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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
2.
   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
 
The Company's fiscal year end is
September
30th.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. The most significant estimates included in these financial statements are the valuation of accounts receivable, including the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts, recognition and measurement of deferred revenues and fair value measurements related to the valuation of warrants. The complexity of the estimation process and factors relating to assumptions, risks and uncertainties inherent with the use of the estimates affect the amount of revenue and related expenses reported in the Company's financial statements. Internal and external factors can affect the Company's estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the current period financial statements. These reclassifications had
no
effect on the previously reported net loss.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturity of
three
months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
 
The Company's cash is maintained with what management believes to be high-credit quality financial institutions.  At times, deposits held at these banks
may
exceed the federally insured limits.  Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Company's deposits are financially sound and have minimal credit risk. Risks associated with cash and cash equivalents are mitigated by the Company's investment policy, which limits the Company's investing of excess cash into only money market mutual funds.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk, Significant Customers, and Off-Balance Sheet Risk
 
Financial instruments which potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, and accounts receivable.
 
The Company extends credit to customers on an unsecured basis in the normal course of business.  Management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition and limits the amount of credit when deemed necessary.  Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount, less an estimate for doubtful accounts based on a review of all outstanding amounts.
 
The Company has
no
off-balance sheets risks such as foreign exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, option contracts or other foreign hedging agreements.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. For all customers, the Company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the length of time that the receivables are past due, current business environment and its historical experience. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances
may
be required.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company derives its revenue from
two
sources: (i) Software Licenses, which are comprised of subscription fees (“SaaS”), perpetual software licenses, and maintenance for post-customer support (“PCS”) on perpetual licenses and (ii) Digital Engagement Services, which are professional services to implement our products such as web development, digital strategy, information architecture and usability engineering search. Customers who license the software on a subscription basis, which can be described as “Software as a Service” or “SaaS,” do
not
take possession of the software.
 
Revenue is recognized when control of these services is transferred to the Company's customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, for example, overage fees, contingent fees or service level penalties, the Company includes an estimate of the amount it expects to receive for the total transaction price if it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will
not
occur. The Company's subscription service arrangements are non-cancelable and do
not
contain refund-type provisions. Revenue is reported net of applicable sales and use tax.
 
The Company recognizes revenue from contracts with customers using a
five
-step model, which is described below:
 
 
Identify the customer contract;
 
 
Identify performance obligations that are distinct;
 
 
Determine the transaction price;
 
 
Allocate the transaction price to the distinct performance obligations; and
 
 
Recognize revenue as the performance obligations are satisfied.
 
Identify the customer contract
 
A customer contract is generally identified when there is approval and commitment from both the Company and its customer, the rights have been identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability and consideration is probable.
 
Identify performance obligations that are distinct
 
A performance obligation is a promise to provide a distinct good or service or a series of distinct goods or services. A good or service that is promised to a customer is distinct if the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer, and a company's promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract.
 
Determine the transaction price
 
The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer, excluding sales taxes that are collected on behalf of government agencies.
 
Allocate the transaction price to distinct performance obligations
 
The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling prices (“SSP”) of the goods or services being provided to the customer. The Company determines the SSP of its goods and services based upon the historical average sales prices for each type of software license and professional services sold.
 
Recognize revenue as the performance obligations are satisfied
 
Revenue is recognized when or as control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers. Revenue from SaaS licenses is recognized ratably over the subscription period beginning on the date the license is made available to customers. Most subscription contracts are
three
-year terms. Customers who license the software on a perpetual basis receive rights to use the software for an indefinite time period and an option to purchase post-customer support (“PCS”). PCS revenue is recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the period of performance and the perpetual license is recognized upon delivery. The Company also offers hosting services for those customers who purchase a perpetual license and do
not
want to run the software in their environment. Revenue from hosting is recognized ratably over the service period, ranging from
one
to
three
-year terms. The Company recognizes revenue from professional services as the services are provided.
 
Disaggregation of Revenue
 
The Company provides disaggregation of revenue based on geography and product groupings (see Note
14
) as it believes this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
 
Customer Payment Terms
 
Payment terms with customers typically require payment
30
days from invoice date. Payment terms
may
vary by customer but generally do
not
exceed
45
days from invoice date.  Invoicing for digital engagement services are either monthly or upon achievement of milestones and payment terms for such billings are within the standard terms described above. Invoices for subscriptions and hosting are typically issued monthly and are generally due in the month of service.
 
Warranty
 
Certain arrangements include a warranty period, which is generally
30
days from the completion of work. In hosting arrangements, the Company provides warranties of up-time reliability. The Company continues to monitor the conditions that are subject to the warranties to identify if a warranty claim
may
arise. If it is determined that a warranty claim is probable, then any related cost to satisfy the warranty obligation is estimated and accrued. Warranty claims to date have been immaterial.
 
Property and Equipment
 
The components of property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets (
three
to
five
years). Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term.  Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
 
Internal Use Software
 
Costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred.  Once an application has reached the development stage, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Capitalization ceases upon completion of all substantial testing.  The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable that the expenditures will result in additional functionality.  Capitalized costs are recorded as part of equipment and improvements. Training costs are expensed as incurred.  Internal use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life, generally
three
years.
 
Research and Development and Software Development Costs
 
Costs for research and development of a software product to sell, lease or otherwise market are charged to operations as incurred until technological feasibility has been established.  Once technological feasibility has been established, certain software development costs incurred during the application development stage are eligible for capitalization. Based on the Company's software product development process, technological feasibility is established upon completion of a working model.
 
Software development costs that are capitalized are amortized to cost of sales over the estimated useful life of the software, typically
three
years. Capitalization ceases when a product is available for general release to customers. Capitalization costs are included in other assets in the consolidated financial statements.  The Company did
not
incur development costs during fiscal
2020
and capitalized
$11
of costs in fiscal
2019.
 
Intangible Assets
 
All intangible assets have finite lives and are stated at cost, net of amortization. Amortization is computed over the estimated useful life of the related assets on a straight-line method as follows:
 
Description
 
Estimated Useful Life
(in years)
 
Developed and core technology
 
 
3
 
 
Non-compete agreements
 
 3
-
6
 
Customer relationships
 
 5
-
6
 
Trademarks and trade names
 
 1
-
10
 
 
Goodwill
 
The carrying value of goodwill is
not
amortized, but is tested for impairment annually as of
September 30,
as well as on an interim basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unity
may
not
be recoverable. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value. However, the impairment loss recognized should
not
exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Goodwill is assessed at the consolidated level as
one
reporting unit.
 
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
 
The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets, which consist primarily of property and equipment and intangible assets with finite lives, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of such assets
may
exceed their fair value. Recoverability of these assets is assessed using a number of factors, including operating results, business plans, budgets, economic projections and undiscounted cash flows.
 
In addition, the Company's evaluation considers non-financial data such as market trends, product development cycles and changes in management's market emphasis. For the definite-lived intangible asset impairment review, the carrying value of the intangible assets is compared against the estimated undiscounted cash flows to be generated over the remaining life of the intangible assets. To the extent that the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value, the fair value of the asset is determined. If such fair value is less than the current carrying value, the asset is written down to the estimated fair value. There were
no
impairments of long-lived assets in fiscal
2020
or
2019.
 
Foreign Currency
 
The Company determines the appropriate method of measuring assets and liabilities as to whether the method should be based on the functional currency of the entity in the environment in which it operates or the reporting currency of the Company, the U.S. dollar.  The Company has determined that the functional currency of its foreign subsidiaries are the local currencies of their respective jurisdictions.  Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates, except for the change in retained earnings as a result of the income statement translation process. Revenue and expense items are translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates for the period. The adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders' equity and are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The Company's foreign currency translation net gains (losses) for fiscal
2020
and
2019
were (
$43
) and
$13,
respectively.  Transaction gains and losses related to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency different from a subsidiary's functional currency are included in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Segment Information
 
The Company has
one
reportable segment.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in the consolidated statements of operations based on the fair values of the awards on the date of grant on a straight-line basis over their vesting term. Compensation expense is recognized only for share-based payments expected to vest. The Company estimates forfeitures at the date of grant based on the Company's historical experience and future expectations.
 
Valuation of Stock Options and Warrants Issued to Non-Employees
 
The Company measures expense for non-employee stock-based compensation and the estimated fair value of options exchanged in business combinations and warrants issued for services using the fair value method for services received or the equity instruments issued, whichever is more readily measured.  The Company estimates the fair value of stock options issued to non-employees using the Black-Scholes Merton option valuation model.
 
The Company estimated the fair value of common stock warrants issued to non-employees using the binomial options pricing model. The Company evaluates common stock warrants as they are issued to determine whether they should be classified as an equity instrument or a liability. Those warrants that are classified as a liability are carried at fair value at each reporting date, with changes in their fair value recorded in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operation. 
 
Advertising Costs
 
Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs were
$149
and
$425
for fiscal
2020
and
2019,
respectively.
 
Employee Benefits
 
The Company sponsors a contributory
401
(k) plan allowing all full-time employees who meet prescribed service requirements to participate. The Company is
not
required to make matching contributions, although the plan provides for discretionary contributions by the Company. The Company made
no
contributions in either fiscal
2020
or fiscal
2019.
 
