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Exhibit 99.2




 
MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
 
SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MANGROVE
EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION (A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE
EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 
 



 
 
 
 
 

 
 
MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
CONTENTS

 
 
 
Independent Auditors’ Report  1-2
   
   
Special Purpose Carve-Out Financial Statements  
   
Balance Sheets 3-4
Statements of Operations  5
Statements of Changes in Invested Equity  6
Statements of Cash Flows 7-8
   
   
Notes to Special Purpose Carve-Out Financial Statements  9-23
 

 
 

 
 
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.
 
Report on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of the special purpose combined carve-out financial statements of Mangrove Employer Services – Payroll Division as of December 31,2015 and 2014, and the related statements of operations, changes in invested equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the special purpose carve-out financial statements.
 
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
 
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these special purpose carve-out financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
 
Auditors’ Responsibility
 
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these special purpose carve-out financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the special purpose carve-out financial statements are free from material misstatement.
 
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the special purpose carve-out financial statements. The procedures  selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the special purpose carve-out financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the special purpose carve-out financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the special purpose carve-out financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
 
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Opinion
 
In our opinion, the special purpose carve-out financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Mangrove Employer Services – Payroll Division as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Emphasis of Matter
 
As described in Note 2, Mangrove Employer Services – Payroll Division is not a stand-alone entity. The special purpose carve-out financial statements of Mangrove Employer Services – Payroll Division reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses directly attributable to Mangrove Employer Services – Payroll Division, as well as allocations of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses deemed reasonable by management, to present the financial position, results of operations, changes in invested equity and cash flows of Mangrove Employer Services  Payroll Division on a stand-alone basis and do not necessarily reflect the financial position, results of operations, changes in invested equity and cash flows of Mangrove Employer Services –  Payroll Division in the future or what they would have been had Mangrove Employer Services –  Payroll Division been a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.
 
GRAPHIC
 
Irvine, CA
March 17, 2016
 




 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES - PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
Assets
           
             
Current Assets                
Cash
  $  75,222     $  24,096  
Accounts receivable, net
    156,417       85,696  
Other current assets
    3,475       17,292  
                 
Total Current Assets Before Funds Held for Clients
    235,114       127,084  
                 
Funds Held for Clients
     13,615,087        17,575,084  
                 
Total Current Assets
    13,850,201       17,702,168  
                 
Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net
    288,561       268,401  
                 
Intangible Assets, Net
    873,663       1,660,797  
                 
Deferred Tax Assets
    1,030,505       976,932  
                 
Deposits
     25,504        25,504  
                 
Total Assets
  $  16,068,434     $  20,633,802  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES - PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
Liabilities and Invested Equity
           
             
Current Liabilities                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $  159,137     $  291,564  
Current portion of capital leases payable
    24,073       53,630  
Current portion of notes payable
    254,486       706,506  
                 
Total Current Liabilities Before Client Fund Obligations
    437,696       1,051,700  
                 
Client Fund Obligations
     13,615,087        17,575,084  
                 
Total Current Liabilities
    14,052,783       18,626,784  
                 
Capital Leases Payable, Net of Current Portion
    26,123       4,621  
                 
Notes Payable, Net of Current Portion
    734,030       598,713  
                 
Total Liabilities
    14,812,936       19,230,118  
                 
Invested Equity
     1,255,498        1,403,684  
                 
Total Liabilities and Invested Equity
  $ 16,068,434     $ 20,633,802  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES - PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 


   
2015
   
2014
 
                 
Revenues
  $ 5,991,283     $ 5,508,680  
                 
Operating Expenses
               
Payroll, employee benefits and contractor expenses
    3,581,630       3,056,639  
Depreciation and amortization
    860,348       1,129,028  
Rent
    398,864       264,621  
Other operating expenses
    1,227,544       1,619,471  
                 
Total Operating Expenses
    6,068,386       6,069,759  
                 
Operating Loss
    (77,103 )     (561,079 )
                 
Other (Expense) Income
               
Other income
    46,908       29,283  
Interest expense
    (68,511 )     (60,681 )
                 
Total Other Expense, Net
    (21,603 )     (31,398 )
                 
