GWSN Gulf West Security Network Inc (CE)

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Gulf West Security Network, Inc.

A Nevada Corporation

Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

Gulf West Security Network, Inc.

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See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 1: NATURE OF THE BUSINESS

Gulf West Security Network, Inc. (a Nevada Corporation), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, formerly known as “NuLife Sciences, Inc.” (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Gulf West”, “GWSN”, or the “Company”), are principally engaged in providing residential and commercial electronic security, home automation, and systems integration services on both a retail and wholesale basis.

The Company’s retail division, which includes its wholly-owned subsidiary LJR Security Services, Inc. (a Louisiana Corporation) (“LJR”), is actively engaged in the hands-on design, engineering, sales, installation, after-market servicing, inspection and remote electronic monitoring of home (residential) burglar, fire and medical alarm systems as well as fully-integrated business (commercial) security and automation systems in the United States.

The Company’s wholesale division, which operates under the name Gulf West Security Network (or “Gulf West”), is further engaged in the development and expansion of a proprietary coalition (alliance or network) of independently-branded life safety and property protection providers, fire alert and suppression system installers, electronic remote monitoring and video surveillance specialists, smart home designers, commercial systems integrators, structured wiring professionals and electrical contractors.

Merger

On August 9, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company through its wholly-owned subsidiary NuLife Acquisition Corp. (“NuLife Sub”) approved and executed an agreement of merger and plan of reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), to become effective at such time as the articles of merger have been filed with the Secretary of State of Louisiana (the “Effective Time”), and after the satisfaction or waiver by the parties thereto of the conditions set forth in Article VI of the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and in exchange for all one hundred (100) issued and outstanding shares of LJR Security Services, Inc. (“LJR”), LJR received one thousand (1,000) shares of series D senior convertible preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) of the Company, convertible into fifty million two hundred thirty-nine thousand five hundred forty-one (50,239,541) shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, the LJR shareholder received one share of series C super-voting preferred stock of NuLife which granted the holder 50.1% of the votes of NuLife at all times.

The merger was accounted for as a reverse merger, whereby LJR was considered the accounting acquirer and became our wholly-owned subsidiary. In accordance with the accounting treatment for a “reverse merger”, the Company’s historical financial statements prior to the reverse merger has been replaced with the historical financial statements of LJR prior to the reverse merger. The financial statements after completion of the reverse merger include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the combined company from and after the closing date of the reverse merger, with only certain aspects of pre-consummation stockholders’ equity remaining in the consolidated financial statements.

Restatement of Articles of Incorporation

On September 19, 2018, LJR Security Services, Inc. amended and restated its articles of incorporation providing for a change in the Company’s name to “Gulf West Security Network, Inc.” The Company’s authorized shares of common stock, preferred stock and the par value of the stock will remain unchanged. The Company also amended and restated its bylaws to reflect the name change.

On September 20, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company designated one (1) share of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Stock”) and one thousand (1,000) shares of Series D Preferred Stock (the “Series D Stock”). The classes of Series C Stock and Series D Stock were created in anticipation of the closing of the Merger Agreement.

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Management makes estimates that affect certain accounts including deferred income tax assets, accrued expenses, fair value of equity instruments and reserves for any other commitments or contingencies. Any adjustments applied to estimates are recognized in the period in which such adjustments are determined.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include all accounts of Gulf West Security Network, Inc., LJR, and NuLife Sciences, Inc. from September 28, 2018, the consummation of the Merger Agreement. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”) as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and with the rules and regulations of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to enhance comparability with the current year’s financial statements. As a result, certain line items have been amended in the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flow. Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to the current year’s presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported net loss.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all cash on hand and in banks, including accounts in book overdraft positions, certificates of deposit and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of one year or less, when purchased, to be cash. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and periodically evaluates the credit worthiness of the financial institutions and has determined the credit exposure to be negligible.

Capitalization of Fixed Assets

The Company capitalizes expenditures related to property and equipment, subject to a minimum rule, that have a useful life greater than one year for: (1) assets purchased; (2) existing assets that are replaced, improved or the useful lives have been extended; or (3) all land, regardless of cost. Acquisitions of new assets, additions, replacements and improvements (other than land) costing less than the minimum rule in addition to maintenance and repair costs, including any planned major maintenance activities, are expensed as incurred.

Revenue Recognition

The Company retrospectively adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, on January 1, 2018, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company generates revenue primarily through contractual monthly recurring fees received for monitoring and related services provided to customers. In transactions involving security systems that are sold outright to the customer, or where equipment is already owned by the customer, the Company’s performance obligations include monitoring, related services, and the sale and installation, or refurbish and repair, of the security systems. Revenue associated with the sale and installation of security systems is recognized once installation is complete and is reflected in installation and repair revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Revenue associated with monitoring and related services is recognized as those services are provided and is reflected in monitoring and related services revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.

