Noble Vici Group, Inc. - Annual Report: 2017 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission file number: 000-54239
GOLD UNION INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 42-1772663 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
L8-09 Wisma BU 8, No. 11 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama PJU 6, 47600 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +60379603780
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer | o | Accelerated filer | o |
Non-accelerated filer | o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | o |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock | Outstanding at March 9, 2018 | |
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share | 2,663,134,500 shares |
The aggregate market value of the 1,538,134,500 shares of Common Stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2017, the last business day of the registrant’s second quarter, computed by reference to the price at which such stock was last sold is $0.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
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Forward Looking Statements
This Form 10-K contains “forward-looking” statements including statements regarding our expectations of our future operations. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” or “continue” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, many of which are not within our control.
These risks and uncertainties include international, national, and local general economic and market conditions; our ability to sustain, manage, or forecast growth, our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions, new product development and introduction, existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations, adverse publicity, competition, fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results, change in business strategy or development plans, business disruptions, the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. Although the forward-looking statements in this report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by them. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to announce publicly revisions we make to these forward-looking statements to reflect the effect of events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this report. All written and oral forward-looking statements made subsequent to the date of this report and attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this section.
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
History
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 6, 2010 under the name “Advanced Ventures Corp.” Effective January 6, 2014, we changed our name to “Gold Union Inc.” Effective March 26, 2018, our name will be changed to Noble Vici Group, Inc. We expect our trading symbol to change to NVGI shortly thereafter.
In connection with our former business, we entered into an exclusive worldwide patent sale agreement (the “Patent Transfer and Sales Agreement”) with Ilanit Appelfeld (the “Seller”), to acquire a patented technology, U.S. Patent Number: 6,743,209 (the “Patent”), for a catheter with a integral anchoring mechanism on July 27, 2010. We acquired the patent and technology for $17,500 (seventeen thousand five hundred United States Dollars), according to the terms and conditions specified in the Patent Transfer and Sales Agreement related to U.S. Patent Number: 6,743,209.
During the second quarter of 2011 the Company raised gross proceeds of $75,000 pursuant to an effective Form S-1 Registration Statement and issued 37,500,000 post forward stock split shares of common stock that were registered pursuant to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.
Effective March 7, 2012, we increased the number of our authorized shares of common stock to three billion shares (3,000,000,000) and engaged in a forward stock split of its common shares whereby each one share of our common stock was split into fifteen shares of our common stock.
During the second fiscal quarter of 2014, we elected to discontinue our business of exploiting the Patent and began to consider other business opportunities that may bring quicker and greater value to our stockholders. We initially considered entering into the business of trading precious metal bullion primarily in the Asia Pacific region. Therefore, effective January 6, 2014, we changed our name to “Gold Union Inc.” to more adequately reflect our initial intended business operations.
On December 31, 2015, we consummated a Share Exchange Agreement with G.U. International Limited, a limited company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles and our wholly owned subsidiary (“GUI”), and Kao Wei-Chen, an individual representing herself and 8 other individuals (collectively, the “Golden Corridor Shareholders”), which agreement was amended several times to extend the closing date of the acquisition (collectively, the “Share Exchange Agreement”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we, through GUI, purchased 480 shares of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Limited (the “GC Shares”), from 9 private Golden Corridor Shareholders, representing 48% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Golden Corridor. As consideration, we agreed to issue to the Golden Corridor Shareholders 2,500,000,000 shares of our common stock, at a value of US $0.002 per share, for an aggregate value of US $5,000,000.
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Golden Corridor owns three parcels of land located at National Road 44, Phum Phkung, Chbarmorn Commune, Chbarmorn District, Kampong Speu Province, Kingdom of Cambodia, measuring an aggregate of 172,510 square meters (collectively, the “Properties”). Pursuant to an independent valuation conducted by a third party appraisal firm licensed under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, the Properties have an estimated value of US $10,350,600 as of April 8, 2014. Golden Corridor intends to develop the Properties into an industrial park for rental income within the next two or three years. Golden Corridor has not yet commenced any significant operations.
As a result of our acquisition of the GC Shares, we elected to cease our metal bullion trading business and enter into the real estate development and rental business located in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Due to difficulties in entering the real estate development and rental business, on February 2, 2018, we engaged in a corporate reorganization and effectively spun off our interest in Golden Corridor and our real estate business by distributing the GC Shares to our shareholders. On March 18, 2018, our subsidiary, G.U. Asia Limited was dissolved. As a result of the distribution, our current corporate structure is set forth below.
Gold Union Inc. (Delaware) |
G.U. International Limited (Republic of Seychelles) |
Description of Business
Prior to our distribution of the GC Shares, we had anticipated engaging in the business of purchasing, selling and leasing of land and houses, as well as making investments in industrial properties through our ownership of the GC Shares. As a result of our distribution, we are now a shell company with nominal assets.
Our current business plan is to seek business combination opportunities with existing businesses. The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of the Company’s officers. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have not entered into any agreement with any party regarding acquisition opportunities for us. We have unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities. In its efforts to analyze potential acquisition targets, we will consider the following kinds of factors:
· | Potential for growth, indicated by new technology, anticipated market expansion or new products; |
· | Competitive position as compared to other firms of similar size and experience within the industry segment as well as within the industry as a whole; |
· | Strength and diversity of management, either in place or scheduled for recruitment; |
· | Capital requirements and anticipated availability of required funds from the Registrant, from operations, through the sale of additional securities, through joint ventures or similar arrangements or from other sources; |
· | The extent to which the business opportunity can be advanced; |
· | The accessibility of required management expertise, personnel, raw materials, services, professional assistance and other required items; and |
· | Other relevant factors. |
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In applying the foregoing criteria, no one of which will be controlling, management will attempt to analyze all factors and circumstances and make a determination based upon reasonable investigative measures and available data. Potentially available acquisition opportunities may occur in many different industries, and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. We may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the business to be acquired. In addition, we will be competing against other entities that possess greater financial, technical and managerial capabilities for identifying and completing business combinations. In evaluating a prospective business combination, we will conduct as extensive a due diligence review of potential targets as possible given the lack of information that may be available regarding private companies, our limited personnel and financial resources.
