIDL was $147,237 and $147,237 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and have been classified as a long-term liability in notes payable, less current portion on the accompanying balance sheets.

 

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Daiagi Note

 

On May 18, 2022, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “Daiagi Note”) to Mike Daiagi. The principal amount due under the Daiagi Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum payable monthly. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest are due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Daiagi Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Daiagi Note. The balance of the Daiagi Note was as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $250,000.

 

The following is a summary of notes payable activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

Balance at December 31, 2023  $419,034 
Repayments of notes payable   - 
Balance at September 30, 2024  $419,034 
Current portion   (271,797)
Notes payable, less current portion  $147,237 

 

NOTE 5: NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and year ended December 31, 2023, the company repaid multiple unsecured promissory notes to Kevin Frija, who serves as its Chief Executive Officer, President, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, Chairman of the Board, and a significant unitholder. These notes carried an interest rate of 24% per annum and permitted Mr. Frija to make one ACH payment withdrawal of $500, which increased to $1,500 per day for notes still outstanding in October of 2023, from the company’s bank account per business day until the principal and accrued interest were fully repaid. The notes were issued on various dates between April 2021 and September 2022. All were due within a year of their respective issuance dates.

 

As of December 31, 2023 the outstanding balance of the remaining notes was $165,810. As of September 30, 2024 there is no outstanding balance related to these notes.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company repaid the notes amounting to $948,608 and during the nine month ended September 30, 2024 company has repaid the remaining notes amounting to $ 165,810

 

The following is a summary of notes payable – related parties activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

Balance at December 31, 2023  $165,810 
Repayments of principal   (165,810)
Balance at September 30, 2024  $- 

 

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NOTE 6: CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE 

 

Brikor Note

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 to Brikor LLC. The principal amount due under the Brikor Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Brikor Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Brikor Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and is senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Brikor Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Brikor Note. The portion of the Brikor Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Brikor Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Brikor Note, Brikor has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as hereinafter defined) into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Brikor Note at the Conversion Rate (as hereinafter defined). The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Brikor Note) (such result, the “Conversion Rate”). “Conversion Amount” means the sum of (A) the portion of the principal balance of the Brikor Note to be converted with respect to which the determination is being made, (B) accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such principal balance, if any, and (C) the Default Balance (other than any amount thereof within the purview of foregoing clauses (A) or (B)), if any. In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Brikor Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,951 and $95,965, respectively.

 

Daiagi and Daiagi Note

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “Daiagi and Daiagi Note”) to Mike Daiagi and Mathew Daiagi jointly (the “Daiagis”). The principal amount due under the Daiagi and Daiagi Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Daiagi and Daiagi Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Daiagi and Daiagi Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note. The portion of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Daiagi and Daiagi Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note, the Daiagis have the right, at their option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Daiagi and Daiagi Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,951 and $95,965, respectively.

 

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Amber Investments Note

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “Amber Investments Note”) to Amber Investments LLC (“Amber Investments”). The principal amount due under the Amber Investments Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Amber Investments Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Amber Investments Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Amber Investments Note.

  

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Amber Investments Note. The portion of the Amber Investments Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Amber Investments Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Amber Investments Note, Amber Investments has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Amber Investments Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Amber Investments Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Amber Investments Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,976 and $95,965, respectively.

 

K& S Pride Note

 

On February 19, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “K & S Pride Note”) to K & S Pride Inc. (“K & S Pride”). The principal amount due under the K & S Pride Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the K & S Pride Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The K & S Pride Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the K & S Pride Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the K & S Pride Note. The portion of the K & S Pride Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The K & S Pride Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the K & S Pride Note, K & S Pride has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the K & S Pride Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the K & S Pride Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the K & S Pride Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $38,615 and $97,330, respectively.

 

Surplus Depot Note

 

On February 20, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “Surplus Depot Note”) to Surplus Depot Inc. (“Surplus Depot”). The principal amount due under the K & S Pride Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Surplus Depot Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Surplus Depot Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Surplus Depot Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Surplus Depot Note. The portion of the Surplus Depot Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

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The Surplus Depot Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Surplus Depot Note, Surplus Depot has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Depot Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Surplus Depot Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Surplus Depot Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,985 and $95,965, respectively.

 

NOTE 7: PARTNERS’ CAPITAL SURPLUS    

 

The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 common units with no par value. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding 91,746,806 and 88,804,035 common units issued, respectively

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Company had 578,723 common units issuable pursuant to convertible debt conversions in 2020 yet to be issued.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $247,193 in unit-based compensation for the issuance of 2,942,771 common units to three employees including, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in exchange for services provided. The expense was recognized at the grant date as the units were fully vested and issued as additional compensation for services already performed.

 

Amendment to Partnership Agreement

 

On January 23, 2020, the Company executed the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Agreement”) in order to create a new class of Company securities titled Class A preferred units.

 

Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Agreement, Soleil Capital Management LLC, the Company’s general partner (the “General Partner”) may, without the approval of the Company’s limited partners, issue additional Company securities for any Company purpose at any time and from time to time for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner shall determine in its sole discretion, all without the approval of any limited partners, and that each additional Company interest authorized to be issued by the Company may be issued in one or more classes, or one of more series of any such classes, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties as shall be fixed by the General Partner in its sole discretion. Pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Agreement, the General Partner may, without the approval of any partner, any unitholder or any other person, amend any provision of the Agreement to reflect any amendment expressly permitted in the Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting along, therefore including the creation of a new class of Company securities. 

 

The designation, powers, preferences and rights of the Class A preferred units and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are contained in the Second Amendment, and are summarized as follows:

 

Number and Stated Value. The number of authorized Class A preferred units is 1,000,000. Each Class A preferred unit will have a stated value of $2.00 (the “Stated Value”).

 

Rights. Except as set forth in the Second Amendment, each Class A preferred unit has all of the rights, preferences and obligations of the Company’s common units as set forth in the Agreement and shall be treated as a common unit for all other purposes of the Agreement.

 

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Dividends.

 

Rate. Each Class A preferred unit is entitled to receive an annual dividend at a rate of 8% per annum on the Stated Value., which shall accrue on a monthly basis at the rate of 0.6666% per month, non-compounding, and shall be payable in cash within 30 days of each calendar year for which the dividend is payable.  

 

Liquidation. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, a merger or consolidation of the Company wherein the Company is not the surviving entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, each Class A unit will be entitled to receive, prior an in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to the holders of common units or any other Company securities ranking junior to the Class A preferred units, or to the General Partner, an amount per Class A preferred unit equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends. If, upon such an event and after the payment of preferential amounts required to be paid to holders of any Company securities having a ranking upon liquidation senior to the Class A preferred units, the assets of the Company available for distribution to the partners of the Company are insufficient to provide for both the payment of the full Class A liquidation preference and the preferential amounts (if any) required to be paid to holders of any other Company securities having a ranking upon liquidation pari passu with the Class A preferred units, such assets as are so available shall be distributed among the Class A preferred units and the holders of any other series of Company securities having a ranking upon liquidation pari passu with the Class A preferred units in proportion to the relative aggregate preferential amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

 

Conversion Rights.

 

Conversion. Upon notice, a holder of Class A preferred units has the right, at its option, to convert all or a portion of the Class A preferred units held into fully paid and nonassessable Company common units.

 

Conversion Price. Each Class A preferred unit is convertible into a number of common units equal to (x) the Stated Value plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, divided by (y) the Conversion Price (as hereinafter defined). The “Conversion Price” means 85% multiplied by the VWAP (as defined in the Second Amendment), representing a discount rate of 15%.

 

Conversion Limitation. In no event shall a holder of Class A preferred units be entitled to convert any of the Class A preferred units in excess of that number of Class A preferred units upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of common units beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates (other than common units which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted Class A preferred units or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein), and (2) the number of common units issuable upon the conversion of all Class A preferred units held by such holder would result in beneficial ownership by the holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding common units.

 

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NOTE 8: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Lease Agreements

 

Warehouse and Office Space

 

On May 19, 2022, the Company entered into a 5-year of approximately 3,100 square feet of warehouse and office space. The lease requires base monthly rent of $3,358 per month for the first year and provides for 5% increase in base rent on each anniversary date. At inception of the lease, the Company recorded a right to use asset and obligation of $157,363, equal to the present value of remaining payments of minimum required lease payments.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, right-of-use assets (“ROU”) are summarized as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets  $157,363   $157,363 
Less: accumulated amortization   (60,220)   (38,924)
Right-of-use assets, net  $97,143   $118,439 

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, operating lease liabilities related to the ROU assets are summarized as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Lease liabilities related to warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets  $103,637   $123,972 
Less: current portion of lease liabilities   (32,672)   (27,903)
Lease liabilities, net of current portion  $70,965   $96,069 

 

As of September 30, 2024, the weighted average lease term remaining is 2.58 years and the imputed interest rate is 14%.

 

The following table presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024:

 

Twelve Months Ended September 30,  Amount 
2025  $45,171 
2026   47,430 
2027   32,657 
Remaining   - 
Total minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments   125,258 
Less: discount to fair value   (21,621)
Total lease liability as of September 30, 2024  $103,637 

 

The Company amortized $21,296 and $20,957 of the right to use asset during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 totaled $15,775 and $17,097, respectively.

 

Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 totaled $49,235 and $50,330, respectively.

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. There are no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations and there are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

 

On April 20, 2023, the Company entered into a Litigation Resolution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Safa Goods, LLC regarding trademark and patent infringements of Company branded products. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company is to receive cash payments $5,300,197 over 18-months which will be recognized as settlement income when received due to uncertainty in timing and amount to be received. The Company received cash payments under the Agreement totaling $511,823, net of settlement legal fees during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and are included in net settlement income in the accompanying statements of operations. 

 

The Company received cash payments under the Agreement totaling $1,502,854, net of settlement legal fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and are included in net settlement income in the accompanying statements of operations. 

 

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Voluntary Recall 

 

In February 2024, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 62,200 lighters due to a missing child safety feature. Under ASC 606, these products are not eligible for revenue recognition, as revenue cannot be recognized for amounts that are not expected to be entitled. Consequently, the Company recorded this as a refund liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the total impact of the recall, amounting to $198,068, has been recognized against revenues and receivables for potential credits associated with the recalled products.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $473 was refunded to retail consumers in cash, and $79,670 in credits was issued to wholesale and distributor customers. Only $3,467 of the credits were utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the remaining unutilized credits are still included in the refund liability. The Company anticipates issuing refunds related to the recall throughout the year and will continue to evaluate potential losses.

 

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the refund liability was $182,545 and $186,485, respectively.

 

Customer Concentration

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, 55% and 60% of the Company’s net revenues were generated from six customers. Accounts receivable and royalty receivable due from these customers as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 totaled $376,334 and $173,133, respectively

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 86% and 82%, respectively, of the Company’s net revenues were generated from four customers.

 

NOTE 9: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

No events occurred subsequent to the date of the Company’s financial statements that would require adjustments to, or disclosure in, the aforementioned financial statements. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of VPR Brands, LP (“VPRB” or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to the Company. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the federal securities laws, based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. Reference is made to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 19, 2024.