Loss Before Income Tax Benefit
    (98,706 )     (592,477 )
                 
Income Tax Benefit
    (53,573 )     (195,799 )
                 
Net Loss
  $ (45,133 )   $ (396,678 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES - PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
                           
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN INVESTED EQUITY
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
    2015     2014  
                 
Balance - January 1,   $ 1,403,684     $ 1,608,386  
                 
Net loss
    (45,133 )     (396,678 )
                 
Net (distribution to) contribution from Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.
    (103,053 )     191,976  
                 
Balance - December 31,   $ 1,255,498     $ 1,403,684  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES - PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 
   
2015
   
2014
 
                 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities                
Net loss
  $ (45,133 )   $ (396,678 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash                
provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    860,348       1,129,028  
Bad debt expense
    51,745       230,455  
Deferred income taxes
    (53,573 )     (238,298 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable
    (84,010 )     160,318  
Other current assets
    (24,639 )     (643 )
Other assets
    --       36,444  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (132,427 )     5,564  
                 
Total Adjustments
     617,444        1,322,868  
                 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    572,311       926,190  
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities                
Purchase of property, equipment and improvements
    (52,013 )     (49,262 )
Capitalized software development costs
    --       (666,815 )
Net change in funds held for clients
    3,959,997       (7,155,989 )
                 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
    3,907,984       (7,872,066 )
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities                
Proceeds from borrowings
      --         350,000  
Principal repayment of borrowings
    (316,703 )     (732,641 )
Repayment of capital leases
    (80,793 )     (66,060 )
Net cash (distributed to) contributed from Mangrove
               
Employer Services, Inc.
    (71,676 )     252,671  
Net change in client fund obligations
    (3,959,997 )     7,155,989  
                 
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
  $ (4,429,169 )   $  6,959,959  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES - PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 


   
2015
   
2014
 
                 
Net Increase in Cash
  $  51,126     $  14,083  
                 
Cash - Beginning
    24,096       10,013  
                 
Cash - Ending
  $ 75,222     $ 24,096  
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
               
                 
Cash paid during the years for:                
Interest
  $ 68,511     $ 60,681  
Income taxes
  $ 69,235     $ 99,039  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Purchase of equipment through capital leases
  $ 72,738     $ --  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
Mangrove Employer Services, Inc. (the “ Company”) was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries Mangrove Software, Inc., Mangrove COBRAsource, Inc. and Mangrove Payroll Service, Inc. provides human resource management, payroll processing and benefit administration software and services to commercial and non-commercial clients. The Company provides these services through licensed software or by outsourced solutions.

In March 2016, the Company entered into an oral agreement to sell its human resource management and payroll processing business (the “Payroll Division”) to Asure Software, Inc. (“Asure”). The agreement will become effective upon completion of the sale.
 
The accompanying special purpose financial statements represent the financial position, results of operations, changes in invested equity and cash flows of the Payroll Division. Within these financial statements “we”, “us” and “our” refers to the Payroll Division.
 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying special purpose carve-out financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Payroll Division is an integrated business of the Company that operates in a single business segment and is not a stand-alone entity. The financial statements of the Payroll Division reflect the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses directly attributable to the Payroll Division, as well as allocations of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses deemed reasonable by management, to present the financial position, results of operations, changes in invested equity and cash flows of the Payroll Division on a stand-alone basis. The allocation methodologies have been described within the notes to the financial statements where appropriate, and management considers the allocations to be reasonable. The financial information included herein may not necessarily reflect the financial position, results of operations, changes in invested equity and cash flows of the Payroll Division in the future or what they would have been had the Payroll Division been a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
 
The Payroll Division leases its corporate headquarters from Mangrove Investments, LLC, (“MI LLC”), a related party. The Payroll Division and MI LLC are related through common ownership and the Company has guaranteed the loan of MI LLC. MI LLC is a variable interest entity, as the Payroll Division has effectively guaranteed the owners’ investment in MI LLC and continues to substantially fund MI’s operations through the leasing arrangement. The Payroll Division has elected to apply Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-07, Consolidation (Topic 810): Applying Variable Interest Entities Guidance to Common Control Leasing Arrangements, and accordingly, the Company has not consolidated MI LLC.
 
