Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Yes
o
No
x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15d of the Act Yes
o
No
x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period of that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
o
No
x
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the previous 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes
o
No
x
Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act,) Yes
o
No
x
The aggregate number of shares of the voting stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2015 was 371,653. The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $286,173 as of June 30, 2015. For the purposes of the foregoing calculation only, all directors and executive officers of the registrant have been deemed affiliates.
The number of shares outstanding of the Company's $.001 Par Value Common Stock as of September 15, 2016 was 11,191,831.
Part III
Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Identification of Directors and Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth the names and ages of all directors and executive officers of the Company and all persons nominated or chosen to become a director, indicating all positions and offices with the Company held by each such person and the period during which they have served as a director:
The principal executive officers and directors of the Company are as follows:
Name
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Age
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Positions Held and Tenure
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Steven Onoue
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58
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Director since 07/2002
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Kenneth Bosket
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63
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Director since 06/2008; appointed to COO on 7/10/2015
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Montse Zaman
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41
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Secretary, Treasurer Director since 02/2008
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Rudy Chacon
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57
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Director since 01/2016
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Arnulfo Saucedo Bardan
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44
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Director from 02/2008 thru 01/2013 and since 11/2013
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|
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Mike Zaman
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59
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|
Director since 11/2013
|
There are no family relationship between or among any Officer and Director except that Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan and Montse Zaman are brother and sister and Mike Zaman and Montse Zaman are husband and wife.
The Directors named above will serve until the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders. Thereafter, Directors will be elected for one-year terms at the annual stockholders' meeting. Officers will hold their positions at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, absent any employment agreement, of which none currently exist or is contemplated. There is no arrangement or understanding between the Directors and Officers of the Company and any other person pursuant to which any Director or Officer was or is to be selected as a Director or Officer of the Company.
The Directors and Officers of the Company will devote their time to the Company's affairs on an "as needed" basis. As a result, the actual amount of time which each will devote to the Company's affairs is unknown and is likely to vary substantially from month to month.
The Company has no audit or compensation committee.
Business Experience: The following is a brief account of the business experience for the past five years of the directors and executive officers, indicating their principal occupations and employment during that period, and the names and principal businesses of the organizations in which such occupations and employment were carried out.
KENNETH BOSKET - Kenneth Bosket is a director of the Company. Mr. Bosket has been CEO of the Company since June, 2008. Mr. Bosket retired in 2004 after 30 years with Sprint (Telecommunication Division). Mr. Bosket is co-founder of JaHMa, a music company in Las Vegas, Nevada and a former Board Member and President of Bridge Counseling Associates, a mental health and substance abuse service company. His experience includes implementing appropriate procedures for positioning his organization's goals with successful teaming relationships, marketing and over 30 years of extensive customer service, as well as managing various departments, and being a western division facilitator working directly for a President of Sprint. Mr. Bosket has received numerous awards, such as the Pinnacle Award for his exceptional service with his former employer combined with his community service involvements. Mr. Bosket earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor's of Business Administration from National University. Mr. Bosket brings to the Company extensive experience in managing employees as well as extensive marketing experience which have been invaluable in helping the Company move forward with offering its marketing and advertising services.
STEVEN ONOUE - Mr. Onoue is a director of the Company. Since 2009, Mr. Onoue has been self-employed as a day trader of securities. From 2000 until August, 2009, Mr. Onoue was an officer and director of Crown Partners, Inc., the former majority shareholder of the Company. As part of his duties with Crown Partners, Mr. Onoue was formerly as vice president and manager of Sanitec™ Services of Hawaii, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Partners, Inc. engaged in medical waste treatment and disposal, from 2000 until May, 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Onoue was the president of Cathay Atlantic Trading Company in Honolulu, Hawaii which traded in hard commodities and acted as consultant to many construction and renovation projects. Mr. Onoue acts as a community liaison and legislative analyst to Rep. Suzuki of the State of Hawaii. Mr. Onoue has been registered securities professional as well as a being involved in real estate in Hawaii for more than 15 years. Mr. Onoue brings his extensive experience in the securities and business fields to the Company. His experience in operating businesses as well as his keen understanding of the public securities markets for small cap companies makes him an asset to the Company.
MONTSE ZAMAN - Montse Zaman is the secretary and treasurer for the Company. She worked for Zaman & Company, a private business consulting firm, as an administrative assistant from 2003 until the end of 2008 when she joined the Company. Ms. Zaman has extensive organizational experience and is involved in handling the day-to-day administrative operations of the Company. Ms. Zaman has an extensive background in journalism and has a degree in Communications from Instituto Superior De Ciencia Y Technologia A.C. in Mexico. Mrs. Zaman possesses strong administrative credentials which have proven invaluable in handling the daily operations of the Company and reporting and working directly with the Company's CFO in ensuring that all financial transactions are accurately and properly reported.