Early termination of the contract by the customer results in a termination charge in accordance with the contract terms. Contract termination charges are recognized in revenue when collectability is probable and are reflected in monitoring and related revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Amounts collected from customers for sales and other taxes are reported net of the related amounts remitted.

Barter Transactions

The Company conducts certain barter sales through trade organizations for which it is a member, as are some of its customers. The barter transactions are generally related to the Company providing its security services, and the value of these services is recorded at fair value which is the contracted for value of the services with the customer, which is the more readily available measure as to its valuation.

Fair Value Measurements

Disclosures about fair value of financial instruments require disclosure of the fair value information, whether or not recognized in its balance sheet, where it is practicable to estimate that value.

In accordance with ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” the Company measures certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, established a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 established a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.

Changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based financial instruments, the Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to value the derivative instruments. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

The Company estimates the fair value of these instruments using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the intrinsic value if the convertible notes are due on demand.

The Company determined that certain convertible debt instruments outstanding as of the date of these consolidated financial statements include an exercise price “reset” adjustment that qualifies as derivative financial instruments under the provisions of ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in an Entity’s Own Stock (“ASC 815-40”). Certain of the convertible notes payable have a variable exercise price, thus are convertible into an indeterminate number of shares for which we cannot determine if we have sufficient authorized shares to settle the transaction with. Accordingly, the embedded conversion option is a derivative liability and is marked to market through earnings at the end of each reporting period. Any change in fair value during the period is recorded in earnings as “Income (loss) from discontinued operations.” Please refer to Note 3 below.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary differences between financial and tax reporting and net operating loss carry forwards. Deferred tax expense (benefit) results from the net change during the year of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

No provision was made for Federal or State income taxes.

Going Concern

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has limited commercial experience and had a net loss from continuing operations of $626,369 for the year ended December 31, 2020, and an accumulated deficit of $3,079,860, and a working capital deficit of $2,717,398 at December 31, 2020. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company’s cash resources will likely be insufficient to meet its anticipated needs during the next twelve months. The Company will require additional financing to fund its future planned operations, including research and development and commercialization of its products.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund its operating losses until it establishes a revenue stream and becomes profitable. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include raising additional capital through sales of equity securities and borrowing. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. If the Company is not able to obtain the necessary additional financing on a timely basis, the Company will be forced to delay or scale down some or all of its development activities or perhaps even cease the operation of its business. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. There is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 was effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest period presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard in the year 2019 but did not have any impact since all leases are short-term in nature.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and has issued subsequent amendments to this guidance. This new standard will replace all current guidance on this topic and eliminate all industry-specific guidance. The new revenue recognition standard provides a unified model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 31, 2018. The standard may be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company adopted this standard effective in these financial statements, which did not have an effect on its revenues or earnings.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3: ACQUIRED ASSETS AND ASSUMED LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed through Reverse Merger

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and in exchange for all one hundred (100) issued and outstanding shares of LJR Security Services, Inc., LJR received one thousand (1,000) shares of series D senior convertible preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) of the Company, convertible into fifty million two hundred thirty-nine thousand five hundred forty-one (50,239,541) shares of common stock of the Company. In addition, the LJR shareholder received one (1) share of series C super-voting preferred stock of the Company which granted the holder 50.1% of the votes of the Company at all times.

As a result of the Reverse Merger, the Company has acquired the following assets and liabilities which were recorded at fair value. The fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:

As a result of the Reverse Merger, we acquired approximately $0.6 million of liabilities of the former operations of NuLife Sciences, Inc., which have been discontinued. In 2020, the Company settled liabilities of discontinued operations of $138,901 for $13,891. The Company recognized a gain on debt settlement of $125,010 on this transaction. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, these acquired liabilities amounted to $481,690 and $601,128, respectively. We are evaluating the means to relieve the Company of these liabilities. The assets and liabilities described above have been classified as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements.

Goodwill

The Company acquired goodwill through the Reverse Merger described above. The carrying value of $612,771 was impaired and written down to $0 in 2018.

Notes Payable

As a result of the Reverse Merger the Company assumed notes payable with total outstanding principal of $117,500 and accrued interest of $36,304, detailed as follows:

In 2020, the Company settled the notes payable of $99,500 and accrued interest of $60,493 for $92,500 and 200,000 shares of preferred stock valued at $200,000, which not yet issued and presented as stock payable in consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020. The Company recognized a loss on debt settlement of $121,923 on this transaction. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, notes payable had total outstanding principal of $0 and $99,500, and accrued interest of $0 and $51,179, all respectively. These liabilities have been incorporated into liabilities from discontinued operations.