As of December 31, 2015, the debt owed by MI LLC amounted to $2,318,014. The Payroll Division has a lease arrangement with MI LLC through December 2038, with monthly payments equaling a variable amount consisting of monthly principal and interest payment on the property, plus sales tax on the entire amount. See Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies, for further discussion.
 
USE OF ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. These estimates relate to the allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of long-lived assets and income taxes as well as allocations of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Actual results could differ from the estimates included in the accompanying financial statements.
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
The Payroll Division considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities at the dates of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated cash flow statement. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
Accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due from customers under normal trade terms as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. Allowance for doubtful accounts are provided for based upon a variety of factors, including historical amounts written-off, an evaluation of current economic conditions, and an assessment of individual customer collectability. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Payroll Division had recorded $30,329 and $29,979, respectively, as an allowance for doubtful accounts.
 
REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
The Payroll Division recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ASC 605-25, Revenue Recognition  Multiple Element Arrangements, Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (“ASU 2009-13”), and Staff Accounting Bulletin 104, Revenue Recognition. Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection of the revenue is probable.
 
The Payroll Division derives its revenue predominantly from recurring fees and non- recurring service fees. Recurring fees are collected under agreements for payroll, timekeeping, HR-related cloud-based computing services, all of which are generally cancellable by the client on 60 days’ notice or less. Non-recurring service fees consist mainly of implementation and custom reporting services. Such fees are billed to clients and revenue is recorded upon completion of the service. The Payroll Division’s agreements do not include general rights of return. As such, the agreements are accounted for as service contracts.
 
Most multiple-element arrangements include a short implementation services phase which involves client setup procedures and loading data into the Payroll Division’s cloud-based applications. Such activities are performed by either the Payroll Division or a third party vendor. Major recurring fees included in multiple-element arrangements include:
 
 
·
Payroll processing and related services, including payroll reporting and tax filing services delivered on a weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly basis depending upon the payroll frequency of the client and on an annual basis if a client selects Form W-2 preparation and processing services;
 
·
Time and attendance reporting services delivered on a monthly basis; and
 
·
Cloud-based HR software solutions, including employee administration and benefits enrollment and administration, delivered on a monthly basis.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
REVENUE RECOGNITION (CONTINUED)
 
For each agreement, the Payroll Division evaluates whether the individual deliverables qualify as separate units of accounting. The Payroll Division’s deliverables typically do not have standalone value upon delivery, and as such are generally and treated as a single unit of accounting by frequency of occurrence for the product category involved such as biweekly payroll or monthly timekeeping services. Revenues for such arrangements treated as a single unit of accounting are generally recognized within the same month that the services are rendered given that the agreements are cancellable with 60 days’ or less notice.
 
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS
 
Property, equipment and improvements are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, which range from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the lease term or the economic life of the asset. Expenditures that materially increase the asset’s life are capitalized, while ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Upon disposition of property and equipment, the related cost, and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the statement of operations.
 
The useful lives of property, equipment and improvements are as follows:
 
 
Estimated Useful Lives
Benefits administration software
3 years
Computer and related equipment
5 years
Furniture and fixtures
7 years
Equipment – other
5 – 7 years
Leasehold improvements
Lower of asset’s useful life or lease term
 
 
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 MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Intangible assets are recorded at cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortization expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Intangible assets consist of capitalized software development costs and customer- related assets.
 
The Payroll Division capitalizes software development costs associated with its Version 5 and Version 7 payroll and human resource support modules. Capitalized costs include salaries and payroll related costs for employees, based on their participation in the project, during the capitalization period. The capitalization period includes costs incurred subsequent to management’s determination of project feasibility to the date the project is available for release to customers. Development costs that do not meet the above criteria are charged to expense as incurred. Capitalized software development costs are amortized over a period of 4 years.
 
Customer-related intangible assets, include customer contracts and related customer relationships, non-contractual customer relationships and customer lists. Such assets are initially recognized at fair value upon acquisition. Customer-related intangible assets are amortized over a period of 5 years.
 
