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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
The Company’s accounts include those of all its wholly-owned subsidiaries, which are more fully described in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and have been prepared in conformity with (i) accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and (ii) the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain financial information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The results for the periods indicated are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normally recurring adjustments) which management considers necessary for a fair presentation of operating results.
 
The operating results for the six month period ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year-ended December 31, 2016. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2015.
 
ESTIMATES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes thereto. Significant estimates incorporated in our financial statements include the recorded allowance for doubtful accounts, the estimate of the appropriate amortization period of our intangible assets, the evaluation of whether our intangible assets have suffered any impairment, the allocation of revenues under multiple-element customer contracts, royalty-based patent liabilities, the value of derivatives associated with debt issued by the Company and the valuation of any corresponding discount to the issuance of our debt. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
 
 
 
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2015 financial statements to conform to the 2016 presentation. These reclassifications did not have any effect on our net income/(loss) or shareholders’ deficit.
 
foreign currency translation
 
The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 830-30,
Foreign Currency Matters—Translation of Financial Statements
. The reporting currency for the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries, OmniComm Europe GmbH in Germany, OmniComm Spain S.L. in Spain and OmniComm Promasys B.V. in the Netherlands is the Euro. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiary, OmniComm Ltd. in the United Kingdom, is the British Pound Sterling. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at each balance sheet date. Revenue and expense accounts of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated using an average rate of exchange during the period. Foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated as a component of other comprehensive income/(loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are primarily related to intercompany accounts that have been determined to be temporary in nature and accordingly, are recorded directly to the statement of operations. We record translation gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders’ equity. We recorded translation losses of $17,787 and $83,531 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 respectively.
 
REVENUE RECOGNITION POLICY
 
 
The Company derives revenues from software licenses and services of its EDC products and services which can be purchased on a stand-alone basis. License revenues are derived principally from the sale of term licenses for the following software products offered by the Company:
TrialMaster, TrialOne
,
eClinical Suite
and
Promasys.
Service revenues are derived principally from the Company's delivery of the hosted solutions of its
TrialMaster
and
eClinical Suite
software products, and consulting services and customer support, including training, for all of the Company's products.
 
The Company recognizes revenues when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the product or service has been provided to the customer; (3) the collection of fees is probable; and (4) the amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable.
 
The Company operates in one reportable segment which is the delivery of EDC Software and services to clinical trial sponsors. The Company segregates its revenues based on the activity cycle used to generate its revenues. Accordingly, revenues are currently generated through four main activities
, including hosted applications, licensing, professional services and maintenance-related services.
 
Hosted Application Revenues
 
The Company offers its
TrialMaster
and
eClinical Suite
software products as hosted application solutions delivered through a standard web-browser, with customer support and training services. The Company's
TrialOne
and
Promasys
solutions are presently available on a licensed basis. To date, hosted applications revenues have been primarily related to
TrialMaster
and
eClinical Suite
.
 
Revenues resulting from
TrialMaster
and
eClinical Suite
application hosting services consist of three components of services for each clinical trial. The first component is comprised of application set up, including design of electronic case report forms and edit checks, installation and server configuration of the system. The second component involves application hosting and related support services as well as billable change orders which consist of amounts billed to customers for functionality changes made. The third component involves services required to close out, or lock, the database for the clinical trial.
 
 
 
 
Fees charged for the trial system design, set up and implementation are amortized and recognized ratably over the estimated hosting period. Work performed outside the original scope of work is contracted for separately as an additional fee and is generally recognized ratably over the remaining term of the hosting period. Fees for the first and third stages of the service are typically billed based upon milestones. Revenues earned upon completion of a contractual milestone are deferred and recognized over the estimated remaining hosting period. Fees for application hosting and related services in the second stage are generally billed monthly or quarterly in advance. Revenues resulting from hosting services for the
eClinical Suite
products consist of installation and server configuration, application hosting and related support services. Revenues are recognized ratably over the period of the service.
 
