RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The following is a list of related parties to which the Company has transactions with: (a) Xiangbin Meng (“Meng”), the Company’s Chairman and a shareholder of Beijing Jiucheng; (b) Jiuyuan Investment Co., Ltd. (“Jiuyuan”), a shareholder of Beijing Jiucheng; (c) Beijing JiuCheng Huijin Information Consulting Co., Ltd (“Jiucheng Huijin”), an affiliated Company; (d) Yasheng International Investment Ltd. (“Yasheng”), a former shareholder of Beijing Jiucheng; (e) Beijing Jiuyuan Investment Share Holding Co., Ltd (“Beijing Jiuyuan”), an affiliated Company; (f) Beijing Jiuxiang Financing Lease Co., Ltd. (“Jiuxiang”), an affiliated Company. (g) Beijing Hengjiu Investment Management Co.,Ltd (“Beijing Hengjiu”), an affiliated Company (h) Yangming Development Limited (“Yangming”), a shareholder of the Company Amount due from related parties: Amount due from related parties consisted of the following as of: December 31, December 31, Xiangbin Meng – Fees Receivable $ 3,444 $ 1,877,130 Xiangbin Meng – Other - 11,311,447 Jiuyuan 20,204 - Beijing Hengjiu 51,653 - Due from Related Party – Contra Equity - (11,519,905 ) Total $ 75,301 $ 1,668,672 The Company made several advances to Meng from paid-in capital for operation use of other affiliated companies owned by him. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company made advances to Meng for working capital totaled $1,014,468 and $15,080,744, respectively and received repayments totaled $0 and $15,080,337, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, and 2016, amount due from Meng was $-0- and $11,311,447, respectively. These advances are due on demand, unsecured and non-interest bearing. Prior to July 2017, Meng collected the service fees from the loan borrowers on behalf of the Company, Zhongcheng Zhengxin, and Hengjiu. Meng then distributed to each party in accordance to the predetermined service fees percentage. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, amount due from Meng for service revenue collected by Meng on the Company’s behalf and not yet distribute to the Company was $3,444 and $1,877,130, respectively. Beijing Jiucheng is 70% owned by Jiuyuan. From time to time, the Company and Jiuyuan paid general and administrative expenses for each other. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, Jiuyuan paid on behalf of the Company for working capital totaled $28,066 and $64,171, respectively. The Company made advances to Jiuyuan for working capital totaled $9,575,951 and $51,979,782, respectively, and received repayments totaled $5,600,911 and $40,894,038, respectively. The Company received advances from Jiuyuan for working capital totaled $4,119,148 and $12,153,358, respectively and made repayments totaled $397,600 and $-0-, respectively. The Company has substantially reduced the related party transactions and gradually stopped payments on others’ behalves in 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has an amount due from Jiuyuan of $20,204 and as of December 31, 2016, the Company has an amount due to Jiuyuan of $378,950. Beijing Hengjiu is 75% owned by Jiuyuan and 25% owned by Meng. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company made advances to Beijing Hengjiu for working capital totaled $56,813 and $-0-, respectively. The Company received advances from Beijing Hengjiu totaled $6,905 and $-0-, respectively. Beijing Jiucheng has reclassified the amounts due from Meng of $11,519,905 as contra-equity account at December 31, 2016. On February 15, 2017, Beijing Jiucheng reduced the contributed capital. In addition, a debt transfer agreement was entered into between Meng and Jiuyuan on February 28, 2017 and a debt offset agreement was entered into between Beijing Jiucheng and Meng on the same date. As a result of the capital reduction, the debt offset agreement and repayment received, the amount due from related parties, Meng under the contra-equity account was reduced by $11,519,905 during the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 (see Note 10 for detail). As the result of the reverse merger, Beijing Jiucheng’s paid-in-capital account and contra-equity account were retrospectively adjusted to reflect the legal capital after the merger. The total amount due from related parties was $75,301 and $1,668,672 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amount due to related parties Amount due to related parties consisted of the following as of: December 31, December 31, Jiuyuan $ - $ 378,950 Yasheng - 8,917 Jiucheng Huijin 10,199 5,867 Beijing Jiuyuan 2,460 2,304 Jiuxiang 6,087 1,263 