Convertible Notes

As a result of the Reverse Merger the Company assumed convertible notes with total outstanding principal of $138,500 and accrued interest of $11,078, detailed as follows:

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As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, convertible notes had total outstanding principal of $138,500 and $138,500 and accrued interest of $33,221 and $24,626, all respectively. These liabilities have been incorporated into liabilities from discontinued operations.

Derivative Liability

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the derivative liabilities were valued at $238,395 and $72,904, respectively, related to a convertible note [(C) above] due September 2018. This derivative liability has been incorporated into liabilities from discontinued operations.

The fair value of the embedded derivative was determined using the Black-Scholes Model with the following assumptions:

NOTE 4: PREPAID EXPENSES

The Company has available to its credit through certain trade organizations as a result of barter transactions for services. These amounts are available for use with certain vendors and establishments who are part of the same trade organization. These balances do not represent cash available to the Company, and as such are recorded as the prepaid expenses account as incurred.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the available barter credit balances were $22,396 and $20,987, respectively.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, this account also includes prepaid expense for legal expenses amounting to $5,000.

NOTE 5: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

In September 2020, the Company entered in a settlement and mutual release agreement for an option dispute. The options were originally issued in November 2016 to former president of the Company and transferred in September 2017 to former president’s trust. These options were cancelled in Company’s record in 2019.There was a dispute between the trust and the Company as to the expiration date and the Company extinguished the options dispute for $30,000, which is presented as other expense in condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In 2020, the Company entered in settlement agreements with four of its third-party creditors, extinguishing $107,942 of Company’s accounts payable for total settlement amount of $20,205. As a result, the Company recognized $85,025 gain on debt settlement, which is presented as other income in condensed consolidated statements of operations.

NOTE 6: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

An officer of the Company agreed to defer portions of his salaries annually since inception. The balances due under this arrangement were $420,702 and $218,805 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This balance has no formal repayment terms or interest.

The same officer of the Company advances funds to the Company and receives repayments on such advances throughout the year in the form of allowing Company use of personal credit cards. The balances due under this arrangement as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $8,584 and $3,565, respectively.

NOTE 7: BRIDGE LOAN

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company has received advances totaling to $1,728,166 and $1,072,050, respectively, from its affiliates. The formal structure and payment terms of these advances have not yet been determined by the Company and its affiliates.

NOTE 8: CAPITAL STOCK

The Company is authorized to issue 475,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock and 25,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock.

On July 2, 2020, the Company redeemed its 100,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for $18,010.

On September 17, 2020, the Company redeemed its 7,500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for $2,000 and issuance of 100,000 shares of Common Stock.

The table below shows the redemption of Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for the year ended December 31, 2020:

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had 4,618,250 and 4,518,250 shares of its Common Stock issued and outstanding, 635,000 and 742,500 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, 1 and 1 share of its Series C Super-Voting Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, and 1,000 and 1,000 shares of its Series D Senior Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, all respectively.

Description of Preferred Stock:

Series A Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company has 635,000 and 742,500, respectively, shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series A Preferred Stock with the following characteristics:

Series C Preferred Stock

Series D Preferred Stock

The Company extinguished an option dispute for $30,000, as discussed in Note 5.

NOTE 9: INCOME TAXES

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized below.

In assessing the potential realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Company attaining future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, management was unable to determine if it is more likely than not that the Company’s deferred tax assets will be realized, and has therefore recorded an appropriate valuation allowance against deferred tax assets at such dates.

No federal tax provision has been provided for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 due to the losses incurred during such periods. Reconciled below is the difference between the income tax rate computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

At December 31, 2020, the Company has available net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $1.9 million, which, if not utilized earlier, expire through 2039.

The U.S. tax reform bill that Congress voted to approve December 20, 2017, also known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, made sweeping modifications to the Internal Revenue Code, including a much lower corporate tax rate, changes to credits and deductions, and a move to a territorial system for corporations that have overseas earnings. The act replaced the prior-law graduated corporate tax rate, which taxed income over $10 million at 35%, with a flat rate of 21%.

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 limits the annual utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards, following an ownership change of the Company. Note that as a result of the Company's equity financings in recent years, the Company underwent changes in ownership for purposes of the Tax Reform Act. Pursuant to Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code, annual use of any of the Company's net operating loss carry forwards may be limited if cumulative changes in ownership of more than 50% occur during any three-year period.

NOTE 10:COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

Office Lease

During the year ended 2019, the Company rented space on a month-to-month basis in a Class 1 office in Lafayette, LA. The monthly rent is $3,000. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $0 and $18,000 in rent expense, respectively.

Litigation

From time to time the Company may become a party to litigation in the normal course of business. Management believes that there are no current legal matters that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.