Licensing Revenues
 
The Company's software license revenues are earned from the sale of off-the-shelf software. From time-to-time a client might require significant modification or customization subsequent to delivery to the customer. The Company generally enters into software term licenses for its EDC Software products with its customers for three to five year periods, although customers have entered into both longer and shorter term license agreements. These arrangements typically include multiple elements: software license, consulting services and customer support. The Company bills its customers in accordance with the terms of the underlying contract. Generally, the Company bills license fees in advance for each billing cycle of the license term, which typically is either on a quarterly or annual basis. Payment terms are generally net 30 days.
 
The Company has sold perpetual licenses for EDC Software products in certain situations to existing customers with the option to purchase customer support, and may, in the future, do so for new customers based on customer requirements or market conditions. The Company has established vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for the customer support. Accordingly, license revenues are recognized upon delivery of the software and when all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Customer support revenues are recognized ratably over the term of the underlying support arrangement. The Company generates customer support and maintenance revenues from its perpetual license customer base.
 
Professional Services
 
The Company may also enter into arrangements to provide consulting services separate from a license arrangement. In these situations, revenue is recognized on a time-and-materials basis. Professional services can be deemed to be as essential to the functionality of the software at inception and typically are for initial trial configuration, implementation planning, loading of software, building simple interfaces, running test data and documentation of procedures. Subsequent additions or extensions to license terms do not generally include additional professional services.
 
Pass-through Revenue and Expense
 
The Company accounts for pass-through revenue and expense in accordance with ASC 605-45,
Principal Agent Considerations
(“ASC 605-45”). In accordance with ASC 605-45 these amounts are recorded as revenue in the statement of operations with a corresponding expense recorded in cost of goods sold. Pass-through revenues and expenses include amounts associated with third-party services provided to our customers by our service and product partners. These third-party services are primarily comprised of Interactive Voice and Web Response software services (IVR and IWR), travel and shipping that are incurred on our clients’ behalf.
 
Maintenance Revenues
 
Maintenance includes telephone-based help desk support and software maintenance. The Company generally bundles customer support with the software license for the entire term of the arrangement. As a result, the Company generally recognizes revenues for both maintenance and software licenses ratably over the term of the software license and support arrangement. The Company allocates the revenues recognized for these arrangements to the different elements based on management's estimate of the relative fair value of each element. The Company generally invoices each of the elements based on separately quoted amounts and thus has a fairly accurate estimate of the relative fair values of each of the invoiced revenue elements.
 
 
 
The fees associated with each business activity for the periods ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively are:
 
 
 
 
For the six months ended
 
Revenue activity
 
June 30, 2016
   
June 30, 2015
 
Set-up fees
  $ 3,312,733     $ 2,882,153  
Change orders
    669,899       354,808  
Maintenance
    2,337,965       2,501,407  
Software licenses
    2,202,288       1,527,374  
Professional services
    1,398,136       1,924,967  
Hosting
    539,978       482,317  
Total
  $ 10,460,999     $ 9,673,026  
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
Revenue activity
 
June 30, 2016
   
June 30, 2015
 
Set-up fees
  $ 1,793,399     $ 1,617,609  
Change orders
    392,146       212,767  
Maintenance
    1,136,745       1,269,530  
Software licenses
    1,001,374       786,437  
Professional services
    745,816       707,970  
Hosting
    234,008       240,586  
Total
  $ 5,303,488     $ 4,834,899  
 
COST OF REVENUES
 
Cost of revenues primarily consists of costs related to hosting, maintaining and supporting the Company’s application suite and delivering professional services and support. These costs include salaries, benefits, and bonuses for the Company’s professional services staff. Cost of revenues also includes outside service provider costs
.
Cost of revenues is expensed as incurred.
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid, short-term investments with maturities of 90 days or less. The carrying amount reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value.
 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
Accounts receivable are judged as to collectability by management and an allowance for bad debts is established as necessary. The allowance is based on an evaluation of the collectability of accounts receivable and prior bad debt experience. The Company had recorded an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable of $125,593 as of June 30, 2016 and $116,834 as of December 31, 2015, respectively.
 
 
 
The following table summarizes activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts for the periods presented.
 
