SPRO-2014.03.31-10Q


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2014
Commission File Number 001-32300
SMARTPROS LTD.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
13-4100476
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

12 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, New York 10532
 
(Address of principal executive office)

(914) 345-2620
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ý          No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes x          No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
 
Large accelerated filer    o
 
Accelerated filer                     o
 
 
Non-accelerated filer      o
 
Smaller reporting company   x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o          No ý
Number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: As of May 6, 2014, there were 4,684,441 shares of common stock outstanding.






SMARTPROS LTD.
FORM 10-Q REPORT
March 31, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
PAGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheets- March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (Audited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
Item 5.
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 




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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to our plans and objectives for future operations as well as to market trends and expectations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any expressed or implied future results, performance or achievements. The forward-looking statements included in this report are based on current expectations, plans and assumptions relating to the future operation of our business. These expectations, plans and assumptions involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that our expectations, plans and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements included in this report will, ultimately, prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this report, the fact that we have included forward-looking statements in this report should not be interpreted as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Forward-looking statements in this report include statements relating to our operating results, the development of new products, the timing of the launch of such products and the timing of any revenue to be generated from such products as well as statements regarding our plans for acquisitions. Whether or not our expectations regarding such forward-looking statements are ultimately realized depends on such factors as our ability to increase revenues, control costs, complete the development of new products in a timely manner and on budget, our ability to successfully market our products, general economic conditions, our ability to successfully identify acquisition candidates and our ability to successfully complete those acquisitions and integrate the newly acquired business into our existing operating and business platform.
The terms "we," "our," "us," or any derivative thereof, as used herein shall mean SmartPros Ltd., a Delaware corporation, its subsidiaries and it predecessors.





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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

SMARTPROS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
March 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Audited)
ASSETS
 

 
 

Current Assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,259,862

 
$
5,303,657

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $20,000 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
1,909,738

 
2,430,495

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
510,358

 
340,463

  Current income tax benefit
250,000

 
—

Total Current Assets
6,929,958

 
8,074,615

Property and equipment, net
543,917

 
566,475

Goodwill
2,807,257

 
2,807,257

Other intangibles, net
3,649,092

 
3,516,411

Other assets, including restricted cash of $75,000
104,165

 
104,515

Deferred tax asset
600,000

 
600,000

Investment in joint venture
1,893

 
2,268

 
7,706,324

 
7,596,926

Total Assets
$
14,636,282

 
$
15,671,541

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 

 
 

Current Liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
681,933

 
$
1,203,222

Accrued expenses
149,501

 
234,863

Dividend payable
70,267

 
70,289

Deferred revenue
4,404,535

 
4,395,166

Total Current Liabilities
5,306,236

 
5,903,540

Other liabilities
69,310

 
70,378

Commitments and contingencies


 


Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares, 0 shares issued and outstanding
—

 
—

Common stock, $.0001 par value, authorized 30,000,000 shares, 5,665,433 shares issued as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively; and 4,684,441 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
567

 
567

Additional paid-in capital
17,164,082

 
17,217,008

Accumulated deficit
(5,218,181
)
 
(4,834,220
)
Common stock in treasury, at cost – 980,992 shares at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 respectively
(2,685,732
)
 
(2,685,732
)
Total Stockholders’ Equity
9,260,736

 
9,697,623

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
14,636,282

 
$
15,671,541

_________________________________________________________________________________
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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SMARTPROS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations (Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Net revenues
$
2,988,003

 
$
3,218,667

 
Cost of revenues
1,545,668

 
1,427,454

 
Gross profit
1,442,335

 
1,791,213

 
Operating Expenses:


 
 

 
Selling, general and administrative
1,821,953

 
2,101,027

 
Depreciation and amortization
256,760

 
268,513

 
 
2,078,713

 
2,369,540

 
Operating (loss)
(636,378
)
 
(578,327
)
 
Other Income (Expense):


 
 

 
Interest income (net)
6,573

 
6,495

 
Equity loss from joint venture
(375
)
 
(3,247
)
 
 
6,198

 
3,248

 
(Loss) before income taxes
(630,180
)
 
(575,079
)
 
Benefit from income taxes
246,219

 
218,597

 
Net (loss)
$
(383,961
)
 
$
(356,482
)
 
Net (loss) per common share:
 

 
 

 
Basic net (loss) per common share
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.08
)
 
Diluted net(loss) per common share
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.08
)
 
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
 

 
 

 
Basic
4,684,441

 
4,721,914

 
Diluted
4,684,441

 
4,721,914

 
_________________________________________________________________________________
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)




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SMARTPROS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 

 
 

Net loss
$
(383,961
)
 
$
(356,482
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
256,760

 
268,513

Stock compensation expense
17,342

 
26,558

Current income tax benefit
(250,000
)
 
(220,000
)
Equity loss from joint venture
375

 
3,247

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
 
 


Accounts receivable
520,757

 
1,423,192

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(169,895
)
 
(217,167
)
Other assets
350

 
—

(Decrease) increase in operating liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(606,651
)
 
(370,510
)
Deferred revenue
9,369

 
(88,692
)
Other liabilities
(1,068
)
 
