SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of Consolidation - Estimates Revenue Recognition Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - December 31, December 31, Accounts receivable $ 57,602,269 $ 32,171,255 Allowance for doubtful accounts (27,703,278 ) (22,138,541 ) Accounts receivable, net $ 29,898,991 $ 10,032,714 The allowance is a significant percentage of the balance because FlexShopper does not charge off any customer account until it has exhausted all collection efforts with respect to each account, including attempts to repossess items. In addition, while collections are pursued, the same delinquent customers continue to accrue weekly charges until they are charged off. As the lease ages, the greater the allowance attributable to that account to reflect the decreased likelihood of successful collection efforts. Accounts receivable balances charged off against the allowance were $34,924,803 for the year ended December 31, 2021 respectively and $19,769,114 for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the provision for bad debt was $40,489,540 and $31,930,714, respectively. The following table shows the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts: December 31, December 31, Beginning balance $ 22,138,541 $ 9,976,941 Provision 40,489,540 31,930,714 Accounts written off (34,924,803 ) (19,769,114 ) Ending balance $ 27,703,278 $ 22,138,541 Lease Merchandise - The net leased merchandise balances consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020: December 31, December 31, Lease merchandise at cost $ 72,159,063 $ 64,335,971 Accumulated depreciation (29,505,431 ) (19,162,357 ) Impairment reserve (1,711,520 ) (2,351,274 ) Lease merchandise, net $ 40,942,112 $ 42,822,340 Cost of lease merchandise sold represents the undepreciated cost of rental merchandise at the time of sale. Lease accounting The Company accounts for leases in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 842 Leases (Topic 842). Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize for all leases at the commencement date as lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease measured on a discounted basis, and a right-to-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use or control the use of a specified asset for the lease term. Under the same Topic, lessors are also required to classify leases. All customer agreements are considered operating leases, and the Company currently does not have any sales-type or direct financing leases as a lessor. An operating lease results in the recognition of lease income on a straight-line basis, while the underlying leased asset remains on the lessor’s balance sheet and continues to depreciate. The breakout of lease revenues and fees, net of lessor bad debt expense, is shown below: Year ended 2021 2020 Lease billings and accruals $ 158,844,724 $ 128,870,481 Provision for doubtful accounts (40,489,540 ) (31,930,714 ) Lease revenues and fees $ 118,355,184 $ 96,939,767 Deferred Debt Issuance Costs Debt issuance costs incurred in conjunction with the subordinated Promissory Notes (see Note 5) are offset against the outstanding balance of the loan payable and are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the related debt, which approximates the effective interest method. Amortization, which is included in interest expense, was $7,002 and $21,885 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Intangible Assets - Software Costs - Data Costs Capitalized data costs amounted to $884,160 for the year ended December 31, 2021. Capitalized data costs amortization expense was $86,717 for the years ended December 31, 2021. Operating Expenses - Marketing Costs - Per Share Data - Diluted earnings per share is based on the more dilutive of the if-converted method (which assumes conversion of the participating Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock as of the beginning of the period) or the two-class method (which assumes that the participating Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock is not converted) plus the potential impact of dilutive non-participating Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, options and warrants. The dilutive effect of stock options and warrants is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes the repurchase of common shares at the average market price during the period. Under the treasury stock method, options and warrants will have a dilutive effect when the average price of common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of options or warrants. When there is a loss from continuing operations, potential common shares are not included in the computation of diluted loss per share, since they have an anti-dilutive effect. In computing diluted income/ (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, no effect has been given to the issuance of common stock upon conversion or exercise of the Series 2 Convertible Preferred stock as their effect is anti-dilutive. Year ended December 31, 2021 2020 Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock 225,231 225,231 Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock 5,845,695 5,845,695 Series 2 Convertible Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants 116,903 116,903 Common Stock Options 3,080,904 2,595,700 Common Stock Warrants 2,255,184 2,112,488 11,523,917 10,896,017 The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020: Year ended December 31, 2021 2020 Numerator Net income/(loss) $ 3,272,774 (339,896 ) Convertible Series 2 Preferred Share dividends (2,439,099 ) (2,438,988 ) Net income/(loss) attributable to common and Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock 833,675 (2,778,884 ) Deemed dividend from exchange offer of warrants - (713,212 ) Convertible Series 2 Preferred Share dividends attributable to Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock 25,418 - Net income attributable to Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock (34,106 ) - Net income/(loss) attributable to common shares - Numerator for basic and diluted EPS $ 824,987 (3,492,096 ) Denominator Weighted average of common shares outstanding- Denominator for basic EPS 21,387,960 20,995,349 Effect of dilutive securities: Common stock options 978,978 - Common stock warrants 861,026 - Denominator for diluted EPS – adjusted weighted average shares 23,227,964 20,995,349 Basic EPS $ 0.04 (0.17 ) Diluted EPS $ 0.04 (0.17 ) Stock-Based Compensation - Compensation expense is determined by reference to the fair value of an award on the date of grant and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) pricing model to determine the fair value of all stock option awards (See Note 8). Fair Value of Financial Instruments Income Taxes The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of December 30, 2021, and 2020, the Company had not recorded any unrecognized tax benefits. Interest and penalties related to liabilities for uncertain tax positions will be charged to interest and operating expenses, respectively. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, as amended “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” revises the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. The effective date of Topic 326 for public companies that are considered smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC as for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is planning to adopt this standard on January 1, 2023.While the Company is continuing to assess the potential effects of adopting the provisions of Topic 326, it does not expect to have a material effect, if any, on its Consolidated Financial Statements, as this Topic does not cover operating leases receivables. In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance codified in ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” which provides optional expedients for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The standard is effective for the Company as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity can elect to apply the amendments as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to that date that the financial statements are available to be issued. The Company is currently evaluating the optional expedients and exceptions provided by ASU 2020-04 to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements. |