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Annual Report
2021

Reckon Limited Annual Report

For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2021

ABN 14 003 348 730 

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Message to Shareholders from the Chairman and Group CEO

Directors’ Report

Remuneration Report

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

Independent Auditor’s Report

Directors’ Declaration

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to the Financial Statements

105 Additional Information as at 18 February 2022

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Message from the Chairman

It is my pleasure to present to you Reckon Limited’s 2021 Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 
31 December 2021 (CY2021). In last year’s address I spoke about the advancement of our digital transformation from 
a desktop-focused business towards a cloud-first operation. I’m pleased to report that with a clear and focused 
strategy we have executed a number of initiatives over the last twelve months to further this transformation.  

There’s no question that ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact the broader 
operating landscape, as well as the businesses and communities that we serve. It has been inspiring to witness the 
resilience and adaptability displayed by our whole company, led by Reckon’s leadership of CEO Mr Sam Allert and 
CFO Mr Chris Hagglund. Navigating through a constantly changing environment, they have continued to support 
staff, boost morale and maintain a productive working environment. This allowed Reckon to continue to operate at 
full capacity and without material impact on the ongoing operation of our business.

This in turn has enabled us to focus on supporting our clients. The rapidly decentralised work environment has led 
to us running additional webinars, remote training and implementations, and handle more support calls with a better 
response time and statistics than ever before. An amazing effort from the whole team considering the disruption and 
shift in how small business is being conducted.

As further validation to the culture and workplace we have built at Reckon, our application to be certified as a Great Place 
to Work Australia was accepted. The certification is of particular significance as it’s a result from a two-week period of 
confidential employee surveying. It’s a very proud achievement and provides a benchmark for our company against the 
world’s best and confirms our long-held knowledge that we have an incredible team driven by an amazing culture.

From  a  financial  standpoint,  we  continued  to  perform  very  well  throughout  the  year  with  each  business  division 
achieving a number of key milestones. The company maintained a stringent focus on capital management, deploying 
funds  into  growth,  while  continuing  to  deliver  a  strong  earnings  profile.  This  has  allowed  Reckon  to  maintain  its 
consistent level of shareholder return, declaring a fully franked $0.05 dividend for the period yielding an approximate 
8% return.

On the strategic investment front, the Company finalised the acquisition of US-based start-up Zebraworks in February 
2021  marking  a  key  milestone  for  our  Legal  group.  It  enables  our  entry  into  the  USA’s  lucrative  legal  practice 
management  industry,  which  we  have  had  earmarked  for  expansion.  We  expect  the  acquisition  to  significantly 
accelerate the growth of our Legal Group making it a considerable contributor to the top-line growth of the Company, 
delivering organic sales and various cross-selling opportunities. 

Additional Company transactions include the sale of the Reckon Docs business to a Class Limited buyer group, with 
the funds received from the transaction being utilised to reduce debt. The reduction in debt is anticipated to further 
assist in achieving the consistent financial growth the Company has witnessed. As business continues to shift with 
the acceleration of digitisation, we remain in a strong position to accelerate our transition towards a cloud-based 
operation whilst achieving strong growth.

We also welcomed Novatti Group Limited as a shareholder. Novatti are payments specialists, enabling any business 
to pay and be paid from any device, anywhere. Our relationship with Novatti continues to develop pleasingly. Work 
continues  with  Novatti  on  potential  product  launches  and  we  anticipate  these  will  unlock  even  more  value  for 
shareholders. 

I would like to thank the entire Reckon workforce for their dedication and commitment throughout the year. Likewise, 
to the Company’s management team I want to express my gratitude and appreciation for their leadership. And lastly, 
I want to thank the company’s shareholders for the ongoing support you show. I look forward to providing further 
updates on progress throughout the upcoming financial year.

Greg Wilkinson
Chairman

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Message from the Group CEO

The group has continued to deliver on its growth objectives to achieve strong operational and financial results in 
CY2021. As a company, we have continued to adapt and progress our transition to a cloud business, while continuing 
to ensure that we can service our customer base with a broad range of leading solutions.

Our  continued  focus  and  increased  investment  into  cloud-based  products  has  seen  a  renewed  confidence, 
supported  by  the  increased  client  adoption  and  acceptance  from  the  market  with  each  new  cloud  module  and 
product  released.  As  we  continue  to  develop  and  progress  our  digital  transformation,  we  expect  to  continue  to 
witness growth from each of the business, accountant, and legal operating groups. 

The  Business  Group  continued  its  momentum  with  another  year  of  consistent  growth  and  profitability.  The 
development of its Reckon Payroll product has delivered a new feature rich cloud payroll which will replace all current 
payroll products in use. Removing the old technology will see approximately 300,000 employees paid via Reckon 
Payroll cloud-based software. With all of our SME clients due to benefit from the transition, I look forward to seeing 
this number increase as we continue our growth trajectory. 

The  Accountant  Group  saw  a  very  encouraging  increase  in  new  business  sales  with  the  launch  of  the  new  APS 
Accountants  Workspaces.  The  new  software  is  a  complete  cloud-based  APS  environment  and  provides  the 
Company  with  a  compelling  product  to  continue  to  take  to  market  throughout  FY22.  With  deployment  of  our 
technology in eight out of the top ten accounting firms, we anticipate that the Group will build upon the increased 
demand and experience growth in the near term.

As highlighted by the Chairman, Reckon completed the acquisition of US based Zebraworks in February 2021. The 
acquisition provides us with an experienced in-country management team in the US which we will leverage to pursue 
growth  and  expand  on  the  opportunity  across  the  US  and  UK  Legal  markets.  To  accelerate  that  expansion,  we 
brought to market Collection Q and Payment Q, the first cloud modules for our new cloud Practice Management for 
legal firms. The modules are able to be integrated with 3rd party on premise solutions allowing us to immediately 
begin business development initiatives within the growing sector. 

Our  constant  expanding  portfolio  of  new  cloud-based  products,  made  possible  by  our  ongoing  investment  in 
development,  coupled  with  a  very  solid  financial  foundation,  provides  Reckon  with  a  very  exciting  future  and 
opportunities  to  continue  to  achieve  the  Company’s  growth  objectives.  Our  partnership  with  Novatti  to  launch 
integrated payments in 2022 is also well progressed which will facilitate further opportunities for our accounting and 
payroll solutions for small business.

I look forward to updating shareholders over the course of CY2022 as progress continues to materialise. As a final 
word, I would like to thank all shareholders, Reckon team members, the Board, our partners and customers for their 
loyalty and support over the year. 

Sam Allert
Group CEO

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Directors’ Report
The Directors of Reckon Limited submit these financial statements for 
the financial year ended 31 December 2021

Greg Wilkinson 
Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman until 30 June 2018, Chairman from 1 July 2018

Greg Wilkinson has over 30 years’ experience in the computer software industry. Greg entered the industry in the 
early  1980s  in  London  where  he  managed  Caxton  Software,  which  became  one  of  the  UK’s  leading  software 
publishers.  Greg  co-founded  Reckon  in  1987  and  was  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  until  February  2006.  He  was 
appointed to the position of Deputy Chairman in February 2006 and became a member of the board of the listed 
entity  on  19  July  1999.  He  was  appointed  to  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee  in  February  2010  and  Remuneration 
Committee in December 2011. He is also an investor and mentor to a number of cloud-based start-up companies. 
Greg was appointed Chairman on 1 July 2018. Greg resigned from the board of GetBusy PLC on 5 May 2020.

Philip Hayman 
Independent Non-Executive Director from 1 July 2018

Phil Hayman was appointed to the board on 1 July 2018. He was a co-founder of Reckon in 1987. He resigned from 
Reckon in 2004 but has maintained his interest in Reckon through his ongoing shareholding. Phil has had varied 
general entrepreneurial and commercial experience through his investments in companies in start-up and first round 
capital raising phases. Phil is presently a director of an unlisted public company with manufacturing interests in China 
and  sales  in  Australia  and  New  Zealand.  He  also  consults  to  an  agricultural  company  with  extensive  holdings  in 
southern NSW. He currently owns and manages an accommodation company.

Clive Rabie
Group Chief Executive Officer until 30 June 2018, Group Managing Director from 1 July 2018

Clive was Chief Operating Officer of Reckon from 2001 until February 2006 and in that time played a pivotal role in 
its  turn-around.  In  February  2006  Clive  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  Group  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  was 
appointed Group MD on 1 July 2018. He has extensive management and operational experience in the IT and retail 
sectors as both an owner and director of companies. Clive is a director of GetBusy PLC.

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Samuel Allert
Group Chief Executive Officer and Director from 1 July 2018

Sam Allert was appointed as a director on 1 July 2018. Sam was one of the first employees in the Australian Reckon 
APS business in 1999. He has held numerous roles in that business from National Sales Manager, Managing Director 
AU/NZ, eventually becoming CEO of Reckon APS in 2013. Taking on more responsibility Sam got involved with the 
Business Division in a newly formed position of MD AU/NZ for the Reckon Group in 2015. In July 2018 Sam stepped 
into the Group Chief Executive Officer position and was appointed to the board on 1 July 2018.

Myron Zlotnick LLM, GCertAppFin 
Company Secretary

Myron Zlotnick has over 20 years experience as a legal practitioner, general and corporate counsel, and as a director 
of companies in the information, communications and technology sector.

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Directors’ Report (continued)

Review of Operations and Statement of Principal Activities

For the year reported the Company continues to be structured in three Groups, a Business Group, an Accountant 
Practice Management Group and a Legal Practice Management Group.

The  focus  has  been  to  grow  each  Group  independently,  and  where  possible  implement  integrations,  seek  out 
opportunities to cross sell, and to explore synergies across the Groups. From an internal operations point of view, within 
Australia and New Zealand, the Accountant Practice Management Group and Business Group have centralised Sales, 
Support, Marketing, and Client Success teams to manage the across-Group opportunities more efficiently.

The Business Group undertakes the development, sales and support of business accounting and payroll software for 
small to larger sized businesses and personal wealth management software branded as Reckon One, Reckon Accounts 
Hosted, Reckon Accounts Business, Better Clinics and Better HQ (cloud products), and Reckon Accounts Personal 
respectively. It is operational predominantly in Australia and New Zealand with a presence in the United Kingdom.

The Accountant Practice Management Group undertakes the development, sales and support of practice management, 
compliance and efficiency tools for professional accounting firms under the Reckon APS and Reckon Elite brands. This 
business  also  supplied  corporate  services  such  as  company  registration,  company  secretarial  tools  and  supply  of 
relevant content under the Reckon Docs brand. It is operational predominantly in Australia, New Zealand with a re-seller 
presence in the United Kingdom. The ReckonDocs business was sold to Class Limited effective 1 March 2021. The 
purchase consideration was $13 million.

The Legal Practice Management Group supplies software and workflow solutions to legal firms and corporations for 
document scanning and routing, print management and cost recovery solutions under the Reckon nQueue and Reckon 
Billback brands. It is operational predominantly in the USA and United Kingdom, with re-sellers in other parts of the 
world. In February 2021 the Company announced the completion of a merger of its Legal Practice Management Group 
with  the  business  of  Zebraworks  Inc  (USA)  into  a  70/30  venture  known  as  nQueue  Zebraworks  Inc.  The  merged 
business presents a platform for technology development and new markets.

All Groups are supported by shared services teams which include IT, finance, marketing, and human resources.

All the Groups have a loyal client base that run products and solutions based on desktop technology with very rich 
functions and features. Reckon has been on a transformation process developing or enhancing all products with a 
“cloud first” focus. The process is to provide an upgrade path for existing clients to the cloud, as well as providing new  
products that can attract and grow a new client base. The Business Group is furthest progressed on this strategy with 
the Accountant Practice Management Group and the Legal Practice Management Group also well poised for growth 
in the future.

Business Group

The Business Group distributes and supports a range of software products under the Reckon brand. These products 
are generally used by small to larger businesses in Australia and New Zealand and in the United Kingdom. Alongside 
cloud, hosted and desktop accounting software the range also includes solutions for payroll, point of sale, online 
practice management for allied health professionals (branded as Better Clinics) and scheduling and point of sale 
software (branded as BetterHQ), as well as personal finance software.

A key focus in the Business Group is to grow the Reckon One cloud-based business accounting software. Reckon 
One  cloud-based  accounting  software  is  based  on  a  “designed  by  you”  concept  that  allows  users  to  tailor  the 
solution to their needs by choosing modules their business will use. The current modules available are: Core (which 
includes  payments  and  receipts,  budgets  and  reporting);  Invoices;  Payroll;  BankData  (automatic  bank  statement 
import into accounts and reconciliation); Projects (manage revenue, costs and forecasts by project); Time (timesheets); 
and Employee Expenses (expense management module); and an open API for third party applications.

Users can select which modules they need and only pay for those they use, making Reckon One a very cost-effective 
solution for small businesses.

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The Payroll module includes the ability for small businesses to lodge their Single Touch Payroll reporting requirements, 
which is part of an overall strategy to integrate small business accounting with regulatory reporting under the Reckon 
GovConnect product brand.

Reckon One is also available as a “white label” version. The Institute of Public Accountants provides a white label 
product to IPA members under the IPA Books+ brand. This partnership with the IPA continues to strengthen the 
recommender channel, with over 1200 IPA practices trained and certified as Cloud Advisors. The company has also 
entered  in  a  while  label  arrangement  with  the  Queensland  government  bringing  Reckon  One  to  Indigenous 
communities branded as Deadly Digits.

The company also has a large focus on adding new mobile based applications that compliment and integrate with 
the Reckon One cloud accounting modules. The free Single Touch Payroll reporting application was the first of these 
new mobile apps and has been taken up by over 37,000 new users since May 2019, with over 780,000 pay runs 
processed via this app. In 2021 the company added a new mobile Payroll App, which is an ideal upgrade path from 
the free STP as it provides a complete feature rich payroll solution on the mobile.. Reckon Mate, a new employee 
facing  mobile  app  released  at  the  end  of  2020  compliments  Reckon  One  Payroll  and  our  mobile  strategy.  The 
Company is also working on new mobile apps including Mobile Invoicing, Timesheets and Expenses.

Reckon Accounts Hosted is a convenient secure online accounting software solution using the very same feature 
rich source code of the Reckon Accounts business range desktop package. It is a simple and efficient upgrade to 
“cloud accounting” for our many Reckon Accounts desktop clients. It is hosted in an AWS environment.

Reckon Accounts products include: (1) Reckon BankData, a bank feed solution which allows connections with banks 
and other financial institutions to download bank transaction information directly into accounting software; and (2) 
Reckon GovConnect, an SBR-enabled solution for lodging reports to government agencies such as the ATO.

The Company continues to explore strategic partnerships with suppliers who can meet the feature demands of small 
business for their diverse needs.

Since  2017  the  Company  has  partnered  with  Prospa  in  the  “Fintech“  space  to  bring  small  business  loans  to  its 
customer base under the Reckon Loans brand.

In  early  2022,  the  Company  entered  discussions  with  Novatti  for  the  introduction  of  payment  solutions  for  small 
business customers.

The Company also partnered with Ozedi to implement eInvoicing solutions for small business customers.

Better  Clinics  is  a  cloud-based  practice  management  and  scheduling  software  solution  for  health,  medical  and 
fitness  professionals.  This  business  presently  focusses  on  the  allied  health  services  market  that  includes 
physiotherapists, chiropractors and personal trainers. This comprises a market of an estimated 120,000 customers.

Accountant Practice Management Group

The  Accountant  Practice  Management  Group  develops,  distributes  and  supports  the  APS  suite  of  solutions  for 
professional  service  firms  in  Australia,  New  Zealand  and,  via  a  reseller  arrangement,  in  the  United  Kingdom.  For 
professional  accountants  these  solutions  include  Practice  Management,  Tax  and  Accounts  production.  It  also 
delivers  a  wide  range  of  complementary  integrated  modules  for  business-critical  functions  in  professional  firms: 
Practice Management (PM); Business Intelligence and Reporting (PIQ); Taxation (Tax); Client Accounting (XPA); Client 
Relationship Management (CRM); Workpaper Management (WM); Sync Direct and others.

All the above modules were available in a hosted version called APS Private Cloud, if a client so requires. This platform 
has been moved to a more efficient solution using a new supplier and is now called APS Accountants’ Workspace.

Consistent  with  the  Group-wide  philosophy,  the  Accountant  Practice  Management  Group  enhances  products  and 
develops new products under the “cloud first” concept. These products can and will integrate with existing Accountant 
Practice Management Group solutions and also provide an entirely new cloud-based suite that new clients can take on.

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Directors’ Report (continued)

New cloud products released in 2020/2021, include: Workflow and Contacts. Timesheets, Fees and Accounting are 
under  development.  From  a  branding  point  of  view  these  cloud  products  are  marketed  as  APS+,  Workflow+, 
Contacts+, etc.

The  BankData  product  (powered  by  Reckon  One  Bank  Data  technology)  is  also  targeted  at  accountants  and 
bookkeepers. The module enables accountants and bookkeepers to efficiently download and process bank transactions 
and provide reporting and analysis to their clients. This is also undergoing an integration with Open Banking.

Sync Direct is a cloud-based system that allows accountants to upload financial transaction data from virtually any 
source and automatically enter it into their practice management system for accounts and tax return preparation 
purposes. It is an extremely beneficial tool for professional accounting firms as it creates a “single ledger” experience 
for them without being required to use the same software as their clients.

The Reckon Elite product suite includes tax return preparation tools, practice management tools and related solutions 
mostly used by accountants and tax agents. Reckon Elite is predominantly used in small to medium sized accounting 
firms compared to Reckon APS which is predominantly used by larger firms. Reckon Elite is also available in a hosted 
cloud based version called Elite Workspaces.

The ReckonDocs corporate services business comprises technology for the registration and compliance management 
of  companies  and  other  business  structures  through  an  easy  to  use  web-based  ordering  system.  This  business 
provides clients with an online company registration service; documentation and services for the establishment of a 
range of entities, especially trusts for self-managed superannuation funds; constitution updates and domain name 
registrations; and other documentation. This business was sold effective 1 March 2021.

Legal Practice Management Group 

Since February 2021 the Company merged its Legal Practice Management Group with the business of Zebraworks 
Inc (USA) into a 70/30 venture known as nQueue Zebraworks Inc. The team from Zebraworks Inc brings a history and 
pedigree of success in the development of practice management solutions for Legal Practices. The merged business 
presents a platform for new cloud technology development and new markets.

The  Legal  Practice  Management  Group,  under  the  various  nQueue,  Billback  and  Zebraworks  brands,  supplies 
software solutions for document scanning and routing, print management and cost recovery solutions that assist law 
firms and commercial and government clients.

These solutions enhance the automation and processing of any operational and administrative expenses, including 
print, copy, scan, telephone, online searches, emails, court fees, car services, credit card charges, courier costs and 
more. The scan solution also presents an opportunity to expand to non-legal client markets.

These solutions can be embedded directly into multi-function devices or reside on tablet computers or terminals to 
provide clients with the knowledge required to run their businesses more profitably.

Key focus of this Group is to reposition itself from a cost recovery provider to become a workflow expert in the areas 
of Print Management, Uniform Advanced Scanning and Cost Recovery and to continue moving to a subscription 
revenue model. It is also pursuing a wider channel sales network including manufacturers of multi-purpose office 
machines.  In  addition,  the  merged  nQueue  Zebraworks  Inc  business  will  be  exploring  opportunities  to  cross  sell 
products and solutions from the Australian based Business Group and Accountant Practice Management Group.

Cloud Practice management modules added to the suite of products in 2021 include Collection Q and Reporter Q.

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Results of Operations

Results Headlines (IFRS and non-IFRS)

Revenue – continuing operations 

$71.3 million

$70.9 million

+0.6%

2021

2020

%Growth

Revenue – discontinued operations*

$0.8 million

$4.7 million

-83.7%

EBITDA – continuing operations 

$29.2 million

$29.7 million

-2.0%

EBITDA – discontinued operations*

$0.3 million

$2.9 million

-89.9%

Net profit – continuing operations

$9.1 million

$8.2million

+10.4%

Net profit – discontinued operations*

$0.1million

$1.5 million

-92.1%

Net profit attributable to members – continuing operations

$9.7 million

$8.2 million

+17.8%

Net profit attributable to members – discontinued operations*

$0.1 million

$1.5 million

-92.1%

* The ReckonDocs business was sold effective 1 March 2021, hence 2021 represents 2 months trading compared to 12 
months in 2020.

Revenue on a non-IFRS basis normalised for continuing businesses (at constant currency) is up 1.6% on the prior 
corresponding period.

$65 million of the $71 million revenue is annual recurring revenue, up 2.9% over the prior corresponding period.

Annual recurring revenue represents 92% of total available revenue. This is 2.9% up om the prior corresponding 
period.

EBITDA on a non-IFRS basis normalised for continuing businesses (at constant currency) is up 1.4% on the prior 
corresponding period.

The profitability of the Group has increased, with NPAT normalised for continuing operations up 7.8% on the prior 
corresponding period..

Debt has been reduced by 52% from $30.7 million to $14.7 million, largely funded by the proceeds of the Sale of the 
ReckonDocs business.

A fully franked final dividend of 2 cents per share has been declared, taking the total dividend to 5 cents per share in 
respect of the 2021 year (2020: 5 cents). This represents a 8% shareholder return before tax.

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Directors’ Report (continued)

Cash spend on development (on a non-IFRS normalised basis) continues to focus on cloud products across the 
groups. Development spend in 2021 was $20 million consistent with 2020 development spend of  $18.8 million.

Cashflow before development spend from continuing operations is $30.9 million.

Business Group

•  The Business Group continues to be a subscription business with strong online growth. Total revenue growth in 

this Group is up 4% on 2020. This represents three consecutive years of  growth.

•  Subscription revenue now represents 97% (2020: 96%) of available revenue in this Group.

•  Cloud subscription revenue (from Reckon One and Reckon Accounts Hosted) has continued to grow strongly, 
up by 8% on 2020 and now represents 58% (2020: 56%) of this Group’s available revenue. The number of cloud 
users has reached 114,000 users up 12% on 2020.

•  The free payroll app for Single Touch Payroll launched in late May 2019 now has 37,000 users. The new paid 
payroll app now provides an ideal upgrade path for these users The total number of employees paid via Reckon 
payroll solutions in Australia stands at 300,000.

•  The partnership with the IPA for Reckon One continues to strengthen the recommender channel, with over 1,200  

IPA practices trained and certified as Cloud Advisors.

•  New cloud products for the Business Group released in 2021 include Reckon Payroll, Payroll Mobile and Reckon 

Insights, a business analytics tool. A Reckon Invoicing app is scheduled for release in 2022.

