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Commitments And Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments And Contingencies

18.Commitments and Contingencies

The Company may, from time to time, be subject to litigation and other claims in the ordinary course of its business.  The Company accrues for estimated losses arising from such litigation or claims if it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, the Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. Since the outcome of litigation and claims is subject to significant uncertainty, changes in the factors used in the Company’s evaluation could materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

The Company is currently unaware of any significant pending litigation other than the matters set forth below.

In May 2017, a judge in a trade secrets case brought by the Company, granted the defendants’ motions for summary disposition.  In January 2018, the judge granted defendants’ motions for recovery of their attorney fees in the amount of $675,000, plus interest.  In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded a charge in the amount of $675,000 relating to this matter.  The Company appealed this court’s decision to grant summary disposition and the award of the attorney fees.  In January 2019, the Company settled with the defendants and ended its appeal in return for a net payment due to them in the amount of $66,000.  As a result, in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company adjusted its accrual and paid the settlement amount in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 (see Note 13 “Severance, Impairment and Other Charges” for further discussion).

In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”) completed a Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax Returns (GST/HST) audit. Based on this audit, the CRA preliminarily proposed to assess the Company approximately CAD $1,218,000 (equivalent to approximately $863,000) in taxes plus interests and penalties related to sales from 2013 through 2018.  CRA has indicated that the Company is entitled to invoice its customers to recover this amount and its customers are required to remit payment.  The Company’s response to the CRA preliminary assessment was delivered in April 2018. In June 2018, the Company received the final assessment, which confirmed the preliminary assessment.  In August 2018, the Company filed a formal appeal request and posted a surety bond as security for this claim.  The Company has not recorded an accrual related to this preliminary audit finding because the Company is disputing several of the CRA’s conclusions and because, the Company expects to ultimately receive the funds from its customers (excluding any interest or penalties), although there may be a timing difference between when the Company must pay the CRA and when the Company collects the funds from its customers.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company identified a potential concern regarding the residency status of certain U.S. employees as it relates to payroll taxes and withholdings in their country of residency.  The Company estimated the range of correcting this issue, including interest and penalties to range from $0.2 million to $0.3 million.  The Company is not able to reasonably estimate the amount within this range that the Company would be required to pay for this matter.  The reserve balance is $0.3 million as of March 31, 2020.