(1,434
)
Total adjustments
(222,661
)
 
823,707

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities
(606,622
)
 
467,225

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 

Acquisition of property and equipment
(36,482
)
 
(76,315
)
Redemption of certificates of deposit
—

 
500,000

Capitalized software costs
(263,359
)
 
(107,235
)
Capitalized course costs
(67,043
)
 
(22,327
)
Additional investment in joint venture
—

 
(3,000
)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities
(366,884
)
 
291,123

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 

Purchase of treasury stock
—

 
(116,107
)
Dividend paid
(70,289
)
 
(58,936
)
Net Cash (Used in) Financing Activities
(70,289
)
 
(175,043
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(1,043,795
)
 
583,305

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
5,303,657

 
4,918,543

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
4,259,862

 
$
5,501,848

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for income taxes
$
3,781

 
$
12,919

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_________________________________________________________________________________
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)



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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of SmartPros Ltd. and subsidiaries (“SmartPros” or the “Company”), including these notes, have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted or condensed. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2014. Results of consolidated operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s operating results. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements herein include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, SmartPros Legal and Ethics, Ltd. (“SLE”), Skye Multimedia Ltd. (“Skye”) and Loscalzo Associates Ltd. (“Loscalzo”). All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Note 2. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
          Nature of Operations
SmartPros’ primary products and services include the following:
•
Video and Internet-based subscription programs, live training seminars, Webinars and other continuing professional education programs and services for the accounting profession, tax and finance professionals. The Company is a leading provider of training to certified public accountants, accountants in industry and financial professionals.
•
A series of continuing education courses for engineers, as well as courses designed for candidates of the various professional engineering exams. In addition, we have a series of health and safety courses.
•
Online training solutions for the insurance, securities and banking industries under the trade name Financial Campus, as well as courses designed for live training.
•
A subscription-based program called WatchIT as well as custom courses for corporate information technology professionals.
•
Ethics, governance, compliance and human resources programs for corporate clients and online and customized training for the legal profession.
•
Training solutions for a number of industries including pharmaceutical and professional services firms.
•
Custom videos, use of its recording studio and editing facilities, web development and other multi-media technology consulting services.

•
Comprehensive support services ranging from training program design and implementation, accreditation support services and technology solutions.
While management monitors the revenue streams of the various products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the Company’s operations are considered to be aggregated in one reportable segment.
SmartPros is headquartered in Hawthorne, New York, where it maintains its corporate offices, new media lab and video production facilities.
          Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.      
 

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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from its subscription services as earned. Subscriptions are generally billed on an annual basis, deferred at the time of billing and amortized into revenue on a monthly basis over the term of the subscription, generally one year. Engineering products are non-subscription based and revenue is recognized upon shipment or, in the case of online sales, upon receipt of payment. Revenues from other non-subscription services, such as website design, video production, consulting services, and custom projects, are recognized on a proportional performance basis where sufficient information relating to project status and other supporting documentation is available. The contracts may have different billing arrangements resulting in either unbilled or deferred revenue. The Company obtains either signed agreements or purchase orders from its non-subscription customers outlining the terms and conditions of the products or services to be provided. Otherwise, revenues are recognized after completion and/or delivery of services to the customer. Revenue from live training programs is recognized upon completion of the conference or seminar, which usually lasts one to three days. Expenses directly related to the seminars including marketing expenses are charged to expense in the quarter in which the seminar is held.
Capitalized Software
Capitalized software costs are those costs for internally developed software for either internal use by the Company or for license to clients pursuant to the provisions of either ASC Topic 350, "Internal Use Software" or ASC Topic 985, "Software". The Company has capitalized approximately $263,000 in the first quarter of 2014 for internally developed software.
          Capitalized Course Costs
Capitalized course costs include the direct cost of internally developed proprietary educational products and materials that have extended useful lives. Amortization of these capitalized course costs commences when the courses are available for sale from the Company’s catalog. The amortization period is the estimated useful lives of the courses, which are usually five years. Other costs incurred in connection with any of the Company’s monthly subscription products, library content or custom work is charged to expense as incurred. We capitalized approximately $67,000 for the development of new courses during the first quarter of the fiscal year.
          Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue related to subscription services represents the portion of unearned subscription revenue amortized on a straight-line basis as earned. Deferred revenues from seminars represent paid registrations for future programs. Deferred revenue related to website design, video production, custom e-learning programs, technology or other services represents that portion of amounts billed by the Company, or cash collected by the Company for which services have not yet been provided or earned in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy. We recognize revenue either immediately from the direct sale of courses on a prepaid basis or on a deferred basis as earned, from the sale of subscriptions of our various products or from custom projects.
          Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings or loss per common share is net income or loss, as the case may be, divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) during the period. Basic earnings or loss per share exclude any dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities. Diluted earnings per common share include the dilutive effect of shares of Common Stock issuable under stock options and warrants. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period. For the three-months periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the inclusion of Common Stock equivalents of 333,400 and 340,317 shares, respectively, would be anti-dilutive.
Note 3. Stock-Based Compensation
The Company’s 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2009 Plan”) permits the grant of options and restricted stock to employees, directors and consultants. The total number of shares currently reserved for grants under the 2009 Plan is 800,000. Restricted stock grants under the 2009 Plan may not exceed 200,000 shares in the aggregate. The number of shares available for issuance under the 2009 Plan is reduced by the sum of the number of shares (a) issued upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) and (b) issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under the 1999 Plan. As options granted under the 1999 Plan are forfeited or terminated, the number of options available for grant under the 2009 Plan increase (but may not exceed 800,000 in the aggregate). Restricted stock grants under the 1999 Plan have no impact on the availability of restricted stock grants under the 2009 Plan.
As of March 31, 2014, 335,400 options were outstanding, of which 167,400 and 168,000 were granted under our 1999 Plan and 2009 Plan, respectively, and of which 244,900 are currently exercisable. In January 2014, the Company granted

