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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 17. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS On May 7, 2021, the Company completed the sale of 100% of the capital stock of DSS Digital Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“DSS Digital”), to Proof Authentication Corporation (the “Buyer”) pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “Digital Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Digital Purchase Agreement, the Buyer purchased DSS Digital for a purchase price of $5,000,000, consisting of $3 million in cash; $1.5 million in potential earn-out if certain performance targets are met during an earn-out period commencing on the one-year anniversary of the closing and ending the day before the six-year of the closing; and $0.5 million in trade credit or license fee rebates. Consistent with the Company’s policy for accounting for gain contingencies, the earn out will be recorded when determined realizable which did not occur during the twelve-months ended December 31, 2022. The Company has not utilized the $0.5 million trade credit as of December 31, 2022. The net effect of sale of DSS Digital, inclusive of income tax, is a net gain of $2,333,000. This amount is included in Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

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