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Commitments & Contingencies and Tax Matters
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
Commitments & Contingencies and Tax Matters [Abstract]  
Commitments & Contingencies and Tax Matters

Note 10— Commitments & Contingencies and Tax Matters  

 

Legal Proceedings

 

In March 2014, Saregama India, Limited filed a lawsuit against the Company before the Barasat District Court (the “Court”), seeking approximately $1.6 million as damages and an injunction for copyright infringement. The main ground for the lawsuit was an allegation that the Company avails the plaintiff’s sound recordings through the Company’s platform with full knowledge that the sound recordings have been uploaded and are being communicated to the public without obtaining any license from the plaintiff.

 

The Company filed an application under Order 7 Rule 10 of the Indian Code of Civil Procedure stating that the suit was wrongly instituted in the present Court and therefore the complaint should be returned to the Plaintiff. After hearing submissions of the counsels of Saregama and the Company, the Court found merit in the application filed by the Company and on February 16, 2017 ordered the complaint along with court fee be returned to Saregama, with a direction to submit the same before the proper jurisdiction.

 

The Company has not received any notice that a new suit has been filed in any other jurisdiction by Saregama and believes that the possibility of material liability related to this on the matter is remote.

 

The Company may from time to time be subject to other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance in this regard, the Company does not expect any of those legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. 

 

Tax Audits 

 

In September 2016, the Company was notified that the Zedge Europe AS tax returns for 2012 through 2016 were going to be audited by the tax authorities in Norway. The initial audit meeting took place in October 2016 and the audit is progressing. No significant issues have been identified at this time. Amounts asserted by taxing authorities or the amount ultimately assessed against the Company could be greater than any accrued amount. Accordingly, provisions may be recorded in the future as estimates are revised or underlying matters are settled or resolved. Imposition of assessments as a result of tax audits could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

 

Research and Development Credits

 

As of April 30, 2018, the balance of the Company’s net receivable from SkatteFUNN, a Norwegian government program designed to stimulate research and development in Norwegian trade and industry, was $212,000 which was included in “Other current assets” in the consolidated balance sheet. SkatteFUNN credits of $0 and $39,000 were recorded as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expense for the three months and nine months ended April 30, 2018 respectively, and $33,000 and $ 289,000 were recorded as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expense for the three months and nine months ended April 30, 2017, of which $204,000 was related to prior periods. The Company has not worked on SkatteFUNN related projects since January 2018.