1. Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Scientific Industries, Inc. (“Scientific”, a Delaware corporation), Altamira Instruments, Inc.(“Altamira”, a wholly owned subsidiary and Delaware corporation), Scientific Packaging Industries, Inc. (an inactive wholly owned subsidiary and New York corporation) and Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc., (“SBI”, a wholly owned subsidiary and Delaware corporation).  All are collectively referred to as the “Company”.  All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)—Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”), to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 became effective for the Company for this reporting period, however the adoption of ASU 2013-02 did not have an impact on the reporting of the Company’s financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment” (“ASU 2012-02”), which allows entities to use a qualitative approach to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment.  ASU 2012-02 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value. If it is concluded that this is the case, it is necessary to perform the currently prescribed quantitative impairment test. Otherwise, the quantitative impairment test is not required.  ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2012-02 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.