NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, AND 2020

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

US Lighting Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was founded in 2013 in accordance with the laws of Wyoming and is located in Euclid, Ohio.

On January 11, 2021, the Company created a new wholly owned subsidiary called Cortes Campers, LLC, domiciled in Wyoming. Cortes Campers, LLC was created to market tow behind travel trailers for the recreational vehicle market . The division was in the early stage of revenue generation as of the date of this report. The revenue recognized in 2021 was generated through exclusive distributor fees, rather than a sale of a physical product. The first camper was delivered on February 19, 2022.

The Company created a new wholly owned subsidiary called Fusion X Marine, LLC on April 12, 2021, domiciled in Wyoming, to sell boats and other related products to the recreational marine market. The subsidiary has had no sales as of the date of this report.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand of dollars.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make 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 and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates include the estimated useful lives of property and equipment.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

We maintain our cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of which at times may exceed federally insured limits. We continually monitor our banking relationships and consequently have not experienced any losses in our accounts. We believe we are not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

Cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There was $205,000 and $0 of cash equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, held in the Company’s investment account.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Intellitronix Corp., Cortes Campers, LLC and Fusion X Marine, LLC. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share 

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares available. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is antidilutive. The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted net income per share if the exercise prices were lower than the average fair market value of common shares during the reporting period.

As of December 31, 2021, there are no shares of common stock issuable under convertible note agreements. As of December 31, 2020, there were warrants to acquire 20,000 shares of common stock, and 200,000 shares of common stock issuable under convertible note agreements.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09. This standard provides authoritative guidance clarifying the principles for recognizing revenue and developing a common revenue standard for U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in the exchange for those goods or services.

Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when control of promised goods or services is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company reviews its sales transactions to identify contractual rights, performance obligations, and transaction prices, including the allocation of prices to separate performance obligations, if applicable. Revenue and costs of sales are recognized once products are delivered to the customer’s control and performance obligations are satisfied.

Accounts Receivable

The Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on the Company’s historical losses and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable outstanding.

The allowance for doubtful accounts and returns is established through a provision reducing the carrying value of receivables. At December 31,     2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company determined that no allowance for doubtful accounts was necessary.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is computed on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company’s inventory as of December 31, 2020, is included in discontinued operations.

The Company provides inventory adjustments based on excess and obsolete inventories determined primarily by future demand forecasts. The write down amount is measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and market based upon assumptions about future demand and charged to the provision for inventory, which is a component of cost of sales. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company has determined the estimated useful lives of its property and equipment, as follows:

Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the related accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in the statements of operations.

Management assesses the carrying value of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If there is an indication of impairment, management prepares an estimate of future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value.

Product Development Costs

Product development costs are expensed in the period incurred. The costs primarily consist of prototype and testing costs. Product development costs for the years ended December 2021 and 2020, were $40,000 and $236,000, respectively.

Shipping and Handling Costs

The Company’s shipping and handling costs relating to inbound and outbound freight are reported as cost of goods sold in the consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company classifies amounts billed to customers for shipping fees as revenues.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense is based on pretax financial accounting income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2021, and 2020.

The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes using a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. The Company classifies the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as current to the extent that the Company anticipates payment (or receipt) of cash within one year. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized in the provision for income taxes.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company determines the fair value of its assets and liabilities based on the exchange price in U.S. dollars that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value:

The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash, accounts receivable, inventories, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued payroll liabilities, and advanced customer deposits, approximate the related fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The carrying values of the line of credit and notes payable approximate their fair values due to the fact that the interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.

Stock-based Compensation

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 allows companies to account for nonemployee awards in the same manner as employee awards. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2019.

The Company on occasion will compensate vendors by issuing stock in lieu of a cash payment.

Recently Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)—Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. For convertible instruments with conversion features that are not required to be accounted for as derivatives under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital, the embedded conversion features no longer are separated from the host contract. ASU 2020-06 also removes certain conditions that should be considered in the derivatives scope exception evaluation under Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, and clarify the scope and certain requirements under Subtopic 815-40. In addition, ASU 2020-06 improves the guidance related to the disclosures and earnings-per-share (EPS) for convertible instruments and contract in entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 is effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filer, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Board specified that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.

