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Paycheck Protection Program and Employment Support Scheme
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Paycheck Protection Program and Employment Support Scheme

NOTE 10 — PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SCHEME

In April and May of 2020, the Company applied for and received aggregate loan proceeds in the amount of approximately $204,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program (”PPP”). The PPP, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), provides for loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business. The loans and accrued interest are forgivable after eight weeks as long as the Company uses the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels. The amount of loan forgiveness will be reduced if the Company terminates employees or reduces salaries during the eight-week period and does not cure these terminations or reductions by June 30, 2020, as per the current guidance from the Small Business Administration.

The unforgiven portion of the PPP loan is payable over two years at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments for the first six months. The Company intends to use the proceeds for purposes consistent with the PPP. While the Company currently believes its use of proceeds will meet the conditions for forgiveness of the loan, management cannot provide assure that its actions will result in the forgiveness of the loan, in whole or in part.

The Hong Kong government implemented a similar program called the Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”). It provided grants to companies who retained their employees during the Covid-19 outbreak. The Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary applied for and was granted approximately $55,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The ESS subsidy is presented as other income in the consolidated statements of operations.