 

Overview

 

We are a company engaged in the electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer industry. We own a portfolio of electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer patents which are the basis for our efforts to:

 

  Design, market, license, and distribute a line of vaporizers under the “ELF” brand;

 

  Design, market and distribute a line of e-liquids under the “HELIUM” brand;

 

  Design, market and distribute a line of vaporizers for essential oils, concentrates, and dry herbs under the “HONEYSTICK” brand;

 

  Design, market and distribute a line of cannabidiol (“CBD”) products under the “GOLD LINE” brand;

 

  Design, market and distribute electronic cigarettes and popular vaporizers under the KRAVE brand;

 

  Prosecute and enforce our patent and trademark rights;

 

  License our intellectual property; and

 

  Develop private label manufacturing programs.

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

Revenues

 

Our revenues from product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $ 1,326,199 and $805,185 respectively. Royalty revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $116,764 and $ 2,735,224, respectively. The decrease in total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to September 30, 2023, was primarily due to the initial fee from the royalty agreement entered into in March 2023, which was still being amortized during the three months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in product sales from expanded operations during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.

 

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Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $ 1,008,960 and $ 569,508, respectively. Gross margins decreased to 30% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 84% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. This decline was primarily due to a significant decrease in royalty revenue, which has minimal corresponding impact on cost of sales.

  

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $ 858,221 as compared to $ 533,700 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily attributed to higher marketing, payroll, and professional fees as the company continues to expand. Additionally, the company issued 2,942,771 units, resulting in unit-based compensation of $247,193 for the three months ended September 30, 2024. There was no unit-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

 

Other Income

 

Net other income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $ 272,666 compared to net other income of $514,015 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in other income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily due to decrease in settlement income and increased interest expenses as loans are being paid off and also includes $212,050 of estimated interest and penalties related to unpaid taxes.

 

Income Tax

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the company had a provision for income taxes expense of $15,332. The company did not have a provision for income taxes for the same three-month period ending September 30, 2023, as it had a history of losses to income.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

As a result of the factors mentioned above, net income decreased by $3,118,100 from $2,951,216 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, to $(166,884), for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

 

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

Revenues

 

Our revenues from product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $ 4,121,090 and $ 5,041,344, respectively. Royalty revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $ 609,765 and $ 3,489,615, respectively. The decrease in total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily due to the initial fee from the royalty agreement entered into in March 2023, which was still being amortized during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as well as a large distribution sales order in the first quarter of 2023.

 

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $ 3,368,527 and $ 3,941,293, respectively. Gross margins decreased to 29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 54% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This decline was primarily due to a significant decrease in royalty revenue, which has minimal corresponding impact on cost of sales.

  

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $ 2,185,852 as compared to $ 1,391,264 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily attributed to higher marketing, payroll, and professional fees as the company continues to increase its operations. Additionally, the company issued 2,942,771units, resulting in unit-based compensation of $247,193 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. There was no unit-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

Other Income

 

Net other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $ 1,179,790 compared to net other income of $ 706,450 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily due to higher settlement payments received. This increase was partially offset by higher interest expenses as loans are being paid off and also includes $212,050 estimated interest and penalties related to unpaid taxes.

 

Income Tax

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the company had a provision for income taxes expense of $ 144,039. The company did not have a provision for income taxes for the same nine-month period ending September 30, 2023, as it had a history of losses to income.

 

Net Income

 

As a result of the factors mentioned above, net income decreased by $3,692,625, from $3,904,852 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, to $212,227 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our net cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities  $249,303   $3,064,516 
Net cash flows used in financing activities  $(492,964)  $(1,253,743)
Net cash used in investing activities  $-    - 

 

Cash flow provided by operations was $ 249,303 for nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to cash flow provided by operations of $ 3,064,516 in nine months ended September 30, 2023.

  

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repaid $294,712 of principal on convertible notes payable, repaid $165,810 of principal on notes payable to related parties and repaid $ 32,442 of lease liability principal.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repaid $ 370,072 of notes principal, repaid $ 221,609 of principal on convertible notes payable, repaid $627,639 of principal on notes payable to related parties and repaid $34,423 of lease liability principal.

 

Assets

 

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had total assets of $3,328,550 and $3,191,246, respectively. Assets primarily consist of the cash accounts held by the Company, inventory, vendor deposits, accounts receivable, royalty receivable and a right-to-use asset. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024. the Company’s cash decreased by $243,661 accounts receivable increased by $251,769, royalty receivable increased by $2,177, inventory increased by $285,048, net of obsolesce and vendor deposits increased by $136,933.

 

Liabilities

 

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had total liabilities of $2,254,820 and $2,576,936, respectively.  These liabilities primarily consist of notes payable, convertible notes payable, tax liabilities, refund liabilities, customer deposits, and accounts payable and accrued expenses. Between September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, customer deposits, accounts payable, and accrued expenses (both to unrelated and related parties) increased by a total of $234,094. Convertible notes and notes payable to unrelated and related parties also decreased by a total of $460,522. Additionally, the right-of-use obligation decreased by $20,335, and the refund liability decreased by $3,940, while the tax liability decreased by $71,413.

 

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Availability of Additional Funds

 

Our capital requirements going forward will consist of financing our operations until we are able to reach a level of revenues and gross margins adequate to equal or exceed our ongoing operating expenses. We do not have any credit agreement or source of liquidity immediately available to us.

 

Since inception, our operations have primarily been funded through proceeds from equity and debt financing. At September 30, 2024, we had $ 1,523,599 of cash on hand. Although we believe that we have access to capital resources, there are no commitments in place for new financing as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain funds on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. We expect to have ongoing needs for working capital in order to (a) fund operations; plus (b) fund strategic acquisitions. To that end, we may be required to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing additional capital. If we are unsuccessful, we may need to (a) initiate cost reductions; (b) forego business development opportunities; (c) seek extensions of time to fund its liabilities, or (d) seek protection from creditors.

 

In addition, if we are unable to generate adequate cash from operations, and if we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for us to sell all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our unitholders or that result in our unitholders losing all of their investment in our Company.

 

If we are able to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities would dilute the ownership and control of your units and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our units currently trade. Our inability to raise capital could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our operations. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our unitholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties.

 

Our unaudited condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors. 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our significant accounting policies are described in notes accompanying the financial statements. The preparation of the financial statements requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements, and accordingly, actual results in future periods could differ from these estimates. Significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements apply critical accounting policies described in the notes to our financial statements.

 

We consider our recognition of revenues, accounting for intangible assets and related impairment analyses, the allowance for doubtful accounts and accounting for equity transactions, to be most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in the preparation of our financial statements.

 

Together with our critical accounting policies set out below, our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 of our unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

 

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Basis of Presentation

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which we considered as necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods or the full year.

 

Use of Estimates

 

GAAP requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses, cash flows and the related footnote disclosures during the period. On an on-going basis, the Company reviews and evaluates its estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 

 

Financial Condition

 

As reflected in the financial statements, the Company generated cash flows from operations of $249,303 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and had positive working capital of $ 1,166,456 and had cash of $1,523,599 as of September 30, 2024. These factors serve to mitigate the conditions that historically raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that the Company has sufficient cash and positive cash flows to meet its obligations for a minimum of twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.

 

Cash 

 

Cash is carried at cost and represents cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments. The Company had no cash equivalents on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company’s cash is held at major commercial banks, which may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limit. To date, the Company has not experienced any losses on its invested cash. On September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $702,902 and $947,184,   respectively, of cash in excess of FDIC limits of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds above the FDIC limit could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

  

Accounts Receivable and Royalty Receivable

 

The Company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.” This ASU sets forth a current expected credit loss model which requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. An allowance for credit losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had an allowance for expected credit loss of $25,419 and $ 10,925, respectively.

 

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Inventory

 

Inventory consisting of finished products is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation primarily includes an analysis of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, among consideration of other factors. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing its valuation. Based upon the evaluation, provisions are made to reduce excess or obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. Once established, write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the respective inventories. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the amounts that the Company may ultimately realize upon the disposition of inventories if future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, product discontinuances, sales return levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the provision for potential   inventory obsolescence was $ 29,979 and $ 0, respectively.

 

Leases

 

The Company applied the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842) to arrangements with lease terms of 12 months or more. Operating lease right of use assets (“ROU”) represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company use an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations. 

 

The Company has an operating lease principally for warehouse and office space. Management evaluates each lease independently to determine the purpose, necessity to its future operations in addition to other appropriate facts and circumstances.

 

Revenue Recognition 

 

The Company recognizes revenue when the risk gets transferred to the customer which occurs at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods. The Company recognizes revenues following the five-step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation.

 

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the risk got transferred to the customer which occurred at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods to the customer. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that it would have recognized is one year or less or the amount is immaterial.

 

Royalty revenues consist of license and sublicense agreements to use the Company’s intellectual property in exchange for a sales-based royalty. Royalty revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied by licensees and sublicensees through sales of licensed products.

 

The Company records contract liabilities when cash payments are received or due in advance of satisfaction of performance obligations by licensees and sublicensees. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received cash payments totaling $3,000,000 for the prepayment of royalties pursuant to a license agreement executed on January 2, 2023. The license agreement provides for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by licensee and provides the licensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets for an initial term of six months commencing March 2023 and expiring in September 2023. The Company recognized the prepaid royalties over the initial term of exclusivity. The license agreement required a monthly minimum royalty payments of $500,000 to maintain exclusivity on a month-to-month basis beyond September 2023. The minimum royalty payments were not met, so the agreement continued on a non-exclusive basis, with monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by the licensee and   provides the licensee with non-exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets.

 

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The sublicense agreement executed in March 2023 provided for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by sublicensee and provides the sublicensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets in exchange for minimum monthly royalty payments totaling $250,000 beginning June 2023.    

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the sublicensee, licensee, and Company agreed that the Company would not require the minimum monthly royalty payments. Instead, sublicensee would continue to pay 5% of gross sales as royalty, and the licensee would match this royalty payment if their calculated royalty would have been less than what the sublicensee paid. The Company recognizes sublicense royalty revenue on the basis of royalty statements for the period.

 

Voluntary Recall 

 

In February 2024, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 62,200 lighters due to a missing child safety feature. Under ASC 606, these products are not eligible for revenue recognition, as revenue cannot be recognized for amounts that are not expected to be entitled. Consequently, the Company recorded this as a refund liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the total impact of the recall, amounting to $198,068, has been recognized against revenues and receivables for potential credits associated with the recalled products.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $473 was refunded to retail consumers in cash, and $79,670 in credits was issued to wholesale and distributor customers. Only $3,467 of the credits were utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the remaining unutilized credits are still included in the refund liability. The Company anticipates issuing refunds related to the recall throughout the year and will continue to evaluate potential losses.

 

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the refund liability was $182,545 and $186,485, respectively.

 

The following table provides information about accounts receivable, royalty receivable from contracts with customers and the refund liability as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

   Accounts   Royalty   Refund 
   Receivable   Receivable   Liability 
December 31, 2023  $337,774   $88,286   $186,485 
September 30, 2024  $589,543   $90,463   $182,545 

  

Unit-Based Compensation  

 

The Company may issue restricted units to consultants for various services. Costs for these transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is to be measured at the earlier of: (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company may issue units as compensation in future periods for services associated with the registration of the common units.

 

Unit-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair value, in accordance with ASC Topic 718. This expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (typically the vesting period).

