| Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] | NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of China United and its subsidiaries as shown in the organization structure in Note 1 above. All significant intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Noncontrolling interest consists of direct and indirect equity interest in AHFL and subsidiaries arising from the acquisition of AHFL by CUIS and acquisition of PFAL by AHFL on August 24, 2012 and April 23, 2014, respectively. The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation,” which governs the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling interests (“NCIs”) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability, that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance. This standard also required changes to certain presentation and disclosure requirements. The net income (loss) attributed to the NCI is separately designated in the accompanying statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). Losses attributable to the NCI in a subsidiary may exceed the NCI’s interests in the subsidiary’s equity. The excess attributable to the NCI is attributed to those interests. The NCI shall continue to be attributed its share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit NCI balance. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 dates of the consolidated financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available when they are made; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The Company is subject to risks from, among other things, competition associated with the industry in general, other risks associated with financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history, and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 220 (“ASC 220”), “Reporting Comprehensive Income,” The functional currency for our subsidiaries in Taiwan is New Taiwan Dollar (“NT$”), for our subsidiaries in Hong Kong is Hong Kong Dollar (“HK$”) and for the VIEs in China is Renminbi (“RMB”). The consolidated financial statements were translated into United States Dollars (“USD” or “$”) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 830 “Foreign Currency Transaction.” For Statements of Cash Flows purposes, the Company considers cash on hand, bank deposits, and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, such as commercial paper, to be cash and equivalents. The Company invests part of its excess cash in equity securities, money market funds and government bonds. Such investments are included in “Marketable securities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Held-to-maturity represents securities the Company has intends and has the ability to hold to maturity; trading securities represent securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near-term to generate income on short-term price differences; available-for-sale represents securities not classified as held-to-maturity or trading securities. The Company classifies the equity security investments as trading securities and reports them at FV with changes in FV recorded in “Other Income” in the statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). The Company classifies bonds as available-for-sale and reports them at FV with unrealized gains and losses included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” on the equity section of the balance sheets. The Company reviews its accounts receivable regularly to determine if a bad debt allowance is necessary at each year-end. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes the age of receivables outstanding, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the necessity of making such allowance. No allowance was deemed necessary as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment is recorded in other income at disposal. Expenditures for betterments, renewals and additions are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance expenses are expensed as incurred. Depreciation for financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method over a useful life of three to ten years with salvage value of 10 25 In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment,” Goodwill arose from both the acquisition of PFAL and GHFL (Note 10). Goodwill is the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the FV of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate it might be impaired, using the prescribed two-step process under US GAAP. The first step screens for potential impairment of goodwill to determine if the FV of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, while the second step measures the amount of goodwill impairment, if any, by comparing the implied FV of goodwill to its carrying value. As of December 31, 2015, there were no any indications of the impairment of goodwill that arose from the acquisition of PFAL and GHFL. The Company’s revenue is from insurance agency and brokerage services. The Company, through its subsidiaries, sells insurance products to customers, and obtains commissions from the respective insurance companies according to the terms of each insurance company service agreement. The Company recognizes revenue when the following have occurred: persuasive evidence of an agreement between the insurance company and insured exists, services were provided, the fee for such services is fixed or determinable and collectability of the fee is reasonably assured. Insurance agency services are considered complete, and revenue is recognized, when an insurance policy becomes effective. The customers are entitled to a 10-day cancellation period from the date of issuance of the policies, in which customers can cancel the contract without any fees. The Company is notified of such cancellations by the insurance carriers. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, policy cancellations were $ 2,226 84,476 The Company pays commissions to its sub-agents when an insurance product is sold by the sub-agent. The Company recognizes commission revenue on a gross basis. The commissions paid by the Company to its sub-agents are recorded as cost of revenue. The Company utilizes ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” When tax returns are filed, it is likely some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more-likely-than-not the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 The Company was not subjected to income tax examinations by taxing authorities during the current or past fiscal years. In connection with the acquisition of China entities, the Company is required to comply with the information return reporting requirements such as Foreign Bank Accounts Reporting (FBAR), Information Return on Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or U.S. Corporation owning certain foreign corporation (Under Section 6038A and 6038C of Internal Revenue Code, etc.). The Company failed to comply with such requirements for the years of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The potential penalty is estimated to be $ 370,000 The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 00001 1,000,000 Section 480-10-25 requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) because that financial instrument embodies an obligation of the issuer. Section 480-10-05-2 classifies all of the following as examples of an obligation: a. An entity incurs a conditional obligation to transfer assets by issuing (writing) a put option that would, if exercised, require the entity to repurchase its equity shares by physical settlement. (Further, an instrument that requires the issuer to settle its obligation by issuing another instrument [for example, a note payable in cash] ultimately requires settlement by a transfer of assets.) b. An entity incurs a conditional obligation to transfer assets by issuing a similar contract that requires or could require net cash settlement. c. An entity incurs a conditional obligation to issue its equity shares by issuing a similar contract that requires net share settlement. The Series A Preferred Stock does not fall in to any of the above categories as an obligation. The preferred stock is convertible into a fixed number of common shares (one for one). Therefore, the preferred stock has been classified as equity. FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” • Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. • Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. • Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the FV. The Company maintains cash with banks in the PRC, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Should any bank holding cash become insolvent, or if the Company is otherwise unable to withdraw funds, the Company would lose the cash with that bank; however, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank accounts. In Taiwan, a depositor has up to NT$ 3,000,000 500,000 500,000 250,000 Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and equivalents and accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, approximately $ 1,349,000 824,000 19,483,000 18,587,000 Year ended Year ended Six months ended Year ended June 30, December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2013 2013 % of % of % of % of Total Total Total Total Amount Revenue Amount Revenue Amount Revenue Amount Revenue Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd. $ 17,649,359 36 % $ 13,493,644 28 % $ 6,590,776 28 % $ 12,118,121 32 % Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 6,744,014 14 % 7,621,634 16 % 4,894,133 21 % 9,245,419 24 % CTBC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 6,112,311 13 % (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) TransGlobe Life Insurance Inc. 4,729,565 10 % 5,584,124 12 % 3,983,464 17 % (*) (*) AIA International Ltd., Taiwan (*) (*) 6,938,013 15 % 3,424,615 14 % (*) (*) (*) Revenue for the year ended had not exceeded 10% or more of the consolidated revenue. December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2013 June 30, 2013 % of Total % of Total % of Total % of Total Accounts Accounts Accounts Accounts Amount Receivable Amount Receivable Amount Receivable Amount Receivable Farglory Life Insurance Co., Ltd. $ 3,689,404 43 % $ 2,150,294 28 % $ 1,967,886 27 % $ 1,501,865 36 % Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 990,327 11 % 963,118 12 % 1,390,208 19 % 673,710 16 % CTBC Life Insurance Co., Ltd 994,978 11 % 1,200,562 16 % (*) (*) (*) (*) TransGlobe Life Insurance Inc. (*) (*) 735,755 10 % (*) (*) (*) (*) AIA International Ltd., Taiwan (*) (*) 1,098,879 14 % (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) Accounts receivable for the year ended had not exceeded 10% or more of the consolidated accounts receivable. The Company’s operations are in the PRC and Taiwan. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, foreign currency exchange and legal environments in the PRC and Taiwan, and by the state of each economy. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC and Taiwan, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. Leases, where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the leasing company, that do not meet the capitalization criteria of FASB ASC Topic 840 “Leases,” The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting” for its segment reporting. In the past periods, the Company managed and reviewed its business as two operating segments. The business of CU WOFE and CAE in PRC was managed and reviewed as PRC segment. The business of AHFL and its subsidiaries in Taiwan was managed and reviewed as Taiwan segment. ASC-280-10-50-12 states, a public entity shall report separately information about an operating segment that meets any of the following quantitative thresholds: a. Its reported revenue, including both sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers, is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments. b. The absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount, of either: 1. The combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss 2. The combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss. c. Its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. The PRC segment does not meet any of the above quantitative thresholds and Taiwan segment is substantially all of the reported consolidated amounts. Therefore, we are not reporting these two segments separately. Note 23 disclose revenues from the two segments. Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which could result in a loss to the Company which will be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves judgment. In assessing loss contingencies arising from legal proceedings pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may rise from such proceedings, the Company’s management evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought. If the assessment of a contingency indicates it is probable a material loss will be incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, then the estimated loss is accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates a material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material would be disclosed. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 230, “Statement of Cash Flows,” The Company follows FASB ASC Subtopic 810-10-05-8”, “Consolidation of VIEs,” Due to the PRC legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in insurance agency and brokerage businesses in China, especially those on qualifications as well as capital requirement of the investors, the Company operates its insurance agency and brokerage business in PRC primarily through Anhou, a VIE owned by seven individual shareholders, and two subsidiaries of Anhou. On January 17, 2011, CU WFOE and Anhou and Anhou Original Shareholders (as defined in Note 1) entered into the Old VIE Agreements (as defined in Note 1) which included: ⋅ Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement (“EBCA” or the “Agreement”) through which: (1) CU WFOE has the right to provide Anhou with complete technical support, business support and related consulting services during the term of this Agreement; (2) Anhou agrees to accept all the consultations and services provided by CU WFOE. Anhou further agrees that unless with CU WFOE’s prior written consent, during the term of this Agreement, Anhou shall not directly or indirectly accept the same or any similar consultations and/or services provided by any third party and shall not establish similar cooperation relationship with any third party regarding the matters contemplated by this Agreement; (3) Anhou shall pay CU WFOE fees equal to 90% of the net income of Anhou, and the payment is quarterly, and (4) CU WFOE retains all exclusive and proprietary rights and interests in all rights, ownership, interests and intellectual properties arising out of or created during the performance of this Agreement. The term of this Agreement is 10 years. Subsequent to the execution of this Agreement, both CU WFOE and Anhou shall review this Agreement on an annual basis to determine whether to amend or supplement the provisions. The term of this Agreement may be extended if confirmed in writing by CU WFOE prior to the expiration thereof. The extended term shall be determined by CU WFOE, and Anhou shall accept such extended term unconditionally. During the term of this Agreement, unless CU WFOE commits gross negligence, or a fraudulent act, against Anhou, Anhou may not terminate this Agreement. Nevertheless, CU WFOE shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon giving 30 days prior written notice to Anhou at any time. ⋅ Power of Attorney under which each shareholder of Anhou executed an irrevocable power of attorney to authorize CU WFOE to act on behalf of the shareholder to exercise all of his/her rights as equity owner of Anhou, including without limitation to: (1) attend shareholders’ meetings of Anhou; (2) exercise all the shareholder’s rights and shareholder’s voting rights that he/she is entitled to under the laws of the PRC and Anhou’s Articles of Association, including but not limited to the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of the shareholder’s shareholding in part or in whole, and (3) designate and appoint on behalf of the shareholder the legal representative, the director, supervisor, the chief executive officer and other senior management members of Anhou. ⋅ Option Agreement under which the shareholders of Anhou irrevocably granted CU WFOE or its designated person an exclusive and irrevocable right to acquire, at any time, the entire portion of Anhou’s equity interest held by each shareholder of Anhou, or any portion thereof, to the extent permitted by PRC law. The purchase price for the shareholders’ equity interests in Anhou shall be the lower of (i) RMB 1 0.16 The term of this Agreement is 10 years, and may be renewed at CU WFOE’s election. ⋅ Share Pledge Agreement under which the owners of Anhou pledged their equity interests in Anhou to CU WFOE to guarantee Anhou’s performance of its obligations under the EBCA. Pursuant to this agreement, if Anhou fails to pay the exclusive consulting or service fees in accordance with the EBCA, CU WFOE shall have the right, but not the obligation, to dispose of the owners of Anhou’s equity interests in Anhou. This Agreement shall be continuously valid until all payments due under the EBCA have been repaid by Anhou or its subsidiaries. As a result of the capital increase and the share transfer described in Note 1, on October 24, 2013, CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Existing Shareholders (as defined in Note 1) entered into a series of variable interest agreements (the “VIE Agreements”), including Power of