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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016
Policies  
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents

(b) Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

(c) Accounts receivable and other receivables

(c) Accounts receivable and other receivables

 

Trade receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.

Impairment on allowance for debts for the period ended April 30, 2016 and year ended May 31, 2015 amounted to $196,138 and $nil, respectively.

(d) Property, Plant and Equipment

(d) Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to the statement of operations as incurred, whereas significant renewals and improvements are capitalized. The cost and the related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the statement of operations.

 

The Company provides for depreciation of property, plant and equipment principally by use of the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes.

Plant and equipment are depreciated over the following estimated useful lives:

                                    

Computer and software

 5 years

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 5 years

Motor vehicles

 5 years

Leasehold improvements

 5 years

Telecommunication equipment

 10 years

 

Depreciation expense attributable to continuing operations for the period ended April 30, 2016 and year ended May 31, 2015 amounted to $379,941 and $541,142, respectively. Depreciation expense attributable to discontinued operations for the period ended April 30, 2016 and year ended May 31, 2015 amounted to $nil and $3,689, respectively.

(e) Intangible assets

(e) Intangible assets

 

IT license and software and operating license and are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected periods of benefit, in 20 years. Customer base are amortized on a straight-line basis over 3 years.

 

The Company performs regular review of identified intangible assets to determine if facts and circumstances indicate that the useful life is shorter than the original Company policies. If such facts and circumstances exist, the Company regularly assesses the recoverability of identified intangible assets by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairments, if any, are based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. If the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we accelerate the rate of amortization and amortize the remaining carrying value over the new shorter useful life.

 

Amortization expense attributable to continuing operations for the period ended April 30, 2016 and year ended May 31, 2015 amounted to $145,051 and $321,033, respectively.

(f) Available-for-sale investments

(f) Available-for-sale investments

 

Investments in equity securities that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are recognized in the balance sheet at cost less impairment losses.

(g) Accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets

(g) Accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets

 

The long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. It is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology or other industry changes. Determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

 

There is $2,591,832 (2015: Nil) impairment loss recognized during the period ended April 30, 2016 and year ended May 31, 2015 respectively.

(h) Income tax

(h) Income tax

 

Income taxes are based on pre-tax financial accounting income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts. The Company periodically assesses the need to establish valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets to the extent the Company no longer believes it is more likely than not that the tax assets will be fully utilized.

 

The Company evaluates a tax position to determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination, based upon the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is subject to a measurement assessment to determine the amount of benefit to recognize and the appropriate reserve to establish, if any. If a tax position does not meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, no benefit is recognized.

(i) Fair value of financial instruments

(i) Fair value of financial instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:

 

            Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

 

            Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as 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, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

            Level 3—Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.

 

We measure the fair value of money market funds and equity securities based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. All other financial instruments were valued based on quoted market prices of similar instruments and other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

(j) Revenue Recognition

(j) Revenue recognition

 

The Company assesses appropriate revenue recognition policy for each type of operation according to ASC 605-45

 

Revenue represents the invoiced value of services rendered and receivable during the year. Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met:

 

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,

Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered,

The seller's price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and

Collectability is reasonably assured

 

Revenue recognition policy for each of the major products and services:

 

1.         Discounted call services for consumer (EMS) as follow:

 

       Collaboration with CTT – Redtone China is appointed as the sole distributor for EMS and will recognize revenue when airtime is utilized by the consumer and the revenue recognized is on net basis which is computed based on a fixed sharing ratio of the total airtime utilized by consumers after netting of direct traffic termination cost and incidental expenses. Redtone China's role for Business Collaboration with China TieTong Telecommunications (CTT) would be as "Agent" as Redtone China is the sole distributor for EMS brand owned and controlled by CTT; and

 

       Collaboration with other telecommunication providers – Redtone China will act as a discounted consumer call Reseller whereby Redtone China will determine the service and package specification and pricing policies whereas China Unicom acts as a passive termination partner for call traffic.  Redtone China will pay China Unicom solely based on call traffic termination by China Unicom at a prescribed rate (defined as traffic termination costs on the books of Redtone China).  In this regard, Redtone China will recognize the revenue when airtime is utilized by the consumer and the value recognized as revenue is the call charges gross value.    Redtone China's role for Business Collaboration with China Unicom would be as "Principal" as China Unicom is playing a passive role as traffic termination partner while Redtone China is fully responsible for the entire management of discounted call services

 

As this is a prepaid product, there is an expiration date for the product sold. If the airtime is not utilized by the expiration date, which is currently one year from the activation date, it will be deemed expired and revenue will be recognized based on the remaining gross value of the expired prepaid product.

 

2.         Discounted call services for corporate as follow:

 

       Collaboration with CTT – the revenue recognize is the commission earned from distributing the discounted call services to corporate customer; and

 

       Collaboration with other telecommunication providers –the revenue recognized is the commission earned from distributing the discounted call services to corporate customer.

 

3.         Reload services for prepaid mobile – revenue recognized is the commission earned.

 

4.     Collaboration with Shanghai Huili Telecommunications Co., Ltd (“Huili”) – Huili will act as “intermediary agent” to resell the call traffic termination by Redtone China. Huili will pay Redtone China the termination costs on the books of Redtone China.

 

(k) Earnings Per Share

(k) Earnings per share

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. As of April 30, 2016 and May 31, 2015, there were no dilutive securities outstanding.

(l) Use of estimates

(l) Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

(m) Retirement benefits

(m) Retirement benefits

 

PRC mandates companies to contribute funds into the national retirement system, which benefits qualified employees based on where they were born within the country. The Company pays the required payment for qualified employees of the Company.

(n) Foreign Currency Translation

(n) Foreign currency translation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars (US$). The functional currencies of the Company are the Hong Kong dollar (HK$) and the Renminbi (RMB), respectively. Capital accounts of the financial statements are translated into United States dollars from HK$ or RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates as of balance sheet date. Income and expenditures are translated at the average exchange rate of the year. The translation rates are as follows:

 

 

April 30, 2016

May 31, 2015

Year end RMB : US$ exchange rate

0.1541

0.1612

Average yearly RMB : US$ exchange rate

0.1570

0.1614

Year end HK$ : US$ exchange rate

0.1286

0.1290

Average yearly HK$ : US$ exchange rate

0.1289

0.1290

 

On July 21, 2005, the PRC changed its foreign currency exchange policy from a fixed RMB/US$ exchange rate into a flexible rate under the control of the PRC's government.

 

The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at the rates used in translation.

(o) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

(o) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and other entities issued new or modifications to, or interpretations of, existing accounting guidance during the period.  Management has carefully considered the new pronouncements that altered generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any other new or modified principles will have a material impact on the Company's reported financial position or operations in the near term.

 

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. No new standards had any material effect on these financial statements. The accounting pronouncements issued subsequent to the date of these financial statements that were considered significant by management were evaluated for the potential effect on these consolidated financial statements. Management does not believe any of the subsequent pronouncements will have a material effect on these consolidated financial statements as presented and does not anticipate the need for any future restatement of these consolidated financial statements because of the retro-active application of any accounting pronouncements issued subsequent to April 30, 2016 through the date these financial statements were issued.