EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 356590
Filing Year: 2024
Filename: 356590_10-K_2024_0001493152-24-014777.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Corporate History
The Company was incorporated in 1980 under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name of Western Exploration, Inc. Western Exploration, Inc., a Nevada corporation, was formed on July 24, 1980. On February 5, 1981, the Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”, as amended) were amended, and the name of the corporation was changed to Nugget Exploration, Inc. On October 15, 1998, the Articles were amended and the number of authorized shares of stock, par value $0.01 was reduced from 50,000,000 to 5,000,000. The number of issued shares, originally 30,106,000, became approximately 97,117 after the 310-to-1 reverse stock split. On October 7, 1999, the Articles were amended and the number of common shares of authorized stock was increased to 25,000,000, par value $0.01. On January 24, 2000, the Articles were amended, and the Company changed its name to GoHealthMD, Inc. On August 30, 2004, the Articles were amended, and the Company’s name was changed to Tree Top Industries, Inc., the number of common shares of authorized stock was increased to 75,000,000 with a par value of $0.001, and the number of directors was changed from three to five. On November 20, 2007, the Articles were amended and the number of common shares of authorized stock was increased to 350,000,000 with a par value of $0.001, and blank check preferred stock was authorized in the number of 50,000, with a par value of $0.001. On December 28, 2011, the Articles were amended and the number of common shares of authorized stock was increased to 1,000,000,000, with a par value of $0.001. On November 15, 2012, the Articles were amended and the number of common shares of authorized stock was reduced to 10,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001. The number of issued shares, originally 924,357,300, became approximately 9,243,573 after the 100-to-1 reverse stock split. On April 16, 2016, the Articles were amended through a Certificate of Change to change the number of authorized common shares through a 10 to 1 forward split to 100,000,000 shares. The number of shares, originally 9,243,573 became approximately 92,435,730 after the forward split. On July 6, 2016, through a Certificate of Change, 1,000 shares of the blank check preferred stock were designated as Series A preferred shares of stock and given the requisite powers of Series A preferred stock. On July 6, 2016, the Articles were amended to change the Company name from Tree Top Industries, Inc. to Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. The trading symbol was changed from TTII to GTII. On July 6, 2016, the Articles were amended to increase the authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 350,000,000 with a par value of $0.001. On June 28, 2021, the Articles were amended to increase the authorized shares of common stock from 350,000,000 to 550,000,000. On May 26, 2022, the Articles were amended to increase the authorized stock from 550,000,000 to 750,000,000.
Business Overview & Recent Developments
As an organization, GTII’s primary goal is to increase shareholder value through the acquisition of companies with significant growth opportunities. Our investment strategy to achieve this goal is based on four principles: (i) quality acquisitions, (ii) opportunistic industries, (iii) portfolio diversification and (iv) conservative financing.
On January 10, 2022, GTII executed a memorandum of understanding with DTXS Auction, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTXS Silk Road Investment Holdings Company, Ltd., (HKSE code 0620). On January 31, 2022, GTII executed a proposal sheet with DTXS Auction, Ltd., for the proposed exchange of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for 350,000 shares of the common stock of DTXS Silk Road Investment Holdings Company, Ltd. The proposal sheet provides that, in consideration for the share exchange, DTXS will (a) develop a Chinatown art district within the Company’s planned Metaverse and (b) provide the Company with access to Chinese art pieces that it owns, controls or has access to, from eras of Chinese antiquity. Due to the current conditions in the cryptocurrency marketplace, the Company has put this project on hold.
Also on January 10, 2022, GTII executed an irrevocable gift agreement with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for the donation of 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over each of the next three years, inclusive of 2024.
On January 17, 2022, GTII executed a memorandum of understanding with TCG Gaming B.V., a Netherlands based metaverse development company, for the lease of a plot of virtual land in the TCG World metaverse. Due to the conditions in the cryptocurrency marketplace, the Company has put this project on hold.
On January 18, 2022, GTII’s subsidiary, Classroom Salon Holdings, LLC, executed a membership interest purchase agreements, as well as assignments of membership interests, resulting in the acquisition of 100% of Classroom Salon, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company. On February 22, 2022, Classroom Salon, LLC, executed an amended and restated license agreement with Carnegie Mellon University. On February 25, 2022, Classroom Salon Holdings, LLC completed its requisite two-year, PCAOB audit. As of the current date, certain closing deliverables have not been provided by Classroom Salon, LLC., and the Company is working to resolve these final issues.
On March 9, 2022, GTII executed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Wildfire Media Corp, relating to the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of 1-800-Law-Firm, PLLC, a Delaware Corporation. On May 25, 2022, the Company and Wildfire Media Corp had signed a follow-up term sheet which had established the acquisition price and other more formal terms and conditions under which the parties may conclude the anticipated final transaction, under a definitive agreement which has yet to be established.
On July 28, 2022, FINRA sent a ‘deficiency notice’ pursuant to FINRA rule 6490, whereby its Department of Market Operations determined that the Company’s request to pay a dividend to its shareholders was deficient. It based this finding on the fact that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has declined to facilitate or process the distribution of the Shibu Inu Tokens to GTII shareholders holding shares in CEDE & Co, which is a substantial portion of GTII’s outstanding common shares. The Company, in preparation for the distribution of this digital dividend, purchased one billion Shibu Inu Tokens and set them aside to be distributed. The Company also sold its interest in www.beyondblockchain.us to Alt5 Sigma in anticipation of that company processing the distribution of the digital dividend to all shareholders who opened a digital wallet on Beyond Blockchain, or other digital platforms, including Etherium and Bitcoin. There is currently no method of passing these tokens through to brokerage account holders to match out transfer agent records and the company is of the opinion that DTCC should be able to develop a process to distribute this dividend, and it is therefore in the process of evaluating whether or not to appeal FINRA’s decision. In the meantime, the distribution of tokens will not be undertaken at this time.
On July 28, 2022, FINRA declined to effectuate the Company’s request to pay a digital dividend to its shareholders. FINRA determined that the Company action was deficient because the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is unable to process the digital dividend distribution to GTII shareholders holding shares in CEDE & Co, which is a substantial percentage of its shareholders.
On September 5, 2022, Michael Valle, a member of the board of directors of GTII, died of natural causes. The board is actively looking for a replacement board member.
On September 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Wildfire Media Corp. (“Wildfire Media”) and the shareholders of Wildfire Media Corp. (collectively, the “Wildfire Shareholders”). Wildfire Media is a legal marketing company in the business of supporting law firms with client acquisition research, data-driven marketing, media planning and analysis and client retention services. Under the terms of the agreement, GTII will, at the closing, issue to the Wildfire Shareholders 100 million restricted common shares (the “Acquisition Shares”) in exchange for all outstanding shares of Wildfire Media. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions to closing, as well as certain conditions specific to the transaction, including, without limitation, Wildfire Media providing GTII with audited financial statements and GTII concluding a due diligence review that is satisfactory in all respects to GTII. The Wildfire Shareholders have a post-closing “earn-out” opportunity for 100 million additional restricted GTII common shares (the “Earn-Out Shares”) if Wildfire Media achieves $25 million in gross revenue. Currently, Wildfire Media has $85 million in receivables. The Acquisition Shares and the Earn-Out Shares shall be subject to a lock-up agreement pursuant to which the Wildfire Shareholders agree not to sell or transfer the shares until the expiration of the 1-year buy-back period, except as may be otherwise provided in the lock-up agreement. On October 18, 2022, Wildfire Media Corp retained the services of a PCAOB approved auditing firm to undertake the requisite two-year audit as part of the agreed due diligence process.
Ongoing during the third quarter, the Company and the BFE Shareholders continued to negotiate a settlement that would allow the BFE transaction to be unwound. This process would involve the Company transferring back to the BFE Shareholders their respective share interests in BFE and the BFE Shareholders transferring back to the Company the 2,650,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in connection with the transaction. The Company would also pay the BFE Shareholders a total lump sum cash payment of $75,000 as part of the settlement. In addition, 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued to one of the BFE Shareholders under his consulting agreement in connection with the transaction would be retained by that BFE Shareholder, and that shareholder would make a charitable contribution of 50,000 of those shares. The parties would also exchange general releases and terminate all agreements among the parties in connection with the transaction.
On September 20, 2022, the Company and Michael Bruk and Russ Kirzhner, tentatively agreed to settle a dispute between them, paying each lender $100,000 and the lenders making a charitable contribution of the shares to the Epstein Memorial Charity. The dispute arose subsequent to April 4, 2021, when the Company issued the lenders shares of the Company’s common stock, which it intended to be payment in full of the outstanding balances of the Loans. A dispute subsequently arose among the parties regarding the exact loan pay-off amount. The parties are currently negotiating the terms of a settlement agreement. Accordingly, the settlement remains subject to the parties finalizing the settlement agreement and closing the proposed settlement transactions.
On October 31, 2022, the Company had extended the term of its share exchange agreement with Wildfire Media, for the purpose of allowing the requisite two-year PCAOB audit to continue, until December 16, 2022.
On November 11, 2022, the Company signed a mutual settlement agreement with Michael Bruk and Ruslan Kirzhner, whereby the Company paid back loans of $100,000 to Mr. Bruk and $100.000 to Mr. Kirzhner and they in turn donated 70,865 and 64,940 shares of stock respectively, to the Hans and Rosy Epstein Memorial Committee. The Company and the respective parties agreed to mutually disengage all previous business, legal and technical associations.
On November 14, 2022, the Company signed a Technology Agreement and a Sponsor/Advisor agreement with Horizin Fintex (“Horizon”) for the purpose of facilitating the admission of the tokenized common stock of the Company to the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As part of the agreement, Horizon would assist in the compilation and presentation of the documents and affirmations that must accompany an application for inclusion to the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s application is completed and still open, in spite of the agreement having been terminated.
On December 2, 2022, the Company signed an agreement with ShareIntel Services, Inc. (“ShareIntel”) to gather and provide information to the Company regarding the ownership, sales, purchases and custory of the Company’s common stock by individuals, institutions, broker-dealers, and clearing agents for the purpose of supplying the Company the information needed to mount a potential lawsuit regarding alleged naked shorting of the Company’s common stock in 2021 and 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the lawsuit had yet to be filed due to insufficient evidence provided by ShareIntel.
On December 7, 2022, the Company had completed and filed its application to list the Company’s token offering on the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had not yet proceeded with any plans to list the Company’s token offering. The token offering was meant to represent a fractional share of the value of the Company’s fine art, whereby certain minted tokens would be pegged to the total market value of the Company’s fine art collection with a market value of approximately $67,845. Had the Company proceeded with its token offering, shareholders as of the to be determined record date would have been entitled to receive one GFT Token for every 10 shares of GTII Common Stock beneficially held in their name.
On January 16, 2023, the Company again extended the term of its share exchange agreement with Wildfire Media, for the purpose of allowing the requisite two-year PCAOB audit to continue, until March 31, 2023.
On March 8, 2023, the Company was informed that Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah (“Pinnacle”), the Company’s independent, registered, public accounting firm, was not renewing its engagement with the Company. The Company has not had any disputes with Pinnacle regarding any matters. There had been no disagreements with Pinnacle on any matter of accounting principles or practices from the date of their engagement on March 9, 2020 through the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2021, the quarter ended September 30, 2022, nor through March 8, 2023.
On March 8, 2023, the Company engaged BF Borgers, CPA PC, as its independent accountant to provide auditing services going forward for the Company. Prior to such engagement, the Company had no consultations with B F Borgers, CPA PC.
On April 10, 2023, the Company received notice from the OTC Markets Group (the “OTC”) that its common shares would be moved from the OTCQB market to the OTC Pink market on April 11, 2023, due to continued concerns on the accuracy or adequacy of the Company’s disclosures, including its reporting of insider transactions and beneficial ownership. The Company’s common shares would continue to be quoted on the OTC Pink market.
On March 31, 2023 the Company again extended the term of its share exchange agreement with Wildfire Media, for the purpose of allowing the requisite two-year PCAOB audit to continue, until May 15, 2023.
On May 5, Wildfire Media Corp informed the Company by email, that it would not be moving forward with the planned acquisition by GTII.
