CUSTOMER DEPOSITS, CONTRACT RECEIVABLES AND CONTRACT LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Customer Deposits Contract Receivables And Contract Liabilities

CUSTOMER DEPOSITS, CONTRACT RECEIVABLES AND CONTRACT LIABILITIES

NOTE 7: CUSTOMER DEPOSITS, CONTRACT RECEIVABLES AND CONTRACT LIABILITIES

The Company generates revenue from contracts which, among other services, provide wireless and digital promotion rights for certain events including WiFi media network advertising rights, and the development of smart venue wireless networks and software engagement technology products for airports, stadiums, campuses, cities and other venues in the United States and International markets. In general, our contracts require several months of implementation which is charged at a fixed rate, followed by monthly maintenance and management services, ad hoc fixed rate services, and a share in advertising revenue, when applicable.  As a result, the Company will accept deposits from customers, which deposits are applied as each stage of our implementation is complete or under the terms of the service contract.  Invoices issued to customers for the implementation phase of our contracts are due and payable when issued, however, as the associated scope of services have not yet been concluded, these invoices do not yet meet the revenue recognition criteria required to report these amounts as earned revenue (ref: Note 2 – Revenue Recognition).  As a result, deposits when received from customers are included as liabilities on our balance sheets. 

The following table provides balances of customer receivables and contract liabilities as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Customer receivables (1)	$	-	$	-
Contract liabilities (Customer deposits) (1), (2) (a), (b), (c)	$	178,000	$	209,000

(1) The Company has deposits of $178,000 and $209,000, respectively as at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, with respect to certain future services to be provided, which amounts are not yet earned under revenue recognition criteria provided by ASC 606 and therefore, they are not reflected as accounts receivable on the Company’s balance sheets. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded $3,000 and $6,000, respectively as income relative to the above contracts and returned $25,000 in previously paid deposits to one of its customers.  

(2) Contract liabilities are consideration we have received from our customers billed in advance of providing goods or services promised in the future or for work in progress. We defer recognizing this consideration as revenue until we have satisfied the related performance obligation to the customer. Contract liabilities include installation and maintenance charges that are deferred and recognized when the installation is complete or with respect to deposits for maintenance, over the actual or expected contract term, which typically ranges from one to five years depending on the service. Contract liabilities may be included as customer deposits or deferred revenue in our consolidated balance sheets, based on the specifics of the contract. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we have recognized $3,000 and $6,000 in revenue from customer deposits on hand (June 30, 2021 - Nil). The Company and certain customers are currently in negotiations to determine the best way to proceed with the delayed implementation of certain prior period contracts for which we have received deposits but have not completed the scope of work.

Performance Obligations

While we had originally expected to recognize revenue during fiscal 2020 with respect to contracts for which we have received customer deposits, the impact of COVID-19 had a significant impact on implementation.  The Company is currently in negotiations to determine the best way to proceed with the delayed implementation of these contracts, or their termination.

(a) We executed a license agreement for the country of Spain in fiscal 2016 and the Company received an initial deposit of $25,000 against the total licensing fee payable.   This amount has been recorded on the Company’s balance sheets as deferred income.   While the Company and the customer attempted to negotiate an amendment to the terms of the agreement in late fiscal 2019, the onset of COVID-19 resulted in further delays which are ongoing.  As a result, the Company is currently in negotiation for a formal termination of the agreement with this customer.

(b) On July 11, 2019, GZMC entered into an Airport WiFi Sponsorship Marketing Agreement with a third party whereunder GZMC will secure long-term, exclusive and non-exclusive smart venues for WiFi marketing, digital marketing and data analytics for various brand sponsors at various airports across the United States. There were several venues anticipated under the terms of the agreement with installations commencing on various schedules. GZMC generated invoices for $100,000 for each of 13 venues, whereby $65,000 per venue is due on receipt of the invoice and the remaining $35,000 is due sixty days thereafter. As at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has received partial payments of $130,000 against the initial deposit required, of which a total of $25,000 was returned during the period leaving $105,000 on deposit. Previously the Company expected revenue recognition under these contracts to commence in fiscal 2020, however, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the project has been delayed indefinitely. Funds originally provided for the implementation of this project are anticipated to be applied as a deposit on a project yet to be identified or otherwise, fully repaid.

(c) On October 6, 2020, the Company received a purchase order in the amount of $132,000 in regard to a Media Agreement described in Note 9(3) below. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed the installation terms included in the purchase order and as a result $78,000 has been reflected as revenue as at December 31, 2021. A further $6,000 was recorded as income during the six months ended June 30, 2022, with the remaining $48,000 included in deferred income in relation to future service obligations under the contract which will be earned over the term of the service contract.