Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2.           Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation

We are in the process of evaluating business opportunities and have entered a new development stage as of January 1, 2010 and present our financial statements in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification” or “ASC”) Topic 915. Our fiscal year end is December 31. The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements of Arvana Inc. for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and for the cumulative amounts from the beginning of the development stage on January 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) for financial information with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Although they are unaudited, in the opinion of management, they include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation. Results are not necessarily indicative of results which may be achieved in the future. The consolidated interim financial statements and notes appearing in this report should be read in conjunction with our consolidated audited financial statements and related notes thereto, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 6, 2011.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign currency translation and transactions

Our functional currency is the United States dollar.

The Company uses the temporal method when translating the Brazilian subsidiary operations. Long-term assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. Revenue and expenses are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the periods.

Transactions conducted in foreign currencies are recorded using the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. At the period end, monetary assets and liabilities are translated to the functional currency of each entity using the exchange rate in effect at the period end date. Transaction gains and losses are recorded in foreign exchange gain or loss.

Recent accounting pronouncements

We have reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on our financial condition or the results of our operations.