Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 6 Months Ended |
Feb. 28, 2014 |
Notes to Financial Statements | ' |
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ' |
Basis of Presentation |
The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require 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 reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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Principles of Consolidation |
The Company operates under the name of Red Giant Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries RGE and ComicGenesis. The companies were incorporated for the intentions of developing brand names. 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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Unaudited Interim Financial Statements |
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. |
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In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring entries necessary for a fair statement of the periods presented for: (a) the financial position; (b) the result of operations; and (c) cash flows, have been made in order to make the financial statements presented not misleading. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operations for a full year. |
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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 income or losses. |
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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. |
· | 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. |
· | 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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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. |
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Inventory |
As of February 28, 2014, inventory consisted of physical copies of published books, as well as artwork that is used for digitally distributed works for advertising revenue and future publications. The inventory is valued at the cost to produce, on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis. |
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Long-lived Assets |
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. Depreciation for the three and six months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 was $619, $166, $1,196 and $332, respectively. |
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Intangible Property |
Intellectual property, including patents and other intangible assets have been capitalized and recorded at their fair value historical cost. The Company’s intellectual property consists of graphic novel artwork and was contributed by a stockholder to the Company and valued at $29,250, which was determined based on the historical costs for artists and printing. The intangible is being amortized over its life of five years. The Company acquired website and other intangible assets in the acquisition of a subsidiary, valued at the fair market value of stock exchanged by a shareholder, valued in the amount of $45,000. Amortization is calculated on a straight line basis over the estimated useful life of three years. Amortization for the three and six months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013was $5,213, $1,463, $10,426 and $2,926, respectively |
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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. Based upon its most recent analysis, the Company believes that no impairment of property existed at February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013. |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
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 financial position or 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. |
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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 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 Paypal. The Company has not established an allowance for doubtful accounts, as all transactions are handled through Paypal directly by the consumer. |
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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 $24,052, $0, $49,066 and $771 for the three and six month periods ending February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively. |
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Stock Based Compensation |
The Company issues restricted stock to consultants for various services. Cost for these transactions are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is measured at the earlier of (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company recognized consulting expenses and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in-capital related to stock issued for services. Stock compensation for the periods presented were issued for past services provided, accordingly, all shares issued are fully vested, and there is no unrecognized compensation associated with these transactions. For agreements requiring future services, the consulting expense is to be recognized ratably over the requisite service period. The Company has not incurred any stock based compensation expense for the three and six month periods ending February 28, 2014 and 2013. |
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Income Taxes |
The Company was a limited liability company until May 9, 2012. As an LLC, no income tax provision was made at the Company level and all taxable income and deductions were passed directly to the equity owner. The Company will be evaluating the tax ramifications of the change in entity status and the organizational changes to determine future tax issues. |
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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 stockholders 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 1,274,000,000 common stock equivalents outstanding at February 28, 2014, related to the convertible debt arrangements. |