On August 20, 2023, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with AI Commerce Group, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the “AI Commerce”) and the members of AI Commerce (the “AI Members”), as identified in the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will acquire from the AI Members all of the outstanding ownership interests in AI Commerce. The aggregate consideration payable by the Company under the Purchase Agreement will be an amount in cash equal to Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares of common stock (the “AI Acquisition Shares”) of the Company, which AI Commerce shall cause the Company and its transfer agent to deliver into escrow at the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Acquisition Shares shall be allocated proportionally to the AI Members based on their respective percentage ownership interest in the AI Membership Interests as set forth in Schedule A of the Purchase Agreement. As of the current date, certain closing deliverables have not been provided by AI Commerce and the Company is working to resolve these final issues.
Research and Development
Although the Company’s staff is limited, it continues to monitor new developments and any emerging technologies that it deems in line with its stated mission as an early-stage company, of acquiring new and innovative technologies in diverse industries.
Acquisition Principles
As part of our investigation, we expect to meet personally with management and key personnel, visit and inspect material facilities, obtain independent analysis of verification of certain information provided, check references of management and key personnel, and take other reasonable investigative measures, to the extent of our limited financial resources and management expertise. The manner in which we participate in an opportunity will depend on the nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of both parties, and the management of the opportunity.
With respect to any merger or acquisition, and depending upon, among other things, the target company’s assets and liabilities, our stockholders will in all likelihood hold a substantially lesser percentage ownership interest in us following any merger or acquisition. The percentage ownership may be subject to significant reduction in the event we acquire a target company with assets and expectations of growth. Any merger or acquisition can be expected to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of shares held by our stockholders.
We will participate in a business opportunity only after the negotiation and execution of appropriate written business agreements. Although the terms of such agreements cannot be predicted, generally we anticipate that such agreements will (i) require specific representations and warranties by all of the parties; (ii) specify certain events of default; (iii) detail the terms of closing and the conditions which must be satisfied by each of the parties prior to and after such closing; (iv) outline the manner of bearing costs, including costs associated with the Company’s attorneys and accountants; (v) set forth remedies on defaults; and (vi) include miscellaneous other terms.
As stated above, we will not acquire or merge with any entity which cannot provide independent audited financial statements within a reasonable period of time after closing of the proposed transaction. If such audited financial statements are not available at closing, or within time parameters necessary to insure our compliance within the requirements of the 1934 Act, or if the audited financial statements provided do not conform to the representations made by that business to be acquired, the definitive closing documents will provide that the proposed transaction will be voidable, at the discretion of our present management. If such transaction is voided, the definitive closing documents will also contain a provision providing for reimbursement for our costs associated with the proposed transaction.
Intellectual Property
We have no intellectual property such as patents or trademarks and, other than eight invention disclosures associated with Bio Energy Applied Technologies, Inc.
Employees
As of December 31, 2023, the Company employs two individuals in executive positions, Mr. David Reichman as Chief Executive Officer and Ms. Kathy Griffin as President.
Government Regulation
Government Regulation
We anticipate being subject to general business regulations and laws, as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the Internet and e-commerce. Existing and future laws and regulations may impede the growth of our anticipated Internet or e-commerce services. These regulations and laws may cover taxation, privacy, data protection, pricing, content, copyrights, distribution, mobile communications, electronic contracts and other communications, consumer protection, the provision of e-commerce payment services, unencumbered Internet communications, consumer protection, the provision of e-commerce payment services, unencumbered Internet access to our services, the design and operation of websites and the characteristics and quality of products and services. It is not clear how certain existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, libel and personal privacy apply to the Internet and e-commerce. Unfavorable regulations and laws could diminish the demand for our anticipated products and services and increase our costs of doing business. In addition, we may be subject to international trade agreements. We believe that we are in conformity with all applicable laws in the United States. While we believe that our operations are in compliance with all applicable regulations, there can be no assurances that from time to time unintentional violations of such regulations will not occur.
Cost and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws
Compliance with federal, state and local provisions regulating the discharge of material into the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment has not had a material effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. We believe the nature of our operations have little, if any, environmental impact. We therefore anticipate no material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities for our current fiscal year or for the near future.
Seasonality
Our operations are not expected to be affected by seasonal fluctuations, although our cash flow may be affected by fluctuations in the timing of cash receipts from customers.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Currently, GTII does not lease, rent or own any property, other than its office located at 511 Sixth Avenue, Suite 800
New York, New York 10011, which acts only as a mail receipt center.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On February 3, 2017, the Company filed suit in Eastern District Federal Court New York against American Resource Technologies, Inc., (ARUR) and several directors and officers relating to the Chautauqua County Court Kansas decision nullifying the acquisition Agreement of ARUR. The Company has made several attempts to recover the shares of GTII stock paid to ARUR for the asset acquisition and the various costs and expenses expended by GTII in fulfillment of its obligations under the contract with ARUR. The failure of non-litigation attempts to resolve the matter resulted in filing an action for declaratory judgment in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Docket No. 17-CV-0698. The case was subsequently withdrawn due to the close of ARUR operations. During the 2nd quarter 2020, the Company was successful in recalling the 4,668,530 shares and cancelling them from the shareholders list.
On December 30, 2016, the Company executed a stock purchase agreement (the “Agreement”), which was signed and closed in Hong Kong, with GoFun Group, Ltd. through its wholly owned subsidiary Go F & B Holdings, Ltd. GoFun Group, Ltd. is a privately held company running a casual dining restaurant business, based in Hong Kong. Subsequent to the agreement being signed, GoFun Group failed to substantially perform under the agreement, including, but not limited to providing audited financials of its assets, making the ongoing payments called for in the agreement, along with other matters that led Global Tech to initiate litigation in the United States. Currently, Global Tech and GoFun are litigating the matter in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York, Docket No.17-CV-03727 . On October 2, 2019, the Company was able to secure, via preliminary settlement, the return of 43,649,491 shares of the Company’s stock out of the original 50,649,491 that were issued in good faith to GoFun in anticipation of a final stock exchange. That stock has been returned to the Company’s treasury and cancelled. On May 14, 2021, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division: Monmouth County (docket no. PAS-MON-C-60-21) issued an order restraining the removal of restrictive legends on the remaining 7,000,000 shares of stock, pending further order of the New Jersey Court. The underlying matter currently in the U.S. district Court for the Southern District of New York, remains pending. The Company and GoFun have mutually agreed to resolve the matter and the respective counsels are currently working toward that goal.
On December 30, 2019, a dispute between the Company and its counsel regarding the GoFun matter, above, resulted in a filing, and subsequent settlement, of an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (Index No. 656396/2019). Pursuant to the settlement, counsel for the Company accepted previously-issued shares as full payment for all legal work, expenses, costs, and other fees.
On March 17, 2021, the Company filed an action against Pacific Technologies Group, Inc., Rollings Hills Oil and Gas Inc., Demand Brands, Inc., Innovativ Media Group, Inc., Tom Coleman, and Bruce Hannan, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (Index No. 651771/2021), alleging fraud, rescission and cancellation of a written instrument, unconscionability, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, and civil conspiracy. The action stems from a stock purchase agreement entered into by the Company and Pacific Technologies Group, Inc. (then known as Demand Brands, Inc.) on October 16, 2018. On May 22, defendants filed a motion seeking additional time to answer. On November 23, 2021, the defendants filed a venue-related procedural motion to dismiss. On January 21, 2022, the Company submitted its opposition to said motion, and on February 11, 2022, defendants filed their affirmation in reply. To date, no decision on that motion has been entered by the Court.
On August 16, 2021, the Company filed an action against David Wells, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case 1:21-cv-06891) seeking injunctive relief and relinquishment of 150,000 shares held in the name of David Wells. On November 11, 2021, David Wells filed an action against GTII in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada,(Case 2:21-cv-02040) claiming a violation of the duty to register transfer of shares. As of December 31, 2021, the parties were engaged in briefing jurisdictional motions.
On August 24, 2021, the Company filed an application for a temporary restraining (“TRO”) order in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division: Monmouth County (Docket No.: Mon-C-132-21) seeking to restrain Liberty Stock Transfer, Inc. from removing restrictive legends from 6,000,000 shares of Company stock held in the name of International Monetary, as well as from transferring said shares. The Court granted the TRO effective until September 28, 2021. On September 28, 2021, the Court declined to issue any further restraints.
In the interim, on September 16, 2021, International Monetary filed an action against the Company in Clark County, Nevada (Case No: A-21-841175-B) alleging breach of contract and breach good faith and fair dealing, as well as a request for declaratory relief, and temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. On September 30, 2021, the Company filed a notice of removal of the action to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (Case 2:21-cv-01820), as well as a request for a temporary restraining order enjoining International Monetary from taking any action to remove the restrictive legend shares from Company shares held in its name. On October 14, 2021, International Monetary filed a motion to strike the petition for removal. As of December 31, 2021, no ruling on that motion had been entered. As of December 2022, the parties entered in to a mutual resolution of the matter and On November 3, 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with two separate private lenders, which provided for the settlement of all disputes and claims of the parties, including those arising in connection with the lenders’ loans to the Company (the “Settlement Agreement”). The transactions under the Settlement Agreement closed on November 8, 2022. On January 30, 2023, the Company issued 227,284 shares of restricted common stock to International Monetary and the matter was closed.
On November 29, 2022, the Company retained the legal services of the Christian Levine Law Group to commence a lawsuit against certain broker dealers whom the Company believed had illegally manipulated its share price. On October 23, 2023, the Company and certain broker dealers signed a settlement agreement, whereby the Company received $50,000 and the parties mutually agreed to end the litigation.
On May 1, 2023 the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Alan Shinderman, which effectively closed the GoFun litigation.
On July 11, 2023, the matter with Mr. David Wells was closed, as 135,000 shares of common stock were transferred by the transfer agent to Mr. Wells account, with 16,500 shares remaining with the transfer agent as of this writing.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4. Mine Safety
N/A
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
GTII’s common stock is quoted through the over-the-counter market on the OTC Market Group, Inc. Board. (“OTCQB”) under the symbol “GTII.” The following table sets forth high and low sales prices of GTII common stock for each fiscal quarter for the last two fiscal years as reported by the OTC Markets., based on closing prices. The prices in the table reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023
High
Low
First Quarter ended March 31, 2022
$ 1.82
$ 1.30
Second Quarter ended June 30, 2022
$ 1.94
$ 0.90
Third Quarter ended September 30, 2022
$ 5.31
$ 0.43
Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2022
$ 6.68
$ 0.50
First Quarter ended March 31, 2023
$ 2.98
$ 0.86
Second Quarter ended June 30, 2023
$ 1.84
$ 0.90
Third Quarter ended September 30, 2023
$ 1.37
$ 0.59
Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2023
$ 0.94
$ 0.37
As of February 29,31, 2024, there were approximately 1,947 record holders of GTII common stock, not including shares held in “street name” in brokerage accounts. As of February 29, 2024, there were approximately369,900,857 shares of GTII’s common stock issued and outstanding on record.
Dividends
On April 28, 2023, GTII declared a stock dividend in the form of one restricted common share for every ten shares of common stock held as of the dividend record date of April 15, 2023.
Per a press release issued on April 28, 2023, GTII had announced that it had officially begun the process of issuing shares of its common stock to all shareholders who held shares as of April 15, 2023. Any shareholder who held GTII shares, either at Liberty Stock Transfer, Inc. (“Liberty”) the Company’s transfer agent, or in their name with a broker/dealer or brokerage firm, were issued one share of restricted common stock for every ten shares then held. Liberty will issue shares to shareholders, which will automatically be added to shareholder totals on the shareholder list. Shares will also be issued to the Depository Trust Company (DTC), and shareholders who hold shares in brokers/dealers or brokerage firms were invited to contact them directly to ensure their shares are properly added into their brokerage account.
