(14) Leases

 

In May 2025, the Company executed a lease agreement to renew the office space for its headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas. The lease has a 60-month term that commenced on June 1, 2025 with total rent of $33,145 per month over the lease term.

 

In April 2020, the Company entered into a 60-month lease agreement for office furniture under a lease classified as a financing lease as title of the furniture transfers to the Company at the end of the lease term. Monthly lease payments are $1,491. The leased furniture is amortized on a straight-line basis over 7 years. The imputed interest rate relating to the lease obligation is 6.12% and the maturity date was in March 2025.

 

The components of lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

  

   2025   2024 
Operating lease cost  $366,089   $302,786 
Finance lease cost:          
Amortization of right-of-use assets   2,747    10,990 
Interest on lease liabilities   45    842 
Total finance lease cost   2,792    11,832 
Total lease cost  $368,881   $314,618 

 

 

Amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

  

   2025   2024 
         
Operating Leases:          
Operating lease right-of-use assets  $1,339,086   $99,011 
           
Operating lease liability, current   238,864    130,662 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current   1,100,222    - 
Total operating lease liabilities   1,339,086    130,662 
           
Finance leases:          
Property and equipment   76,928    76,928 
Accumulated amortization   (76,928)   (75,759)
Property and equipment, net   -    1,169 
           
Current installments of obligations under          
Finance lease liability, current   -    4,430 
Total finance lease liabilities  $-   $4,430 

 

Other information relating to leases as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:

  

Supplemental cash flow information:  2025   2024 
Reductions to ROU assets resulting from reductions to lease obligations:          
Operating leases   224,485    267,886 
Finance leases   2,747    10,990 
Weighted average remaining lease term:          
Operating leases   53 months    5 months 
Finance leases   -    3 months 
Weighted average discount rate:          
Operating leases   13.25%   11.76%
Finance leases   -    6.12%

 

Maturities of lease liabilities under noncancellable leases as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:

  

   Operating   Finance 
   leases   leases 
2026   397,740          - 
2027   397,740    - 
2028   397,740    - 
2029   397,740    - 
Thereafter   165,725    - 
Total undiscounted lease payments   1,756,685    - 
Less imputed interest   (417,599)   - 
Total lease liabilities  $1,339,086   $- 

 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 18, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 27, 2025
2023Apr 1, 2024
2022Mar 10, 2023

About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.