Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Significant Accounting Policies Policies | |
Principles of Accounting | These financial statements are stated in U.S. Dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. |
Use of Estimates | The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes its best estimate of the ultimate outcome for these items based on historical trends and other information available when the financial statements are prepared. Changes in estimates are recognized in accordance with the accounting rules for the estimate, which is typically in the period when new information becomes available to management. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Cash | The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company occasionally has cash deposits in excess of insured limits. |
Income Taxes | Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. |
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A tax position is a position in a previously filed tax return or a position expected to be taken in a future tax filing that is reflected in measuring current or deferred income tax assets and liabilities. Tax positions are recognized only when it is more likely than not (likelihood of greater than 50%), based on technical merits, that the position would be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The amount recognized is the largest benefit that the Company believes has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. |
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The Company reports a liability, if any, for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. Estimated interest and penalties, if any, are recorded as a component of income taxes. No liability has been recorded for uncertain tax positions, or related interest or penalties. |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share | Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing income/loss (numerator) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator) for the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing income (numerator) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator) and dilutive common stock equivalents for the period. |
Stock-Based Compensation | The Company accounts for stock based compensation for all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognizes compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the assumptions disclosed in the notes to financial statements. |
Foreign Currency Translation | The Company maintains a U.S. Dollar bank account at a financial institution in Canada. Foreign currency transactions are translated into their functional currency, which is the U.S. Dollar, in the following manner: |
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At the transaction date, each asset, liability, revenue and expense is translated into the functional currency by the use of the exchange rate in effect at that date. At the period end, monetary assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars by using the exchange rate in effect at that date. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations are included in the results of operations. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments | The determination of fair value of financial instruments is made at a specific point in time, based on relevant information about financial markets and specific financial instruments. As these estimates are subjective in nature, involving uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, they cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions can significantly affect estimated fair values. The carrying value of cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. |
Related Party Transactions | A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | (a) Recent accounting pronouncements adopted during the period: |
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(i) Foreign currency |
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On January 1, 2014, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-05, "Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830); Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity." This guidance applies to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business (other than a sale of in substance real estate or conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights) within a foreign entity. Adoption of the accounting standard did not have any material impact on the financial statements. |
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(ii) Unrecognized tax benefits |
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On January 1, 2014, the Company adopted ASU 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists”, which provides guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 requires entities to present an unrecognized tax benefit as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a NOL or tax credit carryforward whenever the NOL or tax credit carryforward would be available to reduce the additional taxable income or tax due if the tax position is disallowed. This accounting standard update requires entities to assess whether to net the unrecognized tax benefit with a deferred tax asset as of the reporting date. Adoption of the accounting standard did not have any material impact on the financial statements. |
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(iii) Liquidation Basis of Accounting |
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On January 1, 2014, the Company adopted ASU 2013-07, entitled “Liquidation Basis of Accounting”. With ASU 2013-07, the FASB amends the guidance in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 205, entitled “Presentation of Financial Statements”. The amendments serve to clarify when and how reporting entities should apply the liquidation basis of accounting. The guidance is applicable to all reporting entities, whether they are public or private companies or not-for-profit entities. The guidance also provides principles for the recognition of assets and liabilities and disclosures, as well as related financial statement presentation requirements. Reporting entities are required to apply the requirements in ASU 2013-07 prospectively from the day that liquidation becomes imminent. The adoption of ASU 2013-07 did not have a material effect on the Company’s operating results or financial position. |
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(b) Recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted: |
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(i) Revenue from Contracts with Customers |
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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those periods. Early adoption is not permitted. The FASB has approved a one-year deferral of the effective date with the option to early adopt using the original effective date. Entities may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its financial statements and footnote disclosures. |
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(ii) Development Stage Entities |
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In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10, "Development Stage Entities", which intends to remove the definition of a development stage entity from the Master Glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the update eliminates the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. ASU No. 2014-10 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permissible. The adoption of this update is expected to have a material impact on the presentation of the Company's financial statements in the period of adoption in that the Company will no longer be required to present inception-to-date information on the statements of operations, cash flows and changes in capital deficit. |
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Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption. |