UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
S QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
£ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from ___________ to _____________
Town and Country Appraisal Service, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | | 000-53214 | | 26-1703958 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission file number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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John S. Chidester Town and Country Appraisal Service, Inc. 710 Westbridge Street PO Box 1041 Blackfoot, ID 83221 (Address of principal executive offices) |
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208-785-2474 |
(Issuer's telephone number) |
Check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesS . No£
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer£ Accelerated Filer£ Non-Accelerated Filer£ Smaller Reporting CompanyS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, as of November 19, 2009.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) (check one): Yes£ NoS
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes£ NoS
TOWN AND COUNTRY APPRAISAL SERVICE, INC.
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2009
INDEX
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Item 1 | Unaudited Financial Statements | 3 |
Item 2 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition | 11 |
Item 3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 15 |
Item 4 | Control and Procedures | 15 |
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PART II-- OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Item 1 | Legal Proceedings | 16 |
Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 16 |
Item 3 | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 16 |
Item 4 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 16 |
Item 5 | Other Information | 16 |
Item 6 | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | 16 |
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PART I-- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
TOWN AND COUNTRY APPRAISAL SERVICE, INC.
Balance Sheets
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ASSETS |
| | | September 30, | | December 31, |
| | | 2009 | | 2008 |
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Current Assets | | | | |
| Cash | $ | 4,310 | $ | 11,777 |
| Accounts receivable, net | | - | | 1,275 |
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| Total Current Assets | | 4,310 | | 13,052 |
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Property and Equipment, net | | 2,776 | | 3,266 |
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Total Assets | $ | 7,086 | $ | 16,318 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT |
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Current Liabilities | | | | |
| Accrued expenses | $ | 27,868 | $ | 13,698 |
| Unearned Income | | - | | 18,495 |
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| Total Current Liabilities | | 27,868 | | 32,193 |
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Stockholders' Deficit | | | | |
| Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | | - | | - |
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| Common stock, $.001 par value; 74,000,000 shares authorized; 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding | | 10,000 | | 10,000 |
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| Additional paid-in capital | | (9,340) | | (9,340) |
| Accumulated deficit | | (21,442) | | (16,535) |
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| Total Stockholders' Deficit | | (20,782) | | (15,875) |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | $ | 7,086 | $ | 16,318 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements. |
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TOWN AND COUNTRY APPRAISAL SERVICE, INC.
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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| | For the Three Months Ended | | For the Nine Months Ended |
| | September 30, | | September 30, |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2009 | | 2008 |
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Revenues | $ | 25,838 | $ | 36,061 | $ | 99,948 | $ | 93,971 |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Compensation and contractor fees | | 16,644 | | 28,081 | | 71,971 | | 70,335 |
General and administrative | | 10,733 | | 7,980 | | 32,884 | | 24,636 |
Total | | 27,377 | | 36,061 | | 104,855 | | 94,971 |
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Net loss | $ | (1,539) | $ | - | $ | (4,907) | $ | (1,000) |
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Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.00) | $ | (0.00) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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TOWN AND COUNTRY APPRAISAL SERVICE, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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| | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 | | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | |
Net loss | $ | (4,907) | $ | (1,000) |
Depreciation | | 490 | | - |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | |
Changes net operating assets | | (3,050) | | 7,130 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | | (7,467) | | 6,130 |
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CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | - | | - |
CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | - | | - |
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CHANGE IN CASH | | (7,467) | | 6,130 |
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | | 11,777 | | - |
CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 4,310 | $ | 6,130 |
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION | | | | |
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Interest paid | $ | - | $ | - |
Income taxes paid | $ | - | $ | - |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements. |
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TOWN AND COUNTRY APPRAISAL SERVICE, INC.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 and 2008
Notes to Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1
- ORGANIZATION
Town and Country Appraisal Service, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 16, 2007 to succeed an unincorporated entity controlled and operated by its founder, John S. Chidester, since 1976. John W. Chidester was issued 5,340,000 common shares and Kathleen Chidester, our secretary and director and the wife of John W. Chidester, was issued 4,000,000 common shares at the date of incorporation. No value was given to the shares of common stock issued by the newly-formed corporation. Therefore, the shares were recorded to reflect the $.001 par value of $9,340 and paid in capital was recorded as a negative amount, ($9,340). In other words, no net value was assigned to these shares.