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10,000 options to an employee. The exercise price of the option grant is $2.59 per share. The options vest three years from date of grant and expire ten years from date of grant. Restricted stock grants outstanding as of March 31, 2014 totaled 50,500, none of which had vested. All of these outstanding restricted stock grants were made under the 2009 Plan. As of March 31, 2014, 362,267 shares are available under the 2009 Plan, of which 81,055 shares are available for restricted stock grants. All stock options granted under the 2009 Plan are granted with an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair value of the Common Stock at the grant date. Employee and director stock options generally expire 10 years from the grant date and have various vesting periods. Restricted stock awards generally vest over a period of three to five years. Non-vested shares and options are subject to forfeiture unless certain requirements are satisfied.
Current accounting standards permit the use of a valuation model to calculate the fair value of stock-based awards. The Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) option-pricing model, which incorporates various assumptions including volatility, expected life, interest rates and dividend yields. The expected volatility is based on the historic volatility of the Common Stock over the most recent period commensurate with the estimated expected life of the Company’s stock options, adjusted for the impact of unusual fluctuations not reasonably expected to recur. The expected life of an award is based on historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the stock awards granted to employees and directors. The Company has recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $17,300 and $26,600, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The assumptions used for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, and the resulting estimates of weighted-average fair value of options granted during those periods are as follows:
Expected life (years)
3-5 Years

Risk-free interest rate
0.15
%
Expected volatility
40.0
%
Expected dividend
$
0.06

Weighted-average fair value of options during the period
$
0.82

The following table represents our stock options granted, exercised and forfeited for the three-months ended March 31, 2014:
Stock Options
 
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price per
Share
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
Outstanding January 1, 2014
 
328,733

 
$
2.89

 
5.64

Granted
 
10,000

 
$
2.59

 
9.75

Exercised
 
—

 
—

 
—

Forfeited/expired
 
(3,333
)
 
$
2.37

 
8.00

Outstanding at March 31, 2014
 
335,400

 
$
2.88

 
5.52

Exercisable at March 31, 2014
 
244,900

 
$
3.25

 
4.58


Note 4. Income Taxes
The Company recognizes a deferred tax asset available from its temporary differences between net income before taxes as reported on its consolidated financial statements and net income for tax purposes, increased by net operating loss carryforwards, which expire through 2027. The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset of $2,188,000 at March 31, 2014 which is partially offset by a valuation reserve in the amount of $1,588,000. For the three-months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded a current income tax benefit of $250,000, principally attributable to its net loss for the current period, offset by state and local taxes of approximately $4,000, resulting in a net benefit of approximately $246,000. The current income tax benefit is expected to be utilized against taxable income generated in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Company does not have any uncertain income tax positions that would require disclosure under the Accounting Standards Codification.

Note 5. Stockholders’ Equity
The Company did not issue any restricted stock grants, nor did it repurchase any shares under its stock buy back program.


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Note 6. Subsequent Events

On May 6, 2014 the Company's board of directors declared a dividend of $.015 per common share payable on July 7, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 20, 2014.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Some of the statements in this discussion and elsewhere in this report constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. See “Forward-Looking Statements” following the Table of Contents of this report. Because this discussion involves risk and uncertainties, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The terms “we,” “our,” “us,” or any derivative thereof, as used in this report refer to SmartPros Ltd., a Delaware corporation, its subsidiaries and its predecessors.

Overview
We provide learning solutions for accounting/finance, legal, insurance, securities and engineering professionals – five large vertical markets with mandatory continuing education requirements – as well as for tax compliance, banking and information technology professionals. We provide corporate governance, ethics and compliance training for the general corporate market. We also have content consisting of web-based training in the human resources and health and safety areas. We offer off-the-shelf courses and custom-designed programs with delivery methods suited to the specific needs of our clients. Through Loscalzo Associates Ltd. (“Loscalzo”), one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and our Executive Enterprise Institute (“EEI”) product line within our Accounting division, we are a leading provider of live training to accountants, tax and financial professionals. These courses are delivered through various state CPA societies, accounting firms, corporations or through seminars, Webinars and conferences that they conduct. Our customers include professional firms of all sizes, and a large number of businesses. We also offer comprehensive support services for training, ranging from course design and implementation, accreditation services to technology solutions.
We measure our operations using both financial and other metrics. The financial metrics include revenues, gross margins, operating expenses and income from continuing operations. Other key metrics include (i) revenues by sales source, (ii) online sales, (iii) cash flows and (iv) EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization).
Some of the most significant issues affecting our business are the following:
•
the increasing recognition by professionals and their employers of the importance of continuing professional education in order to maintain their licenses, remain current on new developments and best practices, develop and improve their skills and to generally remain competitive;
•
continuing professional education requirements by governing bodies, including states and professional associations;
•
the issuance of new laws, case law and regulations affecting the conduct of business and the relationship between employers and their employees;
•
the lack of the issuance of new financial accounting standards and the retreat from attempting to achieve greater compatibility with International Financial Reporting Standards;
•
the increased competition in today’s economy for skilled employees and the recognition that effective training can be used to recruit, train and redeploy employees;
•
the development and acceptance of new technology as a delivery channel for the types of products and services we offer;

