RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	NOTE 13 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During 2019 we entered into a two-year non-exclusive consulting agreement with a principal shareholder to act as Company’s consultant with respect to introducing the Company to potential acquisition and partnership targets. The Company has agreed to pay the consultant a retainer of $10,000 per month as a non-recoverable draw against any finder fees earned. The Company has also agreed to pay the consultant the sum of $5,500 per month for three years ($198,000 total) as a finder’s fee for introducing Genesys to the Company. This payment is included in the $10,000 monthly retainer payment. We have recorded consulting fees expense of $13,500 and $54,000 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. At December 31, 2020, $104,500 of the Genesys finder’s fee and $18,000 of monthly fee expense is included in accrued compensation. In July 2021 we completed payments for all accrued compensation and future payments owed under the consulting agreement. No further payments will be owed under this consulting agreement. Under a technology services agreement entered into on January 17, 2020, we use a related party firm of the Company, Recruiter.com Mauritius, for software development and maintenance related to our website and the platform underlying our operations. This arrangement was oral prior to January 17, 2020. The initial term of the Services Agreement is five years, whereupon it shall automatically renew for additional successive 12-month terms until terminated by either party by submitting a 90-day prior written notice of non-renewal. The firm was formed outside of the United States solely for the purpose of performing services for the Company and has no other clients. Our Chief Web Officer is an employee of this firm and exerts control over the firm. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay Recruiter.com Mauritius fees in the amount equal to the actualized documented costs incurred by Recruiter.com Mauritius in rendering the services pursuant to the Services Agreement. Payments to this firm were $162,102 and $235,444 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included in product development expense in our consolidated statements of operations. We are a party to that certain license agreement with Genesys. An executive officer of the Company is a significant equity holder and a member of our Board of directors of Genesys. Pursuant to the License Agreement Genesys has granted us an exclusive license to use certain candidate matching software and render certain related services to us. The Company has agreed to pay to Genesys (now called Opptly) a monthly license fee of $5,000 beginning June 29, 2019 and an annual fee of $1,995 for each recruiter being licensed under the License Agreement along with other fees that may be incurred. The Company has also agreed to pay Genesys monthly sales subscription fees beginning September 5, 2019 when Genesys assists with closing a recruiting program. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 we charged to operating expenses $117,389 and $167,157, respectively, for services provided by Genesys. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owes Genesys $22,810 and $73,352, respectively, in payables. The license agreement expires on March 31, 2022. The Company will not renew the license agreement. Icon Information Consultants performs all of the back office and accounting roles for Recruiting Solutions. Icon Information Consultants then charges a fee for the services along with charging for office space (see Note 12). Icon Information Consultants and Icon Industrial Solutions (collectively “Icon”) also provide “Employer of Record” (“EOR”) services to Recruiting Solutions which means that they process all payroll and payroll tax related duties of temporary and contract employees placed at customer sites and is then paid a reimbursement and fee from Recruiting Solutions. A representative of Icon is a member of our board of directors. Icon Canada also acts as an EOR and collects the customer payments and remits the net fee back to Recruiting Solutions. Revenue related to customers processed by Icon Canada is recognized on a gross basis the same as other revenues and was $106,842 and $140,642 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. EOR costs related to customers processed by Icon Canada was $99,904 and $131,546 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Currently, there is no intercompany agreement for those charges, and they are calculated on a best estimate basis. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owes Icon $163,672 and $706,515, respectively, in payables and Icon owes $49,033 and $19,143, respectively, to the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we charged to cost of revenue $498,848 and $1,232,359, respectively, related to services provided by Icon as our employer of record. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we charged to operating expenses $132,253 and $271,163, respectively, related to management fees, rent and other administrative expense. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we charged to interest expense $30,466 and $12,276, related to finance charges on accounts payable owed to Icon. In July 2021, we paid Icon $1,075,645 to satisfy all outstanding payables for all services including interest charges. In July 2021, we also ended all contractual relationships with Icon for back office and accounting services, as well as office space. As of December 31, 2021, Icon will no longer provide EOR services. In January 2022, a payment of $118,534 was made by the Company to Icon to pay the remaining amount owed, net of the amount owed by Icon to the Company. We also recorded placement revenue from Icon of $970 and $31,041 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of which $22,951 and $21,981, respectively, is included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2021 and 2020. We used a related party firm of the Company to pay certain recruiting services provided by employees of the firm during 2021. During 2021, we charged to cost of revenue $17,745 related to services provided. There is no balance owed as of December 31, 2021.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

