NOTE 9 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Company may be involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Except for income tax contingencies, we record accruals for contingencies to the extent that our management concludes that the occurrence is probable and that the related amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management believes the accompanying financial statements include all provisions, of any, for any potential losses. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred.

On September 13, 2024 Aegis Capital Corp. commenced an action against the Company alleging that it had breached the provisions of a Placement Agency Agreement (PPA) dated June 24, 2024 and that the Company was required to pay the plaintiff placement agent fees as a result of the Company’s September 4, 2024 direct offering of $2.15 million with H. C. Wainwright. The Company rejects the Plaintiff’s claims that it is due the 7% plus expenses in the PPA and asserts that the PAA had been terminated on August 15, 2024 due to the plaintiff’s non-performance and that the plaintiff is not entitled to any fees in the offering since it raised none of the funds in the offering. The action is currently in the discovery stage and the Company intends to vigorously defend the action.

Related to Iveda Taiwan pursuant to certain contracts with Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd., Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation, Chung-Hsin Electric and Machinery Manufacturing Corp., and National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Iveda Taiwan is required to provide after-project services. If Iveda Taiwan fails to provide these after-project services in the future, other parties of the related contract would have recourse. The financial exposure to Iveda Taiwan in the event of failure to provide after- project services in the future as of December 31, 2024 is $339,042.