Adoption of ASC 842, Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Adoption of ASC 842, Leases

3. Adoption of ASC 842, Leases

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842 using the prospective transition approach, which applies the provisions of the new guidance at the effective date without adjusting the comparative periods presented. The adoption of the lease standard did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening equity. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under ASC 842 while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historic accounting under ASC 840, “Leases,” (“ASC 840”).

For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records the related ROU asset and lease obligation at the present value of lease payments over the term. Leases may include fixed rental escalation clauses, renewal options and / or termination options that are factored into the determination of lease payments when appropriate. The Company’s leases do not usually provide a readily determinable implicit rate; therefore, an estimate of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is used to discount the lease payments based on information available at the lease commencement date. The discount rate used was 5.5%.

Operating lease costs during the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $202,156 (2019 - $199,815).

The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities of approximately $819,079 as of January 1, 2019. The standard did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated statement of operations or its consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020. See below for the Company’s updated lease policy and the required disclosures under ASC 842.

The Company is a lessee in five different leases that have various expiry dates within the next 5 years.

The table below summarizes the remaining expected lease payments under the operating leases as of June 30, 2020.

Future Lease Payments	June 30, 2020
2020	$	203,512
2021		313,496
2022		93,155
2023		70,925
Thereafter		-
Less: imputed interest		(46,043	)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	635,045

Update to Lease Policy

Accounting and reporting guidance for leases requires that leases be evaluated and classified as either operating or finance leases by the lessee and as either operating, sales-type or direct financing leases by the lessor. The Company’s operating leases are included in ROU assets, lease liabilities-current portion and lease liability-less current portion in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets (which in plain English means “leases”) represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.