•  A white label initiative for distribution of Reckon One with the Queensland Government known as Deadly Digits, 
is  aimed  at  financial  literacy  in  the  indigenous  community..  Other  similar  opportunities  with  a  wide  range  of 
partners continue to be sought and pursued. For example, in early 2022 the Company has engaged with Novatti 
to  explore  enhanced  payment  services  for  small  businesses  to  be  integrated  with  Reckon  products.  The 
Company has also entered into an agreement with Ozedi to provide eInvoicing solutions to Reckon customers.

Accountant Practice Management Group

•  The business remains entrenched as the product of choice amongst the major accounting firms.

•  Subscription income is 98% of available revenue in this Group and this is the foundation of the stability of this business.

•  Revenue in the Accountant Practice Management Group was down on the previous year, partially attributable to 
the impact of COVID 19 limitations. This was reflected in flat subscription revenue (down 1% on 2020), but 58% 
growth in upfront and service

•  While overall end user seat count of 84,000 was slightly behind  2020 on (85,000), an encouraging 22 new businesses 

signed on, 15 of which in the last third of 2021. This provides an order backlog with which to begin 2022.

•  Development  of  an  enhanced  hosted  solution  for  APS  modules  known  as  APS  Accountants’  Workspace  also 
opens potential for a larger addressable market. The same applies for standalone cloud based products developed 
in 2020/21, branded as APS +.. A new release under this banner planned for 2022 is APS Ledger +. Overall cloud 
based end user seats count increased from 393 in 2020 to 2,653 in 2021.

•  The ReckonDocs content business was sold to Class Limited effective 1 March 2021.

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Legal Practice Management Group

•  This Group relative to the rest of the Company was more significantly impacted by COVID-19 especially in the 
USA where - flowing on from 2020 - implementation of new sales was rendered difficult by restrictions on in 
person attendance at client premises. This is reflected in a 13% decline in upfront and service revenue from $1.5 
million to $1.3 million. Notwithstanding this challenge, subscription revenue grew 1%.

•  Subscription  revenue  is  86%  of  the  Group’s  revenue  (2020:  84%)  and  this  represents  a  stable  base  for  the 
business which is now poised to take advantage of the formation of the nQueue Zebraworks Inc business.

• 

Included in growth plans is the release of Collection Q and Payments Q. Collection Q is a cloud based module 
that integrates with on premises practice management systems for more efficient debtor/collections management. 
Payments Q is an integrated payments solution that enables end users clients to pay via credit card.

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In addition this Group also released mobile app versions for the Scan and Print solutions. 

•  The USA market does represent growth opportunities for cloud based products especially in the longer term 

with a very large addressable market still using desktop solutions.

COVID-19 Impact
Operationally, the Company continued to manage the impact of COVID 19 smoothly so far as working from home 
was concerned as well as in terms of overall management of the business and its systems.

The infrastructure and business interruption processes were well designed to deal with these sorts of situations, and 
continue to do so.

The Company has displayed its resilience, by posting solid and stable results in challenging times for its customer 
base of small businesses and professional firms. As stated above there were performance impacts for the Legal 
Group.

That said, the operations of the Company as a whole have not been adversely impacted by COVID 19.

The financial position of the Company has not been materially adversely affected by COVID 19.

At present, COVID 19 does not materially adversely impact the Company’s prospects for future financial years. No 
impairment is considered necessary.

While it appears the world is learning to live with COVID 19, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing. It is 
not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is fluid and 
is  dependent  on  measures  imposed  by  the  Australian  Government  and  other  countries,  such  as  vaccination 
requirements, renewed travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

Climate and Sustainability
The nature of the Company’s operations on the face of it have low impacts on climate and sustainability. However, 
the board is mindful of the potential impact of climate change on economies at a macro level.

The  board  plans  to  understand  and  begin  to  assess  existing  and  emerging  risks  that  may  be  applicable  to  the 
company’s business, including both physical and transitional climate risk.

At present the board is comfortable there are none.

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Directors’ Report (continued)

Significant Changes in State of Affairs
There were no significant changes to the Company’s state of affairs during the year.

The sale of the ReckonDocs business in March 2021 is not viewed as a significant change to the nature or scale of 
its activities.

Effective on 1 March 2021, the Company reached agreement with NowInfinity Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Class Ltd) and Class Ltd (the Class Buyer Group), to sell the assets comprising the ReckonDocs Business to the 
Class Buyer Group.

The purchase consideration was $13 million dollars.

Funds  received  were  used  to  reduce  Reckon’s  debt,  and  to  provide  additional  development  funds  for  Reckon’s 
“cloud  first“  development  strategy  for  small  business  accounting  and  payroll,  and  practice  management  for 
accountants and lawyers.

The ReckonDocs Business contributed revenue of $5 million and EBITDA of $3 million to the 2020 Reckon Group 
results.

The  ReckonDocs  Business  was  part  of  Reckon’s  Accountant  Practice  Management  Group  and  is  a  provider  of 
company formations, trust deeds and other related documents and services.

Future  Developments,  Business  Strategies  and  Prospects 
for Future Financial Years
Consistent with commentary of prior years, the Company strategy is to bring together a suite of solutions that deliver 
business efficiency tools for small to medium sized businesses – an ecosystem for business, together with practice 
efficiency tools for professional firms – a platform for accountants and lawyers. The goal is to ultimately make it easy 
for small businesses to operate and perform, and accountants, bookkeepers and legal firms to collaborate with their 
clients and ensure their compliance obligations are met.

Key to understanding the Company’s strategy over the next 2 to 3 years is to appreciate the following, generally:

• 

• 

there are untapped opportunities in targeted and niche products that complement and diversify the traditional 
efficiency software offered to businesses and professional firms.

investment will also be focused on maintaining, refining and improving existing assets and acquiring or developing 
solutions to complement or differentiate our offerings, especially in the cloud.

• 

the businesses have a stable and loyal customer base.

Specifically, for 2022 and beyond in the Business Group the intention is to pursue cloud growth across the small 
business  accounting  and  payroll  market.  Payroll  products  will  be  complimented  with  new  mobile  apps  in  2022 
including Invoicing and Timesheets. Further white label opportunities will also be explored. The Company is also 
pursuing the potential to deploy various Fintech solutions through the customer base. In the Accountant Practice 
Management Group, the cloud based APS Accountants’ Workspace platform provides a growth opportunity for mid 
to  large  size  accounting  firms.  Additional  cloud  modules  such  as  Ledger  +,  WIP,  and  Debtor  Management  also 
present growth opportunities. Add on cloud modules such as Bank Data feeds and Sync Direct integration tools 
expand the product offering to existing and new clients. For the Legal Practice Management Group, the post COVID 
19  pipeline  of  new  customers  is  solid.  The  aim  is  also  to  pursue  growth  with  existing  NQ  scanning  and  print 

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management solutions. And new cloud modules Collection Q and Reporter Q (a module that presents a dashboard 
across all practice management data) compliment desktop competitor products that create new sales opportunities. 
The Legal Group also plans to release a new cloud module, Inquiry Q, in 2022. This product integrates with and 
compliments Collection Q with improved and detailed reports across a firm’s debtors.

The Company continues to assess appropriate corporate transactions.

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Remuneration Report (Audited)

1. Persons Covered by this Report

The Remuneration Report sets out, in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act: (i) the Company’s 
governance relating to remuneration, (ii) the policy for determining the nature and amount or value of remuneration of 
key  management  personnel;  (iii)  the  various  components  or  framework  of  that  remuneration;  (iv)  the  prescribed 
details relating to the amount or value paid to key management personnel, as well as a description of any performance 
conditions; (v) the relationship between the policy and the performance of the Company.

Key management personnel (KMP) are the non-executive directors, the executive directors and employees who have 
authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the consolidated entity. On that 
basis, the following roles/individuals are addressed in this report:

Non-executive Directors

•  Mr Greg Wilkinson, director since 19 July 1999

•  Deputy Chairman since 1 February 2006

•  Chairman of the Board since 1 July 2018

•  Risk and Audit Committee member since 1 February 2010

•  Remuneration Committee member since 1 December 2011

•  Mr Philip Hayman, independent non-executive director since 1 July 2018

•  Remuneration Committee Chair since 1 July 2018

•  Risk and Audit Committee Chairman since 1 July 2018

Senior Executives Classified as KMP

•  Mr Clive Rabie

•  Chief Operating Officer from 1 January 2001

• 

Executive Director since 24 May 2005

•  Group Chief Executive Officer from 22 February 2006

•  Group Managing Director since 1 July 2018

•  Mr Sam Allert

• 

Executive Director since 1 July 2018

•  Group Chief Executive Officer since 1 July 2018

•  Mr Chris Hagglund

•  Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 1 October 2004

•  Mr Myron Zlotnick

•  General Counsel from 1 October 2002 until 2 July 2018

•  Company Secretary since 19 November 2002

•  Corporate Counsel from 22 February 2021

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2. Context of KMP Remuneration

The Remuneration Committee and the board exercise their powers mindful of the various governance demands that 
impact on remuneration decisions and the interests of shareholders. . At the 2021 Annual General Meeting there was 
a  vote  of  approval  of  99.14%    for  remuneration  practices.  The  board  continues  to  endeavour  to  balance  the 
idiosyncrasies  of  the  Company  and  its  unique  demands  with  generally  accepted  governance  practices  for 
remuneration.

On the whole the contents of the report are substantially similar to prior years. At the time of writing this report the 
board has been in the process of trying to set new incentive plans to meet the strategic imperatives of the Company.

3. Overview of Reckon’s Remuneration Governance Framework 
& Strategy

The Company is influenced in the governance of KMP remuneration by a wide range of sources, including:

•  Remuneration Committee Members,

•  External remuneration consultants (ERCs),

•  Stakeholder groups including shareholders and proxy advisors, and

•  Company management to understand roles and issues facing the Company. 

The following outlines Reckon’s remuneration governance framework.

3.1 Remuneration Committee

Authority for remuneration matters rests with the Remuneration Committee which reports to the board and makes 
recommendations  regarding  remuneration  to  the  board  which  has  ultimate  responsibility  for  signing  off  on 
remuneration policies, practices and outcomes.

The Remuneration Committee was comprised of two non-executive directors:

• 

• 

 Mr Philip Hayman (independent non-executive director) 

 Mr Greg Wilkinson (independent, Chairman of the Board).

The Remuneration Committee operated substantially in accordance with the aims and aspirations of Principle 8 of 
the  ASX  Corporate  Governance  Principles  and  Recommendations  (“ASX  Principles  and  Recommendations”), 
including that the majority of the committee should be composed of independent non-executive directors.

The  role  and  responsibilities  of  the  committee  are  outlined  in  the  Reckon  Remuneration  Committee  Charter  (the 
Charter), available on the Company Website. The role of the Remuneration Committee is to ensure that appropriate 
remuneration policies are in place which are designed to meet the needs of the Company and to enhance corporate 
and individual performance. That is, the development, maintenance and application of the Remuneration Governance 
Framework for the purposes of making recommendations to the Board regarding KMP remuneration matters, as well 
as advising the Board on procedures that must be undertaken in relation to the governance of remuneration, and 
communicating such matters to the market (such as the calculation of grants of incentives, review of performance 
conditions and receipt of independent advice, etc.).

Under the Charter, the Remuneration Committee is to be composed of at least three non-executive members with 
the majority being independent directors. It should be noted that given the size of the Company and the board, the 
Remuneration Committee presently is comprised of only two members. Consideration will be given when relevant 
decisions need to be made to appointing a third independent member.

The charter of the Remuneration Committee is available on the company’s website at https://www.reckon.com/au/ 
investors/governance/.

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Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

3.2 Trading Policy

The Trading Policy of the Company is available on the Company website. It contains the customary references to 
insider trading restrictions that are a legal requirement under the Corporations Act, as well as conditions associated 
with good corporate governance. To this end the policy specifies trading blackout periods during which officers of 
the Company may not trade in the securities of the Company. Officers must seek permission from the Chairman of 
the Company before trading in any periods outside blackout periods. The Trading Policy also requires officers to 
notify the Company Secretary of the transaction once it is completed and prohibits trading at all other times unless 
an  exception  provided  by  the  Chairman  following  an  assessment  of  the  circumstances  (e.g.  financial  hardship). 
Trading black outs operate in the period commencing one day before the end of a financial reporting period and end 
one day after the reporting for the relevant financial period has been announced to the public.

Officers generally includes directors and Senior Executives of the Company.

The policy also restricts employees from short-term trading or from hedging etc. and gives the Board the power to 
suspend all dealing in Company securities by employees at any time, should it be appropriate. 

3.3 Executive Remuneration Policy

The following outlines the policy that applies to executive KMP (and does not apply to non-executive directors):

• 

 Remuneration should be composed of:

• 

• 

• 

 Base  Package  (inclusive  of  superannuation,  allowances,  benefits  and  any  applicable  fringe  benefits  tax 
(FBT) as well as any salary sacrifice arrangements)

 Short term incentive (STI) which provides a reward for performance against annual objectives

Long  term  incentive  (LTI)  which  provides  an  equity-based  reward  for  performance  against  indicators  of 
shareholder benefit or value creation, over a three-year period

• 

In total the sum of the elements will constitute a total remuneration package (TRP)

• 

 Both internal relativities and external market factors should be considered

•  TRPs ought to be structured with reference to market practices and the circumstances of the Company at the time

• 

• 

• 

• 

 That the Base Package policy mid-points should be set with reference to P50 (the median or the middle) of the 
relevant market practice subject to the circumstances of the Company at the time

 That TRPs at Target (being the Base Package plus incentive awards intended to be paid for targeted levels of 
performance) should be set between P50 and P75 (the upper quartile, the point at which 75% of the sample lies 
below) of the relevant market practice so as to create a strong incentive to achieve targeted objectives in both 
the short and long term

 Remuneration will be managed within a range so as to allow for the recognition of individual differences such as 
the calibre of the incumbent and the competency with which they fulfil a role (a range of +/- 20% is used, in line 
with common market practices)

 Exceptions  will  be  managed  separately  such  as  when  particular  talent  needs  to  be  retained  or  there  are 
individuals with unique expertise that need to be acquired (“Red circle” exceptions) and

•  Termination benefits will generally be limited to the default amount that may be provided for without shareholder 

approval, as allowed for under the Corporations Act.

Taking account of the above, generally, remuneration structures are driven by the budget setting process and cost 
to company as well as the particular circumstances of the relevant KMP, their skill set, experience, and value to the 
Company.

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Market capitalisation is one of the factors that influences external assessments of the appropriateness of remuneration; 
it is understood that external groups tend to see it as the primary indication of the size and status of the Company, 
and the field in which the Company is competing for talent. While Reckon does not subscribe to this view exclusively 
and instead considers a broad range of factors that drive competition for talent in different parts of the Company, it 
is acknowledged that it must be a consideration when communicating with stakeholders.

The Company will also take into account the impact of corporate transactions on incentives designed to retain talent 
for the longer term.

3.4 Non-executive Director Remuneration Policy

The Non-executive Director Remuneration Policy applies to non-executive directors (NEDs) of the Company in their 
capacity as directors and as members of committees, and may be summarised as follows:

• 

 Remuneration may be composed of:

• 

• 

• 

 Board fees inclusive of superannuation

 Other benefits (if appropriate) and

 Equity (if appropriate at the time, currently not applicable)

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Committee fees do not form part of the NED remuneration policy because at present the workload of the Board 
is shared equitably amongst its members

 Remuneration will be managed within the aggregate fee limit (AFL) or fee pool approved by shareholders of the 
Company – currently $400,000 in accordance with shareholder approval in 2008

 Termination benefits will not be paid to NEDs by the Company

 A policy level of Board Fees (being the fees paid for membership of the Board, inclusive of superannuation) will 
be set with reference to the P50 (median or middle) of the market of comparable ASX listed companies.

During the FY21 reporting period the following fees were applicable:

Function

Main Board

Audit & Risk Committee

Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Other Committee

Role

Chair

Member

Chair

Member

Chair

Member

Chair

Member

Fee Including Super

$137,027

$91,351

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

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Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

As at the commencement of FY22 the following fees apply:

Function

Main Board

Audit & Risk Committee

Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Other Committee

Role

Chair

Member

Chair

Member

Chair

Member

Chair

Member

Fee Including Super

$137,333

$91,555

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3.5 Short Term Incentive (STI) Policy

Currently the short term incentive policy of the Company is that an annual component of executive remuneration 
should be at-risk tested over a single financial year, and allow the Company to modulate the cost of employment to 
align with individual and Company performance while motivating value creation for shareholders. In addition:

• 

 STI  should  be  settled  in  part  or  whole  in  the  form  of  cash,  and  if  appropriate  at  the  time,  a  portion  may  be 
specified as being settled in the form of equity

•  The  target  cash  component  of  the  STI  at  target  should  have  a  weighting  in  the  remuneration  mix  that  is  no 
greater than the sum of LTI at target and any equity component of the STI at target, to ensure that executives are 
focused on long term value creation via equity ownership

• 

 If part of the STI is to be settled in the form of equity:

•  STI deferral is to apply to contribute to the long-term alignment of executives and shareholders, and to 

facilitate retention of senior executive talent, and

• 

 For FY21 approximately one third to one half of any STI award will be settled provided the incumbent has 
remained employed for 12 months following the end of the STI Measurement Period in order to receive the 
full award.

3.6 Long Term Incentive (LTI) Policy

Currently the long term incentive policy of the Company is that an annual component of remuneration of executives 
should be at-risk and based on equity in the Company to ensure that executives hold a stake in the Company, to align 
their interests with those of shareholders, and that executives share risk with shareholders.

Further:

• 

 The  LTI  should  be  based  on  Performance  Rights  that  vest  based  on  assessment  of  performance  against 
objectives

• 

 The Measurement Period should be three years

•  There  should  be  two  measures  of  long-term  performance,  one  which  best  reflects  internal  measures  of 

performance and one which best reflects external measures of performance

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• 

• 

• 

 The  measure  that  has  strongest  alignment  with  shareholders  is  total  shareholder  return  (TSR),  however  it  is 
recognised that absolute TSR is influenced by overall economic movements. Therefore, the TSR component of 
LTI is based on relative TSR which removes broad market movements from assessments of the Company’s TSR 
performance and avoids windfall gains from broad market movements. Vesting only when the performance of 
the Company meets or exceeds the performance of the broader market

 Senior Executives are faced with significant and long-term business development and project-based challenges. 
Therefore the LTI should also be linked to the achievement of earnings growth objectives that will lead to value 
creation for shareholders, and the earnings per share (EPS) growth measure is considered the best measure of 
long term performance and value creation from an internal perspective, by the Board and by many stakeholders

 When an executive owns a substantial portion of the Company’s issued capital, they are ineligible for employee 
share scheme (ESS) tax treatment, and the consequences of participating in the plan are punitive. In order to 
address this there is a separate plan (not presently in operation) which is effectively the same as the Rights LTI 
plan but allows for the LTI instrument to be replaced with Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) which are settled in 
cash, when this circumstance arises. Such payments are treated the same way as a cash STI in terms of tax. 
This treatment also applies to any deferred component of STI that would otherwise be awarded in the form of 
share-based rights. Whilst it is recognised that the settling of incentive rights in the form of cash is unusual, it is 
trusted that shareholders understand the need to do so in these limited cases

• 

 The SAR plan operates in a similar way to an option, in that the participant only receives a benefit to the extent 
of growth in value over the market value of a share at the time of calculation/granting. This requires that they be 
valued differently, as their value is not the whole value of a Company share.

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Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

3.7 Variable Executive Remuneration – The Short Term Incentive (STI)

Short Term Incentive (STI)

Aspect

Purpose

Measurement 
Period

Award 
Opportunities

Key Performance 
Indicators (KPIs), 
Weighting and 
Performance 
Goals

Plan, Offers and Comments

The  STI  Plan’s  purpose  is  to  give  effect  to  an  element  of  Senior  Executive  Remuneration.  This 
element of remuneration constitutes part of a market competitive total remuneration package and 
aims to provide an incentive for Senior Executives to deliver and outperform annual business plans 
that will lead to sustainable superior returns for shareholders. Target-based STI’s are also intended 
to modulate the cost to the Company of employing Senior Executives, such that risk is shared with 
the executives themselves and the cost to the Company is reduced in periods of poor performance.

The Company’s financial year i.e. from 1 January to the following 31 December.

FY21 Offers
The CEO was offered a target-based STI equivalent to roughly 29% of the Base Package for 
target performance, with a stretch opportunity of up to 110% of the target.

The CFO was offered a target-based STI equivalent of up to 28% of the Base Package for target 
performance with a stretch opportunity of up to 110% of the target.

Comments
The  incentive  levels  offered  in  FY21  were  consistent  with  the  proportional  opportunities 
(proportional to Base Package) offered in previous years.

FY22 Offer
The FY22 offers are substantially similar to the FY21 offers.

FY21 Offers
KPIs may vary to some extent between participants and reflect the nature of their roles, while 
creating shared objectives where appropriate. KPIs used for FY21 included:

•  Revenue

•  EBITDA

•  EPS

Weightings are applied to the KPIs selected for each participant to reflect the relative importance 
of  each  KPI.  Information  on  this  aspect  and  specific  KPIs  is  given  in  detail  elsewhere  in  this 
report.

Comments
The Board selected KPI’s that were identified as having the strongest links with long term value 
creation for shareholders at the Company level, and those objectives over which individuals had 
most  control  that  would  also  be  expected  to  contribute  to  long  term  value  creation  and 
sustainability for shareholders within a 12 month period, as well as KPIs to recognise individual 
role related objectives and business plans for FY21.

FY21 Offers
 The FY22 offers are substantially similar to the FY21 offers.

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Award 
Determination and 
Payment

Calculations  are  performed  following  the  end  of  the  Measurement  Period  and  the  audit  of 
Company accounts.

Payments are in cash with PAYG tax deducted, paid following the completion of the Measurement 
Period and completed audited full year accounts. A portion of the STI (between one third and 
one half) is only paid a year later provided the KMP is still employed.

Performance was determined following audit sign-off of the FY21 accounts.

Change of Control

The Board has discretion to terminate the STI for the Measurement Period and make pro-rata 
awards  having  regard  to  performance  or  make  pro-rata  awards  based  on  performance  and 
allow the plan to continue for the. Measurement Period or make no interim awards and allow the 
Plan to continue for the Measurement Period.

Plan Gate and 
Board Discretion

Fraud, Gross 
Misconduct etc

Clawback and 
Malus

If the Company’s overall performance during the Measurement Period is substantially lower than 
expectations and resulted in significant loss of value for shareholders, the Board may abandon 
the STI Plan for the Measurement Period or adjust STI payouts downward. The Board also has 
discretion to increase payouts, however, it has been determined that such discretion will only be 
applied in future when it would be substantially inappropriate not to do so, due to an anomaly 
during  the  Measurement  Period,  or  because  of  exceptional  circumstances,  which  would  be 
explained in detail as part of the Remuneration Report.