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $247,193 in unit-based compensation for the issuance of 2,942,771 common units to three employees, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in exchange for services provided. The expense was recognized at the grant date as the units were fully vested and issued as additional compensation for services already performed.

 

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Convertible Instruments

 

The Company accounts for convertible instruments in accordance with ASU 2020-06, “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.” This update significantly simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the requirement to bifurcate embedded conversion options from their host instruments, unless the conversion feature independently meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities. Under ASC 815, a conversion feature is treated as a derivative only if its economic characteristics and risks are not clearly and closely related to those of the host contract, and other specific conditions are met.

 

When it is determined that the embedded conversion options do not require bifurcation, the entire convertible instrument is accounted for as a single liability at amortized cost. Discounts or premiums on convertible instruments are recognized based on the difference between the proceeds received and the principal amount and are amortized over the life of the instrument using the effective interest method.

 

In the rare instances where a conversion option is bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative, the Company would apply the general extinguishment standards. The debt and equity linked derivatives are removed at their carrying amounts and the units issued are measured at their then-current fair value, with any difference recorded as a gain or loss on extinguishment of the two separate accounting liabilities.

 

Fair Value

 

The carrying values of the Company’s notes payables, convertible notes, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Unit

 

The Company computes net income per unit in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income/(loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including stock options, using the treasury stock method, and convertible notes, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

For the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2023, 5,890,170 units underlying convertible debt were dilutive and were included in the earnings per share calculation.

 

For the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2024, 1,864,780 units underlying convertible debt were antidilutive and excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation.

 

The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted income per unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023:

 

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic:                
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Net income (loss) per common unit - basic  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted:                    
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders - basic  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Add: tax adjusted interest convertible debt   -    34,420    -    133,571 
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders -diluted  $(166,884)  $2,985,636   $212,227   $4,038,423 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Add: diluted units related to convertible debt   -    5,890,170    -    5,890,170 
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted   89,935,870    94,694,205    89,179,936    94,694,205 
Net income (loss) per common unit - diluted  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 

 

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Provision for Income Taxes 

 

The Company has recorded income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” This standard necessitates the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their respective tax bases.

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, “Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. Certain recognition thresholds must be met before a tax position is recognized in the financial statements. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold. The Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 that would require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had minimal net income and a history of losses, and did not anticipate having a tax liability, so no provision for income tax was recorded.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company made tax payments totaling $215,452. The Company recorded provisions for income tax expense of $15,332 and $144,039 were recorded for the three and nine month periods, respectively

 

The Company’s tax liability decreased from $879,803 as of December 31, 2023, to $808,390 as of September 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of these provisions and payments.

 

The Company’s 2023 tax return included the use of net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards to reduce taxable income. Due to uncertainty regarding the acceptance of these NOLs and the judgment that the NOLs do not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of acceptance, the Company has recorded an estimated liability of $212,050 for potential penalties and interest associated with a possible disallowance of these NOLs. This amount has been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and classified as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes at the effective Federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

   Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2024
   Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2024
 
Income tax expense at U.S. statutory rate  $12,704   $119,346 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   2,628    24,693 
Valuation allowance          
Provision for income tax expense  $15,332   $144,039 

 

The provision for income taxes, effective tax rate, statutory federal income tax rate, and rate reconciliation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were as follows: 

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Provision for Income Taxes Expenses  $15,332   $-   $144,039   $- 
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%
State Income taxes, net of federal benefit   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%
Valuation Allowance   -    (25.35)%   -    (25.35)%
Effective Tax Rate   25.35%   -    25.35%   - 

 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate, primarily due to state income taxes. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the three and nine months September 30, 2024 was higher compared to the period in 2023 because the Company had losses to offset income, which were fully utilized during 2023.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flow when implemented.

 

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update aims to enhance transparency for users of financial statements by requiring public business entities to disaggregate specific expense categories. The update mandates disclosures in the notes to financial statements, detailing the composition and trends of key expense categories within major income statement captions. These enhanced disclosures are expected to help investors more effectively assess the entity’s performance, understand its cost structure, and make more accurate forecasts of future cash flows. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2024-03 on its financial reporting and disclosures.


On March 21, 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-01 ("ASU 2024-01"), which clarifies how an entity determines whether a profits interest or similar award is (1) within the scope of ASC 718 or (2) not a share-based payment arrangement and therefore within the scope of other guidance. The guidance in ASU 2024-01 applies to all entities that issue profits interest awards as compensation to employees or nonemployees in exchange for goods or services. ASU 2024-01 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2024-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. More specifically, the amendments relate to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures and require 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and 2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.

  

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 47020) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 81540): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which is intended to simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The guidance allows for either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption. The guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2024. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements, as our existing convertible instruments issued prior to January 1, 2024, did not have bifurcated conversion features and were past due by the effective date. Future issuances of convertible instruments will comply with the new standard, which may simplify both measurement and disclosure of these instruments.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include disclosure under this item. 

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. Based on such review and evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (a) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (b) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, because of a continued material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, as described below.

 

The Company did not maintain an effective financial reporting process to prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Specifically, our process lacked timely and complete financial statement reviews and procedures to ensure all required disclosures were made in our financial statements. Also, the Company lacked documented procedures including documentation related to testing of internal controls and entity-level controls, disclosure review, and other analytics. Furthermore, the Company lacked sufficient personnel to properly segregate duties.

 

A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness; yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the Company’s financial reporting.

 

Remedial Efforts Related to the Material Weakness in Internal Control

 

In an effort to address the material weakness, we have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, the following remedial steps:

 

  We intend to establish an audit committee of the board of directors as soon as practicable. We envision that the audit committee will be primarily responsible for reviewing the services performed by our independent auditors, evaluating our accounting policies and our system of internal controls.

 

  We intend to establish an internal audit function and engage a public accounting firm to perform internal audit services under an outsourcing arrangement. We intend for the internal audit service provider to review the policies, procedures and systems to address the material weakness.

 

  In addition to supervising all financial aspects of the Company, our Chief Financial Officer is also supervising our Information Technology (“IT”) functions to better facilitate the coordination and development of improved systems to support our financial reporting process.

 

  In furtherance of timely and complete financial statement reviews and procedures to ensure all required disclosures are made in our financial statements and promoting the segregation of duties, we have (i) hired experienced accounting personnel and expect to hire additional experienced accounting personnel, (ii) hired staff to handle the increased workload associated with the reporting structure in place and continue to recruit additional staff in key areas including financial reporting and tax accounting as well as we have engaged temporary staff and (iii) hired consultants to assist in achieving accurate and timely reporting, including hiring additional consultants to assist in the development and enhancement of IT infrastructure systems to support accounting.

 

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  We have provided and will continue to provide training to our finance and accounting personnel for timely and accurate preparation and management review of documentation to support our financial reporting and period-end close procedures including documentation related to testing of internal controls and entity-level controls, disclosure review, and other analytics.

 

  We have been conducting and continue to conduct the assessment and review of our accounting general ledger system to further identify changes that can be made to improve our overall control environment with respect to journal entries. We are continuing to implement more formal procedures related to the review and approval of journal entries.

 

  We have been formalizing the periodic account reconciliation process for all significant balance sheet accounts. We are continuing to implement more formal review of these reconciliations by our accounting management and we will increase the number of supervisory personnel to ensure that reviews are performed.

 

We believe these additional internal controls will be effective in remediating the material weakness described above; however, we may determine to modify the remediation plan described above by adding remedial steps to or modifying or no longer pursuing (if determined to be unnecessary in remediating the material weakness) the remedial steps set forth above. Until the remediation steps set forth above are fully implemented, the material weakness described above will continue to exist. Notwithstanding, through the use of external consultants and the review process, management believes that the financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.

 

The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

 

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

There are no current, pending or threatened legal proceedings against the Company.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Risk factors describing the major risks to our business can be found under Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. There has been no material change in our risk factors from those previously discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable to our operations.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a) None.

 

(b) There have been no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors since the Company last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(3) of Regulation S-K. 

 

(c) During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of securities of the Company intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) and/or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement. 

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
10.1   Exclusive Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Turning Point Brands Canada, dated December 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 4, 2024)
     
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
     
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
     
32.1**   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document *
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
   
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
     
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) *

 

* Filed herewith

 

** Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  VPR BRANDS, LP
   
Dated: November 14, 2024   By: /s/ Kevin Frija
    Chief Executive Officer
    (principal executive officer,
    principal financial officer and
    principal accounting officer)

 

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kevin Frija, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 of VPR Brands, LP;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant) and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2024

 

/s/ Kevin Frija  
Kevin Frija  
Chief Executive Officer  
(principal executive officer)  

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Kevin Frija, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 of VPR Brands, LP;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant) and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 14, 2024

 

/s/ Kevin Frija  
Kevin Frija  
Chief Executive Officer  
(principal financial officer)  

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Kevin Frija, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 14, 2024

 

/s/ Kevin Frija  
Kevin Frija, Chief Executive Officer  

(principal executive officer and

principal financial officer)

 

 

