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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  condensed financial statements of the
Company  have  been  prepared  pursuant  to the  rules  and  regulations  of the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Certain  information and note  disclosures
normally  included in annual  financial  statements  prepared in accordance with
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  in the  United  States  of  America
("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations,
although  the Company  believes  that the  disclosures  are adequate to make the
information  not  misleading.  In the  opinion of  management,  all  adjustments
necessary  for a fair  statement  of the  results of  operations  and  financial
position for the periods presented have been reflected as required by Regulation
S-X.  The  results  of  operations  for  the  interim  period  presented  is not
necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the year.
These consolidated  condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction
with Amincor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2011 which includes the audited  consolidated or combined  financial  statements
for the three years ended December 31, 2011.
 
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of Amincor,
Inc. and all of its consolidated  subsidiaries.  All  intercompany  balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
USE OF ESTIMATES
 
The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with GAAP  requires
management to make estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported amount of
assets and liabilities  and the disclosure of contingent  assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial  statements,  and the reported  amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting  periods.  Significant  estimates  include the
valuation of goodwill and  intangible  assets,  the useful lives of tangible and
intangible  assets,   depreciation  and  amortization  of  property,  plant  and
equipment,   allowances  for  doubtful  accounts  and  inventory   obsolescence,
estimates  related  to  completion  of  contracts  and  loss   contingencies  on
particular  uncompleted  contracts and the  valuation  allowance on deferred tax
assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
BPI
 
Revenue is  recognized  from product sales when goods are delivered to the BPI's
shipping  dock,  and are made  available for pick-up by the  customer,  at which
point title and risk of loss pass to the customer.  Customer sales discounts are
accounted for as reductions in revenues in the same period the related sales are
recorded.
 
TYREE
 
Maintenance  and repair  services for several  retail  petroleum  customers  are
performed under  multi-year,  unit price contracts  ("Tyree  Contracts").  Under
these  agreements,  the customer pays a set price per contracted retail location
per month and Tyree provides a defined scope of maintenance  and repair services
at these  locations on an on-call or as scheduled  basis.  Revenue  earned under
Tyree  Contracts is recognized  each month at the  prevailing  per location unit
price. Revenue from other maintenance and repair services is recognized as these
services are rendered.
 
Tyree  uses  the  percentage-of-completion   method  on  construction  services,
measured by the  percentage of total costs  incurred to date to estimated  total
costs for each contract.  This method is used because management considers costs
to date to be the best available measure of progress on these contracts.
 
Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted  contracts are made in the period
in which overall  contract losses become  probable.  Changes in job performance,
job conditions and estimated  profitability,  including those arising from final
contract  settlements,  may  result  in  revisions  to costs and  income.  These
revisions are recognized in the period in which it is probable that the customer
will approve the variation  and the amount of revenue  arising from the revision
can be reliably  measured.  An amount equal to contract  costs  attributable  to
claims is included in revenues when  negotiations  have reached an advance stage
such that it is probable  that the customer will accept the claim and the amount
can be measured reliably.
 
The asset  account  "Costs  and  estimated  earnings  in excess of  billings  on
uncompleted  contracts,"  represents  revenues  recognized  in excess of amounts
billed.
 
The liability  account,  "Billings in excess of cost and  estimated  earnings on
uncompleted contracts," represents billings in excess of revenues recognized.
 
EQS
 
EQS  provides  environmental  testing  for its clients  that range from  smaller
engineering and contractors to well known  petroleum  companies.  EQS submits an
invoice with each report it distributes to its clients. Revenue is recognized as
testing services are performed.
 
AWWT
 
AWWT provides  water  remediation  and logistics  services for its clients which
include any business that produces waste water.  AWWT invoices  clients based on
bills of lading which specify the quantity and type of water treated. Revenue is
recognized as water remediation services are performed.
 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
Accounts receivable are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts.  The
credit  worthiness of customers is analyzed based on historical  experience,  as
well as the  prevailing  business and  economic  environment.  An allowance  for
doubtful   accounts  is  established   and  determined   based  on  management's
assessments of known requirements,  aging of receivables,  payment history,  the
customer's current credit worthiness and the economic environment.  Accounts are
written  off  when  significantly  past  due and  after  exhaustive  efforts  at
collection.  Recoveries  of  accounts  receivables  previously  written  off are
recorded as income when subsequently collected.
 
Tyree's accounts receivable for maintenance and repair services and construction
contracts are recorded at the invoiced  amount and do not bear interest.  Tyree,
BPI and EQS extend  unsecured  credit to  customers  in the  ordinary  course of
business but mitigate  the  associated  risks by  performing  credit  checks and
actively  pursuing  past due  accounts.  Tyree  follows  the  practice of filing
statutory  "mechanics" liens on construction  projects where collection problems
are anticipated.
 