The Company has implemented all new applicable accounting pronouncements that are in effect.  These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 3 - LIQUIDITY

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company realized net income of $3,053,000 and cash provided by operating activities was $2,724,000, compared to cash used in operating activities of $531,000 in the prior year period. Based on current projections, we believe our available cash on-hand, our current efforts to market and sell our products, and our ability to significantly reduce expenses, will provide sufficient cash resources to satisfy our operational needs, for at least one year from the date these financial statements are issued. During 2021, the Company sold its Intellitronix electronics division and began its transition to selling travel campers.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $286,000. Management estimates that the current cash funds and liquid investments on hand of $1,647,000 will be sufficient to continue operations through December 31, 2022. No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company can obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in the case or equity financing.

NOTE 4 – SALE OF ASSETS / DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On May 14, 2021, the Company and Intellitronix Corporation entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Ohio INTX Cooperative, a State of Ohio cooperative association, to sell selected assets of Intellitronix Corporation. The Asset Purchase Agreement and related sale was finalized on May 14, 2021, with a sale price of $4,520,000.00. Intellitronix Corporation remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

The Company provided a parental guarantee for a period up to statutory limitations on the performance of Intellitronix Corporation’s duties and obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement. After the sale of Intellitronix Corporation’s assets to Ohio INTX Cooperative, the Company redirected its operational activity towards the Recreational Vehicle (RV) market and has since created a new wholly owned subsidiary called Cortes Campers, LLC to market tow behind travel trailers for the recreational vehicle market.

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements, we have separately reported the assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets. The assets and liabilities have been reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, and consist of the following:

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 205-20, we have not included the results of operations from discontinued operations in the results of continuing operations in the consolidated statements of operations. The results of operations from discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, have been reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and consist of the following.

NOTE 5 – INVESTMENT IN TRADING SECURITIES

On May 17, 2020, the Company purchased $3,800,000 of various mutual fund assets from Ameriprise Investments. This investment meets the criteria of level one inputs for which quoted market prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. As of December 31, 2021, the shares of Ameriprise have a reported market value of $1,852,000. The Company has adjusted the reported amounts for these investments to market value resulting in an realized and unrealized gain of $121,000 and $251,000, respectively.

The source of the $3,800,000 that the Company used to purchase various mutual fund assets from Ameriprise Investments was from the sale of certain assets of Intellitronix Corporation that was consummated on May 14, 2021. The Company purchased the shares of Ameriprise Investments in order to provide shareholders of the Company with a reasonable rate of return while deciding how to deploy these funds towards its planned business operations. However, as a result of this purchase by the Company of mutual fund assets from Ameriprise Investments, the Company may be deemed to be an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1 Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”).

The Company does not intend to be an investment company and does not intend to be engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. As such, the Company intends to rely on Rule 3a-2 under the Investment Company Act, which provides an exclusion from the definition of “investment company” for issuers meeting certain criteria. The Company will endeavor to ensure that it is compliant with the conditions for relying on this rule, within the time period permitted by Rule 3a-2. In an effort to comply with this exclusion, the Company intends to liquidate securities in Ameriprise Investments soon as is reasonably possible until the Company no longer owns securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of such the Company’s total assets on an unconsolidated basis. Such course of action has been approved and authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors by unanimous written consent on August 17, 2021.

The Company holds an investment account with Ameriprise Financial. As of December 31, 2021, the account had $205,000 of cash and $1,647,000 of securities. As of December 31, 2021, the Company owned securities that comprised 54% of the value of the Company’s total assets on a consolidated basis.

The Company has not been consistent in achieving its goal of maintaining investments at under 40% of total assets in 2021. In the second quarter of 2021 the Company was over 40%, in the third quarter of 2021 the Company was under 40% and in the fourth quarter of 2021 the Company was again over 40%. The Company is working on remedying this issue and will comply with registering under The Investment Company Act of 1940, if required.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company qualified for a one-year registration exclusion under rule 3a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 was $51,000 and $27,000, respectively.