The Company performs commercial and residential real estate appraisals, principally in southeast Idaho, Engagements involve appraisals for banks in transactions involving financing; appraisals for lawyers in bankruptcy proceedings; appraisals of properties for estate purposes; and appraisals for counties to assist in real estate tax assessments.
NOTE 2
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Co mpany for the year ended December 31, 2008 and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2009.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of 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 during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:
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Level 1 | | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. |
Level 2 | | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. |
Level 3 | | Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accrued expenses and unearned income, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or a non-recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value at September 30, 2009 or 2008, nor gains or losses are 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 interim period ended September 30, 2009 or 2008.
Revenue Recognition
The Company applies paragraph 605-10-S99-1 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for revenue recognition. The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned less estimated future doubtful accounts. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.
Income taxes
The Company was an unincorporated business, until April 15, 2007 during which time the Company was treated as a pass through entity for federal income tax purposes. Under the relevant Internal Revenue Code the sole proprietor of an unincorporated business are taxed separately on the unincorporated business’s income (loss).
Effective April 16, 2007, the Company accounts for income taxes under Section 740-10-30 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
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The Company adopted section 740-10-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Section 740-10-25”).. Section 740-10-25 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under Section 740-10-25, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Section 740-10-25 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. The Com pany had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of Section 740-10-25.
Net loss per common share
Net loss per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially outstanding shares of common stock during each period. There were no potentially dilutive shares outstanding as of September 30, 2009 or 2008.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”), as amended by SEC Release No. 33-9072 on October 13, 2009. Commencing with its annual report for the year ending December 31, 2010, the Company will be required to include a report of management on its internal control over financial reporting. The internal control report must include a statement
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of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over its financial reporting;
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of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of year end; and
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of the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Furthermore, it is required to file the auditor’s attestation report separately on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting on whether it believes that the Company has maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting.
In June 2009, the FASB approved the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification” (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP to be launched on July 1, 2009. The Codification does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. All existing accounting standard documents will be superseded and all other accounting literature not included in the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-04“Accounting for Redeemable Equity Instruments - Amendment to Section 480-10-S99” which represents an update to section 480-10-S99, distinguishing liabilities from equity, per EITF Topic D-98,Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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In August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-05“Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures Topic 820 – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value”, which provides amendments to subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Overall, for the fair value measurement of liabilities. This Update provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: 1. A valuation technique that uses: a. The quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset b. Quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets. 2. Another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of topic 820; two examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a market approach, such as a technique that is based on the amount at the measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability. The amendments in this Update also clarify that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. The amendments in this Update also clarify that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-08“Earnings Per Share – Amendments to Section 260-10-S99”,which represents technical corrections to topic 260-10-S99, Earnings per share, based on EITF Topic D-53,Computation of Earnings Per Share for a Period that includes a Redemption or an Induced Conversion of a Portion of a Class of Preferred Stock and EITF Topic D-42,The Effect of the Calculation of Earnings per Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred Stock. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-09“Accounting for Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures and Accounting for Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees”. This Update represents a correction to Section 323-10-S99-4,Accounting by an Investor for Stock-Based Compensation Granted to Employees of an Equity Method Investee. Additionally, it adds observer comment Accounting Recognition for Certain Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees to the Codification. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-12“Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic 820 – Investment in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Assets Value Per Share (or Its Equivalent)”, which provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures-Overall, for the fair value measurement of investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). The amendments in this Update permit, as a practical expedient, a reporting entity to measure the fair value of an investment that is within the scope of the amendments in this Update on the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) if the net asset value of the investment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of Topic 946 as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, including measurement of all or substantia lly all of the underlying investments of the investee in accordance with Topic 820. The amendments in this Update also require disclosures by major category of investment about the attributes of investments within the scope of the amendments in this Update, such as the nature of any restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments a the measurement date, any unfunded commitments (for example, a contractual commitment by the investor to invest a specified amount of additional capital at a future date to fund investments that will be make by the investee), and the investment strategies of the investees. The major category of investment is required to be determined on the basis of the nature and risks of the investment in a manner consistent with the guidance for major security types in U.S. GAAP on investments in debt and equity securities in paragraph 320-10-50-1B. The disclosures are required for all investments within the scope of the amendments in this Update regardless of whether the fair value of the investment is measured using the practical expedient. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 3 - GOING CONCERN
The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. At September 30, 2009, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $21,442 a net loss and net cash used in operations of $4,907 and $7,467 for the interim period ended September 30, 2009, respectively; and has insufficient working capital to meet operating needs for the next twelve months as of September 30, 2009, all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
While the Company is attempting to produce sufficient sales, the Company’s cash position may not be sufficient to support the Company’s daily operations. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to produce sales volume and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to further implement its business plan and generate sufficient revenues.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 4
- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated all events that occurred after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2009 through November 19, 2009, the date when the financial statements were issued. The Management of the Company determined that there were no reportable events that occurred during that subsequent period to be disclosed or recorded.
