v2.4.0.8
3. Interest, advances and promissory notes payable
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Interest Advancesand Promissory Notes Payable [Abstract]  
Interest Advancesand Promissory Notes Payable
3.    Interest, Advances and Promissory Notes Payable

a)     Interest payable

A summary of the interest payable activity is as follows:

Balance, December 31, 2012
 
$
1,569,321
 
Interest incurred on promissory notes payable
   
505,571
 
Other
   
125
 
Balance, December 31, 2013
   
2,075,017
 
Interest incurred on judgement against Company (note 6(b))
   
29,583
 
Interest incurred on promissory notes payable
   
128,893
 
Balance, March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
 
$
2,233,493
 

Interest payable is to the following:

 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
(unaudited)
   
2013
 
Relatives of directors
 
$
1,123,080
   
$
1,046,523
 
Non-related parties
   
1,110,413
     
1,028,494
 
 
 
$
2,233,493
   
$
2,075,017
 

Historically, all interest payable incurred is from interest incurred at the stated rate of promissory notes issued by the Company. The payment terms, security and any interest payable are based on the underlying promissory notes payable that the Company has outstanding.

b)    Advances payable

A summary of the advances payable activity is as follows:

Balance, December 31, 2012
 
$
105,613
 
Advances accrued
   
30,000
 
Advances repaid from proceeds of line of credit
   
(20,000
)
Transfer of balance to accounts payable
   
(115,613
)
Balance, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
 
$
-
 

c  )   Promissory notes payable:

Promissory notes payable
 
March 31,
2014
(unaudited)
   
December 31,
2013
 
 
   
 
Unsecured promissory notes payable to unrelated lenders:
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
i.
Interest at 1% per month, repayable on March 31, 2009, due on
demand
 
$
450,000
   
$
450,000
 
   
 
               
 
ii.
Interest at 1% per month, with $50,000 repayable on December
31, 2004, $75,000 repayable on August 18, 2007, $75,000
repayable on November 19, 2007 and the balance due on demand.
All are due on demand, accruing interest at the same rate.
   
887,455
     
887,455
 
   
 
               
 
iii.
Interest at 0.625% per month, with $50,000 repayable on October
5, 2004, $40,000 repayable on December 31, 2004, and $60,000
repayable on July 28, 2006, all due on demand
   
150,000
     
150,000
 
   
 
               
 
iv.
Non-interest-bearing, repayable on July 17, 2005, due on demand
   
270,912
     
270,912
 
   
 
               
  v.
Non-interest-bearing loan repayable at $25,000 per month
beginning October 2009, none repaid to date
   
310,986
     
310,986
 
   
 
               
 
vi.
Interest at 0.667% per month due January 15, 2011, none repaid to
date
   
125,000
     
125,000
 
                   
Promissory notes payable, secured by a guarantee from a director and
relative of a director, bearing interest at 1% per month, with $200,000
repayable on July 31, 2003, all due on demand
   
230,000
     
230,000
 
Total Arm's Length Promissory Notes
 
$
2,424,353
   
$
2,424,353
 

d)   Promissory notes payable to related parties:

Relatives of Directors
 
March 31, 2014
(unaudited)
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
Promissory notes payable to relatives of directors
collateralized by a general security agreement on all the
assets of the Company, due on demand:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  i.
Interest at 1% per month
 
$
845,619
 
$
845,619
 
   
 
             
 
ii.
Interest at 1.25% per month
   
51,347
   
51,347
 
   
 
             
 
iii.
Interest at the U.S. bank prime rate plus 1%
   
500,000
   
500,000
 
                 
Promissory notes payable, unsecured, to relatives of a director, bearing
interest at 1% per month, due on demand
   
1,465,000
   
1,465,000
 
Total Related Party Promissory Notes
 
$
2,861,966
 
$
2,861,966
 

e)    Interest expense

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred interest expense of $327,259 (2013: $301,247) substantially as follows:

-
$158,476 (2013: $126,393) incurred on promissory notes payables as shown in note 3(c);
-
$170,627 (2013: $125,884) incurred on lines of credit payable
-
($2,300) (note 6(b)) (2013: $48,478) incurred from the calculation of imputed interest on accounts payable outstanding for longer than one year, advances payable and promissory notes payable, which had no stated interest rate;