Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LEASES

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LEASES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES

NOTE 5 — LEASES

 

We have finance and operating leases for our corporate office and certain office and computer equipment.  Our two operating leases have remaining lease terms of 8.6 years and 5 years, respectively. Our three finance leases have remaining lease terms of 3.4 years, 3 years, and 4.75 years, respectively.

 

At contract inception, we evaluate whether an arrangement is or contains a lease for which we are the lessee (that is, arrangements which provide us with the right to control a physical asset for a period of time).  Operating leases are accounted for on the balance sheets with ROU assets being recognized in “Operating lease right-of-use assets” and lease liabilities recognized in “Operating lease liability – current” and “Operating lease liability, net of current portion.” Finance leases are accounted for on the balance sheets recognized in “Property and equipment, net” and lease liabilities recognized in “Finance lease liability – current” and “Finance lease liability, net of current portion.”

 

Operating lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.  With respect to finance leases, amortization of the ROU asset is presented separately from interest expense related to the finance lease liability.

 

We have elected to combine lease and non-lease components for all lease contracts where we are the lessee.  Additionally, for arrangements with lease terms of 12 months or less, we do not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities and lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term with variable lease payments recognized in the period in which the obligation is incurred.  ROU assets are measured for impairment when a triggering event occurs.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

               
    Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2023   2022  
               
Operating lease cost   $ 448,630   $ 514,294  
Short-term lease cost     130,483     131,490  
Total lease cost   $ 579,113   $ 645,784  
               
Finance lease cost:              
Amortization of right-of-use assets   $ 110,566   $ 50,895  
Interest on lease liabilities     25,343     5,393  
Total finance lease cost   $ 135,909   $ 56,288  

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

               
    Years Ended  
    December 31,  
    2023   2022  
               
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:              
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 464,104   $ 247,504  
Financing cash flows from finance leases   $ 125,259   $ 57,243  

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

           
    December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
Operating Leases              
Operating lease right-of-use assets   $ 3,514,055   $ 3,786,545  
               
Operating lease liability – current     368,313     345,834  
Operating lease liability, net of current portion     3,336,300     3,653,257  
Total operating lease liabilities   $ 3,704,613   $ 3,999,091  
               
Finance Leases              
Property and equipment, at cost   $ 577,929   $ 544,468  
Accumulated depreciation     (161,461 )   (50,895 )
Property and equipment, net   $ 416,468   $ 493,573  
               
Finance lease liability – current     109,540     98,335  
Finance lease liability, net of current portion     316,623     394,283  
Total finance lease liabilities   $ 426,163   $ 492,618  

 

    December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
           
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term          
Operating leases   6.9 Years   9.7 Years  
Finance leases   3.7 Years   4.6 Years  
           
Weighted Average Discount Rate          
Operating leases   5.76%   4.00%  
Finance leases   6.19%   4.25%  

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,   Operating Leases   Finance Leases  
2024     512,055     131,437  
2025     512,055     131,437  
2026     512,055     131,437  
2027     512,055     74,194  
2028     512,055     6,181  
Thereafter     1,832,557      
Total undiscounted lease payments     4,392,832     474,686  
Less: imputed interest     (688,220 )   (48,523 )
Total lease liabilities   $ 3,704,613   $ 426,163