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Note 6 Short Term Notes Payable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
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Short-term Debt [Text Block]
Note 6      Short Term Notes Payable

Description
 
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Merchant Note payable to Web Bank, borrowed 2-1-16, bearing interest at 23% per annum, unsecured. (1)
 
$
71,782
   
$
82,323
 
Merchant Note payable to Quarterspot Lending, borrowed 6-27-16, bearing interest at 31% per annum, unsecured. (2)
   
26,484
     
40,474
 
Merchant note payable to Pearl Capital Funding, borrowed 7-12-16, bearing interest at 29% per annum, unsecured. (3)
   
6,697
     
27,545
 
Total
 
$
104,963
   
$
150,342
 

(1) On February 1, 2016, the Company financed operations with a loan in the amount of $150,000 from WebBank.  The note is an open credit line with interest rate of 23% maturing in March of 2017.  A portion of the loan was used to pay off a credit loan from Orchard Street Funding in the amount of $44,061.  On August 22, 2016, the Company ceased making payments on this loan and at September 30, 2017 the Company owed approximately $71,782 in principal and accrued interest. This loan is personally guaranteed by an Officer of the Company.  On March 20, 2017, the Company and WebBank agreed to a monthly payment schedule with payment of $2,508 per month until June 20, 2017, paid biweekly. See Note 4 below for further information regarding this Note.

(2) On June 28, 2016, the Company financed operations with a loan in the amount of $43,500 from Quarterspot, a lending institution. The note is an open line with interest rate of approximately 31% maturing in September of 2017. On August 22, 2016, the Company ceased making payments on this loan.  As of September 30, 2017, the Company owed $26,484 in principal and accrued interest.  This loan is not personally guaranteed by an Officer of the Company. On November 30, 2016, the Company and Quarterspot agreed to a monthly payment schedule with payment of $1,500 per month until January 31, 2017. On March 27, 2017, the Company agreed to begin payments of $3,010 per month for twelve months until paid in full. See Note 4 below for further information regarding this Note.

(3) This note was paid in full at November 2, 2017.

(4) The Company has been negotiating more favorable payment and payoff arrangements for these debts.  ABCO stopped payments on the WebBank note on July 19, 2017 after signing an agreement with Veritas Legal Plan Inc. to renegotiate and service this debt and the Quarterspot debt listed above. Payments on the Quarterspot Note were stopped on July 28, 2017. Under the VeritasLegal Plan, the Company would pay for the legal services incurred to negotiate a reduced pay-off amount or a reduced balance on these notes payable over a period of two to three years.  The Company had paid Veritas $12,116.18, of which a portion were for fees for services rendered, to apply towards the settlement of and legal fees for   negotiating settlements favorable to ABCO and to defend ABCO positions in court if necessary.  The current payment arrangements are for ABCO to pay Veritas $1,052.87 per month towards these arrangements.  If the Company is not successful in this process the note holders may take legal action to collect their respective debts against the Company and/or its officers.