Yangming 4,936 - Total $ 23,682 $ 397,301 Yasheng paid general and administrative expense on behalf of Beijing Jiucheng. As of December 31, 2016, the Company recorded $8,917 due to Yasheng. Yasheng was closed in 2017 and the Company no longer need to pay the debt. The Company recorded a gain from extinguishment of liability in the amount of $9,196 as of December 31, 2017 accordingly. Jiucheng Huijin is 30% owned by Meng. From time to time, Jiucheng Huijin paid general and administrative expenses on behalf of the Company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has a payable due to Jiucheng Huijin amounted to $49,066. The amount was partially offset by receivable from vehicle leasing income incurred in 2016. On June 30, 2016, Jiucheng Huijin and the Company entered a contract to lease two vehicles from the Company. The contract started on June 30, 2016 and expired on June 30, 2017. After the expiration, the lease has been renewed month by month. Pursuant to the terms of the contract, Jiucheng Huijin has agreed to pay a monthly rental fee of RMB 25,000 (approximately $3,600) per vehicle. The Company has a rental fee receivable of approximately $10,199 and $43,200 at December 31, 2017 and 2016 due from Jiucheng Huijin. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $10,199 and $5,867 due to Jiucheng Huijin, respectively. Beijing Jiuyuan is 51% owned by Meng. On October 21, 2015, Beijing Jiuyuan entered into a six-year lease (“Chaoyang Lease”) and the lease was subsequently transferred to Jiuxiang on August 12, 2016. The Company shares the office space with Beijing Jiuyuan and three other affiliated companies under the Chaoyang Lease. The rent expense allocated to the Company each month is in accordance to the number of employees occupied in the office space. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, amounts due to Beijing Jiuyuan related to rent expense were $2,460 and $2,304, respectively. Jiuxiang is 75% owned by Jiuyuan. As mentioned above, Jiuxiang took over the lease since August 12, 2016. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $6,087 and $1,263 due to Jiuxiang, respectively, for the rent expense. Yangming owns 26.3% of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2017, Yangming paid $4,936 general and administrative expenses on behalf of the Company. For fiscal years 2017 and 2016, due to (from) related party activities consisted of the following: Jiuyuan Meng Meng - Receivable Yasheng Jiucheng Huijin Beijing Jiuyuan Jiuxiang Beijing Hengjiu Yangming Total Balance due (from) to related parties, December 31, 2015 $ (753,743 ) $ (12,112,907 ) $ (526,654 ) $ 9,548 $ 16,243 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ (13,367,513 ) Operating activities - Due from related parties - - (1,447,848 ) - - - - - - (1,447,848 ) Operating activities - Due to related parties 64,171 - - - (8,197 ) 2,409 1,320 - - 59,703 Investing activities - Working capital advances to related parties (51,979,782 ) (15,080,744 ) - - - - - - - (67,060,526 ) Investing activities - Repayments from related parties 40,894,038 15,080,337 - - - - - - - 55,974,375 Financing activities - Advances from related parties 12,153,358 - - - 190 - - - - 12,153,548 Fixed assets transferred to related party in exchange of receivable - - - - (1,716 ) - - - - (1,716 ) Effect of foreign currency exchange 908 801,867 97,372 (631 ) (653 ) (105 ) (57 ) - - 898,701 Balance due (from) to related parties, December 31, 2016 $ 378,950 $ (11,311,447 ) $ (1,877,130 ) $ 8,917 $ 5,867 $ 2,304 $ 1,263 $ - $ - $ (12,791,276 ) Operating activities - Due from related parties 28,066 - 683,449 - - - - - - 711,515 Operating activities - Due to related parties - - - - 3,804 - 4,579 - 4,769 13,152 Investing activities - Working capital advances to related parties (9,575,951 ) - - - - - - (56,813 ) - (9,632,764 ) Investing activities - Repayments from related parties 5,600,911 1,014,468 - - - - - - - 6,615,379 Financing activities - Advances from related parties 4,119,148 - - - - - - 6,905 - 4,126,053 Financing activities - Repayments made to related parties (397,600 ) - - - - - - - - (397,600 ) Other Non-cash Transactions (134,332 ) - - (9,196 ) - - - - - (143,528 ) Non-cash Capital reduction 8,316,202 3,564,087 - - - - - - - 11,880,289 Debt transfers pursuant to debt transfer agreement (8,366,771 ) 7,117,694 1,249,077 - - - - - - - Effect of foreign currency exchange 11,173 (384,802 ) (58,840 ) 279 528 156 245 (1,745 ) 167 (432,839 ) Balance due (from) to related parties, December 31, 2017 $ (20,204 ) $ - $ (3,444 ) $ - $ 10,199 $ 2,460 $ 6,087 $ (51,653 ) $ 4,936 $ (51,619 ) |