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Note 4 - Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE
– 4
INVESTMENT IN
UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
 
Advance Ocular Science SA
 
 
    
 
Advanced Ocular Sciences SA is an entity organized to develop an instrument that delivers injections into the eyes. The company is a shell company as of June 30, 2016. Milestone Scientific owns 25% of this entity. As of the balance sheet date, no equity has been contributed to the company by Milestone Scientific. During 2015, Milestone Scientific advanced $78,798 for marketing and strategy planning to Advanced Ocular Sciences SA. Advanced Ocular Sciences SA., or their organizers are obligated to repay this advance once the public offering is approved and funded in Poland during 2016. Advance Ocular Sciences SA was not included in the consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2016 as no investment has been made by Milestone Scientific. The suspended losses approximated $19,700 at June 30, 2016.
 
 
Milestone China
Ltd.
 
In June 2014, Milestone Scientific agreed to invest $1 million through the contribution of 772 STA instruments (at a distributor price of approximately $1,296 per instrument) for a forty percent (40%) ownership in Milestone China Ltd. (“Milestone China”).
 In 2014, the instruments were shipped and were recorded as an investment in Milestone China at the cost of the inventory contributed. In January 2016, Milestone Scientific contributed 308 STA instruments with a retail value of approximately $400,000 ($1,296 per instrument) to Milestone China which increased the Milestone Scientific’s investment by approximately $165,000 which represents the cost of the instruments. This did not increase the company’s percentage of ownership since the contribution is proportionate to the other shareholder contribution. Milestone Scientific recorded a loss on its investment in Milestone China of $57,882 and $222,719 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. Milestone Scientific recorded a loss on its investment in Milestone China of $160,654 and $63,979 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. Milestone’s investment in Milestone China was $0 and $284,672 at June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Milestone Scientific had suspended losses on its investment in Milestone China of $363,833, as of June 30, 2016.
 
Wand Dental sold $1,356,000 in instruments and handpieces during the six months ended June 30, 2016 to Milestone China.
  Milestone China owes $1,156,000 Wand Dental for STA instruments and handpieces shipped in 2016, which is included in accounts receivable at June 30, 2016.
 
Milestone Scientific recognizes the total revenue and costs of goods sold at the time the shipment of instruments and handpieces. However, due to timing differences of when the inventory is sold to Milestone China and when Milestone China sells the acquired inventory to third parties, elimination of the intra-entity profit is required as of the balance sheet date. In accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 323
Equity Method and Joint
Ventures, Milestone Scientific has deferred the gross profit associated with inventory shipped to Milestone China that has not been sold to third parties The deferred profit of $127,663 is included in the loss from Milestone China within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and presented as a reduction of the accounts receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
The following table includes summarized financial information for
Milestone China unconsolidated subsidiary.
 
   
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
 
Assets:
               
Current Assets
  $ 5,114,791     $ 772,999  
Non-Current Assets
    1,373,209       903,766  
                 
Total Assets:
  $ 6,488,000     $ 1,676,765  
                 
Liabilities
               
Current Liabilities
    4,427,526       580,613  
                 
Stockholders' equity
    2,060,474       1,096,152  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders
’ equity
  $ 6,488,000     $ 1,676,765  
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
 
                                 
Net Sales
  $ 2,043,282     $ -     $ 2,315,502     $ 1,033,200  
Cost of Good Sold
    1,729,489       -       2,085,119       668,289  
Gross Profit
    313,793       -       230,383       364,911  
Other Expenses
    463,199       (401,632 )     696,742       524,897  
Net Loss
  $ (149,406 )   $ (401,632 )   $ (466,359 )   $ (159,986 )