14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	NOTE 14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Buying Agency and Supply Agreement The Company has a Buying Agency and Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Forward China. The Supply Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Forward China will act as the Company’s exclusive buying agent and supplier of Products (as defined in the Supply Agreement) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Company purchases products at Forward China’s cost and also pays to Forward China a monthly service fee equal to the sum of (i) $100,000, and (ii) 4% of “Adjusted Gross Profit”, which is defined as the selling price less the cost from Forward China. The Supply Agreement expires October 22, 2023. Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company, is the owner of Forward China. In addition, Jenny P. Yu, a Managing Director of Forward China, beneficially owns more than 5% of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded service fees to Forward China of $1,363,000 and $1,398,000 during Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019, respectively, which are included as a component of cost of sales when revenue is recognized on sales of the related products. On August 14, 2018, the Company entered into a formal agreement, confluent with the Supply Agreement noted above, to address the potential impact of customers sourcing directly from Forward China. Although unlikely, customers may be introduced directly or indirectly by the Company to Forward China. In the event a customer determines to bypass the services of the Company and do business directly with Forward China, Forward China has agreed to pay a commission of 50% of the net revenue generated from the products or services sold to the customer after deduction of direct costs. No commissions have been received per this agreement during Fiscal 2020 or Fiscal 2019. At September 30, 2020, the Company made $107,000 in prepayments to Forward China for inventory purchases, which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Promissory Note On January 18, 2018, the Company issued a $1,600,000 promissory note payable to Forward China in order to fund the acquisition of IPS. The promissory note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum and had an original maturity date of January 18, 2019. Monthly interest payments commenced on February 18, 2018. The Company incurred and paid $128,000 in interest expense associated with this note in both Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019. At September 30, 2020, after being extended, the maturity date of this note was December 30, 2020. The maturity date of the note has been extended on several occasions to assist the Company with liquidity. In December 2020, the maturity date of this note was extended to December 31, 2021. Related Party Sales During Fiscal 2019, the Company’s design division provided services to a customer whose Chief Operating and Financial Officer and equity owner is an immediate family member of a director on the Company’s Board of Directors and a member on the Board’s Audit and Compensation committees. The Company sold design services to this customer of $44,000 and $150,000 in Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019, respectively. At September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, there was $0 and $9,000 in outstanding receivables from this customer.

14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

NOTE 14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Buying Agency and Supply Agreement

The Company has a Buying Agency and Supply Agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Forward China. The Supply Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Forward China will act as the Company’s exclusive buying agent and supplier of Products (as defined in the Supply Agreement) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Company purchases products at Forward China’s cost and also pays to Forward China a monthly service fee equal to the sum of (i) $100,000, and (ii) 4% of “Adjusted Gross Profit”, which is defined as the selling price less the cost from Forward China. The Supply Agreement expires October 22, 2023. Terence Wise, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company, is the owner of Forward China. In addition, Jenny P. Yu, a Managing Director of Forward China, beneficially owns more than 5% of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded service fees to Forward China of $1,363,000 and $1,398,000 during Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019, respectively, which are included as a component of cost of sales when revenue is recognized on sales of the related products.

On August 14, 2018, the Company entered into a formal agreement, confluent with the Supply Agreement noted above, to address the potential impact of customers sourcing directly from Forward China. Although unlikely, customers may be introduced directly or indirectly by the Company to Forward China. In the event a customer determines to bypass the services of the Company and do business directly with Forward China, Forward China has agreed to pay a commission of 50% of the net revenue generated from the products or services sold to the customer after deduction of direct costs. No commissions have been received per this agreement during Fiscal 2020 or Fiscal 2019.

At September 30, 2020, the Company made $107,000 in prepayments to Forward China for inventory purchases, which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

Promissory Note

On January 18, 2018, the Company issued a $1,600,000 promissory note payable to Forward China in order to fund the acquisition of IPS. The promissory note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum and had an original maturity date of January 18, 2019. Monthly interest payments commenced on February 18, 2018. The Company incurred and paid $128,000 in interest expense associated with this note in both Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019. At September 30, 2020, after being extended, the maturity date of this note was December 30, 2020. The maturity date of the note has been extended on several occasions to assist the Company with liquidity. In December 2020, the maturity date of this note was extended to December 31, 2021.

Related Party Sales

During Fiscal 2019, the Company’s design division provided services to a customer whose Chief Operating and Financial Officer and equity owner is an immediate family member of a director on the Company’s Board of Directors and a member on the Board’s Audit and Compensation committees. The Company sold design services to this customer of $44,000 and $150,000 in Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019, respectively. At September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, there was $0 and $9,000 in outstanding receivables from this customer.