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
 
The Payroll Division periodically assesses its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Such events or circumstances generally include the occurrence of operating losses or a significant decline in earnings. The Payroll Division considers its future undiscounted cash flows in assessing the recoverability of these assets. The Payroll Division assesses cash flows before interest charges, and when impairment is indicated, reduces the asset value to fair value. If quoted market values are not available, the Payroll Division estimates fair value by calculating the present value of future cash flows. If impairment has occurred, any excess of carrying value over fair value would be recorded as a loss. Based on its review, management of the Payroll Division does not believe that any material impairment of its long-lived assets has occurred.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
INCOME TAXES
 
Our results of operations have historically been included in the federal and state income tax returns of the Company. The income tax amounts reflected in the accompanying special purpose carve-out financial statements have been allocated to the Payroll Division by applying Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740) to the Payroll Division as if it was a separate taxpayer, i.e. applying the “separate return method”. Under this method, the Payroll Division is assumed to file a separate return with the taxing authority, thereby reporting its taxable income or loss and paying the applicable tax to or receiving the appropriate refund from the Company.
 
The Payroll Division accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Payroll Division’s assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such temporary differences are expected to reverse.
 
The Payroll Division assesses the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, if recovery is not more likely than not, the Payroll Division establishes a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent on the Payroll Division generating sufficient taxable income in future years to obtain a benefit from the reversal of temporary differences and from net operating losses.
 
The Payroll Division utilizes a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Payroll Division has recorded a liability of $42,499 related to tax positions taken.
 
The Payroll Division considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately forecast actual outcomes.
 
The Payroll Division has elected to include interest and penalties related to its tax contingences as a component of income tax expense. There were no accruals for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2015.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
 
The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value is as follows:
 
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
 
The carrying values of financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, funds held for clients, client fund obligations, and notes payable, approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities and the relatively stable interest rate environment.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS, NET
 
Property, equipment and improvements consist of the following at December 31:
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Computer and related equipment
  $ 1,098,723     $ 980,184  
Furniture and fixtures
    330,026       326,776  
Equipment – other
    953,937       950,975  
Leasehold improvements
    454,792       454,792  
                 
      2,837,478       2,712,727  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
     (2,548,917 )      (2,444,326 )
                 
Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net
  $ 288,561     $ 268,401  
 
Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $73,214 and $141,621 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Included in property, equipment and improvements are assets under capital leases with a cost basis of $268,123 and $195,385, less accumulated amortization of $211,467 and $130,509, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
NOTE 4 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
 
Intangible assets consist of the following at December 31:

 
 
2015
   
2014
 
Capitalized software development costs
  $ 1,971,276     $ 1,971,276  
Customer relationships
     5,734,506       5,734,506  
                 
      7,705,782       7,705,782  
Less: accumulated amortization
     (6,832,119 )      (6,044,985 )
                 
Intangible Assets, Net
  $ 873,663     $ 1,660,797  
 
Amortization expense amounted to $787,134 and $987,407 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
Estimated future amortization expense for the years ending December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are $584,155, $206,156 and $83,352, respectively.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 5 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following at December 31:
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Accounts payable
  $ 67,323     $ 125,261  
Accrued vacation
    19,946       24,851  
Federal, state and local withholdings
    29,369       29,718  
Income taxes payable
     42,499       111,734  
                 
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses     $ 159,137     $ 291,564  
 
NOTE 6 - FUNDS HELD FOR CLIENTS AND CLIENT FUND OBLIGATIONS
 
The Payroll Division obtains funds from clients in advance of performing payroll and payroll tax filing services on behalf of those clients. Funds held for clients represent assets that are used solely for the purposes of satisfying the obligations to remit funds relating to payroll and payroll tax filling services. Funds held for clients are held in demand deposit accounts at major financial institutions. The Payroll Division has classified funds held for clients as a current asset since these funds are held solely for the purposes of satisfying the client fund obligations.
 
Client fund obligations represent the Payroll Division’s contractual obligations to remit funds to satisfy clients’ payroll and tax payment obligations and are recorded in the accompanying balance sheets at the time that the Payroll Division obtains funds from clients. The client fund obligations represent liabilities that will be repaid within one year of the balance sheet date.
 
