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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

General

 

Nixxy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), is a holding company based in New York, New York. The Company has eight subsidiaries, Recruiter.com, Inc., Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions LLC (“Recruiting Solutions”), Recruiter.com Consulting, LLC, VocaWorks, Inc. (“VocaWorks”), Recruiter.com Scouted Inc. (“Scouted”), Recruiter.com Upsider Inc. (“Upsider”), Recruiter.com OneWire Inc. (“OneWire”), and Auralink AI, Inc (“Auralink”).

 

On September 27, 2024, the Company filed with the Secretary of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change the legal name of the Company from Recruiter.com Group, Inc. to Nixxy, Inc. The Company and its subsidiaries as a consolidated group is hereinafter referred to as the “Company,” “we”, “us” or “our”.

 

On July 25, 2023, the Company acquired a shell company, Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. (“AESO”), which is a dormant entity quoted on OTC Pink Markets under the symbol AESO, in which the Company acquired a controlling and majority equity interest through purchasing 1,000,000 preferred convertible shares providing voting control of Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. for $80,000. The transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization due to the intent of the company to spin out the shell to the shareholders of Recruiter.com Group, Inc. and continue certain operations of Recruiter.com, Inc. in AESO.

 

To prepare and effectuate the spin out of Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. (currently being renamed CognoGroup), on February 13, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized certain corporate actions, including the transfer of assets and liabilities between subsidiaries of the Company, the renaming of Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions, LLC to CognoGroup, LLC, and the reorganization of Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions, LLC to a subsidiary of Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. Additionally, the Board of Directors authorized that management may take such steps necessary to change the name of Recruiter.com Group, Inc. to reflect its purpose and a corresponding change to the Company’s stock symbol.

 

On February 23, 2024, the Company entered into a certain Technology License and Commercialization Agreement with GoLogiq, Inc. that supersedes and replaces in its entirety the GOLQ Agreement, as amended by the August 29, 2023, Amendment and the August 18, 2023 Amendment. Under the GOLQ Licensing Agreement, GOLQ granted the Company a worldwide, exclusive license (the “GOLQ License”) to the Company to develop its fintech technology (the “GOLQ Technology”) and sell products derived thereof, including its Createapp, Paylogiq, Gologiq, and Radix AI technology and products (the “Licensed Products”), for a term of 10 years, with automatic two (2) year renewals as further described therein (the “Term”). In exchange with such license, the Company issued to GOLQ such number of shares of Company common stock that represents 19.99% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company common stock on the business day prior to the effective date or 392,155 shares (see Note 5). Following the issuance of the Shares, GOLQ owned 16.66% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company common stock. In addition, the Company shall pay to GOLQ a royalty of eight percent (8%) of net sales of Licensed Products, as defined therein, during the Term. Further, GOLQ grants to the Company the option to purchase the GOLQ Technology and the Licensed Products for a purchase price of $400,000 for the duration of the Term, subject to shareholder approval if required under applicable laws and regulations at the time of notice of exercise.

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company and GOLQ entered into an Amendment to Technology License and Commercialization Agreement (the “Amendment”). Under the Amendment, the Company and GOLQ agreed to and added Section 3.3 to further detail technical assistance from GOLQ to the Company. In addition, Section 5.1 was amended such that the royalty was lowered from eight percent (8%) to five percent (5%) for which the Company granted to GOLQ a warrant to purchase two hundred ninety-two thousand (292,000) shares of Company Common Stock (the “Warrant”) for a price equal to $0.01 per share (the “Exercise Price”). The Warrant may be exercised at any time commencing upon the date that is six (6) months from the Effective Date and terminating at 5:00 P.M., EST, on the three (3) year anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the closing sale price for the common stock of the Company has closed at or above $5.00 for ten consecutive trading days. Further, the Amendment contains a blocker provision that limits shares issuable under the Warrant such that the shares beneficially owned by GOLQ does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). These GOLQ Warrants were valued at $480,358 and together with the common shares issued to GOLQ, discussed in Note 8, were treated as consideration for the licenses purchased from GOLQ (see Note 5).

