Revenues

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenues

Note 2. Revenues

On January 1, 2018, our Company adopted ASU 214-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), using the modified retrospective method. Results for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606; however, prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, which was in effect for those periods.

Our Company recorded a decrease to the opening balance of the accumulated deficit of $96,100 and a corresponding charge to deferred revenue as of January 1, 2018 due to the cumulative impact of the adoption of Topic 606. The disclosure of disaggregated revenue is disclosed in Note 10.

The adoption of the new guidance affected our recognition of revenue from licenses and royalties. Under our previous accounting practice, we recognized revenue from licenses and royalties on a straight-line basis over the term of the related license agreement. As a result of our adoption of the new guidance, we will recognize revenue from licensees and royalties at a point in time when the term begins.

During the second quarter of 2018, we negotiated an amendment to a license agreement with a licensee that, in addition to expanding the technologies that the licensee is permitted to market, provides for a four year extension to the license agreement that contains guaranteed royalties payable in installments over the term of the amendment to the license agreement. Since the performance obligation is to grant the license for the use of certain patented ink technology as it exists at the time that it is granted, the promise to grant the license is a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time in accordance with Topic 606. In accordance with Topic 606, we recorded $1,521,700 net of imputed interest of licenses, royalties and fees and $106,500 of selling expenses in the first nine months of 2018 related to the amendment to the license agreement. The related receivable and payable are recorded as other assets and other liabilities on the balance sheet.

The change in accumulated deficit on our Balance Sheet at September 30, 2018, including the aggregate impact of the change in accounting principles which was effective on January 1, 2018, was as follows:

Accumulated deficit – January 1, 2018	$	(12,811,000	)
Net earnings		1,544,400
Cumulative effect of accounting change at January 1, 2018		96,100
Accumulated deficit – September 30, 2018	$	(11,170,500	)