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8. LOANS
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
8. LOANS

8. LOANS

 

Long term

       
Long-term loans payable consists of the following:  December 31, 2020  September 30, 2020
       
Promissory notes  $531,169   $531,169
          
Total  $531,169   $531,169

  

 

Promissory Notes

 

 

On May 7, 2020, the Company applied for a loan from Celtic Bank Corporation, as lender, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) as administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the "SBA"). On May 15, 2020, the loan was approved and the Company received the proceeds from the loan in the amount of $531,169 (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan, which took the form of a promissory note issued by the Company (the “PPP Note”) matures on May 7, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), will commence on June 7, 2021.

 

The PPP Note provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payments thereunder. The Company may prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment penalties. The PPP Loan is non-recourse against any individual shareholder, except to the extent that such party uses the loan proceeds for an unauthorized purpose. All or a portion of the PPP Loan may be forgiven by the SBA and lender upon application by the Company beginning 8 weeks after loan approval and upon documentation of expenditures in accordance with the SBA requirements. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness is available for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered rent payments, and covered utilities during the eight-week period beginning on the date of loan approval. For purposes of the CARES Act, payroll costs exclude compensation of an individual employee in excess of $100,000, prorated annually. Not more than 25% of the forgiven amount may be for non-payroll costs. Forgiveness is reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. In the event the PPP Loan, or any portion thereof, is forgiven pursuant to the CARES Act, the amount forgiven is applied to outstanding principal.

 

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “PPP Flexibility Act”), enacted on June 5, 2020, amended the Paycheck Protection Program, among others, as follows: (i) extended the covered period from 8 weeks to 24 weeks from the date the PPP Loan is originated, during which PPP funds needed to be expended in order to be forgiven. A borrower may submit a loan forgiveness application any time on or before the maturity date of the loan – including before the end of the covered period – if the borrower has used all of the loan proceeds for which the borrower is requesting forgiveness, (ii) at least 60% of PPP funds must be spent on payroll costs, with the remaining 40% available to spend on other eligible expenses, (iii) payments are deferred until the date on which the amount of forgiveness determined is remitted to the lender. If a borrower fails to seek forgiveness within 10 months after the last day of its covered period, then payments will begin on the date that is 10 months after the last day of the covered period. In addition, the PPP Flexibility Act modified the CARES Act by increasing the maturity date for loans made after the effective date from two years, to a minimum maturity of five years from the date on which the borrower applies for loan forgiveness. Existing PPP loans made before the new legislation retain their original two-year term, but may be renegotiated between a lender and a borrower to match the 5-year term permitted under the PPP Flexibility Act.

 

Company intends to apply for loan forgiveness within the required timeframe. No assurance is provided that the Company will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $3,987 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.