If  the  Board  forms  the  view  that  a  Participant  has  committed  fraud,  defalcation  or  gross 
misconduct  in  relation  to  the  Company  then  all  entitlements  in  relation  to  the  Measurement 
Period will be forfeited by that participant.

A clawback policy is in place for cases of material misstatement or misconduct. The Remuneration 
Committee has the power to withdraw offers that have not vested or to clawback short-term 
incentives  paid  in  the  case  of  serious  misconduct  or  material  misstatement  in  the  financial 
statements respectively.

3.8 Variable Executive Remuneration – Long Term Incentive (LTI) – Performance Rights Plan

Long Term Incentive (LTI)

Aspect

Purpose

Plan, Offers and Comments

The  LTI  Plan’s  purpose  is  to  give  effect  to  an  element  of  Senior  Executive  remuneration.  This 
element of remuneration constitutes part of a market competitive total remuneration package and 
aims to provide an incentive for Senior Executives to deliver Company performance that will lead 
to  sustainable  superior  returns  for  shareholders.  Other  purposes  of  the  LTI  Plan  is  to  act  as  a 
retention mechanism so as to maintain a stable team of performance focused Senior Executives, 
to create alignment with the interests and experiences of shareholders and to modulate the cost 
to the Company of employing executives such that in periods of poor performance the cost is 
lesser  (applies  to  non-market  measures  under  AASB  2).  Currently  the  Company  operates  two 
performance  rights  plans,  one  which  is  settled  in  the  form  of  Company  shares  (equity-based 
Rights),  and  one  which  is  settled  in  the  form  of  cash,  but  based  on  growth/change  in  the 
Company’s share price (SARs), similar to an option (necessary to avoid potentially adverse tax 
treatment of certain executive KMP due to personal shareholdings).

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Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

Measurement 
Period

Normally three years.

FY22 Offers
FY22 offers have not yet been made to KMP, pending the Remuneration Committee’s review of 
the LTI plan as well as ongoing strategic reviews.

FY21 Offers
FY21 offers were not made to all KMP, pending the Remuneration Committee’s review of the LTI 
plan.

Form of Equity

LTI is in the form of Performance Rights, which are either rights to:

• 

• 

ordinary Company shares, under the regular LTI plan,

 or to a cash value equivalent to growth in the market value of a share in respect of each 
vested  Performance  Right,  since  the  date  of  grant/calculation,  under  the  share 
appreciation rights plan (SARs),

both of which vest subject to the satisfaction of conditions related to long term performance and/ 
or service on an identical basis i.e. the form of equity has no bearing on the setting of vesting 
conditions etc.

There is no entitlement to dividends during the Measurement Period.

LTI Value

The  Board  retains  discretion  to  determine  the  value  of  LTI  to  be  offered  each  year,  subject  to 
shareholder approval in relation to Directors, when the Rights are to be settled in the form of a 
new  issue  of  Company  shares.  The  Board  may  also  seek  shareholder  approval  for  grants  to 
Directors in other circumstances, at its discretion.

FY21 Offers
A single once off offer was made on the same terms as 2020. At 20% of the Corporate Counsel / 
Company Secretary Base Package.

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Vesting Conditions

The Board has discretion to set vesting conditions for each offer. Performance Rights that do 
not vest will lapse. The vesting conditions are TSR relative to the ASX 300, with a 50% 
weighting, and EPS Growth relative to target, with a 50% weighting. Adjustment of the TSR 
vesting scale will occur to remove any vesting at below-market (index) performance.

FY21 Offers
The vesting scales for prior offers are:

Performance Level

Annualised EPS Growth

Vesting

Below Threshold

< Budget

Threshold

=Budget

0%

75%

Between Threshold and Target

>Budget, <110% of Budget

Pro-rata

Target

110% of Budget

100%

Performance Level

Relative TSR of the 
Company as % of the S&P 
ASX 300 Accumulation 
Index

Below Threshold

< Index

Threshold

=Index (100%)

Vesting

0%

75%

Between Threshold and Target

>100%, <110%

Pro-rata

Target

110% of Index

125%

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Remuneration Report (Audited) (continued)

FY22 Offers
FY22 offers have not been made to KMP, pending the Remuneration Committee’s review of the 
LTI plan as well as ongoing strategic reviews.

Comments
The Board of Reckon recognises that it is important that shareholders understand why the LTI 
vesting conditions selected are appropriate to the circumstances of the Company, and therefore 
seeks to be transparent in this regard.

A form of total shareholder returns (TSR) was selected as it recognises the total returns (share 
price movement and dividends assuming they are reinvested into company shares) that accrue 
to shareholders over the Measurement Period. This measure creates the most direct alignment 
between the experience of shareholders and the scaling of rewards realised by Senior Executives.

Relative TSR has been selected to ensure that participants do not receive windfall gains from 
broad market movements unrelated to the performance of the Senior Executives (which is the 
key  feature  that  has  led  many  companies  to  use  relative  TSR).  Relative  TSR  achieves  this  by 
modulating the required TSR outcome of the Company based on indicators of overall market 
movements, and assessing performance in excess of broad market movements unrelated to the 
activities of the Company.

While  ranked  TSR  was  considered,  it  was  not  possible  to  identify  a  comparator  group  of 
companies that was statistically robust enough to be meaningful and the Board was concerned 
that  this  would  undermine  the  link  between  executive  performance  and  reward  outcomes.  In 
addition,  the  comparator  group  used  until  very  recently  is  no  longer  appropriate  as  several 
entities have failed or are no longer listed on the ASX. TSR relative to a robust indicator of market 
movements/performance will therefore apply to future grants of LTI.

The relative TSR vesting scale requires that the Company deliver a TSR to shareholders that is 
at least as good or better than the market over the Measurement Period before any vesting may 
occur. Full vesting becomes available when the TSR of the Company reaches 100% of the TSR 
of the index over the Measurement Period. The Target of 110% of the index is considered by the 
Board  to  be  challenging,  but  achievable,  should  the  Board’s  assumptions  in  making  that 
assessment prevail. While under such a TSR LTI approach, the market indicator is generic, the 
vesting  scale  reflects  the  expectations  of  the  Board,  management,  shareholders  and  other 
stakeholders given the particular circumstances of the Company, relative to the broader market. 
This new measure is, in the view of the Board and based on advice, likely to better align the 
outcomes of the LTI plan with Company performance and shareholder interests than selecting a 
tailored but largely irrelevant comparator group of companies to which a generic vesting scale is 
then applied, which is the approach adopted by the vast majority of companies that use ranked 
TSR.

Based on advice received by the Board from its independent remuneration advisor in 2016, it is 
understood to be good practice to have both an external (TSR) and internal measure of long- 
term Company performance in relation to the LTI. The internal measures that will most clearly 
align with shareholder value creation at this stage will be the achievement of the earnings growth 
targets specified by the Board in consideration of business plans and economic circumstances 
each year. Therefore, earnings per share growth (EPSG) is used as the second condition.

Retesting

The  Plan  Rules  do  not  contemplate  retesting  and  therefore  retesting  is  not  a  feature  of  the 
Company’s current LTI offers.

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Plan Gate and 
Board Discretion

A gate applies to the TSR component of the LTI such that no vesting will occur if the Company’s 
TSR is not positive. If the movement of the index is low over the Measurement Period, at less 
than 5%, then the Board will exercise its discretion to limit vesting to the threshold level, or an 
even lesser level.

The Board has the power to exercise discretion to decline to allow an award to vest, for example 
in the circumstances of a “bad leaver”.

Amount Payable 
for Performance 
Rights

Exercise of Vested 
Performance 
Rights

Dealing 
Restrictions on 
Shares

Cessation of 
Employment 
During a 
Measurement 
Period

No amount is payable for Performance Rights.

The value of Rights is included in assessments of remuneration and policy.

Under the plan rules, vested Performance Rights will be available to be exercised, subject to 
the payment of any Exercise Price, until the last exercise date. Exercised Rights will be satisfied 
in the form of ordinary Company shares, except where the participant necessarily participates 
in the cash Rights (SAR) plan to address the tax issues faced by them as significant 
shareholders in the Company (see earlier discussion of this aspect).

No amount is payable by participants to exercise vested Performance Rights.

Shares that result from the exercise and vesting of Performance Rights will be subject to 
dealing restrictions as per the Company’s trading policy applicable to officers of the Company.

In the event of cessation of employment due to dismissal for cause all unvested Performance 
Rights are forfeited.

In the event of cessation of employment due to resignation or dismissal all unvested 
Performance Rights are forfeited.

Change of Control 
of the Company

The Board retains discretion under the rules of the plans to over-rule the automatic vesting of 
incentives in the event of “capital events” such as takeovers or restructures.

Fraud, Gross 
Misconduct etc

Clawback and 
Malus

If the Board forms the view that a Participant has committed fraud, defalcation or gross 
misconduct in relation to the Company then all entitlements in relation to the Measurement 
Period will be forfeited by that participant.

A clawback policy is in place for cases of material misstatement or misconduct. The 
Remuneration Committee has the power to withdraw offers that have not vested or to 
clawback short-term incentives paid in the case of serious misconduct or material 
misstatement in the financial statements respectively.

In previous years the Company also operated a Retention Rights scheme which allowed for vesting based on service 
only. On 24 May 2011 the Remuneration Committee approved and recommended to the Board an extension to the 
long-term incentive plan by adding a long-term retention incentive. The genesis of the idea to extend the plan and 
offer additional performance shares was to provide a reward and an incentive for senior level employees who have a 
long employment history and good performance record (i.e. beyond the KMP).

It  was  also  intended  that  these  performance  shares  could  be  used  to  provide  an  incentive  for  employees  with 
potential for a longer-term contribution to the success of the company to participate in the growth of equity value of 
the company. Part of the company’s success as an organisation is premised on human domain expertise and the 
consistency and longevity of service of KMP and other senior employees. The offer of these additional performance 
shares  is  designed  to  encourage  and  reward  employees  to  commit  to  longevity  as  well  as  to  complement  other 
traditional forms of executive remuneration. By rewarding those employees who commit to the company over a very 
long  period  and  thereby  providing  stability  as  the  business  grows  and  matures,  the  board  believes  long  term 
shareholder benefits will result for shareholders.

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The  long-term  retention  incentives  are  offered  to  selected  employees  with  the  principal  vesting  condition  that 
participants must remain employed for the term specified (typically 7-10 years). The shares offered remain at risk of 
forfeiture  until  the  relevant  period  of  service  has  been  satisfied.  There  is  no  entitlement  to  dividends  during  the 
relevant period of service.

It is the Remuneration Committee’s belief that the addition of these performance shares has added to the balance 
and overall mix of remuneration to the applicable employees in a positive way. If the exacting service requirements 
are not satisfied, then any costs incurred under AASB 2 will be recouped and any forfeited shares will be available 
for reallocation or to fund other employee equity entitlements.

This legacy arrangement has been phased out, with the final tranche vesting at the end of FY20 in respect of KMP.

3.9 Securities Holding Policy

The Board currently sees a securities holding policy as unnecessary since executives receive a significant component 
of remuneration in the form of equity and that a number of key executives already hold significant numbers of shares, 
voluntarily. Given that the outcome is effectively already being achieved, it was determined that such a policy was 
currently unnecessary.

3.10 Clawback Policy

Reckon  has  adopted  a  clawback  policy  which  is  activated  in  cases  of  material  misstatements  in  the  Company’s 
financial reports, or in cases of misconduct by executives.

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4. Actual/Realised Remuneration Relevant to FY21 Completion

4.1 Senior Executive Remuneration

The statutory disclosure requirements do not provide clear information on value obtained by KMP during the current year 
as  the  statutory  information  attempts  to  match  the  disclosed  remuneration  with  when  the  services  are  provided.  The 
following table outlines the non-deferred component of STI achieved during the financial year, and the LTI, if any, and/or any 
deferred STI that vested during the financial year in relation to the completion of the performance or vesting period at the 
end of the specified financial year:

Name

Role(s)

Year

Salary

Superannuation 
Contributions

Other 
Benefits4

Base Package

STI1

LTI2

Amount

% of 
TRP

Amount

% of 
TRP

Amount

% of 
TRP

Total 
Remuneration 
Package (TRP)

Mr Clive 
Rabie

Mr Sam 
Allert

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick3

Group MD

2020

$687,845

$25,000

Group MD

2021

$532,949

$26,773

$0

$0

$712,845

100%

$559,722

100%

$0

$0

na

na

$0

$0

0%

$712,845

na

$559,722

Group CEO

2020

$588,795

$25,009

($11,394)

$602,410

67%

$127,919

14% $172,000

19%

$902,329

Group CEO

2021

$598,461

$26,250

$18,911

$643,622

65% $175,636

18% $169,816

17%

$989,074

Group CFO

2020

$500,650

$24,100

$10,755

$535,505

68%

$142,186

18% $107,028

14%

$784,719

Group CFO

2021

$510,742

$25,200

$8,332

$544,274

69% $145,687

18% $104,377

13%

$794,338

Company 
Secretary

Company 
Secretary

2020

$0

$0

$0

$0

n/a

2021

$278,370

$22,083

$16,761

$317,214

84%

$0

$0

n/a

$0

n/a

$0

0%

$59,000

16%

$376,214

2020

$1,777,290

$74,109

($639)

$1,850,760

$270,105

$279,028

$2,399,893

TOTALS

2021

$1,920,522

$100,306

$44,004

$2,064,832

$321,323

$333,193

$2,719,348

1 Note that the STI value reported in this table is the STI that was paid during the reporting period, being the award earned during the previous 
period. Incentive outcomes for the current and previous period are outlined elsewhere in this report.
2  Note that the LTI value reported in this table is the amortised accounting charge of all grants that have not lapsed or vested as at the start of the 
reporting period. 
3 Mr Zlotnick’s services as Company Secretary were provided on an independent contractor basis until February 2021 at an annual fee of $160,745 
(2020: $160,745). On 22 February 2021 Mr Zlotnick was engaged as an employee.
4 Other benefits include movement in annual leave and long service leave.

Both target and awarded values of STI and LTI remuneration are outlined in the relevant sections of the Remuneration 
Report  to  assist  shareholders  to  obtain  a  more  complete  understanding  of  remuneration  as  it  relates  to  senior 
executives.

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5. Maximum Available Executive Remuneration for FY21

The disclosures required under the Corporations Act and prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards 
attempt to match remuneration reported with the services provided to earn that revenue in the relevant year. The table 
below,  on  the  other  hand,  indicates  remuneration  offered  to  KMP  to  be  earned  in  the  current  and  future  periods.  For 
example, the LTI disclosed is not reflective of the offer made in the year being reported on due to the requirements of AASB 
2. It should be noted that the table presents target incentive opportunities for achieving a challenging but achievable target 
level of performance. In the case of STI, the maximum incentive may be up to 10% higher (i.e. 110% of the target). It should 
be noted that the table presents target incentive opportunities for achieving a challenging but achievable target level of 
performance. In the case of STI, the maximum incentive may be up to 10% higher (i.e. 110% of the target).

Position

Incumbent

Group MD

Group CFO

Group CEO

Mr Clive 
Rabie

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Mr Sam 
Allert

Company 
Secretary

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick

Base 
Package 
Including 
Super

Fixed 
% 
TRP

STI

LTI

Target 
% of 
Base 
Package

Target 
STI 
Amount

STI 
% 
TRP

Target % 
of Base 
Package

Target 
LTI 
Amount

LTI 
% 
TRP

Total 
Remuneration 
Package at 
Target 
Performance

$559,722

100%

0%

$0

0%

0%

$0

0%

$559,722

$544,274

68%

28%

$151,500

19%

19%

$105,833

13%

$801,607

$643,622

65%

28%

$180,000

18%

27%

$172,000

17%

$995,622

$317,214

84%

0%

$0

0%

19%

$59,000

16%

$376,214

The incentives presented in the table above is the target level of STI offered for FY21, valued at the time of the grant.

The intended value for STI and LTI will flow to participants when performance targets are achieved.

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6. Remuneration Records for FY21 – Statutory Disclosures

The following table outlines the remuneration accrued for Senior Executives of the Company during FY21 and FY20 
prepared according to statutory disclosure requirements and applicable accounting standards:

Name

Role(s)

Year

Base Package 
Including Super 
and Other Benefits

Non-deferred 
STI paid for the 
Financial Year

Deferred cash STI 
paid out for the 
FY

Grant Value of 
Previous Equity 
Grants that 
Vested for the 
FY1

Actual Total 
Remuneration 
Package 
(TRP)

Amount

% of 
TRP

Amount

% of 
TRP

Amount

% of 
TRP

Amount

Group MD

2020

$712,845

100%

Group MD

2021

$559,722

100%

$0

$0

% of 
TRP

0%

0%

$0

$0

Group CFO

2020

$535,505

78%

$82,505

12%

$63,182

Group CFO

2021

$544,274

68%

$83,368

10%

$70,863

Group CEO

2020

$602,410

77%

$121,480

16%

$54,156

Group CEO

2021

$643,622

66%

$122,750

13%

$60,740

2020

$0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0%

0%

9%

9%

7%

6%

n/a

$0

$0

$3,948

0%

0%

1%

$712,845

$559,722

$685,140

$99,632

13%

$798,137

$0

0%

$778,046

$149,448

16%

$976,560

n/a

n/a

$0

2021

$317,214

100%

$0

0%

$0

0%

$0

0%

$317,214

2020

$1,850,760

$203,985

$117,338

$3,948

$2,176,031

2021

$2,064,832

$206,118

$131,603

$249,080

$2,651,633

Mr Clive 
Rabie    

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Mr Sam 
Allert

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick2

TOTALS

Company 
Secretary

Company 
Secretary

1 This is the value as at grant of any equity that vested in relation to the completion of the specified financial year.
2 Mr Zlotnick’s services as Company Secretary were provided on an independent contractor basis until February 2021 at an annual fee of $160,745 
(2020: $160,745). On 22 February 2021 Mr Zlotnick was engaged as an employee.  

Non-executive director fees are managed within the current annual fees limit (AFL or fee pool) of $400,000 which was 
approved by shareholders at the 2008 AGM.

Remuneration received by non-executive directors in FY20 and FY21 is disclosed below:

Name

Role(s)

Year

Board 
Fees

Committee 
Fees

Superannuation

Other 
Benefits

Equity 
Grant

Termination 
Benefits

Total

Mr Greg 
Wilkinson

Mr Philip 
Hayman

Independent, 
non-executive 
Chairman

Independent, 
non-executive 
Deputy 
Chairman

Independent, 
non-executive 
director

Independent, 
non-executive 
director

TOTALS

2020

$122,400

$0

$11,628

$0

$0

$0

$134,028

2021

$124,848

$0

$12,179

$0

$0

$0

$137,027

2020

$81,600

$0

$7,752

$0

$0

$0

$89,352

2021

$83,232

2020

$204,000

2021

$208,080

$0

$0

$0

$8,119

$19,380

$20,298

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$91,351

$223,380

$228,378

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7. Performance Outcomes for FY21

7.1 Company Performance

All incentives paid for relevant periods for LTI and STI were measured strictly against the targets set.

In the context of some lagged impact of COVID 19 and an extremely competitive market, especially for the Business 
Group, and the Accountant Group to some extent, the board is satisfied that the vesting of incentives correlates with 
performance. 

The board is mindful of the need to retain talent and believes that the KMPs are appropriately incentivized given that 
several parts of the business are almost in a start up phase. More impressive returns are only anticipated in the 
longer term if strategies are executed correctly.

As evidenced in this report, the Company as a whole has achieved:

•  progress on cloud development to transition to a cloud first company;

• 

• 

• 

• 

solid revenue, solid profits, and cash generation;

stable growth through Accountants Group and Business Group;

reduction in debt;

increased strategic partnerships;

•  ±8% gross yield by way of divided paid; and

•  growth in annual recurring revenue.

Date

Revenue ($m)

Profit After Tax 
attributable to 
owners of the parent 
($m)

Share Price

Change in Share 
Price

Dividends

31-Dec-21

$72.1*

$9.8*

$0.93

$0.15

31-Dec-20

31-Dec-19

$75.6

$75.4

31-Dec-18

$75.4**

31-Dec-17

$90.3**

$9.7

$8.1

$7.7**

$7.6**

$0.78

$0.01

$0.77

$0.10

$0.67

-$0.90

$1.57

-$0.02

$0.23***

$0.05

$0.05

$0.05

$0.03

*The ReckonDoc business was sold effective 1 March 2021 ($0.8 million of revenue was transferred to discontinued operations).
** In 2017 the Document Management Group was only included in the results for 7 months, and none for 2018.
***The dividend in specie paid to shareholders in the Document Management de-merger was $0.23 per share.

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7.2 Links Between Performance and Reward

The remuneration of executive KMP is intended to be composed of three parts as outlined earlier, being:

• 

• 

 Base Package, which is not intended to vary with performance but which tends to increase as the scale of the 
business increases (i.e. following success)

 STI which is intended to vary with indicators of annual Company and individual performance, including a deferred 
component to encourage retention and

• 

 LTI which is also intended to deliver a variable reward based on long-term measures of Company performance.

The STI achieved in relation to the FY21 period was paid after the end of the period (during FY22) in February 2022. 
On average 102% of the target award opportunity or approximately 93% of the maximum award opportunity (being 
110% of the target) available was paid. This level of award was considered appropriate under the STI scheme since 
the objectives were set and offers made in relation to the achievement of each KPI at the beginning of the financial 
year, and the majority of those objectives were met. During the FY21 period the objectives that were linked to the 
payment of STI included:

Name

Position 
Held at 
Year End

Mr Clive Rabie

Group MD

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Group CFO

Mr Sam Allert

Group CEO/
MD ANZ*

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick

Company 
Secretary

KPI 
Summary

Revenue 
EBITDA 
EPS

Revenue 
EBITDA 
EPS

Revenue 
EBITDA 
EPS

Revenue 
EBITDA 
EPS

FY21 Company Level KPI Summary

Weighting

Target

Achievement

Award 
Outcomes

Total 
Award

40% 
40% 
20%

40% 
40% 
20%

40% 
40% 
20%

40% 
40% 
20%

n/a

n/a

$0

$72.9m 
$28.9m 
5.9cps

$72.9m 
$28.9m 
5.9cps

99% 
102% 
110%

99% 
102% 
110%

$83,368

$122,750

n/a

n/a

$0

This value is accounted for in the realised remuneration table presented earlier.

