SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | Organization – Liberated Syndication Inc., (“Company”, “parent”), a Nevada Corporation, was organized on September 30, 2015. Webmayhem, Inc. (“Libsyn”), a Pennsylvania corporation, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, was originally organized on January 1, 2001. Libsyn provides podcast hosting services for producers of content. Libsyn also offers ad insertion on certain of the producers’ content. Libsyn offers hosting and distribution tools, including storage, bandwidth, syndication creation, distribution, and statistics tracking. Libsyn offers an enterprise solution for professional media producers and corporate customers and a premium subscription service that provides producers a custom App and a podcast Website where listeners can access their show, login to purchase a subscription, and get access to premium content. On December 27, 2017, the Company purchased all the issued and outstanding shares of Pair Networks Inc., (“Pair”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and subsidiaries Ryousha Kokusai, LLC (Ryousha) and 660837NB, Inc. (NB), in a transaction accounted for as a purchase. Pair Networks Inc. provides web hosting services and domain name registrations. Services include shared web hosting, e-commerce, fully managed virtual private and dedicated servers, customer self-managed dedicated servers, domain-name registration, co-location and content-delivery networks. Pair began operations in August 1995. It incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in August 1998. Pair’s principal operations are conducted on-site in Pittsburgh, PA. Pair also has an operating site in Denver, Colorado, and a remote site back-up location in Pittsburgh, PA. Ryousha Kokusai, LLC (dba Pair International), a wholly owned single-member limited liability company subsidiary of Pair, was formed on January 1, 2015. The Value Added Tax(VAT) for sales to European Union countries subject to the VAT in Europe are paid through Ryousha Kokusai LLC. There are no operating activities conducted by Ryousha. NB, a Canadian Company was organized on December 2, 2011. NB is used solely for holding the Canadian tradenames and domain names of Pair. There are no operating activities conducted by NB. Basis of Presentation – Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and include our accounts and the accounts of our subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Our interim financial statements are unaudited, and in our opinion, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for the fair presentation of the periods presented. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2019. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the 2018 Form 10-K). Prior Period Reclassifications - Accounting Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management made assumptions and estimates for determining reserve for accounts receivable, depreciation of fixed assets and in determining the impairment of definite life intangible assets and goodwill. Actual results could differ from those estimated by management. Our more significant estimates include: ● the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets; ● the estimated reserve for refunds; ● the estimated useful lives of intangible and depreciable assets; ● the grant date fair value of equity-based awards; ● the recognition, measurement, and valuation of current and deferred income taxes; We periodically evaluate these estimates and adjust prospectively, if necessary. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results may differ from our estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity date of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At March 31, 2019, the Company had $12,245,103 cash balances in excess of federally insured limits. Depreciation – Depreciation of property and equipment is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable consist of trade receivables arising in the normal course of business. At March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the Company has an allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,000 and $14,000, respectively, which reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable balance. The Company determines the allowance based on known troubled accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company adjusted the allowance for bad debt by $0. Definite-life intangible assets – The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or change in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the asset. Technology Costs - Software development costs associated with software to be sold, leased, or for internal use are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility, defined as a working model or prototype, has been established. At that time, such costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release. To date, costs incurred between the completion of a working model and the point at which the product is ready for general release have been insignificant. Accordingly, the Company has expensed all such costs to technology during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Technology costs totaled $454,638 and $373,326 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Goodwill – Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. Triggering events that may indicate impairment include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in customer demand or business climate that could affect the value of goodwill or a significant decrease in expected cash flows. Management noted no triggering events during the period ended March 31, 2019. Advertising Costs – Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $21,443 and $40,434 for the three months ending March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The Company accounts for fair value measurements for financial assets and financial liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820. The authoritative guidance, which, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as the exit price, representing the amount that would either be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: • Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; • Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and • Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. The fair value of the Company’s equity-based awards recorded in the Company’s financial statements during the first quarter of 2019 was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology based upon a Geometric Brownian Motion stock path, a Level 3 measurement. Volatility was based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over commensurate periods. The expected life was based on the contractual term of the award, and the risk-free interest rate was based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury Securities with a maturity similar to the awards’ expected life. Unless otherwise disclosed, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable, deferred revenue and accrued expenses approximates their recorded values due to their short-term maturities. Revenue Recognition - The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606. Revenue is recognized when control of the promised services is transferred to our customers, in an amount reflecting the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those services. Certain products are generally sold with a right of return within our policy, which are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize. Refunds are estimated at contract inception using the expected value method based on historical refund experience and updated each reporting period as additional information becomes available and only to the extent it is probable a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur. Refunds reduce deferred revenue at the time they are granted and resulted in a reduced amount of revenue recognized over the contract term of the applicable service compared to the amount originally expected. Our revenue is categorized and disaggregated as follows: Domains - Domains revenue primarily consists of domain registrations and renewals, domain privacy, domain application fees, domain back-orders, aftermarket domain sales and fee surcharges paid to ICANN. Domain registrations provide a customer with the exclusive use of a domain during the applicable contract term. After the contract term expires, unless renewed, the customer can no longer access the domain. Consideration is recorded as deferred revenue when received, which is typically at the time of sale, and revenue, other than for aftermarket domain sales, is recognized over the period in which the performance obligations are satisfied, which is generally over the contract term. Aftermarket domain revenue is recognized when ownership of the domain is transferred to the buyer. Hosting Services - Hosting services revenue primarily consists of website hosting products, website building products and services, website security products, an online shopping cart and online visibility products and email accounts. Consideration is recorded as deferred revenue when received, which is typically at the time of sale, and revenue is recognized over the period in which the performance obligations are satisfied, which is generally over the contract term. Podcast Hosting - Podcast hosting publishing services are billed on a month to month basis, with first month’s bill prorated to the end of the month so all performance obligations are satisfied at each month-end. Consideration is recorded as revenue as the services, the underlying performance obligation, are provided and or satisfied and collection is probable which is generally when received. Media Subscription Services - The Company facilitates the sale of producers’ premium content through the sale of subscriptions. The amount earned per transaction is fixed with the producers determining the price for the sale of each subscription, and the Company earns a percentage of what the customer pays. The performance obligation is providing the subscription hosting medium and billing services. Accordingly, the Company reports premium subscription revenue on a net basis over the subscription service period in which the performance obligation is satisfied. Advertising - The Company recognizes revenue from the insertion of advertisements in digital media. The performance obligation is the download of the digital media with the advertisement inserted. The performance obligation to recognize advertising revenue is satisfied upon delivery of the media download and collection is probable. Equity-Based Compensation - Our equity-based awards are comprised of stock and are accounted for using the fair value method. Stock is measured based on the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Awards vest and compensation is recognized over the requisite service period. The measurement date for performance vesting awards is the date on which the applicable performance criteria are approved by our board of directors. Leases – On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification ASC 842, Leases. ASC 842 was issued to increase transparency and comparability among entities by recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about lease arrangements. We elected to transition to ASC 842 using the option to apply the standard on its effective date, January 1, 2019. The comparative periods presented reflect the former lease accounting guidance and the required comparative disclosures are included in Note 8 – Leases. There was not a material cumulative-effect adjustment to our beginning retained earnings as a result of adopting ASC 842. We have recognized additional operating lease assets and obligations of $1.3 million as of March 31, 2019. For additional disclosure and detail, see Note 8 – Leases. Earnings (Loss) Per Share – The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260 Earnings Per Share, which requires the Company to present basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share when the effect is dilutive (see Note 9). Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740 Accounting for Income Taxes. This topic requires an asset and liability approach for accounting for income taxes (See Note 7). Recently Enacted Accounting Standards - Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements. |