BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | Rekor Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “Rekor”), formally known as Novume Solutions, Inc. (Novume), was formed in February 2017 to effectuate the mergers of, and become a holding company for KeyStone Solutions, Inc. (“KeyStone”) and Rekor Recognition Systems, Inc. (“Rekor Recognition”), formally known as Brekford Traffic Safety, Inc. (“Brekford”). On February 28, 2019, the Company renamed Brekford to Rekor Recognition Systems, Inc. For narrative purposes, all references to Brekford before February 28, 2019 are to Brekford Traffic Safety, Inc. and to Rekor Recognitions Systems, Inc. on and after February 28, 2019. Rekor is a leader in the field of vehicle identification and management systems driven by leading edge advances in artificial intelligence “AI”. In development for over five years using AI processes, including machine learning algorithms, the Company’s core software enables the creation of more powerful and capable vehicle recognition systems that can be deployed at a fraction of the cost of traditional vehicle recognition systems. The software enables a wider field of view, greater light sensitivity, recognitions at faster speeds and the ability to identify the color, make and type of a vehicle as well as direction of travel. These capabilities are particularly useful in solving a wide variety of real-world roadway and vehicle related challenges. In addition, the reductions in cost have opened up a number of new uses for vehicle recognition technology that were not previously cost effective. The Company currently provides products and services for governmental organizations, for large and small businesses and for individuals throughout the world. Customers are currently using the Company’s products or services in over 70 countries, with offerings for smart cities, public safety, security, transportation, parking and logistics. Currently, the Company’s business activities also include providing professional services in the government contracting, aviation and aerospace industries. As part of the development of a new line of products for the public safety and security markets, the Company acquired industry leading vehicle recognition software in March 2019. In connection with this acquisition, the Company determined that its resources are best concentrated on vehicle recognition products and services and have reorganized and retooled its product development, business development and administrative resources, with increasing emphasis on the technology area. The Board of Directors has also authorized management to explore opportunities for the sale of the Company’s professional services businesses. In keeping with the shift in resources and strategic direction that this represents, the Company has reorganized its financial reporting into two business segments: the Technology Segment and the Professional Services Segment. This reporting segmentation reflects the Company’s separate focus on and expectations for technology products and services versus professional services. On March 29, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved changing the Company’s name to Rekor Systems, Inc. This name change was a result of the Company’s increased focus on technology products and services, and aligns with the renaming of Brekford Traffic Safety, Inc. to Rekor Recognition Systems, Inc. In connection with this name change, the Company changed: ● the ticker symbol for the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market to “REKR” and the CUSIP number for the common stock to 759419 104; ● the ticker symbol for Company’s Series A Preferred Stock on the OTC Markets OTCQB exchange to “REKRP” and the CUSIP number for Company’s Series A Preferred Stock to 759419 203; and ● the ticker symbol for warrants on the OTC Markets OTCQB exchange to “REKRW” and the CUSIP number for the warrants to 759419 112. Technology Segment. Since the OpenALPR Technology Acquisition, the Company has expanded its vehicle recognition product and service lines into a much broader range of customer segments, starting with public safety. The Company shifted from a perpetual licensing model to a subscription-based model, rebranded the software suites as “Watchman” and “Car-Check” and released several packaged hardware and software solutions with preloaded versions of each of these vehicle recognition engines. By the end of 2019, the Company had a portfolio of more than ten products, permitting it to offer full-scale vehicle recognition services for nearly any large or small public agency, commercial or residential setting. Rekor’s software currently has the capability to analyze multi-spectral images and/or video streams produced by nearly any Internet Protocol security camera and concurrently extract license plate data by state from more than 70 countries, in addition to the vehicle’s make, color, type and direction of travel. When combined with speed optimized code, parallel processing capability and best-in-class accessories, such as cameras and communications modules, the software captures license plate data and vehicle characteristics at extremely high vehicle speeds with a high degree of accuracy, even in unusually difficult conditions, such as low lighting, poor weather, extreme camera viewing angles, and obstructions. Prior to the development of the Company’s vehicle identification software, highly accurate results were not available using a typical Internet Protocol camera. The Company believes that the ability to use less expensive hardware will change the dynamics of the existing public safety market, enabling the creation of increasingly robust networks with cameras at more locations. In addition, the Company expects the cost advantages and high degree of accuracy to create competitive advantages in tolling systems and logistics operations that currently rely on complex radio frequency identification (“RFID”) systems. The Company also expects the lower costs, superior distance and field of view capabilities and the ability to capture additional vehicle information, such as direction, color, make and type of vehicle, to open opportunities in other market segments, such