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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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Form 10-Q

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x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2021

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-36348

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	46-4066644
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1400 American Lane Schaumburg, Illinois	60173
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(847) 463-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	PCTY	The NASDAQ Global Select Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	x	Accelerated Filer	o
Non-Accelerated Filer	o	Smaller Reporting Company	o
		Emerging Growth Company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 55,110,343 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of January 28, 2022.

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Paylocity Holding Corporation

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2021

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income	3
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	4
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	6
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	19
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	33
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	34
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	35
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS	35
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	35
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	35
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	35
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION	35
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS	35
SIGNATURES	37

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	202,287	$	84,104
Corporate investments	4,456		—
Accounts receivable, net	6,267		9,830
Deferred contract costs	44,230		50,294
Prepaid expenses and other	15,966		22,795
Total current assets before funds held for clients	273,206		167,023
Funds held for clients	1,759,677		1,920,063
Total current assets	2,032,883		2,087,086
Capitalized internal-use software, net	45,018		53,107
Property and equipment, net	59,835		62,425
Operating lease right-of-use assets	43,984		49,611
Intangible assets, net	13,027		35,175
Goodwill	33,650		68,326
Long-term deferred contract costs	170,663		191,385
Long-term prepaid expenses and other	4,223		6,778
Deferred income tax assets	11,602		34,697
Total assets	$	2,414,885	$	2,588,590
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	4,230	$	6,600
Accrued expenses	103,109		79,507
Total current liabilities before client fund obligations	107,339		86,107
Client fund obligations	1,759,677		1,920,063
Total current liabilities	1,867,016		2,006,170
Long-term operating lease liabilities	67,201		71,877
Other long-term liabilities	1,958		2,069
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,780		1,781
Total liabilities	$	1,937,955	$	2,081,897
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021	$	—	$	—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 155,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021; 54,594 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and 55,105 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021	55		55
Additional paid-in capital	241,718		231,106
Retained earnings	235,091		275,876
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	66		(344)
Total stockholders' equity	$	476,930	$	506,693
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,414,885	$	2,588,590

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2020		2021		2020		2021
Revenues:
Recurring and other revenue	$	145,393	$	195,041	$	280,268	$	375,865
Interest income on funds held for clients	936		996		1,855		1,869
Total revenues	146,329		196,037		282,123		377,734
Cost of revenues	53,542		70,821		102,922		134,070
Gross profit	92,787		125,216		179,201		243,664
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	37,775		52,219		75,449		102,104
Research and development	19,338		25,278		37,985		48,354
General and administrative	29,323		39,581		55,967		74,816
Total operating expenses	86,436		117,078		169,401		225,274
Operating income	6,351		8,138		9,800		18,390
Other expense	(379)		(372)		(636)		(489)
Income before income taxes	5,972		7,766		9,164		17,901
Income tax benefit	(3,670)		(2,087)		(12,938)		(22,884)
Net income	$	9,642	$	9,853	$	22,102	$	40,785
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(187)		(335)		(410)		(410)
Comprehensive income	$	9,455	$	9,518	$	21,692	$	40,375
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.18	$	0.18	$	0.41	$	0.74
Diluted	$	0.17	$	0.17	$	0.39	$	0.72
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic	54,305		55,067		54,160		54,938
Diluted	56,343		56,468		56,122		56,486

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at September 30, 2020	54,223	$	54	$	209,582	$	176,732	$	452	$	386,820
Stock-based compensation	—	—		17,187		—		—		17,187
Stock options exercised	146	—		1,403		—		—		1,403
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	9	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	60	—		6,100		—		—		6,100
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(68)	—		(12,747)		—		—		(12,747)
Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(188)		(188)
Currency translation adjustments	—	—		—		—		1		1
Net income	—	—		—		9,642		—		9,642
Balances at December 31, 2020	54,370	$	54	$	221,525	$	186,374	$	265	$	408,218

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at September 30, 2021	55,019	$	55	$	201,504	$	266,023	$	(9)	$	467,573
Stock-based compensation	—	—		28,122		—		—		28,122
Stock options exercised	44	—		383		—		—		383
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	12	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock upon employee stock purchase plan	53	—		7,216		—		—		7,216
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(23)	—		(6,119)		—		—		(6,119)
Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(335)		(335)
Net income	—	—		—		9,853		—		9,853
Balances at December 31, 2021	55,105	$	55	$	231,106	$	275,876	$	(344)	$	506,693