JOHN SCRUDATO - John Scrudato CPA is a CFO and Director. In his capacity over the last twenty five years as managing partner of both, Scrudato & Co., CPA's, and John Scrudato CPA., has administered and supervised the Company's audit, accounting, and tax clients, provided CFO services for individual clients, as well as Edgar financial oversight, and is an invaluable resource for all public accounting issues. This accounting professional is a registered agent with the PCAOB and audits publicly traded companies through their oversight policies. Mr Scrudato resigned as director and officer in January of 2016.
MARK VEGA - Mark Vega is a director. He brings years of corporate planning and technical (IT) management experience to the company. Mark has been over the IT department of Crown Equity Holdings Inc., for over 7 years. His responsibilities include overall technical strategy in addition to managing advanced development groups. Mr. Vega attended California State University, studying Computer Science, Chemistry and Music. He was appointed as the Company's Chief Technology Officer in October of 2013. Mr. Vega resigned as director and officer in February of 2015.
MIKE ZAMAN - Mike Zaman is a director. He was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to Florida in the 1980's where he attended Florida International University to study Computer Science. Since becoming a U.S. citizen in 1995, he has been a corporate, marketing and sales consultant for many numerous companies and has advised or consulted in the process of mergers, acquisitions, as well as the raising of capital for private and public entities. He was appointed as the Company's Chief Marketing Officer in October of 2013.
ARNULFO SAUCEDO-BARDAN - Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan is a director as well as executive editor. He is an entrepreneur from Torreon Coahuila, Mexico. In 2005, he opened and operated a small independent Mexican food restaurant in Mexico, City, until December of 2007. In 2008, he joined the Crown Equity Holdings Inc. team as CEO and later elected as the company's Chairman until January of 2013. Mr. Saucedo – Bardan has a Bachelor Degree in engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico De La Laguna in Torreon Coahuila.
RUDY CHACON – Rudy Chacon is a director, as well as Vice President. He has a background in accounting and has represented various companies in court before the IRS and California State Tax Board. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Chacon owned the Taj Mahal of Beverly Hills restaurant, in California. Rudy joined the Crown Equity Holdings Inc team in January of 2016.
HAROLD GEWERTER has been in private practice of law since 1979. Mr. Gewerter has lectured for various bar associations and other associations in Nevada, Hawaii, California, Washington, Alaska, and Ohio in the areas of Taxation, Securities Law, Real Estate and Estate planning. Mr. Gewerter is a member of the Nevada State Bar and is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court and the United States Court of Claims. Mr. Gewerter is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science. He received his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law. Mr. Gewerter resigned as director and chairman of the board in February of 2016.
BRETT MATUS Brett brings over 22 years in managing properties. He received his property Management Diploma from George Brown College in Canada. Mr. Matus resigned as director in May of 2015.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The Officers and Directors of the Company will devote most of their time to the Company however; there will be occasions when the time requirements of the Company's business conflict with the demands of their other business and investment activities. Such conflicts may require that the Company attempt to employ additional personnel. There is no assurance that the services of such persons will be available or that they can be obtained upon terms favorable to the Company.
There is no procedure in place which would allow the Officers and Directors to resolve potential conflicts in an arms-length fashion. Accordingly, they will be required to use their discretion to resolve them in a manner which they consider appropriate.
The Company's Officers and Directors may actively negotiate or otherwise consent to the purchase of a portion of their common stock as a condition to, or in connection with, a proposed merger or acquisition transaction. It is anticipated that a substantial premium over the initial cost of such shares may be paid by the purchaser in conjunction with any sale of shares by the Company's Officers and Directors which is made as a condition to, or in connection with, a proposed merger or acquisition transaction. The fact that a substantial premium may be paid to the Company's Officers and Directors to acquire their shares creates a potential conflict of interest for them in satisfying their fiduciary duties to the Company and its other shareholders. Even though such a sale could result in a substantial profit to them, they would be legally required to make the decision based upon the best interests of the Company and the Company's other shareholders, rather than their own personal pecuniary benefit.
The Company previously adopted a Code of Ethics in 2004. The Company has revised the Code of Ethics and is adopting a new Code of Ethics which applies to its directors as well as to its officers including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer. A copy of the Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit to this Report and is also available on the Company's website, www.crownequityholdings.com . A copy of the Code of Ethics is also available at no charge to anyone who may send a request in writing to the Company, addressed to its CEO, at, Las Vegas, NV 89141.