We expect that our due diligence will encompass, among other things, meetings with the target business’s incumbent management and inspection of its facilities, as necessary, as well as a review of financial and other information which is made available to us. This due diligence review will be conducted either by our management or by unaffiliated third parties we may engage. Our lack of funds and the lack of full-time management will likely make it impracticable to conduct a complete and exhaustive investigation and analysis of a target business before we consummate a business combination. Management decisions, therefore, will likely be made without detailed feasibility studies, independent analysis, market surveys and the like which, if we had more funds available to us, would be desirable. We will be particularly dependent in making decisions upon information provided by the promoters, owners, sponsors or other associated with the target business seeking our participation.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete a business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the indemnification and evaluation of a prospective business combination that is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us.
Additionally, we are in a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination. We are, and will continue to be, an insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers with, joint ventures with and acquisitions of small private and public entities. A large number of established and well-financed entities, including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do; consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. These competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and consummating a successful business combination.
Near-Term Requirements For Additional Capital
For the immediate future, we intend to finance our business efforts and any future acquisitions through sales of our securities to existing shareholders and loans from existing shareholders or financial institutions. We have not yet generated revenues. We expect to incur relatively small operating losses over the next twelve months until we acquire an operating company. There can be no assurance that that we will be successful in consummating a business acquisition or that such business will be successful after acquisition.
Employees
We currently do not have any full time or part time employees. Our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary, Lim Yew Chuan, is expected to carry out all administrative functions. Once we consummate a business acquisition, we expect to hire additional officers and employees for such operations.
We do not have any union employees.
Corporation Information
Our principal executive offices are located at L8-09 Wisma BU 8, No. 11 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama PJU 6, 47600 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, Tel: +603 77339088
Nevada Agency and Transfer Company located at 50 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501, telephone number (775) 322-0626, facsimile (775) 322-5623, serves as our stock transfer agent.
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We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
Our principal office is located at L8-09 Wisma BU 8, No. 11 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama PJU 6, 47600 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. This office is provided by our substantial shareholder, Ms. Kao Wei-Chen, at no charge with no fixed term.
We believe that our current facilities are adequate for our current needs. We intend to secure new facilities or expand existing facilities as necessary to support future growth. We believe that suitable additional space will be available on commercially reasonable terms as needed to accommodate our operations.
There are no material pending legal proceedings to which we or our subsidiaries are a party or to which any of our or their property is subject, nor are there any such proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities. None of our directors, officers, affiliates or any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of our common stock, or any associate of any of the foregoing, is involved in a proceeding adverse to our business or has a material interest adverse to our business.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
(a) Market Information
Shares of our common stock are quoted on the OTC Pink under the symbol “GOLU”. There is no established public trading market for our securities and a regular trading market may not develop, or if developed, may not be sustained. We expect our symbol to change to “NVGI” on or shortly after March 26, 2018.
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low bid information for our common stock, as reported on the Pink Sheets. The following quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Quarterly period | High | Low | ||||||
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017: | ||||||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 1.10 | $ | 1.10 | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | 1.10 | $ | 1.10 | ||||
Second Quarter | $ | 1.10 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2016: | ||||||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Second Quarter | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 |
(b) Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock
As of March 9, 2018, there were approximately 52 shareholders of record of our common stock. Such number does not include any shareholders holding shares in nominee or “street name”.
(c) Dividends
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. We paid no dividends during the periods reported herein, nor do we anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
(d) Equity Compensation Plan Information
None.
(e) Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
The information set forth below describes our issuance of securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, during the year ended December 31, 2017 , that were not previously disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in a Current Report on Form 8-K: None.
ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
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ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiary for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The discussion and analysis that follows should be read together with the section entitled “Forward Looking Statements” and our financial statements and the notes to the financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.
Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this section are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and are based upon judgments concerning various factors that are beyond the Company’s control. Consequently, and because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report.
Overview
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 6, 2010 under the name “Advanced Ventures Corp.” and are a development stage company. Effective January 6, 2014, we changed our name to “Gold Union Inc.”
In connection with our former business, we entered into an exclusive worldwide patent sale agreement (the “Patent Transfer and Sales Agreement”) with Ilanit Appelfeld (the “Seller”), to acquire a patented technology, U.S. Patent Number: 6,743,209 (the “Patent”), for a catheter with a integral anchoring mechanism on July 27, 2010. We acquired the patent and technology for $17,500 (seventeen thousand five hundred United States Dollars), according to the terms and conditions specified in the Patent Transfer and Sales Agreement related to U.S. Patent Number: 6,743,209.
During the second quarter of 2011 the Company raised gross proceeds of $75,000 pursuant to an effective Form S-1 Registration Statement and issued 37,500,000 post forward stock split shares of common stock that were registered pursuant to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.
During the second fiscal quarter of 2014, we elected to discontinue our business of exploiting the Patent and began to consider other business opportunities that may bring quicker and greater value to our stockholders. We initially considered entering into the business of trading precious metal bullion primarily in the Asia Pacific region. Therefore, effective January 6, 2014, we changed our name to “Gold Union Inc.” to more adequately reflect our initial intended business operations.
On December 31, 2015, we consummated a Share Exchange Agreement with G.U. International Limited, a limited company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles and our wholly owned subsidiary (“GUI”), and Kao Wei-Chen, an individual representing herself and 8 other individuals (collectively, the “Golden Corridor Shareholders”), which agreement was amended several times to extend the closing date of the acquisition (collectively, the “Share Exchange Agreement”). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we, through GUI, purchased 480 shares of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Limited (the “GC Shares”), from 9 private Golden Corridor Shareholders, representing 48% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Golden Corridor. As consideration, we agreed to issue to the Golden Corridor Shareholders 2,500,000,000 shares of our common stock, at a value of US $0.002 per share, for an aggregate value of US $5,000,000.
