Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

As of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, the fair values of our financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, amounts due from related parties and accounts payable, were not materially different from their carrying values due to the short term nature of these financial instruments.

The following are our assets and liabilities that all have been measured at fair value using Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015:


	March 31,		September 30,
	2016		2015
Money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents	$	66,046	$	33,241
Current portion of due from related parties related to share based payment awards		3,966		4,267
Long term portion of due from related parties related to share based payment awards		5,258		6,446
Current portion of accounts payable, accrued expenses and deposits related to share based payment awards		3,966		4,267
Long term portion of employer compensation liability related to share based payment awards		5,258		6,446

- 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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