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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE | 12 Months Ended
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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE | 7. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE Convertible notes payable as of September 30, 2022 and 2021 consisted of the following: Convertible Promissory Notes with Clayton A. Struve The Company owes Clayton A. Struve, a significant stockholder, $1,071,000 under convertible promissory or OID notes. We recorded accrued interest of $86,562 and $71,562 as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. On December 7, 2022, we signed Amendments to the convertible promissory or OID notes, extending the due dates to September 30, 2023. Convertible Redeemable Promissory Notes with J3E2A2Z On March 16, 2018, the Company entered into a Note and Account Payable Conversion Agreement pursuant to which (a) all $664,233 currently owing under the J3E2A2Z Notes was converted to a Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note in the principal amount of $664,233, and (b) all $519,833 of the J3E2A2Z Account Payable was converted into a Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note in the principal amount of $519,833 together with a warrant to purchase up to 1,039,666 shares of common stock of the Company for a period of five years. The initial exercise price of the warrants described above is $0.50 per share, also subject to certain adjustments. The warrants were valued at $110,545. Because the note is immediately convertible, the warrants and beneficial conversion were expensed as interest. The Company recorded accrued interest of $287,290 and $216,246 as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. On December 7, 2022, the Company approved Amendments to the convertible redeemable promissory notes with Ronald P. Erickson and J3E2A2Z, extending the due dates to January 30, 2023. Mr. Erickson controls J3JE2A2Z. Convertible Debt Offering Beginning in 2019, the Company entered into series of debt offerings with similar and consistent terms. The Company issued Subordinated Convertible Notes and Warrants in a private placement to accredited investors, pursuant to a series of substantially identical Securities Purchase Agreements, Common Stock Warrants, and related documents. The notes are convertible into one share of common stock for each dollar invested in a Convertible Note Payable and automatically convert to common stock after one year. The convertible notes contain terms and conditions which are deemed to be a Beneficial Conversion Feature (BCF). Warrants are issued to purchase common stock with exercise prices of $1.20 and $2.40 per share and the number of warrants are equal to 50% of the convertible note balance. The Company compensates the placement agent with a cash fee and warrants. Through September 30, 2022, the Company has raised approximately $24 million through these offerings, of which $14,209,000 and $5,639,500 were raised in the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 6,091,960 shares of common stock related to the automatic conversion of Convertible Notes and interest from a private placement to accredited investors in 2020. The Convertible Notes and interested were automatically converted to Common Stock at $1.00 per share on the one year anniversary starting on October 17, 2020. The Convertible Notes issued during the year ended September 30, 2021 are initially convertible into 7,104,500 shares of Common Stock, subject to certain adjustments, and the Warrants are initially exercisable for 3,552,250 shares of Common Stock. As of September 30, 2022 all convertible notes and accrued interest had been converted to common stock. The fair value of the Warrants issued to debt holders during the year ended September 30, 2021 was $4,439,317 on the date of issuance and was amortized over the one-year term of the Convertible Notes. The fair value of the warrants was recorded as debt discount (with an offset to APIC) and was amortized over the one-year term of the Convertible Notes. In connection with the debt offering during the year ended September 30, 2021, the placement agent for the Convertible Notes and the Warrants received a cash fee of $727,117 and warrants to purchase 492,090 shares of the Company’s common stock, all based on 2-8% of gross proceeds to the Company. The warrants issued for these services had a fair value of $1,667,281 at the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants was recorded as debt discount (with an offset to APIC) and will be amortized over the one-year term of the Convertible Notes. The $727,117 cash fee was recorded as issuance costs and was amortized over the one-year term of the related Convertible Notes. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a debt discount of $9,769,683 associated with a beneficial conversion feature on the debt, which was accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method over the one-year term of the Convertible Notes. During the year ended September 30, 2022, amortization related to the debt offerings of $7,272,911 was recognized as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Convertible notes payable as of September 30, 2022 and 2021 are summarized below:
|  | September 30, 2022 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |
Convertible note- Clayton A. Struve |  | $ | 1,071,000 |  |  | $ | 1,071,000 |
Convertible note- Ronald P. Erickson and affiliates |  |  | 1,184,066 |  |  |  | 1,184,066 |
2020 Convertible notes |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,639,500 |
2021 Convertible notes |  |  | 14,209,000 |  |  |  | 14,209,000 |
Boustead fee refund (originally booked as contra debt) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 50,000 |
Less conversions of notes |  |  | (14,209,000 | ) |  |  | (5,639,500 | )
Less debt discount - BCF |  |  | - |  |  |  | (4,308,337 | )
Less debt discount - warrants |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,957,590 | )
Less debt discount - warrants issued for services |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,056,984 | )
|  | $ | 2,255,066 |  |  | $ | 9,191,155 |
Note Payable-PPP Loans On April 30, 2020, the Company received $226,170 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $4,350 and $3,222, respectively. On April 27, 2022, the Company was notified by the SBA that the Company is required to repay principal of $98,106 and interest of $1,997. The remaining loan and accrued interest balances were forgiven. On February 1, 2021, the Company received $205,633 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020). As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $2,721 and $1,268, respectively. On June 11, 2022, the Company was notified by the SBA that the Company is required to repay principal of $78,843 and interest of $1,057. The remaining loan and accrued interest balances were forgiven. As a result of a portion of these loans being forgiven, the Company recognized a gain on loan forgiveness of approximately $253,000 which is included in other income.

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