The STI paid during the FY21 period related to performance during the FY20 period and was paid in cash in February 
2020. On average 101% of the target award opportunity or 92% of the maximum award opportunity (being 110% of 

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the target) available was paid. This level of award was considered appropriate under the STI scheme that was in 
place  during  FY20,  which  is  summarised  in  the  table  below.  Therefore,  there  were  strong  links  between  internal 
measures of Company performance and the payment of short-term incentives:

Name

Position 
Held at 
Year End

FY20 Company Level KPI Summary

Weighting

Target

Achievement

Award 
Outcomes

Total 
Award1

KPI 
Summary

Revenue

Mr Clive Rabie

Group MD

EBITDA

EPS

Revenue

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Group CFO

EBITDA

EPS

Revenue

Mr Sam Allert

Group CEO

EBITDA

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick

Company 
Secretary

EPS

Revenue

EBITDA

EPS

40%

40%

20%

40%

40%

20%

40%

40%

20%

40%

40%

20%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$79.3m

$32.0m

7.7cps

$79.3m

$32.0m

7.7cps

95%

102%

112%

95%

102%

112%

$82,505

$121,480

n/a

n/a

n/a

This value is accounted for in the realised remuneration table presented earlier.

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Vesting of LTI incentives for the performance period 2019 to 2021 were paid in February 2022 based on achievement 
of KPIs set at follows:

Incumbent

Role

Target LTI 
Value (at 
grant 
January 
2019) to 
Vest for 
FY21

Tranche

Weighting 
%

Number 
of Shares 
Eligible 
to Vest 
for FY21

Performance 
Against 
Target

% of 
Grant 
Vested

Number of 
Shares or 
Appreciation 
Rights 
Vested

Mr Clive 
Rabie

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Mr Sam 
Allert

Group MD

n/a

Group 
CFO

Group 
CEO

$104,000

$156,000

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick

Company 
Secretary

n/a

TSR

EPS

TSR

EPS

TSR

EPS

TSR

EPS

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

50/50

 200,000 

50/50

 300,000 

Partially 
achieved

Partially 
achieved

95.8%

 191,667 

95.8%

 287,500 

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

The Board is confident in stating that the links between Company performance and executive reward, both internally 
and externally measured, and over both the short and long term, are well aligned and appropriate to the Company. 
However, the Board will continue to make improvements and adjustments to these links as stakeholder expectations 
and Company circumstances evolve.

7.3 Links Between Company Strategy and Remuneration

The Company intends to attract and retain the superior talent required to successfully implement the Company’s 
strategies at a reasonable and appropriately variable cost by:

•  positioning Base Packages (the fixed element) around P50 of relevant market data benchmarks when they are 

undertaken

• 

• 

• 

 supplementing the Base Package with at-risk remuneration, being incentives that motivate executive focus on 
short to mid-term objectives linked to the strategy via KPIs and annual performance assessments, and the

imposing of deferral periods for part of STI awards, and

 long term value creation for shareholders by linking a material component of remuneration to those factors that 
shareholders have expressed should be the long-term focus of executives and the Board.

Key strategies remain: investment in new technology; investment in new markets; and sustaining existing profitable 
businesses. It is important to fix remuneration mindful of maintaining morale and retaining talent.

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8. Employment Terms for Key Management Personnel

A summary of contract terms in relation to executive KMP is presented below:

Name

Position Held 
at Close of 
FY21

Employing 
Company

Duration of 
Contract

Period of Notice

Termination 
Payments

From 
Company

From KMP

Mr Clive 
Rabie

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick**

Mr Sam 
Allert

Group MD

Reckon Limited

Open ended

1 month

1 month

Group CFO

Reckon Limited

Open ended

3 months

3 months

Company 
Secretary 
Corporate 
Counsel

Reckon Limited

Open ended

1 month

3 months

Group CEO

Reckon Limited

Open ended

1 month

1 month

Up to 12 
months*

Up to 12 
months*

Up to 12 
months*

Up to 12 
months*

* Under the Corporations Act the Termination Benefit Limit is 12 months average salary (last 3 years) unless shareholder approval is obtained.

** Mr Zlotnick’s services as Company Secretary were provided on an independent contractor basis until February 2021 at an annual fee of $160,745 

(2020: $160,745). On 22 February 2021 Mr Zlotnick was engaged as an employee.

On appointment to the Board, all non-executive directors enter into a service agreement with the Company in the 
form of a letter of appointment. The letter summarises the Board policies and terms, including compensation relevant 
to the office of the director. Non-executive directors are not eligible to receive termination payments under the terms 
of the appointments.

A summary of the appointment terms in relation to non-executive KMP is presented below:

Name

Position Held at Close of 
FY19

Employing 
Company

Duration of 
Contract

Period of Notice

From 
Company

From 
KMP

Termination 
Payments

Mr Greg 
Wilkinson

Mr Phillip 
Hayman

Independent non-executive 
Chairman

Independent Non-executive 
Director

Reckon 
Limited

Reckon 
Limited

Open ended

None

None

None

Open ended

None

None

None

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9. Changes in KMP Held Equity

The following table outlines the changes in the amount of equity held by executives over the financial year

Number 
Held at 
Open 2021

Granted 
FY21*

Forfeited** 

Vested**

Purchased / 
Disposed /
DRP

Number Held 
at Close 2021

Name

Instrument

Number

Number

Number 

Number

Number

Number

Mr Clive 
Rabie

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick

Mr Sam 
Allert

Shares

10,597,141

Rights/
Options

-

Shares

749,833

Rights/
Options

Shares

Rights/
Options

550,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

300,000****

Shares

200,279

Rights/
Options

1,300,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

191,667***

8,333

191,667

-

-

-

-

-

287,500***

12,500

287,500

* 1 January 2021.

** Granted 1 January 2019.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,597,141

-

941,500

350,000

-

300,000

487,779

1,000,000

*** Purchased on-market in February 2022 in respect of rights that vested for the reporting period. These shares formed part of a total of 796,479 

shares purchasd on-market (at $1.01 per share) to satisfy vesting of rights for KMPs and non-KMPs. The fair value at grant date of 1 January 2019 

is $0.52 per share.

**** The fair value at grant date of 1 January 2021 is $0.59 per share.

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The following table outlines the changes in the amount of equity held by non-executive directors over the financial year:

Name

Instrument

Number 
Held at 
Open 2021

Granted 
FY21

Forfeited 

Vested

Purchased / 
DRP

Number Held at 
Close 2021

Number

Number

Number 

Number

Number

Number

Mr Greg 
Wilkinson

Mr Philip 
Hayman

Shares

8,019,374

Rights/Options

n/a

Shares

1,397,460

Rights/Options

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0

n/a

0

n/a

8,019,374

n/a

1,397,460

n/a

The following table outlines the value of equity granted during the year that may be realised in the future:

2021 Equity Grants

Tranche

Total Value at 
Grant

Value 
Expensed in 
FY21

Max Value to 
be Expensed in 
Future Years

Min Value to be 
Expensed in 
Future Years

Name

Role

Mr Clive Rabie

Group CEO

Mr Chris 
Hagglund

Group CFO

TSR

EPS

Service

TSR

EPS

n/a

n/a

$0

$0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Must be employed at end of performance period

$0

$0

$0

$0

Service

Must be employed at end of performance period

Mr Myron 
Zlotnick

Company 
Secretary

TSR

EPS

$88,500

$88,500

$29,500

$29,500

$59,000

$59,000

Service

Must be employed at end of performance period

Mr Sam Allert

MD Business & 
Accounting 
ANZ

TSR

EPS

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Service

Must be employed at end of performance period

TOTALS

$177,000

$59,000

$118,000

n/a

n/a

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

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10. Other Remuneration Related Matters

The following outlines other remuneration related matters that may be of interest to stakeholders, in the interests of 
transparency and disclosure:

•  Other than as disclosed, there were no loans to Directors or other KMP at any time during the reporting period and

•  There  were  no  relevant  material  transactions  involving  KMP  other  than  compensation  and  transactions 

concerning shares, performance rights/options as discussed in this report.

The rules state that in all cases save as the rules provide otherwise, the Board has an over-riding discretion in relation 
to any of its powers under the Rules.

This concludes the remuneration report which has been audited.

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers and Auditors

During the financial year, the company paid a premium in respect of a contract insuring the directors of the company 
(as  named  above),  the  Company  Secretary  and  all  executive  officers  of  the  company,  and  of  any  related  body 
corporate,  against  a  liability  incurred  as  a  director,  secretary  or  executive  officer  to  the  extent  permitted  by  the 
Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and the amount of 
the premium.

In addition, Rule 12 of the company’s Constitution obliges the company to indemnify on a full indemnity basis and to 
the full extent permitted by law, every director, officer or former officer for all losses or liabilities incurred by the person 
as an officer. This obligation continues after the person has ceased to be a director or an officer of the company or a 
related body corporate, but operates only to the extent that the loss or liability is not covered by insurance.

The company has not otherwise, during or since the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify an officer or 
auditor of the company, or any related body corporate, against a liability incurred as an officer or auditor.

Directors’ Meeting

The  following  table  sets  out  the  number  of  directors’  meetings  held  during  the  financial  year  and  the  number  of 
meetings attended by each director.

Directors

Meeting

Reckon Limited – Attendance Tables

Board

Audit & Risk Committee

Remuneration Committee

Eligible to 
attend

Attended

Eligible to 
attend

Attended

Eligible to 
attend

Attended

Greg 
Wilkinson

Clive Rabie

Phil Hayman

Sam Allert

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

2

n/a

2

n/a

2

n/a

2

n/a

3

n/a

3

n/a

3

n/a

3

n/a

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Non-Audit Fees

Details of the non-audit services can be found in note 6 to the financial statements.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services, during the year, by the auditor (or by another 
person or firm on the auditor’s behalf) is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed 
by the Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed in note 6 to the financial statements do not compromise 
the  external  auditor’s  independence,  based  on  advice  received  from  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committee,  for  the  
following reasons:

•  All non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact the integrity and 

objectivity of the auditor, and

•  None of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in Code of 
Conduct APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional & Ethical 
Standards  Board,  including  reviewing  or  auditing  the  auditor’s  own  work,  acting  in  a  management  or 
decision-making capacity for the Company, acting as advocate for the company or jointly sharing economic 
risks and rewards.

Subsequent Events

None post 31 December 2021.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

The auditor’s independence declaration is included after this report on page 41.

Rounding Off of Amounts

The company is a company of the kind referred to in ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) 
Instrument 2016/191, dated 24 March 2016, and in accordance with that Corporations Instrument amounts in the 
directors’  report  and  the  financial  statements  are  rounded  off  to  the  nearest  thousand  dollars,  unless  otherwise 
indicated.

On behalf of the directors,

Mr G Wilkinson 
Chairman 
Sydney 30 March 2022

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Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 
Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 
www.bdo.com.au 

Level 11, 1 Margaret Street  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia 

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY JOHN BRESOLIN TO THE DIRECTORS OF RECKON LIMITED 

As lead auditor of Reckon Limited for the year ended 31 December 2021, I declare that, to the best of 
my knowledge and belief, there have been: 

1.  No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 

relation to the audit; and 

2.  No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. 

This declaration is in respect of Reckon Limited and the entities it controlled during the period. 

BDO Audit Pty Ltd 

John Bresolin 
Director 

Sydney, 30 March 2022 

BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO 
Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members 
of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent 
member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

42

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 
Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 

Level 11, 1 Margaret Street  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 

To the members of Reckon Limited  

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion  

We have audited the financial report of Reckon Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the Group), 
which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2021, the 
consolidated statement of profit or loss, consolidated statement of profit or loss and other 
comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated 
statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial report, including a 
summary of significant accounting policies and the directors’ declaration. 

In our opinion the accompanying financial report of the Group, is in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including:  

(i) 

Giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2021 and of its 
financial performance for the year ended on that date; and  

(ii) 

Complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.  

Basis for opinion  

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial 
Report section of our report.  We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s 
APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) 
that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia.  We have also fulfilled our other 
ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion.  

BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO 
Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members of 
BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member 
firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 
our audit of the financial report of the current period.  These matters were addressed in the context of 
our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide 
a separate opinion on these matters.  

Acquisition of nQueue Zebraworks Inc 

Key audit matter  

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

As disclosed in note 26 (c) of the financial report, 

Our procedures, amongst others, included: 

the Group acquired nQueue Zebraworks Inc during 

the year.   

•  Obtaining an understanding of the acquisition during 

the year through review and discussion with 

Accounting for the acquisition of a business can 

management of the transaction documents related to 

be complex and accounting standards require the 

the acquisition to understand the structure, key terms 

Group to assess whether the transaction is a 

and conditions 

business combination, whether there is control 

• 

Assessing the appropriateness of the business 

over the investee and identify all assets and 

combination performed by the Group, including review 

liabilities of the newly acquired business and 

of the employment arrangements with selling 

estimate the fair value of each item.  

shareholders, against the requirements of AASB 3 

We determined that the acquisition was a key 

audit matter because of the high level of 

judgment and estimates used by the Group in 

determining:  

• 
• 
• 

Control over the investee. 

Consideration paid for the acquisition. 

Employment arrangements with selling 

shareholders. 

Management engaged experts to assist with the 

Business Combinations 

• 

Engaging with internal specialists in assessing the 

appropriateness of the judgements made by 

management concerning control over the investee 

against the requirements of AASB 10 Consolidated 

Financial Statements 

• 

Engaging with internal specialists to evaluate and 

challenge key assumptions of the Group’s valuations 

including: 
- 

Assessing the scope, objectivity and competency 

valuation of the acquired business and 

of the independent valuer engaged by the Group 

- 

- 

Evaluating the key assumptions, including 

discount rates, used by the Group’s independent 

valuer 

Challenging the Group’s independent valuer’s 

approach and methodology to valuing their assets 

by comparing to the requirements of the 

accounting standards. 

• 

• 

Testing the statement of financial position at 

acquisition date of the business acquired. 

Assessing the adequacy of the Group’s disclosures of 
the acquisition.  

consideration paid.  

44

 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue recognition in respect of bundled goods and services  

Key audit matter  

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

The Group has various revenue streams for which 

Our procedures, amongst others, included:  

revenue is recognised as or when the performance 

obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised 

good or service.  For bundled goods or services, 

significant management judgment is required in 

determining the fair value of the transaction price 

allocated to each separate performance obligation.   

As at 31 December 2021 the Group has reported Sales 

Revenue of $71.3m (2020: $70.8m) from its continuing 

•  Obtaining an understanding of the Group’s 

revenue recognition policies and assessing the 

policies applied for compliance with the relevant 

accounting standards 

Identifying and testing the relevant controls over 

the recognition and measurement of revenue 

transactions 

Selecting a sample of revenue transactions, the 

• 

• 

operations as disclosed in Note 4. The related contract 

fair value of each element of the bundle 

liabilities as disclosed in the statement of financial 

position as at 31 December 2021 are $5.9m (2020: 

$5.6m).  

transaction was recalculated ensuring: 
- 

The logic used by management in the 

underlying allocation model is reasonable 

- 

- 

and appropriate. 

Evaluating the data inputs into the model 

for reasonableness through agreement to 

the underlying data sources on a sample 

basis. 

Comparison of our independent expectation 

of the margin to be applied against 

management’s margin.  

• 

Selecting a sample of revenue transactions from 

the various streams throughout the year and 

tracing to supporting documentation, cash 

receipts and verifying whether revenue was 

accounted for appropriately  

Recalculation of the deferred revenue for the 

year ensuring the completeness and accuracy by 

agreement, on a sample basis, to underlying 

supporting documentation and data sources 

Assessing the adequacy of the disclosures in 

Notes 1(m), 1(n), 1(x) and 4 of the financial 
statements. 

• 

• 

45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalised development costs 

Key audit matter  

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

The carrying value of capitalised development costs as 

Our procedures, amongst others, included: 

at 31 December 2021 is $39.8m ($36.5m) as disclosed 

in Note 12 of the financial report. 

•  Obtaining an understanding of the processes and 
key controls in place over the recording and 

The Group conducts a significant level of development 

identification of development costs and products 

activities for which certain directly attributable costs 

for which these costs have been capitalised 

are capitalised. The identification of these costs 

• 

Evaluating the appropriateness and eligibility of 

involves significant management judgment in assessing 

costs capitalised, on a sample basis, by agreeing 

whether the costs are:    

• 

• 

• 

Eligible for capitalisation under the criteria 

prescribed by Australian Accounting Standards 

Appropriate and directly attributable to relevant 

products developed 

Supportable to the extent to which these 

capitalised development costs will generate 

sufficient economic benefit to support their 

carrying values. 

the costs to external invoices, supporting payroll 

and time records and cost allocation calculations 

Assessing the recoverability of the carrying value 

of the capitalised development costs by major 

product, with reference to current product 

performance, historical and forecast cash flows.  

Assessing the adequacy of the disclosures in 

Notes 1(f), (x) and 12 of the financial report. 

• 

• 

Other information  

The directors are responsible for the other information.  The other information comprises the 
information in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021, but does not include 
the financial report and the auditor’s report thereon.  

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.  

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.  

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this 
other information, we are required to report that fact.  We have nothing to report in this regard.  

Responsibilities of the directors for the Financial Report  

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the group to 
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  

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Other matter 

The financial report of Reckon Limited, for the year ended 31 December 2020 was audited by another 
auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on that report on 26 March 2021. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion.  Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists.  Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.  

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the 
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website (http://www.auasb.gov.au/Home.aspx) at:  

https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf 

This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report  

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in the directors’ report for the year ended 31 
December 2021. 

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Reckon Limited, for the year ended 31 December 2021, 
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  

Responsibilities 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the 
Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  Our responsibility 
is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with 
Australian Auditing Standards.  

Remuneration Report of Reckon Limited for the year ended 31 December 2020 was audited by another 
auditor who issued an unmodified opinion in their audit report dated 26 March 2021. 

BDO Audit Pty Ltd 

John Bresolin 

Director 

Sydney, 30 March 2022 

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Directors’ Declaration

The directors of the company declare that:

1. 

the financial statements and notes as set out on pages 49 to 104, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 
2001, and:

•  comply with Accounting Standards; and

•  give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 31 December 2021 and of the performance for the year 

ended on that date of the consolidated group;

2. 

3. 

in the directors opinion, the attached financial statements are in compliance with international financial reporting 
standards, as stated in note 1 to the financial statements, 

in the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts 
as and when they become due and payable, and

4. 

the directors have been given the declarations required by Section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 295(5) of the 
Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors,

Mr G Wilkinson 
Chairman 
Sydney, 30 March 2022

48

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

for the year ended 31 December 2021

Continuing operations

Revenue

Product costs

Employee benefits expenses

Marketing expenses

Premises and establishment expenses

Telecommunications

Legal and professional expenses

Other expenses

Transaction costs

Transaction related share based payment expenses

Other income - Cares Act loan forgiveness

Note

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

Restated1

3, 4

71,304

3

(8,010)

70,875

(7,603)

(24,996)

(24,283)

(3,325)

(3,397)

(801)

(442)

(912)

(753)

(510)

(848)

(3,357)

(4,161)

(411)

(794)

26(c)

(1,099)

-

3

1,202

1,210

Depreciation and amortisation of other non-current assets

3 (18,778)

(18,339)

Finance costs

Profit before income tax 

Income tax expense

Profit for the year attributable from continuing operations

3

5

9,600
(503)

9,097

(775)

(1,163)

Profit from discontinued operations

Profit for the year

Profit attributable to:

Owners of the parent

Non - controlling interest

Profit for the year 

26(d)

118

9,215

9,822

(607)

9,215

10,234
(1,995)

8,239

1,497

9,736

9,736

-

9,736

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the parent

Cents

Cents

Basic Earnings per Share

Diluted Earnings per Share

Earnings per share from continuing operations for profit attributable to the parent

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Earnings per share from discontinued operations for profit attributable to the parent

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

1 Restated to reflect the sale of the Reckon Docs business, refer 26(d)

The above consolidated income statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

22

22

8.7

8.4

8.6

8.3

0.1

0.1

8.6

8.4

7.3

7.1

1.3

1.3

49

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss 
and Other Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 31 December 2021

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income tax

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

Exchange difference on translation of foreign operations

Fair value movement on interest rate swap

Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Total comprehensive income attribute to:

Owners of the parent

Non - controlling interest

Note

Consolidated

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

Restated1

9,215

9,736

21

21

216

199

415

120

(281)

(161)

9,630

9,575

10,237

9,575

(607)

-

9,630

9,575

1 Restated to reflect the sale of the Reckon Docs business, refer 26(d)

The above consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

50

Consolidated Statement 
of Financial Position

as at 31 December 2021

ASSETS

Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Other financial assets

Inventories 

Current tax receivables

Other assets

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets
Trade and other receivables

Property, plant and equipment

Deferred tax assets

Intangible assets

Other assets

Right of use assets

Total Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables

Provisions

Contract liabilities

Other financial liabilities

Lease liabilities

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Other financial liabilities

Lease liabilities

Total Non-Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

EQUITY
Issued capital

Reserves

Retained earnings

Total Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Non -  controlling interest

Total Equity

Note

Consolidated

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

26

7

14

8

7

9

11

12

8

10

15

17

14

10

13

16

15

14

10

20

21

1,394

2,969

-

566

420

1,937

7,286

-

1,810

42

58,202

170

4,362

64,586

71,872

4,468

3,022

5,912

58

1,737

15,197

1,183

16,137

3,995

268

-

3,269

24,852

40,049

31,823

1,134

4,315

131

1,075

865

1,629

9,149

45

1,922

50

65,732

186

5,960

73,895

83,044

4,213

2,902

5,551

-

1,831

14,497

1,093

31,788

4,963

278

257

4,789

43,168

57,665

25,379

20,524

(48,626)

58,631

30,529

1,294

31,823

20,524

(49,653)

54,508

25,379

-

25,379

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

51

Consolidated Statement 
of Changes in Equity

for the year ended 31 December 2021 

Issued 
capital

Share 
buyback 
reserve

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve

Share- 
based 
payments 
reserve

Swap 
hedging 
reserve

Retained 
earnings

Acquisition 
of non 
controlling 
interest 
reserve

Non-
controlling 
interest

Consolidated

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Total

20,524 (42,018)

(1,905)

679

(257)

54,508

(6,152)

-

25,379

Balance at 
1 January 2021

Non - controlling 
interest at date of 
acquisition 
(note 26 (c))

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive income:

Exchange differences 
on translation of 
foreign operations 

Fair value movement 
on interest rate swap

Total comprehensive 
income

Share based 
payments expense 
(note 3)

Dividends paid 
(note 27)

Vested shares

Treasury shares 
transferred to 
retained earnings

Exchange 
adjustment

Balance at 
31 December 
2021

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

216

-

216

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

598

-

(43)

56

1

-

-

-

199

-

9,822

-

-

199

9,822

-

(5,665)

22

(56)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

849

849

(607)

9,215

-

-

216

199

(607)

9,630

1,059

1,657

-

-

-

(7)

(5,665)

(21)

-

(6)

20,524 (42,018)

(1,689)

1,291

(58)

58,631

(6,152)

1,294

31,823

The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

52

Consolidated Statement 
of Changes in Equity (continued) 

for the year ended 31 December 2021

Issued 
capital

$’000

Share 
buyback 
reserve

$’000

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve

Share- 
based 
payments 
reserve

Swap 
hedging 
reserve

Retained 
earnings

Acquisition 
of non 
controlling 
interest 
reserve

Attributable
to owners 
of the 
parent

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

20,524

(42,018)

(2,025)

545

24

50,172

(6,152)

21,070

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

120

-

120

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

270

-

(136)

-

-

-

-

-

(281)

9,736

-

-

(281)

9,736

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(5,665)

136

129

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,736

120

(281)

9,575

270

(5,665)

-

129

-

-

Other comprehensive income:

Consolidated

Balance at 
1 January 2020

Profit for the year

Exchange 
differences on 
translation of foreign 
operations 

Fair value movement 
on interest rate swap

Total comprehensive 
income

Share based 
payments expense

Dividends paid 
(note 27)

Vested shares 
released to retained 
earnings

Surplus treasury 
shares released to 
retained earnings

Treasury shares 
acquired

Treasury shares 
vested/lapsed

Balance at 
31 December 
2020

20,524

(42,018)

(1,905)

679

(257)

54,508

(6,152)

25,379

The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

for the year ended 31 December 2021

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

Payment for capitalised development costs 

Interest paid

Income taxes paid

Note

Consolidated 
Inflows/(Outflows)

2021 

$’000

2020 

$’000

80,195

85,517

(47,447)

(49,660)

(20,347)

(19,495)

(548)

(944)

(1,068)

(2,505)

Net cash inflow from operating activities

26(b)

10,785

12,913

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Proceeds from sale of business

Cash balance on acquisition of subsidiary

Loan repayments received

Payment for property, plant and equipment

Net cash inflow from investing activities

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Repayment of borrowings

Payments for lease liabilities capitalised under AASB 16

Payment for treasury shares

26(d)

26(c)

12,892

613

131

(739)

12,897

-

-

1,064

(496)

568

(15,651)

(5,751)

(2,121)

(2,040)

(21)

-

Dividends paid to owners of the parent

27

(5,665)

(5,665)

Net cash outflow from financing activities

(23,458)

(13,456)

Net Increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

224

1,134

36

25

1,124

(15)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

26(a)

1,394

1,134

The above consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying note.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021

1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial report are set out below. Unless otherwise 
stated, the accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous year. The financial report includes 
the  consolidated  entity  consisting  of  Reckon  Limited  and  its  subsidiaries.  For  the  purposes  of  preparing  the 
consolidated financial statements, the company is a for-profit entity.

