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Commitments and Contingencies | NOTE 13 — Commitments and Contingencies From time to time, we may be subjected to claims or lawsuits which arise in the ordinary course of business, including the matters described below. Estimates for resolution of legal and other contingencies are accrued when losses are probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. Business Combination As part of the Company’s recent business combination, certain obligations were converted into equity or otherwise settled. The Company has entered into a waiver agreement with one lender, which is expressly contingent upon a corresponding waiver being executed by another shareholder, an unrelated third party. As of the date of these financial statements, the waiver with the unrelated third party has not been finalized. If a settlement is not reached, the waiver with the lender may be rendered void or unenforceable. In such an event, the Company may be required to satisfy certain obligations that were previously assumed to be extinguished as part of the business combination. Management believes that while a settlement with the unrelated third party is reasonably possible, the outcome remains uncertain. Accordingly, no liability has been accrued as of the balance sheet date. However, in accordance with ASC 450-20-50, the Company discloses this contingency due to the potential for a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows should the waivers not be mutually executed, though at this time a liability cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company continues to evaluate the situation and will update its assessment as new information becomes available. Tax Matters From the first quarter of 2017 until October 31, 2023, the Company failed to remit U.S. federal taxes from amounts withheld from employee wages and also failed to remit the employer portion of such taxes. In addition, during the same period, the Company did not file quarterly federal tax returns on Form 941 to report income taxes and payroll taxes withheld from employee wages. As a result, the Company has an accrued payroll tax liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets that amounted to $5.85 million and $6.23 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company has remitted payments to the IRS for employee income tax withholdings as well as both the employee and employer portions of payroll taxes. All payroll taxes and withholdings for the payroll periods from November 1, 2023, through March 31, 2025, have been fully paid. However, the Company submitted payments for four payroll cycles after the applicable deadlines and has accrued the related penalties and interest associated with these late payments. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not fully remitted to the IRS the employee income taxes withheld and payroll taxes accrued prior to November 1, 2023. The related failure-to-deposit penalties and associated interest have been calculated and recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Accrued federal tax liability, penalties, and interest.” On January 8, 2025, the Company remitted an additional $500,000 to the IRS toward satisfying these outstanding liabilities. The Company is subject to a state tax lien from the State of Georgia, Gwinnett County, for the tax years 2019 to 2022, for a total lien amount of $71,486. These liens are secured by business inventory and equipment. The Company intends to settle this amount in full. The Company is subject to a city tax lien from the City of Buford, Georgia, for the tax years 2018 and 2019, and 2022, in the amounts of $975, $9,955 and $403, respectively. Charging Order On August 15, 2019, the Superior Court of Fulton County Georgia issued its Order Charging Judgment Debtors (the “Charging Order”). This Charging Order pertained to Judgment Debtors ScanTech Holdings and ScanTech Security and prohibited certain related entities, including the Company, from making distributions to ScanTech Holdings or ScanTech Security. The Charging Order specifically mandated that all distributions that would otherwise be made to or on behalf of ScanTech Holdings or ScanTech Security shall be paid to Epstein, Becker & Green, PC (“EBG”) instead of being paid to ScanTech Holdings or ScanTech Security until the Judgments are paid in full with interest. EBG was legal counsel to ScanTech Holdings and ScanTech Security, two entities that are not related parties for disclosure purposes but have common ownership with ScanTech. Subsequent to the issuance of the Charging Order, the Company made a series of payments to third parties on behalf of ScanTech Holdings and ScanTech Security. These payments, which totaled at least $54,000, included the payment of legal fees incurred by ScanTech Holdings and ScanTech Security to defend themselves in the ongoing legal action. The Company intends to address this matter in accordance with the legal process and is taking steps to rectify the situation by working with the Court to ensure full compliance with the Charging Order. |