Identification of Certain Significant Employees - The Company does not employ any persons who make or are expected to make significant contributions to the business of the Company.
Item 11: Executive Compensation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, Mr. Bosket and Ms. Zaman had agreed in 2012 to terminate their employment with the Company while continuing to serve as officers and directors without compensation. This decision was necessitated due to the dramatic decrease in the Company's revenues and its inability to continue paying them as employees. In July of 2013, an attempt to re-establish Mr. Bosket and Ms. Zaman as employees was initiated, but once again became short termed because of the decreased revenues and therefore continued the year beginning in August for Montse and Mid October for Kenneth without compensation once again. As for the added directors and officers during the fourth quarter, Mr. Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan, Mike Zaman and Mr. Mark Vega, also made the decision to serve as officers and directors without compensation upon appointment. During fiscal 2013 the Company paid its officers and directors an aggregate of $38,500. During fiscal 2014 the Company paid its officers and directors an aggregate of $59, 225. During fiscal 2015 the Company paid its officers and directors (Kenneth Bosket, Mark Vega and John Scrudato) an aggregate of $8,000. The remaining directors made the decision to serve as officers and/or directors without compensation upon appointment. In 2016, the company added board member Rudy Chacon who made the decision to serve as officers and directors without compensation upon appointment.
The following tables sets for the compensation for all officers and directors during the past three years:
DIRECTORS OFFICERS COMPENSATION
|
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Annual compensation
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Long-term compensation
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Awards
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Name and
Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Other
annual
compen
-sation
($)
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Restricted
stock
award(s)
($)
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Securities
under-
lying
options/
SARs
(#)
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Payouts
LTIP
payouts
($)
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All other
compen-
sation
($)
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Total Compensation
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Kenneth Bosket,
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2015
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2,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2,000
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|
CEO,
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2014
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12,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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12,000
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Director
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2013
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8,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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8,000
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Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan,
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2015
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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COO,
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2014
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4,800
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4,800
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Director
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2013
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-
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-
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Montse Zaman,
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2015
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Secretary, Treasurer,
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2014
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22,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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22,000
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Director
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2013
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3,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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3,000
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Mark Vega,
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2015
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2,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2,000
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Former Director
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2014
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11,425
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-
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-
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-
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11,425
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2013
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7,500
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-
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-
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-
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-
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7,500
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John Scrudato,
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2015
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4,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4,000
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|
CFO, Former Director
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2014
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9,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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9,000
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2013
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2,000
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2,000
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Rudy Chacon
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2015
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Director
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2014
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-
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-
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2013
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-
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Steve Onoue
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2015
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-
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-
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-
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Director
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2014
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2013
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Mike Zaman
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2015
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-
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Director
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2014
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Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meeting of the Board of Directors.
The Company has no material bonus or profit-sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to the Company's directors or executive officers.
The Company has no compensatory plan or arrangements, including payments to be received from the Company, with respect to any executive officer or director, where such plan or arrangement would result in any compensation or remuneration being paid resulting from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of such executive officer's employment or from a change-in-control of the Company or a change in such executive officer's responsibilities following a change-in-control and the amount, including all periodic payments or installments where the value of such compensation or remuneration exceeds $100,000 per executive officer.
During the last completed fiscal year, no funds were set aside or accrued by the Company to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for Directors or Executive Officers.
The Company has no written employment agreements.
In December, 2007, the Company adopted the Crown Equity Holdings, Inc. Consultants and Employees Stock Plan for 2007. Under the Plan, 50,000 shares are reserved for issuance to employees, officers, directors, advisors and consultants. As of December 31, 2013, 28,855 shares had been issued under the Plan. During 2014, an additional 20,500 shares were issued under the Consultants and Employees Stock Plan.
In October, 2014, the Company adopted a new Crown Equity Holdings, Inc. Consultants and Employees Stock Plan for 2014. As of December 31, 2014, no shares were issued from this plan.
Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangement
. Except as noted herein, the Company has no compensatory plan or arrangements, including payments to be received from the Company, with respect to any individual named above from the latest or next preceding fiscal year, if such plan or arrangement results or will result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of such individual's employment with the Company, or from a change in control of the Company or a change in the individual's responsibilities following a change in control.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the following persons were officers, directors and more than ten-percent shareholders of the Company's common stock:
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Crown Marketing
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Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
There were 10,904,564 shares of the Company' common stock issued and outstanding on December 31, 2015. There are 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001, authorized with none outstanding. The following tabulates holdings of shares of the Company by each person who, subject to the above, at the date of this Report, holds or record or is known by Management to own beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the Common Shares of the Company and, in addition, by all directors and officers of the Company individually and as a group.