Basis of preparation

This general purpose financial report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations and the Corporations Act 2001, and complies with the other requirements of the law.

Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the consolidated financial statements and notes of 
Reckon Limited comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). Consequently, this financial report 
has been prepared in accordance with and complies with IFRSs as issued by the International Accounting Standards 
Board.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the directors on 30 March 2022.

The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention, except for the revaluation 
of certain non-current assets and financial instruments. Historical cost is generally based on the fair values of the 
consideration given in exchange for assets. The company is a company of the kind referred to in ASIC Corporations 
(Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191, dated 24 March 2016, and in accordance with that 
Corporations  Instrument  amounts  in  the  financial  report  are  rounded  to  the  nearest  thousand  dollars,  unless 
otherwise indicated.

COVID-19 Impact

The Reckon Group has again displayed its resilience, by posting revenue growth in these extraordinary times. This 
is despite revenue growth being hampered by COVID-19 in the Legal Group where there is a reliance on on-site sales 
and installation activity.

No impairment is considered necessary.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and it is not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive 
or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by 
the Australian Government and other countries, such maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel 
restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by 
the Company (its subsidiaries) made up to 31 December each year. Control is achieved when the Company:

• 

• 

• 

has power over the investee;

is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; 

and has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the 
Company loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, the results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the 
year are included in profit or loss from the date the company gains control until the date when the company ceases 
to control the subsidiary. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies 
into line with those used by other members of the Group. 

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation.

Changes in the Group’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Group losing control are accounted 
for  as  equity  transactions.  The  carrying  amounts  of  the  Group’s  interests  and  the  non-controlling  interests  are 
adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by 
which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognised 
directly in equity and attributed to owners of the Company.

(b) Business Combinations

Acquisitions  of  businesses  are  accounted  for  using  the  acquisition  method.  The  consideration  transferred  in  a 
business combination is measured at fair value which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of 
assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity 
instruments issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in 
profit  or  loss  as  incurred.  At  the  acquisition  date,  the  identifiable  assets  acquired  and  the  liabilities  assumed  are 
recognised at their fair value, except that:

•  Deferred tax assets or liabilities and assets or liabilities related to employee benefit arrangements and share-
based  payment  arrangements  are  recognised  and  measured  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  accounting 
standards.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling 
interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over 
the  net  of  the  acquisition-date  amounts  of  the  identifiable  assets  acquired  and  the  liabilities  assumed.  If,  after 
reassessment, the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed 
exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the 
fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognised immediately in 
profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

Non-controlling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the 
entity’s net assets in the event of liquidation may be initially measured either at fair value or at the non-controlling 
interests’  proportionate  share  of  the  recognised  amounts  of  the  acquiree’s  identifiable  net  assets.  The  choice  of 
measurement basis is made on a transaction-by-transaction basis. 

Where the consideration transferred by the Group in a business combination includes assets or liabilities resulting 
from a contingent consideration arrangement, the contingent consideration is measured at its acquisition-date fair 
value. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration that qualify as measurement period adjustments are 
adjusted  retrospectively,  with  corresponding  adjustments  against  goodwill.  Measurement  period  adjustments  are 
adjustments that arise from additional information obtained during the ‘measurement period’ (which cannot exceed 
one year from the acquisition date) about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date.

Where a business combination involves the issuance of a put option granted to the vendor in respect of an equity 
interest not owned by the parent, the present value of the put exercise price is recognised as a financial liability in the 
consolidated accounts of the parent entity. The recognition of this liability effectively treats the option as if it has been 
exercised, constituting a transaction between owners as owners which is recorded in equity. Any subsequent re-
measurement is considered to be part of the equity transaction and is recorded in equity via an “acquisition of non-
controlling interest reserve.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the 
combination occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. 
Those provisional amounts are adjusted during the measurement period (see above), or additional assets or liabilities 
are recognised, to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition 
date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognised as of that date.

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(c) Depreciation and Amortisation

Depreciation  is  provided  on  plant  and  equipment.  Depreciation  is  calculated  on  a  straight-line  basis.  Leasehold 
improvements are amortised over the period of the lease or the estimated useful life, whichever is the shorter, using 
the  straight-line  method.  The  following  estimated  useful  lives  are  used  in  the  calculation  of  depreciation  and 
amortisation:

•  Plant and equipment 
• 

Leasehold improvements 

3 - 5 years
3 - 7 years

Right of use assets are depreciated over the shorter period of the lease term and the useful life of the underlying asset.

(d) Contributed Equity

Transaction Costs on the Issue of Equity Instruments

Transaction costs arising on the issue of equity instruments are recognised directly in equity as a reduction of the 
proceeds  of  the  equity  instruments  to  which  the  costs  relate.  Transaction  costs  are  the  costs  that  are  incurred 
directly in connection with the issue of those equity instruments and which would not have been incurred had those 
instruments not been issued.

(e) Foreign Currency Translation

Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the 
primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”). The consolidated financial 
statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Reckon Limited’s functional and presentation currency.

Transactions and balances

All foreign currency transactions during the financial year have been brought to account in the functional currency 
using the exchange rate in effect at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency monetary items at reporting date 
are translated at the exchange rate existing at that date. Exchange differences are brought to account in the profit or 
loss in the period in which they arise.

Group companies

The  results  and  financial  position  of  all  the  Group  entities  (none  of  which  has  the  currency  of  a  hyperinflationary 
economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation 
currency of the consolidated entity as follows:

•  Assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the date of the statement of financial position;

• 

Income  and  expenses  are  translated  at  average  rates  (unless  this  is  not  a  reasonable  approximation  of  the 
cumulative  effect  of  the  rates  prevailing  on  the  transaction  dates,  in  which  case  income  and  expenses  are 
translated at the dates of the transactions); and

•  All resulting exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in a foreign 

exchange translation reserve.

On  consolidation,  exchange  differences  arising  from  the  translation  of  monetary  items  forming  part  of  the  net 
investment  in  foreign  entities,  and  of  borrowings  and  other  currency  instruments  designated  as  hedges  of  such 
investments, are taken directly to reserves. When a foreign operation is sold, a proportionate share of such exchange 
differences are recognised in profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on sale.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities 
of the foreign entity at the closing rate.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

(f) Intangible assets

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on an acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of the acquisition of the 
business less accumulated impairment losses, if any.

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units (or groups 
of cash-generating units) that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently 
when there is indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less 
than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated 
to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. 
Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognised directly in profit or loss in the consolidated income statement. An 
impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods. 

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination 
of the profit or loss on disposal.

Intellectual Property

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognised separately from goodwill are initially recognised 
at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost).

Subsequent  to  initial  recognition,  intangible  assets  acquired  in  a  business  combination  are  reported  at  cost  less 
accumulated  amortisation  and  accumulated  impairment  losses,  on  the  same  basis  as  intangible  assets  that  are 
acquired separately.

Customer contracts are amortised on a straight-line basis over their useful life to the Group of ten years.

Brand names are not amortised but are subject to annual impairment testing. The Group has committed to continually 
use, invest in and promote acquired brands, therefore brands have been assessed to have an indefinite life.

Research and development costs

Research expenditure is recognised as an expense when incurred.

An internally-generated intangible asset arising from development is recognised if, and only if, all of the following have 
been demonstrated:

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;

the intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;

the ability to use or sell the intangible asset;

how the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits;

the availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or 
sell the intangible asset; and

• 

the ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

Development  costs  in  respect  of  enhancements  on  existing  suites  of  software  applications  are  capitalised  and 
written off over a 3 to 4-year period. Development costs on technically and commercially feasible new products are 
capitalised and written off on a straight-line basis over a period of 3 to 4 years commencing at the time of commercial 
release of the new product.

Development costs include cost of materials, direct labour and appropriate overheads.

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At each balance date, a review of the carrying value of the capitalised development costs being carried forward is 
undertaken to ensure the carrying value is recoverable from future revenue generated by the sale of that software.

(g) Income Tax

The income tax expense or revenue for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based 
on  the  national  income  tax  rate  for  each  jurisdiction  adjusted  by  changes  in  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities 
attributable to temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities, and their carrying amounts in 
the financial statements, and to unused tax losses.

The current tax payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in profit 
or loss because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further 
excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. 

The provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amount expected to become payable. The assessment is 
based on the judgement of finance professionals within the Company and on specialist independent tax advice.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when 
the  assets  are  recovered  or  liabilities  are  settled,  based  on  those  tax  rates  which  are  enacted  or  substantively 
enacted for each jurisdiction. The relevant tax rates are applied to the cumulative amounts of deductible and taxable 
temporary  differences  to  measure  the  deferred  tax  asset  or  liability.  An  exception  is  made  for  certain  temporary 
differences arising from the initial recognition of an asset or liability. No deferred tax asset or liability is recognised in 
relation to those temporary differences if they arose in a transaction, other than a business combination, that at the 
time of the transaction did not affect either accounting profit or taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable 
that  future  taxable  amounts  will  be  available  to  utilise  those  temporary  differences  and  losses.  All  deferred  tax 
liabilities are recognised.

Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised directly 
in equity.

The  company  and  its  wholly-owned  Australian  resident  entities  have  formed  a  tax-consolidated  group  and  are 
therefore taxed as a single entity from that date. The head entity within the tax-consolidated group is Reckon Limited. 
The Group uses the standalone approach by reference to the carrying amounts in the separate financial statements 
of each entity in applying the accounting for tax consolidation. 

The  tax  sharing  agreement  entered  into  between  members  of  the  tax-consolidated  group  provides  for  the 
determination of the allocation of income tax liabilities between the entities should the head entity default on its tax 
payment obligations or if an entity should leave the tax-consolidated group. The effect of the tax sharing agreement 
is that each member’s liability for tax payable by the tax consolidated group is limited to the amount payable to the 
head entity under the tax funding arrangement.

(h) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Costs are assigned to inventory on hand on a 
weighted average cost basis.

(i) Share-based payments

Equity settled share-based payments to employees are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date. 
Details regarding the determination of the fair value of equity settled shared-based transactions are set out in note 19. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

The fair value determined at grant date of the equity settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis 
over the vesting period, based on the Group’s estimate of the number of equity instruments that will eventually vest. At 
each reporting date, the Group revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact off 
the revision is recognised in the profit or loss.

(j) Employee Benefits

A liability is recognised for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave and long 
service leave when it is probable that settlement will be required and they are capable of being measured reliably.

Liabilities recognised in respect of short-term employee benefits, are measured at their nominal values using the 
remuneration rate expected to apply at the time of settlement.

Liabilities recognised in respect of long-term employee benefits are measured as the present value of the estimated 
future cash outflows to be made by the Group in respect of services provided by employees up to reporting date.

The Group recognises a liability and an expense for the long-term incentive plan for selected executives based on a 
formula that takes into consideration the ranking of total shareholder return measured against a comparator group 
of companies.

Contributions are made by the Group to defined contribution employee superannuation funds and are charged as 
expenses when incurred.

(k) Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Group’s statement of financial position when the Group 
becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable 
to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities 
at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial 
liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial 
assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Financial assets

All  regular  way  purchases  or  sales  of  financial  assets  are  recognised  and  derecognised  on  a  trade  date  basis. 
Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the 
time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

All  recognised  financial  assets  are  measured  subsequently  in  their  entirety  at  either  amortised  cost  or  fair  value, 
depending on the classification of the financial assets.

Foreign exchange gains and losses

The  carrying  amount  of  financial  assets  that  are  denominated  in  a  foreign  currency  is  determined  in  that  foreign 
currency and translated at the spot rate at the end of each reporting period.

See  hedge  accounting  policy  regarding  the  recognition  of  exchange  differences  where  the  foreign  currency  risk 
component of a financial asset is designated as a hedging instrument for a hedge of foreign currency risk.

Impairment of financial assets

The Group recognises a loss allowance for expected credit losses on trade receivables. The amount of expected 
credit losses is updated at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of the respective 
financial instrument.

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The Group always recognises lifetime ECL (expected credit losses) for trade receivables. The expected credit losses 
on these financial assets are estimated using a provision matrix based on the Group’s historical credit loss experience, 
adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtors, general economic conditions and an assessment of both the 
current as well as the forecast direction of conditions at the reporting date, including time value of money where 
appropriate.

Lifetime ECL represents the expected credit losses that will result from all possible default events over the expected 
life of a financial instrument.

(i) Significant increase in credit risk 

In assessing whether the credit risk on a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition, the 
Group compares the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument at the reporting date with the risk of a 
default occurring on the financial instrument at the date of initial recognition. In making this assessment, the Group 
considers  both  quantitative  and  qualitative  information  that  is  reasonable  and  supportable,  including  historical 
experience and forward-looking information that is available without undue cost or effort.

In  particular,  the  following  information  is  taken  into  account  when  assessing  whether  credit  risk  has  increased 
significantly since initial recognition: 

• 

existing or forecast adverse changes in business, financial or economic conditions that are expected to cause a 
significant decrease in the debtor’s ability to meet its debt obligations; 

• 

an actual or expected significant deterioration in the operating results of the debtor; 

The Group assumes that the credit risk on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition 
if  the  financial  instrument  is  determined  to  have  low  credit  risk  at  the  reporting  date.  A  financial  instrument  is 
determined to have low credit risk if: 

1. 

 the financial instrument has a low risk of default; 

2. 

 the debtor has a strong capacity to meet its contractual cash flow obligations in the near term; and 

3. 

 adverse changes in economic and business conditions in the longer term may, but will not necessarily, reduce 
the ability of the borrower to fulfil its contractual cash flow obligations. 

(ii) Definition of default

The Group considers the following as constituting an event of default for internal credit risk management purposes 
as  historical  experience  indicates  that  financial  assets  that  meet  either  of  the  following  criteria  are  generally  not 
recoverable: 

• 

 information developed internally or obtained from external sources indicates that the debtor is unlikely to pay its 
creditors, including the Group, in full. 

iii) Write-off policy 

The  Group  writes  off  a  financial  asset  when  there  is  information  indicating  that  the  debtor  is  in  severe  financial 
difficulty and there is no realistic prospect of recovery, e.g. when the debtor has been placed under liquidation or has 
entered into bankruptcy proceedings. Financial assets written off may still be subject to enforcement activities under 
the  Group’s  recovery  procedures,  taking  into  account  legal  advice  where  appropriate.  Any  recoveries  made  are 
recognised in profit or loss.

(iv) Measurement and recognition of expected credit losses 

The  measurement  of  expected  credit  losses  is  a  function  of  the  probability  of  default,  loss  given  default  (i.e.  the 
magnitude of the loss if there is a default) and the exposure at default. The assessment of the probability of default 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

and loss given default is based on historical data adjusted by forward-looking information as described above. As for 
the exposure at default, for financial assets, this is represented by the assets’ gross carrying amount at the reporting date.

For financial assets, the expected credit loss is estimated as the difference between all contractual cash flows that 
are  due  to  the  Group  in  accordance  with  the  contract  and  all  the  cash  flows  that  the  Group  expects  to  receive, 
discounted at the original effective interest rate. 

(v) Derecognition of financial assets 

The Group derecognises a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, 
or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another 
entity. If the Group neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to 
control the transferred asset, the Group recognises its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for 
amounts it may have to pay. If the Group retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred 
financial asset, the Group continues to recognise the financial asset and also recognises a collateralised borrowing 
for the proceeds received.

On  derecognition  of  a  financial  asset  measured  at  amortised  cost,  the  difference  between  the  asset’s  carrying 
amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable is recognised in profit or loss. 

Financial liabilities and equity

Classification as debt or equity 

Debt and equity instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance 
of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

Financial liabilities 

All financial liabilities are measured subsequently at amortised cost or at FVTPL.

Foreign exchange gains and losses 

For financial liabilities that are denominated in a foreign currency and are measured at amortised cost at the end of 
each reporting period, the foreign exchange gains and losses are determined based on the amortised cost of the 
instruments. These foreign exchange gains and losses are recognised in the ‘other gains and losses’ line item in 
profit or loss (note 14) for financial liabilities that are not part of a designated hedging relationship. For those which 
are designated as a hedging instrument for a hedge of foreign currency risk, foreign exchange gains and losses are 
recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in a separate component of equity.

Derecognition of financial liabilities 

The Group derecognises financial liabilities when, and only when, the Group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled 
or  have  expired.  The  difference  between  the  carrying  amount  of  the  financial  liability  derecognised  and  the 
consideration paid and payable is recognised in profit or loss.

Derivative financial instruments 

The Group enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and foreign 
exchange rate risks, including foreign exchange forward contracts, options and interest rate swaps. 

Derivatives are recognised initially at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently 
remeasured  to  their  fair  value  at  each  reporting  date.  The  resulting  gain  or  loss  is  recognised  in  profit  or  loss 
immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of 
the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

Further details of derivative financial instruments are disclosed in notes 1(u) and 14.

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(l) Impairment of assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to 
determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication 
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if 
any). When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the 
recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. When a reasonable and consistent basis 
of allocation can be identified, corporate assets are also allocated to individual cash-generating units, or otherwise 
they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation 
basis can be identified. 

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment 
at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Recoverable  amount  is  the  higher  of  fair  value  less  costs  to  sell  and  value  in  use.  In  assessing  value  in  use,  the 
estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current 
market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future 
cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the 
carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is 
recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the 
impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

When  an  impairment  loss  subsequently  reverses,  the  carrying  amount  of  the  asset  (or  cash  generating  unit)  is 
increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not 
exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset 
(or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, 
unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated 
as a revaluation increase.

(m) Revenue Recognition

Sale of goods and services

The Group applies the following 5-step model for revenue recognition related to contracts with customers:

a. 

Identify the contract(s) with customer

b. 

Identify the performance obligation in the contract

c.  Determine the transaction price

d.  Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligation in the contract

e.  Recognise revenue when or as the entity satisfied in performance obligations.

The  Group  recognises  sales  revenue  related  to  the  transfer  of  promised  goods  or  services  when  a  performance 
obligation is satisfied and when control of the goods or services passes to the customer, which is when the customer 
receives the product upon delivery. The amount of revenue recognised reflects the consideration to which the Group 
is or expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. If the consideration promised includes a variable 
amount, the Group estimates the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled and only to the extent that it is 
highly probable that a significant reversal of revenue will not occur.

Contracts  with  customers  can  include  various  combinations  of  products  and  services,  which  are  in  certain 
circumstances bundled and in other circumstances are capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate 
performance obligations. Where a contract with multiple performance obligations that is not bundled, the revenue 
associated with each obligation is calculated based on its stand-alone selling price.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Revenue is recognised over time if:

• 

• 

• 

the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits as the entity performs;

the customer controls the asset as the entity creates or enhances it; or

the seller’s performance does not create an asset for which the seller has an alternative use and there is a right 
to payment for performance to date.

Where the above criteria is not met, revenue is recognised at a point in time.

The Group recognises revenue predominantly from the following sale of software and services: 

Business Group desktop products

Business Group desktop products are sold with post-sale technical support services. These can be sold as a once-
off package, or on an annual subscription basis. For all Business Group desktop products contracts that contain the 
sale of a licence, three distinct performance obligations are:

i. 

Sale of a software/upgrade licence; and

ii.  The provision of minor maintenance updates which may be made available over the period of the contracts; and

iii.  Post-sale technical support for a specified period of time.

Revenue is recognised for a Business Group desktop licence at the point of sale. This is because customers purchase 
a specific version of the software that exists at the time the licence is granted.

Revenue is recognised for the customer’s entitlement to access additional maintenance updates and the provision 
of post-sale technical support over the time of the contract with the customer. This is due to the fact that Reckon may 
provide minor maintenance updates to which the customer may be entitled over the term of the contract. In relation 
to the post-sale technical support, the customer is deemed to simultaneously receive and consume the benefits 
provided by Reckon’s performance of the post-sale technical support services as it is performed.

The price allocated to each performance obligation is based on the determined stand-alone selling prices of each 
obligation. The price allocated to the sale of the software licence has been determined by using the adjusted market 
assessment approach. The price allocated to the post-sale technical support has been determined on management’s 
assessment  by  using  an  expected  cost  plus  margin  approach.  The  relative  standalone  selling  price  has  been 
apportioned to each performance obligation based on these methods.

