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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using the accrual method of accounting using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  The Company has elected a calendar year end.
 
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
 
Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures.  Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.  The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 260.  
 
Cash Equivalents
 
For purposes of the balance sheet and statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes at deemed sufficient to recover the cost over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We have recorded no depreciation expense as of December 31, 2015 as the assets have not yet been placed in service.
 
The cost of asset additions and improvements that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Routine maintenance and repair items are charged to current operations. The original cost and accumulated depreciation of asset dispositions are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in the statement of operations in the period of disposition.
 
 
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CEN Biotech capitalizes expenditures for real property improvements including improvements to leased property and reviews long-lived assets to assess recoverability using undiscounted cash flows. When certain events or changes in operating or economic conditions occur, an impairment assessment is performed on the recoverability of the carrying value of these assets. If the asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured based on the difference between the asset's fair value and its carrying value. If quoted market prices are not available, Cen Biotech estimates fair value using a discounted value of estimated future cash flows.
 
Our impairment assessment as of December 31, 2015 assumes our licensing issues will be resolved and we will commence production in the near term once those issues are resolved. Should this assumption not prove true, we will need to re-assess the recoverability of our long term asset values.
 
Foreign Currency Transactions and Balances
 
Foreign currency transactions in Canadian dollars are recorded in the Company’s financial records in US Dollars at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are subsequently remeasured at the balance sheet date exchange rate into the functional currency. All gains and losses resulting from the settlement of foreign currency transactions and from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are included in the income statement.
 
Loss per Share
 
Net loss per common share is computed pursuant to ASC 260-10-45. Basic and diluted net income per common share has been calculated by dividing the net income for the period by the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding assuming that the Company incorporated as of the beginning of the first period presented. There were no dilutive shares outstanding as of December 31, 2015 or 2014.
 
Income Taxes
 
Income taxes will be provided in accordance with ASC 740,
Income Taxes
. A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary differences between financial and tax reporting and net operating loss carry forwards.  Deferred tax expense (benefit) results  from  the net  change  during  the  year of  deferred  tax  assets  and liabilities.
 
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
 
No provision was made for income tax for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
Research and Development Expenditures
 
Cen Biotech expenses all research and development expenses when incurred.
 
Subsequent Events
 
The Company follows the guidance in ASC 855-10-50 for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company evaluates subsequent events from the date of the balance sheet through the date when the financial statements are issued.  Pursuant to ASU 2010-09 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company as an SEC filer considers its financial statements issued when they are widely distributed to users, such as through filing them with the SEC on the EDGAR system.
 
 
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.