•
the securities industry's growing emphasis on applying technology based tools to address the growing complexity of compliance regulations;

•
the need to continuously update the content in our course catalogs; and

•
current economic conditions and competition.

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Over the last five years, our annual net revenues have ranged from $19.3 million to $16.8 million in 2013. We experienced an overall decline in revenues from 2009 through 2012 and in 2013 our revenues increased by approximately $1 million to approximately $16.8 million from approximately $15.8 million in 2012. We attribute these fluctuations to a number of factors, but primarily due to general economic conditions as well as the relative absence of changes in laws, regulations and accounting standards. Many companies have looked at their budgets, reduced their headcounts and remain conservative when evaluating their expenditures for continuing education for their employees. Although, we have made acquisitions of companies, assets and product lines that have enhanced our overall content and product offerings, the staggering effects of the economy, along with the relative lack of new compliance challenges and the lack of perceived available time to dedicate to training in today's work environment have resulted in lowered attendance at our live seminars, and until recently reduced interest in custom work. We have countered these pressures by introducing new products and services, such as our eLP-Mobile Compatible Player. This Player enables our clients to experience the same high-quality and ease of use on mobile devices as experienced using their computers. We also introduced several other innovations including our Audit Management System (AMS), software designed for those industries having an internal branch audit function, CPE/CLE administration, refreshing our course libraries, re-mixing our product offerings and changing our selling strategies. We continue to believe that our growth will be through acquisitions, the development of new products and services and cross selling our existing libraries to the various client bases and markets we serve.
While we have seen an increase in some of our custom training projects, our subscription-based revenue in general has not fluctuated much from quarter to quarter or year to year. We have experienced a decline in revenue from live training programs and the sale of engineering courses which have adversely impacted our operating results. We believe that this trend is primarily due to current economic conditions, competition, consolidations in various industries and the relative absence of new accounting standards, laws and regulations. However, we believe that our subscription based products provide a cost-effective means for many companies to provide continuing education for their employees. We are constantly seeking both new markets to serve and new ways to market our products. As we expand our product offerings and the content of our various libraries, we are able to offer more products to the same customer through cross-selling. We also recognize that we will most likely need to invest more money in our sales infrastructure and outbound marketing budgets to drive net revenue.
Business acquisitions or strategic asset purchases are our preferred strategy to increase the breadth and depth of our current product offerings. Our goal is to maximize shareholder value rather than short-term profits. The size of the acquisitions may be determined, in part, by the amount of capital available to us and the liquidity and price of our stock. We may use debt to enhance or augment our ability to consummate larger transactions. While we cannot be certain that we will be able to identify appropriate acquisition opportunities or negotiate reasonable terms or that any acquired business or assets will deliver the shareholder value that we anticipated at the outset, we firmly believe in leveraging our assets and core competencies through strategic acquisitions.
Our core competencies and assets include technology solutions designed specifically for the delivery and administration of continuing professional education. This same technology is leveraged across most of our business operations. With the recent launch of our next generation proprietary software, SmartPros eCampus (eCampus) Learning Management System (LMS), we have a highly robust platform and toolset for managing and deploying corporate training and accredited continuing education programs in multiple formats. We anticipate that eCampus will help drive opportunities with both existing and new clients. It can also be licensed as a stand-alone-offering to companies of all sizes who are looking for a cost-effective cloud based LMS. In addition, we have developed technology so that our content may be used on mobile phones, tablets and other similar devices.
As we seek new business growth strategies, we recognize that many of the clients we service also require other solutions for their various needs. We are finding that our experience in critical compliance areas coupled with our technological expertise and resources represent a unique opportunity to desirable training solutions for clients seeking a one-stop source for their various training, compliance and other needs. An example of this is our AMS, designed for companies that perform internal audits of their branch offices that we developed in conjunction with a leading securities industry broker-dealer, leveraging our unique resources in response to their needs. We believe we have developed a suite of products addressing financial services regulatory training and branch audit compliance, that will attractive to many others in the securities market.
There are many risks involved with acquisitions, some of which are discussed in Item 1 of Part 1 under the caption “Certain Risk Factors That May Affect Our Growth and Profitability” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. These risks include seasonality of revenues, integrating the acquired business into our existing operations and corporate structure, retaining key employees and minimizing disruptions to our existing business.
Our common stock ("Common Stock") trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SPRO.”


