Note 5 - Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated on the straight-line method at rates calculated to provide for retirement of assets at the end of their estimated useful lives. The annual rates are

20%

for computer hardware and software as well as furniture and office equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or the lease term.

Property and equipment are comprised of the following:

	September 30 , 2017		December 31, 2016
Equipment and furniture	$	912	$	1,045
Computers and systems		5,981		5,521
Leasehold improvements		857		804
		7,750		7,370

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		4,131		3,318

Property and equipment, net	$	3,619	$	4,052

The Company periodically writes off fully depreciated

and amortized assets. The Company wrote off fully depreciated and amortized assets of

$367

and

$2,677

during the

thirty-nine

week periods ended

September 30, 2017

and

October 1, 2016,

respectively. Depreciation expense for the

thirty-nine

week periods ended

September 30, 2017

and

October 1, 2016

was

$1,179

and

$1,114,

respectively.