v3.24.3
Cover - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Nov. 14, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2024  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Entity Information [Line Items]    
Entity Registrant Name VPR Brands, LP  
Entity Central Index Key 0001376231  
Entity File Number 000-54545  
Entity Tax Identification Number 45-1740641  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Contact Personnel [Line Items]    
Entity Address, Address Line One 1141 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway  
Entity Address, City or Town Sunrise  
Entity Address, State or Province FL  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 33323  
Entity Phone Fax Numbers [Line Items]    
City Area Code (954)  
Local Phone Number 715-7001  
Entity Listings [Line Items]    
Title of 12(b) Security N/A  
No Trading Symbol Flag true  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   91,746,806
v3.24.3
Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:    
Cash $ 1,523,599 $ 1,767,260
Accounts receivable, net 589,543 337,774
Royalty receivable 90,463 88,286
Inventory, net 848,551 563,503
Vendor deposits 133,660 270,593
Other current assets 17,258 15,558
Total current assets 3,203,074 3,042,974
Right to use asset 97,143 118,439
Intangible assets 28,333 29,833
Total assets 3,328,550 3,191,246
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 517,220 207,560
Customer deposits 9,489 66,035
Lease liabilities, current portion 32,672 27,903
Notes payable, current portion 271,797 21,797
Refund liability 182,545 186,485
Convertible notes payable 186,478 481,190
Income tax payable 808,390 879,803
Total current liabilities 2,036,618 2,083,630
Notes payable, less current portion 147,237 397,237
Lease liabilities, net of current portion 70,965 96,069
Total liabilities 2,254,820 2,576,936
Partners’ Surplus    
Common units - 100,000,000 units authorized; 91,746,806 and 88,804,035 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively 8,312,674 8,065,481
Common units to be issued; 578,723 units 34,723 34,723
Accumulated deficit (7,273,667) (7,485,894)
Total Partners’ surplus 1,073,730 614,310
Total liabilities and Partners’ surplus 3,328,550 3,191,246
Related Party    
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable - related party 28,027 47,047
Note payable-related parties 165,810
Series A Preferred Units    
Partners’ Surplus    
Series A preferred units – 1,000,000 units authorized; 0 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
v3.24.3
Condensed Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - shares
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Common units authorized 100,000,000 100,000,000
Common units issued 91,746,806 88,804,035
Common units outstanding 91,746,806 88,804,035
Common units to be issued 578,723 578,723
Series A Preferred Units    
Preferred units authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000
Preferred units issued 0 0
Preferred units outstanding 0 0
v3.24.3
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Revenues        
Total revenues $ 1,442,963 $ 3,540,409 $ 4,730,855 $ 8,530,959
Cost of Sales 1,008,960 569,508 3,368,527 3,941,293
Gross profit 434,003 2,970,901 1,362,328 4,589,666
Operating Expenses:        
Selling, general and administrative 611,028 533,700 1,938,659 1,391,264
Unit-based compensation 247,193 247,193
Total operating expenses 858,221 533,700 2,185,852 1,391,264
Net Operating (Loss) Income (424,218) 2,437,201 (823,524) 3,198,402
Other Income (Expense):        
Settlement income, net 511,823 571,876 1,502,854 936,642
Other Income 5,644 5,644
Loan forgiveness 10,931 10,931
Interest income 601 372 2,102 372
Interest expense (245,402) (65,003) (328,306) (213,431)
Interest expense- related parties (4,161) (2,504) (28,064)
Total other income (expense), net 272,666 514,015 1,179,790 706,450
Net Income (Loss) before Provision for Income Tax (151,552) 2,951,216 356,266 3,904,852
Provision for Income Taxes 15,332 144,039
Net Income (Loss) $ (166,884) $ 2,951,216 $ 212,227 $ 3,904,852
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit - Basic (in Dollars per share) $ 0 $ 0.03 $ 0 $ 0.04
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit - Diluted (in Dollars per share) $ 0 $ 0.03 $ 0 $ 0.04
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding - Basic (in Shares) 89,935,870 88,804,035 89,179,936 88,804,035
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding - Diluted (in Shares) 89,935,870 94,694,205 89,179,936 94,694,205
Product sales        
Revenues        
Total revenues $ 1,326,199 $ 805,185 $ 4,121,090 $ 5,041,344
Royalty revenue        
Revenues        
Total revenues $ 116,764 $ 2,735,224 $ 609,765 $ 3,489,615
v3.24.3
Condensed Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital Surplus (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Common Units
Common Units to be Issued
Accumulated Deficit
Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 $ (10,418,696) $ (2,318,492)
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss) 25,314 25,314
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (10,393,382) (2,293,178)
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (10,418,696) (2,318,492)
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss)       3,904,852
Balance at Sep. 30, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (6,513,844) 1,586,360
Balance (in Shares) at Sep. 30, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (10,393,382) (2,293,178)
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss) 928,322 928,322
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (9,465,060) (1,364,856)
Balance (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss) 2,951,216 2,951,216
Balance at Sep. 30, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (6,513,844) 1,586,360
Balance (in Shares) at Sep. 30, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (7,485,894) 614,310
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss) 203,059 203,059
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (7,282,835) 817,369
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 88,804,035 578,723    
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (7,485,894) 614,310
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss)       212,227
Balance at Sep. 30, 2024 $ 8,312,674 $ 34,723 (7,273,667) 1,073,730
Balance (in Shares) at Sep. 30, 2024 91,746,806 578,723    
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (7,282,835) 817,369
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 88,804,035 578,723    
Net income (loss) 176,052 176,052
Balance at Jun. 30, 2024 $ 8,065,481 $ 34,723 (7,106,783) 993,421
Balance (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2024 88,804,035 578,723    
Units issued for Compensation $ 247,193     247,193
Units issued for Compensation (in Shares) 2,942,771      
Net income (loss)     (166,884) (166,884)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2024 $ 8,312,674 $ 34,723 $ (7,273,667) $ 1,073,730
Balance (in Shares) at Sep. 30, 2024 91,746,806 578,723    
v3.24.3
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:    
Net income $ 212,227 $ 3,904,852
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:    
Amortization of right of use asset 21,296 20,957
Amortization of intangible 1,500
Provision for inventory obsolescence 29,979
Interest on lease liability 12,107 16,157
Loan forgiveness (10,931)
Allowance for expected credit losses expense 14,494
Bad debt expense 8,177
Unit based compensation 247,193
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Royalty receivable (2,177) (106,113)
Inventory (315,027) (58,254)
Vendor deposits 136,933 367,398
Accounts receivable (274,440) (223,181)
Customer deposits (56,546) (523,702)
Other current assets (1,700) (3,426)
Refund liability (3,940)
Accounts payable related party (19,020)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 309,660 (319,241)
Income tax payable (71,413)
Net cash provided by operating activities 249,303 3,064,516
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Payments of notes payable (370,072)
Payments of convertible notes payable (294,712) (221,609)
Payments of notes payable, related parties (165,810) (627,639)
Payments on lease liability (32,442) (34,423)
Net cash used in financing activities (492,964) (1,253,743)
Change in Cash (243,661) 1,810,773
Cash - Beginning of the Year 1,767,260 22,421
Cash - End of the Year 1,523,599 1,833,194
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:    
Income tax paid in cash 215,452
Interest paid in cash 146,928 217,592
Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:    
Loan forgiveness $ 10,931
v3.24.3
Organization
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Organization [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

 

VPR Brands, LP (the “Company”, “we”, “our”) was incorporated in New York on July 19, 2004, as Jobsinsite.com, Inc. On August 5, 2004, we changed our name to Jobsinsite, Inc. On June 18, 2009, we merged with a Delaware corporation and became Jobsinsite, Inc. On July 1, 2009, we filed articles of conversion with the secretary of state of Delaware and became Soleil Capital L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. On September 2, 2015, we changed our name to VPR Brands, LP. We are managed by Soleil Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

The Company is engaged in various monetization strategies of a U.S. patent that the Company owns covering electronic cigarette, electronic cigar and personal vaporizer patents, as well as a patent for an inverted pocket lighter. The Company also has several trademarks (ELF, PHANTOM, HRB, VPOD, VAPOR X, and RIPPER) for which it is also engaged in licensing and various monetization strategies. The Company also designs, develops, markets and distributes products (the HoneyStick brand of vaporizers and the Goldline CBD products) oriented toward the cannabis markets. This allows us to capitalize on the rapidly growing expansion within the cannabis markets. The Company is also identifying electronic cigarette companies that may be infringing our patents and trademarks and exploring options to license and/or enforce our patents. The Company is now also selling DISSIM brand pocket lighters for which it holds a U.S. patent and patents pending. The Company also has patents pending in the cigar accessory space and sells these proprietary accessories.

v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

 

Basis of Presentation

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which we considered as necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods or the full year.

 

Use of Estimates

 

GAAP requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses, cash flows and the related footnote disclosures during the period. On an on-going basis, the Company reviews and evaluates its estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 

 

Financial Condition

 

As reflected in the financial statements, the Company generated cash flows from operations of $249,303 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and had positive working capital of $ 1,166,456 and had cash of $1,523,599 as of September 30, 2024. These factors serve to mitigate the conditions that historically raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that the Company has sufficient cash and positive cash flows to meet its obligations for a minimum of twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.

 

Cash 

 

Cash is carried at cost and represents cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments. The Company had no cash equivalents on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company’s cash is held at major commercial banks, which may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limit. To date, the Company has not experienced any losses on its invested cash. On September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $702,902 and $947,184,   respectively, of cash in excess of FDIC limits of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds above the FDIC limit could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

  

Accounts Receivable and Royalty Receivable

 

The Company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.” This ASU sets forth a current expected credit loss model which requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. An allowance for credit losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had an allowance for expected credit loss of $25,419 and $ 10,925, respectively.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consisting of finished products is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation primarily includes an analysis of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, among consideration of other factors. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing its valuation. Based upon the evaluation, provisions are made to reduce excess or obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. Once established, write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the respective inventories. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the amounts that the Company may ultimately realize upon the disposition of inventories if future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, product discontinuances, sales return levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the provision for potential   inventory obsolescence was $ 29,979 and $ 0, respectively.

 

Leases

 

The Company applied the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842) to arrangements with lease terms of 12 months or more. Operating lease right of use assets (“ROU”) represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company use an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations. 

 

The Company has an operating lease principally for warehouse and office space. Management evaluates each lease independently to determine the purpose, necessity to its future operations in addition to other appropriate facts and circumstances.

 

Revenue Recognition 

 

The Company recognizes revenue when the risk gets transferred to the customer which occurs at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods. The Company recognizes revenues following the five-step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation.

 

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the risk got transferred to the customer which occurred at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods to the customer. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that it would have recognized is one year or less or the amount is immaterial.

 

Royalty revenues consist of license and sublicense agreements to use the Company’s intellectual property in exchange for a sales-based royalty. Royalty revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied by licensees and sublicensees through sales of licensed products.

 

The Company records contract liabilities when cash payments are received or due in advance of satisfaction of performance obligations by licensees and sublicensees. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received cash payments totaling $3,000,000 for the prepayment of royalties pursuant to a license agreement executed on January 2, 2023. The license agreement provides for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by licensee and provides the licensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets for an initial term of six months commencing March 2023 and expiring in September 2023. The Company recognized the prepaid royalties over the initial term of exclusivity. The license agreement required a monthly minimum royalty payments of $500,000 to maintain exclusivity on a month-to-month basis beyond September 2023. The minimum royalty payments were not met, so the agreement continued on a non-exclusive basis, with monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by the licensee and   provides the licensee with non-exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets.

 

The sublicense agreement executed in March 2023 provided for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by sublicensee and provides the sublicensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets in exchange for minimum monthly royalty payments totaling $250,000 beginning June 2023.    

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the sublicensee, licensee, and Company agreed that the Company would not require the minimum monthly royalty payments. Instead, sublicensee would continue to pay 5% of gross sales as royalty, and the licensee would match this royalty payment if their calculated royalty would have been less than what the sublicensee paid. The Company recognizes sublicense royalty revenue on the basis of royalty statements for the period.

 

Voluntary Recall 

 

In February 2024, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 62,200 lighters due to a missing child safety feature. Under ASC 606, these products are not eligible for revenue recognition, as revenue cannot be recognized for amounts that are not expected to be entitled. Consequently, the Company recorded this as a refund liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the total impact of the recall, amounting to $198,068, has been recognized against revenues and receivables for potential credits associated with the recalled products.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $473 was refunded to retail consumers in cash, and $79,670 in credits was issued to wholesale and distributor customers. Only $3,467 of the credits were utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the remaining unutilized credits are still included in the refund liability. The Company anticipates issuing refunds related to the recall throughout the year and will continue to evaluate potential losses.

 

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the refund liability was $182,545 and $ 186,485, respectively.

 

The following table   provides information about accounts receivable, royalty receivable from contracts with customers and the refund liability as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

   Accounts   Royalty   Refund 
   Receivable   Receivable   Liability 
December 31, 2023  $337,774   $88,286   $186,485 
September 30, 2024  $589,543   $90,463   $182,545 

  

Unit-Based Compensation  

 

The Company may issue restricted units to consultants for various services. Costs for these transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is to be measured at the earlier of: (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company may issue units as compensation in future periods for services associated with the registration of the common units.

 

Unit-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair value, in accordance with ASC Topic 718. This expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (typically the vesting period).

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $247,193 in unit-based compensation for the issuance of 2,942,771 common units to three employees, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in exchange for services provided. The expense was recognized at the grant date as the units were fully vested and issued as additional compensation for services already performed.