 

On August 16, 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Job Mobz Purchase Agreement”) with Job Mobz Inc., a California corporation (“Job Mobz”). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Job Mobz Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to sell and assign its right, title, and interest in the domain name and the assets generally used to operate the business associated therewith to Job Mobz for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,800,000, subject to certain adjustments. The Company entered into a number of amendments to the August 16, 2023, Asset Purchase Agreement with Job Mobz, resulting in the extension of the closing date to September 2, 2024. Furthermore, in 2024 the Company received a non-refundable payment of $100,000 from Job Mobz during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, that has been recorded as a gain on assets sale within the consolidated statements of operations. On April 9, 2024, the Company received $150,000 as the second part of the non-refundable payment from Job Mobz. On July 29, 2024, the Company received $150,000 as the third part of the non-refundable payment, and on September 16, 2024, the Company received the fourth and final payment of $1,393,430. Total consideration amounting to approximately $1.8 million. The payments were credited towards and count against the cash portion of the Purchase Price from the original Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

Although the approval of the Job Mobz Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein were not required to be approved by the shareholders of the Company pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes, the rules and regulation of Nasdaq or the Company’s bylaws, the Company previously agreed, pursuant to the terms of the Job Mobz Agreement to seek stockholder approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, and included such proposal in its Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on September 15, 2023, and amended on November 8, 2023, November 24, 2023, December 8, 2023, and December 11, 2023. On February 13, 2024, the Company obtained the consent of Job Mobz to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the Job Mobz Agreement without obtaining such shareholder approval. The transaction closed in September 2024, as noted above.

 

The Company helps businesses accelerate and streamline their recruiting and hiring processes by providing on-demand recruiting software and services. The Company leverages its expert network of recruiters to place recruiters on a project basis. During the first, second, and third quarters of 2024, the Company primarily focused on completing strategic transactions with Job Mobz and GoLogiq.

 

Through the Company’s Recruiting Solutions division, the Company also provides consulting, staffing, and full-time placement services to employers, leveraging our platform and rounding out our services. During 2024, the Company operated primarily in its Marketplace Solutions line of business, which consists primarily of job board and recruitment advertising activities through its Mediabistro website, located at https://www.mediabistro.com.

 

On February 20, 2025, the Company acquired AI and software intellectual property from Savitr Tech OU. The intellectual property allows the Company to be in the telecommunication space. The Company will be providing routing and delivery of voice and SMS texting services across international borders. In exchange for the purchase of intellectual properties, the Company paid cash consideration of $300,000 and shall pay to the Seller (i) 4.9% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, upon the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, upon the achievement of a minimum of $250,000 in revenue generated by the said property (See Note 5). In the month of March 2025, the Company generated $1.3 million in telecommunication revenue.

 

On March 3, 2025, AESO, and Wizco Group, Inc entered into an asset purchase agreement. As consideration for the Acquisition, AESO is obligated to issue 16,666,667 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), to Wizco’s stockholders, subject to downside protection provisions as set forth in the agreement. Additionally, AESO is required to issue 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock to each of the two founders of Wizco pursuant to an advisory services agreement (See Note 5). The Common Stock to be issued as Advisory Fees will be subject to a structured vesting schedule, whereby 3,333,333 shares of Common Stock vest immediately upon issuance, and the remaining 6,666,667 shares of Common Stock will vest in four equal quarterly installments over the subsequent 12 months.

 

On March 28, 2025, the Company entered and closed that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Aqua APA” or the “Agreement”) with Aqua Software Technologies Inc., a private Canadian corporation (“Aqua Software Technologies”), pursuant to which Nixxy agreed to acquire certain assets related to billing and AI systems, including associated intellectual property (the “Acquisition”). As consideration for the Acquisition, Nixxy agreed to pay Aqua Software Technologies $3,800,000, payable in restricted common shares of the Company. Each share is priced at $1.82, based on the closing price of Nixxy’s shares on NASDAQ as of March 28, 2025, resulting in a total of 2,087,912 restricted common shares. In addition, Nixxy agreed to pay $50,000 in cash within two business days of the closing date, and a further $50,000 in cash within 30 days of the closing date (See Note 5).

