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1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies: Income Taxes (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Policies  
Income Taxes

Income Taxes

 

The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the temporary differences in the tax bases of the assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount currently estimated to be realized.  After considering the impact of the current year loss, including the Company’s increased expenses and weighting all available positive and negative evidence, the Company concluded that it was not more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset would be realized.

 

The Company follows ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” (“ASC 740”) where tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. Unrecognized tax benefits are tax benefits claimed in tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards.  At October 31, 2017, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions. As permitted by ASC 740-10, the Company’s accounting policy is to prospectively classify accrued interest and penalties related to any unrecognized tax benefits in its income tax provision.

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts was enacted into law.  The new tax legislation represents a fundamental and dramatic shift in US taxation.  The new legislation contains several key tax provisions that will impact us including the reduction of the corporate income tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018.  The new legislation also includes a variety of other changes including but not limited to a limitation on the tax deductibility of interest expense, acceleration of business asset expensing and reduction in the amount of executive pay that could qualify as a tax deduction. 

 

ASC 740 requires the Company to recognize the effect of the tax law changes in the period of enactment.  The SEC staff has issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No.118 which will allow the recording of provisional amounts during a measurement period, which is similar to the measurement period used when accounting for business combinations.  The Company will continue to assess the impact of the recently enacted tax law on our business and its consolidated financial statements and will reflect the provisional impact of the tax law change in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.