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Change in Control. There are no arrangements known to the Company, including any pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
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The Company utilizes the shares available under the Plan described above to issue shares of stock as compensation to employees, consultants and officers and directors. At the end of each quarter, the Board of Directors of the Company determines the amount of shares to be issued pursuant to the Plan.
Item 13: All Relationships and Related Transactions
The Company is provided office space by one of the officers and directors at no charge. The Company believes that this office space is sufficient for its needs for the foreseeable future.
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a payable of $5,026 to Montse Zaman. The payable is unsecured, bears no interest and due on demand.
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate outstanding balance of notes payable to related parties was $23,674 and $155,885, respectively consisting of loans described below.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, a related party converted debt of $79,184 and accrued interest of $20,010 into 100,000 shares of Series A preferred stock. The fair value of the preferred stock was determined to be $470,000 based upon the estimated fair value of the Company resulting in a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $370,806. This preferred stock was later converted into 10,000,000 shares of common stock during 2014.
During 2014, Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan, a Director of the Company, made multiple advances due from the Company of $50,100. During 2015, Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan, made additional advances due from the Company of $14,421. The debt is unsecured, carries 12% interest rate and is due on demand. Mr. Saucedo-Bardan cancelled the $64,521 debt and interest of $770 during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction.
During 2014, Mark Vega, a Director of the Company, made multiple advances due from the Company of $21,300. The debt is unsecured, carries 12% interest rate and is due on demand. Mr. Vega cancelled the $21,300 debt during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction.
On October 18, 2013 the Company borrowed an additional $8,550 from Ken Bosket our CEO. This is a demand note is unsecured and contains a zero percent stated interest rate. The total due to Ken Bosket at December 31, 2014 was $25,550. Mr. Bosket cancelled $8,550 of the total debt during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction. During 2015, the Company repaid the $17,000 balance of the debt and interest of $2,607 through the issuance of 19,607 common shares resulting in a loss of $3,921.
During 2014, a related party of the Company, made advances due from the Company of $4,000. The debt is unsecured, carries 12% interest rate and is due on demand.
During 2014, Montse Zaman, a Director of the Company, made multiple advances and received payments for a net amount advanced to the Company of $16,900. The debt is unsecured, carries zero interest and is due on demand. The total outstanding balance under these advances was $36,910 at December 31, 2014. Ms. Zaman cancelled $17,000 of the $36,910 debt during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction. During 2015, Montse, made additional aggregate advances to the Company that totaled $8,270, for an outstanding balance of $28,180, of which the Company repaid $8,736 and interest of $685 in 2015 through the issuance of 9,421 common shares resulting in a loss of $1,884. The total outstanding balance under these advances was $$19,444 at December 31, 2015.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $17,025 due to Phoenix Consulting Services, a company controlled by Montse Zaman, as three year unsecured notes due on November 19, 2012, with interest accruing at 12% per annum. As of December 31, 2014, the notes were in default and accrue interest at the rate of 18% per annum. During 2015 the Company repaid the $17,025 note and interest of 11,381 through the issuance of 28,406 common shares resulting in a loss of $5,681.
During 2015, the company made additional borrowings of $230 under a related party note and $1,000 of related party loans and interest of $373 was converted to 1,373 common shares resulting in a loss of $275.
During 2014, the Company loaned $14,700 to iB2B Global, Inc. (f.k.a EQCO2, Inc.). The Company wrote off the loan as it was deemed not collectable as of December 31, 2014. During 2013, the Company loaned $1,500 to Cleantech Transit. The loan is unsecured, bears no interest and is due on demand. The Company wrote off the loan as it was deemed not collectable as of December 31, 2014.
In July 2013 the Company entered into a management consultant contract with Cleantech Transit, Inc., a related party, for consulting services through June 30, 2014. There were no cash receipts and there was no revenue recognized under this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held an aggregate of 7,000,000 common shares of American Video Teleconferencing, Inc. American Video Teleconferencing, Inc. became a related party in 2014 due to common officers and Directors. The investment was fully impaired during 2014.
Item 14: Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The following table presents for each of the last two fiscal years the aggregate fees billed in connection with the audits of our financial statements and other professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm MaloneBailey, LLP, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants.