The revenue stream forms part of “Subscription revenue” and “Other recurring revenue” as outlined in Note 4.

Reckon One (Business Group)

Reckon One is a cloud software as a service (sold on a monthly subscription basis) that is accessible to a customer 
through their web browser and is sold with post-sale technical support services. Within these contracts, the contract 
promises generally are:

i. 

Sale of a licence;

ii.  Ongoing maintenance of the cloud platform to ensure that it is accessible; and

iii.  Post-sale technical support for a specified period of time. 

As  the  customer  is  not  able  to  benefit  from  the  licence  if  the  cloud  is  not  accessible,  two  distinct  performance 
obligations generally are:

i. 

Sale of a licence and ongoing maintenance for access to the cloud; and 

ii.  Post-sale technical support. 

The  transaction  price  is  fixed  in  the  contract  entered  into  by  the  customer  dependent  on  the  specific  modules 
purchased.

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Revenue for the licence and ongoing maintenance for the Reckon One product is recognised over the time of the 
contract with the customer. Reckon is providing a continuous service of making the online portal available during the 
contract  period  and  the  customer  simultaneously  receives  and  consumes  the  benefits  provided  by  Reckon’s 
performance as Reckon delivers the service.

Revenue for the post-sale technical support provided is also recognised over time. This is due to the fact that the 
customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Reckon’s performance of the post- 
sale technical support services. The services are made available to the customer throughout the term of the contract.

Although there are two distinct performance obligations, both currently maintain the same contractual billing period 
and are recognised over time. Accordingly, Reckon have deemed it unnecessary to allocate the transaction price 
allocated to each performance obligation separately. 

The  revenue  stream  forms  part  of  “Subscription  revenue”  as  outlined  in  Note  4.  Subscription  revenue  relates  to 
streams where customers use the services over the life of the contract.

Reckon Accounts Hosted (Business Group)

Reckon Accounts Hosted is a hosted software where software is accessible via a web browser or through a desktop 
icon, and allows the customer to store data on the customer’s device or an external server. Reckon Accounts Hosted 
can be sold as on an annual or monthly subscription basis. For all Reckon Accounts Hosted contracts that contain 
the sale of a licence, the goods and services provided are:

i. 

Sale of a software licence;

ii.  Post-sale technical support for a specified period of time; and

iii.  Hosting services for a specified period of time.

Each  of  the  contract  promises  are  considered  as  a  distinct  performance  obligation  because  the  customer  can 
benefit from the use the software without the provision of the technical support and/or hosting services and they are 
distinct within the context of the contract.

Revenue  is  recognised  for  a  Reckon  Accounts  Hosted  licence  at  the  point  of  sale.  This  is  because  customers 
purchase a specific version of the software that exists at the time the licence is granted. 

Revenue for the hosting services and ongoing support is recognised over the time of the contract with the customer. 
Reckon is providing a continuous service of hosting the customer’s data and providing post-sale technical support 
over the contract period and the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by Reckon’s 
performance  as  Reckon  performs.  The  services  are  made  available  to  the  customer  throughout  the  term  of  the 
contract.

The  price  allocated  to  each  performance  obligation  is  determined  based  on  the  determined  stand-alone  selling 
prices of each performance obligation. The price allocated to the sale of the software licence has been determined 
by  using  the  adjusted  market  assessment  approach.  The  price  allocated  to  the  hosting  services  and  post-sale 
technical support has been determined on management’s assessment by using an expected cost plus a margin 
approach.  The  relative  standalone  selling  price  has  been  apportioned  to  each  performance  obligation  based  on 
these methods.

This revenue stream forms part of “Subscription Revenue” as outlined in Note 4. Subscription revenue relates to 
streams where customers pay for the services over the life of the contract, rather than upfront at the commencement 
of the contract.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Membership fees (Business Group)

Membership revenue relates to fees obtained as part of the Reckon’s Partner Program. Memberships are sold on an 
annual basis. For all Membership contracts, the goods and services provided include:

i. 

The provision of software licences;

ii.  Access to a dedicated partner support team;

iii.  A partner resource kit;

iv. 

Invitations to exclusive events and training;

v.  Marketing tool kits; and

vi.  Annual partner awards.

Each of the contract promises above are considered to be a distinct performance obligations because the customer 
can benefit from the use the software without the provision of the other contract promises listed above and they are 
distinct within the context of the contract. 

Revenue is recognised for a software licence at the point of sale. This is because customers purchase and obtain a 
specific version of the software that exists at the time the licence is granted. 

Revenue for the remaining benefits of joining the membership is recognised over time. Reckon provides a range of 
different services which are delivered to the customer over the life of the contract. The nature of the services are such 
that the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by Reckon’s performance as Reckon 
performs. 

The  price  allocated  to  each  performance  obligation  is  determined  based  on  the  determined  stand-alone  selling 
prices of each performance obligation. The price allocated to the software licence has been determined based on 
the adjusted market assessment approach. The price allocated to the remaining performance obligations has been 
determined  on  management’s  assessment  by  using  an  expected  cost  plus  a  margin  approach.  The  relative 
standalone selling price has been apportioned to each performance obligation based on these methods.

This revenue stream forms part of “Other Revenue” as outlined in Note 4.

Practice Management Accountant Group

APS is a desktop/cloud hybrid software as a service (sold on a subscription basis) that is accessible to a customer 
for  download  through  their  web  browser.  This  is  sold  with  implementation  services  and  the  promise  of  specific 
upgrades  to  the  software  modules.  Without  the  required  upgrades,  the  software  would  not  be  functional  for  the 
customer. Technical support is also provided over the contract period. 

The following generally are the contract promises:

i. 

Sale of a licence;

ii. 

Implementation services;

iii.  Specific upgrades for the functionality of the software;

iv.  Ongoing maintenance of the hosted platform to ensure that the software is accessible; and

v.  Post-sale technical support for a specified period of time.

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A customer is not able to benefit from the software without the implementation services and the specific upgrades, 
as they are critical to the functioning of the software in its intended use. Knowledge of how to implement the software 
and  pass  on  the  upgrades  is  proprietary  to  Reckon  and  therefore  only  Reckon  can  perform  this.  Therefore,  the 
customer is not able to use readily available resources to perform the implementation or pass on upgrades. Therefore, 
one  distinct  performance  obligation  has  been  identified  for  the  bundle  of  the  sale  of  a  licence,  implementation 
services, upgrades, and maintenance. 

Post-sale technical support has been identified as a separate performance obligation. This is because the customer 
can benefit from the use the software without the provision of the technical support and:

i. 

The licence and technical support do not significantly modify or customise each other. 

ii.  The licence and technical support are not highly interdependent or highly interrelated as one does not significantly 

affect the other. 

Revenue  for  the  performance  obligation  (being  the  bundled  licence,  implementation  services,  upgrades  and 
maintenance) is recognised over time. Reckon is providing a continuous service of making the software, upgrades 
and the online portal available during the contract period and the customer simultaneously receives and consumes 
the benefits provided by Reckon’s performance as Reckon performs.

Accordingly, revenue is recognised for Practice Management Accountant Group post-sale technical support over the 
time of the contract with the customer. 

As both performance obligations are recognised over the same period of time, Reckon has deemed it unnecessary 
to allocate the transaction price attributed to each performance obligation separately.

This revenue stream forms part of “Subscription Revenue” as outlined in Note 4. Subscription revenue relates to 
streams where customers pay for the services over the life of the contract, rather than upfront at the commencement 
of the contract.

Elite (Practice Management Accountant Group)

Elite is a desktop/cloud hybrid software licence that is accessible to a customer for download through their web 
browser.

Revenue is recognised for this software licence at the point of sale. This is because customers purchase and obtain 
a specific version of the software that exists at the time the licence is granted. 

Revenue is recognised as and when the performance obligation is transferred which is generally when the software 
has been delivered to the client.

Corporate Services (Practice Management Accountant Group)

Corporate Services revenue relates to the provision of services including the registration of companies, provision of 
template trust deeds and provision of company search information. These services are sold as once-off products on 
an ad-hoc basis as required by a customer and deemed to have one distinct performance obligation for the services 
provided.

Revenue is recognised for corporate services at the point of sale. This is because the services are provided to the 
customer immediately once payment is made and there is not further obligation linked to this good.

This revenue stream forms part of “Other Revenue” as outlined in Note 4.

Practice Management Legal Group

The  Practice  Management  Legal  Group  sells  nQueue  software  and  some  hardware  to  the  customer.  nQueue’s 
product is a cost recovery software which allows customers to track the costs associated with printing, photocopying, 
and other disbursements and allocate these costs to their clients. nQueue also provides scanning and print solutions 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

to  its  clients.  nQueue  licences  are  sold  with  implementation  and  post-sale  technical  support  services.  nQueue 
licences are sold either as a bundle including post-technical support services, but with implementation services sold 
separately (subscription model) or the software, support and implementation services are all sold separately (upfront 
model). 

For Practice Management Legal Group upfront model, three distinct performance obligations have been identified:

i. 

The provision of the software licence; and 

ii.  The provision of implementation services; and 

iii.  The provision of support services over the life of the contract.

Revenue is recognised for the licence at the point of sale. This is because customers purchase a specific version of 
the software that exists at the time the licence is granted. 

Revenue is recognised for the implementation services at point at which the services have been provided. These 
services  are  sold  on  an  ad-hoc  basis  as  required  by  a  customer  and  deemed  to  have  one  distinct  performance 
obligation for the services provided.

The  support  services  have  been  deemed  to  be  a  separately  distinct  performance  obligation.  These  services  are 
provided to customers who have existing contracts with nQueue. Customers can choose to purchase the support 
services on a yearly basis. As such, the customer can benefit from support services on their own. It is noted that 
support services are all separately identifiable within the context of the contract because support services do not 
significantly modify the software. 

The  price  allocated  to  the  provision  of  the  software  licence  and  implementation  services,  and  well  as  the  price 
allocated to the support services is based upon a price list and is separately identifiable. 

Revenue for the software licence and implementation services is recognised as and when the performance obligation 
is transferred which is generally when installation is completed. 

Conversely, revenue for the provision of support services is recognised over the life of the contact as the benefits 
from any support is simultaneously consumed by the customer as it is provided. The services are made available to 
the customer throughout the term of the contract.

Revenue for the performance obligation related to the subscription model (being the bundled licence and support) is 
recognised over time. Reckon is providing a continuous service of making the software and support available so long 
as  the  customer  continues  to  pay  for  the  service.  As  the  customer  is  not  able  to  benefit  from  the  software  and 
support if Reckon does not grant continuous access, the performance obligation is transferred over the term of the 
contract. The customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by Reckon’s performance as 
Reckon performs.

This software licence and implementation services revenue above forms part of “other revenue” and revenue from 
the  sale  of  subscription  products  and  the  provision  of  support  services  forms  part  of  “subscription  revenue”  as 
described in Note 4. 

Cost of obtaining a customer contract

AASB 15 requires that incremental costs associated with acquiring a customer contract, such as sales commissions, 
are recognised as an asset and amortised over a period that corresponds with the period of benefit.

An assessment of commissions paid by the Group was performed in connection with the sale of all products. The 
contracts for which commissions are paid vary in length however commissions are expensed over a maximum of 12 
months. 

There are no other costs incurred that are considered to be incremental.

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The following table summarises the revenue recognition of major sale of software and services:

Revenue stream

Performance obligation

Timing of recognition

Business Group desktop 
products

Sale of a software licence

At the point of sale.

Maintenance updates

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Post-sale technical support for a specified 
period of time

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Reckon One

Sale of licence and ongoing maintenance for 
access to the cloud

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Post-sale technical support for a specified 
period of time

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Reckon Accounts Hosted

Sale of a software licence

At the point of sale.

Post-sale technical support for a specified 
period of time

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Hosting services for a specified period of 
time

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Membership fees – sale of 
license

Sale of a software licence

At the point of sale.

Membership fees – support

Additional membership benefits

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Practice Management 
Accountant Group

Sale of a bundled licence, implementation 
services, upgrade and maintenance.

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Post-sale technical support

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Corporate Services Revenue

Provision of corporate services

At the point of sale.

Practice Management Legal 
Group

The provision of the software licence and 
implementation services

At the point of sale.

The provision of support services (upfront 
model) and software and support services 
(subscription model) over the life of the 
contract

Over the time of the contract with the 
customer.

Interest

Interest revenue relates to revenue recognised from the provision of loans to customers and is accounted for per the 
requirements of AASB 9 Financial Instruments. Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective 
interest method, which is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest 
income over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated 
future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

(n) Contract liabilities

Contract liabilities relate to payments received from customers for performance obligations which have not yet been 
fulfilled. Contract liabilities arise when payment for performance obligations do not match the timing of when the 
performance obligations are satisfied. Contract liabilities are recognised at the inception of the contract and unwound 
as the performance obligation is satisfied over the life of the contract. 

(o) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net profit after income tax attributable to members of the Company 
by  the  weighted  average  number  of  ordinary  shares  outstanding  during  the  financial  year,  adjusted  for  bonus 
elements in ordinary shares issued during the year.

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures in the determination of basic earnings per share by taking into account 
the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and 
the weighted average number of dilutive potential ordinary shares.

(p) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions and bank overdrafts.

(q) Borrowings

Borrowings are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs and are subsequently measured at amortised 
cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognised on an effective yield basis. The effective 
interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense 
over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments 
through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on 
initial recognition.

(r) Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which 
it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that the outflow can be reliably measured.

(s) Fair Value estimation

The fair value of financial instruments and share based payments that are not traded in an active market is determined 
using appropriate valuation techniques. The Group uses a variety of methods and assumptions that are based on 
existing market conditions. The fair value of financial instruments traded on active markets (quoted shares), are based 
on balance date bid prices. 

The Directors consider that the nominal value less estimated credit adjustments of trade receivables and payables 
approximate their fair values.

(t) Government Grants

Government  grants  are  not  recognised  until  there  is  reasonable  assurance  that  the  Group  will  comply  with  the 
conditions attaching to them and that the grants will be received.

Government  grants  are  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  on  a  systematic  basis  over  the  periods  in  which  the  Group 
recognises as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Specifically, government 
grants whose primary condition is that the Group should continue to develop its range of software products, are 

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offset against development costs in the statement of financial position and transferred to profit or loss on a systematic 
and rational basis over the useful lives of the related assets.

Government grants that are receivable as compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or for the purpose 
of giving immediate financial support to the Group with no future related costs are recognised as other income in 
profit or loss in the period in which they become receivable.

Government assistance which does not have conditions attached specifically relating to the operating activities of 
the entity is recognised in accordance with the accounting policies above.

(u) Hedge Accounting

The Group enters into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate risk, including interest 
rate swaps which is designated as cash flow hedges.

At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and 
the  hedged  item,  along  with  its  risk  management  objectives  and  its  strategy  for  undertaking  various  hedge 
transactions. Furthermore, at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Group documents whether 
the  hedging  instrument  is  highly  effective  in  offsetting  changes  in  fair  values  or  cash  flows  of  the  hedged  item 
attributable to the hedged risk, which is when the hedging relationship meets all of the following hedge effectiveness 
requirements:

• 

• 

• 

there is an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument; 

the effect of credit risk does not dominate the value changes that result from that economic relationship; and 

the hedge ratio of the hedging relationship is the same as that resulting from the quantity of the hedged item that 
the Group actually hedges and the quantity of the hedging instrument that the Group actually uses to hedge that 
quantity of hedged item. 

If a hedging relationship ceases to meet the hedge effectiveness requirement relating to the hedge ratio but the risk 
management objective for that designated hedging relationship remains the same, the Group adjusts the hedge ratio 
of the hedging relationship (i.e. rebalances the hedge) so that it meets the qualifying criteria again.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges 
is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading of swap hedging reserve. The 
gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognised immediately in profit or loss, and is included in the ‘other 
gains and losses’ line item.

Amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit 
or loss in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss, in the same line as the recognised hedged item. 
However, when the hedged forecast transaction that is hedged results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or 
a non-financial liability, the gains and losses previously recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated 
in equity are transferred from equity and included in the initial measurement of the cost of the non-financial asset or 
nonfinancial liability.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, when the hedging instrument 
expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Any gain or loss 
recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity at that time remains in equity and is recognised 
when  the  forecast  transaction  is  ultimately  recognised  in  profit  or  loss.  When  a  forecast  transaction  is  no  longer 
expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Note 14 sets out details of the fair values of the derivative instruments used for hedging purposes.

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(v) Leases

The Group assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease, at inception of the contract. The Group recognises a 
right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, 
except for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. 
For these leases, the Group recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the 
term  of  the  lease  unless  another  systematic  basis  is  more  representative  of  the  time  pattern  in  which  economic 
benefits from the leased assets are consumed.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement 
date, discounted by using the Group’s incremental borrowing rate. This rate has been determined by considering the 
nature of the leased assets, the Group’s credit rating and the borrowing rate of funds in similar economic environments.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability compromise:

• 

Fixed lease payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable.

The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability 
(using the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

The Group remeasures the lease liability (and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right-of-use assets) 
whenever:

•  The lease term has changed or there is a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option, in which 
case the lease liabilities is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

•  The  lease  payments  change  due  to  changes  in  an  index  or  rate  or  a  change  in  expected  payment  under 
guaranteed residual value, in which cases the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised leased 
payments  using  the  initial  discount  rate  (unless  the  lease  payments  change  is  due  to  a  change  in  a  floating 
interest rate, in which case a revised discount rate is used).

•  A lease contract is modified and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease, in which case 

the lease liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.

The Group did not make any such adjustments during the periods presented.

The right-of-use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments made 
at  or  before  the  commencement  day  and  any  initial  direct  costs.  They  are  subsequently  measured  at  cost  less 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter period of lease term and useful life of the underlying asset. If a 
lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Group expects 
to exercise a purchase option, the related right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset. 
The depreciation starts at the commencement date of the lease.

The right-of-use assets are presented as a separate line in the consolidated statement of financial position.

The  Group  applies  AASB  136  Impairment  of  Assets  to  determine  whether  a  right-of-use  asset  is  impaired  and 
accounts for any identified impairment loss as described in the ‘Property, plant and equipment’ policy.

Variable rents that do not depend on an index or rate are not included in the measurement of the lease liability and 
the  right-of-use  asset.  The  related  payments  are  recognised  as  an  expense  in  the  period  in  which  the  event  or 
condition that triggers those payments occurs and are included in the line ‘premises expenses or other expenses’ in 
the statement of profit or loss.

(w) Discontinued operations 

A discontinued operation is a component of the consolidated entity that has been disposed of or is classified as held 
for sale and that represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, is part of a single 

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co-ordinated plan to dispose of such a line of business or area of operations, or is a subsidiary acquired exclusively 
with a view to resale. The results of discontinued operations are presented separately on the face of the statement of 
profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

(x) Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

Significant accounting judgments

In applying the Group’s accounting policies, management has made the following judgments which have the most 
significant effect on the financial statements:

Capitalisation of development costs – the Group has adopted a policy of capitalising development costs only for 
products for which an assessment is made that the product is technically feasible and will generate definite economic 
benefits for the Group going forward. The capitalised costs are subsequently amortised over the expected useful life 
of the product.

Revenue recognition – The Group has made judgements in relation to the bundling of contract promises into a single 
distinct  performance  obligation  by  determining  whether  the  contract  promises  are  separately  identifiable  in  the 
context of the contract. The Group has also used judgement in allocating the transaction price to revenue streams 
which have more than one performance obligation and where the stand-alone selling price is not directly observable. 
The Group has applied the expected cost plus a margin approach in estimating these prices as described in Note 
1(m) above.

ECL on impairment of financial assets – An allowance for doubtful debts is recognised based on the expected credit 
loss (ECL) from the time the receivable is initially recognised. The ECL is based on a provision matrix that reflects the 
Group’s historical credit loss experience, adjusted for management’s knowledge of specific customers’ circumstances, 
as well as current collection trends and business conditions.

Basis of consolidation – In assessing whether it has control over the nQueue Zebraworks Inc. Group following the 
acquisition  in  February  2021,  the  Group  has  made  some  key  judgements,  including  contractual  arrangements 
between the Group and shareholders, which provides the Group with the ability to execute power over the relevant 
activities of nQueue Zebraworks Inc. Following this assessment, the Group concluded that it has control.

Significant accounting estimates and assumptions

The carrying amount of certain assets and liabilities are often determined based on estimates and assumptions of 
future events. The key estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing material adjustment to the 
carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities are:

Impairment of goodwill – the Group determines whether goodwill is impaired on an annual basis. This requires an 
estimation of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the goodwill is allocated. The assumptions 
used in this estimation, and the effect if these assumptions change, are disclosed in Note 12.

Share based payments – the Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference 
to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date on which they are granted. The fair value has been determined 
using a model that adopts Monte Carlo simulation approach and by external valuation reports, and the assumptions 
related to this can be found in Note 19 and 26 (c).

Product life and amortisation – the Group amortises capitalised development costs based on a straight-line basis 
over a period of 3-4 years commencing at the time of commercial release of the new product. This is the assessed 
useful life.

Deferred consideration - the Group assesses the likelihood of the payment of deferred consideration on its business 
combinations based on budgeted and forecast performance. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

(y) New Accounting Standards

The Group has adopted all of the new and revised Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) that are relevant to its operations and effective for the current reporting 
period. 

None of the new standards or revisions that are mandatory for the first time materially affected any of the amounts 
recognised in the current period or any prior period and are not likely to significantly affect future periods. 

The Group has not early adopted any new or revised Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by AASB 
which are not yet effective during the year.

(z) Working capital deficiency

The consolidated statement of financial position indicates an excess of current liabilities over current assets of $7,911 
thousand  (2020:  $5,348  thousand).  This  arises  partly  due  to  the  adoption  of  AASB  16,  whereby  the  right  of  use 
assets are treated as non-current assets, whereas a portion of the lease liabilities are treated as current liabilities. Net 
cash inflows from operating activities for the year were $10,785 thousand (2020: $12,913 thousand). Unused bank 
facilities at balance date was $22,182 thousand. Also, included in current liabilities are contract liabilities of $5,912 
thousand (2020: $5,551 thousand), settlement of which will involve substantially lower cash outflows.

Given the above, the Directors believe that preparation of the financial report on a going concern basis is appropriate. 

2 Segment Information
Operating segments are identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly 
reviewed  by  the  chief  operating  decision  maker  in  order  to  allocate  resources  to  the  segment  and  to  assess  its 
performance.

(a) Business segment information

The consolidated entity is organised into three operating divisions:

•  Business Group

•  Practice Management Group, Accountant

•  Practice Management Group, Legal

These divisions are the basis upon which the consolidated entity reports its financial information to the chief operating 
decision maker, being the Board of directors.