Golden Corridor owns three parcels of land located at National Road 44, Phum Phkung, Chbarmorn Commune, Chbarmorn District, Kampong Speu Province, Kingdom of Cambodia, measuring an aggregate of 172,510 square meters (collectively, the “Properties”). Pursuant to an independent valuation conducted by a third party appraisal firm licensed under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, the Properties have an estimated value of US $10,350,600 as of April 8, 2014. Golden Corridor intends to develop the Properties into an industrial park for rental income within the next two or three years. Golden Corridor has not yet commenced any significant operations.
Due to difficulties in entering the real estate development and rental business, on February 2, 2018, we engaged in a corporate reorganization and effectively spun off our interest in Golden Corridor and our real estate business by distributing the GC Shares to our shareholders. As a result of our distribution, we are now a shell company with nominal assets.
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Our current business plan is to seek business combination opportunities with existing businesses. The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of the Company’s officers. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have not entered into any agreement with any party regarding acquisition opportunities for us. We have unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating in potential business opportunities.
Financial Condition
During the twelve-month period following the date of this annual report, we anticipate that we will not generate any revenue. Accordingly, we will be required to obtain additional financing in order to pursue our plan of operations during and beyond the next twelve months. We believe that debt financing will not be an alternative for funding as we do not have tangible assets to secure any debt financing. We anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock or shareholder loans. However, we do not have any financing arranged and we cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of our common stock or shareholder loans to establish our new business.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
The following table sets forth certain operational data for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to the year ended December 31, 2016:
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
Professional fees | 44,969 | 36,093 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | 12,559 | 27,688 | ||||||
Operating loss | (57,528 | ) | (63,781 | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | (57,528 | ) | $ | (63,781 | ) | ||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (6,531 | ) | (14,398 | ) | ||||
Net loss attributable to the Company | $ | (50,997 | ) | $ | (49,383 | ) |
Net Revenue. We have not generated revenues since inception and have not yet commenced business operations. We are seeking business combination opportunities and hope to generate revenue as such businesses are acquired.
Operating Loss. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we incurred operating losses of $57,528, consisting of $44,969 of professional expenses and $12,559 of general and administrative expenses. During the same period ended December 31, 2016, we incurred operating losses of $63,781, consisting of $36,093 of professional fees and $27,688 of general and administrative expenses. The decrease in operating loss is attributable to a reduction in general and administrative expenses.
Net Loss. We recorded a net loss of $57,528 and $63,781 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The decrease in net loss is primarily due to the reduction in general and administrative expenses.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability and realization of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue in operation. We are not generating revenue and are dependent upon obtaining financing to continue our business plans. For these reasons our auditors stated in their report on our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, that they have substantial doubt we will be able to continue as a going concern.
As of December 31, 2017, our current assets were $80,372, consisting of $75,428 in cash and cash equivalents and $4,944 in prepayments and deposits. Our current liabilities were $295,941 resulting in a working capital deficit of $215,569. Our current liabilities consisted of $238,714 in amounts due to Ms. Kao Wei-Chen, our major shareholder, and $57,227 of accounts payables and accrued liabilities.
Accumulated deficit increased from $548,861 as of December 31, 2016, to $599,858 as of December 31, 2017.
We have never paid dividends on our Common Stock. Our present policy is to apply cash to investments in product development, acquisitions or expansion; consequently, we do not expect to pay dividends on Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
The success of our growth strategy is dependent upon the availability of additional capital resources on terms satisfactory to management. Our sources of capital in the past have included the sale of equity securities, which include common stock sold in private transactions and public offerings, capital leases and long-term debt. There can be no assurance that we can raise such additional capital resources on satisfactory terms. We believe that our current cash and other sources of liquidity discussed below are adequate to support operations for at least the next 12 months. We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common shares and shareholder loans in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing shareholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund our plan of operations.
Twelve months ended | ||||||||
12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (37,016 | ) | (53,142 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 24,197 | 25,454 |
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities.
We have not generated any revenues since inception. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, net cash used in operating activities was $37,016 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $53,142 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. Net cash used consisted of a net loss of $57,528 offset by an increase in accrued expenses of $20,814.
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, net cash provided by financing activities was $24,197 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $25,454 for the same period ended December 31, 2016. Net cash provided from financing activities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 consisted of advances from stockholders.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no outstanding off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions or foreign currency contracts. We do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We have identified certain accounting policies that are significant to the preparation of our financial statements. These accounting policies are important for an understanding of our financial condition and results of operations. Critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require management's subjective or complex judgment, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting the estimate may differ significantly from management's current judgments. We believe the following accounting policies are critical in the preparation of our financial statements.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 reporting amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the fair value of financial instruments; income tax rate, income tax provision, deferred tax assets and valuation allowance of deferred tax assets and the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. Those significant accounting estimates or assumptions bear the risk of change due to the fact that there are uncertainties attached to those estimates or assumptions, and certain estimates or assumptions are difficult to measure or value.
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Management regularly evaluates the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience and reasonable assumptions. After such evaluations, if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted accordingly.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of GOLU and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions within the Company have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The Company accounts for the investment in associate in which the Company does not hold a controlling financial interest but have significant influence over operating and financial policies using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is recorded at cost and adjusted for the proportionate share of net earnings or losses and other comprehensive income or loss, cash contributions made and distributions received, and other adjustments, as appropriate. The Company performs a periodic evaluation of an investment to determine whether the fair value of each investment is less than the carrying value, and, if so, whether such decrease in value is deemed to be other-than-temporary. There were no impairment losses recognized by the related to investment in an associate during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
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Related Parties
The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to section 850-10-20 the related parties include a) affiliates of the Company; b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and Income-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b) a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d) amount due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and has adopted paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. | |
Level 2 | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
Level 3 | Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
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Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
Recent accounting pronouncements
The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.
On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest—Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by this ASU. This ASU is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company elected to early adopt this standard which did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-11, Inventory—Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (Topic 330). The amendments in this ASU require an entity to measure inventory that is not measured using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) or retail inventory methods at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those years. The Company is evaluating this ASU and has not determined the effect of this standard on its ongoing financial reporting.
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . Under the new guidance, lessees will be required recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: 1) A lease liability, which is a lessee's obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and 2) A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee's right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The new lease guidance simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessees will no longer be provided with a source of off-balance sheet financing. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those years. The Company is evaluating this ASU and has not determined the effect of this standard on its ongoing financial reporting.
