11. LEASES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

11. LEASES

11. LEASES

On October 1, 2019, the Company adopted the amendments to ASC 842, Leases, which requires lessees to recognize lease assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the balance sheet. The Company adopted the new lease guidance using the modified retrospective approach and elected the transition option issued under ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements, allowing entities to continue to apply the legacy guidance in ASC 840, Leases, to prior periods, including disclosure requirements. Accordingly, prior period financial results and disclosures have not been adjusted.

The Company has operating leases under which it leases its branch offices and corporate headquarters, one of which is with a related party. Upon adoption of the new lease guidance, on October 1, 2019, the Company recorded a right of use asset and corresponding lease liability of $85,280 and $85,280, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2020, the Company's operating lease right of use asset and operating lease liability totaled $52,280 and $52,999, respectively. A weighted average discount rate of 10% was used in the measurement of the right of use asset and lease liability as of October 1, 2019. As the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Company's incremental collateralized borrowing rate is used to determine the present value of lease payments. This rate gives consideration to the applicable Company collateralized borrowing rates and is based on the information available at the commencement date. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption to leases with an initial term of 12 months or less; therefore, these leases are not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, but rather, lease expense is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

The Company's leases have remaining lease terms between one year to two years, with a weighted average lease term of 0.7 years at June 30, 2020. Some leases include multiple year renewal options.  The Company’s decision to exercise these renewal options is based on an assessment of its current business needs and market factors at the time of the renewal. Currently, the Company has no leases for which the option to renew is reasonably certain and therefore, options to renew were not factored into the calculation of its right of use asset and lease liability as of October 1, 2019.

The following is a schedule of the Company's operating lease liabilities by contractual maturity as of June 30, 2020:

Fiscal year ending September 30, 2020	$	12,912
Fiscal year ending September 30, 2021		43,170
Total Lease Payments		56,082
Less: imputed interest		(3,083)
Total present value of lease liabilities	$	52,999

Total operating lease costs of $38,328 and $38,523 the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were included as part of administrative expense.