 

Convertible Instruments

 

The Company accounts for convertible instruments in accordance with ASU 2020-06, “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.” This update significantly simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the requirement to bifurcate embedded conversion options from their host instruments, unless the conversion feature independently meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities. Under ASC 815, a conversion feature is treated as a derivative only if its economic characteristics and risks are not clearly and closely related to those of the host contract, and other specific conditions are met.

 

When it is determined that the embedded conversion options do not require bifurcation, the entire convertible instrument is accounted for as a single liability at amortized cost. Discounts or premiums on convertible instruments are recognized based on the difference between the proceeds received and the principal amount and are amortized over the life of the instrument using the effective interest method.

 

In the rare instances where a conversion option is bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative, the Company would apply the general extinguishment standards. The debt and equity linked derivatives are removed at their carrying amounts and the units issued are measured at their then-current fair value, with any difference recorded as a gain or loss on extinguishment of the two separate accounting liabilities.

 

Fair Value

 

The carrying values of the Company’s notes payables, convertible notes, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Unit

 

The Company computes net income per unit in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income/(loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including stock options, using the treasury stock method, and convertible notes, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

For the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2023, 5,890,170 units underlying convertible debt were dilutive and were included in the earnings per share calculation.

 

For the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2024, 1,864,780 units underlying convertible debt were antidilutive and excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation.

 

The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted income per unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023:

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic:                
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Net income (loss) per common unit - basic  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted:                    
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders - basic  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Add: tax adjusted interest convertible debt   -    34,420    -    133,571 
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders -diluted  $(166,884)  $2,985,636   $212,227   $4,038,423 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Add: diluted units related to convertible debt   -    5,890,170    -    5,890,170 
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted   89,935,870    94,694,205    89,179,936    94,694,205 
Net income (loss) per common unit - diluted  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 

 

Provision for Income Taxes 

 

The Company has recorded income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” This standard necessitates the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their respective tax bases.

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, “Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. Certain recognition thresholds must be met before a tax position is recognized in the financial statements. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold. The Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 that would require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had minimal net income and a history of losses, and did not anticipate having a tax liability, so no provision for income tax was recorded.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company made tax payments totaling $215,452. The Company recorded provisions for income tax expense of $15,332 and $144,039 were recorded for the three- and nine-month periods, respectively

 

The Company’s tax liability decreased from $879,803 as of December 31, 2023, to $808,390 as of September 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of these provisions and payments.

 

The Company’s 2023 tax return included the use of net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards to reduce taxable income. Due to uncertainty regarding the acceptance of these NOLs and the judgment that the NOLs do not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of acceptance, the Company has recorded an estimated liability of $212,050 for potential penalties and interest associated with a possible disallowance of these NOLs. This amount has been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and classified as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes at the effective Federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

   Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
   Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Income tax expense at U.S. statutory rate  $12,704   $119,346 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   2,628    24,693 
Valuation allowance        - 
Provision for income tax expense  $15,332   $144,039 

 

The provision for income taxes, effective tax rate, statutory federal income tax rate, and rate reconciliation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were as follows: 

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Provision for Income Taxes Expenses  $15,332   $-   $144,039   $- 
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%
State Income taxes, net of federal benefit   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%
Valuation Allowance   -    (25.35)%   -    (25.35)%
Effective Tax Rate   25.35%   -    25.35%   - 

  

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate, primarily due to state income taxes. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the three- and nine-months September 30, 2024 was higher compared to the period in 2023 because the Company had losses to offset income, which were fully utilized during 2023.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flow when implemented.

 

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update aims to enhance transparency for users of financial statements by requiring public business entities to disaggregate specific expense categories. The update mandates disclosures in the notes to financial statements, detailing the composition and trends of key expense categories within major income statement captions. These enhanced disclosures are expected to help investors more effectively assess the entity’s performance, understand its cost structure, and make more accurate forecasts of future cash flows. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2024-03 on its financial reporting and disclosures.


On March 21, 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-01 ("ASU 2024-01"), which clarifies how an entity determines whether a profits interest or similar award is (1) within the scope of ASC 718 or (2) not a share-based payment arrangement and therefore within the scope of other guidance. The guidance in ASU 2024-01 applies to all entities that issue profits interest awards as compensation to employees or nonemployees in exchange for goods or services. ASU 2024-01 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2024-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. More specifically, the amendments relate to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures and require 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and 2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.

  

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 47020) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 81540): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which is intended to simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The guidance allows for either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption. The guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2024. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements, as our existing convertible instruments issued prior to January 1, 2024, did not have bifurcated conversion features and were past due by the effective date. Future issuances of convertible instruments will comply with the new standard, which may simplify both measurement and disclosure of these instruments.

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Intellectual Property
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Intellectual Property [Abstract]  
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

NOTE 3: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

On November 16, 2023, the Company entered into a Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement with CartDub LLC, a Florida corporation (“Seller”), to purchase certain intangible assets for a total purchase price of $30,000.

 

The Company has allocated the purchase price among the acquired intangible assets based on their fair values at the acquisition date. These intangible assets are considered to have definite lives and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which are as follows:

 

Purchased Asset  Purchase
Price
   Useful Life
Intellectual Property  $15,000   15 years
Trademarks   10,000   15 years
Trade name   5,000   15 Years
Total Intangible Assets  $30,000    

 

Amortization expense related to these intangible assets is recognized in the general and administrative expenses income statement line item and is included in the Company’s financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the amortization expense for intangible assets was $500, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, it was $1,500. There was no amortization of intangible assets expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

The following table presents the future amortization expense related to the acquired intangible assets:

 

For the fiscal year ending December 31,  Amortization
Expense
 
2024 (remaining)  $500 
2025   2,000 
2026   2,000 
2027   2,000 
2028   2,000 
Thereafter   19,833 
   $28,333 
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Notes Payable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes Payable [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 4: NOTES PAYABLE

 

On September 6, 2018, the Company issued the Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $582,260 (the “A&R Note”). The principal amount of the A&R Note represents (i) $500,000 which Healthier Choices Management Corp. (HCMC) loaned to the Company on September 6, 2018, and (ii) $82,260, which represents the aggregate amount owed by the Company under the Original Notes as of September 6, 2018. The A&R Note, which has a maturity date of September 6, 2021, had the effect of amending and restating the Note and bears interest at the rate of 7% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the A&R Note, the Company agreed to pay HCMC 155 weekly payments of $4,141, commencing on September 14, 2018 and ending on September 14, 2021, and a balloon payment for all remaining accrued interest and principal in the 156th week. The Company at its option has the right, by giving 15 business days’ advance notice to HCMC, to prepay a portion or all amounts outstanding under the A&R Note without penalty or premium. The balance of the note as of December 31, 2022 was $189,225, which was repaid during the year ended December 31, 2023. 

 

On September 24, 2019, the Company entered into a working capital account agreement with Paypal Working Capital (“Paypal Note”), pursuant to which the Company borrowed $37,000, requiring repayment in amounts equal to 30% of sales collections processed through Paypal, but no less than $4,143, every 90 days, until the total amount of payments equals $41,430. The balance of the loan as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $21,797.

 

In October 2022, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with BRMS, LLC (“BRMS Note 2”), pursuant to which the Company received proceeds of $250,000, to be remitted to BRMS, LLC in 52 weekly amounts totaling $1,140 bearing interest at 18.56% per annum. The balance of the note as of December 31, 2022 was $224,038, which was repaid during the year ended December 31, 2023.

  

Economic Injury Disaster Loan

 

On July 9, 2020 and June 24, 2020, the Company received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) in the aggregate amount of $159,900, payable in monthly instalments of principal and interest totaling $731 over 30 years beginning in June 2021. The note accrues interest at an annual rate of 3.75%. The loan is secured by all tangible and intangible property. The balance on this EIDL was $147,237 and $147,237 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and have been classified as a long-term liability in notes payable, less current portion on the accompanying balance sheets.

 

Daiagi Note

 

On May 18, 2022, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $250,000 (the “Daiagi Note”) to Mike Daiagi. The principal amount due under the Daiagi Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum payable monthly. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest are due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Daiagi Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Daiagi Note. The balance of the Daiagi Note was as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $250,000.

 

The following is a summary of notes payable activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

Balance at December 31, 2023  $419,034 
Repayments of notes payable   - 
Balance at September 30, 2024  $419,034 
Current portion   (271,797)
Notes payable, less current portion  $147,237 
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Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties [Abstract]  
NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

NOTE 5: NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and year ended December 31, 2023, the company repaid multiple unsecured promissory notes to Kevin Frija, who serves as its Chief Executive Officer, President, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, Chairman of the Board, and a significant unitholder. These notes carried an interest rate of 24% per annum and permitted Mr. Frija to make one ACH payment withdrawal of $500, which increased to $1,500 per day for notes still outstanding in October of 2023, from the company’s bank account per business day until the principal and accrued interest were fully repaid. The notes were issued on various dates between April 2021 and September 2022. All were due within a year of their respective issuance dates.

 

As of December 31, 2023 the outstanding balance of the remaining notes was $165,810. As of September 30, 2024 there is no outstanding balance related to these notes.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company repaid the notes amounting to $948,608 and during the nine month ended September 30, 2024 company has repaid the remaining notes amounting to $ 165,810. 

 

The following is a summary of notes payable – related parties activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

Balance at December 31, 2023  $165,810 
Repayments of principal   (165,810)
Balance at September 30, 2024  $- 
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Convertible Notes Payable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Convertible Notes Payable [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 6: CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE 

 

Brikor Note

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 to Brikor LLC. The principal amount due under the Brikor Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Brikor Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Brikor Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and is senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Brikor Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Brikor Note. The portion of the Brikor Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Brikor Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Brikor Note, Brikor has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as hereinafter defined) into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Brikor Note at the Conversion Rate (as hereinafter defined). The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Brikor Note) (such result, the “Conversion Rate”). “Conversion Amount” means the sum of (A) the portion of the principal balance of the Brikor Note to be converted with respect to which the determination is being made, (B) accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such principal balance, if any, and (C) the Default Balance (other than any amount thereof within the purview of foregoing clauses (A) or (B)), if any. In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Brikor Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,951 and $95,965, respectively.

 

Daiagi and Daiagi Note

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “Daiagi and Daiagi Note”) to Mike Daiagi and Mathew Daiagi jointly (the “Daiagis”). The principal amount due under the Daiagi and Daiagi Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Daiagi and Daiagi Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Daiagi and Daiagi Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note. The portion of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Daiagi and Daiagi Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note, the Daiagis have the right, at their option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Daiagi and Daiagi Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Daiagi and Daiagi Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,951 and $95,965, respectively.

 

Amber Investments Note

 

On February 15, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “Amber Investments Note”) to Amber Investments LLC (“Amber Investments”). The principal amount due under the Amber Investments Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Amber Investments Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Amber Investments Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Amber Investments Note.

  

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Amber Investments Note. The portion of the Amber Investments Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Amber Investments Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Amber Investments Note, Amber Investments has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Amber Investments Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Amber Investments Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Amber Investments Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,976 and $95,965, respectively.

 

K& S Pride Note

 

On February 19, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “K & S Pride Note”) to K & S Pride Inc. (“K & S Pride”). The principal amount due under the K & S Pride Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the K & S Pride Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The K & S Pride Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the K & S Pride Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the K & S Pride Note. The portion of the K & S Pride Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The K & S Pride Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the K & S Pride Note, K & S Pride has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the K & S Pride Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the K & S Pride Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the K & S Pride Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $38,615 and $97,330, respectively.