On October 25, 2023, attorney Warren R. Markowitz, ESQ. had issued a blanket opinion letter (the “Opinion”), attached hereto as Exhibit A, as to the lifting of the restrictive covenant that the subject Shares were issued with. The lifting of the restrictive legend is applicable to those shareholders requiring a holding period of six months from the date of issuance. Notwithstanding the Opinion which had been issued, the Company expects the brokerage firms to deposit shareholders’ stock dividend shares on or around April 28, 2024.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for GTII’s common stock is Liberty Stock Transfer, Inc. The Company email address is: Liberty Stock Transfer Co., Inc., 788 Shrewsbury Avenue, Suite 2163, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. (732)-372-0707.
Repurchases of Our Securities
The Company did not buy back any of their own stock during 2023 or 2022.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data
N/A

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Statements
This Form 10-K may contain “forward-looking statements,” as that term is used in federal securities laws, about Global Tech’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others:
● statements concerning the potential benefits that may be experienced from business activities and certain transactions contemplated or completed; and
● statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are not historical facts. These statements may be made expressly in this Form 10-K. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “opines,” or similar expressions used in this Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in those statements. The most important facts that could prevent us from achieving our stated goals include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) volatility or decline of Global Tech’s stock price;
b) potential fluctuation of quarterly results;
c) failure to earn revenues or profits;
d) inadequate capital to continue or expand our business, and inability to raise additional capital or financing to implement our business plans;
e) failure to commercialize our technology or to make sales;
f) decline in demand for our products and services;
g) rapid adverse changes in markets;
h) litigation with or legal claims and allegations by outside parties against GTII, including but not limited to challenges to intellectual property rights;
i) insufficient revenues to cover operating costs; and
J) inability to make a business acquisition that is profitable for the Company and its shareholders.
There is no assurance that we will be profitable, we may not be able to successfully develop, manage or market our products and services, we may not be able to attract and retain qualified executives and technology personnel, we may not be able to obtain customers for our products or services, our products and services may become obsolete, government regulation may hinder our business, additional dilution in outstanding stock ownership may be incurred due to the issuance of more shares, warrants and stock options, or the exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options, and other risks inherent in our businesses.
Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-K. The cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. We do not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10K, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2023, compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022:
During the 2023 and 2022 fiscal years, we generated $0 in revenues. Our total operating expenses increased from $13,117,530 in 2022 to $83,094,531 in 2023. The increase was primarily the result of the increase in stock-based compensation to our professionals. General and administrative expenses increased from $434,547 in 2022 to $436,499 in 2023, a slight increase of $1,952, mostly due to the due to inflation. Compensation to officers, medical contributions, and service fees to professionals increased by $14,7800,872 in 2023. Additionaly there were directors fees paid for multiple years of $55,195,071 in 2023 Expenses were $12,681,286 in 2022 and $82,657,229 in 2023 and the increase was due mostly to increases in share-based compensation. Depreciation expense decreased by $894, to $803 from $1,697 from the prior year. Other onetime items impacting our 2023 financial results include an impairment expense of $14,990,277 of our Gold License owned by our subsidiary. Our subsidiary also wrote off a receivable from its joint venture of $1,631,768. During 2023 the company wrote off old notes payable and associated interest to entities that no longer were in existence creating a debt foregiveness income of $2,092,272.
Our net loss increased by $84,311,579 to $97,882,781 in 2023 from $13,571,202 in 2022, due to the increased stock-based compensation in 2023.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
On December 31, 2023, we had cash on hand of $1,238,564 compared to $3,320,164 on December 31, 2022. We used cash in our operations of $4,367,601 in 2023 compared to $488,276 in 2022, a $3,879,325 increase. We (paid) raised net $1,881,000 and $151,821 from related party loans in 2023 and 2022, respectively. We anticipate that we will have an increase in our cash flow from continuing operations with the acquisition made during the year. We have sufficient cash on hand on December 31, 2023, to cover our negative cash flow. We will attempt to increase our operating activities with our acquisition operations in 2024, and possibly raise capital through the sale of our common stock or through debt financing.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The Company has contractional obligations with numerous independent service providers.
Going Concern Qualification
The Company has incurred significant losses from operations, and such losses are expected to continue. The Company’s has included a “Going Concern Qualification” in their report for the year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, the Company has net losses and negative working capital. The foregoing raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans include seeking additional capital and/or debt financing. There is no guarantee that additional capital and/or debt financing will be available when and to the extent required, or that if available, it will be on terms acceptable to the Company. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The “Going Concern Qualification” may make it substantially more difficult to raise capital.
Potential Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and government steps to reduce the spread and address the impact of COVID-19 have had and continue to have an impact on the way people live, work, interact and shop. While the impact of COVID-19 on our business has largely abated at this time, uncertainties continue. We may experience certain disruptions to our supply chain due to COVID-19, which have impacted and may continue to impact sales of and consumer access to our products. In addition, we have experienced changes in the purchasing patterns of our customers, including a shift in many markets to purchasing our products online. COVID-19 may continue to impact consumers’ behavior, shopping patterns and consumption preferences.
While we currently expect to be able to continue operating our business as described above, uncertainty resulting from COVID-19 could result in unforeseen additional disruptions to our business, including our global supply chain and retailer network, and/or require us to incur additional operational costs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These principles require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, cash flow and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates include those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable reserves, income and other taxes, stock-based compensation and equipment and contingent obligations. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and our actual results, our future financial statements will be affected.
We define our “critical accounting policies” as those U.S. generally accepted accounting principles that require us to make subjective estimates about matters that are uncertain and are likely to have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations as well as the specific way, we apply those principles. Our estimates are based upon assumptions and judgments about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate is made and applied and require us to continually assess a range of potential outcomes. A detailed discussion of the critical accounting policies that most affect our Company is in Footnote 2 of the notes to our financial statements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the shareholders and the board of directors of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note B to the financial statements, the Company’s significant operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ BF Borgers CPA PC (PCAOB ID 5041)
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023
Lakewood, CO
April 12, 2024
Global Tech Industries Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, December 31,
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,238,564 $ 3,320,164
Marketable securities 20,000 36,000
Prepaids and other current assets 17,634 -
Total Current Assets 1,276,198 3,356,164
PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
Fixed Assets (net) -
Total Property. Plant and Equipment -
OTHER ASSETS
License (0 ) 14,990,277
Total Other Assets (0 ) 14,990,277
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,276,198 $ 18,347,244
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 206,313 $ 952,507
Accounts payable and accrued expenses-related parties 809,315 1,551,208
Accrued interest payable 33,327 416,774
Notes payable in default - 871,082
Due to related parties 1,881,000 -
Notes payable 435,000 80,000
Current portion of long-term debt 180,000 180,000
Total Current Liabilities 3,544,955 4,051,571
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
Long-term operating lease liabilities - -
Note Payable 4,788,177 4,788,177
Total Long-term liabilities 4,788,177 4,788,177
Total Liabilities 8,333,132 8,839,748
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $.001, 50,000 authorized, 1,000 issued and outstanding
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 750,000,000 shares authorized; 369,025,857 (including 20,000,000 shares held in escrow) at 12/31/2023 and 262,251,320 issued and outstanding, respectively at 12/31/2022 349,025 262,251
Additional paid-in-capital 338,207,679 256,976,102
Accumulated (Deficit) (345,613,639 ) (247,730,858 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity (7,056,934 ) 9,507,496
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 1,276,198 $ 18,347,244
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Global Tech Industries Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For The Years Ended December 31,
REVENUES, net $ - $ -
OPERATING EXPENSES
General and administrative 436,499 434,547
Compensation and professional fees 10,536,158 4,695,550
Directors fees related party 54,691,071 -
Charitable Donations 17,430,000 7,985,736
Depreciation 1,697
Total Operating Expenses 83,094,531 13,117,530
OPERATING LOSS (83,094,531 ) (13,117,530 )
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Impairment expense (14,990,277 ) -
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on sale of marketable securities (16,000 ) (105,000 )
Settlement Fees - (275,000 )
Gain/(loss) on sale of assets 50,000 4,447
Gain on stock conversion - 28,150
Bad debt expense (1,631,768 ) -
Debt foregiveness 2,092,272 -
Finance cost (206,910 ) -
Interest income - 1,500
Interest expense (85,567 ) (107,769 )
Total Other Income (Expenses) (14,788,250 ) (453,672 )
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (97,882,781 ) (13,571,202 )
INCOME TAX EXPENSE - -
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS $ (97,882,781 ) $ (13,571,202 )
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE $ (0.30 ) $ (0.05 )
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED 330,924,503 257,287,675
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Global Tech Industries Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital (Deficit) Equity
Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Retained Total
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital (Deficit) Equity
Balance, December 31, 2021 1,000 $ 1 255,790,585 $ 255,791 $ 235,151,209 $ (234,155,911 ) $ 1,251,090
Common stock issued for services
1,713,674 1,714 3,763,244
3,764,958
Common stock issued for charitable donations and research
2,887,273 2,887 8,027,849
8,030,736
Revesal of acquisition
(4,345,999 ) 18,255 (4,327,744 )
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
1,187,331 1,187 3,274,015
3,275,202
Escrow release from acquisition
10,018,085
10,018,085
Common stock issued for notes payable, accrued interest, and accrued expenses
672,457 1,074,259
1,074,931
Imputed interest - loan
13,440
13,440
Net loss for the twelve months ended December 31
-
(13,593,202 ) (13,593,202 )
Balance, December 31, 2022 1,000 $ 1 262,251,320 $ 262,251 $ 256,976,102 $ (247,730,858 ) $ 9,507,496
Balance, December 31, 2022 1,000 $ 1 262,251,320 $ 262,251 $ 256,976,102 $ (247,730,858 ) $ 9,507,496
Balance 1,000 $ 1 262,251,320 $ 262,251 $ 256,976,102 $ (247,730,858 ) $ 9,507,496
Common stock issued for services
43,997,676 43,997 63,837,633
63,881,630
Common stock issued for charitable donations
11,750,000 11,750 17,418,250
17,430,000
Stock dividend
31,026,861 31,027 # (31,027 )
Imputed interest - loan
6,720
6,720
Net loss for the twelve months ended December 31
-
(97,882,781 ) (97,882,781 )
Balance, December 31, 2023 1,000 $ 1 349,025,857 $ 349,025 $ 338,207,679 $ (345,613,639 ) $ (7,056,934 )
Balance 1,000 $ 1 349,025,857 $ 349,025 $ 338,207,679 $ (345,613,639 ) $ (7,056,934 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Global Tech Industries Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For The Years Ended December 31,
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss $ (97,882,781 ) $ (13,593,202 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities (net of acquisition):
Depreciation 1,697
Stock issued for services and donations 26,620,558 11,797,694
Stock issued for directors fees related party 54,691,071 -
Imputed interest on loan 6,720 13,440
Gain on debt conversion - (28,150 )
Gain on asset sales (50,000 ) (4,447 )
Debt foregivess (2,092,272 ) -
Loss on marketable securities 16,000 127,000
Impairment expense 14,990,277 -
Change in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase)/Decrease is prepaid expenses (17,634 ) -
Increase(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses 40,944 307,529
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses-related parties (741,893 ) 808,166
Increase(Decrease) in accrued interest payable 50,606 81,997
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (4,367,601 ) (488,276 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash returned in acquisition reversal BEC - (183,933 )
Cash acquired in GTI acquisition from license acquisition - 2,373
Cash from sale of assets 50,000 75,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 50,000 (106,560 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from subsidiary shareholder advance 1,881,000 -
Proceeds fron note payable 355,000 130,000
Proceeds from warrants
3,274,035
Payments to officers and directors - (198,179 )
Proceeds from officers and directors - 350,000
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 2,236,001 3,555,856
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (2,081,600 ) 2,961,021
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 3,320,164 359,143
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 1,238,564 $ 3,320,164
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash paid for interest $ - $ -
Cash paid for income taxes $ - $ -
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Stock held in escrow $ - $ 10,000
Debt converted to stock $ - $ 1,075,077
Stock issued for asset acquisition $ - $ 10,018,085
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS
As an organization, GTII’s primary goal is to increase shareholder value through the acquisition of companies with significant growth opportunities. Our investment strategy to achieve this goal is based on four principles: (i) quality acquisitions, (ii) opportunistic industries, (iii) portfolio diversification and (iv) conservative financing.
