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SEC Comment Letter for ZOMAX — Jun 29, 2005

ZOMAX INC /MN/ (CIK 0001010788)
Date: June 29, 2005 · CIK: 0001010788 · Accession: 0000000000-05-033363

AI Filing Summary & Sentiment

File numbers found in text: 000-28426

Referenced dates: May 10, 2005, May 31, 2005

Date
June 23, 2005
Author
Larry M. Spirgel
Form
UPLOAD
Company
ZOMAX INC /MN/ (CIK 0001010788)

Letter

June 23, 2005 Via U.S. Mail and Fax Mr. Robert J. Rueckl Chief Financial Officer Zomax Incorporated 5353 Nathan Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2005 File No. 000-28426

RE: Zomax Incorporated Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 Filed March 31, 2005

Dear Mr. Rueckl:

We have reviewed your supplemental response letter dated May 31, as well as your filings and have the following comments. As noted in our comment letter dated May 10, 2005 we have limited our review to your financial statements and related disclosures and do not intend to expand our review to other portions of your documents.

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, page 24

Royalties, page 24

1. Please refer to your response to comment 2 and address the following additional concerns that we have:

* We note your added disclosure that you accrue for potential royalties using the guidance of SFAS 5 and SFAS 14. Please disclose in detail the specific factors that you consider when determining whether it is probable that a royalty liability has been incurred and if so, the amount of the liability. In this regard, note that it is necessary for management to first determine whether an assertion of a claim of patent infringement is probable, then a second judgment must be made as to the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome. If management concludes that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, accrual of a loss is required by paragraph 8 of SFAS No. 5. We refer you to the guidance in paragraph 38 of SFAS No. 5. Please also describe your policy for us, in detail, in your response letter. * We note in your response letter that you are unable to estimate an amount, or range of such amount of any reasonably possible royalty liabilities that have not been accrued. In accordance with paragraph 10 of SFAS 5, please disclose this fact.

Form 10-Q for the quarter ending April 1, 2005

1. In light of the restructuring activities that you initiated in the 1st quarter of 2005, it appears you should have tested your long- lived assets for recoverability pursuant to paragraph 8 of SFAS 144. Please explain to us management`s consideration of this change in circumstance when complying with the guidance in SFAS 144. If you did test your long-lived assets for impairment tell us when and explain to us in detail why an impairment was not recognized. If you have not tested your long-lived assets for impairment explain to us why not.

* * * *

Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. You may contact Adam Washecka, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3375 or Robert S. Littlepage, Jr., Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact me at (202) 551-3810 if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,
Larry M. Spirgel
Assistant Director

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Mail Stop 3561

      							June 23, 2005

Via U.S. Mail and Fax
Mr. Robert J. Rueckl
Chief Financial Officer
Zomax Incorporated
5353 Nathan Lane
Plymouth, MN 55442

	RE:	Zomax Incorporated
      Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
		Filed March 31, 2005

		Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2005
		File No. 000-28426

Dear Mr. Rueckl:

We have reviewed your supplemental response letter dated May 31,
2005
as well as your filings and have the following comments.  As noted
in
our comment letter dated May 10, 2005 we have limited our review
to
your financial statements and related disclosures and do not
intend
to expand our review to other portions of your documents.

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004

Note 1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, page 24

Royalties, page 24

1. Please refer to your response to comment 2 and address the
following additional concerns that we have:

* We note your added disclosure that you accrue for potential
royalties using the guidance of SFAS 5 and SFAS 14.  Please
disclose
in detail the specific factors that you consider when determining
whether it is probable that a royalty liability has been incurred
and
if so, the amount of the liability.  In this regard, note that it
is
necessary for management to first determine whether an assertion
of a
claim of patent infringement is probable, then a second judgment
must
be made as to the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome.
If management concludes that an unfavorable outcome is probable
and
the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, accrual of a loss
is
required by paragraph 8 of SFAS No. 5. We refer you to the
guidance
in paragraph 38 of SFAS No. 5. Please also describe your policy
for
us, in detail, in your response letter.
* We note in your response letter that you are unable to estimate
an
amount, or range of such amount of any reasonably possible royalty
liabilities that have not been accrued.  In accordance with
paragraph
10 of SFAS 5, please disclose this fact.

Form 10-Q for the quarter ending April 1, 2005

1. In light of the restructuring activities that you initiated in
the
1st quarter of 2005, it appears you should have tested your long-
lived assets for recoverability pursuant to paragraph 8 of SFAS
144.
Please explain to us management`s consideration of this change in
circumstance when complying with the guidance in SFAS 144.  If you
did test your long-lived assets for impairment tell us when and
explain to us in detail why an impairment was not recognized.  If
you
have not tested your long-lived assets for impairment explain to
us
why not.

*    *    *    *

      Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or
tell us when you will provide us with a response.  You may contact
Adam Washecka, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3375 or Robert S.
Littlepage, Jr., Accounting Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3361 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and
related matters.  Please contact me at (202) 551-3810 if you have
any
other questions.

							Sincerely,

							Larry M. Spirgel
							Assistant Director

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Mr. Robert J. Rueckl
Zomax Incorporated
June 23, 2005
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