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Note E - Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE E
– CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
 
Milestone Medical
 
As of
December
31,
2016,
Milestone Medical is approximately
91%
owned by Milestone Scientific. Milestone Medical was established to develop and commercialize intra-articular and epidural drug
delivery instruments, utilizing an exclusive royalty-free license to Milestone Scientific's CompuFlo technology. The license was contributed by Milestone Scientific for its initial
50%
ownership in Milestone Medical in
September,
2011.
 
 
Since its initi
al investment in Milestone Medical, Milestone Scientific had accounted for the investment in accordance with the equity method of accounting. However, during
2015,
Milestone Scientific provided short term bridge financing to Milestone Medical in anticipation of the completion of a
secondary
stock offering in Poland. In
December
2015,
Milestone Medical suspended this capital raise efforts meriting re-consideration of the initial accounting for the investment as an equity method investment. In
April
2016,
Milestone Medical cancelled the uplisting of its shares to the Poland Warsaw Stock Exchange.  
 
       
As a result of the change in circumstances around the proposed offering in
December
2015
by Milestone Medical, Milestone Scientific reevaluated its relatio
nship with Milestone Medical and Milestone Medical's status as a VIE and determined that Milestone Medical did not have sufficient capital at risk to support its activities without additional financial support from Milestone Scientific.  Since the factors giving rise to concluding that Milestone Medical is a VIE happened proximate to the end of fiscal year
2015,
the date for measuring the consolidation of Milestone Medical was deemed to be
December
31,
2015.
 
In the
second
quarter of
 
2016,
Milestone Scientific initiated a share exchange program pursuant to which it would exchange
one
share of common stock for every
two
outstanding shares of Milestone Medical common stock. As there was no change in control, the acquisition of the non-controlling interest is reflected as an equity transaction with the carrying value of the non-controlling interest adjusted to reflect Milestone Scientific's increased ownership interest in the subsidiary.  As a result of these exchanges, Milestone Scientific owns approximately
91%
of Milestone Medical at
December
31,
2016.
Milestone Education LLC
Milestone Education is a
50%
owned subsidiary of Milestone Scientific which began operations in
2013
to provide training and education to dentists throughout the world. Milestone Scientific
accounted for its investment in Milestone Education using the equity method of accounting through
December
31,
2015.
Approximately
81%
of the revenue earned by Milestone Education is from services performed for Milestone Scientific as of
December
31,
2016.
As a result of this relationship, we determined that we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Milestone Education's economic performance, and that it is a VIE and should be consolidated in the financials of Milestone Scientific effective
January
2016.
 
 
The
financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations of Milestone Scientific and its subsidiaries, including Milestone Medical and Milestone Education, on a pro forma basis as though the companies had been combined as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. The pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the result of operations that would have been achieved if the consolidation had taken place at the beginning of the period presented.
 
 
December 31,
2015 Pro Forma
(unaudited)
 
Revenue
     
Sales
$
9,624,375
 
Cost of products sold
 
3,061,299
 
Gross Profit
 
6,563,076
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
12,781,813
 
Research and development expenses
 
892,255
 
Operating expenses
 
13,674,068
 
Loss from operations
 
(7,110,992
)
Other expenses
 
(6,845
)
Interest  income
 
3,846
 
Loss before provision for income tax and equity in net earnings of equity investments
 
(7,113,991
)
Provision for Income Tax
 
(36,157
)
Loss before equity in net earnings of equity 
investments
 
(7,150,148
)
Loss on earnings from China Joint Venture
 
(418,432
)
Loss in equity investments
 
(418,432
)
Net loss
 
(7,568,580
)
Less: Net loss attributable to the 
noncontrolling interests
 
(2,101,056
)
Net loss attributable to Milestone 
Scientific Inc.
$
(5,467,524
)