Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Accrued Expenses

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Accrued Expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses

4.        ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

SUMMARY

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

    March 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
    (unaudited)        
Registration rights penalty   $ 1,003,944     $ 967,928  
Accrued consulting fees     181,800       184,800  
Accrued host fees     1,395,650       1,308,897  
Accrued professional, board and other fees     1,447,629       1,381,399  
Accrued wages     230,000       241,466  
Accrued commissions     500,000       445,000  
Warranty payable     333,000       338,000  
Accrued taxes payable     556,687       511,902  
Accrued payroll taxes payable     246,818       122,069  
Warrants payable     202,980       155,412  
Accrued issuable equity     1,306,862       862,377  
Accrued interest expense     338,582       273,838  
Accrued lease termination costs     300,000       -  
Accrued legal settlement costs     175,000       -  
Dividend payable     1,905,000       1,150,100  
Other accrued expenses     14,068       12,788  
Total accrued expenses   $ 10,138,020     $ 7,955,976  
Accrued expenses, net of current portion     3,150,212       -  
Current portion of accrued expenses   $ 6,987,808     $ 7,955,976  

  

REGISTRATION RIGHTS PENALTY

 

In connection with the sale of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company granted the purchasers certain registration rights. On November 7, 2016, the Company filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 but, as of March 31, 2017, the registration statement had not been declared effective by the SEC. The registration rights agreements entered into with the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock purchasers provide that the Company has to pay liquidated damages equal to 1% of all Series C subscription amounts received on the date the Series C resale registration statement was due to be filed pursuant to such registration rights agreements. The Company is required to pay such penalty each month thereafter until the resale registration statement is filed and once filed the Company has 30 days for the registration statement to be deemed effective otherwise the penalty resumes each month until the terms are met. The maximum liquidated damages amount is 10% of all Series C subscription amounts received. Failure to pay such liquidated damages results in interest on such damages at a rate of 18% per annum becoming due. As a result, the Company accrued $1,003,944 and $967,928 of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock registration rights damages at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company issued Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of the liability. See Note 10 – Subsequent Events - Series C Convertible Preferred Stock for additional details.

 

ACCRUED PROFESSIONAL, BOARD AND OTHER FEES

 

Accrued professional, board and other fees consist of investment banking fees, professional fees, bonuses, board of director fees, network fees, installation costs and other miscellaneous fees. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, accrued investment banking fees were $860,183, which were payable in cash.

 

ACCRUED COMMISSIONS

 

See Note 8 – Related Parties for additional details.

 

WARRANTY PAYABLE

 

The Company provides a limited product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for its Blink residential and commercial chargers, ranging in length from one to two years. The Company accrues for estimated warranty costs at the time of revenue recognition and records the expense of such accrued liabilities as a component of cost of sales. Estimated warranty costs are based on historical product data and anticipated future costs. Should actual failure rates differ significantly from estimates, the impact of these unforeseen costs would be recorded as a change in estimate in the period identified. Warranty expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $19,147 and $71,116, respectively.

 

ACCRUED ISSUABLE EQUITY

 

In connection with the issuance of a convertible note payable in 2016, the Company is obligated to issue to the purchaser shares of common stock equal to 48% of the consideration paid by the purchaser. The Company must issue such shares on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) trading day after the pricing of the Public Offering and (ii) May 15, 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the purchaser paid aggregate consideration of $1,805,100 to the Company but the Company had not yet issued the common stock to the purchaser. As a result, the Company accrued the $866,448 obligation. See Note 5 – Notes Payable – Convertible and Other Notes for additional details.

 

Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company issued 575,144 shares of common stock in satisfaction of $230,000 of the liability. See Note 10 – Subsequent Events - Common Stock for additional details.

 

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

 

On March 24, 2017, the Company was released from a $23,928 liability pursuant to a professional service agreement, such that it recognized a gain on forgiveness of accounts payable of $23,928 during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

ACCRUED LEASE TERMINATION COSTS

 

See Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies – Operating Lease for additional details.