On January 10, 2022, GTII executed a memorandum of understanding with DTXS Auction, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTXS Silk Road Investment Holdings Company, Ltd., (HKSE code 0620). On January 31, 2022, GTII executed a proposal sheet with DTXS Auction, Ltd., for the proposed exchange of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for 350,000 shares of the common stock of DTXS Silk Road Investment Holdings Company, Ltd. The proposal sheet provides that, in consideration for the share exchange, DTXS will (a) develop a Chinatown art district within the Company’s planned Metaverse and (b) provide the Company with access to Chinese art pieces that it owns, controls or has access to, from eras of Chinese antiquity. Due to the current conditions in the cryptocurrency marketplace, the Company has put this project on hold.
Also on January 10, 2022, GTII executed an irrevocable gift agreement with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for the donation of 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over each of the next three years, inclusive of 2022.
On January 17, 2022, GTII executed a memorandum of understanding with TCG Gaming B.V., a Netherlands based metaverse development company, for the lease of a plot of virtual land in the TCG World metaverse. Due to the conditions in the cryptocurrency marketplace, the Company has put this project on hold.
On January 18, 2022, GTII’s subsidiary, Classroom Salon Holdings, LLC, executed a membership interest purchase agreements, as well as assignments of membership interests, resulting in the acquisition of 100% of Classroom Salon, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company. On February 22, 2022, Classroom Salon, LLC, executed an amended and restated license agreement with Carnegie Mellon University. On February 25, 2022, Classroom Salon Holdings, LLC completed its requisite two-year, PCAOB audit.
On March 9, 2022, GTII executed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Wildfire Media Corp, relating to the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of 1-800-Law-Firm, PLLC, a Delaware Corporation. On May 25, 2022, the Company and Wildfire Media Corp had signed a follow-up term sheet which had established the acquisition price and other more formal terms and conditions under which the parties may conclude the anticipated final transaction, under a definitive agreement which has yet to be established.
On July 28, 2022, FINRA sent a ‘deficiency notice’ pursuant to FINRA rule 6490, whereby its Department of Market Operations determined that the Company’s request to pay a dividend to its shareholders was deficient. It based this finding on the fact that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has declined to facilitate or process the distribution of the Shibu Inu Tokens to GTII shareholders holding shares in CEDE & Co, which is a substantial portion of GTII’s outstanding common shares. The Company, in preparation for the distribution of this digital dividend, purchased one billion Shibu Inu Tokens and set them aside to be distributed. GTII also sold its interest in www.beyondblockchain.us to Alt5 Sigma in anticipation of that company processing the distribution of the digital dividend to all shareholders who opened a digital wallet on Beyond Blockchain, or other digital platforms, including Etherium and Bitcoin. There is currently no method of passing these tokens through to brokerage account holders to match out transfer agent records and the company is of the opinion that DTCC should be able to develop a process to distribute this dividend, and it is therefore in the process of evaluating whether or not to appeal FINRA’s decision. In the meantime, the distribution of tokens will not be undertaken at this time.
On July 28, 2022, FINRA declined to effectuate the Company’s request to pay a digital dividend to its shareholders. FINRA determined that the Company action was deficient because the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is unable to process the digital dividend distribution to GTII shareholders holding shares in CEDE & Co, which is a substantial percentage of its shareholders.
On September 5, 2022, Michael Valle, a member of the board of directors of GTII, died of natural causes. The board is actively looking for a replacement board member.
On September 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Wildfire Media Corp. (“Wildfire Media”) and the shareholders of Wildfire Media Corp. (collectively, the “Wildfire Shareholders”). Wildfire Media is a legal marketing company in the business of supporting law firms with client acquisition research, data-driven marketing, media planning and analysis and client retention services. Under the terms of the agreement, GTII will, at the closing, issue to the Wildfire Shareholders 100 million restricted common shares (the “Acquisition Shares”) in exchange for all outstanding shares of Wildfire Media. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions to closing, as well as certain conditions specific to the transaction, including, without limitation, Wildfire Media providing GTII with audited financial statements and GTII concluding a due diligence review that is satisfactory in all respects to GTII. The Wildfire Shareholders have a post-closing “earn-out” opportunity for 100 million additional restricted GTII common shares (the “Earn-Out Shares”) if Wildfire Media achieves $25 million in gross revenue. Currently, Wildfire Media has $85 million in receivables. The Acquisition Shares and the Earn-Out Shares shall be subject to a lock-up agreement pursuant to which the Wildfire Shareholders agree not to sell or transfer the shares until the expiration of the 1-year buy-back period, except as may be otherwise provided in the lock-up agreement. On October 18, 2022, Wildfire Media Corp retained the services of a PCAOB approved auditing firm to undertake the requisite two-year audit as part of the agreed due diligence process.
Ongoing during the third quarter, the Company and the BFE Shareholders continued to negotiate a settlement that would allow the BFE transaction to be unwound. This process would involve the Company transferring back to the BFE Shareholders their respective share interests in BFE and the BFE Shareholders transferring back to the Company the 2,650,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued in connection with the transaction. The Company would also pay the BFE Shareholders a total lump sum cash payment of $75,000 as part of the settlement. In addition, 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued to one of the BFE Shareholders under his consulting agreement in connection with the transaction would be retained by that BFE Shareholder, and that shareholder would make a charitable contribution of 50,000 of those shares. The parties would also exchange general releases and terminate all agreements among the parties in connection with the transaction.
On September 20, 2022, the Company and Michael Bruk and Russ Kirzhner, tentatively agreed to settle a dispute between them, paying each lender $100,000 and the lenders making a charitable contribution of the shares to the Epstein Memorial Charity. The dispute arose subsequent to April 4, 2021, when the Company issued the lenders shares of the Company’s common stock, which it intended to be payment in full of the outstanding balances of the Loans. A dispute subsequently arose among the parties regarding the exact loan pay-off amount. The parties are currently negotiating the terms of a settlement agreement. Accordingly, the settlement remains subject to the parties finalizing the settlement agreement and closing the proposed settlement transactions.
On October 31, 2022, the Company had extended the term of its share exchange agreement with Wildfire Media, for the purpose of allowing the requisite two-year PCAOB audit to continue, until December 16, 2022.
On November 11, 2022, the Company signed a mutual settlement agreement with Michael Bruk and Ruslan Kirzhner, whereby the Company paid back loans of $100,000 to Mr. Bruk and $100.000 to Mr. Kirzhner and they in turn donated 70,865 and 64,940 shares of stock respectively, to the Hans and Rosy Epstein Memorial Committee. The Company and the respective parties agreed to mutually disengage all previous business, legal and technical associations.
On November 14, 2022, the Company signed a Technology Agreement and a Sponsor/Advisor agreement with Horizin Fintex (“Horizon”) for the purpose of facilitating the admission of the tokenized common stock of the Company to the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As part of the agreement, Horizon would assist in the compilation and presentation of the documents and affirmations that must accompany an application for inclusion to the Upstream/MERJ exchange.
On December 4, 2022, the Company signed an agreement with ShareIntel Services, Inc. (“ShareIntel”) to gather and provide information to the Company regarding the ownership, sales, purchases and custory of the Company’s common stock by individuals, institutions, broker-dealers, and clearing agents for the purpose of supplying the Company the information needed to mount a potential lawsuit regarding alleged naked shorting of the Company’s common stock in 2021 and 2022.
On December 7, 2022, the Company had completed and filed its application to list a tokenized version of the Company’s common stock on the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had not yet proceeded with any plans to list the tokenized version of the Company’s common stock.
On March 8, 2023, the Company was informed that Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah (“Pinnacle”), the Company’s independent, registered, public accounting firm, was not renewing its engagement with the Company. The Company has not had any disputes with Pinnacle regarding any matters. There had been no disagreements with Pinnacle on any matter of accounting principles or practices from the date of their engagement on March 9, 2020 through the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2021, the quarter ended September 30, 2022, nor through March 8, 2023.
On March 8, 2023, the Company engaged BF Borgers, CPA PC, as its independent accountant to provide auditing services going forward for the Company. Prior to such engagement, the Company had no consultations with BF Borgers, CPA PC.
On April 10, 2023, the Company received notice from the OTC Markets Group (the “OTC”) that its common shares would be moved from the OTCQB market to the OTC Pink market on April 11, 2023, due to continued concerns on the accuracy or adequacy of the Company’s disclosures, including its reporting of insider transactions and beneficial ownership. The Company’s common shares would continue to be quoted on the OTC Pink market.
On August 20, 2023, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with AI Commerce Group, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the “AI Commerce”) and the members of AI Commerce (the “AI Members”), as identified in the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will acquire from the AI Members all of the outstanding ownership interests in AI Commerce. The aggregate consideration payable by the Company under the Purchase Agreement will be an amount in cash equal to Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares of common stock (the “AI Acquisition Shares”) of the Company, which AI Commerce shall cause the Company and its transfer agent to deliver into escrow at the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Acquisition Shares shall be allocated proportionally to the AI Members based on their respective percentage ownership interest in the AI Membership Interests as set forth in Schedule A of the Purchase Agreement.
B) GOING CONCERN
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plan is to obtain such resources for the Company by obtaining capital from management and significant shareholders sufficient to meet its operating expenses and seeking equity and/or debt financing. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A) PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TTI Strategic Acquisitions and Equity Group, Inc, Classroom Salon Holdings, LLC, Gold Transactions International, Inc. and GT International, Inc. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
B) USE OF MANAGEMENT’S ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These consolidated financial statements have material estimates for valuation of stock and option transactions.
C) CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained with major financial institutions in the U S. Deposits held with these banks at times exceed $250,000 of insurance provided on such deposits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were excess cash balances of $1,238,564 and $3,320,164, respectively.
D) FIXED ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, ranging from 3 to 7 years for furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the term of the lease or the economic life of the asset. Routine repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred.
E) INCOME TAXES
The Company follows ASC 740, “Income Taxes,”, which discusses recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions using a “more-likely-than-not” approach, requiring the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will to be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
F) REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company had no revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, however when revenues commence, the Company will recognize revenues in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” Revenue is recognized per our contract with our customers at a point of time when control of our products or services are transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products, and after all our performance obligations have been met. The Company currently has no consulting revenues with performance obligations of hours expended on various projects with our customers pursuant to underlying contracts. If we subsequently determine that collection from any customer is not reasonably assured, we record an allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debt expense for all that customer’s unpaid invoices and cease recognizing revenue for continued services provided until cash is received.
G) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation.” ASC 718 requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the reward- known as the requisite service period. No compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render the requisite service. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments are estimated using the Black Scholes option-pricing model adjusted for the unique characteristics of those instruments.
Equity instruments issued to non-employees are recorded at their fair values as determined in accordance with ASC 718 as amended by ASU 2018-07. As such, the grant date is the measurement date of an award’s fair value.
H) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels are defined as follows:
[ ] Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
[ ] Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
[ ] Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair measurement.
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, and current assets and liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The carrying value of notes payable approximates fair value because negotiated terms and conditions are consistent with current market rates as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Marketable securities are reported at the quoted and listed market rates of the securities held at the year end.
The following table presents the Company’s Marketable securities within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED ON RECURRING BASIS
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Marketable Securities - 2023 $ 20,000 $ -0- $ -0-
Marketable Securities - 2022 $ 36,000 $ -0- $ -0-
I) BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
The Company calculates earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share gives effect to dilutive convertible securities, options, warrants and other potential common stock outstanding during the period; only in periods in which such effect is dilutive and there were no potentially dilutive securities to consider in the fully diluted earnings per share calculation.
SCHEDULE OF BASIC AND DILUTED PER SHARE
For the Years Ended
December 31,
Loss (numerator) $ (97,882,781 ) $ (13,593,202 )
Shares (denominator) 330,924,503 257,287,675
Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.30 ) $ (0.05 )
J) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
K) MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company purchases marketable securities and engages in trading activities for its own account. Securities that are held principally for resale in the near term are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value included in earnings. Interest and dividends are included in net Interest Income.
NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Accrued Payables and Accrued Expenses - Related Parties
Related party payables and accrued expenses totaled $809,315 and $1,551,208 on December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. These totals are detailed as follows:
Due to related parties advances consists of cash advances and expenses paid by Mr. Reichman to satisfy the expense needs of the Company. The payables and cash advances are unsecured, due on demand and do not bear interest. As of December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, these amounts totaled $107,525 and $270,649.
