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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Principles of Consolidation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include operations and balances of NewBridge Global Ventures, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries NABUFIT Denmark, NABUFIT China, and NABUFIT IP.  Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. NABUFIT China and NABUFIT IP had no activity.  All three subsidiaries were sold to an employee of NABUFIT Denmark effective August 30, 2017.  As a result of this action, the current year and prior year disclosures reflect these operations as discontinued operations and prior year financial information has been restated to reflect this accounting treatment.  The subsidiaries were consolidated up through August 30, 2017, the date they were sold.

 

Use of 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 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 of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

 

Fair Value – The fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities approximate their carrying amounts at the reporting date.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations – The functional currency of NABUFIT Denmark is the Danish Krone (DKK), the functional currency of NABUFIT China is the China Yuan Renminbi (CNY), and the functional currency of NewBridge and the reporting currency is U.S. dollars (USD).  The Company translates the assets and liabilities of NABUFIT Denmark and NABUFIT China from the functional currency to U.S. dollars at the appropriate spot rates as of the balance sheet date. Equity balances are translated using historical exchange rates. Changes in the carrying value of these assets and liabilities attributable to fluctuations in spot rates are recognized in foreign currency translation adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Income statement accounts are translated using the average exchange rate during the period.

 

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency that is different from the functional currency must first be remeasured from the applicable currency to the functional currency. The effect of this remeasurement process is recognized translation adjustments in our statement of comprehensive loss.

 

The Company had foreign currency transaction losses of $24,353 and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The balance in cash and cash equivalents consists of cash reserves held in bank accounts. The Company maintains cash balances in bank accounts that, at times, exceed federally insured limits.  The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risk with respect to cash. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, cash deposits per bank statements exceeded the federally insured limits by $0 and $1,392,919, the balance of cash in the NABUFIT Denmark accounts.

 

Revenue Recognition – The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, performance of the service has occurred, the sales price charged is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.  Revenue is net of taxes and discounts and is recorded on an accrual basis.  

 

Software Development Costs – The Company expenses software development costs until the Company has a working business model for the software.

 

Advertising Costs – Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs were $165,979 and $279,088 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Income Taxes – The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes, which requires the use of the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes.  We recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years.

 

All allowances against deferred income tax assets are recorded in whole or in part, when it is more likely than not those deferred income tax assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

A valuation allowance is required to the extent it is more-likely-than-not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. ASC 740 also requires reporting of taxes based on tax positions that meet a more-likely-than-not standard and are measured at the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Differences between financial and tax reporting which do not meet this threshold are required to be recorded as unrecognized tax benefits.

 

Derivatives – The Company has entered into convertible debt agreements whereby the related conversion features are derivatives. Therefore, the Company has calculated the fair value of these derivatives on the execution dates and has also recorded a gain on derivative for the change in fair value from the execution date to the reporting date.

  

The Company estimates fair values of derivative financial instruments using the Black-Scholes model, adjusted for the effect of dilution, because it embodies all of the requisite assumptions (including trading volatility, estimated terms, dilution and risk free rates) necessary to fair value these instruments. Estimating fair values of derivative financial instruments requires the development of significant and subjective estimates that may, and are likely to, change over the duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and external market factors. In addition, option-based techniques (such as Black-Scholes model) are highly volatile and sensitive to changes in the trading market price of our common stock.

 

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share – Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period giving effect to potentially dilutive common stock equivalents.  As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no common stock equivalents outstanding.  

 

New Accounting Pronouncements – The Company does not expect the adoption of any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material impact on its financial statements.