The principal activities of these divisions are as follows: 

• 

 Business Group - development, distribution and support of business accounting and personal financial software, 
as well as related products and services. Products sold in this division include Reckon Accounts and Reckon One.

•  Practice Management Group, Accountant - development, distribution and support of practice management, 

tax, client accounting and related software under the APS brand and Reckon Elite brand. 

•  Practice Management Group, Legal - development, distribution and support of cost recovery, scan and cloud-

based integration platforms under the nQ Zebraworks brand predominantly to the legal market.

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2 Segment Information (continued)

Segment revenues and results

Operating revenue
Business Group

Practice Management Group, Accountant

Practice Management Group, Legal

Total revenue for continuing operations

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

Restated5

39,881

21,787

9,636

71,304

38,546

21,855

10,474

70,875

2021
$’000

2021
$’000

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

2020
$’000

2020
$’000

EBITDA1

D&A2

NPAT3

Restated5 
EBITDA1

Restated5 
D&A2

Restated5 
NPAT3

20,379

(7,771)

12,608

19,670

(8,010)

11,660

11,891

(7,408)

4,483

11,582

(6,672)

4,910

514

(3,599)

(3,085)

1,111

(3,657) 

(2,546)

Segment results

Business Group

Practice Management Group, 
Accountant

Practice Management Group, 
Legal

Central administration costs

(3,323)

-

(3,323)

(3,043)

-

(3,043)

29,461

(18,778)

10,683

29,320

(18,339)

10,981

Transaction costs4

Transaction related share based 
payment expenses (note 26(c))

Other income - Cares Act loan 
forgiveness (refer note 3)

Finance costs

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year for 
continuing operations

(411)

(1,099)

1,202

(775)

9,600

(503)

9,097

(794)

-

1,210

(1,163)

10,234

(1,995)

8,239

1 EBITDA means earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation.
2 D&A means depreciation and amortisation.
3 NPAT means net profit after tax.
4 Transaction costs relate to merger of the Legal Group and Zebraworks.
5 Restated to reflect the sale of the Reckon Docs business, refer 26(d)

The revenue reported above represents revenue generated from external customers. Segment profit represents the 
profit earned by each segment without allocation of central administration costs, new market expenditure, finance 
costs and income tax expense, all of which are allocated to Corporate head office. This is the measure reported to 
the chief operating decision maker for the purposes of resource allocation and assessing performance.

No single customer contributed 10% or more of Group revenue for either 2021 or 2020.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

2 Segment Information (continued)

Assets

Liabilities

Additions to non-
current assets

Segment assets and liabilities

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

Business Group

19,576

18,958

10,603

11,445

9,148

7,998

Practice Management Group, Legal

14,027

13,362

5,154

5,027

4,676

4,014

Practice Management Group, Accountant

34,156

47,114

3,738

4,498

8,663

9,002

Corporate Division

4,113

3,610

20,554

36,695

-

-

71,872

83,044

40,049

57,665

22,487

21,014

(b) Geographical information

Australia

United States of America

Other countries (i)

Revenue from external 
customers

Non-current assets

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

2021 
$’000

2020 
$’000

Restated1

54,957

53,728

50,643

61,303

7,760

8,587

8,508

8,639

8,689

5,254

7,382

5,210

71,304

70,875

64,586

73,895

(i) No other country outside of Australia and the United States of America are considered to generate revenues which are material to the group.

1 Restated to reflect the sale of the Reckon Docs business, refer 26(d)

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3 Profit for the Year

Profit before income tax includes the following items of revenue and expense:

Revenue 

Sales revenue
Subscription revenue

Other recurring revenue

Loans revenue

Other revenue

Sale of goods and rendering of services

Expenses
Product costs

Expected credit losses:

Other Entities

Depreciation of non-current assets:

Property, plant and equipment

Amortisation of non-current assets:

Leasehold improvements

Right of use assets

Intellectual property

Development costs

Total depreciation and amortisation

Foreign exchange losses

Employee benefits expense:

Post employment benefits – defined contribution plans

Termination benefits

Equity settled share based payments

Finance costs:

Loans/overdrafts

Leases

Other

Operating lease rental expenses:

Minimum lease payments

Other income - Cares Act loan forgiveness

1 Restated to reflect the sale of the Reckon Docs business, refer 26(d)

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

Restated1

65,255

64,012

1,051

248

4,750

1,403

370

5,090

71,304

70,875

8,010

7,603

337

864

450

1,146

25

16,293

18,778

31

2,756

84

1,657

549

136

90

775

517

1,202

525

985

382

1,172

25

15,775

18,339

95

2,556

97

270

944

176

43

1,163

543

1,210

The Legal Group in the USA received a loan under the “CARES“ Act. This was received as part of the USA stimulus 
package to assist small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. The loan was able to be forgiven if the use of the loan 
met certain criteria, which included retaining our USA employees. The criteria have been met and so the loan has 
been forgiven.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

4 Revenue

Primary 
segments

2021

Product Description

Revenue 
recognition

Busines 
Group
$’000

Practice 
Management 
Accountant 
Group 
$’000

Practice 
Management 
Legal Group 
$’000

Consolidated
Group
$’000

Subscription 
revenue

Bundled licence, support, 
hosting and implementation

Over time

-

21,357

-

21,357

8,307

18,641

Licence, support and 
hosting

Over time

10,334

Licence

Point in time

25,257

Other recurring 
revenue

Support 

Over time

32

Licence

Point in time

1,019

Loan income

Interest and commission

Over time

Other revenue Membership support

Over time

248

399

Membership fees - license

Point in time

2,030

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Licence and implementation Point in time

Other

Point in time

-

562

430

-

1,329

-

Total revenue for continuing operations

39,881

21,787

9,636

71,304

2020 
(Restated1)

Subscription 
revenue

Bundled licence, support, 
hosting and implementation

Over time

-

21,581

-

21,581

8,818

18,487

Licence, support and 
hosting

Over time

9,669

Licence

Point in time

23,944

Other recurring 
revenue

Support 

Over time

44

Licence

Point in time

1,359

Loan income

Interest and commission

Over time

Other revenue Membership support

Over time

370

429

Membership fees - license

Point in time

2,164

-

-

-

-

- 

- 

-

Licence and implementation Point in time

Other

Point in time

-

567

274

-

1,656

-

Total revenue for continuing operations

38,546

21,855

10,474

70,875

1 Restated to reflect the sale of the Reckon Docs business, refer 26(d)

78

25,257

32

1,019

248

399

2,030

1,759

562

23,944

44

1,359

370

429

2,164

1,930

567

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 Income Tax

(a) Income tax expense recognised in profit and loss

Current tax

Deferred tax

Over provided in prior years

(b) The prima facie income tax expense on pre-tax accounting profit 
reconciles to the income tax expense in the financial statements as follows:

Profit before income tax from continuing operations

Profit before income tax from discontinued operations

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense calculated at 30% of profit 

Tax Effect of:

Effect of lower tax rates on overseas income

Utilisation of prior period capital tax losses not previously brought to account

Tax effect of non-deductible/non-taxable items:

Research and development claims

Sundry items

Over provision in prior years

Income tax expense attributable to profit

Comprising:

Continuing operations

Discontinued operations

The tax rate used for the 2021 and 2020 reconciliations above is the corporate tax 
rate  of  30%  payable  by  Australian  corporate  entities  on  taxable  profits  under 
Australian tax law.

(c) Future income tax benefits not brought to account as an asset: 

Tax losses:

Revenue

Capital

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

2,027

(960)

(514)

553

9,600

168

9,768

2,930

(17)

(1,135)

(780)

69

1,067

(514)

553

503

50

553

1,961

727

(51)

2,637

10,234

2,139

12,373

3,712

40

-

(792)

(272)

2,688

(51)

2,637

1,995

642

2,637

694

1,155

1,849

-

3,106

3,106

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

6 Remuneration of Auditors

(a) BDO and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

During the year, the auditors of the parent entity earned the following remuneration:

BDO

Auditing and reviewing of financial reports

Tax compliance and other consulting services

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Auditing and reviewing of financial reports

Tax compliance and other consulting services

(b) Other Auditors

Auditing and reviewing of financial reports

Tax compliance and other consulting services

Consolidated

2021
$

2020
$

168,000

46,000

214,000

-

-

-

46,350

243,000

86,740

101,150

133,090

344,150

347,090

344,150

65,306

60,155

62,325

21,536

127,631

81,691

80

7 Trade and Other Receivables

Current:

Trade receivables (i)

Allowance for Expected Credit Loss (ECL)

Other receivables

Non-current:

Trade receivables

Other receivables

(i) The ageing of past due receivables at year end is detailed as follows:

Past due 0 – 30 days

Past due 31 – 60 days

Past due 61+ days

Total

The movement in the ECL in respect of trade receivables is detailed below:

Balance at beginning of the year

Amounts written off during the year

Increase in ECL recognised in the profit and loss

Balance at end of year

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

2,739

4,213

(149)

(463)

2,590

3,750

379

565

2,969

4,315

-

-

-

35

10

45

1,124

85

445

951

186

1,559

1,654

2,696

463

683

(337)

(714)

23

149

494

463

81

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

7 Trade and Other Receivables (continued)

To determine the expected credit loss of trade receivables, a provision matrix is determined based on historic credit 
loss rates for each group of customers, adjusted for any material expected changes to the customers’ future credit 
risk. On that basis, the credit loss allowance as at 31 December 2021 was determined as follows:

2021

Receivables

Current

Past due 1 to 30 days

Past due 30 to 60 days

Past due over 60 days

Business 
Group
$’000

Legal Practice 
Management 
Group
$’000

Accountant 
Practice 
Management  
Group
$’000

254

27

28

34

294

1,017

30

229

Group
$’000

1,085

1,124

85

445

2,739

56

93

149

537

80

27

182

826

3

12

15

Total receivables

343

1,570

Allowance based on historic credit losses

Adjustment for expected changes in credit risk1

Credit loss allowance

1

6

7

52

75

127

Net carrying amount

336

1,443

811

2,590

1 Adjustment to reflect the expected change in the probability of default relating to customers that are over 60 days past due and those customers 

specifically identified. 

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7 Trade and Other Receivables (continued)

2020

Receivables

Current

Past due 1 to 30 days

Past due 30 to 60 days

Past due over 60 days

Total receivables

Allowance based on historic credit losses

Adjustment for expected changes in credit risk1

Credit loss allowance

Business 
Group
$’000

Legal Practice 
Management 
Group
$’000

Accountant 
Practice 
Management  
Group
$’000

418 

569 

52 

1,098

999 

327 

118 

290 

Group
$’000

1,517

951 

186 

1,559

2,137 

1,734 

4,213 

100

276

376 

5

66

71 

108

355

463 

 100

 55

 16

 171

342

3

13

16  

Net carrying amount

326

1,761

1,663

3,750

1 Adjustment to reflect the expected change in the probability of default relating to customers that are over 60 days past due and those customers 

specifically identified. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

1,877

1,597

60

32

1,937

1,629

61

109

170

47

139

186

8 Other Assets

Current:

Prepayments

Other

Non current:

Prepayments

Other

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9 Property, Plant and Equipment

Leasehold Improvements

At cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Total leasehold improvements

Plant and equipment

At cost

Less: Accumulated depreciation

Total plant and equipment

Consolidated

Carrying amount at 1 January 2021

Additions

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Capitalised lease incentive reallocated

Depreciation/amortisation expense

Balance at 31 December 2021

Consolidated

Carrying amount at 1 January 2020

Additions

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Capitalised lease incentive reallocated

Depreciation/amortisation expense

Balance at 31 December 2020

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

2,594

3,805

(1,882)

(3,092)

712

713

10,736

11,394

(9,638)

(10,185)

1,098

1,810

Leasehold 
Improvements 
$’000

Plant and 
Equipment 
$’000

1,209

1,922

Total
$’000

713

261

7

181

(450)

712

919

2

(7)

181

(382)

713

1,209

1,922

491

29

-

(631)

1,098

752

36

181

(1,081)

1,810

1,434

2,353

494

(50)

-

(669)

1,209

496

(57)

181

(1,051)

1,922

85

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

10 Right of Use Assets/Lease liabilities

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

11,324

11,136

(6,962)

(5,176)

4,362

5,960

1,737

3,269

5,006

1,737

1,544

1,474

251

-

1,831

4,789

6,620

1,831

1,603

1,460

1,474

252

5,006

6,620

5,960

7,761

263

11

143

(40)

(1,872)

(1,904)

4,362

5,960

Right of use assets

At cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Lease liabilities

Current

Non-current

Lease liabilities maturity profile

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Consolidated Right of Use Assets 

Carrying amount at 1 January

Additions

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Depreciation/amortisation expense

Balance at 31 December

Leases relate to office premises with lease terms of between 1 to 7 years.

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11 Deferred Tax Assets

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Expected credit loss

Employee benefits

Other provisions

Details of unrecognised deferred tax assets can be found in Note 5(c)

Reconciliation:

Opening balance at 1 January

(Charged) / credited to profit or loss

Balance at 31 December

12 Intangibles

Intellectual property – at cost (i)

Accumulated amortisation

Development costs – at cost

Accumulated amortisation

Goodwill – at cost

(i) The intellectual property carrying amount comprises of customer contracts. 

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

2

20

20

42

50

(8)

42

4

3

43

50

94

(44)

50

14,655

14,962

(14,641)

(14,923)

14

39

175,587

174,757

(135,748)

(138,171)

39,839

36,586

18,349

29,107

58,202

65,732

87

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

12 Intangibles (continued)

Impairment test for goodwill

Goodwill is allocated to the Group’s cash generating units (CGUs) identified based on how 
the businesses are managed and reported on and taking into account the use of shared 
resources, as follows

Business Group

Accountants Group

Legal Group

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

730

730

14,641

25,765

2,978

2,612

18,349

29,107

The recoverable amount of a CGU is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal or its value in use. The Group has used both 
assessment methods in the current year. In assessing impairment using value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted 
to their present value using a post-tax discount rate of 10.8% (2020:10.7%) which reflects current market assessments of the time 
value of money and the risks specific to the GCU for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. Value in use 
calculations utilise the most recently completed approved budgets for the forthcoming year. Subsequent cash flows are projected 
using constant long term average growth rates of 2.5% per annum (2020:2.5%). Sensitivity analysis performed indicates that if a 
change in profit and associated development costs reflected in the models were to decrease by up to 15% for the respective 
CGU’s there would be no impairment. Where a fair value less cost of disposal assessment has been performed, the Group has 
determined the fair value with reference to current and future trading modelling and consideration as to the fair value on an arm’s 
length transaction basis. At year end the Business Group and Practice Management Accountant Group CGUs were tested for 
impairment by determining the recoverable amount using the value in use method, and by determining the recoverable amount for 
the Practice Management Legal Group CGU through a fair value less cost of disposal model prepared by an independent valuer. 
Subsequent cashflows are projected using constant long-term growth rates of 3% per annum (2020:3%). In assessing fair value 
less cost of disposal, the estimated future cashflows are discounted to their present value using a post-tax discount rate of 11% 
for  the  existing  business  and  25%  (2020:11%  and  17%  respectively)  for  the  new  practice  management  business  recently 
commenced.  No  impairment  losses  have  been  recognised  during  the  year  or  the  prior  year.  Fair  value  was  measured  by  an 
independent  valuer  utilising  the  discounted  cash  flow  method  based  on  a  most  recently  completed  approved  budget  for  the 
forthcoming year and forecasts for a further 4 years. Valuation also incorporated publicly available information including a cross 
check with regard to the revenue multiple implied in the valuation compared to the revenue multiple of Reckon Limited.

Consolidated movements in intangibles

At 1 January 2021

Additions

Disposal

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Note

26(c)

26(d)

Amortisation charge

At 31 December 2021

At 1 January 2020

Additions

Effect of foreign currency exchange differences

Amortisation charge

At 31 December 2020

88

Goodwill
$’000

29,107

221

(11,124)

145

-

18,349

29,347

-

(240)

-

29,107

Intellectual 
Property
$’000

Development 
Costs
$’000

Total
$’000

65,732

21,472

36,586

21,251

(1,540)

(12,664)

(39)

106

(16,419)

(16,444)

39,839

58,202

32,747

20,375

-

62,158

20,375

  (240)

(16,536)

(16,561)

36,586

65,732

39

-

-

-

(25)

14

64

-

-

(25)

39

13 Borrowings

Current:

Bank overdraft (i)

Non-current

Bank borrowings (i)

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

-

-

16,137

31,788

(i) The consolidated entity has decreased its bank facilities to $40 million during the year (2020 : $50 million) following the sale 
of the Reckon Docs business. The facility comprises variable rate bank overdraft facilities, loan facilities, and bank guarantee 
and transactional facilities. The facilities expire in 31 March 2025. The facility is secured over the Australian, New Zealand and 
United Kingdom net assets. Reckon has partially hedged the bank borrowings – refer note 14.

2021

The available, used and unused components of the facility at year end is as follows: 

Available

Used

Unused

The remaining contractual maturity for the facility is as follows:

2-5 years

Weighted average interest rate

Bank 
overdraft and 
bank 
guarantee 
$’000

Loan 
facility 
$’000

37,000

16,137

20,863

3,000

1,681

1,319

16,137

1,681

2.43%

2.30%

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

14 Other financial assets/(liabilities)

Current:

Loans receivable (ii)

Derivative that is designated and effective as a hedging instrument carried at fair value (i)

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

-

(58)

131

-

Non-current:

Derivative that is designated and effective as a hedging instrument carried at fair value (i)

-

(257)

(i) This balance represents an interest rate swap. To reduce the fair value risk of changing interest rates, the Group has entered 
into a pay-floating receive-fixed interest rate swap. The swap’s notional principal is $9 million and represents 56% of the bank 
borrowings outstanding at 31 December 2021. The swap matures in August 2022. The fixed interest rate is 2.96%, and interest 
rate swaps are settled monthly or quarterly. Within the context of AASB 7, this is classified as a level 2 fair value measurement 
being derived from inputs, other than quoted prices included within level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either 
directly or indirectly.

(ii) The loan receivable was net of an expected credit loss allowance of $21 thousand in 2020 (2021:Nil).

15 Provisions

Current:

Employee benefits – annual leave

Employee benefits – long service leave

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

1,206

1,816

3,022

1,196

1,706

2,902

Non-current:

Employee benefits – long service leave

268

278

90

16 Deferred Tax Liabilities

The temporary differences are attributable to:

Expected credit loss

Employee benefits

Sales returns and volume rebates

Contract liabilities

Difference between book and tax value of non-current assets

Other provisions

Reconciliation:

Opening balance at 1 January

Charged / (credited) to profit or loss

Balance at 31 December

Details of unrecognised deferred tax assets can be found in Note 5(c)

17 Contract liabilities

The unsatisfied performance obligations are as set out below:

Subscription revenue

Other revenue

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

(4)

(27)

(1,182)

(1,104)

-

(436)

6,361

(744)

3,995

4,963

(968)

3,995

4

(495)

7,111

(526)

4,963

4,280

683

4,963

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

5,753

5,385

159

166

5,912

5,551

Management expects that 100% of the transaction price allocated to the unsatisfied contracts as of the year ended 
31 December 2021, will be recognised as revenue during the year ended 31 December 2022.  

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Parent

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

3,974

67,419

71,393

9,757

26,352

36,109

4,437

77,888

82,325

8,778

38,793

47,571

20,524

20,524

(42,018)

(42,018)

(58)

1,250

(257)

679

(1,657)

(1,657)

(476)

57,719

35,284

(476)

57,959

34,754

6,229

8,701

-

–

18 Parent Entity Disclosures

Financial position

Assets

Current assets

Non-current assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Equity

Share capital

Share buyback reserve

Swap hedging reserve

Share based payments reserve

Acquisition of non-controlling interest reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve

Retained earnings

Financial performance

Total comprehensive income

Capital commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment

Not longer than 1 year

Other

Reckon Limited assets have been used as security for the bank facilities set out in note 13.

The parent entity has no contingent liabilities.

Working capital deficiency - refer note 1(y). 

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19 Employee Benefits

Long-term incentive plan

The long-term incentive plan presently comprises two possible methods of participation: the grant of equity under a 
performance share plan; or cash payments under a share appreciation plan. The board has discretion to make offers 
to applicable employees to participate in these plans. Performance shares offered (all in respect of the company’s 
ordinary  shares)  and/or  share  appreciation  rights  do  not  vest  before  three  years  after  their  grant  date  and  are 
conditional  on  the  participant  remaining  employed  at  vesting  date,  subject  to  board  discretion.  Vesting  is  also 
conditional upon the company achieving defined performance criteria.

From  2011  onwards  performance  shares  were  also  offered  with  longer  term  vesting  periods.  The  single  vesting 
condition is that participants must remain employed for the term required. To achieve 100% vesting employees must 
remain in employment for an effective 10 years from the date of the initial offer. Participation in this programme is no 
longer offered.

The share appreciation rights plan represents an alternative remuneration element (to offering performance shares) 
under which the board can invite relevant employees to apply for a right to receive a cash payment from the company 
equal to the amount (if any) by which the market price of the company’s shares at the date of exercise of the right 
exceeds the market price of the company’s shares at the date of grant of the right. The right may only be exercised 
if the share price at the end of the performance period is greater than at the beginning of the performance period. 
The performance criteria for the rights to vest are fixed by the board in the exercise of its discretion. At present these 
are the same as the TSR target set for performance shares to vest and the same sliding scale applies.

There are two performance criteria that must be met. The first is achievement of budgeted earnings per share growth 
(EPS) over the performance period. The second is a comparison of the company’s total shareholder return over the 
performance period measured against the change in the S&P/ASX 300 over the performance period. The criteria 
carry equal weighting. Vesting against both criteria occurs on a sliding scale. In the case of EPS 75% of entitlements 
vest if the target EPS is achieved and 100% of entitlement will vest on achievement of 110% of target EPS, on a 
sliding  scale  capped  at  100%  of  entitlement.  In  the  case  of  TSR,  75%  of  entitlements  vest  if  the  target  TSR  is 
achieved,  100%  of  entitlements  will  vest  on  achievement  of  110%  of  target  TSR,  and  a  prorata  vesting  occurs 
between 100% and 110% of target TSR capped at 110%.

Share based payments are expensed over the vesting period for each tranche offered.

No options were issued during the year (2020: Nil).

595,000 senior executive rights (2020: 737,500), nil appreciation rights (2020: nil), and nil performance shares (2020: 
nil), were issued during the year. The fair value of senior executive rights issued in 2021 was $0.59, using a model 
that adopts the Monte Carlo simulation approach. The assumptions used in this model for the tranches issued in 
2021 are: grant date share price of $0.78; expected volatility of 45.0%; dividend yield of 6.0%; and a risk-free rate of 
0.1%. The expense recognised in 2021 for the rights/performance shares was $558 thousand (2020: $227 thousand). 
Remaining share based payments of $1,099 thousand relates to nQueue Zebraworks Inc. refer to note 26(c).

