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Background, Basis of Presentation, Economic Dependency and Significant Accounting Policies: (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
Background, Basis of Presentation, Economic Dependency and Significant Accounting Policies:  
Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

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

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 5 to 10 years.  Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized; maintenance and repairs are charged against earnings as incurred.  Upon disposal of assets, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized currently in the Statement of Operations.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, under which deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying the enacted statutory tax rate applicable to future years to differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities.

 

Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  The costs incurred related to the conduct of FDA approved clinical trials incurred directly by Dr. Burzynski within his medical practice are deducted by Dr. Burzynski and are not included in the Company’s tax provision.  The portion of the Texas gross margin tax that is based on income is treated as income taxes and included in the income tax provision.

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. ASC 740-10 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting during interim periods, disclosure, and transition. For the years ended February 29, 2016 and February 28, 2015, no uncertain tax positions were identified.

 

Loss Per Common Share

 

Loss Per Common Share

 

The Company accounts for loss per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, Earnings per Share. Basic loss per share amounts are calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the periods, including the dilutive effect of all common stock equivalents. Dilutive options and warrants that are issued during a period or that expire or are canceled during a period are reflected in the computations for the time they were outstanding during the periods being reported. During the years ended February 29, 2016 and February 28, 2015, 1,600,000 warrants and stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development cost are charged to operations in the period incurred.  Equipment used in research and development activities, which have alternative uses, is capitalized.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying value of cash and accounts payable approximates fair value due to the short term maturity of these instruments.  None of the financial instruments are held for trading purposes.

 

Management Estimates

 

Management Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods.  The significant estimates are the allocation of payroll and other expenses between the clinical trial expenses reported with BRI and Dr. Burzynski’s medical practice expenses.  Department managers review at least quarterly the duties of each employee in their department and estimate the percentage of time each employee spends between clinical trials and the medical practice.  Payroll costs are allocated between clinical trials and the medical practice based on these percentages.  Other expenses are allocated based on the percentage of payroll allocated to either clinical trials or the medical practice.  Management believes that the estimates and allocations are reasonable.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Stock Options and Warrants

 

Stock Options and Warrants

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and non-employee officers based on estimated fair values as of the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

 

The Company accounts for share-based payments to non-employees, with guidance provided by FASB ASC 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.”

 

The Company did not grant any options and no options previously granted vested in any of the periods presented in these financial statements. Thus, there was no effect on net loss and earnings per share regarding the provisions of FASB ASC 718 or FASB 505-50 in any of the periods presented.