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Acquisitions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract] |
Acquisitions | 8. Acquisitions Sentinel Brokers Company, Inc. On May 13, 2021, Sentinel Brokers, LLC. (“Sentinel LLC”), subsidiary of the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (“Sentinel Agreement”) to acquire a 24.9% equity position of Sentinel Brokers Company, Inc. (“Sentinel Co.”), a company registered in the state of New York, for the purchase price of $300,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company contributed and additional $750,000 capital into Sentinel, increasing its total capital investment to $1,050,000 as of September 30, 2021. Up to and through November 30, 2022, Sentinel LLC accounted for its investment in Sentinel Co. using the equity method in accordance with ASC Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures recognizing our share of Sentinel’s earnings and losses within our consolidated statement of operations. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company had the option to purchase an additional 50.1% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares. In December 2022, Sentinel LLC exercised this option to increase its equity position to 75%. The acquisition of Sentinel Co. meets the definition of a business with inputs, processes, and outputs, and therefore, the Company has concluded to account for this transaction in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting under Topic 805. The following summary, prepared on a proforma basis, combines the consolidated results of operations of the Company with those of Sentinel Co as if the acquisition took place on January 1. The pro forma consolidated results include the impact of certain adjustments. Schedule of Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information
|  | 2022 (unaudited) |
Revenue |  | $ | 49,076,804 |
Net loss |  | $ | (61,680,088 | )
Basic loss per share |  | $ | (0.55 | )
Diluted loss per share |  | $ | (0.55 | )
We are currently in the process of completing the purchase price accounting and related allocations associated with the acquisition of Sentinel Co. Assets included in this acquisition are cash of $3,977,000, receivables of $344,000 and fixed assets of $1,000. The Company is in the process of completing valuations and useful lives for certain assets acquired in the transaction. We expect the preliminary purchase price accounting to be completed during the year ending December 31, 2023. Sentinel is a broker-dealer operating primarily as a fiduciary intermediary, facilitating intuitional trading of municipal and corporate bonds as well as preferred stock, and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), and is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).

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