NOTE 7 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
The Company sponsors a 401(k) plan covering substantially all its full-time employees. Participants may contribute up to 60% of their gross annual compensation, not to exceed the mandatory limit defined by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The Payroll Division makes matching contributions at a rate of 50% of employee contributions, up to 4% of the employee's gross annual compensation, resulting in a maximum matching contribution of 2% of eligible employee compensation.   The Payroll Division’s contribution amounted to $39,654 and $42,286 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 8 - NOTES PAYABLE
 
Notes payable consist of the following at December 31:
 
    2015     2014  
Promissory note, ($350,000 original amount) - bearing interest at 3.25% per annum, payable in 36 monthly payments of principal and interest of $10,225, commencing September 2014, maturing August 2017, collateralized by equipment and inventory and guaranteed by the shareholders of the Company – The Company was not in compliance with certain covenants of this note. Accordingly, the principal balance outstanding has been classified as current.
  $ 198,722     $ 312,804  
                 
Promissory note, ($385,785 original amount) - bearing interest at 1 year LIBOR (0.629% at December 31, 2014), varying principal payments, maturity date November 2015, secured by treasury stock of the Company
    --       135,795  
                 
Promissory note, ($598,946 original amount) - bearing interest at 5% per annum, payable in 48 monthly payments of principal and interest of $6,353, commencing December 2011, maturity date March 2020, unsecured
    389,794       444,994  
                 
Loans from the shareholders of the Company, ($200,000 each original amount), bearing interest at 12% per annum, payable monthly, no stated maturity date, unsecured, subordinate to all secured debt
    400,000       400,000  
                 
Promissory note, ($111,112 original amount) - bearing interest at 2.04% per annum, payable in 20 quarterly payments of principal and interest of $5,857, commencing August 2010, maturity date April 2015, unsecured
    --       11,626  
                 
      988,516       1,305,219  
Less: current portion of notes payable
    (254,486 )     (706,506 )
                 
Notes Payable, Net of Current Portion
  $ 734,030     $ 598,713  

 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 8 - NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
 
Future minimum principal payments due on these notes payable are as follows:
 
For the Years Ending December 31,
 
Amounts
 
2016
  $ 254,486  
2017
    61,394  
2018
    64,683  
2019
    68,140  
2020
    539,813  
         
Total
  $ 988,516  
 

NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
 
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consist of the following at December 31:
           
    2015     2014  
Current:                
Federal   $ --     $ 42,499  
State
    --       --  
                 
Total current
    --       42,499  
                 
Deferred:                
Federal
    (48,501 )     (206,225 )
State
    (5,072 )     (32,073 )
                 
Total deferred
    (53,573 )     (238,298 )
                 
Total Income Tax Benefit
  $ (53,573 )   $ (195,799 )

 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
 
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following at December 31:
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Deferred Tax Assets:            
Property, equipment and improvements
  $ 48,070     $ 41,721  
Intangible assets
    809,670       666,465  
Accrued expenses
    7,506       9,351  
Allowance for doubtful receivables
    11,502       46,688  
Net operating losses carryforward
    85,731       163,544  
Research & development credit carryforward
    68,026       49,163  
                 
Deferred Tax Assets
  $ 1,030,505     $ 976,932  
 

As of December 31, 2015, we have federal and state income tax net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $227,800, which will expire at various dates from 2034 through 2035. Additionally, we have research & development credits carryforward of approximately $68,000 for developing software, which will expire at various dates from 2034 through 2035.
 
The Company is subject to income tax in the federal and certain state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to federal and state examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2011.
 
NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Payroll Division has entered into a lease arrangement with MI LLC for office space in the state of Florida. The lease term expires in 2038. The rent payments consist of base rent equal to the monthly principal and interest payments associated with the underlying mortgage on the property, plus sales tax on the entire amount, and additional payments towards operating expenses including repairs, maintenance, utilities and property taxes.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 11 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
LEASES
 
The Payroll Division leases office space under various operating lease agreements, including an agreement with a related party. In addition, the Payroll Division leases equipment under various operating and capital leases. The lease terms expire on various dates through 2038. Certain lease agreements contain provisions for rent escalations during the lease terms.
 