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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements that have been prepared according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In preparing these financial statements, we are required to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. We base these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We consider the following accounting policies to be the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition.
Revenue recognition
A large portion of our revenue is in the form of subscription fees for our monthly accounting update programs or access to our library of accounting, financial services training and legal courses. Other sources of revenue include direct sales of programs or courses on a non-subscription basis or from various forms of live training, fees for Web site design, software development, video production, course design and development and ongoing maintenance fees from our client’s use of eCampus or our Smartpros' Professional Education Center (“PEC”), our proprietary learning management systems. Subscriptions are billed on an annual basis, payable in advance and deferred at the time of billing. Sales made over the Internet are by credit card only. Renewals are usually sent out 60 days before the subscription period ends. Larger transactions are usually dealt with by contract, the financial terms of which depend on the services being provided. Contracts for development and production services typically provide for a significant upfront payment and a series of payments based on deliverables specifically identified in the contract.
Revenue from subscription services are recognized as earned, deferred at the time of billing or payment and amortized into revenue on a monthly basis over the term of the subscription. Engineering products are non-subscription based and revenue is recognized upon shipment of the product or, in the case of online sales, payment. Revenue from non-subscription services provided to customers, such as Web site design, video production, consulting services and custom projects is generally recognized on a proportional performance basis where sufficient information relating to project status and other supporting documentation is available. The contracts may have different billing arrangements resulting in either unbilled or deferred revenue. We obtain either a signed agreement or purchase order from our non-subscription customers outlining the terms and conditions of the sale or service to be provided. Otherwise, these services are recognized as revenue after completion and delivery to the customer. Revenue from the sale of other products and services are generally recognized upon shipment or, if later, when our obligations are complete and realization of receivable amounts is assured.
Revenue from live training is recognized when the seminar or conference is completed. These are usually one to three day events.
Impairment of long-lived assets
We review long-lived assets and certain intangible assets at least annually or when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recovered. We recognize that the economy has not yet fully recovered and has impacted the operations of certain divisions of our company. Therefore, we periodically review certain intangible assets related to prior acquisitions and management continues to monitor the situation as it relates to our overall operations.
Stock-based compensation
Compensation costs are recognized in the financial statements for stock options or grants awarded to employees and directors. Options and warrants granted to non-employees recorded as an expense at the date of grant based on the then estimated fair value of the stock-based instrument granted. Options and grants awarded to employees or directors are expensed over their respective vesting periods.
Segment accounting
All of our operations constitute a single segment, that of educational services. Revenues from non-educational services, such as video production are not a material part of our operating income.
           Income taxes
We account for deferred tax assets available principally from the temporary differences related to our fixed and intangible assets and our net operating loss carryforwards in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification. We make significant estimates and assumptions in calculating our current period income tax liability and deferred tax assets. The most significant of these are estimates regarding future period earnings. Our net deferred tax asset is estimated by management using

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a three-year taxable income projection. In the event that our projections change due to economic uncertainties, we may adjust the realizable amount of our deferred tax asset. Management continues to monitor these projections and assumptions on an ongoing basis.

Results of Operations
Our operating results for the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 were affected by a number of factors including the seasonality of some of our products, primarily live training, while other areas of the Company's revenues remained relatively flat or decreased slightly from 2013 to 2014, including net revenues from custom work thus resulting in an increase in our operating and net loss. The first three-months of 2014 as compared to the first three-months of 2013, reflected a 7% decrease in net revenues with an accompanying increase in cost of revenues. This resulted in a lower gross profit and increased our operating loss to $637,000 in 2014, from $578,000 in 2013. Our core businesses have remained fairly stable and we have seen an increase in some of our custom work. We continue to seek to acquire either content in new or complimentary markets, make our sales force more effective and reduce expenses where appropriate. We are also continuously looking for ways to upgrade our product offerings with either new content or upgrading our existing offerings with current technology. In the first quarter of 2014 we added approximately 25 new courses to our SPA library and intend to add a total of approximately 100 new courses to it in 2014. We are also upgrading and adding new course material to our engineering libraries.
Comparison of the results of operations for the three-months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
We reported a $231,000, or 7% decrease in net revenues for the three-months ended March 31, 2014, compared to the same 2013 period. Our gross profit margin decreased to 48.3% in the 2014 period as compared to 55.7% in the 2013 period, as a result of various factors, including outsourced costs directly related to certain custom projects and our ongoing commitment to upgrading our course content and maintaining our technology. A portion of the decrease in net revenues came from our accounting and engineering divisions. Our Skye Multimedia Ltd. ("Skye") subsidiary and our Financial Services division revenues remained relatively constant from 2013 to 2014. Operating results for the 2014 period were impacted by overall decreases in net revenues, as we continue to seek ways to increase our sales. We recently added a sales person to cover a major territory for our accounting/finance products and intend to have internally developed technology replace some outsourced services in our financial services division. General and administrative expenses were approximately $279,000 lower in the 2014 period as compared to the 2013 period, and depreciation and amortization expense decreased approximately $12,000. Although we experienced an increase in net revenues from custom work in this quarter, we cannot be certain that it is indicative of future results. We do see growth potential in our content-based businesses in the various verticals that we service and in technology that we have designed for the financial services industry. Custom work is non-repetitive and subject to market conditions and can vary from quarter to quarter. Our live training businesses had a small increase in revenues in the quarter, as they primarily recognize their revenue in the second through fourth quarters of the year.
Online revenues, which previously were primarily derived from the sales of accounting/finance products, continue to be an important factor to our net revenues. Many of our other products, including our Cognistar Legal library, our Financial Campus courses, our engineering courses, our technology training products and our human resources and health and safety courses, are also delivered online and are also significant generators of net revenues. Approximately 49% of our current period net revenues were derived from online products.
The following table compares our statement of operations data for the three-months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The trends suggested by this table may not be indicative of future operating results, which will depend on various factors including the relative mix of products sold (accounting/finance, law, engineering, financial services, sales training – product, technology or compliance and ethics) and the method of sale (video or online) as well as the timing of custom project work, which can vary from quarter to quarter. In addition, our operating results in future periods may also be affected by acquisitions.