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The consolidated financial statements and the Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm thereon are filed pursuant to this Item 8 and are included in this report beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
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ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time specified in the Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this report, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and concluded that (i) there continue to be material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, that the weaknesses constitute a “deficiency” and that this deficiency could result in misstatements of the foregoing accounts and disclosures that could result in a material misstatement to the financial statements for the period covered by this report that would not be detected, and (ii) accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2017.
However, it should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
Management's Annual Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluations of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control over financial reporting will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation.
As of December 31, 2017, management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.
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The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee due to a lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our Board of Directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; and (3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in connection with the review of our financial statements as of December 31, 2017.
Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in items (2) and (3) above did not have an effect on our financial results. However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and the lack of a majority of outside directors on our Board of Directors results in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management's report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
None.
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ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Set forth below are the present directors and executive officers of the Company. Note that there are no other persons who have been nominated or chosen to become directors nor are there any other persons who have been chosen to become executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the directors, officers and other persons pursuant to which such person was selected as a director or an officer. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and have qualified. Officers are appointed to serve until the meeting of the board of directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Name | Age | Position | ||||||
Lim Yew Chuan | 70 | Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Set forth below are the directors of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Ltd. (“Golden Corridor”), which was spun off effective February 2, 2018.
Name | Age | Position |
Kao Hsuan-Ying (aka Kao Wei-Chen) | 62 | Director (Chairperson) |
Chen Wei Nian | 22 | Director |
Chen Yi Jun | 23 | Director |
Golden Corridor currently does not have any other executives or employees.
Biographies
Set forth below are brief accounts of the business experience during the past five years of each director, executive officer and significant employee of the Company, and each of the directors of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Ltd.
Lim Yew Chuan, age 70, a Malaysian, joined us on February 18, 2016, as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director. He has been working as an independent business and system consultant out of Malaysia since his last position in 2011 as Senior Vice President of Systems in Interpay International Group Limited, a subsidiary of Cardtrend International Inc., a Nevada incorporated company, involving in payment systems. He possesses of over 40 years of business experience in South East Asia with 13 years in the payment industry in Asian countries. Prior to joining iSynergy Sdn. Bhd., a payment company in Malaysia issuing MasterCard payment cards, where he worked as the Vice President of Systems between 1998 to 2008, Mr. Lim worked as a dealer representative of AmSteel Securities Sdn. Bhd., a large stock broking company in Malaysia in the mid-90s, handling mainly corporate clients. Prior to this, Mr. Lim worked as the manager of a company in Malaysia since 1975, dealing in trading of hardware materials for construction and engineering industries. Mr. Lim holds a B.Sc. Degree in Mathematics & Computing from the University of North London, London, UK, where he graduated in 1974. Mr. Lim speaks and writes English and Malay.
Kao Wei-Chen (aka Kao Hsuan-Ying), age 62, Taiwanese, has served as a director and the Chairwoman of the Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Ltd. since its inception on August 14, 2013. During 1977 to 1985, Ms. Kao served as the CEO of Taichung Jiyuan Enterprise in Taichung, Taiwan. As the CEO of Taichung Jiyuan Enterprise, she led a team in developing and building the company's business of wholesaling of imported household general and electrical goods. At the end of 1985, Ms. Kao was appointed as the CEO of Thailand Cai Hong Co. Ltd.., an import/export private limited company incorporated in Bangkok, Thailand. She left Thailand Cai Hong Co. Ltd. in 1995 and became an executive director of Thailand Luxury Living International Pte. Ltd., a direct marketing company in Bangkok selling spa and health products. In 2008, Ms. Kao resigned from Thailand Luxury Living International Pte. Ltd. and formed her own trading company, S.I. Global Limited, a private limited company incorporated in Hong Kong, dealing in consumer health products. Ms. Kao has been investing in properties in South-east Asian countries since 1995 and owns several properties in Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia. Ms. Kao graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1976 from Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, majoring in history. We believe that Ms. Kao’s business experience and familiarity with the business environment in Asia is beneficial to the property development business of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Ltd. in Cambodia.
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Chen Wei Nian, age 22, Cambodian, serves as a non-executive director of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Ltd. from December 1, 2014. Mr. Chen is the Sales & Marketing Manager of Huione Co. Ltd., a private limited company in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, trading in building materials. Prior to joining Huione Co. Ltd., Mr. Chen was the Executive Manager of HungHao Construction Co. Ltd., a construction company in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mr. Chen attended Houma High School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 2011 to 2013. We believe that Mr. Chen’s experience and familiarity with the building and construction industry qualify him to serve as a director of Golden Corridor.
Chen Yi Jun, age 23, Cambodian, serves as a non-executive director of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Company from December 1, 2014. Ms. Chen was a piano teacher from 2013 to 2014 at Ars Nova Music Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Following her resignation from her piano teaching job in 2014, Ms. Chen was a customer sales consultant in an electrical home appliances retailer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ms. Chen is an accountant in a car repair company in Phnom Penh. She obtained a high school diploma in 2012 from Houma High School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In 2014, Ms. Chen obtained a Diploma in Business from Raffles International College, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ms. Chen is proficient in Khmer, Chinese and English. She possesses computer skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. We believe that Ms. Chen’s familiarity with Golden Corridor and general business experience qualify her to serve as a director of Golden Corridor.
Family Relationships.
Ms. Chou Pei-Chi, Ms. Chou Pei-Ying and Mr. Chou Feng-Kai are siblings and shareholders of the company. They are also children of Ms. Kao Wei-Chen (aka Kao Hsuan-Ying), the director and Chairperson of Golden Corridor, our former affiliate. Except as set forth above, there are no other family relationships between the directors and executive officers of the Company and Golden Corridor.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
No executive officer or director has been involved in the last ten years in any of the following:
· | Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business or property of such person, or of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; |
· | Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); |
· | Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; |
· | Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated; |
· | Being the subject of or a party to any judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, or any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, including but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail, fraud, wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or |
· | Being the subject of or a party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act, any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
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Board Committees and Audit Committee Financial Expert
We do not currently have a standing audit, nominating or compensation committee of the board of directors, or any committee performing similar functions. Our board of directors performs the functions of audit, nominating and compensation committees. As of the date of this prospectus, no member of our board of directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. We hope to attract a director who qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as we commence business operations.
