Deferred Government Grants

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Deferred Government Grants [Abstract]

Deferred Government Grants

17. Deferred Government Grants

Deferred government grants as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 consist of the following:

	December 31,			March  31,
	2022			2023
Total government grants	$	6,876,735		$	6,361,009
Less: Current portion		(1,299,715	)		(847,584	)
Non-current portion	$	5,577,020		$	5,513,425

Government grants that are received in advance are deferred and recognized in the consolidated statements of operations over the period necessary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate. Government grants in relation to the achievement of stages of research and development projects are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations when amounts have been received and all attached conditions have been met. Non-refundable grants received without any further obligations or conditions attached are recognized immediately in the consolidated statements of operations.

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.

On June 23, 2020, BAK Asia, the Company wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, entered into a framework investment agreement with Jiangsu Gaochun Economic Development Zone Development Group Company (“Gaochun EDZ”), pursuant to which the Company intended to develop certain lithium battery projects that aim to have a production capacity of 8Gwh. Gaochun EDZ agreed to provide various support to facilitate the development and operation of the projects. From 2020 to the report date, the Company received RMB10 million (approximately $1.6 million) to finance the costs incurred for moving; RMB20 million (approximately $3.2 million) to finance the costs incurred in construction works; and RMB17.1 million (approximately $2.7 million) to finance equipment purchases from Gaochun EDZ in Nanjing. The Company recognize the government subsidies as income or offsets them against the related expenditures when there are no present or future obligations for the subsidized projects.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized RMB10 million ($1.6 million) as other income after moving of the Company facilities to Nanjing. Remaining subsidy of RMB37.1 million (approximately $5.9 million) was granted to facilities the construction works and equipment in Nanjing. The construction works have been completed in November 2021 and the production line was fully operated in January 2023,  the Company has initiated amortization on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the depreciable facilities constructed thereon. 

	Three months ended March 31,
	2022		2023
Cost of revenues	$	551,663	$	544,660
Research and development expenses		10,656		9,886
General and administrative expenses		4,654		4,318
Other income (expenses), net		734,435		99,042
	$	1,301,408	$	657,906