| LEASES |
NOTE 13 – LEASES
The components of lease cost for operating leases
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
| Schedule of lease cost for operating leases |
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
2023
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
2022
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Nine Months Ended
September
30,
2023
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Nine Months Ended
September
30,
2022
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| Lease Cost |
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| Operating lease cost |
|
$ |
117,249 |
|
|
$ |
107,534 |
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|
$ |
351,748 |
|
|
$ |
406,786 |
|
| Short-term lease cost |
|
|
30,751 |
|
|
|
75,015 |
|
|
|
120,271 |
|
|
|
208,009 |
|
| Variable lease cost |
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|
– |
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|
|
– |
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|
|
– |
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|
|
– |
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| Sublease income |
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|
– |
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|
|
– |
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|
|
– |
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|
– |
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| Total lease cost |
|
$ |
148,000 |
|
|
$ |
182,549 |
|
|
$ |
472,019 |
|
|
$ |
614,795 |
|
Supplemental cash flow information related to
leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, is as follows:
| Schedule of supplemental cash flow information related to leases |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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| Other Lease Information |
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| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |
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| Operating cash flows from operating leases |
|
$ |
265,161 |
|
|
$ |
269,836 |
|
| Amortization of right-of-use assets |
|
$ |
274,895 |
|
|
$ |
342,112 |
|
The following table summarizes the lease-related
assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| Schedule of lease- related assets and liabilities |
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September 30, 2023
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December 31, 2022
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| Lease Position |
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| Operating Leases: |
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| Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
$ |
1,231,092 |
|
|
$ |
1,505,987 |
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| Right-of-use liabilities operating leases short-term |
|
|
423,849 |
|
|
|
391,117 |
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| Right-of-use liabilities operating leases long-term |
|
|
845,117 |
|
|
|
1,143,011 |
|
| Total operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
1,268,966 |
|
|
$ |
1,534,128 |
|
The Company utilizes the incremental borrowing
rate in determining the present value of lease payments unless the implicit rate is readily determinable.
| Schedule of lease payments |
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| Lease Term and Discount Rate |
|
September 30, 2023 |
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| Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): |
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| Operating leases |
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|
2.9 |
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| Weighted-average discount rate: |
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|
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| Operating leases |
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|
6.05% |
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The following table provides the maturities of
lease liabilities at September 30, 2023:
| Schedule of maturities of lease liabilities |
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Operating |
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|
Leases |
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| Remainder of 2023 |
|
$ |
116,557 |
|
| 2024 |
|
|
471,638 |
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| 2025 |
|
|
485,702 |
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| 2026 |
|
|
340,591 |
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| Total future undiscounted lease payments |
|
|
1,414,488 |
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| Less: Interest |
|
|
(145,522 |
) |
| Present value of lease liabilities |
|
$ |
1,268,966 |
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