SEC Company Response from IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS — Jun 8, 2005
IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC /FL/ (CIK 0000790652)
Date: June 8, 2005 · CIK: 0000790652 · Accession: 0000790652-05-000017
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File numbers found in text: 000-26028
Referenced dates: April 7, 2005
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[ LETTERHEAD OF REGISTRANT ]
June 7, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND UPS RED
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Gary Todd, Reviewing Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
Mail Stop 03-06
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0306
Re: Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2004
Filed September 17, 2004
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 2004
File No.: 000-26028
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES-REDACTED VERSION*
Dear Mr. Todd:
In connection with the review of the above-captioned Form 10-K and Form
10-Q for Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (the "Company" or "IDSI"), we are
responding to your comments requiring a supplemental response as set forth in
your letter dated April 7, 2005, to Allan L. Schwartz, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which was received in our office by
Fax on April 8, 2005. This redacted version of our letter of supplemental
responses has also been filed with the Commission as correspondence via EDGAR
earlier today.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2004
Statement of Cash Flows - Page F-14
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7. In the revision to our cash flow statement to include inventory
valuation adjustment as a reconciling item to net loss, the inventory
change has now been reflected as a cash outflow and complies with the
guidance provided in FAS 95.
8. The sum of $492,701 was cash proceeds received through the exercise of
incentive stock options. The proceeds were recorded correctly in cash
flows from
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financing activities and that same amount was also erroneously entered
through a typographical error in supplemental disclosures of non-cash
investing and financing activities. The correction was made in our
amended filing so our cash flow statement is now presented in
compliance with the guidance provided in FAS 95.
Note 2(b) Revenue Recognition - Page F-17
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9. Currently, all of our sales are made in the international market to
distributors or end users in markets where we do not have a
distributor as we do not have FDA approval in the U.S. When we are
approved to commence sales in the U.S., we may decide to sell directly
to end-users instead of distributors, in which case, separate terms
and conditions would be employed.
In January 2003, we sold a CTLM(R) system to our distributor, Medical
Imaging Systems, Inc. in which the terms and conditions of the sale
were set forth in a purchase order and payment was made in accordance
with a timed irrevocable letter of credit. The first release of funds
was made upon shipment of the CTLM (R) system, the second release upon
installation, and the third release 60 days from the date of
completion of the installation. Final payment was received on March
28, 2003 and revenue was recognized in our third fiscal quarter ending
March 31, 2003. The system was sold with a one-year limited warranty
on parts. Post sale obligations included installation and training,
which were fulfilled.
In February 2004, we sold three CTLM(R) systems to our distributor,
China Far East International Trading Corp. in which the terms and
conditions of the sale were set forth in a sales agreement and payment
was made in accordance with a timed irrevocable letter of credit.
*-----------------------REDACTED--------------* Payment was received
on March 23, 2004 and revenue was recognized in our third fiscal
quarter ending March 31, 2004. These systems were sold with a limited
warranty on parts running one-year from date of installation. Post
sale obligations included installation and training. We are in the
process of fulfilling these obligations.
Confidential Treatment Requested by IDSI, 0605-001
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In April 2004, we sold a CTLM(R) system to Axis Medical Equipment LLC.
We received the order in January 2004 accompanied by a $20,000 cash
deposit at the 28th Arab Health Conference held in Dubai, U.A.E.. The
terms and conditions of the sale were set forth in a commercial
invoice dated April 22, 2004. *---------------REDACTED -----------* We
received payment by wire transfers from the customer on April 22, 2004
and the CTLM(R) system was shipped. Revenue from this sale was
recognized in our fourth fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2004. The
system was sold with a one-year limited warranty on parts. Post sale
obligations included training of a field service engineer to install
and service the CTLM(R) and physician training, which were fulfilled.
In the above referenced sales, all conditions for recognizing revenue
as per the guidance provided in SAB 104 were met and the respective
sales were all paid in full. We do not have a policy for the return of
medical imaging devices, and all sales are final; therefore, FAS 48,
Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists, does not apply.
Miscellaneous parts and calibration tool kits are sold to authorized
distributors on open account.
In January 2005, we sold a CTLM(R) system to our distributor, Abu
Dhabi International Medical Services, at a special unit price granted
to distributors for market development. At the time of the order, our
distributor gave us a $10,000 cash deposit.
*------------------------REDACTED--------------------------* Payments
by our distributor are being made in accordance with our agreement.
Since all of the requirements for revenue recognition were met,
revenue was recognized in our third fiscal quarter ending March 31,
2005. The system was sold with a one-year limited warranty on parts.
Post sale obligations included training of a field service engineer to
install and service the CTLM(R) and physician training, which were
fulfilled.
In January 2005, we sold a CTLM(R) system to our distributor,
Biomedical International Snc., at a special unit price granted to
distributors for market development.
*--------------------------------------REDACTED--------------------*.