NOTE 7 – ACCRUED PAYROLL TO OFFICER

Beginning in January 2018, the Company’s (former) President and CEO (Paul Spivak) voluntarily elected to defer payment of his employment compensation. The balance of the compensation owed to the Company’s (former) President and CEO was $536,000 and $442,000 as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Deferral of wages was halted on August 9, 2021, when the Company’s President and CEO resigned. Please see Note 14 for a more complete discussion.

As of the date of this report, Paul Spivak is no longer an executive officer or director of the Company.

NOTE 8 – LINE OF CREDIT

On April 28, 2020, the Company obtained a $50,000 unsecured line of credit from KeyBank. The line of credit currently carries an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 3.86%, currently 7.11% per annum. The balance outstanding on the line of credit was $0 and $49,000 at December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The line of credit at KeyBank was closed in December 2021 and is part of discontinued operations.

Loan payments to related parties were made through a combination of direct payments to the note holder and instructions from the note holder to pay obligations to others on their behalf. The payments made on behalf of the note holder were for personal expenses. The vast majority of these personal expenses were for legal fees. Other personal expenses included one car payment and small cash withdrawals.

The following sets forth the loan payments, including interest, for the years ended December 31:

NOTE 11 – CONVERTIBLE SECURED NOTE PAYABLE

The Company issued   convertible secured debentures (“Convertible Notes”) to accredited investors from December 2019 through June 2020, with interest at 10% per annum, a term of eighteen months, and secured by all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Convertible Notes provide a conversion right, in which the principal amount of the Convertible Notes, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, could be converted into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price at $0.25 per share. The Convertible Notes balance on December 31, 2020, including accrued interest of $5,000, was $55,000. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company accrued additional interest of $5,000, leaving a total of $60,000 owed at December 31, 2021. As of June 4, 2021, the remaining Convertible Note was no longer convertible into shares of common stock since the conversion rights expired on June 4, 2021, and the note stopped accruing interest on its maturity date on June 5, 2021.

NOTE 12 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common shares issued for cash

During the year ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, the Company received proceeds of $301,000 and $50,000 on the private placement of 2,012,000 and 200,000 shares of common stock, at an average price of $0.15 and $0.25 per share, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 350,000 shares of common stock for services for total non-cash expense of $55,000.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, 500,000 shares of common stock were returned to the treasury.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, 16,000 shares of common stock were issued to correct for an issuance of shares in 2020. 

NOTE 13 – INCOMETAXES  

At December 31, 2021, the Company had available Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards to reduce future taxable income. The amounts available were approximately $1,500,000 for Federal and state purposes. The carryforwards expire in various amounts through 2041. Given the Company’s history of net operating losses, management has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize the tax benefit of the carryforwards. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized a deferred tax asset for this benefit. Section 382 generally limits the use of NOLs and credits following an ownership change, which occurs when one or more 5 percent shareholders increase their ownership, in aggregate, by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock owned by such shareholders at any time during the “testing period” (generally three years).

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB guidelines that address the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. This guidance also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. At the date of adoption, and as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, the Company did not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, and no adjustment was required at adoption.

The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax provisions as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2021, and 2020, the Company has not accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. Additionally, tax years 2018 through 2021 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

Upon the attainment of taxable income by the Company, management will assess the likelihood of realizing the tax benefit associated with the use of the carryforwards and will recognize the appropriate deferred tax asset at that time.

The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to loss before income taxes as follows:

NOTE 14 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On June 8, 2021, Paul Spivak, former Chief Executive Officer of the Company was arrested for conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Upon his arrest, the Company learned that on June 7, 2021, a Criminal Complaint was filed against Mr. Spivak in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

On October 8, 2021, a superseding indictment was unsealed that included additional securities fraud related charges against Mr. Spivak and Olga Smirnova (Secretary and Director, wife of Mr. Spivak), amongst others, The Company has been advised that Mr. Spivak and Ms. Smirnova pleaded not guilty to the charges. Both have advised that they intend to deny the charges and intend to vehemently defend themselves against these charges. The Company has not been named in the superseding indictment and is unable to know the eventual outcome, timing and course of actions of this matter.