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Beginning of period
  $ 116,834     $ 186,085  
Bad debt expense
    33,307       14,939  
Write-offs
    (24,548 )     (84,190 )
End of period
  $ 125,593     $ 116,834  
 
Concentration of Credit Risk
 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are deposited with major financial institutions and, at times, such balances with any one financial institution may be in excess of FDIC-insured limits. As of June 30, 2016, $560,865 was deposited in excess of FDIC-insured limits. Management believes the risk in these situations to be minimal.
 
Except as follows, the Company has no significant off-balance-sheet risk or credit risk concentrations. Financial instruments that subject the Company to potential credit risks are principally cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Concentrated credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited to creditworthy customers. The Company's customers are principally located in the United States and Europe as well as in East Asia. The Company is directly affected by the overall financial condition of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries and management believes that credit risk exists and that any credit risk the Company faces has been adequately reserved for as of June 30, 2016. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on accounts past due according to contractual terms and historical collection experience. Actual losses
, when incurred
, are charged to the allowance. The Company's losses related to collection of accounts receivable have consistently been within management's expectations. As of June 30, 2016, the Company believes no additional credit risk exists beyond the amounts provided for in our allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company evaluates its allowance for uncollectable accounts on a quarterly basis based on a specific review of receivable aging and the period that any receivables are beyond the standard payment terms. The Company does not require collateral from its customers in order to mitigate credit risk.
 
One customer accounted for 20% of our revenues during the six month period ended June 30, 2016 or approximately $2,102,000. One customer accounted for 13% of our revenues during the six month period ended June 30, 2015 or approximately $1,249,000. The following table summarizes the number of customers who individually comprise greater than 10% of total revenue and/or total accounts receivable and their aggregate percentage of the Company's total revenue and gross accounts receivable for the periods presented.
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
For the period ended
 
Number of
customers
 
 
Percentage of
total revenues
 
 
Number of
customers
 
 
Percentage of
a
ccounts receivable
 
June 30, 2016
    1       20%       1       13%  
December 31, 2015
    1       16%       3       42%  
June 30, 2015
    1       13%       2       31%  
 
 
The table below provides revenues from European customers for the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.
 
 
European revenues
For the six months ended
 
June 30, 2016
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
European revenues
 
 
% of Total revenues
 
 
European revenues
 
 
% of Total revenues
 
$ 899,293       9%     $ 1,084,178       11%  
 
 
 
The Company serves all of its hosting customers from third-party web hosting facilities located in the United States. The Company does not control the operation of these facilities, and they are vulnerable to damage or interruption. The Company maintains redundant systems that can be used to provide service in the event the third-party web hosting facilities become unavailable, although in such circumstances, the Company's service may be interrupted during the transition.
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Additions and betterments are capitalized; maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life, which is 5 years for leasehold improvements, computers, equipment and furniture and 3 years for software. Gains or losses on disposal are charged to operations.
 
ASSET IMPAIRMENT
 
Acquisitions and Intangible Assets
 
 
We account for acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805,
Business Combinations
(“ASC 805”) and
ASC 350,
Intangibles- Goodwill and Other
(“ASC 350”). The acquisition method of accounting requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair values on the date of a business acquisition. Our consolidated financial statements and results of operations reflect an acquired business from the completion date of an acquisition.
 
The judgments that we make in determining the estimated fair value assigned to each class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as asset lives, can materially impact net income in periods following an asset acquisition. We generally use either the income, cost or market approach to aid in our conclusions of such fair values and asset lives. The income approach presumes that the value of an asset can be estimated by the net economic benefit to be received over the life of the asset, discounted to present value. The cost approach presumes that an investor would pay no more for an asset than its replacement or reproduction cost. The market approach estimates value based on what other participants in the market have paid for reasonably similar assets. Although each valuation approach is considered in valuing the assets acquired, the approach ultimately selected is based on the characteristics of the asset and the availability of information.
 
Long-lived Assets
 
 
We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Determining whether an impairment has occurred typically requires various estimates and assumptions, including determining which cash flows are directly related to the potentially impaired asset, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, their amount and the asset’s residual value, if any. In turn, measurement of an impairment loss requires a determination of fair value, which is based on the best information available. We use quoted market prices when available and independent appraisals and management estimates of future operating cash flows, as appropriate, to determine fair value.
 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
 
OmniComm’s capital structure includes the use of warrants and convertible debt features that are classified as derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are recognized as either assets or liabilities and are measured at fair value under ASC 815
,
Derivatives and Hedging
(“ASC 815”)
.
ASC 815 requires that changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments with no hedging designation be recognized as gains/(losses) in the earnings statement. The fair value measurement is determined in accordance with ASC 820
,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
(“ASC 820”).
 
