OTHER INCOME - RELATED PARTY, RELATED PARTY RECEIVABLE AND PAYABLE (Q1) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | ||
OTHER INCOME - RELATED PARTY, RELATED PARTY RECEIVABLE AND PAYABLE |
NOTE 8 – OTHER INCOME – RELATED PARTY, RELATED PARTY RECEIVABLE
AND PAYABLE
Administrative Services Arrangement
An affiliate of the Digital World sponsor ARC agreed, commencing
from the date when Digital World’s Registration Statement was declared effective through the earlier of Digital World’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Digital World certain general and
administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as Digital World required from time to time. Digital World agreed to pay the affiliate of the Sponsor $15.0 per month for these services. The agreement with the Sponsor was terminated on April 5, 2023. $221.0 was unpaid as of March 31, 2024.
Advances – related party
During 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2023, the Digital
World Sponsor paid, on behalf of Digital World, $470.8 to a vendor for costs incurred by Digital World and $41.0 directly to Digital World. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s obligation to the Sponsor for such payments was outstanding in the amount
of $41.0.
Effective June 13, 2022, Private TMTG entered into a Consulting
Services Agreement with Trishul, LLC (“Trishul”). Pursuant to such agreement and subsequent performance by the parties thereto, Trishul provided consulting services to Private TMTG until the consulting relationship was terminated by Private
TMTG effective March 25, 2024, upon the Closing of the Business Combination. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, TMTG paid $30.0
and $40.0, respectively, to Trishul. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, TMTG had an outstanding payable balance of zero and $10.0, respectively to
Trishul. The outstanding payable balance at December 31, 2023 was zero. Trishul is owned by Kashyap “Kash” Patel, a director of
TMTG since March 25, 2024, and previously a director of Private TMTG from March 11, 2022, until March 26, 2024.
In August 2021, Private TMTG entered into a Consulting Services
Agreement with Hudson Digital, LLC (“Hudson Digital”). Pursuant to the agreement, which as amended expires December 31, 2024, Hudson Digital provides consulting services to TMTG. Hudson Digital also received a TMTG Executive Promissory
Note in the principal amount of $4,000.0, which converted into common shares immediately before the Closing (along with all other
Private TMTG Convertible Notes), and a $600.0 retention bonus following the Closing. During the
three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we paid $60.0 to Hudson Digital. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, TMTG had an outstanding payable balance of $600.0 and zero, respectively to Hudson Digital, recorded
within accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Hudson Digital is owned by Daniel Scavino, who served as a director of Private TMTG from February 16, 2023, until March 25, 2024. Mr. Scavino has not
served as an officer or director of TMTG.
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NOTE 6 – OTHER INCOME – RELATED PARTY, RELATED PARTY RECEIVABLE AND
PAYABLE
There was no other income – related party for the period. The other income – related party in 2021 amounted to $2,123.3 related to a licensing agreement with one of the Stockholders. At the end of fourth quarter 2021, $23.3 was still outstanding. TMTG was assigned net revenue from a series of public appearances by President Trump in accordance with a licensing arrangement. The income was
valued on a dollar-for-dollar basis with the underlying sales. TMTG did not incur any costs in connection with such assigned sales.
In terms of the agreement, these sales were made in the fourth
quarter of 2021 and final payment was made to TMTG, in accordance with the license agreement, in February of 2022. Related party payable is operational funding of $95.5 received from two of the Stockholders during the first quarter of 2021, which was repaid in May of 2022. The operational funding carried no specific repayment terms or interest charges.
Effective June 13, 2022, the Company entered into a Consulting
Services Agreement with Trishul, LLC (“Trishul”). Pursuant to such agreement and subsequent performance by the parties thereto, Trishul provided consulting services to the Company until the consulting relationship was terminated by the Company
on March 25, 2024. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company paid $131.7 and $50.0, respectively, to Trishul. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had an outstanding payable balance of zero and $20.0, respectively, to
Trishul. Trishul is owned by Kashyap “Kash” Patel, a director of the Company from March 11, 2022 to March 26, 2024.
In August 2021, the Company entered into a Consulting Serivces
Agreement with Hudson Digital, LLC (“Hudson Digital”). Pursuant to the agreement, which as amended expires in December 31, 2024, Hudson Digital provides consulting services to the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the
Company paid $240.0 and $240.0,
respectively, to Hudson Digital. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company an had outstanding payable balance of zero to
Hudson Digital. Hudson Digital is owned by Daniel Scavino, who served as a director of the Company from February 16, 2023, until March 25, 2024.
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