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Audit fees represent the professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our financial statements included in quarterly reports, along with services normally provided by the accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. Audit-related fees represent professional services rendered for assurance and related services by the accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements that are not reported under audit fees.
Tax fees represent professional services rendered by the accounting firm for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. All other fees represent fees billed for products and services provided by the accounting firm, other than the services reported for in the other categories.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business
Crown Equity Holdings Inc. ("Crown Equity" or the "Company") was incorporated in August 1995 in Nevada. The Company offers through its digital network of websites, advertising branding, marketing solutions and other services to boost customer awareness, as well as merchant visibility as a worldwide online multi-media publisher. The Company focuses on the distribution of information for the purpose of bringing together its audience with the advertisers that want to reach them. Its advertising services cover and connect a range of marketing specialties, as well as provide search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness. Crown Equity Holdings' objective is making its endeavor known as CRWE WORLD into a global online news and information source, as well as a global one stop shop for various distinct products and services. The Company also offers services to companies seeking to become public entities in the United States, as well as providing various consulting services to companies and individuals dealing with corporate structure and operations globally.
In 2010, the Company formed two subsidiaries Crown Tele Services, Inc. and CRWE Direct, Inc. Crown Tele Services Inc. will provide voice over IP messaging at a competitive price to other competitors and CRWE Direct will provide its client with direct sales of products.
In 2011, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary CRWE Real Estate Inc. CRWE Real Estate Inc. will hold real estate.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial information of Crown Equity Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Crown Tele Services Inc., CRWE Direct Inc. and CRWE Real Estate, Inc. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Crown Equity considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees in accordance with ASC 718 requiring employee equity awards to be accounted for under the fair value method. Accordingly, share-based compensation is measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite employee service period. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to other than employees in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50. Equity instruments issued to other than employees are valued at the earlier of a commitment date or upon completion of the services, based on the fair value of the equity instruments and is recognized as expense over the service period. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payments using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for common stock options and the closing price of the company's common stock for common share issuances.
Revenue Recognition
Crown Equity's revenue is recognized pursuant to ASC 605 "Revenue Recognition." The Company recognizes its revenue from services as those services are performed. Revenue recognition is limited to the amount that is not contingent upon delivery of any future service or meeting other specified performance conditions.
The Company recognizes its revenue from the display of impression and click based ads, as well as from its publishing distribution service and domain name registration products and recognizes revenue when the service is provided.
Services are normally completed as described on the sales invoice issued for the service provided. In most cases the services is a one-time completion and recognized when the service is completed.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company establishes an allowance for bad debts through a review of several factors including historical collection experience, current aging status of the customer accounts, and financial condition of our customers. The Company does not generally require collateral for our accounts receivable. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
During 2014, the Company loaned $7,940 to a third party service provider. This loan and $16,200 of loans to related parties (see Note 5) were written-off during 2014 as they were deemed uncollectible. This resulted in a total loss of $24,140 in 2014.
Concentrations
In 2015, 52%, 45% and 3% of the Company’s total revenue was generated from the display of impression and click based ads, as well as from its publishing distribution service and domain name registration product, respectively. During 2014, 100% of total revenue was generated from a single customer.
General and Administrative Expenses
Crown Equity's general and administrative expenses consisted of the following types of expenses during 2015 and 2014: Compensation expense, payroll expense, rent, travel and entertainment, legal and accounting, utilities, web sites, office expenses, depreciation and other administrative related expenses.
Marketable Securities
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 825 an entity is permitted to irrevocably elect fair value on a contract-by-contract basis for new assets or liabilities within the scope of ASC 825 as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for those financial assets and liabilities and certain other items including property and casualty insurance contracts. Entities electing the fair value option are required to (i) recognize changes in fair value in earnings and (ii) expense any upfront costs and fees associated with the item for which the fair value option is elected. Entities electing the fair value option are required to distinguish, on the face of the statement of financial position, the fair value of assets and liabilities for which it has elected the fair value option, and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. An entity can accomplish this either by reporting the fair value and non-fair-value carrying amounts as separate line items or by aggregating those amounts and disclosing parenthetically the amount of fair value included in the aggregate amount.
Crown Equity adopted ASC 825 in the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and elected the fair value option for all their marketable securities. Management has elected the fair value option as management believes it best reflects the true market value of the securities at the date of valuation.
The Company reports the change in value of the securities as realized or unrealized gains or losses on a quarterly basis against earnings. The gain or loss is calculated as the difference between the acquiring value and the closing market value at the end of the reporting period. For securities purchased, the acquiring value is the fair value of the securities on the date they are acquired. For securities received as payment for revenue transactions, the acquiring value is the fair value of the securities on the date the Company receives the shares as this is the date the company is fully vested in the stock.
