SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ' |
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation |
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The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Stated of America (“US GAAP”). The audited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of General Agriculture Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
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Fiscal Period, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Change in Fiscal Year |
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On September 28, 2012, the Company’s board of directors approved a change in fiscal year-end from December 31 to September 30. The fiscal year-end change became effective September 30, 2012. |
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Seasonal Nature Of Operations [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Seasonal Nature of Operations |
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The Company’s operations are seasonal based on the maturity stage of its products. Sales are concentrated during the months from October through December and from January through March, corresponding to the Company’s product maturity cycle which begins in the month of October when the products mature and are ready for sale. |
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Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions |
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The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”). Great China International’s functional currency is Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”) and Nanchang Hanxin Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd, General Fruit and General Preservation’s functional currency is Chinese Yuan Renminbi (“RMB”). The audited consolidated financial statements are translated into USD in accordance with the Codification ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters. All assets and liabilities were translated at the current exchange rate, at respective balance sheet dates, stockholders’ equity is translated at the historical rates and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the reporting periods. The resulting translation adjustments are reported as other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity in Accordance with the Codification ASC 220, Comprehensive Income. |
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Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. |
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There were no material transaction gains or losses in the periods presented. |
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Cash flow from the Company’s operations included in the statement of cash flows is calculated based upon the functional currency using the average translation rate. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with arithmetical changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance sheets. No presentation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into USD at the rates used in translation. |
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The PRC government imposes significant exchange restrictions on fund transfers out of the PRC that are not related to business operations. These restrictions have not had a material impact on the Company since it has not engaged in any significant transactions that are subject to the restrictions. |
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The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into USD for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements were as follows: |
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| | September 30, | | | |
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Year end RMB:USD exchange rate | | 0.163 | | 0.1583 | | | |
Average Yearly RMB:USD exchange rate | | 0.1605 | | 0.1582 | | | |
Year end HKD:USD exchange rate | | 0.129 | | 0.129 | | | |
Average Yearly HKD:USD exchange rate | | 0.1289 | | 0.1288 | | | |
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Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Use of Estimates |
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The preparation of audited 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 date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the recoverability of the carrying amounts of recorded assets and liabilities, estimated useful life of property and equipment, inventory obsolesce and the allowance for doubtful accounts. |
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Commitments and Contingencies, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Contingencies |
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Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel 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 that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. |
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If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed. |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term investments that are highly liquid in nature and have original maturities of three months or less. |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Restricted Cash |
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Restricted cash is related to deposits required by bank for banker’s loans. The balance of total restricted cash was $0 and $277,025 as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. |
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Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Accounts Receivable |
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Accounts receivable are recorded net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. Periodically, management assesses customer credit history and relationships as well as performs accounts receivable aging analysis. Based on the results, management determines whether certain balances are deemed uncollectible at the end of each period. Using its past collection experience, the Company reserves 0.3% of accounts receivable balances outstanding between six months and twelve months, 3% of accounts receivable outstanding for more than one year but less than two years, and 100% of accounts receivable balances outstanding for more than two years. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, no allowance was deemed necessary as all receivables were aged less than six months. |
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Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Inventories |
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Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the weighted-average cost method. Provisions are made for excess, slow moving and obsolete inventory as well as inventory whose carrying value is in excess of net realizable values, if any. Management continually evaluates the recoverability based on assumptions about customer demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory reserves or write-downs may be required that could negatively impact our gross margin and operating results. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, no provisions were deemed necessary as no obsolete and slow-moving inventories were observed. |
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Property and Equipment |
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Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated based on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows: |
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Electronic equipment | | 5 years | | | | | |
Vehicles | | 10 years | | | | | |
Machinery and equipment | | 5 to 15 years | | | | | |
Buildings and improvements | | 5 to 20 years | | | | | |
Navel orange orchards | | 11 to 30 years | | | | | |
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Construction in progress primarily represents the construction costs of buildings, machinery, equipment and agricultural improvements made to orchards. Costs incurred are capitalized and transferred to property and equipment upon completion, at which time depreciation commences. |
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Navel orange orchards consist of orchards the Company planted and acquired from local farmers. The planting cost includes cost related to land leveling, saplings, fertilizer, labor and facility on orchard lands. The planting cost was recorded as the property cost. In 2008 and 2011, the Company directly acquired certain navel orange trees from local farmers and recorded the purchase cost as property cost. |
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Cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. Gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment, if any, is recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive income. |
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Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets |
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Long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. |
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Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, there was no impairment of long-lived assets. |
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Intangible Assets |
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Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit. Evaluation of the recoverability of intangible assets is made to take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that impairment exists. All of our intangible assets are subject to amortization. No impairments of intangible assets have been identified during any of the periods presented. Land use rights with a finite useful life are amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of 50 years. |
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Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Revenue Recognition |
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The Company derives its revenue primarily from sale of navel oranges. Revenue is recognized in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 605, which provides that revenue is recognized when products are shipped, title and risk of loss is passed to the customers and collection is reasonably assured. Payments received before the above criteria are satisfied are recorded as advances from customers. |