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. We believe that the disclosures contained in these condensed financial statements are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nixxy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires 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. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions. Included in these estimates are assumptions used to estimate collection of accounts receivable, fair value of marketable securities, fair value of assets acquired in asset acquisitions and the estimated useful life of assets acquired, fair value of warrant liabilities, fair value of securities issued in asset acquisitions, fair value of intangible assets and goodwill, fair value of capitalized software, fair value of non-monetary transactions, deferred income tax asset valuation allowances, and valuation of stock-based compensation expense.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at financial institutions, and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses related to these balances as of March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company had $2,637 and $2,260,710 in excess of the FDIC limit, respectively. The Company has no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Revenues are recognized when control is transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods. Revenue recognition is evaluated through the following five steps: (i) identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer; (ii) identification of the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determination of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognition of revenue when or as a performance obligation is satisfied. We generate revenue from the following activities:

 

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Auralink: In 2025, the Company, through its Auralink AI subsidiary, refocused operations on telecommunications by leveraging newly acquired intellectual property and technology from Savitr. Auralink operates a cloud-based communications platform that provides routing, billing, and management services for high-volume SMS and Voice-over-IP (VoiceIP) communications. The telecommunications portfolio includes voice and messaging interconnect services, operator software, and wholesale voice services, including Turnkey Outsourced Switching (TKOS). Auralink generates revenue from providing messaging and voice termination services, primarily under bilateral carrier agreements. These agreements govern both sending and receiving communications traffic and are based on contractual “Rate Decks” which define per-message or per-minute pricing by destination and time of delivery.

 

  Auralink generates revenue from the delivery of messaging and voice termination services. These services are provided under bilateral agreements with telecommunications partners, which establish pricing per destination and time of delivery through contractual rate decks. Depending on the specific route and agreement, Auralink may act as both a supplier (terminating traffic) and a customer (originating traffic). While traffic settlements under these agreements may occur on a net basis for operational efficiency, each component of traffic is governed by distinct pricing and service-level obligations. The Company exercises control over the delivery of these services and assumes the associated performance obligations, including routing decisions, delivery quality, and pricing. As such, and in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Auralink recognizes gross revenue for these services at the point in time when control is transferred to the customer, typically when a voice call is successfully terminated, or a message is delivered.

 

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Marketplace: Our “Marketplace” category comprises services for businesses and individuals that leverage our online presence. For businesses, this includes sponsorship of digital newsletters, online content promotion, social media distribution, banner advertising, and other branded electronic communications, such as in our quarterly digital publication on recruiting trends and issues. We earn revenue as we complete agreed upon marketing related deliverables and milestones using pricing and terms set by mutual agreement with the customer. In some cases, we earn a percent of revenue a business receives from attracting new clients by advertising on our online platform. Businesses can also pay us to post job openings on our proprietary job boards to promote open job positions they are trying to fill. In addition to its work with direct clients, we categorize all online advertising and affiliate marketing revenue as Marketplace. For individuals, Marketplace includes services to assist with career development and advancement, including a resume distribution service which involves promoting these job seekers’ profiles and resumes to assist with their procuring employment, and upskilling and training. Our resume distribution service allows a job seeker to upload his/her resume to our database, which we then distribute to our network of recruiters on the Platform. We earn revenue from a one-time flat fee for this service. We also offer a recruiter certification program which encompasses our recruitment related training content, which we make accessible through our online learning management system. Customers of the recruiter certification program use a self-managed system to navigate through a digital course of study. Upon completion of the program, we issue a certificate of completion and make available a digital badge to certify their achievement for display on their online recruiter profile on the Platform. Additionally, we partner with Careerdash, a high-quality training company, to provide Recruiter.com Academy, an immersive training experience for career changers.

   
· Consulting and Staffing: Consists of providing consulting and staffing personnel services to employers to satisfy their demand for long- and short-term consulting and temporary employee needs. We generate revenue by first referring qualified personnel for the employer’s specific talent needs, then placing such personnel with the employer, but with our providers acting as the employer of record for us, and finally, billing the employer for the time and work of our placed personnel on an ongoing basis. Our process for finding candidates for consulting and staffing engagements largely mirrors our process for full-time placement hiring. This process includes employers informing us of open consulting and temporary staffing opportunities and projects, sourcing qualified candidates through the Platform and other similar means, and, finally, the employer selecting our candidates for placement after a process of review and selection. We bill these employer clients for our placed candidates’ ongoing work at an agreed-upon, time-based rate, typically on a weekly schedule of invoicing.