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Three months ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
Amount
 
Percentage
 
Amount
 
Percentage
 
Change
Net revenues
$
2,988,003

 
100.0
 %
 
$
3,218,667

 
100.0
 %
 
(7.2
)%
Cost of revenues
1,545,668

 
51.7
 %
 
1,427,454

 
44.3
 %
 
8.3
 %
Gross profit
1,442,335

 
48.3
 %
 
1,791,213

 
55.7
 %
 
(19.5
)%
Selling, general and administrative
1,821,953

 
61.0
 %
 
2,101,027

 
65.3
 %
 
(13.3
)%
Depreciation and amortization
256,760

 
8.6
 %
 
268,513

 
8.3
 %
 
(4.4
)%
Total operating expenses
2,078,713

 
69.6
 %
 
2,369,540

 
56.4
 %
 
(12.3
)%
Operating (loss)
(636,378
)
 
(21.3
)%
 
(578,327
)
 
(18.0
)%
 
10.0
 %
Other income, net
6,198

 
—
 %
 
3,248

 
—
 %
 
90.8
 %
Net (loss) before income tax
(630,180
)
 
(21.1
)%
 
(575,079
)
 
(17.9
)%
 
9.6
 %
Benefit from income taxes
246,219

 
8.2
 %
 
218,597

 
6.8
 %
 
12.6
 %
Net (loss)
$
(383,961
)
 
(12.9
)%
 
$
(356,482
)
 
(11.1
)%
 
7.7
 %

Net revenues
The decrease in net revenues reflected above was due to: (i) a $178,000 decrease in net revenues from our Accounting/Finance division; (ii) a $35,000 decrease in net revenues from our Skye subsidiary; (iii) a $71,000 decrease in net revenues from our engineering division; and (iv) a $52,000 decrease in net revenues from our SLE subsidiary. These decreases were offset by (i) a $10,000 increase in revenues from our Financial Services division; and (ii) a $95,000 increase in net revenues from our other divisions. Under our long-standing policy, revenue is credited to the originating department regardless of the type of service that is performed. For example, our Skye subsidiary may provide a custom e-learning solution for a client of our SLE subsidiary. However, SLE is credited with the entire amount of the sale.
Net revenues from the Accounting/Finance division were approximately $2.0 million and $2.2 million in the 2014 and 2013 periods respectively, or 68% and 69% of net revenues, respectively. Net revenues from subscription-based products and direct sales of course material on a non-subscription basis were $1.8 million and $1.9 million in the 2014 and 2013 periods, respectively. Net revenues from other products in our Accounting/Finance division that are not subscription based and live-training decreased by approximately $49,000 in 2014 from the 2013 period, primarily a result of lower advertising revenues. Non-subscription-based revenues fluctuate from period to period and are not indicative of any trends. In the 2014 period, net revenues from online sales of accounting products decreased by approximately $109,000 as compared to the 2013 period, primarily as a result of a change in the number of users from one of our clients. Net revenues from our Loscalzo and EEI live training subsidiary and division increased by $38,000 in the 2014 period compared to the 2013 period. The increase in net revenues is from some additional in-house live training events and increased revenues from CPE administration.
For the three-months ended March 31, 2014, Skye generated net revenues of $324,000 compared to $359,000 in the first quarter of 2013. Skye’s income is derived primarily from designing custom training projects and, as such, varies from quarter to quarter. In addition, Skye performs services for other divisions of our company, for which it does not receive any revenue recognition. Although we see an increase in request for proposals from clients, no assurance can be given that these requests will result in signed contracts or future revenues. Skye continues to see competitive pressure from both domestic and foreign sources, especially in pricing, Businesses are continuously evaluating these types of services and products and their cost effectiveness. Often contracts are signed but the work does not begin for a period of time thereafter. Skye continues to market its iReflect product developed in a joint venture.
Our Financial Services division generated $334,000 of net revenues in the quarter ended March 31, 2014. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, this division generated $324,000 of net revenues. The increase is primarily due to the recognition of income from new technology based products and increased services to clients. With our AMS system now operating, we intend to market this product to other companies in the financial services sector and with modifications can be used by any company that performs an internal branch audit function.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, SLE had net revenues of $76,000 compared to net revenues of $128,000 for the comparable 2013 quarter. For the 2014 period, $4,000 of SLE’s net revenues was generated by our Working Values Ethics and Compliance division, and $72,000 was generated by our Cognistar Legal division, as compared to $37,000 and $91,000, respectively, in the 2013 period. Net revenues generated by the Working Values Ethics and Compliance division are derived