	Six Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at June 30, 2020	53,792	$	54	$	227,907	$	164,272	$	675	$	392,908
Stock-based compensation	—	—		32,233		—		—		32,233
Stock options exercised	234	—		1,932		—		—		1,932
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	608	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	60	—		6,100		—		—		6,100
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(324)	—		(46,647)		—		—		(46,647)
Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(411)		(411)
Currency translation adjustments	—	—		—		—		1		1
Net income	—	—		—		22,102		—		22,102
Balances at December 31, 2020	54,370	$	54	$	221,525	$	186,374	$	265	$	408,218

	Six Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balances at June 30, 2021	54,594	$	55	$	241,718	$	235,091	$	66	$	476,930
Stock-based compensation	—	—		49,228		—		—		49,228
Stock options exercised	195	—		1,812		—		—		1,812
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units	536	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	53	—		7,216		—		—		7,216
Net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price related to equity awards	(273)	—		(68,868)		—		—		(68,868)
Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(410)		(410)
Net income	—	—		—		40,785		—		40,785
Balances at December 31, 2021	55,105	$	55	$	231,106	$	275,876	$	(344)	$	506,693

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2020		2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	22,102	$	40,785
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Stock-based compensation expense	30,936		45,802
Depreciation and amortization expense	21,071		23,383
Deferred income tax benefit	(12,940)		(22,952)
Provision for credit losses	98		103
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on available-for-sale securities	255		221
Amortization of debt issuance costs	83		90
Other	515		247
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,287)		(916)
Deferred contract costs	(23,431)		(26,786)
Prepaid expenses and other	(3,388)		(10,008)
Accounts payable	1,070		1,403
Accrued expenses and other	(15,412)		(24,514)
Net cash provided by operating activities	19,672		26,858
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	—		(190,000)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	58,996		60,391
Capitalized internal-use software costs	(14,832)		(17,966)
Purchases of property and equipment	(6,045)		(10,528)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	(14,992)		(60,234)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	23,127		(218,337)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in client fund obligations	876,982		160,325
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	6,100		7,216
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(44,749)		(67,109)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(17)		(41)
Net cash provided by financing activities	838,316		100,391
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	881,115		(91,088)
Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	1,492,133		1,945,881
Cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$	2,373,248	$	1,854,793
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid	$	—	$	125
Liabilities assumed for acquisition	$	281	$	1,874
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest	$	584	$	126
Refunds received for income taxes	$	(110)	$	(115)
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents to the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	218,696	$	84,104
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	2,154,552		1,770,689
Total cash, cash equivalents and funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	$	2,373,248	$	1,854,793

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(all amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(1) Organization and Description of Business

Paylocity Holding Corporation (the “Company”) is a cloud-based provider of payroll and human capital management software solutions. Services are provided in a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) delivery model utilizing the Company’s cloud-based platform. The Company’s comprehensive product suite, comprised of payroll, human capital management, workforce management, talent management, benefits, modern workforce solutions and analytics & insights, delivers a unified platform that allows clients to make strategic decisions while promoting a modern workplace and improving employee engagement.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Use of Estimates

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; accordingly, accounting estimates require the exercise of judgment. Accounting estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes.

(b) Interim Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The results of operations for three and six months ended December 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or the results for any future periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended June 30, 2021 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(c) Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, using the asset and liability method. The Company’s provision for income taxes is based on the annual effective rate method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it believes that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If the Company determines that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net-recorded amount, it would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

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(d) Recently Issued Accounting Standards

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that the impact of other recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

(3) Revenue

The Company derives its revenue from contracts predominantly from recurring and non-recurring service fees. While the majority of its agreements are generally cancellable by the client on 60 days’ notice or less, the Company also offers term agreements to its clients, which are generally two years in length. Recurring fees are derived from payroll, timekeeping, and HR-related cloud-based computing services. The majority of the Company’s recurring fees are satisfied over time as services are provided. The performance obligations related to payroll services are satisfied upon the processing of the client’s payroll with the fee charged and collected based on a per employee per payroll frequency fee. The performance obligations related to time and attendance services and HR related services are satisfied over time each month with the fee charged and collected based on a per employee per month fee. For subscription-based fees which can include payroll, time and attendance, and HR related services, the Company recognizes the applicable recurring fees over time each month with the fee charged and collected based on a per employee per month fee. Non-recurring service fees consist mainly of nonrefundable implementation fees, which involve setting the client up in, and loading data into, the Company’s cloud-based modules. These implementation activities are considered set-up activities. The Company has determined that the nonrefundable upfront fees provide certain clients with a material right to renew the contract.