 

Revenues as presented on the consolidated statements of operations represent services rendered to customers less sales adjustments and allowances.

 

Marketplace advertising revenues are recognized on a gross basis when the advertising is placed and displayed or when lead generation activities and online publications are completed, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for marketing and publishing are typically due within 30 days of completion of services. Job posting revenue is recognized at the end of the period the job is posted. Marketplace career services revenues are recognized on a gross basis upon distribution of resumes or completion of training courses, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for career services are typically due upon distribution or completion of services.

 

Consulting and Staffing Services revenues represent services rendered to customers less sales adjustments and allowances. Reimbursements, including those related to travel and out-of-pocket expenses, are also included in the net service revenues and equivalent amounts of reimbursable expenses are included in costs of revenue. We record substantially all revenue on a gross basis as a principal versus on a net basis as an agent in the presentation of this line of revenues and expenses. We have concluded that gross reporting is appropriate because we have the task of identifying and hiring qualified employees, and our discretion to select the employees and establish their compensation and duties causes us to bear the risk for services that are not fully paid for by customers. Consulting and staffing revenues are recognized when the services are rendered by the temporary employees. We assume the risk of the acceptability of the employees to customers. Payments for consulting and staffing services are typically due within 90 days of completion of services.

 

Auralink’s primary performance obligations consist of SMS and VoiceIP transmission services. Each message or call is a distinct transaction, and revenue is recognized at the point in time when delivery is confirmed by the recipient carrier’s platform. These services are priced using dynamic Rate Decks, which vary by destination and time. The transaction price is allocated to each message or call based on its standalone selling price as reflected in the applicable Rate Deck. Auralink acts as principal in these transactions, as it controls the routing infrastructure, sets pricing, assumes delivery risk, and bears responsibility for service quality. Accordingly, revenue is recognized on a gross basis.

 

Contracts typically span one year and include early termination provisions. Settlements with counterparties are usually conducted on a net basis using reconciled call detail records.

 

Contract liabilities result from transactions in which we have been paid for services by customers, but for which all revenue recognition criteria have not yet been met. Once all revenue recognition criteria have been met, the contract liabilities are recognized.

 

Sales tax collected is recorded on a net basis and is excluded from revenue.

 

Contract Assets

 

The Company does not have any contract assets. All trade receivables on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet are from contracts with customers.

  

Contract Costs

 

Costs incurred to obtain a contract are capitalized unless they are short term in nature. As a practical matter, costs to obtain a contract that are short term in nature are expensed as incurred. The Company does not have any contract costs capitalized as of March 31, 2025, or December 31, 2024.

  

Contract Liabilities

 

The Company’s contract liabilities consist of advanced customer payments and deferred revenue. Deferred revenue results from transactions in which the Company has been paid for services by customers, but for which all revenue recognition criteria have not yet been met. Once all revenue recognition criteria have been met, the deferred revenues are recognized.

 

Revenue Disaggregation

 

For each of the years, revenues can be categorized into the following:

               
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   2025  2024
Telecommunication services  $1,262,355   $ 
Consulting and staffing services       16,651 
Marketplace Solutions   134,543    205,906 
Total revenue  $1,396,898   $222,557 

 

As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, contract liabilities amounted to $96,530 and $95,396, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized approximately $37,931 of revenue that was deferred as of December 31, 2024. Deferred revenue as of March 31, 2025, is categorized and expected to be recognized as follows: 

 

Expected Contract Liabilities Recognition Schedule

      
  

Total

Contract Liabilities

   
   March 31,  Recognize
   2025  2025
Other  $49,371   $49,371 
Marketplace Solutions   47,159    47,159 
Total  $96,530   $96,530 

 

Revenue from international sources was approximately 99% and 2.50% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

  

Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue in 2024 consisted of employee costs, third party staffing costs and other fees, outsourced recruiter fees and commissions based on a percentage of Recruiting Solutions gross margin. In 2025 cost of revenue consisted entirely of Auralink related technology and supply costs.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors. Management periodically assesses the Company’s accounts receivable and, if necessary, establishes an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts. Any required allowance is based on specific analysis of past due accounts and also considers historical trends of write-offs. Past due status is based on how recently payments have been received from customers. Accounts determined to be uncollectible are charged to operations when that determination is made. The Company usually does not require collateral. We have recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $841,591 and $863,747 as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. Credit loss (recovery) was $3,970 and ($48,908) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recognized over an asset’s estimated useful life using the straight-line method beginning on the date an asset is placed in service. The Company regularly evaluates the estimated remaining useful lives of the Company’s property and equipment to determine whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of depreciation. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 was $5,541 and $6,257, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers and Vendors

 

As of March 31, 2025, two customers accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance, at 96% in the aggregate. As of December 31, 2024, three customers accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance, at 77%.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, two customers accounted for 10% or more of total revenue, at 90% in the aggregate. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, two customers accounted for 10% or more of total revenue, at 40%.

  

We use a related party firm located overseas for software development and maintenance related to our website and the platform underlying our operations. One of our former employees and principal shareholders is an employee of this firm and exerts control over this firm (see Note 10).

 

We were a party to a license agreement with a related party firm (see Note 10).

 

We had used a related party firm to provide certain employer of record services (see Note 10).

 

Advertising and Marketing Costs

 

The Company expenses all advertising and marketing costs as incurred. Advertising and marketing costs were $694,486 and $52,746 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company measures and discloses the fair value of assets and liabilities required to be carried at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a hierarchical framework for measuring fair value, and enhances fair value measurement disclosure.

 

ASC 825 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance. ASC 825 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets to which we have access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The Company’s investment in available for sale securities and warrant derivative liabilities are measured at fair value. The securities are measured based on current trading prices using Level 1 fair value inputs. The Company’s derivative instruments are valued using Level 3 fair value inputs. In fair valuing these instruments, the income valuation approach is applied, and the valuation inputs include the contingent payment arrangement terms, projected revenues and cash flows, rate of return, and probability assessments. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and loans payable represent fair value based upon their short-term nature. 

 

A financial asset or liability classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The tables below summarize the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2025, and March 31, 2024:

                          
  

Fair Value at

March 31,

  Fair Value Measurement Using
   2025  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3
Marketable Securities  $144,084   $144,084   $   $ 
Contingent Consideration   440,620            440,620 
Warrant Liability  $498,126   $   $   $498,126 

 

  

Fair Value at

December 31,

  Fair Value Measurement Using
   2024  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3
Marketable Securities  $142,275   $142,275   $   $ 
Contingent Consideration                
Warrant Liability  $490,541   $   $   $490,541 

  

For the Company’s warrant liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for each category therein, and gains or losses recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025:

     
Ending balance, December 31, 2024  $490,541 
Re-measurement adjustments:     
Change in fair value of warrant liability   7,585 
Ending balance, March 31, 2025  $498,126 

 

For the Company’s contingent consideration measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for each category therein, and gains or losses recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025:

      
Ending balance, December 31, 2024  $ 
Contingent consideration in exchange for intangible assets (See Note 5):   605,004 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration:   (164,384)
Ending balance, March 31, 2025  $440,620 

 

Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements of the Company’s derivative liabilities designated as Level 3 are as follows:

             
   

March 31, 2025

 
    Warrant Liability       Contingent Consideration  
Fair Value   $ 498,126     $ 440,620  
Valuation technique   Backsolve method       Monte Carlo  
Significant unobservable unit   Time to maturity and volatility       Stock price, annual volatility, term discount rate  

 

               
   

December 31, 2024

 
    Warrant Liability       Contingent Consideration  
Fair Value   $ 490,541     $  
Valuation technique   Backsolve method       N/A  
Significant unobservable unit   Time to maturity and volatility       N/A  

 

 

The fair values of contingent consideration were estimated using Monte Carlo pricing model with the following assumptions:

Assumptions used

    March 31, 2025  
Stock Price   $ 1.810  
Annual Volatility   142.00%  
Term (years)   0.49  
Discount Rate   4.330%  

 

    February 20, 2025  
Stock Price   $ 2.53  
Annual Volatility   122.00%  
Term (years)   0.49  
Discount Rate   3.545%  

 

Business Combinations

 

For all business combinations (whether partial, full or step acquisitions), the Company records 100% of all assets and liabilities of the acquired business, generally at their fair values with any excess of purchase price over the net assets recorded as goodwill.