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primarily from custom consulting work and can fluctuate from period to period based on a number of factors. The Cognistar Legal division derives its revenue primarily from the sales of its courses and the creation of courses for its clients.
Our Engineering division generated $83,000 of net revenues in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $154,000 in the first quarter of 2013. The decrease is primarily from lower sales to professional organizations due to the removal of our engineering prep courses, as we re-write them to comply with current standards. We anticipate one of the new prep courses to be released in the second quarter and the other course to be released either at the end of second quarter or during the third quarter. We have also recently introduced a Construction Project Management course. Sales of our engineering products are not subscription based. We now include our information technology product, Watch-IT's revenues in the Engineering division.
Net revenues generated by our other divisions, which consist of video production and duplication and consulting in the first quarter of 2014 were $132,000. In comparison, these divisions recorded $37,000 of net revenue for the first quarter of 2013.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues includes: (i) production costs – i.e., the salaries, benefits and other costs related to personnel, whether our employees or independent contractors, who are used directly in production, including producing our educational programs and/or upgrading our technology; (ii) royalties paid to third parties; (iii) the cost of materials, such as DVD’s and packaging supplies; (iv) costs related to live training; and (v) shipping and other costs. There are many different types of expenses that are characterized as production costs and many of them vary from period to period depending on many factors. Generally, subscription based products have higher profit margins than non-subscription based products and online sales have higher profit margins than sales involving physical delivery of material.
Our gross profit margin for the three-months ended March 31, 2014 decreased to 48.3% from 55.7% in the comparable 2013 period, primarily due to the decrease in revenues and the mix of services rendered. In the 2014 period our video production division produced an educational program that required the use of a significant number of outsourced actors and video production personnel. While we have made meaningful reductions in technology personnel this is offset by the continual cost of outsourced labor. The costs of updating either our course content or existing software and maintaining our technology are charged to expense as they are incurred.
Cost of revenues increased by approximately $118,000 in the 2014 period as compared to the 2013 period.
•
Outside labor and direct production costs. Outside labor includes the cost of hiring actors and production personnel such as directors, producers and cameramen and the outsourcing of non-video technology. The cost of such outside labor, which is primarily technology personnel, increased $63,000. This increase is primarily related to a custom education program produced by our video department as well as costs related to our continual upgrading of existing products and content. Direct production costs, which are costs related to producing videos, courses, custom projects or live instruction and includes such costs as renting equipment and locations and the use of live instructors for either teaching or developing the courses, increased approximately $99,000. We also continue to expend significant sums updating and introducing new courses in our live training programs. The variation in direct production costs are related to the type of production and other projects and do not reflect any trends in our business. As our business grows we may be required to hire additional production personnel, increasing our cost of revenues. Our course libraries require regular updating. With the anticipated release of our accreditation system we anticipate cost savings during the second half of the year.
•
Royalties. Royalty expense decreased by $17,000 in the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 compared to the corresponding period in 2013. Royalty expense varies from period to period based on sales and usage of our various products. Royalty expense is primarily driven by our accounting course catalog and our engineering product sales. Generally, royalties are paid twice per year and are calculated based on a number of factors, not all of which are available to us on a monthly, or even a quarterly basis. Accordingly, a substantial portion of our royalty expense for the quarter is estimated.
•
Salaries. Overall, payroll and related costs attributable to production personnel decreased by approximately $39,000, a result of capitalizing more internal labor costs in 2014 as compared to 2013.
•
Other production related costs. These are other costs directly related to the production of our products or the costs related to live training such as purchases of materials, cost of venues, travel, shipping, and other. These costs increased $12,000 in the 2014 period from the 2013 period, and is primarily related to venues, travel and other costs from our live training business.