Income Taxes
 
On
December 22, 2017,
the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that affected the Company's fiscal year ended
September 30, 2018,
including, but
not
limited to, reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate.  For taxable years after
December 31, 2017,
the Tax Act reduced the federal corporate tax rate to
21
percent. The Tax Act repealed the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax.
 
On
March 27, 2020
the CARES Act was signed into law to provide significant economic relief to individuals and businesses impacted by the COVID-
19
pandemic.  The act provides for a
five
-year carryback of NOL's arising in tax years beginning in
2018,
2019
and
2020
and modifies the AMT credits to be
100%
refundable for tax years beginning after
December 31, 2018. 
The Company has available
$23
in AMT carryforwards which it has recorded as prepaid taxes at
September 30, 2020.
 
The Act required the Company to pay a
one
-time transition tax on earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred for U.S. income taxes and created new taxes on the Company's foreign-sourced earnings. The Company determined that the repatriation tax was
zero
because the foreign subsidiary had
no
positive retained earnings, and
no
current income.
 
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements and tax returns. Deferred income taxes are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than
not
that some or all of the deferred tax assets will
not
be realized.
 
The Company provides for reserves for potential payments of taxes to various tax authorities related to uncertain tax positions.  Reserves are based on a determination of whether and how much of a tax benefit taken by the Company in its tax filings or positions is “more likely than
not”
to be realized following resolution of any uncertainty related to the tax benefit, assuming that the matter in question will be raised by the tax authorities.  Interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions are included in the provision for income taxes.
 
The Company does
not
provide for U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, which the Company considers to be permanent investments.
 
Net Loss Per Share
 
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted net loss per share applicable to common shareholders is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, and warrants using the “treasury stock” method and convertible preferred stock using the as-if-converted method.  The computation of diluted earnings per share does
not
include the effect of outstanding stock options, warrants and convertible preferred stock that are considered anti-dilutive.
 
For the years ended
September 30, 2020
and
2019,
diluted net loss per share was the same as basic net loss per share, as the effects of all the Company's potential common stock equivalents are anti-dilutive as the Company reported a net loss applicable to common shareholders for the periods and the impact of in-the-money warrants was also anti-dilutive. Potential common stock equivalents excluded were the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, stock options and warrants (See Note
12
).
 
Leases
 
In
February 2016,
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No.
2016
-
02,
Leases: Topic
842
(“ASU
2016
-
02”
or “ASC
842”
), which outlines principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases applicable to both lessors and lessees. The new standard requires lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets for the rights and obligations created by those leases.
 
The Company adopted the new lease standard during the fiscal
2020
first
quarter using the effective date of
October 1, 2019
as the date of initial application; therefore, the comparative prior periods presented have
not
been adjusted and continue to be reported under the previous lease standard. The Company applied the new standard using certain practical expedients, including:
 
 
the package of practical expedients, which permits the Company
not
to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs;
 
the short-term lease recognition exemption, which does
not
require the recognition of a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset or lease liability for those leases that qualify;
 
accounting for lease components and non-lease components as a single lease component for all underlying classes of assets.
 
As a result of adopting the new standard, substantially all of the Company's operating lease commitments were recognized as operating lease assets and liabilities, initially measured as the present value of future lease payments for the remaining lease term discounted using an incremental borrowing rate of
7.0%.
At
October 1, 2019,
the adoption date, the Company recognized operating lease assets and liabilities of approximately
$545
.
 
The adoption of the new standard is non-cash in nature and had
no
impact on net cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. See Note
11
for additional information regarding the Company's lease arrangements and updated summary of significant accounting policies related to our leases.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Not
Yet Effective
 
Intangibles
Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software
 
In
August 2018,
the FASB issued
No.
ASU
2018
-
15,
which addresses a customer's accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. Under the new standard, customers will apply the same criteria for capitalizing implementation costs as they would for an arrangement that has a software license. ASU
2018
-
15
is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2019,
including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. As of
September 30, 2020,
the Company does
not
have significant implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract and therefore upon adoption the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures is
not
expected to be material. All future implementation costs in such arrangements will be capitalized and amortized over the life of the arrangement, which
may
have a material impact in those future periods if such costs are material.
 
Fair Value
 
In
August 2018,
the FASB issued ASU
No.
2018
-
13,
which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC
820.
ASU
2018
-
13
will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2019, 
including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU. Upon adoption, the new standard will eliminate certain disclosure requirements in the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses
 
In
June 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
No.
2016
-
13,
 
Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic
326
)
, which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. ASU
2016
-
13
is effective for smaller reporting companies for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2022,
including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
 
All other Accounting Standards Updates issued but
not
yet effective are
not
expected to have a material effect on the Company's future consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.