NOTE 13 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2019 we entered into a two-year non-exclusive consulting agreement with a principal shareholder to act as Company’s consultant with respect to introducing the Company to potential acquisition and partnership targets. The Company has agreed to pay the consultant a retainer of $10,000 per month as a non-recoverable draw against any finder fees earned. The Company has also agreed to pay the consultant the sum of $5,500 per month for three years ($198,000 total) as a finder’s fee for introducing Genesys to the Company. This payment is included in the $10,000 monthly retainer payment. We have recorded consulting fees expense of $13,500 and $54,000 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. At December 31, 2020, $104,500 of the Genesys finder’s fee and $18,000 of monthly fee expense is included in accrued compensation. In July 2021 we completed payments for all accrued compensation and future payments owed under the consulting agreement. No further payments will be owed under this consulting agreement.

Under a technology services agreement entered into on January 17, 2020, we use a related party firm of the Company, Recruiter.com Mauritius, for software development and maintenance related to our website and the platform underlying our operations. This arrangement was oral prior to January 17, 2020. The initial term of the Services Agreement is five years, whereupon it shall automatically renew for additional successive 12-month terms until terminated by either party by submitting a 90-day prior written notice of non-renewal. The firm was formed outside of the United States solely for the purpose of performing services for the Company and has no other clients. Our Chief Web Officer is an employee of this firm and exerts control over the firm. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay Recruiter.com Mauritius fees in the amount equal to the actualized documented costs incurred by Recruiter.com Mauritius in rendering the services pursuant to the Services Agreement. Payments to this firm were $162,102 and $235,444 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included in product development expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

We are a party to that certain license agreement with Genesys. An executive officer of the Company is a significant equity holder and a member of our Board of directors of Genesys. Pursuant to the License Agreement Genesys has granted us an exclusive license to use certain candidate matching software and render certain related services to us. The Company has agreed to pay to Genesys (now called Opptly) a monthly license fee of $5,000 beginning June 29, 2019 and an annual fee of $1,995 for each recruiter being licensed under the License Agreement along with other fees that may be incurred. The Company has also agreed to pay Genesys monthly sales subscription fees beginning September 5, 2019 when Genesys assists with closing a recruiting program. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 we charged to operating expenses $117,389 and $167,157, respectively, for services provided by Genesys. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owes Genesys $22,810 and $73,352, respectively, in payables. The license agreement expires on March 31, 2022. The Company will not renew the license agreement.

Icon Information Consultants performs all of the back office and accounting roles for Recruiting Solutions. Icon Information Consultants then charges a fee for the services along with charging for office space (see Note 12). Icon Information Consultants and Icon Industrial Solutions (collectively “Icon”) also provide “Employer of Record” (“EOR”) services to Recruiting Solutions which means that they process all payroll and payroll tax related duties of temporary and contract employees placed at customer sites and is then paid a reimbursement and fee from Recruiting Solutions. A representative of Icon is a member of our board of directors. Icon Canada also acts as an EOR and collects the customer payments and remits the net fee back to Recruiting Solutions. Revenue related to customers processed by Icon Canada is recognized on a gross basis the same as other revenues and was $106,842 and $140,642 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. EOR costs related to customers processed by Icon Canada was $99,904 and $131,546 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Currently, there is no intercompany agreement for those charges, and they are calculated on a best estimate basis. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owes Icon $163,672 and $706,515, respectively, in payables and Icon owes $49,033 and $19,143, respectively, to the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we charged to cost of revenue $498,848 and $1,232,359, respectively, related to services provided by Icon as our employer of record. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we charged to operating expenses $132,253 and $271,163, respectively, related to management fees, rent and other administrative expense. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we charged to interest expense $30,466 and $12,276, related to finance charges on accounts payable owed to Icon. In July 2021, we paid Icon $1,075,645 to satisfy all outstanding payables for all services including interest charges. In July 2021, we also ended all contractual relationships with Icon for back office and accounting services, as well as office space. As of December 31, 2021, Icon will no longer provide EOR services. In January 2022, a payment of $118,534 was made by the Company to Icon to pay the remaining amount owed, net of the amount owed by Icon to the Company.

We also recorded placement revenue from Icon of $970 and $31,041 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of which $22,951 and $21,981, respectively, is included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

We used a related party firm of the Company to pay certain recruiting services provided by employees of the firm during 2021. During 2021, we charged to cost of revenue $17,745 related to services provided. There is no balance owed as of December 31, 2021.