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table disaggregates revenue by Recurring fees and Implementation services and other, which the Company believes depicts the nature, amount and timing of its revenue:

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2020		2021		2020		2021
Recurring fees	$	140,461	$	188,159	$	270,153	$	362,856
Implementation services and other	4,932		6,882		10,115		13,009
Total revenues from contracts	$	145,393	$	195,041	$	280,268	$	375,865

Deferred revenue

The timing of revenue recognition for recurring revenue is consistent with the timing of invoicing as they occur simultaneously based on the client’s payroll frequency or by month for subscription-based fees. As such, the Company does not recognize contract assets or liabilities related to recurring revenue.

The nonrefundable upfront fees related to implementation services are invoiced with the client’s first payroll period. The Company defers and amortizes these nonrefundable upfront fees generally over a period up to 24 months based on the type of contract. The following table summarizes the changes in deferred revenue (i.e. contract liability) related to these nonrefundable upfront fees as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
	2020		2021		2020		2021
Balance at beginning of the period	$	7,670	$	8,717	$	8,434	$	8,734
Deferral of revenue	2,860		5,407		5,990		9,760
Revenue recognized	(3,465)		(4,783)		(7,359)		(9,153)
Balance at end of the period	$	7,065	$	9,341	$	7,065	$	9,341

Deferred revenue related to these nonrefundable upfront fees are recorded within Accrued expenses and Other long-term liabilities on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects to recognize these deferred revenue balances of $5,502 in fiscal 2022, $3,351 in fiscal 2023 and $488 in fiscal 2024 and thereafter.

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Deferred contract costs

The Company defers certain selling and commission costs that meet the capitalization criteria under ASC 340-40. The Company also capitalizes certain costs to fulfill a contract related to its proprietary products if they are identifiable, generate or enhance resources used to satisfy future performance obligations and are expected to be recovered under ASC 340-40. Implementation fees are treated as nonrefundable upfront fees and the related implementation costs are required to be capitalized and amortized over the expected period of benefit, which is the period in which the Company expects to recover the costs and enhance its ability to satisfy future performance obligations.

The Company utilizes the portfolio approach to account for both the cost of obtaining a contract and the cost of fulfilling a contract. These capitalized costs are amortized over the expected period of benefit, which has been determined to be over 7 years based on the Company’s average client life and other qualitative factors, including rate of technological changes. The Company does not incur any additional costs to obtain or fulfill contracts upon renewal. The Company recognizes additional selling and commission costs and fulfillment costs when an existing client purchases additional services. These additional costs only relate to the additional services purchased and do not relate to the renewal of previous services.

The following tables present the deferred contract costs and the related amortization expense for these deferred contract costs:

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	118,644	$	14,071	$	(6,898)	$	125,817
Costs to fulfill a contract	49,808		8,143		(2,294)		55,657
Total	$	168,452	$	22,214	$	(9,192)	$	181,474

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	149,222	$	14,929	$	(8,587)	$	155,564
Costs to fulfill a contract	76,785		13,100		(3,770)		86,115
Total	$	226,007	$	28,029	$	(12,357)	$	241,679

	Six Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	113,575	$	25,711	$	(13,469)	$	125,817
Costs to fulfill a contract	44,468		15,504		(4,315)		55,657
Total	$	158,043	$	41,215	$	(17,784)	$	181,474

	Six Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Beginning Balance		Capitalized Costs		Amortization		Ending Balance
Costs to obtain a new contract	$	145,718	$	26,666	$	(16,820)	$	155,564
Costs to fulfill a contract	69,175		24,040		(7,100)		86,115
Total	$	214,893	$	50,706	$	(23,920)	$	241,679

Deferred contract costs are recorded within Deferred contract costs and Long-term deferred contract costs on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of deferred contract costs is recorded in Cost of revenues, Sales and marketing, and General and administrative in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

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Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of the Company’s remaining performance obligations related to minimum monthly fees on its term-based contracts was approximately $43,248 as of December 31, 2021, which will be generally recognized over the next 24 months. This balance excludes the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and contracts for which the variable consideration is allocated entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations.