 

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of the tangible net assets and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from business combinations and are expensed as incurred. If the business combination provides for contingent consideration, the Company records the contingent consideration at fair value at the acquisition date. Changes in fair value of contingent consideration resulting from events after the acquisition date, such as earn-outs, are recognized as follows: 1) if the contingent consideration is classified as equity, the contingent consideration is not re-measured and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity, or 2) if the contingent consideration is classified as a liability, the changes in fair value and accretion costs are recognized in earnings. The increases or decreases in the fair value of contingent consideration can result from changes in anticipated revenue levels and changes in assumed discount periods and rates.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist primarily of the assets acquired from Genesys in the third quarter of 2019, including customer contracts and intellectual property, the assets acquired from Scouted and Upsider during the first quarter of 2021, the assets acquired from OneWire during the second quarter of 2021, the assets acquired from Parrut and Novo Group during the third quarter of 2021, the assets acquired from GoLogiq in February of 2024, and the assets acquired Aqua Software, Wizco, and Savitr in 2025. Amortization expense is recorded on the straight-line basis over the estimated economic lives.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill is comprised of the purchase price of business combinations in excess of the fair value assigned at acquisition to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized. The Company tests goodwill for impairment for its reporting units on an annual basis, or when events occur, or circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying value.

 

The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment assessment on December 31st of each year or as impairment indicators dictate (see Note 5).

 

When evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill, management first assess a range of qualitative factors, including but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for the Company’s products and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and changes in key personnel, and the overall financial performance for each of the Company’s reporting units. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we then proceed to the quantitative impairment testing methodology. 

 

Under the quantitative method we compare the carrying value of the reporting unit, including goodwill, with its fair value, as determined using an appropriate valuation method. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the amount of impairment to be recognized is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value.

 

When required, we may arrive at our estimates of fair value using a discounted cash flow methodology which includes estimates of future cash flows to be generated by specifically identified assets, as well as selecting a discount rate to measure the present value of those anticipated cash flows. Estimating future cash flows requires significant judgment and includes making assumptions about projected growth rates, industry-specific factors, working capital requirements, weighted average cost of capital, and current and anticipated operating conditions. The use of different assumptions or estimates for future cash flows could produce different results.

 

Long-lived assets

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the book value of the asset may not be recoverable. The Company periodically evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate possible impairment. When impairment indicators exist, the Company estimates the future undiscounted net cash flows of the related asset or asset group over the remaining life of the asset in measuring whether the long-lived asset should be written down to fair value. Measurement of the amount of impairment would be based on generally accepted valuation methodologies, as deemed appropriate. If the carrying amount is greater than the undiscounted cash flows, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to the asset’s fair value. An impairment loss is recognized immediately as an operating expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Reversal of previously recorded impairment losses are prohibited (see Note 5).

 

Marketable Securities

 

The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset, and eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The unrealized gain (loss) on the marketable securities during the three months ended March 31, 2025, has been included in a separate line item on the statement of operations, Gain (Loss) on change in fair value of Marketable Securities.

 

Software Costs

 

We capitalize certain software development costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining software for internal use when both the preliminary project stage is completed, and it is probable that the software will be used as intended. Capitalization ceases after the software is operational; however, certain upgrades and enhancements may be capitalized if they add functionality. Capitalized software costs include only (i) external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining software, (ii) compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software project and (iii) interest costs incurred while developing internal-use software.

 

Income Taxes

 

We utilize ASC 740 “Income Taxes” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year-end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.