Equity Method Investments
For investments that represent significant influence in the investee, the Company follows ASC 323 Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures when recognizing these investments in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, any net income or net loss must be recorded against the Company's investment, not to exceed the original investment and recognized as additional income or loss on the Company's income statement. Crown evaluates the carrying value of its equity method investments for impairment.
During 2012, the Company's ownership percentage in Cleantech Transit, Inc., a related party due to common officers and directors, increased to more than 20% and the Company began accounting for this investment under the equity method. The Company's ownership percentage in Cleantech Transit, Inc. was 42% as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. Cleantech has had no revenues since inception. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the carrying value of the equity method investment held in related party was zero.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at the cost of acquisition or construction and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Costs associated with repair and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with improvements which extend the life, increase the capacity or improve the efficiency of our property and equipment are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining life of the related asset. Gains and losses on dispositions of equipment are reflected in operations. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are 3 to 5 years. Depreciation expense during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 totaled $618 and $2,248, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the historical-cost carrying value of an asset may no longer be appropriate. The Company assesses recoverability of the asset by comparing the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the asset to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flows of the asset, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the fair value of the long-lived asset. Fair value is estimated based upon either discounted cash flow analysis or estimated salvage value. No impairment charge was recorded in 2015 or 2014.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share calculations are calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. They include the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents in years with net income. Basic and diluted net loss per share are the same due to the absence of common stock equivalents.
Income Taxes
Crown Equity recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered. Crown Equity provides a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets for which it does not consider realization of such assets to be more likely than not.
Uncertain tax position
The Company also follows the guidance related to accounting for income tax uncertainties. In accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. No liability for unrecognized tax benefits was recorded as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, marketable securities and debt. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in these consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Crown Equity does not expect the adoption of any recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on their financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN
As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, Crown Equity has historically suffered losses from operations and had a working capital deficit of $215,319 as of December 31, 2015. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to Crown Equity's ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if Crown Equity is unable to continue as a going concern.
Crown Equity continues to review its expense structure reviewing costs and their reduction to move towards profitability. The Company's expenses are planned to decrease as a percent of revenue resulting in profitability and increased shareholders' equity.
NOTE 3 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are presented in the consolidated balance sheets at fair market value.
Per Accounting Standards Codification 820 "
Fair Value Measurement
", fair values defined establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 does not require any new fair value measurements.
ASC 820 establishes a valuation hierarchy for disclosure of the inputs to valuation used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data
Crown Equity has classified these marketable securities at level 1 with a fair value of $0 as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
The Company has fully impaired the marketable securities as of December 31, 2014 due to the investments' lack of an active trading market and decline in fair value which was considered other than temporary. This resulted in an impairment loss of $77,600 during 2014. Unrealized losses on marketable securities totaled $2,900 during 2014. The Company does not have such activities during 2015.
NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLE
During 2014 the Company borrowed an aggregate $114,700 under the following third party transactions:
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing note for $10,000 funded during 2014 from a non-related party. Principal and accrued interest were later converted into 10,200 common shares valued at $12,240.
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing convertible note for $40,000 funded during 2014 from a non-related party. The note was convertible into common stock of the Company at a 50% discount to the quoted market price for the Company's common stock. This conversion option qualifies as a derivative liability and was accounted for as such (see Note 9). Principal and accrued interest were later converted into 41,200 common shares valued at $72,100.
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A demand, unsecured, non-interest bearing note for $9,500 from a non-related party and was outstanding at December 31, 2014.
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing note for $5,500 funded during 2014 from a non-related party. Principal and accrued interest were later converted into 5,555 common shares valued at $6,666.
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An increase in an existing demand, unsecured, non-interest bearing note for $17,500 funded during 2014 from a non-related party. $25,068 of the total principal, and accrued interest were later converted into 27,589 common shares valued at $29,493 leaving the balance at $5,000outstanding at December 31, 2014.
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An increase in an existing demand, unsecured, note bearing interest between 0% and 12% for $32,200 funded during 2014 from a non-related party. $33,450 was outstanding at December 31, 2014.
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Also during 2014, an existing demand, unsecured, non-interest bearing note for $1,250 from a non-related party, principal and accrued interest were converted into 1,425 shares of common stock valued at $1,354.
The conversion of non-related party notes payable in 2014 resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $35,884.
During 2015 the Company borrowed an aggregate $22,983 under the following third party transactions:
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing note for $1,000 from a non-related party.