Director Nominations
As of December 31, 2017, we did not affect any material changes to the procedures by which our shareholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors. We have not established formal procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s board of directors.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide us with copies of those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that these persons have complied with all applicable filing requirements during fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our directors, officers, and employees. A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is filed as Exhibit 14 to this annual report and may be obtained free of charge by contacting us at the address or telephone number listed on the cover page hereof.
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Our compensation program currently consists of cash compensation for the services provided. The compensation program objectives are to attract, motivate and retain the qualified executives that help ensure our future success, to provide incentives for increasing our profits by awarding executives when corporate goals are achieved and to align the interests of executives and long-term stockholders. The compensation package of our named executive officers consists of two main elements:
1. | base salary for our executives that is competitive relative to the market, and that reflects individual performance, retention and other relevant considerations; and |
2. | discretionary bonus awards payable in cash and tied to the satisfaction of corporate objectives. |
Base Salary
Our base salary structure is designed to encourage internal growth, attract and retain new talent, and reward strong leadership that will sustain our growth and profitability. The base salary for each named executive officer will reflect our past and current operating profits, the named executive officer’s individual contribution to our success throughout his career, internal pay equity and informal market data regarding comparable positions within similarly situated companies. In determining and setting base salary, we consider all of these factors, though it does not assign specific weights to any factor. We generally review the base salary for each named executive officer on an annual basis. For each of our named executive officers, we review base salary data internally obtained by the Company for comparable executive positions in similarly situated companies to ensure that the base salary rate for each executive is competitive relative to the market.
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Discretionary Bonus
The objectives of our bonus awards are to encourage and reward our employees, including the named executive officers, who contribute to and participate in our success by their ability, industry, leadership, loyalty or exceptional service and to recruit additional executives who will contribute to that success.
Our named executive officers are eligible for consideration for a discretionary cash bonus. The Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations regarding bonus awards for the named executive officers and the board of directors provides the bonus recommendation for the Chief Executive Officer. However, the board has sole and final authority and discretion in designating to whom awards are made, the size of the award, if any, and its terms and conditions. The bonus recommendation for each of the named executive officers depends on a number of factors, including (i) the performance of the Company for the year, (ii) the satisfaction of certain individual and corporate performance measures, and (iii) other factors which the board may deem relevant. The Company did not award any cash bonuses during fiscal year 2017.
Equity Compensation
We recognize the importance of having a portion of the named executive officers’ compensation be paid in the form of equity, to help align the executives’ interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. At this point, however, we have chosen to emphasize the cash-based portion of our compensation program over a stock program because we believe the discretionary nature of the cash-based compensation gives us the needed flexibility to factor in and reward the attainment of longer-term goals for the Company and the executives, as the board deems appropriate.
The entire board of directors performs the functions that would be performed by a compensation committee. All of the directors participate in deliberations concerning the compensation paid to executive officers. The directors determine the compensation of the Company’s executives by assessing the value of each of its executives and collectively determine the amount of compensation required to retain the services of the company’s executives. We base the amount of compensation for our executives on negotiations between us and the executive. We did not perform any formal third party benchmarking or other market analysis with respect to the amount of such executive’s compensation
In approving compensation necessary to attract and retain our present executive officers, the board of directors concluded that the salary provided to our executive officer is reasonable considering our financial condition and the stage of development of our business. The objective of the compensation plan is to provide our executives with competitive remuneration for their skills such that we can retain our personnel for an extended period of time. As our operations mature and if our revenue permits, we expect that the specific direction, emphasis and components of our executive compensation programs will continue to evolve. Factors that may influence our decision to change our compensation policies include general market conditions, our future revenue growth and profitability, the implementation of our business plan and strategy and increasing complexity of our business.
Compensation Related Risks
Our board of directors reviewed our compensation policies and practices and determined that our compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Summary Compensation Table
The following summary compensation table sets forth the aggregate compensation we paid or accrued during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 to (i) our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer), (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers other than the principal executive officer who were serving as executive officers on December 31, 2017 whose total compensation was in excess of $100,000, and (iii) up to two additional individuals who would have been within the two-other-most-highly compensated but were not serving as executive officers on December 31, 2017.
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Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Equity Awards ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lim Yew Chuan (1) | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary) | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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(1) | Lim Yew Chuan was appointed to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Office, Secretary and director on February 18, 2016. |
Narrative disclosure to Summary Compensation
There are currently no employment agreements or other contracts or arrangements with our officers or directors. There are no compensation plans or arrangements, including payments to be made by us, with respect to our officers, directors or consultants that would result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of any of our directors, officers or consultants. There are no compensation plans or arrangements for our directors, officers, employees or consultants that would result from a change-in-control.
Equity Awards
There are no unvested options, warrants or convertible securities outstanding.
At no time during the last fiscal year with respect to any of any of our executive officers was there:
> | any outstanding option or other equity-based award repriced or otherwise materially modified (such as by extension of exercise periods, the change of vesting or forfeiture conditions, the change or elimination of applicable performance criteria, or the change of the bases upon which returns are determined; | |
> | any waiver or modification of any specified performance target, goal or condition to payout with respect to any amount included in non-stock incentive plan compensation or payouts; | |
> | any option or equity grant; | |
> | any non-equity incentive plan award made to a named executive officer; | |
> | any nonqualified deferred compensation plans including nonqualified defined contribution plans; or | |
> | any payment for any item to be included under All Other Compensation in the Summary Compensation Table. |
Compensation of Directors
During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, we did not provide compensation to any of our directors for serving as our director. We currently have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as directors, although we may elect to issue stock options to such persons from time to time. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. Our board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Our board of directors is comprised of Lim Yew Chuan, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary. The entire board of directors performs the functions that would be performed by a compensation committee. All of the directors participate in deliberations concerning the compensation paid to executive officers.