 

The Company recognizes the impact of a tax position in the financial statements only if that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Our practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties, if any, related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

We account for our stock-based compensation under ASC 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” using the fair value-based method. Under this method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the shorter of the service period or the vesting period of the stock-based compensation. This guidance establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Determining the fair value of stock-based compensation at the grant date under this model requires judgment, including estimating volatility, employee stock option exercise behaviors and forfeiture rates. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation represent the Company’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment.

 

Convertible Instruments

 

The Company evaluates and accounts for conversion options embedded in its convertible instruments in accordance with various accounting standards.

 

ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities From Equity” provides that instruments convertible predominantly at a fixed rate resulting in a fixed monetary amount due upon conversion with a variable quantity of shares (“stock settled debt”) be recorded as a liability at the fixed monetary amount.

 

ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” generally provides three criteria that, if met, require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free standing derivative financial instruments. These three criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur, and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. Professional standards also provide an exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as defined under professional standards as “The Meaning of Conventional Convertible Debt Instrument.”

 

ASC 815-40 provides that generally if an event is not within the entity’s control and could require net cash settlement, then the contract shall be classified as an asset or a liability.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02: “Leases (Topic 842)” whereby lessees need to recognize almost all leases on their balance sheet as a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2019, using the effective date method and applying the package of practical expedients to leases that commenced before the effective date whereby the Company elected not to reassess the following: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases, and (ii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. For contracts entered into after the effective date, at the inception of a contract the Company will assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The Company’s assessment will be based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether we obtain the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether it has the right to direct the use of the asset. The Company will allocate the consideration in the contract to each lease component based on its relative stand-alone price to determine the lease payments. The Company has elected not to recognize right of use assets and lease liabilities for short term leases that have a term of 12 months or less.

 

Product Development

 

Product development costs are included in operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and consist of support, maintenance and upgrades of our website and IT platform and are charged to operations as incurred.

 

Loss Per Share

 

The Company follows ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share” for calculating the basic and diluted earnings (or loss) per share. Basic earnings (or loss) per share are computed by dividing earnings (or loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (or loss) per share is computed similar to basic loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potential shares of common stock had been issued and if the additional shares were dilutive. Common stock equivalents are excluded from the diluted earnings (or loss) per share computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. Common stock equivalents in amounts of 356,147 and 1,034,465 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, because their effects would have been anti-dilutive.

               
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   2025  2024
Net loss  $(4,542,163)  $(778,427)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (16,595    
Net loss attributable to commons shareholders,numerator, basic computation  $(4,558,758)  $(778,427)

 

Schedule of antidilutive shares      
   March 31,  March 31,
   2025  2024
Options   13,320    82,876 
Warrants   342,827    951,589 
Convertible preferred stock        
    356,147    1,034,465 

  

Business Segments

 

Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and relied upon when making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. When evaluating the Company’s financial performance, the CODM reviews total revenues, total expenses, and expenses by functional classification, using this information to make decisions on a company-wide basis.

 

The Company currently operates in two reportable segments pertaining to job placement, recruiting activities, and telecommunications. The CODM for the Company is the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). The Company’s CEO reviews operating results on an aggregate basis and manages the Company’s operations as a whole for the purpose of evaluating financial performance and allocating resources. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it has two reportable segments based on business unit. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses.

 

Non-controlling Interests

 

Non-controlling interests (“NCI”) reflect the portion of income or loss and the corresponding equity attributable to third-party equity holders in certain consolidated subsidiaries that are not 100% owned by the Company. Non-controlling interests are presented as separate components of stockholders’ equity on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to clearly distinguish between the Company’s interests and the economic interests of third parties in those entities. Net loss attributable to the Company, as reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, is presented net of the portion of net loss attributable to holders of non-controlling interests.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies and are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09-Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily by amending disclosure requirements for the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, and retrospective application is permitted. ASU 2023-09 is effective January 1, 2025.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires entities to provide more detailed disaggregation of expenses in the income statement, focusing on the nature of the expenses rather than their function. The new disclosures will require entities to separately present expenses for significant line items, including but not limited to, depreciation, amortization, and employee compensation. Entities will also be required to provide a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, provide a definition of what constitutes selling expenses. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.