Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Prepaid and Other Current Assets

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Prepaid and Other Current Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Prepaid and Other Current Assets [Abstract]  
PREPAID AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
4. 
PREPAID AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
 
Prepaid and other current assets consist of the following at:
 
 
 
March 31,
2014
 
 
December 31,
2013
 
Prepaid consulting fees
 
$
5,456
 
 
$
23,493
 
Prepaid compensation
 
 
179,206
 
 
 
256,171
 
Short term storage, utility and other deposits
 
 
135,043
 
 
 
42,187
 
Prepaid software application
   
150,000
     
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Sundry prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
15,470
 
 
 
75,829
 
  Subtotal
 
 
485,175
 
 
 
397,680
 
Less: non-current portion
 
 
(74,644
)
 
 
(126,005
)
Prepaid and other current assets
 
$
410,531
 
 
$
271,675
 
 
On December 6, 2012, the Company retained an individual to serve as chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors for three years.  As part of the chairman’s compensation, the Company issued to him 200,000 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $316,000 which is based on the market value on the date of issuance.  As of March 31, 2014, the prepaid portion of the compensation was $179,206.  The expense will be recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.
 
On February 5, 2013, the Company entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with a firm to develop application software. As part of its fee, the firm was issued 113,636 fully vested shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.32 per share based on the market price on the date of issuance totaling $150,000. This fee is recorded as Prepaid and other current assets on the Company’s balance sheet as of March 31, 2014.   The Company introduced the application in the commercial market in May 2014 and anticipates an estimated useful life of one year to be recognized ratably over the year.
 
On August 12, 2013 the Company retained a firm to provide the Company with management advisory services over a year. As part of the agreement the Company issued 3,000 shares of its common stock to the firm and 7,000 shares of its common stock to a principal of the firm; each at $1.50 per share and valued at $15,000 in aggregate which is based on the market value on the date of issuance. The expense will be recognized ratably over the term of the agreement. As of March 31, 2014, the prepaid portion of those services was $5,456.