Since all of the requirements for revenue recognition were met,
revenue was recognized in our third fiscal quarter
Confidential Treatment Requested by IDSI, 0605-002
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ending March 31, 2005. The system was sold with a one-year limited
warranty on parts. Post sale obligations included training of a
clinical application specialist and physician training, which were
fulfilled. Our field service engineer installed the system and, we
billed the distributor on open account for the travel and subsistence
expenses incurred.
In February 2005, we sold a second CTLM(R) system to our distributor,
Biomedical International Snc., under the same terms and conditions of
the January 2005 sale. This system has not yet been installed. If our
distributor selects IDSI to install this system, we will bill the
distributor for the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by our
field service engineer. Since all of the requirements for revenue
recognition were met, revenue was recognized in our third fiscal
quarter ending March 31, 2005. The system was sold with a one-year
limited warranty on parts.
10. Our distributor agreement defines duties and obligations with regard
to territory, minimum sales requirements, term of agreement, material
obligations, payments, training of sales force and service personnel,
sales forecasts and reports, and other ordinary and customary clauses
usually included in distributor agreements.
In regard to significant terms of the agreements with distributors,
payment is usually made through an irrevocable letter of credit, but
in some cases terms may be granted. There are no returns or exchanges,
as all sales are final. A provision for price protection of six months
from the date of the order is provided in our distributor agreement.
Since the CTLM(R) system is a new medical imaging technology which
requires market development to create product awareness, from time to
time, we will grant special pricing to our distributors for market
development purposes. We are in the beginning stages of global
commercialization, and in this process we are appointing distributors
and adapting their respective contracts so that they will be
appropriate for their country's market. Since our CTLM(R) system will
initially be sold in limited volume, we may use incentives to
accelerate market acceptance.
We have disclosed our policy of recognizing revenue in the notes to
our financial statements. This policy states that revenue is
recognized when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred such that title and
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risk of loss have passed to the buyer or services have been rendered,
the selling price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is
reasonable assured. Unless agreed otherwise, our terms with
international distributors provide that title and risk of loss pass
F.O.B. origin.
To ensure that all of the requirements to recognize revenue are met, a
protocol to test the four necessary elements is employed to make
certain we are faithful to the guidance provided in SAB 104. We have
previously stated in no. 9 that FAS 48 does not apply.
Note 2(m) Intangible Assets - Page F-21
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12. The useful lives of our UL and CE approvals, which were obtained
through the use of outside consulting firms, are infinite because
these initial approvals applied directly and specifically to the core
technology of the CTLM(R). The costs associated with obtaining the UL
approval were $71,775.95 and the costs associated with obtaining the
CE Mark and complying with the ISO requirements underlying the CE Mark
were $378,537.41. These costs included the initial inspection of our
manufacturing facility, including quality control, and initial testing
of the CTLM(R) to establish that the device meets UL standards.
13. By definition, the term "intangible assets" refer to non-financial
assets that lack physical substance and that provide the entity with
various benefits. Intangible assets differ considerably in their
characteristics, useful lives, and relationship to operations of an
enterprise. We believe that our initial UL and CE certifications
clearly fall within this definition and therefore the costs associated
with obtaining these certifications are intangible assets as defined
in FAS 142.
Note 9 Other Current Liabilities - Page F-27
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17. The accrued liability for stock options on our balance sheet is a
result of the Company recording a charge to compensation for stock
options issued to officers following the guidelines of FASB
Interpretation No. 28, "Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and
Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans". The officers had the
ability to exercise their stock options issued from 1997 to 2003 under
the plan in existence at that time by a "cashless exercise". The
Company believes that this method of exercise qualified these options
for variable plan
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accounting treatment of stock options, and we recorded the accrued
compensation in accordance with paragraph 2-5 of interpretation No.
28. In our reading of APB25 and the FASB Interpretation's, the
language used was an accrual for the compensation that should be
recorded. Our understanding was that the recording of equity would be
made upon the exercise of the option and not upon the grant.
The Company intended to liquidate the obligation upon the exercise or
cancellation of the stock options by the officers. When the options
were exercised the Company would record the cash received, credit
common stock for the issuance of the stock, debit the accrued
liability and credit additional paid-in-capital.
Note 14 Income Taxes - Page F-31
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17. I.R.S. Code Section 382 provides a methodology for calculating if
there is any limitation on the utilization of a net operating loss
carry forward as a result of a change in equity ownership during the
recent fiscal year. The calculation is based on a 24-month rolling
average of ownership change and would need to be greater than 50% for
there to be any effect on utilizing the NOL once the Company has net
income. At the present time, since the Company is continuing to
experience a net loss, there is no effect.
* Selected portions of this supplemental response have been redacted, as we deem
certain information provided to the SEC as proprietary and confidential.
Sincerely,
IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
/s/ Allan L. Schwartz
Allan L. Schwartz
Executive Vice President
And Chief Financial Officer
Enclosure
c: Timothy B. Hansen, CEO
Patrick J. Gorman, Chairman, Audit Committee
Barry A. Fink, CPA
Robert B. Macaulay, Esq.
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