Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 12 Months Ended |
Aug. 31, 2013 |
Notes to Financial Statements | ' |
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ' |
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates that have been made using careful judgment. The financial statements have, in management’s opinion been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below: |
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Principles of Consolidation |
The Company operates under the name of Red Giant Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Active Media, LLC and ComicGenesis, LLC. The companies have been incorporated for the intentions of developing brand names. The wholly owned companies are inactive. Any activities of these subsidiaries or holdings have been included in the consolidated financial statements, with elimination of any intercompany accounts and transactions. |
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Accounting Method |
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements. |
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Reclassification |
Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on reported losses. |
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Use of Estimates |
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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 for the reporting period. The Company reviews its estimates on an ongoing basis. The estimates were based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company believes the judgments and estimates required in its accounting policies to be critical in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements. |
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Fair Value Measurements |
Topic 820 in the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 820) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. In this standard, the FASB clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The fair value hierarchy is as follows: |
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· | Level 1 inputs - Unadjusted quoted process in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. |
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· | Level 2 inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. |
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· | Level 3 inputs - Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. |
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The Company currently does not have any assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value at August 31, 2013, nor gains or losses reported in the statement of operations that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date for the period ended August 31, 2013. |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents |
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments and short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of August 31, 2013, the company has $14,937 of cash equivalents. |
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Accounts Receivable and Credit |
The Company currently does not issue credit on services or product provided, therefore there are no accounts receivable. No allowance for doubtful accounts is considered necessary to be established for amounts that may not be recoverable, since there has been no credit issued. |
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Asset Retirement Obligations |
The Company has adopted ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, which requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred. ASC 410 requires the Company to record a liability for the present value of the estimated site restoration costs with corresponding increase to the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. The liability will be accreted and the asset will be depreciated over the life of the related assets. Adjustments for changes resulting from the passage of time and changes to either the timing or amount of the original present value estimate underlying the obligation will be made. As at August 31, 2013, the Company does not have any asset retirement obligations. |
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Long-lived Assets Impairment |
Long-lived assets of the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable, pursuant to guidance established in ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. Management considers assets to be impaired if the carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations (undiscounted and without interest charges). If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets will be written down to fair value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. |
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Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at historical cost and capitalized. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset. The Company currently has equipment being depreciated for estimated lives of three to five years. |
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Revenue Recognition |
Revenue for the Company is recognized from three primary sources: Advertising Revenue, Publishing Sales and Creative Services. Revenue was processed through our Paypal Account and Project Wonderful accounts where applicable. |
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Advertising Revenue comes from the following sources and is stated at net after commissions: |
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o | Keenspot: Revenue is earned on a net 90 basis and is based upon traffic to Red Giant property Web sites. It is calculated on a Cost Per Thousand (CPM) of verified impressions and varies based upon bids by advertisers and other customary factors. In exchange for advertising, hosting, IT, and sales management, Keenspot takes 50% commission of ad revenue for their services. |
o | Project Wonderful: Revenue is paid immediately and based upon bids by advertisers for a set amount of time at the prevailing highest winning rate. Project Wonderful takes a 25% commission of ad revenue for their services. |
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Publishing Revenue comes from the following sources: |
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o | Kickstarter Campaigns: These are presales for books and revenue is recognized only once the books arrive and are shipped to the buyers. |
o | Direct Sales: Through our online store, we sell directly to clients and the transactions process through our credit processing service (Paypal) account. All orders are shipped immediately and revenue is recognized immediately. |
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Creative Services are artwork, writing, advertising, and other creative endeavors we handle for outside clients. Revenue is recognized upon completion of the services and payment has been tendered. |
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Shipping and Handling for purchases are paid directly by the consumer through a credit processing service. |
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Cost of Goods Sold |
Cost of goods sold includes the cost of creating services or artwork, advertising and books. |
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Advertising |
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The Company expensed advertising costs of $3,506 and $962 for the periods ending August 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. |
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Share-based Compensation |
In accordance with FASB ASC No. 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share-based compensation arrangements include stock options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant. The Company applies this statement prospectively. |
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Equity instruments (“instruments”) issued to other than employees are recorded on the basis of the fair value of the instruments, as required by FASB ASC 718. FASB ASC No. 505, Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees (“ASC 505”) defines the measurement date and recognition period for such instruments. In general, the measurement date is (a) when a performance commitment, as defined, is reached or (b) when the earlier of (i) the non-employee performance is complete or (ii) the instruments are vested. The measured value related to the instruments is recognized over a period based on the facts and circumstances of each particular grant as defined in the ASC 505. During the periods ending August 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no stock-based shares issued. |
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Income Taxes |
The Company has adopted ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires the Company to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns using the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. |
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Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
The Company follows financial accounting standards, which provides for calculation of "basic" and "diluted" earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity similar to fully diluted earnings per share. There were approximately 28,985,500 common stock equivalents outstanding, attributable to the convertible debt agreements as of August 31, 2013. |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2012-02, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment” (the “Update”). The Update simplifies the guidance for testing the decline in the realizable value (impairment) of indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. Examples of intangible assets subject to the guidance include indefinite-lived trademarks, licenses and distribution rights. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. As of May 31, 2013, none of the Company’s intangible assets are amortized as indefinite-lived intangible assets. Therefore, the adoption of this amendment is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. |
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We have reviewed the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) accounting pronouncements and interpretations thereof that have effectiveness dates during the periods reported and in future periods. The Company has carefully considered the new pronouncements that alter previous generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any new or modified principles will have a material impact on the corporation’s reported consolidated financial position or consolidated operations in the near term. The applicability of any standard is subject to the formal review of our financial management and certain standards are under consideration. |