as parking operations, school safety and retail customer loyalty programs; and particularly smart cities and smart roadways. Smart roadway systems, sometimes referred to as smart transport or intelligent transport systems (“ITS”), inclusive of parking management and guidance, passenger The Company’s vision is “AI with a Purpose.” The Company intends to evolve beyond vehicle recognition for public safety markets into the recognition and analysis of vehicle activities (inclusive of motion and behaviors), to develop systems to identify unsafe situations (e.g. wrong way driving, pedestrian on roadway, etc.) and optimize traffic flows, and develop numerous other data driven applications centered around vehicle knowledge. Professional Services Segment. Basis of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rekor Systems, Inc., the parent company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries AOC Key Solutions, Inc., Rekor Recognition Systems, Inc., Novume Media, Inc., Firestorm Solutions, LLC, Firestorm Franchising, LLC, Global Technical Services, Inc., Global Contract Professionals, Inc. and OpenALPR Software Solutions, LLC (collectively, the “Company”). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the accounting rules under Regulation S-X, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts in the prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, sales and marketing expenses and research and development expenses have been presented separately from general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations, whereas in prior periods these amounts were included in one caption titled selling, general and administrative expenses. Amounts for the period ending December 31, 2018, have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation for the periods presented have been reflected as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01. All necessary adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Held for Sale Operations During the third quarter of 2019, the Company began to separately report the results of Global Technical Services, Inc. and Global Contract Professionals, Inc. (together “Global”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, including substantially all of the assets and liabilities comprising Global, as operations held for sale. The Company is reporting the operating results and cash flows of Global as operations held for sale, and thus they have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. Prior to the third quarter of 2019, the operating results for Global were presented in the Professional Services Segment. The assets and liabilities of Global are presented as current and long-term assets and liabilities held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets and its results are presented as income (loss) from operations held for sale in the consolidated statement of operations. In cases where the carrying value amount exceeds the fair value, less costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized. Due to the held for sale classification of Global, certain amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation. Interest on debt that is expected to be assumed by the buyer as a result of the sale transaction has be allocated to operations that are classified as held for sale. The Company does not expect to assume debt as a result of the sale of Global. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 interest allocated to operations held for sale was $294,000 and $117,000, respectively. Long-lived assets and intangible assets to be sold will be recovered through sale and not through future operations. Therefore, long-lived assets are not depreciated or amortized once they are classified as held for sale. See Note 3 for additional information regarding the Company's held for sale operations. Going Concern Assessment Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2018 and all annual and interim periods thereafter, management will assess going concern uncertainty in the Company’s consolidated financial statements to determine whether there is sufficient cash on hand and working capital, including available borrowings on loans and external bank lines of credit, to operate for a period of at least one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are issued or available to be issued, which is referred to as the “look-forward period”, as defined in GAAP. As part of this assessment, based on conditions that are known and reasonably knowable to management, management will consider various scenarios, forecasts, projections, estimates and will make certain key assumptions, including the timing and nature of projected cash expenditures or programs, its ability to delay or curtail expenditures or programs and its ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, among other factors. Based on this assessment, as necessary or applicable, management makes certain assumptions around implementing curtailments or delays in the nature and timing of programs and expenditures to the extent it deems it probable that those implementations can be achieved and that management has the proper authority to execute them within the look-forward period. The Company has generated losses since its inception in February 2017 and has relied on cash on hand, external bank lines of credit, the sale of a note, proceeds from common stock, debt financing and a public offering of its common stock to support cashflow from operations. The Company attributes losses to merger costs, public company corporate overhead and non-capital expenditures consequent to the Company’s change in strategic direction.. As of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company had a net loss from continuing operations of $14,412,000 and a working capital deficit of $912,000. The Company's net cash position was decreased by $902,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 due to the net loss from operations, offset by the net proceeds of $3,839,000 from senior secured notes, the net proceeds of $2,949,000 from the At-the-Market Agreement and the net proceeds from the secured borrowing arrangement of $5,463,000. Management believes that