 

Surplus Depot Note

 

On February 20, 2019, the Company issued a senior convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 (the “Surplus Depot Note”) to Surplus Depot Inc. (“Surplus Depot”). The principal amount due under the K & S Pride Note bears interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest (to the extent not converted in accordance with the terms of the Surplus Depot Note) is due and payable on the third anniversary of the issue date. The Surplus Depot Note and the amounts payable thereunder are unsecured obligations of the Company and shall be senior in right of payment and otherwise to all indebtedness, as provided in the Surplus Depot Note.

 

At any time after the first anniversary of the issue date, the holder may require the Company, upon at least 30 business days’ written notice, to redeem all or any portion of the Surplus Depot Note. The portion of the Surplus Depot Note subject to redemption will be redeemed by the Company in cash.

 

The Surplus Depot Note is convertible into common units of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Surplus Depot Note, Surplus Depot has the right, at its option, to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount into common units in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Depot Note at the Conversion Rate. The number of common units issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) $0.10 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the Surplus Depot Note). In March 2022, the Company began making monthly payments of principal and interest of $1,860 at the default annual interest rate of 26.4%. The balance of the Surplus Depot Note as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $36,985 and $95,965, respectively.

v3.24.3
Partners’ Capital Surplus
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Partners’ Capital Surplus [Abstract]  
PARTNERS’ CAPITAL SURPLUS

NOTE 7: PARTNERS’ CAPITAL SURPLUS    

 

The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 common units with no par value. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding 91,746,806 and 88,804,035 common units issued, respectively

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Company had 578,723 common units issuable pursuant to convertible debt conversions in 2020 yet to be issued.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $247,193 in unit-based compensation for the issuance of 2,942,771 common units to three employees including, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in exchange for services provided. The expense was recognized at the grant date as the units were fully vested and issued as additional compensation for services already performed.

 

Amendment to Partnership Agreement

 

On January 23, 2020, the Company executed the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Agreement”) in order to create a new class of Company securities titled Class A preferred units.

 

Pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Agreement, Soleil Capital Management LLC, the Company’s general partner (the “General Partner”) may, without the approval of the Company’s limited partners, issue additional Company securities for any Company purpose at any time and from time to time for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner shall determine in its sole discretion, all without the approval of any limited partners, and that each additional Company interest authorized to be issued by the Company may be issued in one or more classes, or one of more series of any such classes, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties as shall be fixed by the General Partner in its sole discretion. Pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Agreement, the General Partner may, without the approval of any partner, any unitholder or any other person, amend any provision of the Agreement to reflect any amendment expressly permitted in the Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting along, therefore including the creation of a new class of Company securities. 

 

The designation, powers, preferences and rights of the Class A preferred units and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are contained in the Second Amendment, and are summarized as follows:

 

Number and Stated Value. The number of authorized Class A preferred units is 1,000,000. Each Class A preferred unit will have a stated value of $2.00 (the “Stated Value”).

 

Rights. Except as set forth in the Second Amendment, each Class A preferred unit has all of the rights, preferences and obligations of the Company’s common units as set forth in the Agreement and shall be treated as a common unit for all other purposes of the Agreement.

 

Dividends.

 

Rate. Each Class A preferred unit is entitled to receive an annual dividend at a rate of 8% per annum on the Stated Value., which shall accrue on a monthly basis at the rate of 0.6666% per month, non-compounding, and shall be payable in cash within 30 days of each calendar year for which the dividend is payable.  

 

Liquidation. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, a merger or consolidation of the Company wherein the Company is not the surviving entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, each Class A unit will be entitled to receive, prior an in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to the holders of common units or any other Company securities ranking junior to the Class A preferred units, or to the General Partner, an amount per Class A preferred unit equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends. If, upon such an event and after the payment of preferential amounts required to be paid to holders of any Company securities having a ranking upon liquidation senior to the Class A preferred units, the assets of the Company available for distribution to the partners of the Company are insufficient to provide for both the payment of the full Class A liquidation preference and the preferential amounts (if any) required to be paid to holders of any other Company securities having a ranking upon liquidation pari passu with the Class A preferred units, such assets as are so available shall be distributed among the Class A preferred units and the holders of any other series of Company securities having a ranking upon liquidation pari passu with the Class A preferred units in proportion to the relative aggregate preferential amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

 

Conversion Rights.

 

Conversion. Upon notice, a holder of Class A preferred units has the right, at its option, to convert all or a portion of the Class A preferred units held into fully paid and nonassessable Company common units.

 

Conversion Price. Each Class A preferred unit is convertible into a number of common units equal to (x) the Stated Value plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, divided by (y) the Conversion Price (as hereinafter defined). The “Conversion Price” means 85% multiplied by the VWAP (as defined in the Second Amendment), representing a discount rate of 15%.

 

Conversion Limitation. In no event shall a holder of Class A preferred units be entitled to convert any of the Class A preferred units in excess of that number of Class A preferred units upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of common units beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates (other than common units which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted Class A preferred units or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein), and (2) the number of common units issuable upon the conversion of all Class A preferred units held by such holder would result in beneficial ownership by the holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding common units.

v3.24.3
Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 8: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Lease Agreements

 

Warehouse and Office Space

 

On May 19, 2022, the Company entered into a 5-year of approximately 3,100 square feet of warehouse and office space. The lease requires base monthly rent of $3,358 per month for the first year and provides for 5% increase in base rent on each anniversary date. At inception of the lease, the Company recorded a right to use asset and obligation of $157,363, equal to the present value of remaining payments of minimum required lease payments.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, right-of-use assets (“ROU”) are summarized as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets  $157,363   $157,363 
Less: accumulated amortization   (60,220)   (38,924)
Right-of-use assets, net  $97,143   $118,439 

 

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, operating lease liabilities related to the ROU assets are summarized as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Lease liabilities related to warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets  $103,637   $123,972 
Less: current portion of lease liabilities   (32,672)   (27,903)
Lease liabilities, net of current portion  $70,965   $96,069 

 

As of September 30, 2024, the weighted average lease term remaining is 2.58 years and the imputed interest rate is 14%.

 

The following table presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024:

 

Twelve Months Ended September 30,  Amount 
2025  $45,171 
2026   47,430 
2027   32,657 
Remaining   - 
Total minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments   125,258 
Less: discount to fair value   (21,621)
Total lease liability as of September 30, 2024  $103,637 

 

The Company amortized $21,296 and $20,957 of the right to use asset during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 totaled $15,775 and $17,097, respectively.

 

Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 totaled $49,235 and $50,330, respectively.

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. There are no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations and there are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

 

On April 20, 2023, the Company entered into a Litigation Resolution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Safa Goods, LLC regarding trademark and patent infringements of Company branded products. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company is to receive cash payments $5,300,197 over 18-months which will be recognized as settlement income when received due to uncertainty in timing and amount to be received. The Company received cash payments under the Agreement totaling $511,823, net of settlement legal fees during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and are included in net settlement income in the accompanying statements of operations. 

 

The Company received cash payments under the Agreement totaling $1,502,854, net of settlement legal fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and are included in net settlement income in the accompanying statements of operations. 

 

Voluntary Recall 

 

In February 2024, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 62,200 lighters due to a missing child safety feature. Under ASC 606, these products are not eligible for revenue recognition, as revenue cannot be recognized for amounts that are not expected to be entitled. Consequently, the Company recorded this as a refund liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the total impact of the recall, amounting to $198,068, has been recognized against revenues and receivables for potential credits associated with the recalled products.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $473 was refunded to retail consumers in cash, and $79,670 in credits was issued to wholesale and distributor customers. Only $3,467 of the credits were utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the remaining unutilized credits are still included in the refund liability. The Company anticipates issuing refunds related to the recall throughout the year and will continue to evaluate potential losses.

 

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the refund liability was $182,545 and $186,485, respectively.

 

Customer Concentration

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, 55% and 60% of the Company’s net revenues were generated from six customers. Accounts receivable and royalty receivable due from these customers as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 totaled $376,334 and $173,133, respectively

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 86% and 82%, respectively, of the Company’s net revenues were generated from four customers.

v3.24.3
Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 9: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

No events occurred subsequent to the date of the Company’s financial statements that would require adjustments to, or disclosure in, the aforementioned financial statements. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. 

v3.24.3
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure                
Net Income (Loss) $ (166,884) $ 176,052 $ 203,059 $ 2,951,216 $ 928,322 $ 25,314 $ 212,227 $ 3,904,852
v3.24.3
Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
v3.24.3
Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which we considered as necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods or the full year.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

GAAP requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses, cash flows and the related footnote disclosures during the period. On an on-going basis, the Company reviews and evaluates its estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 

Financial Condition

Financial Condition

As reflected in the financial statements, the Company generated cash flows from operations of $249,303 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and had positive working capital of $ 1,166,456 and had cash of $1,523,599 as of September 30, 2024. These factors serve to mitigate the conditions that historically raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that the Company has sufficient cash and positive cash flows to meet its obligations for a minimum of twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.

 

Cash

Cash 

Cash is carried at cost and represents cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments. The Company had no cash equivalents on September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company’s cash is held at major commercial banks, which may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limit. To date, the Company has not experienced any losses on its invested cash. On September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $702,902 and $947,184,   respectively, of cash in excess of FDIC limits of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds above the FDIC limit could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Accounts Receivable and Royalty Receivable

Accounts Receivable and Royalty Receivable

The Company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.” This ASU sets forth a current expected credit loss model which requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. An allowance for credit losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had an allowance for expected credit loss of $25,419 and $ 10,925, respectively.

Inventory

Inventory

Inventory consisting of finished products is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation primarily includes an analysis of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, among consideration of other factors. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing its valuation. Based upon the evaluation, provisions are made to reduce excess or obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. Once established, write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the respective inventories. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the amounts that the Company may ultimately realize upon the disposition of inventories if future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, product discontinuances, sales return levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the provision for potential   inventory obsolescence was $ 29,979 and $ 0, respectively.

Leases

Leases

The Company applied the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842) to arrangements with lease terms of 12 months or more. Operating lease right of use assets (“ROU”) represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company use an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations. 

The Company has an operating lease principally for warehouse and office space. Management evaluates each lease independently to determine the purpose, necessity to its future operations in addition to other appropriate facts and circumstances.

 

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition 

The Company recognizes revenue when the risk gets transferred to the customer which occurs at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods. The Company recognizes revenues following the five-step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation.

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the risk got transferred to the customer which occurred at a point in time, typically upon shipment of promised goods to the customer. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that it would have recognized is one year or less or the amount is immaterial.

Royalty revenues consist of license and sublicense agreements to use the Company’s intellectual property in exchange for a sales-based royalty. Royalty revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied by licensees and sublicensees through sales of licensed products.

The Company records contract liabilities when cash payments are received or due in advance of satisfaction of performance obligations by licensees and sublicensees. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received cash payments totaling $3,000,000 for the prepayment of royalties pursuant to a license agreement executed on January 2, 2023. The license agreement provides for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by licensee and provides the licensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets for an initial term of six months commencing March 2023 and expiring in September 2023. The Company recognized the prepaid royalties over the initial term of exclusivity. The license agreement required a monthly minimum royalty payments of $500,000 to maintain exclusivity on a month-to-month basis beyond September 2023. The minimum royalty payments were not met, so the agreement continued on a non-exclusive basis, with monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by the licensee and   provides the licensee with non-exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets.