The accrued officer wages for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 are $200,000 and $137,000, respectively. The balance of accrued wages due to the officers on December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, are $551,902 and $1,232,500, respectively. Additionally, there is an expense account due to Mr. Reichman in total of $0 and $48,059 on December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022.
NOTE 4 - FIXED ASSETS
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 was $803 and $1,697, respectively.
Fixed assets consist of the following:
SCHEDULE OF FIXED ASSETS
Computer equipment $ 3,214 $ 3,214
Total fixed assets 3,214 3,214
Accumulated Depreciation (3,214 ) (2,411 )
Net fixed assets $ - $ 803
NOTE 5 - LICENSES
GOLD TRANSACTIONS NETWORK LICENSE
On February 28, 2021, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) between the Company and Gold Transactions International, Inc. (GoldTI), the Company purchased 100% of the the stock of GoldTI and assumed its sole asset a License Agreement held by GoldTI. The license provides access to a joint venture of companies (the “Network”), that buys gold from artisan miners internationally, and provides transportation, assaying, refining and storage facilities in the DMCC1, a free trade zone for commodities trading in Dubai, and then sells the refined gold to its customers. The License Agreement grants the Company the following:
● Access to the Network’s gold operations, to participate in the profits generated by the margin between the buy and sell prices, based on the % of funds advanced into the Network,
● an exclusive license to market and promote the gold buy/sell program in an attempt to increase the buying power of the Network. The term of the License is un-defined and perpetual.
● Reporting from the Network partners of gold transactions shared in, and the revenue generated on a monthly basis. Payments, however are quarterly to the Network partners.
Pursuant to the SPA, 100% of the GTI shares were exchanged for 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (acquisition date fair value was $10,018,085). This transaction closed in the second quarter of 2022. As per the table below the License asset was valued at $14,990,277 net of additional liabilities recorded on the closing date of the transaction May 25, 2022.
The acquisition of GTI is being treated as an asset purchase and not business combination per ASC 805 as substantially all of the assets acquired are concentrated in a single identifiable asset. The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire GTI and the amount of identified assets, and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.
At the close of the December 31, 2023 fiscal year, the Company did an impairment analysis of the acquisition and it was determined that a full impairment of the License valuation had incurred of $14,990,277. This has the effect of lowering the license asset acquired identified in the table below from $14,990,277 to $0. The adjusted value is now recorded on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
SCHEDULE OF RECOGNIZED IDENTIFIED ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,373
License 14,990,277
Trade payables (6,388 )
Note payable (4,968,177 )
Total identifiable net assets $ 10,018,085
NOTE 6 - FINE ART
On April 7, 2021, the Company executed a Contractor Agreement with Ronald Cavalier, an artist with galleries in Greenwich, CT, New York City, Nantucket Island and Palm Beach, FL. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Cavalier has assisted the Company in acquiring 2 pieces of art for eventual digitization as a Non Fungible Token (NFT). On April 23, 2021, the Company purchased an original Picasso: “Quatre Femmes Nues Et Tete Sculptee”, which was executed in 1934 on Montval laid paper and published by A. Vollard, Paris in 1939. The Company paid $35,940 for this piece of fine art.
On June 4, 2021, the Company purchased another piece of fine art, an Andy Warhol gelatin silver print of Bianca Jagger on a white horse taken by Warhol at the famed Studio 54 (the “Warhol Print”) for $31,905. The Company had intended to digitalize both pieces of fine art and issue an NFT to shareholders as a dividend, therefore, the fine art has been characterized as an other asset-not purchased for re-sale, but rather to be held for the long term. Both pieces of Fine Art were sold in two installments resulting in a gain of $4,447 in December of 2022 and a gain of $50,000 in January of 2023.
NOTE 7 - NOTES PAYABLE
On November 29, 2022, the Company received cash from an individual in the amount of $50,000 as a loan bearing interest at 5%, with a term of 12 months of the date received. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accrued interest on this note totaled $2,521 and $271, respectively.
On December 5, 2022, the Company received cash from an individual in the amount of $30,000 as a loan bearing interest at 5%, with a term of 12 months of the date received. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accrued interest on this note totaled $1,478 and $128, respectively.
On January 1, 2023, the Company had legal fees paid directly from an individual in the amount of $20,000 as a loan bearing interest at 5%, with a term of 12 months of the date received. As of December 31, 2023, the accrued interest on this note totaled 900.
In connection with the acquisition of the License Agreement, the Company executed a Promissory Note in the amount of $5,044,610, bears interest at 2.168%, is payable quarterly in graduating amounts over a 5-year period and is unsecured. On December 31, 2020, the note holder agreed to delay the interest accrual until 2024 and delayed the quarterly installments. As of December 31, 2023, the balance on this loan was $4,968,177.
Future maturities of notes payable are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MATURITIES OF NOTES PAYABLE
Year Ending December 31,
$ 180,000
344,330
714,795
1,093,359
2,635,693
Thereafter -
Total $ 4,968,177
On September 30, 2023, the Company wrote off $871,082 in old notes payable that were no longer viable as well as $434,053 in accrued interest that was being calculated on those notes.
NOTE 8 - INCOME TAXES
The Company follows the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” This standard requires a company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based upon the technical merits of the position. If the more-likely-than-not threshold is met, a company must measure the tax position to determine the amount to recognize in the financial statements. As a result of the implementation of this standard, the Company performed a review of its material tax positions in accordance with recognition and measurement standards established by ASC 740.
Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
Deferred tax assets and the valuation account are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
Deferred tax assets:
NOL carryover $ 16,435,467 $ 6,007,156
Valuation allowance (16,435,467 ) (6,007,156 )
Net deferred tax asset $ - $ -
The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal and state income tax rates of 21% to pretax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022.
The components of income tax expense are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF COMPONENTS OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Book loss $ (97,882,781 ) $ (13,593,202 )
Stock based compensation 81,311,629 11,536,941
Non-deductible expenses 19,685 14,901
Unrealized/Realized gains or losses on Securities (net) 16,000 (127,000 )
Change in NOL valuation allowance 16,435,467 216,861
Income tax expense benefit $ - $ -
The Company currently has no issues creating timing differences that would mandate deferred tax expense. Net operating losses would create possible tax assets in future years. Due to the uncertainty of the utilization of net operating loss carry forwards, a valuation allowance has been made to the extent of any tax benefit that net operating losses may generate. A provision for income taxes has not been made due to net operating loss carry-forwards of $16,435,467 and $6,007,156 as of December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, which may be offset against future taxable income. No tax benefit has been reported in the financial statements.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION OF BEGINNING AND ENDING OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS
December 31,
Beginning balance $ 6,007,156 $ 3,508,211
Additions based on tax positions related to current year 10,435,467 330,584
Additions for tax positions of prior years - -
Reductions for tax positions of prior years - -
Reductions in benefit due to income tax expense - -
Ending balance $ 16,435,467 $ 6,007,156
The Company did not have any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.
The Company includes interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations in the provision for income taxes. As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
The tax years that remain subject to examination by major taxing jurisdictions are for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
NOTE 9 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
A) NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED
The Board of Directors has authorized 750,000,000 shares of common stock to be issued at a par value of $0.001. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 369,025,857 and 262,251,320 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding, respectively.
B) PREFERRED STOCK
The Board of Directors authorized 50,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock. The terms, rights and features of the preferred stock will be determined by the Board of Directors upon issuance. Subject to the provisions of the Company’s certificate of amendment to the articles of incorporation and the limitations prescribed by law, the Board of Directors would be expressly authorized, at its discretion, to adopt resolutions to issue shares, to fix the number of shares and to change the number of shares constituting any series and to provide for or change the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights (including whether the dividends are cumulative), dividend rates, terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption prices, conversion rights and liquidation preferences of the shares constituting any series of the preferred stock, in each case without any further action or vote by the stockholders. The Board of Directors would be required to make any determination to issue shares of preferred stock based on its judgment as to the best interests of the Company.
During 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to David Reichman, the Company’s CEO. Mr. Reichman has advanced significant capital and expended significant time to the Company without compensation. As an effort to give Mr. Reichman security for his advances, the 1,000 shares of preferred were issued. The Series A Preferred Shares have the following features attached:
1) Non-participating in the dividends to the Common Shareholders
2) No Liquidation Preference
3) Voting Rights to include: the right to vote in an amount equal to 51% of the total vote with respect to any proposal relating to (a) increasing the authorized share capital of the Company, (b) effecting any forward stock split of the Company’s authorized, issued or outstanding shares of capital stock, and (c) any other matter subject to a shareholder vote.
4) The shares have no conversion rights
5) The shares are transferable.
6) Redemption Rights: The Series A shares shall be automatically redeemed upon (a) Mr. Reichman ceases to serve as an officer or director of the Company, (b) on the date that the Company’s shares or common stock first trade on any national securities exchange
C) ISSUANCES OF COMMON STOCK
On January 3, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 50,000 shares for services valued at $74,750, the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On March 17, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 125,000 shares for services valued at $200,000, the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On March 31, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 108,399 shares for services valued at $178,358 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On March 31, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 250,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services valued at $410,000, the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On April 4, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 672,457 shares for the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $1,075,077, the market price of the shares upon grant.
On May 24, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 125,000 shares for services valued at $178,358 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On May 24, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 250,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services valued at $186,250, the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On June 28, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 91,848 shares for services valued at $105,958 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On September 6, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 360,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services valued at $223,236, the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On September 6, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 420,933 shares for services valued at $261,020 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On September 29, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 134,377 shares for services valued at $713,542 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On November 11, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 500,000 shares for services valued at $1,745,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On November 11, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 2,000,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services valued at $6,980,000, the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On December 30, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 184,390 shares for services valued at $270,670 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 21,288,187 shares for services valued at $31,932,281 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 8,432,848 shares for services valued at $12,649,272 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 3,323,565 shares for services valued at $4,985,348 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 3,416,114 shares for services valued at $5,124,171 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 21,288,187 shares for services valued at $31,932,281 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 8,000,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services valued at $12,000,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On January 30, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 227,284 shares for services valued at $379,564 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On February 16, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 250,000 shares for services valued at $175,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On March 7, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 3,000,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services to multiple recipients valued at $3,860,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On March 31, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 80,650 shares for services to multiple recipients valued at $147,590 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On April 14, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 4,000,000 shares for services valued at $6,560,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On April 29, 2023, the Company issued shares for a stock dividend totaling 31,026,961 shares.
On June 30, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 204,573 shares for services to multiple recipients valued at $167,750 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On August 7, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 600,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services to multiple recipients valued at $504,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On August 31, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 575,000 shares for services to multiple recipients valued at $368,250 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On September 29, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 115,132 shares for services valued at $87,500 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On September 29, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 750,000 shares for medical advisory, charitable and other services to multiple recipients valued at $570,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On September 29, 2023, the Company issued 20,000,000 shares which are being held in escrow with a designated attorney for a pending acquisition.
On September 29, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 305,591 shares for services to multiple recipients valued at $238,723 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On November 2, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 200,000 shares for services valued at $128,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On November 30, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 200,000 shares for services valued at $104,000 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On December 1, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 200,000 shares for services valued at $84,800 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
On December 29, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 578,732 shares for services to multiple recipients valued at $245,382 the market price of the shares upon authorization.
D) OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN
On September 24, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the creation of the 2007 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan was approved by the stockholders on November 28, 2007. An aggregate of 60,000 shares of common stock is reserved for issuance and available for awards under the 2007 Plan.
Awards under the 2007 Plan may include non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted shares of common stock, restricted units and performance awards. For a complete description of the Plan, see Global Tech’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 7, 2007.
E) UNEARNED ESOP SHARES
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company organized the Tree Top Industries Profit-Sharing Plan Trust, to manage the Company’s Employee Stock Option Profit-Sharing Plan (“the Plan”). On November 13, 2018, the Trust name was changed to Global Tech Industries Group Profit Sharing Plan Trust. At the direction of the Board of Directors, the Company annually issues share to the Trust for the future benefit of the employees of the Company. The plan allows the Board of Directors to issue shares to the Trust annually to be allocated to the participants.
