Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

4.	Fair Value Measurements

The consolidated financial statements include financial instruments for which the fair market value may differ from amounts reflected on a historical basis.

Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Carried at Other Than Fair Value

The Company’s financial instruments include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short and long-term debt (except for contingent promissory notes) and other financial instruments associated with the issuance of the common stock. The carrying values of cash equivalents and accounts receivable approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments and past evidence indicates that these instruments settle for their carrying value. The carrying amounts of the Company’s bank borrowings under its credit facility approximate fair value because the interest rates reflect current market rates.

Contingent Consideration

On April 30, 2017, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Probaris Technologies, Inc. (“Seller”) and paid approximately $304,300 to purchase certain commercial identity and authentication software assets (the “Software Assets”). The Company principally purchased the Software Assets to ensure that a key component in the delivery of the Company’s identify management solution offering was neither acquired by a competitor nor no longer made available to license. Also under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to pay contingent consideration of $100,000 to the Seller if the Seller’s sole government customer renews its license agreement in 2018. At December 31, 2017, the Company estimated the fair value of contingent consideration at $100,000 as it believes the government customer renewal is probable based on the current contract renewal stage. The following table outlines changes in the fair value of contingent consideration for the periods presented below:

	YEAR ENDED
	DECEMBER 31,
	2017		2016

Balance, beginning of period	$	—	$	—

Total additions for the period:		—		—

Fair value of Probaris ID™ contingent obligation		100,000		—

Balance, end of period	$	100,000	$	—

Contingent consideration is recorded within “accrued expenses” on the consolidated balance sheets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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