based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable, its current forecasts and projections, for one year from the date of the filing of the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, indicate the Company’s ability to continue operations as a going concern for that one-year period. The Company is actively monitoring its operations, the cash on hand and working capital. Additionally, as of December 31, 2019, the Company believes it has access to raise up to $11,727,000 through the At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) he The Company’s ability to generate positive operating results and complete the execution of its business strategy will depend on (i) its ability to maintain timely collections from existing customers in, as well as continue the growth of, its Technology Segment, (ii) timely completion of the disposition of the businesses in its Professional Services Segment, (iii) the continued performance of its contractors, subcontractors and vendors, (iv) its ability to maintain and build good relationships with its lenders and financial intermediaries, (v) its ability to meet debt covenants or obtain waivers in case of noncompliance and (vi) the stability of the world economy and global financial markets. To the extent that events outside of the Company’s control have a significant negative impact on economic and/or market conditions, they could affect payments from customers, services and supplies from vendors, its ability to continue to secure new business, raise capital, complete the sale of its assets held for sale in a timely fashion and otherwise, depending on the severity of such impact, materially adversely affect its operating results. Rounding Dollar amounts, except per share data, in the notes to these financial statements are rounded to the closest $1,000, unless otherwise indicated. Concentration of Risk The Company places its temporary cash investments with higher rated quality financial institutions located in the United States (“U.S.”). As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the Company had deposits from continuing operations totaling $1,641,000 and $2,678,000, respectively, in one and three U.S. financial institutions that were federally insured up to $250,000 per account, respectively. The Company has a market concentration of revenue and accounts receivable, from continuing operations, in its Professional Services Segment related to its customer base. Company A accounted for 20% and 19% of the Company’s total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Company B accounted for 17% and less than 10% of the Company’s total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, accounts receivable from Company A and Company B totaled $81 of the consolidated accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2018, Company A and Company B accounted for $1,043,000, or 35%, and $483,000, or 16%, respectively, of the consolidated accounts receivable balance. No other single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 or consolidated accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2019. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with the maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash subject to contractual restrictions and not readily available for use is classified as restricted cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s restricted cash balances are primarily made up of cash collected on behalf of certain client jurisdictions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents for these client jurisdictions as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $461,000 and $609,000, respectively, and correspond to equal amounts of related accounts payable and are presented as part of accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. The Company performs continuing credit evaluations of its clients’ financial condition, and the Company generally does not require collateral. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts at an amount estimated to be sufficient to cover the risk of collecting less than full payment of the receivables. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its receivables and assess the allowance for doubtful accounts based on specific customer collection issues and historical write-off trends. After all reasonable attempts to collect an account receivable have failed, the amount of the receivable is written off against the allowance. Based on the information available, the Company determined that an allowance for loss of $48,000 and $24,000 was required at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Inventory Inventory principally consists of parts held temporarily until installed for service. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value. The cost is determined by the lower of first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method, while market value is determined by replacement cost for components and replacement parts. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost or fair value at acquisition date for assets obtained through business combinations, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is classified within the corresponding operating expense categories on the consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation is recorded on the straight-line basis over the following estimated lives: Class of assets Useful life Furniture and fixtures 2 - 10 years Office equipment 2 - 5 years Leasehold improvements Shorter of asset life or lease term Automobiles 3 - 5 years Camera systems 3 years Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for additions, improvements and replacements are capitalized. Software Development Costs Research and development costs to develop software to be sold, leased or marketed are expensed as incurred up to the point of technological feasibility for the related software product. Capitalized internally developed software costs, net, not yet placed in service were $966,000 and $829,000 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In 2019, the Company placed in service $232,000 of capitalized development costs related to software to be sold, leased or marketed. Software developed