2.	BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. However, certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed, or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are unaudited. The balance sheet as of June 30, 2020 is derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The accompanying statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes contained in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2020 Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 filed with the SEC on September 4, 2020.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and as of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries charlesandcolvard.com, LLC; Charles & Colvard Direct, LLC; and Charles & Colvard (HK) Ltd., the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary, which was entered into dormancy as of September 30, 2020 following its re-activation in December 2017. Charles & Colvard Direct, LLC, had no operating activity during the six-month periods ended December 31, 2020 or 2019. Charles & Colvard (HK) Ltd. previously became dormant in the second quarter of 2009 and has had no operating activity since 2008. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated.

Significant Accounting Policies – In the opinion of the Company’s management, except as discussed below, the Company’s significant accounting policies used for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, are consistent with those used for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. Accordingly, please refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2020 Annual Report for the Company’s significant accounting policies.

Reclassifications – Certain amounts in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended December 31, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to current presentation related to certain customer credit balances that were reclassified from accounts payable to accrued expenses and other liabilities in the amount of approximately $48,000. These reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position or condensed consolidated results of operations as of or for the periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. As future events and their effects, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related responses, cannot be fully determined with precision, actual results of operations, cash flow, and financial position could differ significantly from estimates. The most significant estimates impacting the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements relate to valuation and classification of inventories, accounts receivable reserves, deferred tax assets, and revenue recognition. Changes in estimates are reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements in the period in which the change in estimate occurs.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash – In accordance with cash management process requirements relating to the Company’s asset-based revolving credit facility from White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC (“White Oak”), there are access and usage restrictions on certain cash deposit balances for periods of up to two business days during which time such deposits are held by White Oak for the benefit of the Company. During the period these cash deposits are held by White Oak, such amounts are classified as restricted cash for reporting purposes on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. In the event that the Company has an outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility from White Oak, restricted cash balances held by White Oak would be applied to reduce such outstanding amounts.

The Company has full access to its cash balances without restriction following the period of time such cash is held by White Oak. For additional information regarding the Company’s asset-based revolving credit facility, see Note 10, “Debt.”

The reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, consists of the following as of the dates presented:

	December 31, 2020		June 30, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,690,105	$	13,993,032
Restricted cash		182,958		624,202
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	16,873,063	$	14,617,234

Recently Adopted/Issued Accounting Pronouncements – Effective July 1, 2020, the Company adopted the new accounting standard related to the measurement and disclosure of credit losses on financial instruments. The new guidance includes a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model that requires an entity to estimate credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures based on historical information, current conditions, and supportable forecasts at the time the asset is recognized and is measured at each reporting period. The new guidance principally aligns the Company’s accounting for its trade accounts receivable with the economics of extending credit and improves its financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of related credit losses.

The adoption of the new accounting standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and the Company did not record a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company amended its allowance for credit losses policy, as set forth below, for the implementation of the new accounting standard.

The Company records an allowance for credit losses, which includes a provision for expected losses based on historical write-offs, adjusted for current conditions as deemed necessary, and a specific reserve for accounts deemed at risk. The allowance is the Company’s estimate for accounts receivable as of the balance sheet date that ultimately will not be collected. Any changes in the allowance are reflected in the results of operations in the period in which the change occurs. The Company writes-off accounts receivable when it becomes probable, based upon customer facts and circumstances, that such amounts will not be collected.

Effective July 1, 2020, the Company also adopted the new accounting standard in connection with accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. The new standard provides guidance to determine the accounting for fees paid in connection with a cloud computing arrangement that may include a software license. The adoption of this new accounting standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In December 2019, the FASB issued guidance on simplifying the accounting for income taxes that is intended to reduce the complexity while maintaining or improving the usefulness of tax disclosure information in financial statements. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company does not expect the impact of the new guidance to have a material impact to the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2020, as amended in January 2021, in response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates (“IBORs”), and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the FASB issued new guidance to ease the burden in accounting for or recognizing the effects of referenced interest rate reform on financial reporting. The new guidance is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As described in more detail in Note 10, “Debt”, borrowings under the Company’s line of credit are based on a rate equal to the one-month LIBOR. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had not borrowed against its line of credit, and therefore, is not subject to recognizing or disclosing any effect of referenced rate reform as of its quarterly period ended December 31, 2020.