Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Accrued Liabilities

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Accrued Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Liabilities

NOTE 8—ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Payroll and benefits

 

$

3,017

 

 

$

3,969

 

Warranty accrual, current portion

 

 

1,061

 

 

 

565

 

Contingent Liability

 

 

880

 

 

 

 

Accrued professional services

 

 

633

 

 

 

275

 

Lease liability

 

 

615

 

 

 

405

 

Taxes

 

 

193

 

 

 

558

 

Accrued insurance premium

 

 

13

 

 

 

600

 

Settlement accrual

 

 

 

 

 

805

 

Other

 

 

507

 

 

 

1,099

 

Accrued liabilities

 

$

6,919

 

 

$

8,276

 

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") allows employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer's share of Social Security taxes from payroll periods through December 31, 2020. Under the CARES Act, the Company had deferred payments of $0.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The deferred liability is included in accrued payroll and benefits.

Changes in the initial product warranty accrual and the expenses incurred under the Company’s initial and extended warranties are included within accrued liabilities and were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

1,233

 

 

$

551

 

 

$

1,086

 

 

$

1,132

 

Provision for estimated warranty cost

 

 

1,255

 

 

 

832

 

 

 

2,715

 

 

 

1,129

 

Warranty expenditures

 

 

(1,011

)

 

 

(366

)

 

 

(2,324

)

 

 

(1,244

)

Balance, end of period

 

 

1,477

 

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

1,477

 

 

 

1,017

 

Less: long-term portion of warranty accrual

 

 

416

 

 

 

472

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

472

 

Current portion of warranty accrual

 

$

1,061

 

 

$

545

 

 

$

1,061

 

 

$

545

 

 

The Company's Waterlase laser systems sold domestically are covered by a warranty against defects in material and workmanship for a period of up to one year from the date of sale to the end-user by the Company or a distributor. The Company's diode systems sold domestically are covered by a warranty against defects in material and workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of sale to the end-user by the Company or a distributor. Waterlase systems and diode systems sold internationally are covered by a warranty against defects in material and workmanship for a period of up to 24 months from date of sale to the international distributor. The Company's laser systems warranty covers parts and service for sales in its North American territories and parts only for international distributor sales.

In North America and select international locations, the Company sells extended warranty contracts to its laser systems end-users that cover the period after the expiration of the Company's standard warranty coverage for its laser systems. Extended warranty coverage provided under the Company's service contracts varies by the type of system and the level of service desired by the customer. Products or accessories remanufactured, refurbished, or sold by unauthorized parties, voids all warranties in place for such products and exempts the Company from liability issues relating to the use of such products.