Compensation Committee Report
Our board of directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in this report with management. Based on its review and discussion with management, the board of directors recommended that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The material in this report is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made on, before, or after the date of this Report on Form 10-K and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Submitted by the board of directors:
Lim Yew Chuan
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ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table sets forth, as of March 9, 2018, certain information with regard to the record and beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock by (i) each person known to the Company to be the record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Company’s common stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii) each of the named executive officers, and (iv) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group:
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) |
Amount (number of shares) |
Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock (2) | ||||
Lim Yew Chuan (3) | 0 | 0% | ||||
Kao Wei-Chen (aka Kao Hsuan-Ying (4) | 1,125,000,000 | 42.24% | ||||
Chou Pei-Chi (5) | 250,000,000 | 9.39% | ||||
Chou Pei-Ying (5) | 250,000,000 | 9.39% | ||||
Chou Feng-Kai (5) | 250,000,000 | 9.39% | ||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (one person) | 0 | 0% |
(1) | Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Gold Union, Inc., L8-09 Wisma BU 8, No. 11 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama PJU 6, 47600 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. |
(2) | Applicable percentage ownership is based on 2,663,134,500 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 9, 2018, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of March 9, 2018. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock that a person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of upon the exercise or conversion of options, convertible stock, warrants or other securities that are currently exercisable or convertible or that will become exercisable or convertible within 60 days of March 9, 2018, are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the number of shares beneficially owned and percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. |
(3) | Mr. Lim Yew Chuan is the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of the Company. |
(4) | Ms. Kao Wei-Chen (aka Kao Hsuan-Ying) is a Director of Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Ltd., our former affiliate. Her address is L8-09, Wisma BU8, No.11, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama PJU 6, 47600 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. |
(5) | Ms. Chou Pei-Chi, Ms. Chou Pei-Ying and Mr. Chou Feng-Kai are siblings and they are children of Ms. Kao Wei-Chen (aka Kao Hsuan-Ying) |
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Other than as disclosed below, there are no transactions during our two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, or any currently proposed transaction, in which our Company was or to be a participant and the amount exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our Company’s total assets at year end for our last two completed years, and in which any of our directors, officers or principal stockholders, or any other related person as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K, had or have any direct or indirect material interest.
From time to time, our shareholders advance funds to the Company on an unsecured, non-interest bearing basis, which funds are due on demand. As of December 31, 2017, Ms. Kao Wei-Chen, our major shareholder advanced $238,714, all of which is outstanding. As of December 31, 2016, Ms. Kao Wei-Chen, our major shareholder advanced $214,517 , all of which is outstanding.
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The company has been provided office space by its majority stockholder at no cost. The management determined that such cost is nominal and did not recognize the rent expense in its financial statements.
We have not adopted policies or procedures for approval of related person transactions but review them on a case-by-case basis. We believe that all related party transactions were on terms at least as favorable as we would have secured in arm’s-length transactions with third parties. Except as set forth above, we have not entered into any material transactions with any director, executive officer, and promoter, beneficial owner of five percent or more of our common stock, or family members of such persons.
Director Independence
Our board of directors currently consists of Lim Yew Chuan, our sole executive officer, who does not qualify as an independent director under the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market or the NYSE. As of the date hereof, we have not adopted a standard of independence nor do we have a policy with respect to independence requirements for our board members or that a majority of our board be comprised of “independent directors.”
ITEM 14. Principal AccountING Fees And Services.
HKCMCPA Company Limited (“HKCMCPA”) audited our financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
All audit work was performed by the full time employees of HKCMCPA for the above mentioned fiscal years. Our board of directors does not have an audit committee. The functions customarily delegated to an audit committee are performed by our full board of directors. Our board of directors approves in advance, all services performed by HKCMCPA, but have not adopted pre-approval policies or procedures. Our board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has approved such services.
The following table sets forth fees billed by our auditors during the last two fiscal years for services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements, services by our auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and that are not reported as audit fees, services rendered in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, and all other fees for services rendered.
December 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||
Audit fees | $ | 21,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||
Audit related fees | – | – | ||||||
Tax fees | – | – | ||||||
All other fees | – | – | ||||||
Total | 21,000 | 20,000 |
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ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1) | Financial Statements |
Financial Statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this report.
(2) | Financial Statement Schedules |
No financial statement schedules are included because such schedules are not applicable, are not required, or because required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(3) | Exhibits |
* Filed herewith.
(1) Filed as an Exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2012.
(3) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2014.
(4) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange on October 23, 2013.
(5) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 14 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2014.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
GOLD UNION INC. | ||
By: | /s/Lim Yew Chuan | |
Lim Yew Chuan | ||
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: March 23, 2018 |
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GOLD UNION INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and stockholders of
Gold Union Inc.
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Gold Union Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, during 2017, the Company experienced a net loss of $57,528 and negative operating cash flows of $37,016, at December 31, 2017, the Company had incurred cumulative net losses of $599,858 and working capital deficit of $215,569. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are described in Note 2.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ HKCMCPA Company Limited
We have served the Company since 2014.
Hong Kong, China
March 23, 2018
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GOLD UNION INC.
