SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | |
Basis of presentation | The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). |
Basis of consolidation | The consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company and its majority owned and controlled subsidiaries. The Company consolidates entities in which it owns more than 50% of the voting common stock and controls operations. All intercompany transactions and balances among consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the following entities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, as follows: Attributable interest as of, Name of subsidiary consolidated under GigWorld Inc. State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 % % HotApp BlockChain Pte.Ltd. (f.k.a. HotApps International Pte. Ltd.) Singapore 100.0 100.0 HotApp International Limited Hong Kong 100.0 100.0 Gig Stablecoin Inc. (f.k.a. Crypto Exchange Inc.) United States of America 100.0 100.0 HWH World Inc. United States of America 100.0 100.0 HWH World Pte. Ltd. Singapore 100.0 100.0 Smart Reward Express Limited Hong Kong 50.0* - * Smart Reward Express Limited (“Smart Reward”) was incorporated in Hong Kong on July 13, 2021 with an issued and paid-up share capital of HK$10,000 comprising 10,000 ordinary shares. Smart Reward plans to be principally engaged in the business of developing a platform allowing small and medium sized merchants to set-up their own reward program, with the aim of creating a loyalty exchange program for participating merchants. HotApp International Limited is the owner of 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Smart Reward. The remaining 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Smart Reward are held by Value Exchange Int’l (China) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VEII. HotApp International Limited holds 5,000 shares of Smart Reward, representing 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Smart Reward. HotApp International Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HotApp BlockChain Pte. Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GigWorld Inc. The remaining 5,000 shares of Smart Reward, representing 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Smart Reward, are held by Value Exchange Int’l (China) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Value Exchange International Inc. GigWorld Inc. owns 18% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Value Exchange International Inc. Accordingly, the Company in total holds more than 50% of Smart Reward, and Swart Reward is consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. |
Use of estimates | The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, cost and expenses in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, the useful lives and impairment of property and equipment, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. |
Cash and cash equivalents | The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. |
Foreign currency risk | Because of its foreign operations, the Company holds cash in non-US dollars. As of December 31, 2021, cash of the Group includes, on an as converted basis to US dollars, $86,398, and $10,757, in Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”), and Singapore Dollars (“S$”), respectively. As of December 31, 2020, cash of the Group include, on an as converted basis to US dollars, $24,448, and $122,671, in Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”), and Singapore Dollars (“S$”), respectively. |
Investment Securities | Investments represent equity investments with readily determinable fair values. The Company account for investments in equity securities that have readily determinable fair values are measured at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses from fair value changes recognized in net income in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. |
Equipment | Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less depreciation. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Expenditures incurred as a consequence of acquiring or using the asset, or that increase the value or productive capacity of assets are capitalized (such as removal, and restoration costs). When property and equipment is retired, sold, or otherwise disposed of, the asset’s carrying amount and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method (after considering their respective estimated residual values) over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows: Computer equipment 3 years |
Concentrations | Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash. Although the cash at each particular bank in the United States is insured up to $250,000 by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Group is exposed to risk due to its concentration of cash in foreign countries. The Group places its cash with financial institutions with high-credit ratings and quality. |
Fair value | Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying value of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and short-term borrowings, as reflected in the balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either recognized or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements together with other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk. Where practicable the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities have been determined and disclosed; otherwise only available information pertinent to fair value has been disclosed. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories: · Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; · Level 2 - observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and · Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. |
Revenue recognition | Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"), establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity's contracts to provide goods or services to customers. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2018 under the modified retrospective method to all contracts not completed as of January 1, 2018 and the adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements but we expanded our disclosures related to contracts with customers below. Revenue is recognized when (or as) the Company transfers promised goods or services to its customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services, which occurs when (or as) the Company satisfies its contractual obligations and transfers over control of the promised goods or services to its customers. Costs to obtain or fulfill a contract are expensed as incurred when the amortization period is less than one-year. |
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Income taxes | The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return is recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Interest and penalties on income taxes will be classified as a component of the provisions for income taxes. The Group did not recognize any income tax due to uncertain tax position or incur any interest and penalties related to potential underpaid income tax expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021 or 2020, respectively. |
Foreign currency translation | Items included in the consolidated financial statements of each entity in the Group are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”). The functional and reporting currency of the Company is the United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”). The financial records of the Company’s subsidiaries located in Singapore and Hong Kong are maintained in their local currencies, the Singapore Dollar (S$) and Hong Kong Dollar (HK$), which are also the functional currencies of these entities. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency during the year are converted into functional currency at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occurred. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s entities with functional currency of Renminbi, Hong Kong Dollar and Singapore Dollar, translate their operating results and financial positions into the U.S. dollar, the Company’s reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average rate for the year. Translation adjustments are reported as cumulative translation adjustments and are shown as a separate component of comprehensive income (loss). For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded other comprehensive loss from a translation gain of $78,967 in the consolidated financial statements. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded other comprehensive loss from a translation loss of $68,068 in the consolidated financial statements. |
Comprehensive income (loss) | Comprehensive income (loss) includes gains (losses) from foreign currency translation adjustments. Comprehensive income (loss) is reported in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. |
Earnings (Loss) per share | Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. As of December 31, 2021, there are no potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS. |
Non-controlling interests | Non-controlling interests represent the equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to owners of the Company, and are presented separately in the consolidated statements of operation and comprehensive income, and within equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, separately from equity attributable to owners of the Company. On December 31, 2021 and 2020, the aggregate non-controlling interests in the Company were $(1,618) and $0, respectively. |
Recent accounting pronouncement | Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. |