At December 31, 2015, future minimum rentals under these leases are as follows:
 
    Operating Leases              
For the Years Ending December 31,
 
Related Party
   
Other
   
Total
   
Capital Leases
   
Total
 
2016
  $ 164,352     $ 68,628     $ 232,980     $ 30,513     $ 263,493  
2017
    164,352       5,719       170,071       25,766       195,837  
2018
    164,352       --       164,352       4,287       168,639  
2019
    164,352       --       164,352       --       164,352  
2020
    164,352       --       164,352       --       164,352  
Thereafter
     2,958,336       --       2,958,336       --       2,958,336  
                                         
Total
  $ 3,780,096     $ 74,347     $ 3,854,443     $ 60,566     $ 3,915,009  
                                         
Less: amount representing interest
        (10,370 )        
                                         
Present value of minimum lease payments
        50,196          
                                         
Less: current maturities
         (24,073 )        
                                         
Present Value of Minimum Lease Payments, Net of Current Maturity
      $ 26,123          
 
Rent expense amounted to $400,943 and $278,537 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, including rent expense for leases with the related party of $314,950 and $185,663.
 
LITIGATION
 
The Company and the Payroll Division is subject to various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. In the opinion of the Payroll Division’s management, there are no material legal actions pending or threatened which will have a material adverse effect on the Payroll Division’s financial position.
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 12 - INVESTED EQUITY
 
Overview
 
The Payroll Division provides certain management and administrative services to each of the business units of the Company. The costs for such services transferred to other units are reflected in appropriate categories in the accompanying statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Additionally, the Payroll Division performs cash management functions on behalf of the Company. Substantially all of the Company’s cash balances are swept to the Payroll Division on a daily basis, where they are managed and invested by the Payroll Division. As a result, all of the charges and cost allocations to other units covered by these centralized cash management functions were deemed to have been paid to us by the Company, in cash, during the period in which the cost was recorded in the financial statements. In addition, all of the cash receipts on behalf of other units were deemed to have been paid by us to the Company, as they were received. The excess of cash receipts over charges and cash allocation and vice versa is reflected as net contribution from and net distribution to the Company, respectively, in the statements of invested equity and cash flows.
 
Net (Distributions To) Contributions From Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.
 
The significant components of net (distributions to) contributions from Mangrove Employer Services, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:
 
   
For the years ended December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Customer payments and other cash receipts
  $ 2,189,953     $ 2,701,257  
Allocation of expenses
    (332,851 )     (365,230 )
Accounts payable and other payments
    (1,928,778 )     (2,083,356 )
                 
Net cash (distribution to) contribution from Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.
    (71,676 )       252,671  
                 
Allocation of non-cash expenses
    (31,377 )     (60,695 )
                 
Net (Distribution to) Contribution From Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.     $ (103,053 )   $ 191,976  
 
 
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MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES – PAYROLL DIVISION
(A CARVE-OUT OF MANGROVE EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.)
 
NOTES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE CARVE-OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 
NOTE 12 - INVESTED EQUITY (CONTINUED)
 
(Distributions to) contributions from the Company are generally recorded based on actual costs incurred, without a markup. The basis of allocation to the Company and its other units, for the items described above, is as follows:
 
Customer payments and other cash receipts: As indicated above, the Payroll Division performs centralized cash management functions under which all cash receipts are swept to, and managed and invested by, the Payroll Division on a daily basis. To the extent customer payments for other units are received by the Payroll Division, or to the extent other cash receipts are received by the Payroll Division, related to other units, such amounts are applied to the corresponding customer accounts receivable or other receivable balances and are reflected as cash contribution to Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.
 
Allocation of expenses: The Payroll Division administers and incurs the costs associated with certain functions on a centralized basis, including administrative payroll and related tax and benefits processing, bank charges, interest and depreciation, and allocates the associated costs to the other units. Payroll and related taxes have been allocated based on actual time spent by the administrative personnel in other units. All other costs have been allocated based on the relative revenue for each unit in each year.
 
Accounts payable and other payments: All cash disbursements for trade and other accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt, are funded centrally by the Payroll Division. Transactions processed for trade and other accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt, associated with other units of the Company are reflected as cash distributions to Mangrove Employer Services, Inc.
 
NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
The Payroll Division evaluated subsequent events through March 17, 2016, the date these financial statements were issued. Except for the matter disclosed in Note 1, there were no material subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.
 
 
 
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