The Plan was organized consistent with the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; however, the Plan has not been administered as a qualified retirement plan, and therefore, the shares issued to the ESOP have not been deducted for federal tax purposes. The employee group is a Top-Heavy group of Key Employees, however, the plan will also cover all employees that are eligible. Eligibility occurs for each employee that is employed on the anniversary date of the Plan. Participation shall cease upon the termination of the employee services, on account of death, disability, retirement or the separation from the employer. Each year the Employer shall contribute either cash or stock of the Corporation, an amount to the Plan as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The contributions vest as follows:
For each of the first two years of Service
10% per year
Each additional year of Service over two years
20% additional
Full vesting after six years of Service
0%
Retirement and death benefits commence at the termination of Service. Benefits may be paid in Cash, Stock or through a Qualified Join and Survivor Annuity.
Pursuant to ASC 718, the Company’s ESOP Plan is a non-leveraged plan, and therefore compensation expense is recorded at the fair value of the shares issued at the grant date. The Company has never issued dividends to its shareholders, and therefore no dividends have been issued to the ESOP plan. The ESOP shares are considered issued and outstanding for the earnings per share computation. Compensation expense of $0 and $150,000 has been recorded during 2020 or 2019, respectively, for the ESOP shares issued. There have been 23,500,000 and 23,500,000 share allocated to the participants of the Plan, as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively and none of the shares have been committed for release. There are no shares in suspense as of December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The fair value of the ESOP shares being held by the Trust as of December 31, 2022, and 2021 is $35,250,000 and $2,350,000, respectively. There is no repurchase obligation on the Company to purchase back any shares issued to the ESOP Trust. No dividends have been issued to the ESOP Trust, therefore there has been no tax benefit treatment in the Earnings Per Share computation.
No ESOP shares were issued for the 2023 or 2022 years.
WARRANTS
On March 22, 2021, GTII entered into a warrant agreement with Liberty Stock Transfer Agent (“Liberty”), whereby Liberty agreed to act as GTII’s warrant agent in its offering of warrants to GTII’s shareholders (each, a “Warrant”). All shareholders of record on April 1, 2021, were issued 0.10 of a Warrant per share of Common Stock held of record by such holder. This agreement created 23,364,803 warrants to the shareholders of the Company as a dividend valued at $57,689,800, and recorded as a decrease in retained earnings with the offsetting entry to paid in capital. The Warrants were issued on April 8, 2021. Each full Warrant shall be exercisable into one share of GTII’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.75. Manhattan Transfer Registrar Co. shall act as co-agent with Liberty. On July 27, 2021, the Company filed an Amended Registration Statement to register the warrants to be free trading when exercised. The Warrants expired on April 8, 2023.
SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS ISSUANCE OF FAIR VALUE ASSUMPTIONS
Warrants
Assumptions:
Assumptions applicable to stock options issued
Risk-free interest rate %
Expected lives (in years)
Expected stock volatility %
Dividend yield -
Warrant transactions are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF STOCK WARRANTS ACTIVITIES
Average Weighted
Average Weighted
Aggregate
Exercise Remaining Intrinsic
Shares Price Term Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2022 23,361,723 $ 2.75 1.25 yrs $ 57,681,330
Granted - - - -
Exercised (1,187,331 ) 2.75 - (3,265,160 )
Forfeited - - - -
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 23,361,723 $ 2.75 .25 yrs $ 54,416,170
Granted - - - -
Exercised - - - -
Forfeited (23,361,723 ) 2.75 - (54,416,170 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 - $ - .04 yrs $ -
H) OTHER
March 17, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the declaration by management of a Warrant to holders of its common stock to purchase additional shares of stock. On March 22, 2021, Global Tech Industries Group, Inc., (“GTII”) a Nevada corporation, entered into a warrant agreement with Liberty Stock Transfer Agent (“Liberty”), whereby Liberty agreed to act as GTII’s warrant agent in its offering of warrants to GTII’s shareholders (each, a “Warrant”). All shareholder of record on April 1, 2021, were issued 0.10 of a Warrant per share of Common Stock held of record by such holder. However, no fractional Warrants were issued. The Warrants were issued on or about April 8, 2021. Each full Warrant shall be exercisable into one share of GTII’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.75. The Warrants shall expire on April 8, 2023. Manhattan Transfer Registrar Co. shall act as co-agent with Liberty. The Warrants do not have a cashless exercise provision.
On July 28, 2022, FINRA sent a ‘deficiency notice’ pursuant to FINRA rule 6490, whereby its Department of Market Operations determined that the Company’s request to pay a dividend to its shareholders was deficient. It based this finding on the fact that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has declined to facilitate or process the distribution of the Shibu Inu Tokens to GTII shareholders holding shares in CEDE & Co, which is a substantial portion of GTII’s outstanding common shares. The Company, in preparation for the distribution of this digital dividend, purchased one billion Shibu Inu Tokens and set them aside to be distributed. It also sold its interest in www.beyondblockchain.us to Alt5 Sigma in anticipation of that company processing the distribution of the digital dividend to all shareholders who opened a digital wallet on Beyond Blockchain, or other digital platforms, including Etherium and Bitcoin. There is currently no method of passing these tokens through to brokerage account holders to match out transfer agent records and the company is of the opinion that DTCC should be able to develop a process to distribute this dividend, and it is therefore in the process of evaluating whether or not to appeal FINRA’s decision. In the meantime, the distribution of tokens will not be undertaken at this time.
On July 28, 2022 FINRA declined to effectuate the Company’s request to pay a digital dividend to its shareholders. FINRA determined that the Company action was deficient because the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is unable to process the digital dividend distribution to GTII shareholders holding shares in CEDE & Co, which is a substantial percentage of its shareholders.
On November 14, 2022, the Company signed a Technology Agreement and a Sponsor/Advisor agreement with Horizin Fintex (“Horizon”) for the purpose of facilitating the admission of the tokenized common stock of the Company to the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As part of the agreement, Horizon would assist in the compilation and presentation of the documents and affirmations that must accompany an application for inclusion to the Upstream/MERJ exchange. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s application is completed and still open, in spite of the agreement having been terminated.
Also on January 10, 2022, GTII executed an irrevocable gift agreement with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for the donation of 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over each of the next three years, inclusive of 2022.
NOTE 10- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
None
B) LITIGATION
On February 3, 2017, the Company filed suit in Eastern District Federal Court New York against American Resource Technologies, Inc., (ARUR) and several directors and officers relating to the Chautauqua County Court Kansas decision nullifying the acquisition Agreement of ARUR. The Company has made several attempts to recover the shares of GTII stock paid to ARUR for the asset acquisition and the various costs and expenses expended by GTII in fulfillment of its obligations under the contract with ARUR. The failure of non-litigation attempts to resolve the matter resulted in filing an action for declaratory judgment in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Docket No. 17-CV-0698. The case was subsequently withdrawn due to the close of ARUR operations. During the 2nd quarter 2020, the Company was successful in recalling the 4,668,530 shares and cancelling them from the shareholders list.
On December 30, 2016, the Company executed a stock purchase agreement (the “Agreement”), which was signed and closed in Hong Kong, with GoFun Group, Ltd. through its wholly owned subsidiary Go F & B Holdings, Ltd. GoFun Group, Ltd. is a privately held company running a casual dining restaurant business, based in Hong Kong. Subsequent to the agreement being signed, GoFun Group failed to substantially perform under the agreement, including, but not limited to providing audited financials of its assets, making the ongoing payments called for in the agreement, along with other matters that led Global Tech to initiate litigation in the United States. Currently, Global Tech and GoFun are litigating the matter in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York, Docket No.17-CV-03727 . On October 2, 2019, the Company was able to secure, via preliminary settlement, the return of 43,649,491 shares of the Company’s stock out of the original 50,649,491 that were issued in good faith to GoFun in anticipation of a final stock exchange. That stock has been returned to the Company’s treasury and cancelled. On May 14, 2021, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division: Monmouth County (docket no. PAS-MON-C-60-21) issued an order restraining the removal of restrictive legends on the remaining 7,000,000 shares of stock, pending further order of the New Jersey Court. The underlying matter currently in the U.S. district Court for the Southern District of New York, remains pending. The Company and GoFun have mutually agreed to resolve the matter and the respective counsels are currently working toward that goal.
On December 30, 2019, a dispute between the Company and its counsel regarding the GoFun matter, above, resulted in a filing, and subsequent settlement, of an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (Index No. 656396/2019). Pursuant to the settlement, counsel for the Company accepted previously-issued shares as full payment for all legal work, expenses, costs, and other fees.
On March 17, 2021, the Company filed an action against Pacific Technologies Group, Inc., Rollings Hills Oil and Gas Inc., Demand Brands, Inc., Innovativ Media Group, Inc., Tom Coleman, and Bruce Hannan, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (Index No. 651771/2021), alleging fraud, rescission and cancellation of a written instrument, unconscionability, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, and civil conspiracy. The action stems from a stock purchase agreement entered into by the Company and Pacific Technologies Group, Inc. (then known as Demand Brands, Inc.) on October 16, 2018. On May 22, defendants filed a motion seeking additional time to answer. On November 23, 2021, the defendants filed a venue-related procedural motion to dismiss. On January 21, 2022, the Company submitted its opposition to said motion, and on February 11, 2022, defendants filed their affimation in reply. To date, no decision on that motion has been entered by the Court.
On August 16, 2021, the Company filed an action against David Wells, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case 1:21-cv-06891) seeking injunctive relief and relinquishment of 150,000 shares held in the name of David Wells. As of December 31, 2023, David Wells has not yet filed an answer to the Company’s complaint. On November 11, 2021, David Wells filed an action against GTII in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada,(Case 2:21-cv-02040) claiming a violation of the duty to register transfer of shares. As of December 31, 2021, the parties were engaged in briefing jurisdictional motions.
On August 24, 2021, the Company filed an application for a temporary restraining (“TRO”) order in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division: Monmouth County (Docket No.: Mon-C-132-21) seeking to restrain Liberty Stock Transfer, Inc. from removing restrictive legends from 6,000,000 shares of Company stock held in the name of International Monetary, as well as from transferring said shares. The Court granted the TRO effective until September 28, 2021. On September 28, 2021, the Court declined to issue any further restraints.
In the interim, on September 16, 2021, International Monetary filed an action against the Company in Clark County, Nevada (Case No: A-21-841175-B) alleging breach of contract and breach good faith and fair dealing, as well as a request for declaratory relief, and temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. On September 30, 2021, the Company filed a notice of removal of the action to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (Case 2:21-cv-01820), as well as a request for a temporary restraining order enjoining International Monetary from taking any action to remove the restrictive legend shares from Company shares held in its name. On October 14, 2021, International Monetary filed a motion to strike the petition for removal. As of December 31, 2021, no ruling on that motion had been entered. As of December 2022, the parties entered in to a mutual resolution of the matter and On November 3, 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with two separate private lenders, which provided for the settlement of all disputes and claims of the parties, including those arising in connection with the lenders’ loans to the Company (the “Settlement Agreement”). The transactions under the Settlement Agreement closed on November 8, 2022.
On November 29, 2022, the Company retained the legal services of the Christian Levine Law Group to commence a lawsuit against certain broker dealers whom the Company believed had illegally manipulated its share price. On October 23, 2023, the Company and certain broker dealers signed a settlement agreement, whereby the Company received $50,000 and mutually agreed to end the litigation.
On May 1, 2023 the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Alan Shinderman, which effectively closed the GoFun litigation.
On July 11, 2023, the matter with Mr. David Wells was closed, as 135,000 shares of common stock were transferred by the transfer agent to Mr. Wells’ account, with 16,500 shares remaining with the transfer agent as of this writing.
B) CONTINGENCIES
None.