The sublicense agreement executed in March 2023 provided for monthly royalties to the Company totaling 5% of gross sales of licensed products by sublicensee and provides the sublicensee exclusive use of certain trademark and patent assets in exchange for minimum monthly royalty payments totaling $250,000 beginning June 2023.    

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the sublicensee, licensee, and Company agreed that the Company would not require the minimum monthly royalty payments. Instead, sublicensee would continue to pay 5% of gross sales as royalty, and the licensee would match this royalty payment if their calculated royalty would have been less than what the sublicensee paid. The Company recognizes sublicense royalty revenue on the basis of royalty statements for the period.

Voluntary Recall 

In February 2024, the Company initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 62,200 lighters due to a missing child safety feature. Under ASC 606, these products are not eligible for revenue recognition, as revenue cannot be recognized for amounts that are not expected to be entitled. Consequently, the Company recorded this as a refund liability. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the total impact of the recall, amounting to $198,068, has been recognized against revenues and receivables for potential credits associated with the recalled products.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $473 was refunded to retail consumers in cash, and $79,670 in credits was issued to wholesale and distributor customers. Only $3,467 of the credits were utilized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the remaining unutilized credits are still included in the refund liability. The Company anticipates issuing refunds related to the recall throughout the year and will continue to evaluate potential losses.

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the refund liability was $182,545 and $ 186,485, respectively.

 

The following table   provides information about accounts receivable, royalty receivable from contracts with customers and the refund liability as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

   Accounts   Royalty   Refund 
   Receivable   Receivable   Liability 
December 31, 2023  $337,774   $88,286   $186,485 
September 30, 2024  $589,543   $90,463   $182,545 
Unit-Based Compensation

Unit-Based Compensation  

The Company may issue restricted units to consultants for various services. Costs for these transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is to be measured at the earlier of: (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company may issue units as compensation in future periods for services associated with the registration of the common units.

Unit-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair value, in accordance with ASC Topic 718. This expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (typically the vesting period).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $247,193 in unit-based compensation for the issuance of 2,942,771 common units to three employees, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer in exchange for services provided. The expense was recognized at the grant date as the units were fully vested and issued as additional compensation for services already performed.

Convertible Instruments

Convertible Instruments

The Company accounts for convertible instruments in accordance with ASU 2020-06, “Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.” This update significantly simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating the requirement to bifurcate embedded conversion options from their host instruments, unless the conversion feature independently meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging Activities. Under ASC 815, a conversion feature is treated as a derivative only if its economic characteristics and risks are not clearly and closely related to those of the host contract, and other specific conditions are met.

When it is determined that the embedded conversion options do not require bifurcation, the entire convertible instrument is accounted for as a single liability at amortized cost. Discounts or premiums on convertible instruments are recognized based on the difference between the proceeds received and the principal amount and are amortized over the life of the instrument using the effective interest method.

In the rare instances where a conversion option is bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative, the Company would apply the general extinguishment standards. The debt and equity linked derivatives are removed at their carrying amounts and the units issued are measured at their then-current fair value, with any difference recorded as a gain or loss on extinguishment of the two separate accounting liabilities.

Fair Value

Fair Value

The carrying values of the Company’s notes payables, convertible notes, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Unit

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Unit

The Company computes net income per unit in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income/(loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including stock options, using the treasury stock method, and convertible notes, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

For the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2023, 5,890,170 units underlying convertible debt were dilutive and were included in the earnings per share calculation.

For the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2024, 1,864,780 units underlying convertible debt were antidilutive and excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation.

The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted income per unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023:

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic:                
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Net income (loss) per common unit - basic  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted:                    
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders - basic  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Add: tax adjusted interest convertible debt   -    34,420    -    133,571 
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders -diluted  $(166,884)  $2,985,636   $212,227   $4,038,423 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Add: diluted units related to convertible debt   -    5,890,170    -    5,890,170 
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted   89,935,870    94,694,205    89,179,936    94,694,205 
Net income (loss) per common unit - diluted  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 

 

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for Income Taxes 

The Company has recorded income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” This standard necessitates the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their respective tax bases.

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, “Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. Certain recognition thresholds must be met before a tax position is recognized in the financial statements. An entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold. The Company does not believe it has any uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 that would require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had minimal net income and a history of losses, and did not anticipate having a tax liability, so no provision for income tax was recorded.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company made tax payments totaling $215,452. The Company recorded provisions for income tax expense of $15,332 and $144,039 were recorded for the three- and nine-month periods, respectively

The Company’s tax liability decreased from $879,803 as of December 31, 2023, to $808,390 as of September 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of these provisions and payments.

The Company’s 2023 tax return included the use of net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards to reduce taxable income. Due to uncertainty regarding the acceptance of these NOLs and the judgment that the NOLs do not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of acceptance, the Company has recorded an estimated liability of $212,050 for potential penalties and interest associated with a possible disallowance of these NOLs. This amount has been included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and classified as interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes at the effective Federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:

   Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
   Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Income tax expense at U.S. statutory rate  $12,704   $119,346 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   2,628    24,693 
Valuation allowance        - 
Provision for income tax expense  $15,332   $144,039 

The provision for income taxes, effective tax rate, statutory federal income tax rate, and rate reconciliation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were as follows: 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Provision for Income Taxes Expenses  $15,332   $-   $144,039   $- 
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%
State Income taxes, net of federal benefit   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%
Valuation Allowance   -    (25.35)%   -    (25.35)%
Effective Tax Rate   25.35%   -    25.35%   - 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate, primarily due to state income taxes. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the three- and nine-months September 30, 2024 was higher compared to the period in 2023 because the Company had losses to offset income, which were fully utilized during 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations, and cash flow when implemented.

 

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update aims to enhance transparency for users of financial statements by requiring public business entities to disaggregate specific expense categories. The update mandates disclosures in the notes to financial statements, detailing the composition and trends of key expense categories within major income statement captions. These enhanced disclosures are expected to help investors more effectively assess the entity’s performance, understand its cost structure, and make more accurate forecasts of future cash flows. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2024-03 on its financial reporting and disclosures.


On March 21, 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-01 ("ASU 2024-01"), which clarifies how an entity determines whether a profits interest or similar award is (1) within the scope of ASC 718 or (2) not a share-based payment arrangement and therefore within the scope of other guidance. The guidance in ASU 2024-01 applies to all entities that issue profits interest awards as compensation to employees or nonemployees in exchange for goods or services. ASU 2024-01 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2024-01 on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. More specifically, the amendments relate to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures and require 1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and 2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 47020) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 81540): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which is intended to simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The guidance allows for either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption. The guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2024. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements, as our existing convertible instruments issued prior to January 1, 2024, did not have bifurcated conversion features and were past due by the effective date. Future issuances of convertible instruments will comply with the new standard, which may simplify both measurement and disclosure of these instruments.

v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Royalty Receivable The following table   provides information about accounts receivable, royalty receivable from contracts with customers and the refund liability as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
   Accounts   Royalty   Refund 
   Receivable   Receivable   Liability 
December 31, 2023  $337,774   $88,286   $186,485 
September 30, 2024  $589,543   $90,463   $182,545 
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Income per Unit The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted income per unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023:
   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic:                
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Net income (loss) per common unit - basic  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 
                     
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted:                    
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders - basic  $(166,884)  $2,951,216   $212,227   $3,904,852 
Add: tax adjusted interest convertible debt   -    34,420    -    133,571 
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders -diluted  $(166,884)  $2,985,636   $212,227   $4,038,423 
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic   89,935,870    88,804,035    89,179,936    88,804,035 
Add: diluted units related to convertible debt   -    5,890,170    -    5,890,170 
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted   89,935,870    94,694,205    89,179,936    94,694,205 
Net income (loss) per common unit - diluted  $(0.00)  $0.03   $0.00   $0.04 

 

Schedule of Effective Federal Statutory Rate and the Provision for Income Taxes The items accounting for the difference between income taxes at the effective Federal statutory rate and the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
   Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
   Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024
 
Income tax expense at U.S. statutory rate  $12,704   $119,346 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   2,628    24,693 
Valuation allowance        - 
Provision for income tax expense  $15,332   $144,039 
The provision for income taxes, effective tax rate, statutory federal income tax rate, and rate reconciliation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were as follows:
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Provision for Income Taxes Expenses  $15,332   $-   $144,039   $- 
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%   21.00%
State Income taxes, net of federal benefit   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%   4.35%
Valuation Allowance   -    (25.35)%   -    (25.35)%
Effective Tax Rate   25.35%   -    25.35%   - 
v3.24.3
Intellectual Property (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Intellectual Property [Abstract]  
Schedule of Intangible Assets Definite Lives The Company has allocated the purchase price among the acquired intangible assets based on their fair values at the acquisition date. These intangible assets are considered to have definite lives and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which are as follows:
Purchased Asset  Purchase
Price
   Useful Life
Intellectual Property  $15,000   15 years
Trademarks   10,000   15 years
Trade name   5,000   15 Years
Total Intangible Assets  $30,000    

 

Schedule of Future Amortization Expense The following table presents the future amortization expense related to the acquired intangible assets:
For the fiscal year ending December 31,  Amortization
Expense
 