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

19 Employee Benefits (continued)

Set out below are summaries of performance shares and appreciation rights granted under the long-term incentive plan:

Performance Shares

Grant 
Date

Vesting 
Date

Shares 
Granted

Shares lapsed
during the year

Shares vested 
during the year

Shares available at 
the end of the year

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Jan’14

Dec’20

101,250

Jan’15

Dec’21

37,500*

-

-

8,250

25,625

-

-

-

-

-

25,625

8,250

8,250

* Purchased on market ($1.01 per share) in February 2022 in respect of rights that vested for the reporting period.

Nil shares have been acquired for future grants.

Senior Executive Rights

Grant 
Date

Expiry 
Date

Rights 
Granted

Rights lapsed
during the year

Rights vested 
during the year

Rights available at 
the end of the year 

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Jan’19

Dec’21

860,000*

Sep’19

Dec’22

1,000,000

Jan’20

Dec’22

737,500

Jan’21

Dec’23

595,000

-

-

-

-

25,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

822,500

822,500

1,000,000

1,000,000

737,500

737,500

595,000

-

* Purchased on market ($1.01 per share) in February 2022 in respect of rights that vested for the reporting period.

Short-term incentive plan

Each annual budget fixes a pool of cash representing a total potential amount in which the relevant employees can 
share if short term performance conditions are met.

The  performance  period  for  the  short-term  incentive  plan  is  one-year.  However,  approximately  one  third  of  the 
payment will only be made if the employee remains in employment for a further one year period after the performance 
period.

The  performance  conditions  are  budgeted  targets  set  for  revenue,  EBITDA  and  earnings  per  share.  Actual 
performance is the measured on a sliding scale from 90% to 110% against the budgeted performance of the group 
to determine the extent to which incentives are paid. The incentive is paid on a sliding scale. Below 90% no incentive 
is paid. Between 90% and 110% a pro rata increase is paid, capped at 110%. There is an overlap of earnings per 
share as a performance condition for the long-term incentive and the short-term incentive.

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20 Issued Capital

Fully Paid Ordinary Share Capital

2021

 2020

No.

$’000

No.

$’000

Balance at beginning of financial year

113,294,832

20,524 113,294,832

20,524

Dividend re-investment plan

-

-

-

-

Balance at end of financial year

113,294,832

20,524 113,294,832

20,524

Less Treasury shares

Balance at beginning of financial year

Shares purchased in current period

Lapsed shares utilised 

Shares vested 

Balance at end of financial year

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Balance at end of financial year net of treasury shares

113,294,832

20,524 113,294,832

20,524

Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends.

Changes to the then Corporations Law abolished the authorised capital and par value concepts in relation to share 
capital from 1 July 1998. Therefore, the company does not have a limited amount of authorised capital and issued 
shares do not have a par value. 

During the year nil shares were bought back. 

No options were exercised during the year.

The Group implemented a dividend re-investment plan in 2016. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

21 Reserves

Nature and purpose of reserves

(a) Foreign currency translation reserve

Exchange differences arising on translation of the financial reports of foreign subsidiaries are taken to the foreign 
currency translation reserve, as described in note 1(f).

(b) Swap hedging reserve

The swap hedging reserve represents the cumulative gains or losses arising on changes in the fair value of hedging 
instruments entered into. These gains or losses will be reclassified to profit or loss only when the hedged transaction 
affects profit or loss.

(c) Share buyback reserve

The value of shares bought back are allocated to this reserve.

(d) Share-based payments reserve

The  share-based  payments  reserve  is  for  the  fair  value  of  options  granted  and  recognised  to  date  but  not  yet 
exercised, and treasury shares purchased and recognised to date which have not yet vested.

(e) Acquisition of non-controlling interest reserve

The  acquisition  of  non-controlling  interest  reserve  represents  an  equity  account  to  record  transactions  between 
equity holders.

22 Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share – continuing operations

Diluted earnings per share – continuing operations

Consolidated

2021
cents

8.7

8.4

2020
cents

8.6

8.4

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of basic earnings 
per share

113,294,832 113,294,832

Weighted average number of ordinary shares and potential ordinary shares (in relation to 
employee performance shares) used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share

116,458,082 115,888,707

Earnings used in the calculation of earnings per share is $9,822 thousand (2020: $9,736 thousand), and for 
discontinued operations $118 thousand (2020: $1,497 thousand).

23 Contingent Liabilities

There are no material contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2021 (2020: Nil).

The potential contingent liability disclosed in the half year accounts in relation to Microsoft has since been settled, 
and is no longer a contingent liability. There was no material disagreement.

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24 Commitments for Expenditure

(a) Capital Expenditure Commitments

The consolidated entity has capital expenditure commitments of $nil as at 31 December 2020 (2019: $nil). 

(b) Other Commitments

Within 1 year

Later than 1 year and not longer than 5 years

25 Subsidiaries

Consolidated

2021
$’000

403

588

991

2020
$’000

420

1,019

1,439

Name of Entity

Country of Incorporation

Ownership Interest

Parent Entity

Reckon Limited 

Subsidiaries

Reckon Australia Pty Limited 

Reckon Limited Performance Share Plan Trust

Reckon New Zealand Limited 

Reckon Accountants Group Pty Limited

Reckon Holdings NZ Pty Limited

Reckon One Limited

Reckon Docs Pty Limited

nQ Zebraworks Pty Limited (Previously nQueue Pty Limited)2

Australia

Australia

Australia

New Zealand

Australia

New Zealand

United Kingdom

Australia

Australia

nQ Zebraworks Limited (Previously nQueue Billback Limited)2

United Kingdom

nQ Zebraworks Inc1

Billback Systems LLC1

nQ Zebraworks LLC2

United States of America

United States of America

United States of America

Reckon Accounts Pte Limited

Singapore

1 Billback Systems LLC and Zebraworks Inc. were merged into nQ Zebraworks Inc.

2 Wholly owned subsidiaries of nQ Zebraworks Inc.

All shares held are ordinary shares.

2021
%

2020
%

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

70

70

70

-

70

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

26 Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows

(a) Reconciliation of Cash

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and in banks 
and investments in money market instruments, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. Cash at 
the end of the financial year as shown in the statement of cash flows is reconciled to the 
related items in the statement of financial position as follows:

Cash (i)

Bank overdraft

(i) Cash balance is predominantly in the form of short-term money market deposits, which 
can be accessed at call.

(b) Reconciliation of Profit After Income Tax To Net Cash 
Flows From Operating Activities

Profit after income tax

Depreciation and amortisation of non-current assets

Payment for capitalised development costs 

Non-cash interest

Non-cash employee benefits expense – share based payment

Loss on disposal of business

Increase/(decrease) in current tax liability/asset

Increase/(decrease) in deferred tax balances

Unrealised foreign currency translation amount

(Increase)/decrease in assets net of acquisitions:

    Current receivables

    Current inventories

    Other current assets

    Non-current receivables

    Non-current other

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities net of acquisitions:

    Current trade payables

    Other current liabilities

    Other non-current liabilities

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

1,394

1,134

-

-

1,394

1,134

9,215

9,736

18,904

19,100

(20,347)

(19,495)

227

1,657

148

445

(960)

46

870

173

(306)

45

16

74

588

(10)

219

399

-

(658)

727

392

2,289

303

153

81

73

(207)

(284)

85

Net cash inflow from operating activities

10,785

12,913

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26 Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows (continued)

(c) Legal Group acquisition
The acquisition of Zebraworks was concluded during the year and was effective from 1 February 2021. A new Legal Group 
USA holding company, nQueue Zebraworks Inc., was established and Zebraworks Inc. and the existing Legal Group were 
merged into this new structure.

Zebraworks is a SaaS start-up building an integration platform to move legal practices to the cloud. Reckon Limited owns 
70%  of  the  new  venture,  with  Zebraworks  shareholders  (mainly  management)  owning  30%.  Management  have  the 
opportunity to progressively increase their shareholding by 15% of total issued capital if certain KPI’s are met by 2027. The 
KPI’s include revenue targets and product release targets. Non-cash consideration of $2,449 thousand was transferred 
which is equal to 30% of the existing Practice Management Group, Legal measured at fair value. The non-cash consideration 
includes  $1,600  thousand  of  share  based  payments,  related  to  founding  shareholders.  Fair  value  of  the  non-cash 
consideration  was measured by an independent valuer utilising the discounted cash flow method based on a high level 
cashflow  projection  prepared  by  management  and  publicly  available  information.  The  valuation  assessment  was  cross 
checked with regard to the revenue multiple implied in the valuation compared to the revenue multiple of Reckon Limited. 
An appropriate consideration on lack of discount for control and limited liquidity was also applied.

Trading results for the merged entity are as set out in note 2, and movements in the non-controlling interest are as set out 

in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Net assets acquired:

Cash

Fixed assets

Other assets

Goodwill

Non-cash consideration transferred

Less consideration treated as remuneration

Net non-cash consideration

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

613

13

2

221

849

2,449

(1,600)

849

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Had the acquisition been effected at 1 January 2021 there would have been no further material impact on the results for the year.

Share based payments recognised in nQueue Zebraworks Inc.

As  part  of  the  nQueue  Zebraworks  Inc  acquisition,  there  are  founding  shareholders  continuing  employment  and 
shares provided to these founding shareholders were treated as remuneration. 

Attaching to a portion of these shares are clawback provisions for certain members of management should they 
leave within three years. These shares are restricted until such time as they vest. Vesting occurs in tranches over a 
three year period.

A share based payment expense of $1,099 thousand has been included in the consolidated statement of profit and 
loss in 2021.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

(d) Discontinued operations - Disposal of Reckon Docs business
The Reckon Docs business was sold to Class Limited effective 1 March 2021.

The funds have been used to reduce debt.

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

11,124

1,540

476

8

(107)

13,041

12,473

509

(90)

12,892

149

769

(475)

294

(126)

(50)

118

108

108

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,713

(1,813)

2,900

(761)

(642)

1,497

1,543

1,543

Net assets sold:

Goodwill

Development costs

Trade debtors

Inventory

Provisions

Proceed on sale comprise:

Cash settlement from Class Limited

Collection of trade receivables

Transaction costs

Loss on disposal before income tax

Trading results for the Reckon Docs business:

Revenue

Expenses

EBITDA

Amortisation

Income tax expense

Profit for the year

Net cash from operating activities

Net cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations

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26 Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows (continued)

(e) Assets and liabilities
The table below details changes in the Group’s liabilities arising from financing activities, including both cash and non-cash 
changes.  Liabilities  arising  from  financing  activities  are  those  for  which  cash  flows  were,  or  future  cash  flows  will  be, 
classified in the Group’s consolidated statement of cash flows as cash flows from financing activities.

Note

Cash

Non-cash

Balance at 
1 Jan 2021
$’000

Financing cash 
flows (i)
$’000

Fair value 
adjustment
$’000

Balance at 31 
Dec 2021
$’000

Borrowings

31,788

(15,651)

-

16,137

Interest rate swap fair value 
hedge or economically hedging 
financing liabilities 

Total liabilities from financing 
activities

257

-

(199)

58

32,045

(15,651)

(199)

16,195

(i) The cash flows from bank loans, and other borrowings make up the net amount of proceeds from borrowings and 
repayments of borrowings in the statement of cash flows.

Note

Cash

Non-cash

Borrowings

Interest rate swap fair value 
hedge or economically hedging 
financing liabilities 

Total liabilities from financing 
activities

13

14

Balance at 
1 Jan 2020
$’000

Financing cash 
flows (i)
$’000

Fair value 
adjustment
$’000

Balance at 31 
Dec 2020
$’000

37,539

(5,751)

-

31,788

(24)

-

37,515

(5,751)

281

281

257

32,045

(i) The cash flows from bank loans, and other borrowings make up the net amount of proceeds from borrowings and 
repayments of borrowings in the statement of cash flows.

27 Dividends – Ordinary Shares

A fully franked final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2020 of 2 cents (2019: 2 
cents) per share was paid on 26 March 2021.

A fully franked interim dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021 of 3 cents (2020: 3 
cents) per share was paid on 29 September 2021.

Franking credits available for subsequent financial years based on a tax rate of 30% (2020:

30%)

Consolidated

2021
$’000

2020
$’000

2,266

2,266

3,399

3,399

5,665

5,665

1,852

4,138

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

28 Financial Instruments

(a) Financial Risk Management Objectives

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the company and group’s 
financial management framework.

The  Board  of  Directors  oversees  how  Management  monitors  compliance  with  risk  management  policies  and 
procedures  and  reviews  the  adequacy  of  the  risk  management  framework  in  relation  to  the  risks.  The  main  risk 
arising from the company and group’s financial instruments are currency risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow 
interest rate risk.

(b) Interest Rate Risk

The group is exposed to interest rate risk on the cash held in bank deposits and on bank borrowings. Cash deposits 
of $1,394 thousand were held by the consolidated entity at the reporting date, attracting an average interest rate of 
0.11%  (2020:  0.22%).  Interest  bearing  borrowings  by  the  consolidated  entity  at  the  reporting  date  were  $16,137 
thousand (2020:$31,788 thousand). Interest rate risk is managed by maintaining an appropriate mix between fixed 
and floating rate borrowings, and by the use of interest rate swap contracts. Variable rate borrowings during the year 
attracted an average interest rate of 2.30% (2020: 2.30%) on overdraft facilities and 2.43% on loan facilities (2020: 
2.87%). If interest rates had been 50 basis points higher or lower (being the relevant volatility considered relevant by 
management)  and  all  other  variables  were  held  constant,  the  group’s  net  profit  would  increase/decrease  by  $81 
thousand (2020: $159 thousand).

Hedging activities are evaluated to align with interest rate views and defined risk appetite, ensuring the most cost- 
effective hedging strategies are applied.

The maturity profile for the consolidated entity’s cash ($1,394 thousand) that is exposed to interest rate risk is one 
year, and interest-bearing borrowings ($16,137 thousand) that are exposed to interest rate risk, and the interest rate 
swap  is  two  years.  On  the  assumption  that  interest  bearing  borrowings  and  variable  interest  rates  remain  at  the 
current level, the annual interest costs are expected to be $393 thousand.

Further details are set out in note 12.

c) Credit Risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counter party will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to 
the consolidated entity. The consolidated entity has adopted the policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties 
and obtaining sufficient collateral or other security where appropriate, as a means of mitigating the risk of financial 
loss from defaults.

The consolidated entity does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or any group of 
counterparties having similar characteristics.

The  carrying  amount  of  financial  assets  recorded  in  the  financial  statements,  net  of  any  provisions  for  losses, 
represents  the  consolidated  entity’s  maximum  exposure  to  credit  risk  without  taking  account  of  the  value  of  any 
collateral or other security obtained.

The average credit period on sale of goods is 45 days. Interest is generally not charged. The group has assessed the 
expected credit loss on receivables and have used a provision matrix to measure the Group’s estimated impairment 
losses (refer note 7).

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28 Financial Instruments (continued)

(d) Foreign Currency Risk

The consolidated entity includes certain subsidiaries whose functional currencies are different to the consolidated entity 
presentation currency. The main operating entities outside of Australia are based in New Zealand, United States of America 
and  the  United  Kingdom.  These  entities  transact  primarily  in  their  functional  currency  and,  aside  from  inter-group  loan 
balances,  do  not  have  significant  foreign  currency  exposures  due  to  outstanding  foreign  currency  denominated  items.    
The consolidated entity’s future reported profits could therefore be impacted by changes in rates of exchange between the 
Australian Dollar and the New Zealand Dollar, and the Australian Dollar and the US Dollar and the Australian Dollar and the 
UK Sterling. The Group had assessed that any reasonable change in rates of exchange would not result in a material impact 
to the consolidated entity.

(e) Liquidity

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and banking facilities by continuously 
monitoring forecast and actual cash flows.

The credit period for the majority of goods purchased is 30 days. No interest is charged. The Group has policies in place  
to ensure payables are paid within the credit periods.

Further details are set out in notes 1 and 13.

(f) Capital risk management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as a going concern. The capital 
structure of the Group consists of cash, other financial assets, debt and equity attributable to equity holders of the parent. 
The Board reviews the capital structure on a regular basis. Based upon this review, the Group balances its overall capital 
structure through borrowings, the payment of dividends, issues of shares, share buy-backs and returns of capital. This 
strategy remains unchanged since the prior year.

(h) Fair Value

The carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the financial report approximates their respective 
fair values, determined in accordance with the accounting policies disclosed in note 1 to the financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

29 Related Party Disclosures

(a) Key Management Personnel Remuneration
Short term benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share based payments

Consolidated   

2021
$

2020
$

2,510,327

2,301,974

120,604

249,080

93,489

3,948

2,880,011

2,399,411

The names of and positions held by the key management are set out on page 16 of the Remuneration Report. Further 
details of the remuneration of key management are disclosed in the Directors’ Report.

(b) Other Transactions with Key Management Personnel

There were no transactions with Directors and other key management personnel apart from those disclosed in this note.

(c) Directors’ and Key Management Equity Holdings

Refer to the tables on pages 36 and 37 of the Remuneration Report.

30 Subsequent Events

There were no subsequent events that have significantly affected, or may significantly affect the consolidated entity’s 
results and financial position as at 31 December 2021.

31 Company Information

Reckon Limited is a listed public company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered 
office and principal place of business is:

• 

Level 2, 100 Pacific Highway 
North Sydney 
Sydney NSW 2060

A description of the nature of the consolidated entity’s operations and its principal activities is included in the review 
of operations and activities in the Directors’ Report, which is not part of this financial report.

The financial report was authorised for issue by the directors on 30 March 2022.

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Additional Information as at 
18 February 2022 (Unaudited)

Corporate Governance Statement

The Reckon Limited Corporate Governance Statement is available on our website in the section titled Corporate 
Governance (https://www.reckon.com/au/investors/governance)

Twenty Largest Holders of Quoted Equity Securities

Ordinary Shareholder

NOVATTI GROUP LIMITED

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

GREGORY JOHN WILKINSON

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD

DJZ INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

MR CLIVE RABIE + MRS KERRY RABIE 

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

CS THIRD NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

RAWFORM PTY LTD 

BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD 

MR CLIVE ALAN RABIE

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD

RECKON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

MR PHILIP ROSS HAYMAN

VANWARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

CERTANE CT PTY LTD 

HURSTCLAN HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Number

Percentage

22,518,138

14,282,251

10,490,029

6,280,487

6,113,527

5,690,000

3,920,000

2,174,929

1,787,737

1,508,940

1,330,306

1,126,000

987,141

958,587

862,485

796,479

650,909

576,082

500,000

500,000

19.88

12.61

9.26

5.54

5.40

5.02

3.46

1.92

1.58

1.33

1.17

0.99

0.87

0.85

0.76

0.70

0.57

0.51

0.44

0.44

83,054,027

73.31

Number of Holders of Equity Securities

Ordinary Share Capital

113,294,832 fully paid ordinary shares are held by 3,100 individual shareholders as at 18 February 2022. All issued ordinary 
shares carry one vote per share.

Less than marketable parcels

As at 18 February 2022 there were 313 holders holding less than a marketable parcel of RKN shares.

A marketable parcel of RKN shares was 484 shares, based on a price of $1.0350 on 18 February 2022

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Additional Information as at 
18 February 2022 (Unaudited) (continued)

Distribution of Holders of Equity Securities

As at 18 February 2022

Number of Ordinary Shares

1 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 100,000

100,001 and over

Total

Number of
Shareholders

836

1,299

419

477

69

Shares

504,018

3,472,484

3,273,985

13,341,198

92,703,147

3,100

113,294,832

%

0.44

3.06

2.89

11.78

81.82

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Substantial Shareholders

As at 18 February 2022

(a) From Twenty Largest holders of Quoted Equity Securities

Ordinary Shareholder

NOVATTI GROUP LIMITED

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

CLIVE ALAN RABIE

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

GREGORY JOHN WILKINSON

BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD

(b) As disclosed to ASX during 2021 and up to 18 February 2022

Ordinary Shareholder

Novatti Group Limited

Spheria Asset Management Pty Ltd

Microequities Asset Management Pty Ltd

On-market buy back

There is no on-market buy-back in place as at 18 February 2022.

Number

Percentage

22,518,138

14,282,251

10,597,141

10,490,029

8,019,374

6,113,527

19.88

12.61

9.35

9.26

7.08

5.40

Ordinary 
Shares

22,518,138

10,293,940

8,520,011

Percentage

19.88%

9.09%

7.52%

Unquoted Equity Securities

As at 18 February 2022 there are: 

• 

• 

zero rights on issue held by zero holders;

zero options on issue held by zero holders.

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Principal Registered Office

Level 2, 100 Pacific Highway 
North Sydney NSW 2060 
Tel: (02) 9134 3300

Principal Administration Office

Level 2, 100 Pacific Highway 
North Sydney NSW 2060 
Tel: (02) 9134 3300

Share Registry

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 
Level 3, 60 Carrington Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 
Tel: (02) 8234 5000

Stock Exchange Listings

Reckon Limited’s ordinary shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Limited under the symbol ‘RKN’.

Auditors

BDO Audit Pty Ltd 
Level 11, 1 Margaret Street 
Sydney NSW 2000

Company Secretary

Mr Myron Zlotnick

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting for Reckon Limited will be held on 25 May 2022 at 10:00am at Level 2, 100 Pacific 
Highway, North Sydney, NSW. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS INTENDED AT THE DATE OF THIS REPORT TO HOLD A HYBRID MEETING. 

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE NOTICE OF MEETING TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL 
MEETING.  

If you are unable to attend OR NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND, you are invited to complete the Proxy Form included 
with your Notice of Meeting. The completed Proxy Form must be received no later than 48 hours before the Annual 
General Meeting.

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Important Information – Corporate Notices

Security holders have the option as to how they receive statutory corporate notices and reports. In the interest of cost 
saving  and  the  environment,  we  encourage  you  to  opt  in  to  receive  all  notices  and  reports  electronically.

Please  go  to:  www.computershare.com/au  and  follow  the  prompts  to  register  your  request  to  opt  in  to  receive  
TO RECEIVE ALL NOTICES AND REPORTS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT.

To register to be notified by email when the Annual Report and other Announcements are available online:

•  Visit the share registry at www.computershare.com/au

•  Click on “Investor Centre”

• 

Follow the prompts to update your “Communications Options”

•  After you have updated your email address and selected the publications you wish to receive, a confirmation 

email will be sent to you

Should you have any further enquiries, contact the Registry on 1300 855 080 or +61 3 9415 4000 (if outside Australia).

Alternatively,  email  your  full  name  and  address  of  the  securityholder  to  shareholders@reckon.com  to  receive  the 
Annual Report, corporate and statutory notices electronically.

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