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Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Income Tax |
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The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC subtopic 740-10 (“ASC 740-10”), Income taxes: Overall (Pre-Codification: FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement 109). ASC 740-10 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides guidance on derecognizing, measurement classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. |
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The Company applies the provisions of ASC 740-10, Accounting For Uncertainty In Income Taxes, which provides clarification related to the process associated with accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized in its combined financial statements. ASC 740-10 prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC 740-10 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements. |
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All of the Company’s income is generated in the PRC, accordingly, its income tax provision is calculated based on the applicable tax rates and existing legislation, interpretation and practices in respect thereof. |
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Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Comprehensive Income |
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Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. For the Company, comprehensive income for the periods presented includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustments. |
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The accumulated other comprehensive income balances at September 30, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $2,549,192 and $1,616,562, respectively, and are comprised entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments. Comprehensive income for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows. |
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Net income | | $ | 8,172,458 | | $ | 6 ,546,880 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustement | | | 932,630 | | | 271,853 | |
Comprehensive income | | $ | 9,105,088 | | $ | 6 ,818,733 | |
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Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Advertising Expense |
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The Company expenses all advertising expenses as incurred. Advertising expenses included in selling expenses were $30,904 and $251,173 for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. |
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Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Shipping and Handling |
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All shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling expenses. Total shipping and handling expenses were $803,970 and $791,295 for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. |
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Statutory Reserve [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Statutory Reserves |
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Pursuant to the applicable laws in the PRC, the Company makes appropriations to two non-distributable reserve funds, the statutory surplus reserve and the statutory public welfare reserve. The appropriations are based on after-tax net earnings as determined in accordance with the PRC generally accepted accounting principles, after offsetting any prior years’ losses. Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve is based on an amount at least equal to 10% of after-tax net earnings until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entity's registered capital. Appropriation to the statutory public welfare fund is based on 5% to 10% of after-tax net earnings and is not mandatory. The statutory public welfare reserve is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the employees and is non-distributable, other than in liquidation. |
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The Company does not make appropriations to the discretionary surplus reserve fund. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company had appropriated $2,508,735 and $1,653,723 of statutory surplus reserve funds, respectively. |
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Value Added Taxes [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Value-added-tax |
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The Company is subject to a value added tax (“VAT”) of 13% for selling navel oranges that were bought from other farmers. The amount of VAT liability is determined by applying the applicable tax rate to the invoiced amount of goods sold (output VAT) less VAT paid on purchases made with the relevant supporting invoices (input VAT). Under the commercial practice of the PRC, the Company pays VAT based on tax invoices issued. The tax invoices may be issued subsequent to the date on which revenue is recognized, and there may be a considerable delay between the date on which the revenue is recognized and the date on which the tax invoice is issued. In the event that the PRC tax authorities dispute the date on which revenue is recognized for tax purposes, the PRC tax office has the right to assess a penalty based on the amount of the taxes which are determined to be late or deficient, and will be expensed in the period if and when a determination is made by the tax authorities that a penalty is due. The Company reports revenues net of PRC’s value added tax for all the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations. |
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Revenue Recognition Leases, Operating [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Operating leases |
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Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life. |
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Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Concentration of Credit Risk |
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Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash and accounts receivable arising from its normal business activities. The Company places its cash in what it believes to be credit-worthy financial institutions. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited. |
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As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s cash was with banks in the PRC and Hong Kong, where there is currently no rule or regulation mandated on obligatory insurance of bank accounts. |
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For the year ended September 30, 2013, two customers accounted for 10% and 10% of the Company’s sales. For the year ended September 30, 2012, no customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s sales. For the year ended September 30, 2013, four vendors provided 20.30%, 16.27%, 10.40% and 10.12% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2012, three vendors provided 23.31%, 18.87% and 13.04% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively. |
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Economic And Political Risks [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Economic and Political Risks |
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The Company’s operations are conducted primarily in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy. |
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The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. |
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Fair Value |
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The Company has categorized its assets and liabilities at fair value based upon the fair value hierarchy specified by FASB ASC 820. |
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The levels of fair value hierarchy are as follows: |
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| i. | Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. | | | | | |
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| ii. | Level 2 inputs utilize other-than-quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. | | | | | |
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| iii. | Level 3 inputs are unobservable and are typically based on our own assumptions, including situations where there is little, if any, market activity. | | | | | |
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The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, the carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments and market rates of interest available to the Company. |
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Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Earnings Per share |
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The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 260.10, "Earnings Per Share”. FASB ASC 260.10 requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock using the treasury method. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, there are no potentially dilutive securities outstanding. |
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New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] | ' |
Recent accounting pronouncements |
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The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations. |
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In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which clarified that the scope of ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, would apply to derivatives including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Retrospective presentation for all comparative periods presented is required. The adoption of ASU 2013-01 is not expected to have material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. |
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In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU 2013-02 does not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. However, it requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012 for public entities. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect that the adoption of ASU 2013-02 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. |
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