 
 
DEFERRED REVENUE
 
Deferred revenue represents cash advances and amounts in accounts receivable as of the balance sheet date received in excess of revenue earned on on-going contracts. Payment terms vary with each contract but may include an initial payment at the time the contract is executed, with future payments dependent upon the completion of certain contract phases or targeted milestones. In the event of contract cancellation, the Company is generally entitled to payment for all work performed through the point of cancellation. As of June 30, 2016, the Company had $9,003,122 in deferred revenues relating to contracts for services to be performed over periods ranging from one month to 5 years. The Company had $6,498,382 in deferred revenues that are expected to be recognized in the next twelve fiscal months.
 
ADVERTISING
 
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs were approximately $432,837 and $406,502 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively and are included under selling, general and administrative expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
 
Software development costs are expensed as incurred. ASC 985-20,
Software Industry Costs of Software to Be Sold, Leased or Marketed
(“ASC 985-20”), requires the capitalization of certain development costs of software to be sold once technological feasibility is established, which the Company defines as completion to the point of marketability. The capitalized cost is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated product life. To date, the period between achieving technological feasibility and the general availability of such software has been short and software development costs qualifying for capitalization have been immaterial. Accordingly, the Company has not capitalized any software development costs under ASC 985-20. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 we spent approximately $1,315,525 and $1,355,783 respectively, on research and product development activities, which include costs associated with the development of our software products and services for our clients’ projects and which are primarily comprised of salaries and related expenses for our software developers and consulting fees paid to third-party consultants. Research and product development costs are primarily included under Salaries, benefits and related taxes in our Statement of Operations.
 
EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS
 
The OmniComm Systems, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) was approved at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 16, 2016. The 2016 Plan provides for the issuance of up to
10,000,000 shares of our common stock. In addition, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2016 Plan shall automatically increase on January 1st of each year for a period of nine (9) years commencing on January 1, 2017 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2025, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares authorized under the 2016 Plan
.
 
The predecessor plan, the OmniComm Systems, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) was approved at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 10, 2009 and terminated on June 16, 2016 upon the approval of the 2016 Plan. The 2009 Plan provided for the issuance of up to 7,500,000 shares to employees, directors and key consultants. The 2016 and 2009 Plans are more fully described in “Note 13, Employee Equity Incentive Plans”.
 
The Company accounts for its employee equity incentive plans under
ASC 718,
Compensation – Stock Compensation
, (“ASC 718”) which addresses the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, with a primary focus on transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company currently uses the Black Scholes option pricing model to determine grant date fair value.
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
The Company accounts for Earnings per Share using ASC 260,
Earnings per Share,
(“ASC 260”)
. Unlike diluted earnings per share basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants, and convertible securities.
 
 
 
INCOME TAXES
 
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740,
Income Taxes
(“ASC 740”)
.
ASC 740 has as its basic objective the recognition of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities based upon all events that have been recognized in the financial statements as measured by the provisions of the enacted tax laws.
 
Valuation allowances are established
, when necessary
, to reduce deferred tax assets to the estimated amount to be realized. Income tax expense represents the tax payable for the current period and the change during the period in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.
 
IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
During the first six months of 2016, we adopted the following new accounting pronouncements:
 
In February 2016, the FASB issued accounting standard update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02,
“Leases (Topic 842)”
, (“ASU 2016-02”). This ASU requires that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities for leases with a maximum possible term of more than 12 months. A lessee would recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the leased asset (the underlying asset) for the lease term. This guidance also provides accounting updates with respect to lessor accounting under a lease arrangement. This new lease guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance in our consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2016, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2016-09
,
“Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718)”,
(“ASU 2016-09”). This
guidance which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the full impact of the new standard.
 
Accounting standards-setting organizations frequently issue new or revised accounting rules. We regularly review all new pronouncements to determine their impact, if any, on our financial statements.