Deferred Government Grants

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Deferred Government Grants [Abstract]

Deferred Government Grants

14. Deferred Government Grants

Deferred government grants as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 consist of the following:

	December 31,			March 31,
	2018			2019
Total government grants	$	4,457,064		$	4,531,107
Less: Current portion		(143,775	)		(147,352	)
Non-current portion	$	4,313,289		$	4,383,755

In September 2013, the Management Committee of Dalian Economic Zone Management Committee (the "Management Committee") provided a subsidy of RMB150 million to finance the costs incurred in moving our facilities to Dalian, including the loss of sales while the new facilities were being constructed. For the year ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized$23,103,427 as income after offset of the related removal expenditures of $1,004,027. No such income or offset was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2018.

On October 17, 2014, the Company received a subsidy of RMB46,150,000 pursuant to an agreement with the Management Committee dated July 2, 2013 for costs of land use rights and to be used to construct the new manufacturing site in Dalian. Part of the facilities had been completed and was operated in July 2015 and the Company has initiated amortization on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the depreciable facilities constructed thereon.

The Company offset government grants of $38,880 and $36,628 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively, against depreciation expenses of the Dalian facilities.