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ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Information set forth herein contains "forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may,” “should" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. No assurance can be given that the future results covered by the forward-looking statements will be achieved. The Company cautions readers that important factors may affect the Company’s actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These factors include the Company’s lack of historically profitable operations, dependence on key personnel, the success of the Company’s business, ability to manage anticipated growth and other factors identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and/or other public communications.
The following discussion and analysis provides information which the Company’s management believes to be relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company's results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should be read together with the Company's financial statements and the notes to financial statements, which are included in this report.
This management's discussion and analysis or plan of operation should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The reported results may not necessarily reflect the future.
Operations
We have been performing commercial and residential real estate appraisals, principally in southeast Idaho, since 1976. As of August 18, 2009, we had one employee, John S. Chidester, who is currently available substantially on a full-time basis. Mr. Chidester, who is not under contract, will devote the amount of time to us that is necessary to perform the engagements obtained and to seek new ones. We also use independent contractors, who are relatives of Mr. Chidester, to assist in some appraisals. These independent contractors hold all necessary licenses.
A summary of operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 follows:
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Revenues | $ | 99,948 | $ | 93,971 |
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Operating expenses: | | | | |
Compensation and contractor fees | | 71,971 | | 70,335 |
General and administrative | | 32,884 | | 24,636 |
Total | | 104,855 | | 94,971 |
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Net (loss) | $ | (4,907) | $ | (1,000) |
Revenues - We completed 86 residential and 22 commercial appraisals during the nine months ended September 30, 2009; 95 residential and 17 commercial appraisals during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Compensation and contractor fees - consist of salary expenses to Mr. Chidester and fees to independent contractors who are related to Mr. Chidester.
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General and administrative expenses – The principal component of general and administrative expenses is approximately $13,500 in each period presented incurred to John Chidester in consideration for providing office space and services.
Other
As a corporate policy, we will not incur any cash obligations that we cannot satisfy with known resources, of which there are currently none except as described in “Liquidity” below.
Liquidity
We do not have any credit facilities or other commitments for debt or equity financing. No assurances can be given that advances or capital, when needed, will be available. We do not believe that we need funding to cover current operations because we do not have a capital intensive business plan and can also use independent contractors, if necessary or advisable, to assist in many projects. We will use funding, if obtained, to cover the salary of our president and to pay for marketing materials and proposal efforts. We currently have no formal salary arrangements with Mr. Chidester. While no annual salary or length of employment has been determined to date, we anticipate providing an annual salary not to exceed $100,000 commencing with the successful completion of several engagements. The salary will be paid out of revenues, if any, or accrued if sufficient cash is not available to make payments. The accrual will begin after we have generated revenue of at least $25,000. W e may seek funding although have not done so as yet. However, we will conduct operations and seek client engagements even if no funding is obtained. The private capital will be sought from former business associates of our president or private investors referred to us by those associates. If a market for our shares ever develops, of which there can be no assurances and which is unlikely in the foreseeable future, we will use shares to compensate employees/consultants wherever possible. To date, we have not sought any funding source and have not authorized any person or entity to seek out funding on our behalf.
We are now subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934 and will incur ongoing expenses associated with professional fees for accounting, legal and a host of other expenses for annual reports and proxy statements. We estimate that these costs may range up to $50,000 per year for the next few years and will be higher if our business volume and activity increases but lower during the first year of being public because our overall business volume will be lower, and we will not yet be subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These obligations will reduce our ability and resources to fund other aspects of our business. We hope to be able to use our status as a public company to increase our ability to use noncash means of settling obligations and compensating independent contractors who provide services for us, although there can be no assurances that we will be successful in any of those efforts. We will reduce the compensation levels paid to management if there is insufficient cash generated from operations to satisfy these costs.
