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Note 10 - Accrued and Other Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Current and Noncurrent Accrued Liabilities [Text Block]
10
. ACCRUED AND OTHER LIABILITIES
 
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
Payroll and related
  $
2,545
    $
2,050
 
Deferred revenue
   
731
     
509
 
Customer deposits
   
3,683
     
5,063
 
Foreign currency forward contract liability
   
5,281
     
-
 
Accrued contract costs
   
719
     
253
 
Warranty reserve
   
126
     
150
 
Deferred rent
   
-
     
109
 
Total
  $
13,085
    $
8,134
 
 
 
Other liabilities - noncurrent consisted of the following:
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
Deferred rent
  $
-
    $
1,881
 
Deferred extended warranty revenue
   
293
     
551
 
Total
  $
293
    $
2,432
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
Accrued payroll and related consisted primarily of accrued bonus, accrued vacation, accrued sales commissions and benefits at
September 
30,
2020
and
2019.
 
 
Deferred Revenue
 
Deferred revenue at
September 30, 2020
included prepayments from customers for services, including extended warranty, scheduled to be performed in the year ended
September 30, 2021.
 
Customer Deposits
 
Customer deposits represent amounts paid by customers as a down payment on hardware orders to be delivered during the year ended
September 30, 2021.
 
Foreign currency forward contract liability
 
 
In
August 2020,
in connection with the acquisition of Amika Mobile (see Note
2,
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies ), the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract to mitigate the foreign currency exchange risk associated with the purchase price that was denominated in Canadian dollars. The forward contract liability represents the fixed value required to settle the forward contract. The foreign currency forward contract is classified under Level
2
of the fair value hierarchy (see Note
5,
Fair Value Measurements).
 
Accrued contract costs
 
Accrued contract costs consist of accrued expenses for contracting a
third
-party service provider to fulfill repair and maintenance obligations required under a contract with a foreign military for units sold in the year ended
September 30, 2011.
Payments to the service provider will be made annually upon completion of each year of service. A new contract was signed with the customer in
May 2019
to continue repair and maintenance services through
May 2024.
These services are being recorded in cost of revenues to correspond with the revenues for these services.
 
Deferred Rent
 
Deferred rent liability as of
September 30, 2019
consists of the difference between the average rental amount charged to expense and amounts payable under the lease for the Company's operating facility. Deferred rent also included cash and leasehold incentives from the landlord in the aggregate amount of
$1,991
as of
September 30, 2019
to compensate for costs incurred by the Company to make the office space ready for operation (leasehold incentives). Prior to the adoption of Topic
842,
leasehold incentives received from a landlord are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis as a reduction to rent expense over the lease term. Upon adoption of Topic
842,
the leasehold incentives were a reduction to the measurement of the operating lease ROU asset. Refer to Note
3,
Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Note
12,
Leases for further detail on the adoption of Topic
842.
 
Warranty Reserve
 
Details of the estimated warranty reserve were as follows:
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
Beginning balance
  $
150
    $
99
 
Warranty provision
   
16
     
85
 
Warranty settlements
   
(40
)    
(34
)
Ending balance
  $
126
    $
150
 
 
The Company establishes a warranty reserve based on anticipated warranty claims at the time product revenue is recognized. Factors affecting warranty reserve levels include the number of units sold, anticipated cost of warranty repairs and anticipated rates of warranty claims. The Company evaluates the adequacy of the provision for warranty costs each reporting period and adjusts the accrued warranty liability to an amount equal to estimated warranty expense for products currently under warranty.
 
Deferred extended warranty revenue
 
Deferred extended warranty revenue consists of warranties purchased in excess of the Company's standard warranty. Extended warranties typically range from
one
to
two
years.