Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

1.         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

           The accounting policies followed for quarterly financial reporting are the same as those disclosed in the Notes to Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report  on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Certain of the Company’s more significant accounting policies are as follows:

Principles of Consolidation.  The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority owned subsidiary.  On April 11, 2011 the Company completed the formation of Innotrac Europe GmbH (“Innotrac Europe”), a joint venture between Innotrac and PVS Fulfillment-Service GmbH (“PVS”) in Neckarsulm, Germany.  Innotrac has a 50.1% ownership stake in the joint venture.  All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Foreign Currency Translation.  The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries have been translated into U.S. Dollars in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ACS”) topic No. 830-30 - Translation of Financial Statements.  The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiary are measured using the foreign subsidiary’s local currency as the functional currency.  Revenue and expenses of the subsidiary have been translated into U.S. Dollars at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period.  Assets and liabilities have been translated at the rates of exchange on the balance sheet date.  Since the resulting translation gain and loss adjustments are immaterial for all periods reported in the financial statements, we have reported those foreign currency translation adjustments on the consolidated balance sheet in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Realized foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Gains and losses that result from foreign currency transactions are included in the “other expense (income)” line in the consolidated statements of operations.  For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, we incurred an immaterial amount of net foreign currency transaction gains and losses.

Accounting Estimates.  The preparation of 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 reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 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.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.  The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Impairment would be measured based on a projected cash flow model.  If the projected undiscounted cash flows for the asset are not in excess of the carrying value of the related asset, the impairment would be determined based upon the excess of the carrying value of the asset over the projected discounted cash flows for the asset.

Accounting for Income Taxes.  Innotrac utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) topic No. 740 – Income Taxes.  Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the difference between the financial and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance was recorded against the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2012 (see Note 4).

Revenue Recognition.  Innotrac derives its revenue primarily from two sources: (1) fulfillment operations and (2) the delivery of call center services integrated with our fulfillment operations.  Innotrac's fulfillment services operations record revenue at the conclusion of the material selection, packaging and upon completion of the shipping process.  The shipping process is considered complete after transfer to an independent freight carrier and receipt of a bill of lading or shipping manifest from that carrier.  Innotrac's call center service revenue is recognized according to written pricing agreements based on the number of calls, minutes or hourly rates when those calls and time rated services occur.  All other revenues are recognized as services are rendered.  As required by the consensus reached in ASC topic No. 605 – Revenue Recognition, 1)  revenues have been recorded net of the cost of the goods for all fee-for-service clients and 2)  the Company records reimbursements received from customers for out-of pocket expenses, primarily freight and postage fees, as revenue and the associated expense as cost of revenue.  For two clients we purchase their product from our client’s vendor under agreements that require our clients to buy the product back from us at original cost when we ship the product to our client’s end consumer or after a period of time if the product has not been shipped from our fulfillment centers.  The value of these products is repaid to us at the same amount as we paid for them and no service fees are generated on the products.  We net the value of the purchase against the reimbursement from our customer with a resulting zero value in our reported revenue and costs of revenue.

Stock-Based Compensation Plans. The Company records compensation expense in the financial statements based on the fair value of all share based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options.  The expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, which is usually the vesting period.  The Company recorded no expense related to stock options in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 due to all outstanding stock options having become fully vested in the second quarter of 2011.  The Company recorded $37,000 and $68,000  in compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 resulting from the Company having issued 835,956 restricted shares to non-employee directors and management of the Company of which 23,333 have vested to non-employee directors and 160,319 shares have been forfeited and cancelled.   With respect to restricted shares granted after June, 2011 to non-employee directors, shares vest 1/3 on issuance, 1/3 on the 1st anniversary and 1/3 on the second anniversary of the grant date unless earlier vested upon a change in control of the Company.  All other restricted shares vest 25% on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th anniversary of the grant date unless earlier vested upon a change in control of the Company.  Restricted shares are valued at the closing NASDAQ market price per share as of the grant date and expensed over the vesting term of the restricted share.  As a result, the Company recorded $37,000 and $49,000 in compensation expense for restricted shares for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The Company recorded $68,000 and ($25,000) in compensation expense (income) for restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Included in the ($25,000) (income) for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $78,000 of expense offset by ($103,000) of recaptured expense when issued restricted shares were forfeited upon the departure of an executive in March 2011.

Fair Value Measurements. The Company accounts for fair value in accordance with ASC topic No. 820- Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures for all financial and non-financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.  ASC topic No. 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

The Company determined the fair values of certain financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established in ASC topic No. 820. ASC topic No. 820 requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.

Level 1: quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable for the asset or liability.

ASC topic No. 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

The carrying value of our cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other debt instruments approximates fair value since our debt instrument consists of a revolving credit line, which under certain conditions can mature within one year of June 30, 2012, and because of its short term nature.  The interest rate is equal to the market rate for such instruments of similar duration and credit quality.

	As of June 30, 2012
	Fair Value Measurements Using (in 000’s)
Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs  (Level 3)		Total
Deferred Compensation plan assets held in Rabbi Trust (1)	$	780	$	-	$	-	$	780
Total	$	780	$	-	$	-	$	780

	As of December 31, 2011
	Fair Value Measurements Using (in 000’s)
Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs  (Level 3)		Total
Deferred Compensation plan assets held in Rabbi Trust (1)	$	735	$	-	$	-	$	735
Total	$	735	$	-	$	-	$	735

(1) This is an executive deferred compensation plan for certain employees, as designated by the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Company invests contributions to this plan in employee-directed marketable equity securities which are recorded in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at quoted market prices.   The contributions are fully invested in five different mutual funds having various growth, industry and geographic characteristics.

There were no significant transfers into and out of any level of the fair value hierarchy for assets measured at fair value for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 or the year ended December 31, 2011.

All transfers, if any, are recognized by the Company at the end of each reporting period.

Transfers between Levels 1 and 2 generally relate to whether a market becomes active or inactive. Transfers between Levels 2 and 3 generally relate to whether significant relevant observable inputs are available for the fair value measurement in their entirety.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 to Topic 820 - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements which provides guidance for required disclosure on fair value measurements, including a consistent meaning of the term “fair value”, thereby facilitating greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendment was adopted prospectively in the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, (Topic 220) - Comprehensive Income:  Presentation of Comprehensive Income.  The amendments to the Codification in this ASU allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This ASU eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The amendments to the Codification in the ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income.  The amendments are to be applied retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Company has adopted these provisions in the first quarter of 2012 but has not presented a separate statement of comprehensive income since the Company has only immaterial other comprehensive income amounts. Adoption of these provisions did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12 to Topic 220 - Presentation of Comprehensive Income: Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.The amendments to the Codification in this ASU defer the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented.  This ASU supersedes certain presentation requirements in ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income, discussed below, so that entities will not be required to comply with the presentation requirements in ASU No. 2011-05 that ASU No. 2011-12 is deferring.  While the presentation requirements are being re-deliberated, entities are required to continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect before ASU No. 2011-05.  The amendments to this ASU are effective at the same time as the amendments in ASU No. 2011-05.  The Company adopted these provisions in the first quarter of 2012. Adoption of these provisions did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the Company has only immaterial other comprehensive income amounts.