| SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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 period. Changes in these estimates and assumptions may have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Significant estimates during the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 include the assumptions used in assessing impairment of long-term assets, the valuation of deferred tax assets and associated valuation allowances, the determination of the fair value of the warrants, and the valuation of stock-based compensation. Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements The Company adopted the guidance of ASC 820 for fair value measurements which clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: ● Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date. ● Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. ● Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information. Financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities are reported in the consolidated balance sheets at face value or cost, which approximate fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rates of interest. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Short-term investments are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets are measured at fair value on an ongoing basis. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Continued) The following table provides these assets carried at fair value, measured as of October 31, 2023: Quoted Price in Significant Other Significant Balance at Active Markets Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs October 31, (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) 2023 Short-term investment $ — $ 26,797,081 $ — $ 26,797,081 The following table provides these assets carried at fair value, measured as of October 31, 2022: Quoted Price in Significant Other Significant Balance at Active Markets Observable Inputs Unobservable Inputs October 31, (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) 2022 Short-term investment $ — $ 26,179,662 $ — $ 26,179,662 Cash Cash include cash on hand and cash in banks, savings, deposit accounts, and all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased and money market accounts. At October 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s cash balances by geographic area were as follows: Country: October 31, 2023 October 31, 2022 China $ 2,383 100.0 % $ 1,917 76.4 % Hong Kong — — 591 23.6 % Total cash $ 2,383 100.0 % $ 2,508 100.0 % Cash in China may not be freely transferable out of the PRC because of exchange control regulations or other reasons. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Restricted Cash In its capacity as an insurance broker, occasionally, the Company collects premiums from certain insureds and remits the premiums to the appropriate insurance carriers. Unremitted insurance premiums are held in a fiduciary capacity bank account until disbursed by the Company to the respective insurance carriers. The unremitted funds are held in a bank for a short period of time. In addition, the Company as an insurance broker is required to reserve 10% of its registered capital in cash held in an escrow bank account pursuant to the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC”) rules and regulations. As of October 31, 2023 and 2022, restricted cash amounted to $692,692 and $692,734, respectively. Concentration of Credit Risk and Uncertainties The ramifications of the outbreak of the novel strain of COVID-19, reported to have started in December 2019 and spread globally, are filled with uncertainty and changing quickly. The Company is operating in a rapidly changing environment so the extent to which COVID-19 impacts its business, operations and financial results from this point forward will depend on numerous evolving factors that the Company cannot accurately predict. Those factors include the following: the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic. A portion of the Company’s cash is maintained with state-owned banks within the PRC. Balances at state-owned banks within the PRC are covered by insurance up to RMB 500,000 (approximately $68,000) per bank. Any balance over RMB 500,000 per bank in PRC will not be covered. At October 31, 2023, cash balances held in the PRC were RMB 5,085,934 (approximately $695,000), of which, RMB 4,561,614 (approximately $623,000) was not covered by such limited insurance. 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. Currently, the Company’s operations are carried out in China. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in China, and by the general state of China’s economy. The Company’s operations in China are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable. A portion of the Company’s sales are credit sales to customers whose ability to pay are dependent upon the prevailing industry economics; however, concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to short-term payment terms. The Company also performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to help further reduce credit risk. Short-term Investments Short-term investments are investments in wealth management products with underlying bonds offered by a private entity. The investments can be redeemed upon notice and their carrying values approximate their fair values. The income (loss) from sale of any investments and fair value change are recognized in the statement of operations. The Company had short-term investments of $26,797,081 and $26,179,662 as of October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Income from short term investments for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $692,733, $282,968 and $0, respectively, which was included in interest income on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses. The Company reviews its accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, customer’s historical payment history, its current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. Management believes that accounts receivable is fully collectable. Therefore, no material allowance for doubtful accounts is deemed to be required on its accounts receivable at October 31, 2023 and 2022. Reserve for Policy Cancellations Managements establishes the policy cancellation reserve based on historical and current data on cancellations. No allowance for cancellation has been recognized for our brokerage business as the Company estimates, based on its past experience, that the cancellation of policies rarely occurs. Any subsequent commission adjustments in connection with policy cancellations, which have been minimal to date, are recognized upon notification from the insurance carriers. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Cost represents the purchase price of the asset and other costs incurred to bring the asset into its existing use. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income/loss in the year of disposition. Estimated useful lives are as follows: Estimated Useful Life Office equipment and furniture 3 - 5 Years Impairment of Long-lived Assets In accordance with ASC Topic 360, the Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value (generally, the discounted cash flows) and its book value. In October 2022, the Company assessed its long-lived assets for any impairment and concluded that there were indicators of impairment as of October 31, 2022 and it calculated that the estimated undiscounted cash flows from the projected sales was less than the carrying amount of the intangible asset. Based on its analysis, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $123,646 for the year ended October 31, 2022, which reduced the value of intangible asset developed to $0. The Company did not record any impairment charge for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2021, as there was no impairment indicator noted. