Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ACCRUED EXPENSES

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ACCRUED EXPENSES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
ACCRUED EXPENSES
7.
ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
Accrued expenses consisted of the following at:
 
 
 
June 30, 
2014
 
December 31, 
2013
 
Accrued consulting fees
 
$
818,124
 
$
985,412
 
Accrued warranty liability
 
 
675,781
 
 
514,000
 
Accrued taxes payable
 
 
256,225
 
 
415,506
 
Accrued wages
 
 
25,691
 
 
23,800
 
Accrued fees
 
 
124,618
 
 
135,000
 
Accrued host fees
 
 
464,030
 
 
356,414
 
Due to JNS
 
 
 
 
48,797
 
Accrued interest expense- registration rights penalty
 
 
35,810
 
 
16,838
 
Accrued interest expense
 
 
22,385
 
 
2,699
 
Total
 
$
2,422,664
 
$
2,037,064
 
 
Consulting Fees
 
Accrued consulting fees represent contractual obligations to issue either shares of the Company’s common stock and or cash to consultants for services rendered. The Company is currently contesting whether the consultants performed in accordance with terms of their respective contracts and therefore has not issued the shares nor paid for the services.
 
Warranty
 
The Company provides a limited product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for its Blink residential and commercial chargers, ranging in length from one to two years. The Company accrues for estimated warranty costs at the time of revenue recognition and records the expense of such accrued liabilities as a component of cost of sales. Estimated warranty costs are based on historical product data and anticipated future costs. Should actual failure rates differ significantly from estimates, the impact of these unforeseen costs would be recorded as a change in estimate in the period identified. The change in the carrying amount of accrued warranty liability, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 is as follows:
 
Balance as of December 31, 2013
 
$
514,000
 
Additional warranty liability accrued
 
 
438,076
 
Warranty costs incurred
 
 
(276,295)
 
Balance at June 30, 2014
 
$
675,781
 
 
No warranty costs were incurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 nor the six months ended June 30, 2013. Warranty expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 were $438,076 and $438,076, respectively.
  
Fees
 
Accrued fees consist of professional, board of director and network fees.