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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s financial statements and accompanying notes.
Use of Estimates Significant estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements include impairment consideration and valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, deferred tax valuation allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, revenue recognition (including breakage revenue) and the fair value of stock options granted under the Company’s Equity compensation plan. Due to the inherent uncertainties involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be different from those estimates.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses

Effective January 1, 2023 Intellicheck applied the new standard ASU 2016-13, codified as ASC 326. This impacts how the allowance for doubtful accounts is calculated. Prior to ASC-326, Intellicheck would not recognize bad debt expense until the loss from customer non-payment was probable of occurring. Under the new model, Intellicheck’s allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s estimate of all expected future credit losses from its current customer balances. Under the new guidance, the Company has applied a loss rate method which takes historical data as the basis for calculating the allowance amount, along with accounting for other factors like current and forecasted market conditions, and potential future impacts to the industry. In estimating whether accounts receivable will be collected, the Company performs evaluations of customers and continuously monitors collections and payments and estimates an allowance for credit losses based on collections experience to date and any specific collection issues that have been identified. The allowance for credit losses is recorded in the period in which revenue is recorded or when collection risk is identified.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We classify time deposits and other investments that are highly liquid and have maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase as cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of both cash on deposits with banks, which are maintained with major financial institutions in the United States, and money market funds. Accounts at each
institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000, however amounts may exceed FDIC insured limits.
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments include investments in U.S. treasury notes. Debt investments with original maturities at the date of purchase greater than approximately three months but less than a year are classified as short-term investments, as they represent the investment of cash available for current operations. All short-term investments that the Company holds are classified as "held-to-maturity" as the Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments until maturity.
Long-Lived Assets and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-Lived Assets and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company’s long-lived assets include property and equipment, goodwill, and intangible assets.
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be fully recoverable in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350 (“Intangibles – Goodwill and Other”) and ASC 360 (“Property, Plant and Equipment”). To determine recoverability of its long-lived assets, the Company evaluates the probability that future undiscounted net cash flows, without interest charges, will be less than the carrying amount of the assets. Impairment is measured at fair value.
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to seven-years using the straight-line method. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.
Goodwill
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. Pursuant to ASC 350, the Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, or between annual tests, in certain circumstances. Under authoritative guidance, the Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform step one of the quantitative goodwill impairment test. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. Events or changes in circumstances which could trigger an impairment review include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, other entity specific events and sustained decrease in share price.
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include patents, copyrights, developed technology and capitalized software development costs. The Company amortizes these assets on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, as it represents the pattern of economic benefits consumed. There were no impairment charges recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. See Note 5.

We capitalize internal-use software costs which includes costs incurred in connection with the development of new software solutions and enhancements to existing software solutions that are expected to result in increased functionality. The costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Once the software has reached the development stage, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until the software is complete and available for its intended use. We evaluate the useful lives of these assets and test for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue and Shipping Costs and Sales Taxes
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
General
Most license fees and services revenue are generated from a combination of fixed-price and per-scan contracts. Under the per-scan revenue model, customers are charged a fee each time the customer scans an identity document, such as a driver’s license, with the Company’s software. Under the fixed-price revenue model customers are charged a fixed monthly fee either per device or physical business location to access the Company’s software. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. The Company measures revenue based on the consideration specified in a customer arrangement, and revenue is recognized when the performance obligations in an arrangement are satisfied. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct service to the customer. The transaction price of a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the customer receives the benefit of the performance obligation. Customers typically receive the benefit of the Company’s services as they are performed. The Company's performance obligations are satisfied over time, and as a result, we may follow the right to invoice practical expedient meaning we recognize revenue monthly as invoiced based on our contract terms.

The Company has an additional revenue model where customers purchase a predetermined number of transactions for the term of the contract. Customers are charged a fixed monthly fee for a set number of scans (fixed consideration), with any overages charged on a per scan basis (variable consideration). The Company estimates the amount of unused transactions at the end of each contract period and recognizes a portion of that revenue as breakage revenue each reporting period. If the Company expects the customer to use all transactions in the specified service period, the Company will recognize the transaction price as revenue in the specified service period as the promised units of service are transferred to the customer. Alternatively, if the Company expects that the customer cannot or will not use all transactions in the specified service period (referred to as “breakage”), the Company will recognize the estimated breakage amount as revenue ratably over the service period in proportion to the revenue that the Company will recognize for actual transactions used by the customer in the service period. The company does not estimate the variable consideration at any point; rather we calculate and recognize the variable portion at the end of the contract term since these contracts are considered monthly due to the termination clauses included within them. The fixed and variable performance obligations are recognized monthly based on the contract terms.
Invoicing is based on schedules established in customer contracts. Payment terms are generally established from 30 to 60 days from the invoice date. Accordingly, the Company has determined that its contracts do not include a significant financing component. Product returns are estimated and recorded as a reduction to revenue, however, such amounts have been immaterial.
The Company has not capitalized any costs to obtain a contract as the period of amortization for these associated costs would have been recognized over a period that is one year or less and the Company elected the practical expedient to expense those costs as incurred.
Nature of goods and services
The following is a description of the products and services from which the Company generates revenue, as well as the nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, and significant payment terms for each:
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS) for hosted subscription services requires the Company to provide a stand-ready obligation and allows customers to access a set of data for a predetermined period of time. As the customer obtains access at a point in time but continues to have access for the remainder of the subscription period, the customer is considered to simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the entity’s performance as the entity performs. Accordingly, the revenue should be recognized over time, under the fixed pricing model, based on the usage of the hosted subscription services, which can vary from month to month. Under the per-scan revenue model, the customer requires access to the Company's hosted subscription service but revenue is recognized over time as the customer scans an identity document.
Equipment Revenue
Revenue from the sale of equipment is recognized at a point in time. The point in time that the revenue is recognized is when the customer has control of the equipment which is when the customer receives the benefit and the Company’s performance obligation has been satisfied. Depending on the contract terms, that could either be at the time the equipment is shipped or at the time the equipment is received.
Other Revenue
Other Revenues, which historically have not been material, consist primarily of revenues from other subscription and support services, and extended warranties. The Company’s revenues from other subscription and support services includes jurisdictional updates to certain commercial customers and support services particularly to its Defense ID® customers. These subscriptions require continuing service or post contractual customer support and performance. As the customer obtains access at a point in time but continues to have access for the remainder of the subscription period, the customer is considered to simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs. Accordingly, the revenue is recognized over time based on usage, which can vary from month to month. The revenue is typically based on a formula such as number of locations in a given month multiplied by a fee per location.