NOTE 11 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company has acquired various shares of Marketable Securities over the past several years and engages in trading activities for its own account. The Company’s marketable securities are listed on various exchanges with readily determinable fair value per the guidance of ASC 321, “Investments - Equity Securities.” The fair value of these shares on December 31, 2023, and 2022 amounted to $20,000 and $36,000, respectively. All realized gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses are recorded in earnings. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a net loss of $16,000 in unrealized losses. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a net loss of $127,000 which consisted of unrealized losses. The Company does not hold any equity securities that do not have readily available fair values, therefore no impairment analysis or other methods to determine value are used.
NOTE 12 - ADVANCE RECEIVABLES
During the fourth quarter 2023, the Company’s subsidiary advanced $1,631,768 into its subsidiary, Gold Transactions International’s joint venture gold program. The License Agreement held by Gold Transactions International gives them access to a network of private entities and asset managers, wherein various financial activities are engaged, including the buy/sell and trading of gold-based products. The advance is a long-term receivable with an expected term of 5 years. No interest will be accrued on the advance since revenues are expected to be received on a quarterly basis as part of the joint venture agreement. With the impairment of the license asset in full it was determined to record a bad debt of $1,631,768 or the full amount of the receivable even though some payments may be subsequently collected on the balance.
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
None.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission. David Reichman, our Chief Executive Officer and our Principal Accounting Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. The disclosure controls and procedures ensure that all information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is: (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rule and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that our controls were not effective as of December 31, 2023.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible to establish and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible to design or supervise a process that provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The policies and procedures include:
● maintenance of records in reasonable detail to accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets,
● reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors, and
● reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and circumvention by collusion or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even an effective internal control system may not prevent or detect material misstatements on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, our management has relied on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO - 2013), “Internal Control - Integrated Framework,” to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based upon that framework, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting had material weaknesses and was not effective as of December 31, 2021. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination thereof, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weaknesses relate to the limited number of persons responsible for the recording and reporting of financial information, the lack of separation of financial reporting duties, and the limited size of our management team in general. We are in the process of evaluating methods of improving our internal control over financial reporting, including the possible addition of financial reporting staff and the increased separation of financial reporting responsibility, and intend to implement such steps as are necessary and possible to correct these material weaknesses.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation requirements by the company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
During the year ended December 31, 2023, there was no significant change in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations over Internal Controls
GTII’s management does not expect that its disclosure controls or its internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within GTII have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of that our reports will be accurate. Our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer concludes that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at that reasonable assurance level, as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-K due to the lack of sufficient segregation of duties and the lack of appropriate personnel. The Company plans to address these material weaknesses as resources become available by hiring additional professional staff, such as a Chief Financial Officer, as funding becomes available, outsourcing certain aspects of the recording and reporting functions, and separating responsibilities. Our future reports shall also indicate that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed for this reason and shall indicate the related conclusion by the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer as to their effectiveness.
PART III

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The following table sets forth information about our executive officers and directors:
Name
Age
Position
David Reichman
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Kathy M. Griffin
President and Director
Frank Benintendo
Secretary and Director
Donald Gilbert
Director and Chairman of Audit Committee
Directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. The directors of our company are elected by the vote of a majority in interest of the holders of the voting stock of our company and hold office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business. The directors must be present in person or telephonically at the meeting to constitute a quorum. However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.
Directors may receive compensation for their services and reimbursement for their expenses as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Our directors currently do not receive monetary compensation for their service on the Board of Directors.
Officers are appointed to serve until such time as their successors have been duly appointed by the Board of Directors.
The principal occupations for the past five years (and, in some instances, for prior years) of each of our executive officers and directors, followed by our key employees, are as follows:
Officers
David Reichman - CEO
Mr. Reichman has been the CEO of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. for eighteen years. Prior to that, Mr. Reichman maintained a Business Management and Tax Law consulting group, and he is licensed by the US Treasury /Internal Revenue Service. In addition, Mr. Reichman was a Co-General Partner and Tax Matters Partner in Harrison Re-cycling Associates, a company that operated the first recycling equipment for non-biodegradable Styrofoam and Styrene plastic in North America. Previously, Mr. Reichman had worked for The American Express Company, where he held several positions, including Manager of Budget and Cost. During his tenure at American Express, he developed, along with Control Data Corporation, a Flexible Budgeting System for Management Control of International Operations, and the use of Time-Share computer equipment. Mr. Reichman’s education includes an MBA from Northeastern University, through the Harvard Case Study Program, as well as specialized education in business and scientific theory from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and IBM Systems Scientific Institute. Mr. Reichman resides in New York City.
Kathy M. Griffin - President
Mrs. Griffin, President of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc., is also member of the Board of Directors and has been with the Global Tech Industries Group for eleven years. Prior to that, Mrs. Griffin worked in marketing and sales, new business development and general business management. She started her career at Superior Brands, Inc., where from December 1977 to December 1990 she held several positions, including internationals Marketing Manager. She was responsible for the successful start-up and implementation of the first international joint venture for Superior Brands, Inc. In addition, she managed Koning US, Inc., a consumer products marketing company from 1993 to 2004, and, from January 2006 to February 2009, was employed as an executive in the New Business Development Group, by Specialized Technology Resources, Inc., a global provider of supply chain, corporate social responsibility, and consulting services. Mrs. Griffin’s education includes a bachelor’s degree from Boston College University, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Massachusetts John McCormick Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.
Frank Benintendo - Secretary
Frank Benintendo, secretary of the company, has been a director since 2004. Mr., Benintendo has spent over 45 years in the graphic arts/marketing field and was Chief Creative Officer of Popcorn Indiana, Inc., a Goldman Sachs investment portfolio company from 2003 to 2015, which was sold to Eagle Brands. Today, Mr. Benintendo runs his own creative/marketing consulting firm, FBI Designs, Inc. working in the Consumer Goods Product area. Mr. Benintendo’s skills and background were attractive to Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. since it had no creative/marketing staff. Mr. Benintendo’s design firm designed the current Global Tech Industries Group logo and worked several versions of its website, including the current iteration.
Directors
David Reichman, Chairman of the Board, has been the CEO of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. for eighteen years. Prior to that, Mr. Reichman maintained a Business Management and Tax Law consulting group, and he is licensed by the US Treasury /Internal Revenue Service. In addition, Mr. Reichman was a Co-General Partner and Tax Matters Partner in Harrison Re-cycling Associates, a company that operated the first recycling equipment for non-biodegradable Styrofoam and Styrene plastic in North America. Previously, Mr. Reichman had worked for The American Express Company, where he held several positions, including Manager of Budget and Cost. During his tenure at American Express, he developed, along with Control Data Corporation, a Flexible Budgeting System for Management Control of International Operations, and the use of Time-Share computer equipment. Mr. Reichman’s education includes an MBA from Northeastern University, through the Harvard Case Study Program, as well as specialized education in business and scientific theory from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and IBM Systems Scientific Institute. Mr. Reichman resides in New York City.
Kathy M. Griffin, President of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc., is also member of the Board of Directors and has been with the Global Tech Industries Group for eleven years. Prior to that, Mrs. Griffin worked in marketing and sales, new business development and general business management. She started her career at Superior Brands, Inc., where from December 1977 to December 1990 she held several positions, including internationals Marketing Manager. She was responsible for the successful start-up and implementation of the first international joint venture for Superior Brands, Inc. In addition, she managed Koning US, Inc., a consumer products marketing company from 1993 to 2004, and, from January 2006 to February 2009, was employed as an executive in the New Business Development Group, by Specialized Technology Resources, Inc., a global provider of supply chain, corporate social responsibility, and consulting services. Mrs. Griffin’s education includes a bachelor’s degree from Boston College University, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Massachusetts John McCormick Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.
Frank Benintendo has been a Director and Secretary since 2004. Mr., Benintendo has spent over 45 years in the graphic arts/marketing field and was Chief Creative Officer of Popcorn Indiana, Inc., a Goldman Sachs investment portfolio company from 2003 to 2015, which was sold to Eagle Brands. Today, Mr. Benintendo runs his own creative/marketing consulting firm, FBI Designs, Inc. working in the Consumer Goods Product area. Mr. Benintendo’s skills and background were attractive to Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. since it had no creative/marketing staff. Mr. Benintendo’s design firm designed the current Global Tech Industries Group logo and worked several versions of its website, including the current iteration.
Don Gilbert, PhD: has been a director since 2006. Mr. Gilbert has been an Enrolled Agent, licensed to practice before the U.S. Treasury Department and Department of Taxation in all fifty states. Mr. Gilbert served the US Treasury for 35 years in various legal and tax-related managerial positions. For the past 17, years, he has worked in the corporate world with executives across the country. Mr. Gilbert has business connections that have been helpful to Global Tech Industries Group.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors.
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
Although we have not adopted a formal policy on whether the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions should be separate or combined, we have determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders for these positions to remain combined. However, the board of directors has created the position of Vice-Chairman to secure the continuity of the chain of command in case one or all the officers are unable to carry out their responsibilities for a period of time, and to further ensure that responsible management of the company moves forward unhindered.
Our Board of Directors focuses on the most significant risks facing our company and our company’s general risk management strategy, and ensure that risks undertaken by our Company are consistent with the Board’s appetite for risk. While the Board oversees our company’s risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our company and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.
On September 29, 2021, all officers and directors signed an acknowledgement of the Company’s policy regarding avoidance of insider trading. This policy seeks to prevent insider trading on material non-public information by any officers and directors.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Under Nevada General Corporation Law and our articles of incorporation, our directors will have no personal liability to us or our stockholders for monetary damages incurred as the result of the breach or alleged breach by a director of his “duty of care.” This provision does not apply to the directors’ (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the corporation or our shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii) approval of any transaction from which a director derives an improper personal benefit, (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director’s duty to the corporation or our shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director’s duties, of a risk of serious injury to the corporation or our shareholders, (v) acts or omissions that constituted an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director’s duty to the corporation or our shareholders, or (vi) approval of an unlawful dividend, distribution, stock repurchase or redemption. This provision would generally absolve directors of personal liability for negligence in the performance of duties, including gross negligence.
The effect of this provision in our articles of incorporation is to eliminate the rights of the Company and our stockholders (through stockholder’s derivative suits on behalf of the Company to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of his fiduciary duty of care as a director (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior) except in the situations described in clauses (i) through (vi) above. This provision does not limit nor eliminate the rights of the Company or any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation provide that if Nevada law is amended to authorize the future elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of the directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the law, as amended. Nevada General Corporation Law grants corporations the right to indemnify their directors, officers, employees and agents in accordance with applicable law. Our bylaws provide for indemnification of such persons to the full extent allowable under applicable law. These provisions will not alter the liability of the directors under federal securities laws.
We intend to enter into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, arising out of such person’s services as a director or officer of the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the request of the Company. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, during the past ten years, none of our directors, executive officers, promoters, control persons, or nominees has been:
● the subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
● convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
● subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or any Federal or State authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
● found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law.
● the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (a) any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; (b) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (c) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
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the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
Board Committees
Audit Committee. Our board of directors has appointed an audit committee. During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, our audit committee is comprised of Donald Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert is the sole member of the Audit Committee. Our audit committee is authorized to:
● appoint, compensate, and oversee the work of any registered public accounting firm employed by us;
● resolve any disagreements between management and the auditor regarding financial reporting;
● pre-approve all auditing and non-audit services;
● retain independent counsel, accountants, or others to advise the audit committee or assist in the conduct of an investigation;
● meet with our officers, external auditors, or outside counsel, as necessary; and
● oversee that management has established and maintained processes to assure our compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and corporate policy.
The audit committee did not hold any meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee is comprised of Kathy Griffin and Frank Benintendo. Our compensation committee is authorized to:
● discharge the responsibilities of the board of directors relating to compensation of the directors, executive officers, key employees and service providers;
● assist the board of directors in establishing appropriate incentive compensation and equity-based plans and to administer such plans;
● oversee the annual process of evaluation of the performance of our management;
Nominating Committee. The Company does not currently have a nominating committee but may form one in the future. When formed, the nominating committee will be authorized to:
● assist the board of directors by identifying qualified candidates for director nominees, and to recommend to the board of directors the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders;
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lead the board of directors in its annual review of its performance;
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recommend to the board director nominees for each committee of the board of directors; and
● develop and recommend to the board of directors’ corporate governance guidelines applicable to us.
