RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	NOTE 8 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Buying Agency and Supply Agreement The Company has a Buying Agency and Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Forward Industries Asia-Pacific Corporation (“Forward China”). The Supply Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Forward China will act as the Company’s exclusive buying agent and supplier of Products (as defined in the Supply Agreement) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Company purchases products at Forward China’s cost and pays Forward China a monthly service fee equal to the sum of: (i) $100,000 and (ii) 4% of “Adjusted Gross Profit”, which is defined as the selling price less the cost from Forward China. The Supply Agreement expires October 22, 2023. Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company, is the owner of Forward China. In addition, Jenny P. Yu, a Managing Director of Forward China, beneficially owns more than 5% of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded service fees to Forward China of $344,000 and $357,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1,056,000 and $1,040,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which are included as a component of cost of sales upon sales of the related products. The Company made prepayments to Forward China for inventory purchases of $20,000 and $317,000 at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, which are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Promissory Note On January 18, 2018, the Company issued a $1,600,000 unsecured promissory note payable to Forward China to fund the acquisition of IPS. The promissory note bears an interest rate of 8% per annum and had an original maturity date of January 18, 2019. Monthly interest payments commenced on February 18, 2018, with the principal due at maturity. The Company incurred and paid interest associated with this note of $30,000 and $32,000, respectively, in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $93,000 and $96,000, respectively, in the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The maturity date of this note was extended to December 31, 2023. The maturity date of this note has been extended on several occasions to assist the Company with liquidity. The Company made principal payments of $150,000 on this note during the nine months ended June 30, 2022. Other Related Party Activity In October 2020, the Company began selling smart-enabled furniture, which is sourced by Forward China and sold in the U.S. under the Koble brand name. The Koble brand is owned by The Justwise Group Ltd. (“JustWise”), a company owned by Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company. The Company recognized revenues from the sale of Koble products of $356,000 and $413,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1,337,000 and $752,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company entered into an agreement with JustWise effective March 1, 2022, under which (i) JustWise will perform design and marketing services related to the Koble products sold by the Company and (ii) the Company was granted a license to sell Koble products. In exchange for such services, the Company will pay JustWise $10,000 per month plus 1% of the cost of Koble products purchased from Forward China. This agreement is effective until August 31, 2022, will be extended thereafter for a mutually agreed upon term and can be terminated thereafter by either party giving three months’ notice. The Company incurred costs of $33,000 and $55,000 under this agreement for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, of which $28,000 and $38,000, respectively, were included in selling and marketing expenses and $5,000 and $17,000 are included as a component of cost of sales upon sales of the related products. A member of the Company’s Audit, Governance and Compensation Committees of its Board of Directors is also a member of the Board of Directors of a company to whom the Company’s OEM distribution division sold products. The Company recognized revenue of $63,000 from the sale of such products during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

NOTE 8 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Buying Agency and Supply Agreement

The Company has a Buying Agency and Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Forward Industries Asia-Pacific Corporation (“Forward China”). The Supply Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Forward China will act as the Company’s exclusive buying agent and supplier of Products (as defined in the Supply Agreement) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Company purchases products at Forward China’s cost and pays Forward China a monthly service fee equal to the sum of: (i) $100,000 and (ii) 4% of “Adjusted Gross Profit”, which is defined as the selling price less the cost from Forward China. The Supply Agreement expires October 22, 2023. Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company, is the owner of Forward China. In addition, Jenny P. Yu, a Managing Director of Forward China, beneficially owns more than 5% of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded service fees to Forward China of $344,000 and $357,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1,056,000 and $1,040,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which are included as a component of cost of sales upon sales of the related products.

The Company made prepayments to Forward China for inventory purchases of $20,000 and $317,000 at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, which are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Promissory Note

On January 18, 2018, the Company issued a $1,600,000 unsecured promissory note payable to Forward China to fund the acquisition of IPS. The promissory note bears an interest rate of 8% per annum and had an original maturity date of January 18, 2019. Monthly interest payments commenced on February 18, 2018, with the principal due at maturity. The Company incurred and paid interest associated with this note of $30,000 and $32,000, respectively, in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $93,000 and $96,000, respectively, in the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The maturity date of this note was extended to December 31, 2023. The maturity date of this note has been extended on several occasions to assist the Company with liquidity. The Company made principal payments of $150,000 on this note during the nine months ended June 30, 2022.

Other Related Party Activity

In October 2020, the Company began selling smart-enabled furniture, which is sourced by Forward China and sold in the U.S. under the Koble brand name. The Koble brand is owned by The Justwise Group Ltd. (“JustWise”), a company owned by Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company. The Company recognized revenues from the sale of Koble products of $356,000 and $413,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $1,337,000 and $752,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company entered into an agreement with JustWise effective March 1, 2022, under which (i) JustWise will perform design and marketing services related to the Koble products sold by the Company and (ii) the Company was granted a license to sell Koble products. In exchange for such services, the Company will pay JustWise $10,000 per month plus 1% of the cost of Koble products purchased from Forward China. This agreement is effective until August 31, 2022, will be extended thereafter for a mutually agreed upon term and can be terminated thereafter by either party giving three months’ notice. The Company incurred costs of $33,000 and $55,000 under this agreement for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, of which $28,000 and $38,000, respectively, were included in selling and marketing expenses and $5,000 and $17,000 are included as a component of cost of sales upon sales of the related products.

A member of the Company’s Audit, Governance and Compensation Committees of its Board of Directors is also a member of the Board of Directors of a company to whom the Company’s OEM distribution division sold products. The Company recognized revenue of $63,000 from the sale of such products during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021.