Holo Surgical Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
(In dollars)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
Holo Surgical Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is a digital surgery company focused on improving patient outcomes by bringing Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence to the operating room.
Principles of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries HoloSurgical Technology Inc. and HoloSurgical Technology Polska sp. Zoo. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Prior to the Transaction (defined below) Holo Surgical Inc. was a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Roboticine Inc. through its subsidiary Holo Surgical S.A. (collectively “Parent”).
Foreign Currency Translation
The local currency is the functional currency for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. Expenses allocated to the Company by the Parent are translated at the weighted-average exchange rates for the period.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company defines cash and cash equivalents as highly liquid, short-term investments with a maturity at the date of acquisition of three months or less.
Intangible Assets
Internally-developed intangibles are carried at cost of expenses incurred. Internally-developed patents are amortized over their estimated useful life.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when the estimated future cash flows from the use of the asset are less than the carrying amount of that asset. To date, there have been no such losses.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed in the period incurred. These costs, representing raw materials, engineering salaries, fringe benefits, other direct expenses, and a portion of the Company’s overhead, are included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, within operating expenses. Research and development expenses were $622,890 and $482,053 for the periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Note Payable - Related Party
In August 2020, the Company obtained a related-party promissory note with Parent for approximately $120,000. The note is payable on December 31, 2021. On October 19, 2020, Parent contributed the promissory note to the Company, and immediately thereafter, the promissory note was terminated.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes resulting from temporary differences. Such temporary differences result from differences in the carrying value of assets and liabilities for tax and financial reporting purposes.
Temporary differences arise principally from the use of the allowance method of bad debt recognition for financial reporting purposes and the direct write-off method for income tax purposes; differences in depreciation methods used for book and tax purposes; capitalization of certain handling, storage and administrative expenses for income tax purposes only; differences in required methods for reporting pension expense; timing of deductions of contracts payable to former officers; and recognition of an allowance for obsolete inventory for financial reporting purposes only. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.