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing note for $983 from a non-related party.
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing note for $20,000 from a non-related party.
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A demand, unsecured, 12% interest bearing note for $1,000 from a non-related party.
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During 2015, third party debt of $59,433 was settled through the issuance of common stock resulting in loss of $42,952.
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate outstanding principal on third party notes payable was $11,500 and $47,950, respectively.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company is provided office space by one of the officers and directors at no charge. The Company believes that this office space is sufficient for its needs for the foreseeable future.
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a payable of $5,026 to Montse Zaman, director. The payable is unsecured, bears no interest and due on demand.
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate outstanding balance of notes payable to related parties was $23,674 and $155,885, respectively consisting of loans described below.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, a related party converted debt of $79,184 and accrued interest of $20,010 into 100,000 shares of Series A preferred stock. The fair value of the preferred stock was determined to be $470,000 based upon the estimated fair value of the Company resulting in a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $370,806. This preferred stock was later converted into 10,000,000 shares of common stock during 2014.
During 2014, Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan, a Director of the Company, made multiple advances due from the Company of $50,100. During 2015, Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan, made additional advances due from the Company of $14,421. The debt is unsecured, carries 12% interest rate and is due on demand. Mr. Saucedo-Bardan cancelled the $64,521 debt and interest of $770 during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction.
During 2014, Mark Vega, a Director of the Company, made multiple advances due from the Company of $21,300. The debt is unsecured, carries 12% interest rate and is due on demand. Mr. Vega cancelled the $21,300 debt during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction.
On October 18, 2013 the Company borrowed an additional $8,550 from Ken Bosket our CEO. This is a demand note is unsecured and contains a zero percent stated interest rate. The total due to Ken Bosket at December 31, 2014 was $25,550. Mr. Bosket cancelled $8,550 of the total debt during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction. During 2015, the Company repaid the $17,000 balance of the debt and interest of $2,607 through the issuance of 19,607 common shares resulting in a loss of $3,921.
During 2014, a related party of the Company, made advances due from the Company of $4,000 and still outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2015. The debt is unsecured, carries 12% interest rate and is due on demand.
During 2014, Montse Zaman, a Director of the Company, made multiple advances and received payments for a net amount advanced to the Company of $16,900. The debt is unsecured, carries zero interest and is due on demand. The total outstanding balance under these advances was $36,910 at December 31, 2014. Ms. Zaman cancelled $17,000 of the $36,910 debt during 2015 which was recognized as a capital transaction. During 2015, Montse, made additional aggregate advances to the Company that totaled $8,270, for an outstanding balance of $28,180, of which the Company repaid $8,736 and interest of $685 in 2015 through the issuance of 9,421 common shares resulting in a loss of $1,884. The total outstanding balance under these advances was $19,444 at December 31, 2015.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $17,025 due to Phoenix Consulting Services, a company controlled by Montse Zaman, as three year unsecured notes due on November 19, 2012, with interest accruing at 12% per annum. As of December 31, 2014, the notes were in default and accrue interest at the rate of 18% per annum. During 2015 the Company repaid the $17,025 note and interest of 11,381 through the issuance of 28,406 common shares resulting in a loss of $5,681.
During 2015, the Company made additional borrowings of $230 under a related party note and $1,000 of related party loans and interest of $373 was converted to 1,373 common shares resulting in a loss of $275.
During 2014, the Company loaned $14,700 to iB2B Global, Inc. (f.k.a EQCO2, Inc.). The Company wrote off the loan as it was deemed not collectable as of December 31, 2014. During 2013, the Company loaned $1,500 to Cleantech Transit. The loan is unsecured, bears no interest and is due on demand. The Company wrote off the loan as it was deemed not collectable as of December 31, 2014.
In July 2013 the Company entered into a management consultant contract with Cleantech Transit, Inc., a related party, for consulting services through June 30, 2014. There were no cash receipts and there was no revenue recognized under this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company held an aggregate of 7,000,000 common shares of American Video Teleconferencing, Inc. American Video Teleconferencing, Inc. became a related party in 2014 due to common officers and Directors. The investment was fully impaired during 2014.
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
In December, 2007, the Company adopted the Crown Equity Holdings, Inc. Consultants and Employees Stock Plan for 2007. Under the Plan, 10,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance to employees, officers, directors, advisors and consultants.
The Company effected a 2,000 for 1 reverse split of its common stock on June 9, 2014 and amended its authorized stock to include 490,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. All share and per share amounts herein have been retroactively restated to reflect the split.
