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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any future interim periods.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Form 10-K annual report filed by the Company with the SEC on March 31, 2023.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) which exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for public or private companies. The Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

This may make comparison of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s 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 unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $258,551 and $809,481 in cash and did not have any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Investments Held in Trust Account

At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in mutual funds that invest in U.S. Treasury Securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information.

Common Stock subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Shares of common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares sold in the IPO feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, on January 14, 2022, 11,500,000 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

Immediately upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized the accretion from the initial book value to redemption amount value. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the value of common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the balance sheet is reconciled on the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

115,000,000

Less:

 

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(3,565,000)

Issuance costs allocated to Public Shares

 

(997,733)

Plus:

 

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

6,862,708

Common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022

$

117,299,975

Less:

Redemption

(109,436,586)

Add:

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

170,661

Common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2023

$

8,034,050

Add:

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

95,533

Common stock subject to possible redemption as of June 30, 2023

$

8,129,583

Deferred Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

Deferred offering costs consist of direct costs incurred through the balance sheet date that were directly related to the IPO and that were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has

zero deferred offering costs on the balance sheet, due to the IPO taking place in the first calendar quarter of the year ending December 31, 2022.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” equals or approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature, except for the Investments held in Trust Account and the Derivative Liability - Forward Purchase Agreement.

Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities – Forward Purchase Agreement

The Company accounts for its Forward Purchase Agreement (“FPA”) (see Note 6) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging”, under which the FPA does not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classified the FPA as a liability at its fair value and adjusts the FPA to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the statements of operations. The FPA is valued using a Probability Weighted Expected Return Method (“PWERM”) and certain components of the FPA are valued under the Monte Carlo model (see note 8).

Income Taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” (“ASC 740”) which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company’s effective tax rate was -5.53% and 0.00% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and -12.20% and 0.00% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, due to the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2023 and 2022. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals, or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Net Loss per Common Stock Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income or loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of shares outstanding were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 375,000 Founders Shares that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters. Since the over-allotment was exercised, no forfeiture happened. The 11,876,000 potential shares of common stock for outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 4) to purchase the Company’s stock were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three-and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 because they are contingently exercisable, and the

contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic income or loss per share for the periods presented.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

2023

2022

2023

2022

Common

Common

Common

Common

Common

Common

Common

Common

stock

stock not

stock

stock not

stock

stock not

stock

stock not

subject to

subject to

subject to

subject to

subject to

subject to

subject to

subject to

possible 

possible

possible 

possible

possible 

possible

possible 

possible

    

redemption

    

redemption

    

redemption

    

redemption

    

redemption

    

redemption

    

redemption

    

redemption

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

Numerator:

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

Allocation of net loss

$

(63,694)

$

(268,843)

$

(563,189)

$

(159,211)

$

(148,930)

$

(355,218)

$

(1,007,023)

$

(305,786)

Denominator:

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

770,221

 

3,251,000

 

11,500,000

 

3,251,000

 

1,363,026

 

3,251,000

 

10,610,497

 

3,221,917

Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share

$

(0.08)

$

(0.08)

$

(0.05)

$

(0.05)

$

(0.11)

$

(0.11)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.09)

Accounting for Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are free standing financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent period end date while the instruments are outstanding. Management has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting treatment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). This update requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. Since June 2016, the FASB issued clarifying updates to the new standard including changing the effective date for smaller reporting companies. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) which exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for public or private companies. The Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s 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.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $809,481 and $3,913 in cash and did not have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Investments Held in Trust Account

At December 31, 2022, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in mutual funds that invest in U.S. Treasury Securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information.

Common Stock subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Shares of common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Public Shares sold in the IPO feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, on January 14, 2022, 11,500,000 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

Immediately upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized the accretion from the initial book value to redemption amount value. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital.

As of December 31, 2022, the value of common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the balance sheet is reconciled on the following table:

Gross proceeds

    

$

115,000,000

Less:

Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants

 

(3,565,000)

Issuance costs allocated to Public Shares

 

(997,733)

Plus:

Accretion of carrying value to redemption value

 

6,862,708

Common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022

$

117,299,975

Deferred Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

Deferred offering costs consist of direct costs incurred through the balance sheet date that were directly related to the IPO and that were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has zero deferred offering costs on the balance sheet, due to the IPO taking place in the first calendar quarter of the year ending December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a balance of $323,116 of deferred offering costs.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” equals or approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Income Taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” (“ASC 740”) which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from April 28, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Net Loss per Common Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income or loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of shares outstanding were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 375,000 Founders Shares that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters. Since the over-allotment was exercised, no forfeiture happened. The 11,876,000 potential shares of common stock for outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 4) to purchase the Company’s stock were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the periods ended December 31, 2022 because they are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic income per share for the periods presented.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

Common stock

Common stock not

subject to

subject to possible

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

possible redemption

redemption

Numerator:

    

  

    

  

Allocation of net loss

$

(542,232)

$

(158,693)

Denominator:

 

  

 

  

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

11,058,904

 

3,236,578

Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share

$

(0.05)

$

(0.05)

For the period April 28, 2021 (inception)

through December 31, 2021

    

Common stock

    

Common stock not

subject to

subject to possible

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

possible redemption

redemption

Allocation of net loss

$

$

(11,371)

Denominator:

 

  

 

  

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

2,500,000

Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share

$

$

(0.00)

Accounting for Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are free standing financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent period end date while the instruments are outstanding. Management has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting treatment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.