SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Significant Accounting Policies | |
Basis of Presentation | The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company has elected a fiscal year ending on March 31. |
Principles of Consolidation | The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nascent Biotech, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Nascent Biologics, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company as of March31, 2019 did not have any cash equivalents. |
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 disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Stock-Based Compensation | The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees and consultants in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Stock-based compensation to employees is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite employee service period. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to other than employees in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50. Equity instruments issued to other than employees are valued at the earlier of a commitment date or upon completion of the services, based on the fair value of the equity instruments and is recognized as expense over the service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based payments using the Black Scholes option-pricing model for common stock options and warrants and the closing price of the Company’s common stock for common share issuances. |
Research and Development Expense | Research and development costs are expensed in the period they are incurred in accordance with ASC 730, Research and Development unless they meet specific criteria related to technical, market and financial feasibility, as determined by management, including but not limited to the establishment of a clearly defined future alternative use for the product, and the availability of adequate resources to complete the project. If all criteria are met, the costs are deferred and amortized over the expected useful life of the project, or expensed as research and development as the material are consumed, or written off if a product is abandoned. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had zero capitalized associated with materials held with a future alternative use. The cost of these materials is to be expensed as research and development as the materials are consumed or designated for usage. As the Company is preparing to begin clinical studies using a dose escalation method, it is not feasible to determine if the additional product will be needed for the brain cancer studies. The Company expensed the balance of the product in inventory on March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2019 the Company no inventory value on the balance sheet. |
Materials Held for Research and Development with Future Alternative Use | The Company has incurred costs related to the production of 424 grams of Pritumumab a human mono-clinical antibody. Of the 424 grams, the materials designated for use in the brain cancer clinical trials have been expensed as of March 31, 2017 as research and development. The Company has determined the Pritumumab can be used in its current state in pancreatic, breast and lung cancer trials, none of which have commenced. Under the guidelines of ASC 730-10-25-2, Research and Development |
Property and Equipment | Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the expected useful life of the asset (3 to 5 years), beginning when the asset is available and ready for use. Expenditures associated with upgrades and enhancements that improve, add functionality, or otherwise extend the life of property and equipment are capitalized, while expenditures that do not, such as repairs and maintenance, are expensed as incurred. For the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, depreciation expense totaled zero, respectively. |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets | The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the historical-cost carrying value of an asset may no longer be appropriate. The Company assesses recoverability of the asset by comparing the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the asset to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flows of the asset, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the fair value of the long-lived asset. Fair value is estimated based upon either discounted cash flow analysis or estimated salvage value. There was no impairment recognized during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. |
Income Taxes | At March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $8,395,599 and $7,274,992, respectively, which expire in varying amounts beginning in 2029. Components of net deferred tax assets, including a valuation allowance, are as follows at March 31, 2019 and 2018: March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 Deferred tax assets: Net operating loss $ 1,763,076 $ 1,527,748 Less: Valuation allowance (1,763,076 ) (1,527,748 ) Net deferred tax assets $ -- $ -- In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result, management determined it was more likely than not the deferred tax assets would not be realized as of March 31, 2019. Based on the recent change in corporation tax rates the Company calculated the deferred tax asset for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 at 21%. The parent Company due to its loses has not filed US Corporate tax returns and is subject to examination back to March 31, 2015. |
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share | Basic net income (loss) per share calculations are calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. During the year ended March 31, 2019 the Company had a net loss so the options and warrants outstanding were not part the loss per share calculation as they would be antidilutive. Diluted income (loss) per share calculations includes the dilutive effect of warrants and options on the weighted average of the per share calculation. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments | The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses and shareholder loans. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in these financial statements. Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy established by GAAP, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into the following levels: Level 1— Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. Level 2— Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable and can be corroborated by observable market data. Level 3— Inputs reflecting management’s best estimates and assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The inputs are unobservable in the market and significant to the valuation of the instruments. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. On May 20, 2014 the Company granted 13,317 common stock warrants for services. The warrants vest immediately, are exercisable at $1.00 per share and expire on May 21, 2017. The Company determined that the warrants were not afforded equity classification because the warrants are not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock due to the anti-dilution provision. Accordingly, the warrants are treated as a derivative liability and are carried at fair value. The Company estimated the fair value of these derivative warrants at each balance sheet date and the changes in fair value are recognized in earnings in the statement of operations under the caption “gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability” until such time as the derivative warrants are exercised or expire. The Company used the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model to estimate the fair value of the derivative liability as of the date of issuance and as of March 31, 2017 using the following key inputs: market price of the Company’s common stock $0.10 to $1.51 per share in 2016 and $0.40 in 2017, volatility of 250% and discount rate of 0.13%. The fair value of the derivative liability was determined to be zero as of March 31, 2018 and due to the expiration of the warrants the ending balance of the derivative liability was zero as of March 31, 2018 and 2019. The following table summarizes the change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018: Fair value as of March 31, 2017 346 Additions at fair value -- Transfers in (out) of Level 3 -- Change in fair value (346 ) Fair value as of March 31, 2018 $ -- Additions at fair value -- Transfers in (out) of Level 3 -- Change in fair value -- Fair value as of March 31, 2019 $ -- |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees and consultants in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Stock-based compensation to employees is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite employee service period. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to other than employees in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50. Equity instruments issued to other than employees are valued at the earlier of a commitment date or upon completion of the services, based on the fair value of the equity instruments and is recognized as expense over the service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based payments using the Black Scholes option-pricing model for common stock options and warrants and the closing price of the Company’s common stock for common share issuances. |