SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

Pismo Coast Village, Inc. (Company) is a recreational vehicle camping resort. Its business is seasonal in nature with the fourth quarter, the summer, being its busiest and most profitable.

Inventory

Inventory has been valued at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventory is comprised primarily of goods in the general store and parts in the RV repair shop.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the cost of the assets, less allowance for salvage value, where appropriate. Depreciation rates are based upon the following estimated useful lives:

Building and park improvements	5 to 40 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements	3 to 31.5 years
Transportation equipment	5 to 10 years

Earnings Per Share

The earnings per share are based on the 1,787 shares issued and outstanding. The financial statements report only basic earnings per share, as there are no potentially dilutive shares outstanding.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments, including certificates of deposit with maturities of three months or less when purchased, to be cash equivalents.

Concentration of Credit Risk

At September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had cash deposits in excess of the $250,000 federally insured limit with Mission Community Bank of $1,543,955 and $1,529,292 respectively; however, in the past the Company has used an Excess Deposit Insurance Bond which secures deposits up to $1,500,000. It has recently been stated by bank regulators that this insurance bond is not enforceable. The FDIC’s Temporary Transaction Account Guarantee Program provides unlimited coverage for non-interest bearing accounts until December 31, 2013. Mission Community Bank is participating in the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program which is a requirement to obtain the non-interest bearing coverage.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue and Cost Recognition

The Company's revenue is recognized on the accrual basis of accounting as earned based on the date of stay. Expenditures are recorded on the accrual basis whereby expenses are recorded when incurred, rather than when paid.

Advertising

The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of non-direct response advertising to expense as incurred. Advertising expense was $58,987 and $70,172 for the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Income Tax

The Company uses the asset-liability method of computing deferred taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Income Taxes topic 740. ASC 740 requires, among other things, that if income is expected for the entire year, but there is a net loss to date, a tax benefit is recognized based on the annual effective tax rate.

ASC 740 also requires, among other things, the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions based on a “more likely than not” (likelihood greater than 50%) approach. As of September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not maintain any uncertain tax positions under this approach and, accordingly, all tax positions have been fully recorded in the provision for income taxes. The Company’s policy is to consistently classify interest and penalties associated with income tax expense separately from the provision for income taxes. Interest or penalties associated with income taxes have been included in this provision for income taxes. The Company does not expect any material changes through September 30, 2013. Although the Company does not maintain any uncertain tax positions, tax returns remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for fiscal years ending on or after September 30, 2008 and by the California Franchise Tax Board for fiscal years ending on or after September 30, 2007.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of their operations. Various accounting standards and interpretations were issued with effective dates subsequent to September 30, 2012. The Company has evaluated the recently issued accounting pronouncements that are effective in the current period and believes that none of them will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows when adopted.

Further, the Company is closely monitoring the joint standard-setting efforts of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board. There are a large number of pending accounting standards that are being targeted for completion in 2012 and beyond, including, but not limited to, standards relating to revenue recognition, accounting for leases, fair value measurements, accounting for financial statements, disclosure of loss contingencies and financial statements presentation. Because these pending standards have not yet been finalized, at this time the Company is not able to determine the potential future impact that these standards will have, if any, on the Company’s financial position, results in operations or cash flows.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent events have been evaluated through November 16, 2012, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.