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Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses include corporate overhead, such as compensation and benefits for administrative, sales and marketing and finance personnel, rent, insurance, professional fees, travel and entertainment and office expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2014 decreased by approximately $279,000, or 13.3%, compared to the same 2013 period. This decrease is attributable to a number of factors, that are highlighted below.
Compensation expense in the first quarter of 2014 period decreased by $223,000 compared to the same 2013 period. The decrease in costs is primarily attributable to the reduction in headcount in 2013. We had 42 and 47 full and part-time general and administrative employees at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, compensation expense includes stock based compensation expense of $17,000 for the 2014 period and $27,000 for the 2013 period.
Our other selling, general and administrative costs, exclusive of compensation costs, decreased by approximately $56,000 in the first quarter of 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013, primarily a result of reduced expenditures for outsourced sales and customer service. While we have not added any additional outsourced sales and customer service personnel in 2014, we have been able to control those costs by relocating certain positions to Central Europe from Canada and India. However, as we constantly upgrade and expand our technology and Internet capabilities, this results in related increased costs for such things as web-bandwidth and hardware and software maintenance and support. We make every effort to control our costs, and we can only anticipate that some selling, general and administrative expenses, such as insurance, travel and other costs may increase.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by approximately $12,000, to approximately $257,000, in the first quarter of 2014 compared to approximately $269,000 the first quarter of 2013. We expect our depreciation and amortization expense on our fixed and intangible assets to increase in the current year, as older assets are replaced and we start to amortize the cost of internally developed software. In addition, we capitalize internal costs for the development of new courses and other technology, as incurred. We continually replace and add to our computer and other equipment as it ages and as additional equipment is needed to accommodate growth.
Operating (loss)
For the three-months ended March 31, 2014, the operating loss was approximately $636,000 compared to an operating loss of approximately $578,000 in the corresponding 2013 period, primarily as a result of decreased revenues offset by a decrease in our selling, general and administrative expenses.
Other income/expense, net
Other income and expense items consist of interest earned on deposits and the net equity loss from our iReflect joint venture. We have no debt other than trade payables and accrued liabilities. For the first quarter of 2014 we had net other income of approximately $6,200 as compared to approximately $3,200 in the same 2013 period.
Income taxes
For the three-months ended March 31, 2014, we recorded an approximate net $246,000 current income tax benefit, as compared to an approximate net current income tax benefit of $219,000 in the same 2013 period. The current benefit is from the utilization of the net loss after adjusting for any state and local income taxes paid.
Net (loss)
For the three-months ended March 31, 2014 we recorded a net loss of approximately $384,000. For the comparable period in 2013 we recorded a net loss of approximately $356,000, or $0.08 per share, basic and diluted for both periods.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2014 we had no long-term debt.
Our working capital as of March 31, 2014 was approximately $1.6 million compared to $2.2 million at December 31, 2013. Our current ratio at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was 1.31 to 1 and 1.37 to 1, respectively. The current ratio is derived by dividing current assets by current liabilities and is a measure used by lending sources to assess our ability to repay short-term liabilities. The largest component of our current liabilities is deferred revenue, which was $4.4 million at March 31, 2014 and $4.4 million at December 31, 2013.
At March 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.3 million. For the three-months ended March 31, 2014, we reported a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.04 million that includes approximately $606,000 of cash used in operating activities; $367,000 of cash used in investing activities; and approximately $70,000 of cash used in financing activities. The primary components of our operating cash flows are net income or loss adjusted for non-cash expenses, such as depreciation and amortization stock-based compensation and deferred and current income taxes, and the changes in our operating assets and liabilities, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable and deferred revenues. Our cash balances fluctuate periodically due to timing differences such as the dates of certain large live training events.
At March 31, 2014, we had approximately $1.9 million in receivables and $831,000 in payables and accrued expenses, as compared to $2.4 million of receivables and $1.44 million in payables and accrued expenses at December 31, 2013, exclusive of dividends payable.
For the three-months ended March 31, 2014 net cash used in investing activities was approximately $367,000, which included capital expenditures consisting of computer equipment and software purchases of $36,000, $67,000 for course development and $263,000 for capitalized software, as compared to approximately $291,000 expended in the first three-months of 2013. We anticipate that our capital expenditures for the remainder of 2014 will be substantially lower as compared to 2013, as we complete the capitalization of the cost of new technology. We anticipate substantial completion of our major technology projects by the end of second quarter. We continually upgrade our technology hardware and, as such, we anticipate additional capital expenditures relating to equipment purchases over the next 12 months.
Cash used in financing activities for the three-months ended March 31, 2014 reflects dividends paid of approximately $70,000. In May 2014, our board of directors declared a dividend of $.015 per common share payable on July 7, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 20, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, $750,000 was available under our stock buy back program. With the reduction in the number of outstanding shares and the various regulations governing such purchases, the Company has had difficulty in repurchasing its shares.
We believe that our current cash balances together with cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months.
In the future, we may issue additional debt or equity securities to satisfy our cash needs. Any debt incurred may be secured or unsecured, bear interest at a fixed or variable rate and may contain other terms and conditions that we deem are reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time. Any sales of equity securities may be at or below current market prices. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in generating sufficient capital to adequately fund our needs.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Disclosures About Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not a party to any material legal proceeding.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Company Purchases of its Equity Securities
During the three month period ended March 31, 2014, we did not make any repurchases under our stock buy-back program. As set forth below, $750,000 was available under our stock buy back program as of March 31, 2014.     


ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
 
(a) Total Number of Shares (or units) Purchased
 
(b)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)
 
(c)
Total Number
of Shares (or
Units)
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
(d)
Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs
Month #1
(January 1-31, 2014)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
$
750,000

Month #2
(February 1-28, 2014)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Month #3
(March 1-31, 2014)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
$
750,000

        


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
    
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
None.

Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits:

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Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 


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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SmartPros Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date:
May 6, 2014
/s/ Allen S. Greene
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
May 6, 2014
/s/ Stanley P. Wirtheim
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)


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