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
As of December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 75,428 | $ | 88,247 | ||||
Prepayments and deposits | 4,944 | 4,642 | ||||||
Total current assets | 80,372 | 92,889 | ||||||
Non-current assets: | ||||||||
Land under development | 630,000 | 630,000 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 710,372 | $ | 722,889 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Amounts due to related parties | $ | 238,714 | $ | 214,517 | ||||
Accounts payables and accrued liabilities | 57,227 | 36,413 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 295,941 | 250,930 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, 3,000,000,000 authorized common shares of $0.0001 par value, 2,663,134,500 and 2,663,134,500 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively | 266,313 | 266,313 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 387,055 | 387,055 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (599,858 | ) | (548,861 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 53,510 | 104,507 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | 360,921 | 367,452 | ||||||
Total equity | 414,431 | 471,959 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 710,372 | $ | 722,889 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3 |
GOLD UNION INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
Professional fees | 44,969 | 36,093 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | 12,559 | 27,688 | ||||||
Operating loss | (57,528 | ) | (63,781 | ) | ||||
Loss before income tax | (57,528 | ) | (63,781 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | – | – | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (57,528 | ) | $ | (63,781 | ) | ||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (6,531 | ) | (14,398 | ) | ||||
Net loss attributable to the Company | $ | (50,997 | ) | $ | (49,383 | ) | ||
Net loss per share – Basic and diluted | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic and diluted | 2,663,134,500 | 2,663,134,500 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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GOLD UNION INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (57,528 | ) | $ | (63,781 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepayments and deposits | (302 | ) | – | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 20,814 | 10,639 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (37,016 | ) | (53,142 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Advances from related parties | 24,197 | 25,454 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 24,197 | 25,454 | ||||||
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (12,819 | ) | (27,688 | ) | ||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR | 88,247 | 115,935 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR | $ | 75,428 | $ | 88,247 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5 |
GOLD UNION INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Common stock | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | Total GOLU stockholders’ | Non-controlling | Total stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No of shares | Amount |
capital | deficit | equity | interest | equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | 2,663,134,500 | $ | 266,313 | $ | 387,055 | $ | (499,478 | ) | $ | 153,890 | $ | 381,850 | $ | 535,740 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year | – | – | – | (49,383 | ) | (49,383 | ) | (14,398 | ) | (63,781 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2016 | 2,663,134,500 | $ | 266,313 | $ | 387,055 | $ | (548,861 | ) | $ | 104,507 | 367,452 | 471,959 | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year | – | – | – | (50,997 | ) | (50,997 | ) | (6,531 | ) | (57,528 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 2,663,134,500 | $ | 266,313 | $ | 387,055 | $ | (599,858 | ) | $ | 53,510 | $ | 360,921 | $ | 414,431 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6 |
GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
1. | ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND |
Gold Union Inc. (formerly “Advanced Ventures Corp.”, or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 6, 2010. The Company has revised its business plan to trade in precious metal bullion primarily in the Asia Pacific region.
Effective January 6, 2016, Advanced Ventures Corp. effected a name change to Gold Union Inc.
On March 27, 2012, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Advanced Ventures (HK) Ltd., under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HK SAR”) of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Advanced Ventures (HK) Ltd. engages in the same line of business as that of the Company. On November 1, 2014, the Company dissolved Advanced Ventures (HK) Ltd. Advanced Ventures (HK) Ltd. which was inactive during its existence.
On July 21, 2014, the Company formed G.U. Asia Limited, a limited company, under the laws of Hong Kong, for the purpose of conducting business in Asia.
On July 31, 2014, the Company formed G.U. International Limited, under the laws of the Republic of Seychelles.
On December 31, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 48% equity interest in Phnom Penh Golden Corridor Trading Co. Limited (“PPGCT”)in exchange of 2,500,000,000 shares of its common stock. PPGCT was treated as the acquirer for accounting purpose since the original stockholders of PPGCT owned a majority of the shares of the Company’s common stock immediately following the completion of the transaction. PPGCT was the legal acquiree but deemed to be the accounting acquirer. The Company was the legal acquirer but deemed to be the accounting acquire. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under U.S. GAAP.
The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31, 2017.
2. | GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company experienced a net loss of $57,528, negative operating cash flows of $37,016, cumulative net losses of $599,858 and a working capital deficit of $215,569, at December 31, 2017. The continuation of the Company as a going concern through December 31, 2017 is dependent upon the continued financial support from its stockholders. Management believes the Company is currently pursuing additional financing for its operations. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.
These and other factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may result in the Company not being able to continue as a going concern.
3. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
· | Basis of presentation |
These accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
· | Use of estimates and assumptions |
In preparing these consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet and revenues and expenses during the years reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
· | Basis of consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of GOLU and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions within the Company have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The Company accounts for the investment in associate in which the Company does not hold a controlling financial interest but have significant influence over operating and financial policies using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is recorded at cost and adjusted for the proportionate share of net earnings or losses and other comprehensive income or loss, cash contributions made and distributions received, and other adjustments, as appropriate. The Company performs a periodic evaluation of an investment to determine whether the fair value of each investment is less than the carrying value, and, if so, whether such decrease in value is deemed to be other-than-temporary. There were no impairment losses recognized by the related to investment in an associate during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
· | Income taxes |
The Company adopted the provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Paragraph 740-10-25-13.addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under paragraph 740-10-25-13, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Paragraph 740-10-25-13 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13.
The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities are reported in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of deferred tax assets recorded on its balance sheets and provides valuation allowances as management deems necessary.
Management makes judgments as to the interpretation of the tax laws that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In addition, the Company operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions and is subject to audit in these jurisdictions. In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all years. If actual taxable income by tax jurisdiction varies from estimates, additional allowances or reversals of reserves may be necessary.
· | Net loss per share |
The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed similar to basic loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common stock equivalents had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.
There were no potentially outstanding dilutive shares for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
· | Related parties |
The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to section 850-10-20 the related parties include a) affiliates of the Company; b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and Income-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
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GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b) a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d) amount due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
· | Commitments and contingencies |
The Company follows subtopic 450-20 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to report accounting for contingencies. Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or un-asserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or un-asserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed. Management does not believe, based upon information available at this time, that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there is no assurance that such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and results of operations or cash flows.
· | Fair value of financial instruments |
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and has adopted paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. | |
Level 2 | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
Level 3 | Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
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GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
· | Recent accounting pronouncements |
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard provides companies with a single model for accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific revenue guidance. The core principle of the model is to recognize revenue when control of the goods or services transfers to the customer, as opposed to recognizing revenue when the risks and rewards transfer to the customer under the existing revenue guidance. The guidance permits companies to either apply the requirements retrospectively to all prior periods presented, or apply the requirements in the year of adoption, through a cumulative adjustment. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers the required adoption date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. As a result of the deferred effective date, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company in its first quarter of fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date of the new standard of the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The following ASUs were subsequently issued by the FASB to clarify the implementation guidance in some areas and add practical expedients: In March 2016, ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations; in April 2016, ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing; in May 2016, ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients;and in December 2016, ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The standard requires that a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from operating leases. A lessee should recognize in its balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The guidance in ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which changes the accounting for employee share-based payments, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. Under the new guidance, excess tax benefits associated with share-based payment awards will be recognized in the income statement when the awards vest or settle, rather than in stockholders’ equity. In addition, it will increase the number of shares an employer can withhold to cover income taxes on share-based payment awards and still qualify for the exemption to liability classification. The guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2017.