To meet commitments that become due more than 12 months in the future, we will have to obtain client engagements in sufficient number and at sufficient levels of profitability. There does not currently appear to be any other viable source of long-term financing except that management may consider various sources of debt and/or equity financing if the same financing can be obtained on terms deemed reasonable to management.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”), as amended by SEC Release No. 33-9072 on October 13, 2009. Commencing with its annual report for the year ending December 31, 2010, the Company will be required to include a report of management on its internal control over financial reporting. The internal control report must include a statement.
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of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over its financial reporting;
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of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of year end; and
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of the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Furthermore, it is required to file the auditor’s attestation report separately on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting on whether it believes that the Company has maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting.
In June 2009, the FASB approved the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification” (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP to be launched on July 1, 2009. The Codification does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. All existing accounting standard documents will be superseded and all other accounting literature not included in the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-04“Accounting for Redeemable Equity Instruments - Amendment to Section 480-10-S99” which represents an update to section 480-10-S99, distinguishing liabilities from equity, per EITF Topic D-98,Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In August 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-05“Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures Topic 820 – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value”, which provides amendments to subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Overall, for the fair value measurement of liabilities. This Update provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: 1. A valuation technique that uses: a. The quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset b. Quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets. 2. Another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of topic 820; two examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a market approach, such as a techni que that is based on the amount at the measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability. The amendments in this Update also clarify that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. The amendments in this Update also clarify that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-08“Earnings Per Share – Amendments to Section 260-10-S99”,which represents technical corrections to topic 260-10-S99, Earnings per share, based on EITF Topic D-53,Computation of Earnings Per Share for a Period that includes a Redemption or an Induced Conversion of a Portion of a Class of Preferred Stock and EITF Topic D-42,The Effect of the Calculation of Earnings per Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred Stock. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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In September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-09“Accounting for Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures and Accounting for Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees”. This Update represents a correction to Section 323-10-S99-4,Accounting by an Investor for Stock-Based Compensation Granted to Employees of an Equity Method Investee. Additionally, it adds observer comment Accounting Recognition for Certain Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees to the Codification. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-12“Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic 820 – Investment in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Assets Value Per Share (or Its Equivalent)”, which provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures-Overall, for the fair value measurement of investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). The amendments in this Update permit, as a practical expedient, a reporting entity to measure the fair value of an investment that is within the scope of the amendments in this Update on the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) if the net asset value of the investment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of Topic 946 as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, including measurement of all or substantia lly all of the underlying investments of the investee in accordance with Topic 820. The amendments in this Update also require disclosures by major category of investment about the attributes of investments within the scope of the amendments in this Update, such as the nature of any restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments a the measurement date, any unfunded commitments (for example, a contractual commitment by the investor to invest a specified amount of additional capital at a future date to fund investments that will be make by the investee), and the investment strategies of the investees. The major category of investment is required to be determined on the basis of the nature and risks of the investment in a manner consistent with the guidance for major security types in U.S. GAAP on investments in debt and equity securities in paragraph 320-10-50-1B. The disclosures are required for all investments within the scope of the amendments in this Update regardless of whether the fair value of the investment is measured using the practical expedient. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the financial statements.
Financial Reporting Release No. 60 requires all companies to include a discussion of critical accounting policies or methods used in the preparation of financial statements. There are no critical policies or decisions that rely on judgments that are based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made. Note 2 to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10 K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2009 includes a summary of the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Seasonality
We do not typically experience a significant seasonal impact in our business.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K, obligations under any guarantee contracts or contingent obligations. We also have no other commitments, other than the costs of being a public company that will increase our operating costs or cash requirements in the future.
ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K (§ 229.305(e)), the Company is not required to provide the information required by this Item as it is a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1).
ITEM 4
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act (defined below)). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2009. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures adequately ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.
The evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures did not identify any change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during or subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2009 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over such reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1 | | Legal Proceedings |
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Item 2 | | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item 3 | | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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Item 4 | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders |
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Item 5 | | Other Information |
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ITEM 6
EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | Description |
31.1 | Section 302 Certification Of Chief Executive And Chief Financial Officer |
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32.1 | Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 – Chief Executive And Chief Financial Officer |
(b) Reports of Form 8-K
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| Town and Country Appraisal Service, Inc. |
| (Registrant) |
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| /s/ John S. Chidester |
| John S. Chidester |
| Title: President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| November 19, 2009 |
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