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Account Receivable, Contract Assets, and Contract Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Account Receivable Contract Assets And Contract Liabilities

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consisted of the following at April 30, 2020 and 2019.

		April 30, 2020				April 30, 2019
		(in thousands)
Opening balance		$	63			$	171
Amount invoiced to customers			1,386				857
Collections			(1,344	)			(965	)
Ending balance		$	105			$	63

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Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)
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