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Value Added Tax TRX ZJ is subject to a VAT of 6% for providing insurance broker services and insurance related risk management services. The amount of VAT liability is determined by applying the applicable tax rate to the invoiced amount of services provided. The Company reports revenue net of PRC’s VAT for all the years presented on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Warrants For issued warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance. Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle: ● Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer ● Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract ● Step 3: Determine the transaction price ● Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract ● Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised goods or services in the contract and identify each promised goods or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” goods or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following criteria are met: ● The customer can benefit from the goods or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the goods or service is capable of being distinct). ● The entity’s promise to transfer the goods or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the goods or service is distinct within the context of the contract). If a goods or service is not distinct, the goods or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a bundle of goods or services is identified that is distinct. The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties (for example, some sales taxes). The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable amounts, or both. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Revenue Recognition (continued) The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. The transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point in time or over time as appropriate. Types of revenue: ● Insurance brokerage services fees under contracts with customers related to providing insurance brokerage services. The Company does not provide any insurance agent services. ● Risk management services fees under risk management agreements to provide insurance related risk management services to its clients. The Company is paid for its services by its clients pursuant to the terms of the written risk management agreements. Each contract calls for a fixed payment. Revenue recognition criteria: ● For insurance brokerage services fees, t he distinct performance obligation is policy placement services. Billing is controlled by the insurance carriers, therefore, the data necessary to reasonably determine the revenue amounts is made available to the Company by the insurance carriers on a monthly basis. Insurance brokerage services are considered to be rendered and completed, and revenue is recognized, at the time an insurance policy becomes effective; that is, when the signed insurance policy is in place and the premium is collected from the insured, which is confirmed by the insurance carriers with their monthly commissions statements submitted to the Company. The Company has met all the criteria of revenue recognition when the premiums are collected by it or the respective insurance carriers and not before, because collectability is not ensured until receipt of the premium. Accordingly, the Company does not accrue any commissions prior to the receipt of the related premiums. Generally, at the time when the insurance policy is signed, it is difficult for us to assess the insured’s ability and intention to pay the premium due on the policy. Therefore, it is not possible for us to estimate if we will collect substantially all of the commissions to which we will be entitled in exchange for our insurance brokerage services. For this reason, we recognize revenue when the premiums are either collected by us or by the respective insurance carriers and not before, due to the specific practice in the industry. ● The Company recognizes revenue by providing insurance related risk management services under written service contracts with its customers. Revenue related to its service offerings is recognized at a point in time when service is rendered. No allowance for cancellation has been recognized for brokerage business, as the Company estimates, based on its past experience, that the cancellation of policies rarely occurs. Any subsequent commission adjustments in connection with policy cancellations, which have been minimal to date, are recognized upon notification from the insurance carriers. Actual commission adjustments in connection with the cancellation of policies were 0.9%, 1.7 % and 2.3% of the total commission revenue for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Occasionally, certain policyholders or insureds might request the Company to assist them for claim process on their behalf with the insurance carriers. The Company generally will spend approximately an hour on the phone with the insurance carriers if such assistance is requested by the insured. Based on historical experience, claim service calls and related labor costs have been minimal. The Company spent approximately 0, 9 and 12 hours in connection with the claim process services provided to the insureds for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Based on historical data, the transaction price does not include any element of consideration that is variable or contingent on the outcome of future events, such as policy cancellations, lapses, and volume of business or claims experience. The Company does not offer promotional payments, customer coupons, rebates or other cash redemption offers to its customers. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Disaggregation of Revenue The following table sets forth the Company’s revenue based on services for the periods indicated: Years Ended October 31, 2023 2022 2021 Insurance brokerage services $ 1,244,247 $ 1,324,655 $ 2,675,611 Insurance related risk management services — 27,254 115,006 Total revenues $ 1,244,247 $ 1,351,909 $ 2,790,617 Employee Benefits The Company makes mandatory contributions to the PRC government’s health, retirement benefit and unemployment funds in accordance with the relevant Chinese social security laws. The costs of these payments are charged to the same accounts as the related salary costs in the same period as the related salary costs are incurred. Employee benefit costs totaled $45,244, $146,431 and $166,242 for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Selling and Marketing Expenses All costs related to selling and marketing are expensed as incurred. For the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, selling and marketing costs amounted to $2,438,248, $1,764,909 and $2,517,497, respectively. Advertising Costs Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in the selling and marketing expenses. Advertising costs were $979,694, $837,807 