The Company issued 100,000 shares of Series A preferred stock on September 23, 2014 to a related party for the conversion of debt and accrued interest (see Note 5). These shares carry a conversion right of 100 shares of common stock for each preferred share held.
During 2015, the Company issued:
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22,081 common shares issued for cash proceeds of $22,081,
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152,496 common shares issued for services with a value of $240,322,
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143,523 shares issued with fair value of $178,236 for the settlement of $123,523 in debt and interest resulting in a loss of $54,713,
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and 19,495 shares issued with fair value of $23,394 for the settlement of $19,495 in accounts payable resulting in a loss of $3,899.
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During 2014, the Company issued:
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20,500 common shares for services with a value of $266,500,
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21,000 common shares for cash of $21,000,
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86,000 common shares for the conversion of notes payable and interest valued at $121,853,
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and 10,000,000 common shares for the conversion of 100,000 preferred shares.
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NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments in accordance with ASC 815, which requires that all derivative financial instruments be recorded in the balance sheets either as assets or liabilities at fair value.
The Company's derivative liability is an embedded derivative associated with the Company's convertible promissory notes. The convertible promissory note was issued on July 14, 2014 and contains an embedded derivative feature which would individually warrant separate accounting as a derivative instrument under Paragraph 815-10-05-4. The embedded derivative feature includes the conversion feature to the Note. Pursuant to Paragraph 815-10-05-4, the value of the embedded derivative liability have been bifurcated from the debt host contract and recorded as a derivative liability resulting in a reduction of the initial carrying amount (as unamortized discount) of the notes, which are amortized as debt discount to be presented in other (income) expenses in the statements of operations using the effective interest method over the life of the notes.
The embedded derivative within the note have been valued using the Black Scholes approach, recorded at fair value at the date of issuance; and marked-to-market at each reporting period end date with changes in fair value recorded in the Company's statements of operations as "change in the fair value of derivative instrument".
For the year ending December 31, 2015, there is no derivative liability.
As of July 14, 2014 and December 31, 2014, the estimated fair value of derivative liability was determined to be $76,162 and $0, respectively. On July 14, 2014, the derivative liability was recognized with a debt discount of $40,000 and a loss on derivative liabilities of $36,162. During the year ended December 31, 2014, amortization of $40,000 was recorded against the discount. The change in the fair value of derivative liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was a gain of $4,038 resulting in an aggregate loss on derivative liabilities of $32,124.
Summary of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below and disclosed on the balance sheets:
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Fair Value Measurement Using
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Carrying Value
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Derivative liabilities on conversion feature
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Total derivative liabilities
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Summary of the Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Liabilities
The table below provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the year ended December 31, 2014:
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Derivative
Liability
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Fair value, December 31, 2013
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Additions recognized as debt discount
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40,000
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Additions recognized as derivative loss
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36,162
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Change in fair value
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(4,038
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Resolution due to conversion of debt
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(72,124
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Fair value, December 31, 2014
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NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES
The Company follows ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. During 2009, there was a change in control of the Company. Under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code such a change in control negates much of the tax loss carry forward and deferred income tax. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes, and (b) net operating loss carry forwards. For federal income tax purposes, the Company uses the accrual basis of accounting, the same that is used for financial reporting purposes.
The Company did not have taxable income during 2015 or 2014.
The Company's deferred tax assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:
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2015
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Net operating loss
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530,300
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510,000
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Valuation allowance
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Net deferred tax asset
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$
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$
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As of December 31, 2015, the Company's accumulated net operating loss carry forward was approximately $1,527,000 and will begin to expire in the year 2032. Federal income tax returns have not been examined and reported upon by the Internal Revenue Service; returns of the years since 2013 are still open.
NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Total common shares issued for the period from January 1, 2016 through September 15, 2016 was 287,267 shares which are broken down as follows:
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168,267 shares were issued for cash proceeds of $93,767 and
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119,000 shares were issued for the settlement of promissory notes and interest of $59,707.
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On June 1, 2016 the following executive changes occurred:
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Appointed its CFO, Rudy Chacon to Vice President, its Chairman, Kenneth Bosket to Chief Financial Officer and appointed Mike Zaman as Chairman of the Board, who also remained as the corporation’s President/ CEO and Arnulfo Saucedo-Bardan as it Chief Operations Officer.
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During January, 2016, John Scrudato resigned as a director and officer and Rudy Chacon appointed as director and officer..
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During February, 2016, Harold Gewerter resigned as director/chairman and Mark Vegas resigned as director and officer.
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During May, 2016, Brett Matus resigned as a director.
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