Executive Committee, Our Executive Committee is comprised of David Reichman, Kathy Griffin, Frank Benintendo and Donald Gilbert. Our Executive committee is authorized to:
● Act on behalf of the Board of Directors to recommend any action in the execution of its fiduciary responsibility that benefits or appears to benefit the shareholders and the Company’s mission
On August 19, 2021, the board established the Board Compensation Committee, comprised of Kathy Griffin and Frank Benintendo. The purpose of this committee is to absorb the compensation committee’s authority to explores compensation for officers and directors. The committee is authorized to:
● Explore any means of compensation, when appropriate, including but not limited to capital raise, and/or sale of restricted stock held by officers and board members
Report of the Audit Committee
Our audit committee has reviewed and discussed our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, with senior management. The audit committee has also discussed with BFBorgers CPA PC the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees, and received the written disclosures and the letter from BFBorgers CPA PC, as required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussion with Audit Committees. The audit committee has discussed with BFBorgers CPA PC, the independence of BFBorgers CPA PC as our auditors. Finally, in considering whether the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to us is compatible with the auditors’ independence for BFBorgers CPA PC, our audit committee has recommended to the board of directors that our audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, for filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Our audit committee did not submit a formal report regarding its findings.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Donald Gilbert
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous or future filings under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate this report in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in whole or in part, the foregoing report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any such filing.
Indebtedness of Executive Officers
No executive officer, director or any member of these individuals’ immediate families or any corporation or organization with whom any of these individuals is an affiliate is or has been indebted to us since the beginning of our last fiscal year.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the Company’s stock (collectively, “Reporting Persons”) to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and changes in ownership of the Company’s common stock. Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on its review of the copies of such reports received or written representations from certain Reporting Persons that no other reports were required, the Company believes that during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, all Reporting Persons timely complied with all applicable filing requirements.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The following Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the material elements of compensation for our executive officers identified in the Summary Compensation Table (“Named Executive Officers”), and executive officers that we may hire in the future. As more fully described below, our board of directors approves all decisions for the total direct compensation of our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers brought forward by the Compensation Committee.
Compensation Program Objectives and Rewards
Our compensation philosophy is based on the premise of attracting, retaining, and motivating exceptional leaders, setting high goals, working toward the common objectives of meeting the expectations of customers and stockholders, and rewarding outstanding performance. Following this philosophy, in determining executive compensation, we consider all relevant factors, such as the competition for talent, our desire to link pay with performance in the future, the use of equity to align executive interests with those of our stockholders, individual contributions, teamwork and performance, and each executive’s total compensation package. We strive to accomplish these objectives by compensating all executives with total compensation packages consisting of a combination of competitive base salary and incentive compensation.
While we have only hired two executives since inception because our business has not grown sufficiently to justify additional hires, we expect to grow and hire in the future. To date, we have not applied a formal compensation program to determine the compensation of the Named Executives Officers. In the future, as we and our management team expand, our board of directors expects to add independent members, form a compensation committee comprised of independent directors, and apply the compensation philosophy and policies described in this section of the Form 10-K.
The primary purpose of the compensation and benefits described below is to attract, retain, and motivate highly talented individuals when we do hire, who will engage in the behaviors necessary to enable us to succeed in our mission while upholding our values in a highly competitive marketplace. Different elements are designed to engender different behaviors, and the actual incentive amounts which may be awarded to each Named Executive Officer are subject to the annual review of the board of directors. The following is a brief description of the key elements of our planned executive compensation structure.
● Base salary and benefits are designed to attract and retain employees over time.
● Incentive compensation awards are designed to focus employees on the business objectives for a particular year.
● Equity incentive awards, such as stock options and non-vested stock, focus executives’ efforts on the behaviors within the recipients’ control that they believe are designed to ensure our long-term success as reflected in increases to our stock prices over a period of several years, growth in our profitability and other elements.
● Severance and change in control plans are designed to facilitate a company’s ability to attract and retain executives as we compete for talented employees in a marketplace where such protections are commonly offered. We currently have not given separation benefits to any of our Name Executive Officers.
Benchmarking
We have not yet adopted benchmarking but may do so in the future. When making compensation decisions, our board of directors may compare each element of compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers against a report showing comparable compensation metrics from a group that includes both publicly-traded and privately-held companies. Our board believes that while such peer group benchmarks are a point of reference for measurement, they are not necessarily a determining factor in setting executive compensation as each executive officer’s compensation relative to the benchmark varies based on scope of responsibility and time in the position. We have not yet formally established our peer group for this purpose.
The Elements of David Reichman’s and Kathy Griffin’s Compensation Programs
Base Salary
Executive officer base salaries are based on job responsibilities and individual contribution. The board reviews the base salaries of our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, considering factors such as corporate progress toward achieving objectives (without reference to any specific performance-related targets) and individual performance experience and expertise. Additional factors reviewed by the board of directors in determining appropriate base salary levels and raises include subjective factors related to corporate and individual performance. For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, all executive officer base salary decisions were approved by the board of directors.
Our board of directors determines base salaries for the Named Executive Officers at the beginning of each fiscal year, and the board proposes new base salary amounts, if appropriate, based on its evaluation of individual performance and expected future contributions. We do not have a 401(k) Plan, but if we adopt one in the future, base salary would be the only element of compensation that would be used in determining the number of contributions permitted under the 401(k) Plan.
Incentive Compensation Awards
The Named Executives have not been paid bonuses and our board of directors has not yet established a formal compensation policy for the determination of bonuses. If our revenue grows and bonuses become affordable and justifiable, we expect to use the following parameters in justifying and quantifying bonuses for our Named Executive Officers and other officers of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. (1) the growth in our revenue, (2) the growth in our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted (“EBITDA”), and (3) our stock price. The board has not adopted specific performance goals and target bonus amounts for any of our fiscal years but may do so in the future.
Equity Incentive Awards
No stock option awards have been made to any of our Named Executives or other officers or employees of Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. under Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, which was subsequently cancelled.
Benefits and Prerequisites
At this stage of our business, we have limited benefits and no prerequisites for our employees. We do not have a 401(k) Plan but do have a Profit-Sharing Plan Trust specifically earmarked as a retirement plan. This plan is funded by adding an amount as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors each year. We may adopt other plans and/or confer other fringe benefits for our executive officers in the future if our business grows sufficiently to enable us to afford them.
Separation and Change in Control Arrangements
We have employment agreements with our Named Executive Officers. They are eligible for specific benefits or payments if their employment or engagement terminates or if there is a change of control.
Executive Officer Compensation
The following table sets forth the annual compensation for years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 to our Chief Executive Officer and our President.
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary ($)
Bonus ($)
Stock Awards ($)
Option Awards ($)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)
All Other Compensation ($)
Total ($)
David Reichman Chairman & CEO
$ 600,000
-
-
-
-
-
$ 600,000
Kathy M. Griffin President
$ 200,000
-
-
-
-
-
$ 200,000
David Reichman Chairman & CEO
$ 525,000
-
-
-
-
-
$ 525.000
Kathy M. Griffin President
$ 117,500
-
-
-
-
-
$ 117,500
Employment Agreements
Commencing on January 1, 2020, Mr. Reichman has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chairman of the Board on a full-time basis. Mr. Reichman’s base salary is $600,000 per year. He is entitled to participate in all benefits that the Company has or will implement, including covering all of Mr. Reichman’s health insurance premiums. Mr. Reichman executed the Company’s standard Employment Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement.
Mrs. Griffin is serving as the President of the Company on a part-time basis. Mrs. Griffin’s base salary is $200,000 per year full time. She is entitled to participate in all benefits that the Company has or will implement, including covering all Mrs. Griffin’s health insurance premiums. Mrs. Griffin executed the Company’s standard Employment Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
N/A
Director Compensation
No non-employee directors were paid any compensation for their services or reimbursement for their incidental expenses.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth, as of March 31, 2023, the number of and percent of our common stock beneficially owned by:
● each of our directors;
● each of our named executive officers;
● our directors and executive officers as a group, and persons or groups known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of our common stock:
Unless otherwise specified, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them. The address for our executive officers and directors is the same as our address.
A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that can be acquired by him within 60 days of March 21, 2022, upon the exercise of options, warrants or convertible securities. Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options, warrants or convertible securities that are held by him, but not those held by any other person, and which are exercisable within 60 days of March 21, 2022, have been exercised and converted.
Common Stock Beneficially Owned
Name of Beneficial Owner Shares Percent
David Reichman x x
Kathy M. Griffin x x
Frank Benintendo x x
Donald Gilbert x x

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Notes Payable - Related Party
Related party payables and accrued expenses totaled $809,315 and $1,551,208 on December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. These totals are detailed as follows:
Due to related parties advances consists of cash advances and expenses paid by Mr. Reichman to satisfy the expense needs of the Company. The payables and cash advances are unsecured, due on demand and do not bear interest. As of December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, these amounts totaled $107,525 and $270,649.
The accrued officer wages for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 are $200,000 and $137,000, respectively. The balance of accrued wages due to the officers on December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, are $551,902 and $1,232,500, respectively. Additionally, there is an expense account due to Mr. Reichman in total of $0 and $48,059 on December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022.
Related Party Loans - Subsidiary
During the fourth quarter 2023, the previous shareholders of Gold Transactions International, Inc. (GTI), finalized a stock loan secured by their 6 million shares of the Company received in the acquisition of the subsidiary by the Company. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the shareholders were required to use the 6 million shares of the Company to obtain financing, through a stock loan secured by the shares. The proceeds of the financing was $1,881,000, and was accomplished through a required third party Trust, therefore, the loan agreement was between the Trust and the Lender, without attachment to the shareholders or GTI. The net funds were then advanced into the JV operations of GTI. The stock loan bears interest at 2.25%, and the first year interest was withheld from the proceeds of the loan in the amount of $42,323, is recorded as prepaid interest, and will be amortized over the first year. The loan term is 5 years and is accompanied with a purchase option agreement. The purchase option agreement gives GTI the option to purchase back the collateralized shares at the end of the term or choose to retain the funding. There is an automatic default and forfeiture of the shares if the stock price of the Company drops below $.60 per share. The loan is also a non-recourse loan, therefore if a default occurs, the lender has a right to use the collateral as security and payment for the loan but does not have the right to collect the loan balance from the borrowers. Subsequent to the funding, the Company’s stock price did close below $.60 and the default clause was executed. Therefore, the 6 million shares were taken by the lender to cover the loan, and no further payment of principal or interest will be required. The debt to the shareholders in the amount of $1,881,000 will continue to be in effect, with no further interest payments or accruals required.
Director Independence
We currently have two independent directors as that term is defined in Rule 4200 of Nasdaq’s listing standards.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billable to us by BFBorgers CPA PC for 2023 was $27,500 and audit fees billable to us by BFBorgers CPA, PC for 2022 was $25,000, respectively.
Audit Related Fees
N/A
Tax Fees
N/A
All Other Fees
N/A
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures of Audit and Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The audit committee’s policy is to pre-approve, typically at the beginning of our fiscal year, all audit and non-audit services, other than de minimis non-audit services, to be provided by an independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include, among others, audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services and such services are generally subject to a specific budget. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the full board of directors regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. As part of the board’s review, the board will evaluate other known potential engagements of the independent auditor, including the scope of work proposed to be performed and the proposed fees, and approve or reject each service, taking into account whether the services are permissible under applicable law and the possible impact of each non-audit service on the independent auditor’s independence from management. At audit committee meetings throughout the year, the auditor and management may present subsequent services for approval. Typically, these would be services such as due diligence for an acquisition, that would not have been known at the beginning of the year.
The audit committee has considered the provision of non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm to be compatible with maintaining their independence. The audit committee will continue to approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.
As of the date of this filing, our current policy is to not engage to provide, among other things, bookkeeping services, appraisal or valuation services, or international audit services. The policy provides that we engage to provide audit, tax compliance, and other assurance services, such as review of SEC reports or filings.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as part of this 10-K:
1. Financial Statements
The following documents are filed in Part II, Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K:
[ ] Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023, and 2022
[ ] Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022
[ ] Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022
[ ] Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022
[ ] Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedules
None
3. Exhibits