Attorneys, Exclusive Option Agreements, Share Pledge Agreements, in the same form as the previous Old VIE Agreements, other than the change of shareholder names and their respective shareholdings. The Old VIE Agreements were terminated by and among CU WFOE, Anhou and Anhou Original Shareholders on the same date. The EBCA executed by and between CU WFOE and Anhou on January 17, 2011 remains in full effect. As a result of the agreements among CU WFOE, the shareholders of Anhou and Anhou, CU WFOE is considered the primary beneficiary of Anhou, CU WFOE has effective control over Anhou; therefore, CU WFOE consolidates the results of operations of Anhou and its subsidiaries. Accordingly the results of operations, assets and liabilities of Anhou and its subsidiaries are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements from the earliest period presented. However, the VIE is monitored by the Company to determine if any events have occurred that could cause its primary beneficiary status to change. These events include: a. The legal entity’s governing documents or contractual arrangements are changed in a manner that changes the characteristics or adequacy of the legal entity’s equity investment at risk. b. The equity investment or some part thereof is returned to the equity investors, and other interests become exposed to expected losses of the legal entity. c. The legal entity undertakes additional activities or acquires additional assets, beyond those anticipated at the later of the inception of the entity or the latest reconsideration event, that increase the entity’s expected losses. d. The legal entity receives an additional equity investment that is at risk, or the legal entity curtails or modifies its activities in a way that decreases its expected losses. The Company reviews the VIE’s status on an annual basis. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, no event including a-d above took place that would change the Company’s primary beneficiary status. Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform to the manner of presentation in the current period. These reclassifications had no effect on the net income (loss) or stockholders’ equity. In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or its Equivalent). The ASU removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient and also removes certain disclosure requirements. The new requirements are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2016 with retrospective application to all periods presented required and early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the ASU to materially affect our financial statements and disclosures. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-05, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Agreement. The ASU will require an entity’s management to assess, for each annual and interim period, whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. All software licenses within the scope of Subtopic 350-40 will be accounted for consistent with other licenses of intangible assets. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the arrangement should be accounted for as a service contract. The ASU will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. Entities will have the choice of prospective or retrospective adoption of the standard. The Company believes the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs be presented as a deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. Recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected by this ASU. The ASU is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and the Company does not expect the implementation to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes current revenue recognition guidance. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. The amendment in this update defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date, interim and annual reporting periods after December 15, 2016. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU 2014-09. The Company is still in the process of analyzing the effect of this new standard, including the transition method, to determine the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and related disclosures. The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This ASU requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. In September 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-16, “Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments”. Measurement period adjustments are changes to provisional amounts recorded when the accounting for a business combination is incomplete as of the end of a reporting period. The measurement period can extend for up to a year following the transaction date. The new guidance requires companies to recognize these adjustments, including any related impacts to net income, in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. Companies are no longer required to retroactively apply measurement period adjustments to the prior period. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We have early adopted this standard beginning in fiscal 2015. There was no material impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes”. The new guidance requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2015-17 will be effective for us, but will not cause a material impact on our financial condition or the results of our operations. In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which amends the guidance in U.S. GAAP on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and upon adoption, an entity should apply the amendments by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance. In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in ASU 2016-02 supersedes the lease recognition requirements in ASC Topic 840, Leases (FAS 13). ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements. |