MORTGAGES RECEIVABLE
 
The mortgages  receivable consist of commercial loans collateralized by property
in Pelham Manor,  New York.  The loans were  non-performing  and property was in
foreclosure as of September 30, 2012. The value of the mortgages is based on the
fair value of the collateral.
 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
An  allowance  for loan losses is  established  as losses are  estimated to have
occurred  through a provision for loan losses charged to  operations.  A loan is
determined  to be  non-accrual  when it is probable that  scheduled  payments of
principal  and  interest  will  not  be  received  when  due  according  to  the
contractual  terms of the loan  agreement.  When a loan is placed on non-accrual
status, all accrued yet uncollected  interest is reversed from income.  Payments
received on non-accrual loans are generally applied to the outstanding principal
balance. Loans are removed from non-accrual status when management believes that
the borrower will resume making the payments required by the loan agreement.
 
INVENTORIES
 
Inventories  are  stated  at the lower of cost or  market  using  the  first-in,
first-out  method.  Market is determined  based on the net realizable value with
appropriate  consideration  given to  obsolescence,  excessive  levels and other
market factors.  An inventory  reserve is recorded if the carrying amount of the
inventory exceeds its estimated market value.
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
Property  and  equipment  are  stated at cost and the  related  depreciation  is
computed using the  straight-line  method over the estimated useful lives of the
respective  assets.  Expenditures  for  repairs and  maintenance  are charged to
operations as incurred. Renewals and betterments are capitalized.  Upon the sale
or retirement of an asset,  the related costs and accumulated  depreciation  are
removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is  recognized  in the results of
operations.
 
Leasehold  improvements  are amortized  over the lesser of the estimated life of
the asset or the lease term.
 
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Goodwill  represents  the cost of acquiring a business that exceeds the net fair
value  ascribed  to  its  identifiable  assets  and  liabilities.  Goodwill  and
indefinite-lived  intangibles are not subject to amortization but are tested for
impairment  annually  and whenever  events or  circumstances  change,  such as a
significant  adverse  change in the  economic  climate  that  would make it more
likely than not that  impairment  may have  occurred.  If the carrying  value of
goodwill or an  indefinite-lived  intangible  asset  exceeds its fair value,  an
impairment loss is recognized.
 
On July 16, 2012,  BPI was notified  that Aldi,  Inc.  ("Aldi"),  BPI's  primary
customer  would be  terminating  its contract  with the Company as of the end of
October 2012 due to BPI's  inability to meet certain  pricing,  cost and product
offering needs.  Consequently,  BPI performed an impairment  study and concluded
that BPI's goodwill and intangible  assets were fully impaired,  due to the loss
of this customer.
 
Intangible  assets  with  finite  lives are  recorded  at cost less  accumulated
amortization.  Finite-lived  tangible  assets are  amortized on a  straight-line
basis over the expected useful lives of the respective assets.
 
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
 
The Company  evaluates the fair value of long-lived assets on an annual basis or
whenever events or changes in  circumstances  indicate that its carrying amounts
may not be recoverable.  Accordingly, any impairment of value is recognized when
the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.
 
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
 
Basic  earnings  (loss) per share is  computed  by  dividing  net income  (loss)
available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding  for the period.  Diluted  earnings  (loss) per share  considers the
potential  dilution that could occur if  securities or other  contracts to issue
common  stock were  exercised  or could  otherwise  cause the issuance of common
stock. Such contracts  include stock options,  convertible notes and convertible
preferred stock, which when exercised or converted into common stock would cause
the  issuance of common  stock that then would share in  earnings  (loss).  Such
potential  additional  common shares are included in the  computation of diluted
earnings per share. Diluted loss per share is not computed because any potential
additional  common shares would reduce the reported loss per share and therefore
have an antidilutive effect.
 
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
 
All  share-based  awards are measured  based on their grant date fair values and
are charged to expenses over the period  during which the required  services are
provided in exchange for the award (the vesting period).  Share-based awards are
subject to specific vesting conditions. Compensation cost is recognized over the
vesting  period based on the grant date fair value of the awards and the portion
of the award that is ultimately expected to vest.
 
GOING CONCERN
 
The accompanying  consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared
assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The future of the Company
is dependent  upon its ability to generate  revenues and positive cash flow from
its  continuing  operations  and raise  debt and  equity  funds.  The  financial
statements do not include any adjustments  relating to the recoverability of the
Company's  assets or the  payment of its  liabilities  in the event the  Company
cannot continue in existence.
 
RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Certain  reclassifications  have  been  made to the  prior  year's  consolidated
condensed financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation.