General and Administrative Expenses
G&A expenses consist of professional fees, service charges, office expenses and similar items.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company incurred G&A expenses of $14,819, an increase of $3,468 compared to G&A expenses of $11,351 during the three months ended September 30, 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred G&A expenses of $37,474 and $39,023, respectively. The increase in the quarter is largely due to timing of services provided, primarily professional fees related to compliance and expenses of maintaining our status as a public company and the reporting obligations thereunder. The reduction year-to-date in 2022 similarly reflects differences in the timing of services provided, but the nine months ending September 30, 2021 also includes additional professional fees related to the March 2021 cancellation of the 2016 Loan and related issuance of new shares.
Other Expense
Other expense primarily represents state licenses, filing fees, minimum tax expense and net interest expense.
Other expense increased to $1,390 during the three months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $680 during the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase relates to interest expense, which was $850 during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to no interest expense in the three months ended September 30, 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company incurred other expense of $4,081, a decrease of $4,104 compared to other expense of $8,185 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease also relates primarily to interest expense. The Company incurred net interest expense of $5,680 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and $1,716 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily as a result of a loan from the President of the Company. The 2016 Loan was cancelled on March 26, 2021 and the 2022 Loan was not initiated until March 23, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and money market funds. We did not have any short-term or long-term investments as of September 30, 2022. Cash requirements for working capital and capital expenditures have been funded from cash balances on hand. As of September 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $20,361 and working capital of $12,039, excluding the related party debt. With the related party debt, we had a working capital deficit of ($39,677).
Historically, the Company satisfied its working capital needs from related party loans from Steven N. Bronson, the Chairman, President, CEO, and majority shareholder. On December 31, 2016, Mr. Bronson entered into a revolving loan agreement (the “2016 Bronson Note”) whereby Mr.Bronson would loan the Company money from time-to-time to fund working capital needs to pay operating expenses. The 2016 Bronson Note was unsecured, repayable upon demand and accrued interest at the rate of 10% per annum.
On March 26, 2021, the Company sold 1,600,000 shares of its Common Stock to Mr. Bronson at a price of $0.25 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $400,000. Mr. Bronson paid the purchase price for the shares by cancelling $349,442 in principal and accrued interest outstanding under the 2016 Bronson Note and paying $50,558 in cash.
On March 23, 2022, the Company executed a Revolving Promissory Note (the “2022 Bronson Note”), in the principal amount of up to $200,000.00 payable to Steven N. Bronson, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Bronson may make loans to the Company from time to time. The 2022 Bronson Note has a maturity date of March 23, 2027, and provides for interest to accrue on the unpaid principal at a rate of eight percent (8)% per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year), compounded quarterly and payable quarterly on the last business day of the calendar quarter. The 2022 Bronson Note may be prepaid by the Company at any time without penalty.
On September 27, 2022, the Company executed a Revolving Promissory Note (the “Qualstar Note”), payable to Qualstar Corporation (“Qualstar”). Mr. Bronson, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, is the President and CEO of Qualstar Corporation, as well as its largest shareholder. Under the terms of the Qualstar Note, Qualstar may (but is not required to) make loans to the Company from time to time upon request by the Company, up to a maximum principal amount of $200,000 outstanding at any time. The Note may be prepaid by the Company at any time without penalty and is repayable on demand