4) Business Combinations

On August 31, 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Blue Marble Payroll, LLC (“Blue Marble”) and its equity holders and acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Blue Marble for cash consideration of $60,961, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Blue Marble’s payroll platform enables U.S.-based companies to manage payroll for employees outside the U.S. in line with complex local and country-specific requirements across many countries. This acquisition enables the Company to better serve its clients in managing their international workforces through a unified solution to pay employees, automate processes and stay compliant with regulations in other countries.

An entity affiliated with Steven I. Sarowitz, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the largest shareholder of the Company, was the largest equity holder of Blue Marble. The Board of Directors of the Company appointed the Audit Committee, which is comprised solely of directors who are independent of the management of Blue Marble, the Blue Marble equity holders and the Company, to evaluate, assess and negotiate on its behalf the terms and conditions in the Purchase Agreement. The Audit Committee and the disinterested directors of the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Purchase Agreement and transactions specified within it.

The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The Company applied the acquisition method of accounting and recorded the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition with the excess consideration paid recorded as goodwill. The fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are currently provisional and may change as the estimates and assumptions are subject to change over the measurement period as the Company continues to evaluate and analyze the transaction. The measurement period will end no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Blue Marble is as follows:

	August 31, 2021
Proprietary technology	$	21,200
Client relationships	3,100
Trade names	1,200
Goodwill	34,676
Other assets acquired	2,659
Liabilities assumed	(1,874)
Total purchase price	$	60,961

The results from this acquisition have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the closing of the acquisition and are not material to the Company. Pro forma information was not presented because the effect of the acquisition was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The goodwill related to this transaction is primarily related to the assembled workforce and growth opportunities from the expansion of the Company’s product offerings. The goodwill associated with this acquisition is deductible for income tax purposes. Direct costs related to the acquisition were immaterial and recorded as General and administrative expenses as incurred.

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(5) Balance Sheet Information

The following tables provide details of selected consolidated balance sheet items:

Activity in the allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable was as follows:

Balance at June 30, 2021	$	800
Charged to expense	103
Write-offs	(97)
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	806

Capitalized internal-use software and accumulated amortization were as follows:

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2021
Capitalized internal-use software	$	150,922	$	171,226
Accumulated amortization	(105,904)		(118,119)
Capitalized internal-use software, net	$	45,018	$	53,107

Amortization of capitalized internal-use software costs is included in Cost of revenues and amounted to $5,882 and $6,087 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively, and $11,268 and $12,215 for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021.

Property and equipment, net consist of the following:

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2021
Office equipment	$	5,211	$	5,709
Computer equipment	45,420		50,883
Furniture and fixtures	13,104		12,791
Software	6,641		7,494
Leasehold improvements	46,814		47,192
Time clocks rented by clients	5,399		6,039
Total	122,589		130,108
Accumulated depreciation	(62,754)		(67,683)
Property and equipment, net	$	59,835	$	62,425

Depreciation expense amounted to $4,014 and $3,974 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively, and $8,019 and $7,816 for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

The following table summarizes changes in goodwill during the six months ended December 31, 2021:

	December 31, 2021
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	33,650
Additions attributable to acquisition	34,676
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	68,326

Refer to Note 4 for further details on the current year acquisition.

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The Company’s amortizable intangible assets and estimated useful lives are as follows:

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2021		Weighted average useful life (years)
Proprietary technology	$	6,129	$	27,329	6.6
Client relationships	19,200		22,300		7.8
Non-solicitation agreements	1,600		1,600		3.1
Trade names	440		1,640		5.0
Total	27,369		52,869
Accumulated amortization	(14,342)		(17,694)
Intangible assets, net	$	13,027	$	35,175

Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $940 and $2,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively, and $1,784 and $3,352 for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:

Remainder of fiscal 2022	$	3,981
Fiscal 2023	7,808
Fiscal 2024	6,803
Fiscal 2025	5,748
Fiscal 2026	4,129
Thereafter	6,706
Total	$	35,175

The components of accrued expenses were as follows:

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2021
Accrued payroll and personnel costs	$	73,969	$	46,764
Operating lease liabilities	7,549		6,450
Deferred revenue	9,442		11,792
Other	12,149		14,501
Total accrued expenses	$	103,109	$	79,507

(6) Corporate Investments and Funds Held for Clients

Corporate investments and funds held for clients consist of the following:

	June 30, 2021
Type of Issue	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	202,287	$	—	$	—	$	202,287
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	1,743,594		—		—		1,743,594
Available-for-sale securities:
Corporate bonds	13,390		70		—		13,460
Asset-backed securities	7,062		17		—		7,079
Total available-for-sale securities (1)	20,452		87		—		20,539
Total investments	$	1,966,333	$	87	$	—	$	1,966,420

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(1) Included within the fair value of total available-for-sale securities above is $4,456 of corporate investments and $16,083 of funds held for clients.

	December 31, 2021
Type of Issue	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	84,104	$	—	$	—	$	84,104
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	1,770,689		—		—		1,770,689
Available-for-sale securities:
Commercial paper	62,240		3		(16)		62,227
Corporate bonds	42,873		—		(286)		42,587
Asset-backed securities	10,361		1		(26)		10,336
Certificates of deposit	20,500		—		(7)		20,493
U.S treasury securities	4,042		—		(19)		4,023
U.S government agency securities	7,000		—		(101)		6,899
Other	2,824		—		(15)		2,809
Total available-for-sale securities (2)	149,840		4		(470)		149,374
Total investments	$	2,004,633	$	4	$	(470)	$	2,004,167

(2) All available-for-sale securities are included in funds held for clients.

Cash and cash equivalents and funds held for clients’ cash and cash equivalents include demand deposit accounts, money market funds and commercial paper at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021.

Classification of investments on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	202,287	$	84,104
Corporate investments	4,456		—
Funds held for clients	1,759,677		1,920,063
Total investments	$	1,966,420	$	2,004,167

Available-for-sale securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for a period of less than 12 months as of December 31, 2021 had fair market value as follows:

	December 31, 2021
	Securities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months
	Gross unrealized losses		Fair Value
Commercial paper	$	(16)	$	35,463
Corporate bonds	(286)		42,587
Asset-backed securities	(26)		9,664
Certificates of deposit	(7)		15,243
U.S. treasury securities	(19)		4,023
U.S. government agency securities	(101)		6,899
Other	(15)		2,809
Total available-for-sale securities	$	(470)	$	116,688

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There were no available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2021. As a result, no securities have been in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months as of December 31, 2021.

The Company regularly reviews the composition of its portfolio to determine the existence of credit impairment. The Company did not recognize any credit impairment losses during the three or six months ended December 31, 2020 or 2021. All securities in the Company’s portfolio held an A-1 rating or better as of December 31, 2021.

The Company did not make any material reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income for realized gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities during the three or six months ended December 31, 2020 or 2021. There were no realized gains or losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities for the three or six months ended December 31, 2020 or 2021.

Expected maturities of available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2021 are as follows:

	Amortized cost		Fair value
One year or less	$	94,906	$	94,867
One year to two years	33,284		33,124
Two years to three years	16,637		16,437
Three years to five years	5,013		4,946
Total available-for-sale securities	$	149,840	$	149,374

(7) Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

•Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

•Level 2—Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

•Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The Company measures certain cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and client fund obligations at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The Company considers the recorded value of these financial assets and liabilities to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 based upon the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

Marketable securities, consisting of securities classified as available-for-sale as well as certain cash equivalents, are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 inputs obtained from an independent pricing service. Available-for-sale securities include commercial paper, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, certificate of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, U.S. government agency and other securities. The independent pricing service utilizes a variety of inputs including benchmark yields, broker/dealer quoted prices, reported trades, issuer spreads as well as other available market data. The Company, on a sample basis, validates the pricing from the independent pricing service against another third-party pricing source for reasonableness. The Company has not adjusted any prices obtained by the independent pricing service, as it believes they are appropriately valued. There were no available-for-sale securities classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2021.

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The fair value level for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities is as follows:

	June 30, 2021
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	202,287	$	202,287	$	—	$	—
Funds held for clients' cash and cash equivalents	1,743,594		1,743,594		—		—
Available-for-sale securities:
Corporate bonds	13,460		—		13,460		—
Asset-backed securities	7,079		—		7,079		—
Total available-for-sale securities	20,539