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GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash, which requires entities to show the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The guidance will be effective for the Company in its first quarter of fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, but any adjustments must be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The new standard must be adopted retrospectively.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, which eliminates step two of the quantitative goodwill impairment test. Step two required determination of the implied fair value of a reporting unit, and then a comparison of this implied fair value with the carrying amount of goodwill for the reporting unit, in order to determine any goodwill impairment. Under the new guidance, an entity is only required to complete a one-step quantitative test, by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, and any goodwill impairment charge is determined by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. However, the loss should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The standard is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2017, and is to be applied on a prospective basis.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which changes how employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement benefit plans present the net periodic benefit cost in the statement of operations. The new guidance requires entities to report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the statement of operations separately from the service cost component and outside the subtotal of loss from operations. ASU 2017-07 also provides that only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization. The standard is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018, with adoption to be applied on a retrospective basis.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation: Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides clarification on when modification accounting should be used for changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. This ASU does not change the accounting for modifications but clarifies that modification accounting guidance should only be applied if there is a change to the value, vesting conditions or award classification and would not be required if the changes are considered non-substantive. The amendments of this ASU are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018, with early adoption permitted.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which modifies the presentation and disclosure of hedging results. Further, it provides partial relief on the timing of certain aspects of hedge documentation and eliminates the requirement to recognize hedge ineffectiveness separately in income. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019.
In November 2017, the FASB has issued ASU No. 2017-14, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2017-14 includes amendments to certain SEC paragraphs within the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification). ASU 2017-14 amends the Codification to incorporate the following previously issued guidance from the SEC. ‘The amendments in ASU No. 2017-14 amends the Codification to incorporate SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 116 and SEC Interpretive Release on Vaccines for Federal Government Stockpiles (SEC Release No. 33-10403) that bring existing SEC staff guidance into conformity with the FASB’s adoption of and amendments to ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
In September 2017, the FASB has issued ASU No. 2017-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to the Staff Announcement at the July 20, 2017 EITF Meeting and Rescission of Prior SEC Staff Announcements and Observer Comments.” The amendments in ASU No. 2017-13 amends the early adoption date option for certain companies related to the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 and ASU No. 2016-02. Both of the below entities may still adopt using the public company adoption guidance in the related ASUs, as amended. The effective date is the same as the effective date and transition requirements for the amendments for ASU 2014-09 and ASU 2016-02.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
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GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
4. | LAND UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company owned three pieces of freehold farmland located at Phkang Village, Chbarmorn Commune, Chbarmorn District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia with a total land size of 172,510 meter square. These lands are currently vacant and the Company is actively anticipating the town planning and development application. The Company expects to develop and construct an industrial complex for rental income purpose, which will be completed in the next two to three years, subject to the final approval from the local government.
No depreciation is provided for during the years presented.
5. | INCOME TAXES |
The Company generated an operating loss for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and did not record income tax expense. The Company has operations in various countries and is subject to tax in the jurisdictions in which they operate, as follows:
United States of America
GOLU is registered in the State of Delaware and is subject to United States of America tax law. No provision for income taxes have been made as GOLU has generated no taxable income for the periods presented. The Company’s policy is to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its income tax provision. The Company has not accrued or paid interest or penalties which were not material to its results of operations for the period presented.
On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) resulting in significant modifications to existing law. The Company has completed the accounting for the effects of the Act during the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 reflect certain effects of the Act which includes a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 34% to 21% as well as other changes.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company incurred $496,219 of cumulative net operating losses which can be carried forward to offset future taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2037, if unutilized. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets of $104,206 on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.
Hong Kong
G.U. Asia Limited is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax, which is charged at the statutory income rate of 16.5% on assessable income. There is no operation in Hong Kong during the years reported.
Republic of Seychelles
Under the Republic of Seychelles law, G.U. International Limited is not subject to tax on income.
Kingdom of Cambodia
PPGCT is subject to Cambodian tax law at the statutory rate of 20% on its assessable income.
As of December 31, 2017, PPGCT incurred $114,063 of cumulative net operating losses which can be carried forward to offset against its future taxable income at no expiration. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets of $22,813 on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.
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GOLD UNION INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
The following table sets forth the significant components of the aggregate deferred tax assets of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
As of December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards: | ||||||||
- United States of America | $ | 104,206 | $ | 153,425 | ||||
- Kingdom of Cambodia | 22,813 | 20,301 | ||||||
127,019 | 173,726 | |||||||
Less: valuation allowance | (127,019 | ) | (173,726 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax assets | $ | – | $ | – |
Management believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be fully realizable in the future. Accordingly, the Company provided for a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets of $127,019 as of December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the valuation allowance decreased by $46,707, primarily relating to new tax cuts in the local tax regime.
6. | STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had a total of 2,663,134,500 shares of its common stock issued and outstanding.
7. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
Advances from Stockholders
From time to time, stockholders of the Company advance funds to the Company for working capital purpose. Those advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. The imputed interest on the loan from a stockholder was not significant.
Free Office Space from its Majority Stockholder and Chief Executive Officer
The Company has been provided office space by its majority stockholder at no cost. The management determined that such cost is nominal and did not recognize the rent expense in its financial statements.
8. | SUBSEQUENT EVENT |
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2017 up through the date was the Company issued the audited financial statements. During the period, the Company did not have any material recognizable subsequent events.
On February 2, 2018, the Company completed a corporate reorganization and effectively spun off its interest in its subsidiary, Golden Corridor and its real estate business by distributing shares of PPGCT held by the Company to its shareholders.
On March 18, 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, G.U. Asia Limited was dissolved.
Effective March 26, 2018, the Company changed its name to Noble Vici Group, Inc. The Company expects the trading symbol to change to NVGI shortly thereafter.
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