and $2,466,239 for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Stock-based Compensation The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation,” which establishes accounting standards for non-employee and employee stock-based awards. Under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, the fair value of stock issued is used to measure the fair value of services received by the Company. For non-employee stock-based awards, fair value is measured based on the value of the Company’s stock on the date that the commitment for performance by the counterparty has been established. The fair value of the equity instrument is calculated and then recognized as compensation expense over the requisite performance period. For employee stock-based awards, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense with graded vesting on a straight–line basis, as specified in the stock grant, over the requisite service period for the award. Commitments and Contingencies In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, that cover a wide range of matters. Liabilities for such contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset/liability method prescribed by ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company follows the accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes using the provisions of ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. Using that guidance, tax positions initially need to be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of October 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no significant uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. As of October 31, 2023, income tax returns for the tax years ended October 31, 2018 through October 31, 2022 remain open for statutory examination by PRC tax authorities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to significant uncertain income tax positions in other expense, if any. There were no such interest and penalties as of October 31, 2023 and 2022. Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar (“USD”). The functional currency of the parent company, TRX, and TRX HK, is the U.S. dollar and the functional currency of TRX BJ, TRX ZJ, and TRX ZJ’s subsidiaries is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). For the entities whose functional currency is the RMB, result of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period, and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. As a result, amounts relating to assets and liabilities reported on the statements of cash flows may not necessarily agree with the changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive loss/income. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. All of the Company’s revenue and expense transactions are transacted in the functional currency of the operating entities. The Company does not enter into any material transactions in foreign currencies. Transaction gains or losses have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the results of operations of the Company. The consolidated balance sheet amounts, with the exception of equity, at October 31, 2023 and 2022 were translated at RMB 7.3171 to $1.00 and at RMB 7.3029 to $1.00, respectively. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rates. The average translation rates applied to consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were RMB 7.0584, RMB 6.6166 and RMB 6.4831 to $1.00, respectively. Comprehensive Loss Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and all changes to the statements of equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. For the Company, comprehensive loss for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consisted of net loss and unrealized (loss) gain from foreign currency translation adjustment. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Per Share Data ASC Topic 260 “Earnings per Share,” requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) with a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary stock were exercised or converted into ordinary stock or resulted in the issuance of ordinary stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. Basic net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss available to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of ordinary stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of ordinary stock, ordinary stock equivalents and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during each period. For the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, potentially dilutive ordinary shares consisted of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of ordinary stock warrants (using the treasury stock method). Ordinary stock equivalents are not included in the calculation of diluted loss per ordinary share if their effect would be anti-dilutive. In a period in which the Company has a net loss, all potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding as they would have had an anti-dilutive impact. The following table summarizes the securities that were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because the effect of including these potential shares was antidilutive: Years Ended October 31, 2023 2022 2021 Stock warrants 141,800 141,800 141,800 Potentially dilutive securities 141,800 141,800 141,800 Non-controlling Interest On November 7, 2017, TRX ZJ sold a 0.2% equity interest in Hengbang Insurance to two third party individuals. As of October 31, 2023, these two individuals aggregately owned 0.2% of the equity interests of Hengbang Insurance, which is not under the Company’s control. Segment Reporting ASC 280 “Segment reporting” establishes standards for reporting information on operating segments in interim and annual financial statements. The Company uses “the management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and chairman of the Company, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. The Company has determined that it has one reportable business segment. During the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, all of the Company’s customers are in the PRC and all revenue is derived from the provision of insurance brokerage services and insurance related risk management services. Related Parties Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal with if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all significant related party transactions. NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Fiscal Year End The Company has adopted a fiscal year end of October 31st. Reverse Stock Split The Company effected a one Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“Topic 326”). The ASU introduces a new accounting model, the Current Expected Credit Losses model (“CECL”), which requires In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023 - 09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance is intended to enhance the transparency and decision - usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023 - 09 address investor requests for enhanced income tax information primarily through changes to disclosure regarding rate reconciliation and income taxes paid both in the U.S. and in foreign jurisdictions. ASU 2023 - 09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis, with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements disclosures. Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures. |
