NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS | NOTE 2 – NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In February 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on leases. The accounting standard, effective January 1, 2019, requires virtually all leases to be recognized on the Balance Sheet. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted the standard using the modified retrospective method, under which we elected the package of practical expedients and transition provisions allowing us to bring our existing operating leases onto the Consolidated Balance Sheet without adjusting comparative periods, but recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit on January 1, 2019. Under the guidance, we have also elected not to separate lease and non-lease components in recognition of the lease-related assets and liabilities, as well as the related lease expense. We have operating leases for office space in three multitenant facilities, which are recorded as assets and liabilities for those leases with terms greater than 12 months. Certain leases contain renewal options and for the headquarters lease, we have assumed renewal. Lease-related assets, or right-of-use assets, are recognized at the lease commencement date at amounts equal to the respective lease liabilities, adjusted for prepaid lease payments, initial direct costs, and lease incentives received. Lease-related liabilities are recognized at the present value of the remaining contractual fixed lease payments, discounted using our incremental borrowing rate. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, while variable lease payments are expensed as incurred. Upon adoption of the standard on January 1, 2019, we recorded approximately $462,000 of right of use assets and $465,000 of lease-related liabilities, with the difference charged to accumulated deficit at that date. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s lease cost consists of the following components, each of which is included in operating expenses within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended Operating lease cost $ 30,684 Short-term lease cost (1) 9,841 Total lease cost $ 40,525 (1) Short-term lease cost includes any lease with a term of less than 12 months. The table below presents the future minimum lease payments to be made under operating leases as of March 31, 2019: As of March 31, 2019 2019(a) $ 102,012 2020 138,533 2021 140,881 2022 102,881 2023 99,722 Thereafter 150,684 Total 734,713 Less: discount 86,932 Total lease liabilities $ 647,781 (a) For the nine-month period beginning April 1, 2019. The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is 5.8 years and the weighted average discount rate used in calculating the operating lease asset and liability is 4.5%. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities is $30,684. The Company initially signed the lease for its current office space located in Rochester Michigan on December 1, 2011. That lease expired on November 30, 2016 and the Company signed a new lease for the same space. The current lease is a three-year lease beginning December 1, 2016, with options for up to an additional 6 years. The rent is payable monthly at rates of $6,232, $6,308, and $6,384 per month for years 1, 2, and 3 of the lease, respectively. The monthly rates for the option years range from $6,384 per month to $6,688 per month for the option years 4 through 9 of the lease. If the Company fails to exercise its option for option years 4 and 5, a lease termination payment of $7,300 will be due at the end of the initial 3-year term. In the first quarter of 2019, the Company signed a new lease on office space in Cranbury New Jersey commencing on February 1, 2019. The lease is a 3-year lease calling for monthly payments ranging from $2,707 to $2,808 plus utilities during the term of the lease. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 provides for a new impairment model which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments, including but not limited to accounts receivable and available for sale debt securities. ASU 2016-13 will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2020 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The second step measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Under ASU 2017-04, a company will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. ASU 2017-04 will be applied prospectively and is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements and will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2020 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. |