Extended warranty revenues are generated when a warranty is provided to the customer separately of other performance obligations when the equipment is sold. As the customer obtains access at a point in time and continues to have access for the remainder of the warranty term, the customer is considered to simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the Company performs. The related revenue is recognized ratably over the specified term of the warranty period. The extended warranty is separate from the Company’s standard warranty that it receives from its vendor, which is typically one year.
Shipping Costs
The Company’s shipping and handling costs related to sales are included in cost of revenues for all periods presented. All other shipping and handling costs are included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses within the Statements of Operations.
Sales Taxes

Sales and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are presented on a net basis and thus excluded from revenues.
Advertising Costs
Advertising Costs.
Advertising costs, which are charged to expense as incurred and recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses in our statements of operations, were $536 and $683 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Loss Contingencies and Legal Costs
Loss Contingencies and Legal Costs

The Company accrues loss contingencies that are believed to be probable and can be reasonably estimated. As events evolve during the administration and litigation process and additional information becomes known, the Company reassesses its estimates related to loss contingencies. Legal costs are expensed in the period in which the costs are incurred.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and net operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using expected tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are recognized subject to management’s judgment that realization is more likely than not.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company adheres to the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement” which requires the Company to calculate the fair value of financial instruments and include this additional information in the notes to financial statements when the fair value of those financial instruments is different than the book value. The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments approximated fair value, due to their short-term nature. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable
inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

•Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as exchange-traded instruments and listed equities. The Company's Level 1 assets consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents as well as short-term investments totaling approximately $8,980 and $10,076 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

•Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active). Level 2 includes financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. The Company had $4 and $54 of Level 2 liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 respectively, for the liability-classified stock options. The fair value of these awards were determined by utilizing a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

•Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when the fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flows or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. The Company had no Level 3 assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 measurements in 2023 and 2022.
Business Concentration and Credit Risk
Business Concentration and Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash. The Company maintains cash at two financial institutions. The Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these institutions.
The Company’s sales are principally made to large retail customers, financial institutions concentrated in the United States and to U.S. government entities. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations, generally does not require collateral, and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of customers, historical trends, and other market and economic information.
Net Loss Per Share
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of these common stock equivalents comprising of outstanding options, warrants and
restricted stock is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method. The calculation of diluted net loss per share excludes all anti-dilutive shares. In a period of net loss, all common stock equivalents are considered anti-dilutive.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for the issuance of equity awards to employees in accordance ASC 718 (“Compensation - Stock Compensation) and ASC 505 (“Equity”), which requires that the cost resulting from all equity payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. This pronouncement establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for equity payment arrangements and requires all companies to apply a fair value-based measurement method in accounting for all equity payment transactions with employees and directors. All stock-based compensation expenses are included in operating expenses. The Company recognizes compensation expense related to equity grants on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
Segment Information
Segment Information

The Company adheres to the provisions of ASC 280 (“Segment Reporting”), which establishes standards for the way public business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires that those enterprises report selected information about operating segments in financial statements issued to shareholders. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), reviews the financial information presented for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating its financial performance. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it operates in a single reportable segment. All of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the United States. Since the Company operates in one operating segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the financial statements.
Research and Development
Research and Development

Research and development expenses are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of employee-related expenses (such as salaries, taxes, benefits and stock-based compensation), allocated overhead costs and outside services costs related to the development and improvement of the Company's SaaS applications.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Revision of Previously Reported Financial Statements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13") to measure credit losses on financial instruments, including trade receivables. The guidance eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold that was previously required prior to recognizing a credit loss on financial instruments. The credit loss estimate can now reflect an entity’s current estimate of all future expected credit losses. Under the previous guidance, an entity only considered past events and current conditions. The Company concluded that the adoption of this standard, on January 1, 2023, did not have a material impact on its financial statements because of the short-term nature of its outstanding accounts receivable and there have been no significant forward-looking economic conditions identified by the Company that would impact its short-term investments.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which enhances reporting requirements under Topic 280. The enhanced disclosure requirements include: title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), significant segment expenses provided to the CODM, extending certain annual disclosures to interim periods, clarifying single reportable segment entities must apply ASC 280 in its entirety, and permitting more than one measure of segment profit or loss to be reported under certain circumstances. This change is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. This change will apply retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which establishes new income tax disclosure requirements in addition to modifying and eliminating certain existing requirements. The new guidance requires consistent categorization and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation, as well as further disaggregation of income taxes paid. This change is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. This change will apply on a prospective basis to annual financial statements for periods beginning after the effective date. However, retrospective application in all prior periods presented is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its financial statements.
Revision of Previously Reported Financial Statements
In connection with the preparation of its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company determined that it had a historical state sales and use tax liability related to prior periods that was not reflected in previously issued financial statements.