for internal use, with no substantive plans to market such software at the time of development, are capitalized and included in intangible assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets. Costs incurred during the preliminary planning and evaluation and post implementation stages of the project are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage of the project are capitalized. In 2019, the Company capitalized $91,000 of development costs related to internal use software. In 2018, capitalized costs related to software developed for internal use were immaterial. Leases On January 1, 2019 the Company adopted Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842"), using the optional transition method whereby the Company applied the new lease requirements under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02 through a cumulative-effect adjustment, which after completing the Company’s implementation analysis, resulted in no adjustment to its January 1, 2019 beginning retained earnings balance. On January 1, 2019, the Company recognized $921,000 of right of use (“ROU”) operating lease assets and $951,000 of operating lease liabilities, including noncurrent operating lease liabilities of $778,000, as a result of adopting this standard. The difference between ROU operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities was primarily due to previously accrued rent expense relating to periods prior to January 1, 2019. The new standard provides several optional practical expedients for use in transition. The Company elected to use what the Financial Accounting Standard Board ("FASB") has deemed the “package of practical expedients,” which allows the Company not to reassess the Company’s previous conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and the accounting treatment for initial direct costs. The ASU also provided several optional practical expedients for the ongoing accounting for leases. The Company has elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify, meaning that for leases with terms of twelve months or less, the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the Company has elected to use the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for leases of real estate, meaning that for these leases, the non-lease components are included in the associated ROU asset and lease liability balances on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The comparative periods have not been restated for the adoption of ASU 2016-02. The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease and the classification of that lease, if applicable, at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, operating lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities (net of current portion) in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not currently have any finance leases. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments under the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The implicit rate within the Company’s operating leases are generally not determinable and the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments. The determination of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate requires judgment. The Company determined the incremental borrowing rate for each lease using the Company’s current borrowing rate, adjusted for various factors including level of collateralization and term to align with the terms of the lease. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease prepayments, offset by lease incentives. Certain of the Company’s leases include options to extend or terminate the lease. An option to extend the lease is considered in connection with determining the ROU asset and lease liability when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise that option. An option to terminate is considered unless it is reasonably certain the Company will not exercise the option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Business Combination Management conducts a valuation analysis on the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date thereof. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the Amounts paid for acquisitions are allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The Company allocates a portion of the purchase price to the fair value of identifiable intangible assets. The fair value of identifiable intangible assets is based on detailed valuations that use information and assumptions provided by management. The Company allocates any excess purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired to goodwill. Goodwill and Other Intangibles Goodwill represents the excess of the fair value of consideration transferred in a business combination over the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired, net of the fair value of liabilities assumed. Goodwill is tested for impairment within one year of acquisitions or annually as of October 1, and whenever indicators of impairment exist. In testing goodwill for impairment, the Company may elect to utilize a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company’s qualitative assessment indicates that goodwill impairment is more likely than not, the Company will perform a two-step impairment test. The Company will test goodwill for impairment under the two-step impairment test by first comparing the book value of net assets to the fair value of the reporting units. If the fair value is determined to be less than the book value or qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired, a second step is performed to compute the amount of impairment as the difference between the estimated fair value of goodwill and the carrying value. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting units using discounted cash flows. Forecasts of future cash flows are based on the Company’s best estimate of future net sales and operating expenses, based primarily on expected growth and general economic conditions. Based on the annual impairment test the Company concluded that the fair value of each of its reporting units exceeded its respective carrying value. Identifiable intangible assets are initially valued at fair value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Identifiable intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment if indicators of impairment arise. Except for goodwill, the Company does not have any intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. During the second quarter of 2019 the Company wrote-off $1,549,000 of intangible assets associated with the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries Firestorm Solutions, LLC, Firestorm Franchising LLC, Secure Education Consultants and BC Management, Inc. (collectively, “Firestorm”). In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded non-deductible goodwill impairment charge of $1,022,000, related to the Company’s Global subsidiaries, which are classified as operations held for sale. The impairment charges were non-cash in nature and did not affect the Company’s liquidity, cash flows, borrowing capability or operations; nor did it impact the debt covenants under the Company’s debt agreements. See Note 8 “Intangible Assets” for information regarding the Company’s goodwill impairment charges. Revenue Recognition The Company derives its revenues substantially from two sources: (1) license and subscription fees for software and related products and services, and (2) professional services to clients. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and services to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products and services. If the consideration promised in the contract includes a variable amount, for example maintenance fees, the Company includes an estimate of the amount it expects to receive for the total transaction price, if it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The Company determines the amount of revenue to be recognized through application of the following steps: ● Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer ● Identification of the performance obligations in the contract ● Determination of the transaction price ● Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract ● Recognition of revenue when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied The following table presents a summary of revenue: Year ended December 31, 2019 2018 Technology Automated traffic safety enforcement $ 3,403 $ 3,413 Licensing and subscription revenue 2,066 - Other revenue - 109 Total Technology revenue 5,469 3,522 Professional Services Consulting and technical support services 13,827 16,435 Franchising Services 24 97 Total Professional Services revenue 13,851 16,532 Total revenue $ 19,320 $ 20,054 Technology Revenues The revenues for technology products and services are from fees that provide customers with software licenses and related support and service fees for various public safety services. In March 2019, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of a software development company, OpenALPR Technologies, Inc. The software acquired from this acquisition and subsequently developed by the Company have provided the basis for the Company’s licensing and subscription revenue. Licensing and subscription, include services which operate in many installations with a high accuracy rate, include a web server, self-managed database, and access to a powerful, cross-platform application programming interface. The software employs a convolutional neural network architecture to classify images and features include seamless video analysis and data analytics. Current customers include law enforcement agencies, highway authorities, parking system operators, private security companies, and wholesale and retail operations supporting logistics and customer loyalty programs. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company changed its method of selling in the Technology Segment from perpetual software licenses, with associated maintenance services, to service subscriptions of limited duration. These subscriptions give the customer a license to use the latest version of the software only during the term of the subscription. Revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contract term. This change is expected to impact the Company's revenue in the short term. However, the amount of contract revenue received over the long-term impact is expected to be relatively consistent. The Company’s subscription services arrangements are non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions. Revenue is recognized ratably over the licensing or subscription term. Automated traffic safety enforcement arrangements provide traffic safety systems to a number of municipalities in North America. These systems include hardware that identifies red light and school safety zone traffic violations and software that captures and records forensic images, analyses the images to provide data and supports citation management services. The Company also provides an enterprise parking enforcement solution that the Company licenses to parking management companies and municipalities. Revenue is recognized monthly based on the number of camera systems that are operated, or the number of citations issued by the relevant municipality. Professional Services Revenues Consulting and Technical Support Services is primarily comprised of government contracting support services that assist government contractors with critical aspects of their business. These services include market intelligence and opportunity identification; capture and strategic advisory; proposal strategy and development; teaming support; and managed human capital services. The Company’s services also help commercially focused firms gain entry into the government contracting market. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered for time and materials contracts, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts, or ratably over the contract term for fixed price contracts with subscription services. For those contracts that have multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price, which is determined based on the Company’s overall pricing objectives, taking into consideration market conditions and other factors. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to transfer services that are distinct. The performance obligations that are not yet s |