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Sale of Certain Accounts Receivable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sale of Certain Accounts Receivable [Abstract]  
Sale of Certain Accounts Receivable [Text Block]
Note 6. Sale of Certain Accounts Receivable
 
The Company has available a financing line with a financial institution (the Purchaser) which enables the Company to sell selected accounts receivable invoices to the Purchaser with full recourse against the Company.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of FASB ASC 860, the Company reflects the transactions as a sale of assets and establishes an accounts receivable from the Purchaser for the retained amount less the costs of the transaction and less any anticipated future loss in the value of the retained asset. The retained amount is generally equal to 20% of the total accounts receivable invoice sold to the Purchaser. The fee for the first 30 days is 1% and additional fees are charged against the average daily balance of net outstanding funds at the prime rate, which was 3.25% per annum as of September 30, 2013 and 2012. The estimated future loss reserve for each receivable included in the estimated value of the retained asset is based on the payment history of the accounts receivable customer and is included in the allowance for doubtful accounts, if any. As collateral, the Company granted the Purchaser a first priority interest in accounts receivable and a blanket lien, which may be junior to other creditors, on all other assets.
 
The financing line provides the Company the ability to finance up to $2,000,000 of selected accounts receivable invoices, which includes a sublimit for one of the Company’s customers of $1,500,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company sold approximately $6,016,000 ($6,063,000 - 2012) of its accounts receivable to the Purchaser. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $952,000 ($860,000 - 2012) of these receivables remained outstanding. Additionally, as of September 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $277,000 available under the financing line with the financial institution ($180,000 – 2012). After deducting estimated fees and advances from the Purchaser, the net receivable from the Purchaser amounted to $178,993 at September 30, 2013 ($161,584 - 2012), and is included in accounts receivable in the accompanying balance sheets.
 
There were no gains or losses on the sale of the accounts receivable because all were collected. The cost associated with the financing line totaled approximately $133,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($133,800 - 2012). These financing line fees are classified on the statements of operations as interest expense.