2024 (remaining)  $500 
2025   2,000 
2026   2,000 
2027   2,000 
2028   2,000 
Thereafter   19,833 
   $28,333 
v3.24.3
Notes Payable (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes Payable [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notes Payable Activity The following is a summary of notes payable activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Balance at December 31, 2023  $419,034 
Repayments of notes payable   - 
Balance at September 30, 2024  $419,034 
Current portion   (271,797)
Notes payable, less current portion  $147,237 
v3.24.3
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notes Payable – Related Parties’ Activity The following is a summary of notes payable – related parties activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Balance at December 31, 2023  $165,810 
Repayments of principal   (165,810)
Balance at September 30, 2024  $- 
v3.24.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Right-of-Use Assets As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, right-of-use assets (“ROU”) are summarized as follows:
   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets  $157,363   $157,363 
Less: accumulated amortization   (60,220)   (38,924)
Right-of-use assets, net  $97,143   $118,439 
Schedule of Operating Lease Liabilities Related to the ROU Assets As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, operating lease liabilities related to the ROU assets are summarized as follows:
   September 30,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Lease liabilities related to warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets  $103,637   $123,972 
Less: current portion of lease liabilities   (32,672)   (27,903)
Lease liabilities, net of current portion  $70,965   $96,069 
Schedule of Maturity of the Company’s Operating Lease Liabilities The following table presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024:
Twelve Months Ended September 30,  Amount 
2025  $45,171 
2026   47,430 
2027   32,657 
Remaining   - 
Total minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments   125,258 
Less: discount to fair value   (21,621)
Total lease liability as of September 30, 2024  $103,637 
v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Line Items]                
Cash flows from operations           $ 249,303 $ 3,064,516  
Working capital     $ 1,166,456     1,166,456    
Cash     1,523,599     1,523,599   $ 1,767,260
Invested cash           702,902   947,184
Cash in excess of FDIC     250,000     250,000    
Allowance for expected credit loss     25,419     25,419   10,925
Provision for inventory obsolescence           $ 29,979   0
Proceeds from royalties               $ 3,000,000
Gross sales percentage   5.00%     5.00% 5.00%   5.00%
Minimum royalty payment $ 250,000         $ 500,000    
Revenue     1,442,963 $ 3,540,409   4,730,855 $ 8,530,959  
Refunded to retail consumers in cash     473     473    
Credit issued     79,670     79,670    
Utilized credits     3,467     3,467    
Refund liability     182,545     182,545   $ 186,485
Unit-based compensation     $ 247,193     $ 247,193    
Convertible debt were dilutive (in Shares)     1,864,780 5,890,170   1,864,780 5,890,170  
Tax payments     $ 215,452     $ 215,452    
Provisions for income taxes     15,332   144,039  
Tax liability           808,390   879,803
Estimated liability     $ 212,050     $ 212,050    
Voluntary Recall [Member]                
Accounting Policies [Line Items]                
Revenue               $ 198,068
Employees [Member]                
Accounting Policies [Line Items]                
Share issued under share based compensation (in Shares)           2,942,771    
v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Royalty Receivable - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Accounts Receivable, Royalty Receivable [Abstract]    
Accounts Receivable $ 589,543 $ 337,774
Royalty Receivable 90,463 88,286
Refund Liability $ 182,545 $ 186,485
v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Income per Unit - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Net income (loss) per common unit – basic:                
Net income $ (166,884) $ 176,052 $ 203,059 $ 2,951,216 $ 928,322 $ 25,314 $ 212,227 $ 3,904,852
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic 89,935,870     88,804,035     89,179,936 88,804,035
Net income (loss) per common unit - basic $ 0     $ 0.03     $ 0 $ 0.04
Net income (loss) per common unit – diluted:                
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders - basic $ (166,884)     $ 2,951,216     $ 212,227 $ 3,904,852
Add: tax adjusted interest convertible debt     34,420     133,571
Net income (loss) allocated to common unit holders -diluted $ (166,884)     $ 2,985,636     $ 212,227 $ 4,038,423
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic 89,935,870     88,804,035     89,179,936 88,804,035
Add: diluted units related to convertible debt     5,890,170     5,890,170
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted 89,935,870     94,694,205     89,179,936 94,694,205
Net income (loss) per common unit - diluted $ 0     $ 0.03     $ 0 $ 0.04
v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of Effective Federal Statutory Rate and the Provision for Income Taxes - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Schedule of Effective Federal Statutory Rate and the Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract]        
Income tax expense at U.S. statutory rate (in Dollars) $ 12,704   $ 119,346  
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (in Dollars) 2,628   24,693  
Valuation allowance (in Dollars)      
Provision for income tax expense (in Dollars) 15,332 144,039
Provision for Income Taxes Expenses (in Dollars) $ 15,332 $ 144,039
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
State Income taxes, net of federal benefit 4.35% 4.35% 4.35% 4.35%
Valuation Allowance (25.35%) (25.35%)
Effective Tax Rate 25.35% 25.35%
v3.24.3
Intellectual Property (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Nov. 16, 2023
Intellectual Property [Abstract]          
Intangible assets purchase price $ 30,000   $ 30,000   $ 30,000
Amortization of intangible asset expense $ 500 $ 1,500  
v3.24.3
Intellectual Property (Details) - Schedule of Intangible Assets Definite Lives - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Nov. 16, 2023
Intellectual Property [Line Items]    
Total intangible assets purchase price $ 30,000 $ 30,000
Intellectual Property [Member]    
Intellectual Property [Line Items]    
Total intangible assets purchase price $ 15,000  
Useful Life 15 years  
Trademarks [Member]    
Intellectual Property [Line Items]    
Total intangible assets purchase price $ 10,000  
Useful Life 15 years  
Trade name [Member]    
Intellectual Property [Line Items]    
Total intangible assets purchase price $ 5,000  
Useful Life 15 years  
v3.24.3
Intellectual Property (Details) - Schedule of Future Amortization Expense
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Schedule of Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]  
2024 (remaining) $ 500
2025 2,000
2026 2,000
2027 2,000
2028 2,000
Thereafter 19,833
Amortization expense $ 28,333
v3.24.3
Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2019
Sep. 06, 2018
Oct. 31, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
May 18, 2022
Jul. 09, 2020
Jun. 24, 2020
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Payments amount   $ 4,141                
Balance loan         $ 271,797 $ 21,797        
Payments of principal and interest         250,000 250,000        
Notes payable         147,237 397,237        
BRMS, LLC [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Notes payable           224,038 $ 189,225      
Principal amount     $ 250,000              
Payments of principal and interest     $ 1,140              
Bearing interest     18.56%              
A&R Note [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Principal amount   582,260                
Loan amount   500,000                
Aggregate amount   $ 82,260                
Maturity date   Sep. 06, 2021                
Interest rate   7.00%                
Paypal Note [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Borrow amount $ 37,000                  
Sales percentage 30.00%                  
Total amount $ 41,430                  
Balance loan         $ 21,797 21,797        
Promissory Note [Member] | BRMS, LLC [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Debt instalments term     364 days              
Economic Injury Disaster Loan [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Loan amount                 $ 159,900 $ 159,900
Debt instalments term       30 years            
Instalments of principal and interest       $ 731            
Accrues interest         3.75%          
Notes payable         $ 147,237 $ 147,237        
Daiagi Note [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Principal amount               $ 250,000    
Principal interest               18.00%    
Minimum [Member] | Paypal Note [Member]                    
Notes Payable [Line Items]                    
Borrow amount $ 4,143                  
v3.24.3
Notes Payable (Details) - Schedule of Notes Payable Activity - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes Payable [Abstract]      
Balance beginning $ 419,034    
Repayments of notes payable $ 370,072  
Balance Ending 419,034    
Current portion (271,797)   $ (21,797)
Notes payable, less current portion $ 147,237   $ 397,237
v3.24.3
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties [Line Items]      
Payment withdrawal $ 500    
Outstanding amount $ 1,500    
Repaid amount   $ 165,810 $ 948,608
Related Party [Member]      
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties [Line Items]      
Remaining outstanding balance   $ 165,810
January 2021 Frija Note [Member] | Kevin Frija [Member]      
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties [Line Items]      
Interest rate 24.00%    
v3.24.3
Notes and Accounts Payable – Related Parties (Details) - Schedule of Notes Payable – Related Parties Activity - Related Party [Member]
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Schedule of Notes Payable – Related Parties Activity [Line Items]  
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 165,810
Repayments of principal (165,810)
Balance at September 30, 2024
v3.24.3
Convertible Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2022
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Feb. 20, 2019
Feb. 19, 2019
Feb. 15, 2019
Brikor Note [Member]            
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]            
Debt principal amount           $ 200,000
Debt interest rate           18.00%
Conversion per share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.1        
Payment of principal and interest amount $ 1,860          
Annual interest rate 26.40%          
Notes payable balance amount   $ 36,951 $ 95,965      
Daiagi and Daiagi Note [Member]            
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]            
Debt principal amount           $ 200,000
Debt interest rate           18.00%
Conversion per share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.1        
Payment of principal and interest amount $ 1,860          
Annual interest rate 26.40%          
Balance amount   $ 36,951 95,965      
Amber Investments Note [Member]            
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]            
Debt principal amount           $ 200,000
Debt interest rate           18.00%
Conversion per share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.1        
Payment of principal and interest amount $ 1,860          
Annual interest rate 26.40%          
Notes payable balance amount   $ 36,976 95,965      
K & S Pride Note [Member]            
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]            
Debt principal amount         $ 200,000  
Debt interest rate         18.00%  
Conversion per share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.1        
Payment of principal and interest amount $ 1,860          
Annual interest rate 26.40%          
Notes payable balance amount   $ 38,615 97,330      
Surplus Depot Note [Member]            
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]            
Debt principal amount       $ 200,000    
Debt interest rate       18.00%    
Conversion per share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.1        
Payment of principal and interest amount $ 1,860          
Annual interest rate 26.40%          
Notes payable balance amount   $ 36,985 $ 95,965      
v3.24.3
Partners’ Capital Surplus (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Partners’ Capital Surplus [Line Items]      
Shares authorized 100,000,000 100,000,000  
No par value (in Dollars per share)  
Common units outstanding 91,746,806 91,746,806 88,804,035
Convertible debt 578,723 578,723 578,723
Unit-based compensation (in Dollars) $ 247,193 $ 247,193  
Common units 2,942,771 2,942,771  
Beneficial ownership percentage   4.99%  
Class A Preferred Units [Member]      
Partners’ Capital Surplus [Line Items]      
Preferred stock shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000  
Class A preferred value (in Dollars per share) $ 2 $ 2  
Annual dividend rate   8.00%  
Monthly basis rate 0.6666% 0.6666%  
Conversion price   85.00%  
Discount rate   15.00%  
v3.24.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2024
Apr. 20, 2023
USD ($)
May 19, 2022
USD ($)
ft²
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]                
Right use of asset obligation     $ 157,363          
Weighted average remaining lease term     2 years 6 months 29 days          
Weighted average discount rate     14.00%          
Operating lease amortizations           $ 21,296 $ 20,957  
Rent expense       $ 15,775 $ 17,097 49,235 $ 50,330  
Lease cash payments   $ 5,300,197            
Settlement legal fees       511,823   1,502,854    
Refunded to retail consumers in cash       473   473    
Credit issued       79,670   79,670    
Utilized credits       3,467   3,467    
Refund liability       182,545   182,545   $ 186,485
Accounts receivable, after allowance for credit loss       $ 376,334   $ 376,334    
Royalty receivable due               173,133
Voluntary Recall [Member]                
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]                
Number of lighters 62,200              
Total revenues               $ 198,068
Warehouse and Office Space [Member]                
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]                
Lease term     5 years          
Square feet of warehouse and office space (in Square Feet) | ft²     3,100          
Base monthly rent per month     $ 3,358          
Percentage of rent increase annually     5.00%          
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Six Customer [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member]                
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]                
Concentration percentage       55.00%   60.00%    
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Four Customer [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member]                
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]                
Concentration percentage         86.00%   82.00%  
v3.24.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Schedule of Right-of-Use Assets - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Right of Use Assets [Abstract]    
Warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets $ 157,363 $ 157,363
Less: accumulated amortization (60,220) (38,924)
Right-of-use assets, net $ 97,143 $ 118,439
v3.24.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Schedule of Operating Lease Liabilities Related to the ROU Assets - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Operating Lease Liabilities Related to the ROU Assets [Abstract]    
Lease liabilities related to warehouse and office lease right-of-use assets $ 103,637 $ 123,972
Less: current portion of lease liabilities (32,672) (27,903)
Lease liabilities, net of current portion $ 70,965 $ 96,069
v3.24.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Schedule of Maturity of the Company’s Operating Lease Liabilities - USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Maturity of the Company’s Operating Lease Liabilities [Abstract]    
2025 $ 45,171  
2026 47,430  
2027 32,657  
Remaining  
Total minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments 125,258  
Less: discount to fair value (21,621)  
Total lease liability as of September 30, 2024 $ 103,637 $ 123,972

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