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Note 9 - Prepaid and Other Current Assets
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
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9. Prepaid and Other Current Assets

 

During fiscal 2022, the Company conducted an analysis as to whether it was entitled to employee retention credits (“ERC”) under the CARES Act as amended by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.  Based on the analysis, the Company determined that it was entitled to an ERC of approximately $3.3 million related to payroll taxes paid in the first and second quarters of 2021 and the first quarter of 2020.  The Company determined it met all the criteria required under the gross receipts test of the applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations related to ERCs.

 

As accounting for payroll tax credits are not within the scope of ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company has chosen to account for the ERCs by analogizing to the International Accounting Standards Board IAS 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance.  In accordance with IAS 20, an entity recognizes government grants only when there is reasonable assurance that the entity will comply with the conditions attached to them and the grants will be received.  The  Company evaluated its eligibility for the ERC and determined that it met all the criteria to claim a refundable tax credit against the employer portion of Social Security taxes for up to 70% of the qualified wages the Company paid to  employees for the three month periods ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 and for up to 50%  of the qualified wages the Company paid to employees for the three month period ended March 31, 2020. 

 

The Company recorded a $3.3 million receivable in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and a benefit of $1.8 million to Cost of revenues, $0.8 million to SG&A and $0.7 million to Research and development in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 for the ERC that is expected to be received based on the amended filings. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received $3.0 million for the initial claims that were processed. The remaining balance is expected to be received during the remainder of fiscal 2023.