Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation of Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of InnerWorkings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) included herein have been prepared to conform to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Footnote disclosures that would substantially duplicate the disclosures included in the December 31, 2019 audited financial statements have been omitted from these interim unaudited financial statements pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the accompanying unaudited financial statements have been included, and all adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. The operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2020.

Highly Inflationary Accounting

During 2018, the Argentinian economy was classified as highly inflationary under GAAP due to multiple years of increasing inflation, resulting in the remeasurement of our Argentinian operations into U.S. dollars.  The application of highly inflationary accounting did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Accounts Receivable and Other Financial Assets

Accounts receivable are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms. Payment terms with customers are generally 30 to 90 days from the invoice date. Accounts receivable are stated in the condensed consolidated financial statements at the amount billed to the customer, less an estimate for potential credit losses. Interest is not generally accrued on outstanding balances.

The Company records an allowance for credit losses at the time that accounts receivable are initially recorded based on consideration of the current economic environment, expectation of future economic conditions, the Company’s historical collection experience and a loss-rate approach whereby the allowance is calculated using an estimated historical loss rate formulated by the age of the financial asset and multiplying it by the asset’s amortized cost at the balance sheet date. The Company reassesses its allowance at each reporting period. Aged receivables are written off when it becomes evident, based on age or unique customer circumstance, that such amounts will not be collected and all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted. The accounts receivable allowance expense is recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss.

Additionally, the Company records an allowance for credit losses on other forms of financial assets, including unbilled revenue, other receivables, and other non-current assets. These forms of financial assets require a reserve under ASC 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, as the financial assets are measured at amortized cost and represent receivables that result from revenue transactions under the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and other off-balance-sheet credit exposures, such as third-party supplier loan commitments. The Company records an allowance at the time the financial assets are initially recorded based on consideration of qualitative factors specific to the financial asset, including, but not limited to, credit-worthiness of the customer or supplier, in addition to the economic and historical collection factors previously noted. The allowances for credit losses for unbilled revenue, other receivables, and other non-current assets are immaterial to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020. The other financial asset allowance expenses are recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss.

The Company believes its allowances are appropriately stated considering the quality of its financial asset portfolio as of March 31, 2020. While credit losses have historically been within expectations and the provisions established, the Company cannot guarantee that its credit loss experience will continue to be consistent with historical experience.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires entities to measure the impairment of certain financial instruments, including trade receivables, based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The guidance introduces a new credit reserving methodology known as the Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") methodology, which will alter the estimation process, inputs, and assumptions used in estimating credit losses. For the financial assets that are under the scope of this standard, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that estimates the loss over the lifetime of the asset based on macroeconomic conditions that correlate with historical loss experience, delinquency trends and aging behavior of receivables, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This will result in earlier recognition of allowance for doubtful accounts and will replace the Company’s “incurred loss” model that delayed the full amount of credit loss until the loss is probable of occurring. In addition, the standard requires entities to evaluate financial instruments by recording allowance for doubtful accounts by pooling of instruments based on similar risk characteristics, rather than a specific identification approach. The effective date is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and related ASUs effective January 1, 2020 using a modified-retrospective transition method. The adoption and application of this standard did not have a material impact to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company will continue to actively monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on expected losses.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The effective date is the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted for the removed disclosures and delayed adoption until fiscal year 2020 permitted for the new disclosures. The removed and modified disclosures will be adopted on a retrospective basis and the new disclosures will be adopted on a prospective basis. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2020 with no material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, as part of its simplification initiative to reduce the cost and complexity in accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. ASU 2019-12 also amends other aspects of the guidance to help simplify and promote consistent application of GAAP. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The optional amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020, and the Company may elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this guidance will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.