Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Discontinued Operations

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Discontinued Operations
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations
On January 3, 2020, the Company executed an asset purchase agreement assigning client contracts comprising approximately 88% of its quarterly revenue through the date of the transaction, including 100% of its existing professional employer organization (“PEO”) business effective as of December 31, 2019, and transferring $1.5 million of working capital assets, including cash balances and certain operating assets associated with the assigned client contracts included in the agreement, to a wholly owned subsidiary of Vensure (the “Vensure Asset Sale”). Gross proceeds from the Vensure Asset Sale were $19.2 million, of which $9.7 million was received at closing and $9.5 million was scheduled to be paid out in equal monthly payments over the four years following the closing of the transaction (the “Note Receivable”), subject to adjustments for working capital and customer retention (as measured by a gross wage guarantee included in the governing agreement), over the twelve month period following the Vensure Asset Sale.

For Fiscal 2020, the Company estimated the value of the Note Receivable at fair value as discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, above. For the period ended November 30, 2022, the Company recorded the Note Receivable based on the Company's estimate of expected collections which, in turn, was based on additional information obtained through discussions with Vensure and evaluation of the Company's records. On March 12, 2021, the Company received correspondence from Vensure proposing approximately $10.7 million of working capital adjustments under the terms of the Vensure Asset Sale agreement which, if accepted, would have had the impact of eliminating any sums owed to the Company under the Note Receivable. As indicated in the reconciliation table below, the Company has recorded $2.6 million of working capital adjustments, subject to final review and acceptance, and has provided for an additional reserve of $2.9 million for potential claims. By letter dated April 6, 2021, the Company disputed Vensure’s proposed adjustments and maintains that the amount Vensure owes the Company pursuant to the Note Receivable is as much as $9.5 million. The Company assessed the collectibility of this note during the reporting of its Fiscal Year End of August 31, 2022, and determined that it was probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected and recorded a reserve on collectibility of approximately $4.0 million. The disputes between the Company and Vensure regarding working capital adjustments under the Vensure Asset Sale agreement are currently the subject of litigation pending in the Delaware Chancery Court, as discussed at at Note 11, Contingencies, Vensure Litigation, below.
The following reconciliation of the gross proceeds to the net proceeds from the Vensure Asset Sale is presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the period ended November 30, 2022 and August 31, 2022.
As of
November 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
August 31, 2022
Gross proceeds $ 19,166,000  $ 19,166,000 
Cash received at closing – asset sale (9,500,000) (9,500,000)
Cash received at closing – working capital (166,000) (166,000)
Gross note receivable $ 9,500,000  $ 9,500,000 
Less:  Transaction reconciliation – estimated working capital adjustments (2,604,000) (2,604,000)
Adjusted Note Receivable 6,896,000  6,896,000 
Reserve for estimated potential claims (2,892,000) (2,892,000)
Reserve for potential collectability concerns
$ (4,004,000) $ (4,004,000)
Long-term note receivable, estimated net realizable value $ —  $ — 
As of November 30, 2022 and August 31, 2022, as discussed above the Notes Receivables asset has been impairment to adjust the net realizable value of the long-term note receivable to zero.
The Vensure Asset Sale generated a gain of $15.6 million for during the fiscal year end August 31, 2020. The Company expected a minimal tax impact from the Vensure Asset Sale as it utilized its net operating losses accumulated since inception to offset the gain resulting from discontinued operations tax provision with a corresponding offset to the valuation allowance.
The Vensure Asset Sale met the criteria of discontinued operations set forth in ASC 205 and as such the Company has reclassified its discontinued operations for all periods presented and has excluded the results of its discontinued operations from continuing operations for all periods presented.
The terms of the Vensure Asset Sale call for adjustments to the Note Receivable either for: (i) working capital adjustments or (ii) in the event that the gross wages of the business transferred is less than the required amount.

(i) Working capital adjustments: Through November 30, 2022, the Company has identified $2.6 million of likely working capital adjustments, including $0.1 million related to lower net assets transferred at closing, and $2.5 million of cash remitted to the Company’s bank accounts, net of cash remitted to Vensure’s bank accounts. Under the terms of the Vensure Asset Sale, a reconciliation of the working capital was to have been completed by April 15, 2020. Due to operational difficulties and quarantined staff caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, Vensure requested a postponement of the working capital reconciliation that was due in Fiscal 2020. Although Vensure provided the Company with its working capital reconciliation on March 12, 2021, it failed to provide adequate documentation to support its calculations. Accordingly, the working capital adjustment recorded as of November 30, 2022, represents the Company’s estimate of the reconciliation adjustment by using Vensure’s claims and the limited supporting information Vensure provided as a starting point, and then making adjustments for amounts in dispute based upon the Company's internal records and best estimates. There is no assurance that the working capital change identified as of November 30, 2022, represents the final working capital adjustment.

(ii) Gross billings adjustment: Under the terms of the Vensure Asset Sale, the proceeds of the transaction are reduced if the actual gross wages of customers transferred for Calendar 2020 are less than 90% of those customers’ Calendar 2019 gross wages. The Company has prepared an estimate of the Calendar 2020 gross wages based on a combination of factors including reports of actual transferred client billings in early Calendar 2020, actual gross wages of continuing customers of the Company, publicly available unemployment reports for the Southern California markets and the relevant COVID-19 impacts on employment levels, and other information. Based on the information available, the Company estimated that it would receive additional consideration below the required threshold and reduced the contingent consideration by $1.4 million. Vensure has not identified any such adjustments to date. Based on the information available, the Company reclassified the previously recorded gross wages claim to a general potential claims reserve during Fiscal 2021. No additional adjustment was made during the period ended November 30, 2022.
The carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities from the Vensure Asset Sale included in discontinued operations are as follows:

As of
November 30,
2022
August 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
Deposits – workers’ compensation —  — 
Total current assets —  — 
Deposits – workers’ compensation —  — 
Total assets $ —  $ — 
Accrued workers’ compensation cost 1,438,000  1,362,000 
Total current liabilities 1,438,000  1,362,000 
Accrued workers’ compensation cost 3,394,000  3,269,000 
Total liabilities 4,832,000  4,631,000 
Net liability $ (4,832,000) $ (4,631,000)

Reported results for the discontinued operations by period were as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
November 30, 2022 November 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
Revenues $ —  $ — 
Cost of revenue 200,000  134,000 
Gross profit (loss) (200,000) (134,000)
Total operating expenses —  — 
(Loss) income from discontinued operations $ (200,000) $ (134,000)