SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of Consolidation - Estimates - Revenue Recognition Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - March 31, December 31, Accounts receivable $ 51,988,768 $ 54,042,161 Allowance for doubtful accounts (22,450,828 ) (27,703,278 ) Accounts receivable, net $ 29,537,940 $ 26,338,883 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 $17,083,567 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $7,036,164 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Three Months Year Beginning balance $ 27,703,278 $ 22,138,541 Provision 11,831,117 40,342,618 Accounts written off (17,083,567 ) (34,777,881 ) Ending balance $ 22,450,828 $ 27,703,278 Lease Merchandise - The net leased merchandise balances consisted of the following as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: March 31, December 31, Lease merchandise at cost $ 68,614,211 $ 72,159,063 Accumulated depreciation (29,574,842 ) (29,505,431 ) Impairment reserve (2,441,540 ) (1,711,520 ) Lease merchandise, net $ 36,597,829 $ 40,942,112 Cost of lease merchandise sold represents the undepreciated cost of rental merchandise at the time of sale. Loans receivable Interest and fees are discontinued when loans receivable become contractually 120 or more days past due. The Company charges-off loans at the earlier of when the loans are determined to be uncollectible or when the loans are 120 days contractually past due. Recoveries on loans receivables that were previously charge off are recognized when cash is received. Changes in the fair value of loans receivable include the impact of current period charge offs associated with these receivables. The Company estimates the fair value of the loans receivable using a discounted cash flow analysis at an individual loan level to more accurately predict future payments. The Company adjusts expected cash flows for estimated losses and servicing costs over the estimated duration of the underlying assets. These adjustments are determined using historical data and include appropriate consideration of recent trends and anticipated future performance. Future cash flows are discounted using a rate of return that the Company believes a market participant would require. Model results may be adjusted by management if the Company does not believe the output reflects the fair value of the instrument, as defined under U.S. GAAP. The models are updated at each measurement date to capture any changes in internal factors such as nature, term, volume, payment trends, remaining time to maturity, and portfolio mix, as well as changes in underwriting or observed trends expected to impact future performance. Further details concerning loans receivable are presented within “Fair Value Measurement” section in this Note. A third-party bank partner originates our credit product and initially provides all of the funding for the loans. The third-party retains 5% of the balance of all loans originated and sells a 95% loan participation to the Company. The Company services the loans and remits the corresponding portion to the third party. Loan revenues and fees is representative of the Company’s portion of participation in the loans. 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, that ties the condensed consolidated statements of operations is shown below: Three Months ended March 31, 2022 2021 Lease billings and accruals $ 39,597,429 $ 41,584,680 Provision for doubtful accounts (11,831,117 ) (8,833,349 ) Lease revenues and fees $ 27,766,312 $ 32,751,331 Deferred Debt Issuance Costs - Debt issuance costs incurred in conjunction with the subordinated Promissory Notes 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 $1,274 for three months ended March 31, 2022 and $3,183 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, respectively. Intangible Assets - Software Costs - Data Costs Capitalized data costs amounted to $293,054 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Capitalized data costs amortization expense was $88,721 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $0 for the three months ended March 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, performance share units and warrants. The dilutive effect of options, performance share units and warrants are 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, performance share units and warrants will have a dilutive effect when the average price of common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of options, performance share units 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 loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the three months ended March 31, 2021, 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. Three Months ended March 31, 2022 2021 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 3,837,559 3,118,730 Common Stock Warrants 2,255,184 2,232,488 Performance Share Units 790,327 - 13,070,899 11,539,047 The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021: Three Months ended March 31, 2022 2021 Numerator Net (loss)/income $ (2,380,935 ) $ 1,237 Convertible Series 2 Preferred Share dividends (609,777 ) (609,772 ) Net loss attributable to common and Series 1 Convertible Preferred Shareholders - Numerator for basic and diluted EPS $ (2,990,712 ) $ (608,535 ) Denominator Denominator for basic and diluted EPS- weighted average shares 21,547,069 21,369,904 Basic EPS $ (0.14 ) (0.03 ) Diluted EPS $ (0.14 ) (0.03 ) Stock-Based Compensation - Compensation expense for stock options 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. Compensation expense for performance share units is recognized on an accelerated basis over the vesting period based on the Company’s projected assessment of the level of performance that will be achieved and earned. The fair value of performance share units is based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant (see Note 9). Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company utilizes the fair value option on its entire loans receivable portfolio purchased from its bank partner. Fair Value Measurements- ● Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. ● Level 2: Inputs other than Level 1, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived prices whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable. ● Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability measured. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs are based on the Company’s market assumptions. Unobservable inputs require significant management judgment or estimation. The Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is as follows: Fair Value Measurement Using Financial instruments – As of March 31, 2022 (1) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Carrying Amount Loans receivable $ - $ - $ 7,137,503 $ 7,137,503 Fair Value Measurement Using Financial instruments – As of December 31, 2021 (1) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Carrying Amount Loans receivable $ - $ - $ 3,560,108 $ 3,560,108 (1) For cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying value of loans payable under the Credit Agreement increased by unamortized issuance costs and the carrying value of promissory notes to related parties approximates fair value based upon their interest rates, which approximate current market interest rates. The Company primarily estimates the fair value of its loans receivables portfolio using discounted cash flow models that have been internally developed. The models use inputs, such as estimated losses, servicing costs and discount rates, that are unobservable but reflect the Company’s best estimates of the assumptions a market participant would use to calculate fair value. Certain unobservable inputs may, in isolation, have either a directionally consistent or opposite impact on the fair value of the financial instrument for a given change in that input. An increase to the net loss rate, servicing cost, or discount rate would decrease the fair value of the Company’s loans receivables. When multiple inputs are used within the valuation techniques for loans receivables, a change in one input in a certain direction may be offset by an opposite change from another input. The following describes the primary inputs to the discounted cash flow models that require significant judgement: ● Estimated losses are estimates of the principal payments that will not be repaid over the life of the loans, net of the expected principal recoveries on charged-off receivables. FlexShopper systems monitor collections and portfolio performance data that are used to continually refine the analytical models and statistical measures used in making marketing and underwriting decisions. Leveraging the data at the core of the business, the Company utilizes the models to estimate lifetime credit losses for loans receivables. Inputs to the models include expected cash flows, historical and current performance, and behavioral information. Management may also incorporate discretionary adjustments based on the Company’s expectations of future credit performance. ● Servicing costs – Servicing costs applied to the expected cash flows of the portfolio reflect the Company estimate of the amount investors would incur to service the underlying assets for the remainder of their lives. Servicing costs are derived from the Company internal analysis of our cost structure considering the characteristics of the receivables and have been benchmarked against observable information on comparable assets in the marketplace. ● Discount rates – the discount rates utilized in the cash flow analyses reflect the Company estimates of the rates of return that investors would require when investing in financial instruments with similar risk and return characteristics. For Level 3 assets carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs, the following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the years ended March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: Three months Year Beginning balance $ 3,560,108 $ 89,445 Purchases of loan participation 4,295,401 3,473,039 Interest and fees (1) 1,712,348 672,272 Collections (1,906,930 ) (907,169 ) Net charge off (1) (164,780 ) (146,923 ) Net change in fair value (1) (358,644 ) 379,444 Ending balance $ 7,137,503 $ 3,560,108 (1) Included in loan revenues and fees, net of changes in fair value in the condensed consolidated statement of operations For Level 3 assets carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs, the following table presents quantitative information about the inputs used in the fair value measurement as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Minimum Maximum Weighted Average (2) Minimum Maximum Weighted Average Estimated losses (1) 26.0 % 35.0 % 34.8 % 26.0 % 35.0 % 34.6 % Servicing costs - - 4.0 % - - 4.6 % Discount rate - - 11.4 % - - 11.1 % (1) Figure disclosed as a percentage of outstanding principal balance. (2) Unobservable inputs were weighted by outstanding principal balance, which are grouped by origination channel (retail and direct-to-consumer). Other relevant data as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 concerning loans receivables at fair value are as follows: March 31, December 31, Aggregate fair value of loans receivables at fair value that are 90 days or more past due $ 253,418 $ - Unpaid principal balance of loans receivables at fair value that are 90 days or more past due 372,059 - Aggregate fair value of loans receivables at fair value in non-accrual status - - 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 March 31, 2022, and 2021, 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. |