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IT Corp. (the &amp;#147;Company&amp;#148;) is a Delaware corporation. The Company is in the development stage as defined by Accounting
Standards Codification 915 (ASC 915), &amp;#147;Accounting and reporting by Development Stage Enterprises&amp;#148;, the Company is
devoting substantially all of its efforts to development of business plans. The Company&amp;#146;s main business is providing unique
car part accessories to garages and vehicle accessories shops through its online store.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Basis
of Presentation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;The
Company maintains its accounting records on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America (&amp;#147;U.S. GAAP&amp;#148;).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;These
financial statements are presented in US dollars.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Year End&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Corporation has adopted a fiscal year end of December 31.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unaudited
Interim Financial Statements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;The
interim financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2013, and for the periods then ended, and cumulative from inception,
are unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of
only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company&amp;#146;s financial position as of June 30, 2013, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, and cumulative from
inception. These results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013.
The accompanying financial statements and notes thereto do not reflect all disclosures required under accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. Refer to the Company&amp;#146;s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2012, filed with the
SEC, for additional information, including significant accounting policies.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Going
concern&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;As at June 30, 2013,
the Company has negative working capital and has a loss from operations of $17,396 an accumulated deficit of $72,539 and has earned
no revenues since inception.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;The Company intends to fund operations through equity financing arrangements, which may
be insufficient to fund its capital expenditures, working capital and other cash requirements for the year ending December 31,
2013.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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ability of the Company to emerge from the development stage is dependent upon, among other things, obtaining additional financing
to continue operations, and development of its business plan.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;In response to these problems, management intends to
raise additional funds through public or private placement offerings.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;These
factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company&amp;#146;s ability to continue as a going concern.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;The
accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Use
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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 or revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
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