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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 7 -    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Obligation Under Operating Lease

 

The Company leases approximately 1,700 square feet for its principal offices in Boca Raton, Florida at a monthly rental of approximately $3,500, which expired in November 2018. VoiceInterop executed a new 3-year lease with its current landlord on December 1, 2018 for the same office space. The lease provided one month free as a concession. The monthly rent is $3,630 and provides for annual increases of base rent of 4% until the expiration date. The lease expires on November 30, 2021.

 

Rent expense incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $7,794 and $12,025, respectively.  Rent expense incurred during the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $22,154 and $23,696, respectively.

 

VoiceInterop subleases part of its office space to two entities for approximately $1, 150 per month.  Sublease rental income received during three and six months ended March 31, 2020 was $2,300 and $5,750, respectively.  

 

The Company adopted the new lease guidance effective October 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective transition approach, applying the new standard to all of its leases existing at the date of initial application which is the effective date of adoption. Consequently, financial information will not be updated and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods before October 1. 2019.  We elected the package of practical expedients which permits us to not reassess (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (3) any initial direct costs for any existing leases as of the effective date. We did not elect the hindsight practical expedient which permits entities to use hindsight in determining the lease term and assessing impairment. The adoption of the lease standard did not change our previously reported consolidated statements of operations and did not result in a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening equity. The adoption of the new guidance resulted in the recognition of operating lease assets of $75,078 and lease liability of $79,171.

 

The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As such, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. In calculating the present value of the lease payments, the Company elected to utilize its incremental borrowing rate based on the remaining lease terms as of the October 1, 2019 adoption date. This rate was determined to be 23% and the Company determined the initial present value, at inception, of $79,171.

 

Operating lease asset and operating lease liability are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. The operating lease asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred, if any.

 

The Company has elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components as a single component. The lease expense is recognized over the expected term on a straight-line basis. Operating leases are recognized on the balance sheet as operating lease asset, current operating lease liability and non-current operating lease liability.

 

The new standard also provides practical expedients and certain exemptions for an entity’s ongoing accounting. We have elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. This means, for those leases where the initial lease term is one year or less or for which the operating lease asset at inception is deemed immaterial, we will not recognize operating lease asset or lease liability. Those leases are expensed on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

 

As of February 14, 2020 the operating lease liabilities of $66,114 and lease assets of $62,226 were included in liabilities from discontinued operations and were deconsolidated.    

 

Revenue and Accounts Receivable Concentration

 

No customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2020.  One customer accounted for 13% of the Company’s revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2020 two customer accounted for approximately 54% of the Company’s total outstanding accounts receivable with each customer represented 32% and 22%. As of March 31, 2019, two customers accounted for approximately 39% of the Company’s total outstanding accounts receivable with each customer represented 25% and 14%

 

Major Supplier and Sole Manufacturing Source

 

During 2014, the Company developed a proprietary interoperable communications solution. The Company relies on no major supplier for its products and services. The Company has contracted with a single local manufacturing facility to provide completed circuit boards used in the assembly of its IP gateway devices. Interruption to the manufacturing source presents additional risk to the Company. The Company believes that other commercial facilities exist at competitive rates to match the resources and capabilities of its existing manufacturing source.

 

Employment Agreements

 

In December 2016, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Larry M. Reid as Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and appointed Mr. Reid as Chief Financial Officer. The Board also appointed Michael M. Moore as Chief Executive Officer.

 

Under the terms of an employment agreement effective on November 28, 2016, Mr. Moore as CEO receives an annual salary of $200,000. The term of agreement is for a one-year period beginning on the effective date and shall automatically renew and continue in effect for additional one-year periods.

 

Under the terms of an employment agreement effective on March 13, 2015, Mr. Reid as CFO receives an annual salary of $96,000. The term of agreement is for a one-year period beginning on the effective date and shall automatically renew and continue in effect for additional one-year periods.

 

Exclusive Licensing Agreement

 

On May 5, 2017, the Company entered into an Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Sublicensing Terms (the “Agreement”) with the University of Southern Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (“USFRF”) relating to an exclusive license of certain patent rights in connection with one of USFRF’s U.S. Patent Applications. Both parties recognize that the research and development work provided by the Company was sufficient for USFRF to enter into the Agreement with the Company.

 

The Agreement is effective April 25, 2017 and continues until the later of the date that no Licensed Patent remains a pending application or an enforceable patent or the date on which the Licensee’s obligation to pay royalties expires.

 

The Company paid USFRF a License Issue Fee of $3,000 and $7,253 as reimbursement of expenses associated with the filing of the Licensed Patent. The Company agreed to complete the first commercial sale of products to the retail customer on or before January 31, 2019 or USFRF has the right to terminate the agreement. In addition, the Company agreed that it will have made and tested a prototype by August 31, 2018 or USFRF has the right to terminate the agreement. The company agreed to pay USFRF a royalty of 3% for sales of all Licensed Products and Licensed Processes and agreed to pay USFRF minimum royalty payments as follows:

 

Payment

Year

$1,000

2019

$4,000

2020

$8,000

2021

  -and every year thereafter on the same date, for the life of the agreement.

 

In the event the Company proposes to sell any Equity Securities, then USFRF will have the right to purchase 5% of the securities issued in such offering on the same terms and conditions are offered to other purchasers in such financing.

 

As of March 31, 2020, the Company has recorded $2,000 for the minimum royalty for the fiscal year ended 2020.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company has recorded $1,000 for the minimum royalty for the fiscal year ended 2019.