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SCHNEIDER
WEINBERGER & BEILLY LLP
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2200
Corporate Boulevard, N.W.
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Suite
210
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Boca
Raton, Florida 33431
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telephone
(561) 362-9595
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telecopier
(561) 362-9612
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jim@swblaw.net
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October
9, 2009
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'CORRESP'
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United
States Securities and Exchange
Commission
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100
F Street, N.E.
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Attention:
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H.
Christopher Owings, Assistant Director
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Ramin
M. Olson, Staff Attorney
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Bill
Thompson, Accounting Branch Chief
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Ta
Tanisha Meadows, Staff Accountant
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Re:
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China
Logistics Group, Inc. (the "Company")
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Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
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File
No. 333-151783
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Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
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Filed
May 18, 2009
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Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
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Filed
May 20, 2009
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Form
8-K/A filed January 20, 2009
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File
No. 0-31497
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
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Amendment
No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1;
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Form
10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) for the year ended December 31,
2008
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Form
10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) for the quarter ended March 31,
2009
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Form
8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed January 20, 2009
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Form 8-K filed August 27, 2009 |
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Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed September 9, 2009 |
• | Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 2) filed September 29, 2009 |
1.
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Please
tell us how you computed total operating expenses (income) as a percentage
of gross profit.
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2.
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Please
disclose the course of action that you have taken or propose to take to
resolve the potential liquidity deficiency described in the last paragraph
on page 22.
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3.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 12 in our letter dated February 27, 2009
and the revisions to your disclosure. We note that the decline
in the net cash provided by financing activities in the first quarter of
2009 was attributable to a reduction in proceeds from convertible related
party notes offset by changes in related party advances. Please
clarify your discussion and analysis as
appropriate.
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4.
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Please
include a discussion of the causes for significant changes in the
components of current assets and liabilities reflected in the table on
page 24.
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5.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 22 in our letter dated February 27, 2009
and the revisions to your disclosure. Please tell us whether
credits to bad debt expense represent recoveries of amounts previously
written off or adjustments to the allowance for bad debts resulting from
your estimate of uncollectable accounts. Please also tell us
how you apply the reserve method of accounting and the circumstances that
led to the recovery or change in estimate. In addition, we note
that your evaluation of the collectability of accounts receivable did not
result in a recovery (or credit to bad debt expense) for each
period. Please revise as
appropriate.
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6.
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It
appears that you should have adopted all of the accounting pronouncements
described in this section. Please revise to clarify that you
adopted the standards and disclose the impact that adoption of the
standards had on your financial statements. Similar revisions
should be made to the disclosures in Note 4 to the unaudited financial
statement included in the filing.
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7.
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We
note your statement that you do not conduct any business from your U.S.
office. Please reconcile this with your listing of this office
on the cover page as your principal executive office and your statement on
page 2 that this office serves as your principal executive
office. Further, please discuss your reason for renting this
office space considering you do not conduct any business from the
office. Also, considering you have no employees in the U.S.,
please disclose whether the office is vacant and whether the U.S. phone
number is routed to your China office, and disclose whether you provide
use of the office to anyone else. Finally, please discuss
whether you intend to renew the lease after the current lease term
expires.
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8.
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Please
reconcile the fact that you conduct no business from your U.S. office with
the statement that you are a “U.S. based company” doing business in China
through your subsidiary Shandong Jiajia in the “About Us” section of your
website located at http://www.chinalogistics.com/company.
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9.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 17 in our letter dated February 27, 2009
and the revisions to your disclosure. It does not appear that
the aggregate number of shares disclosed in the first sentence is correct
or consistent with the disclosures in the fourth and fifth paragraphs on
page 32. Please revise or
advise.
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10.
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We
note that you restated your financial statement for your year ended
December 31, 2007. We also note that you restated your
financial statements for each quarter of fiscal 2008 in amendments to Form
10-Q filed June 16, 2009. Please tell us why you are not
required to file a current report on Form 8-K under Item
4.02. If the board of directors, a committee of the board of
directors or one or more officers concluded that the financial statements
that were restated could still be relied upon, tell us the basis for the
conclusion.
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11.
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If
applicable, please update the interim financial statements included in the
filing in accordance with Rule 8-08 of Regulation
S-X.
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12.
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You
should reflect the adoptions of SFAS 160 in the financial
statements. As such, for each period presented
please:
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present
the noncontrolling interest in Shandong Jiajia in the consolidated balance
sheets within equity separately from the parent’s equity (refer to
paragraph 26 of ARB 51);
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present
the amounts of consolidated net income and consolidated comprehensive
income and the amounts attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling
interest on the face of the consolidated financial statements (refer to
page 38.a of ARB 51); and
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present
a reconciliation of the carrying amount of the total equity, equity
attributable to the parent and equity attributable to the noncontrolling
interest in a consolidated statement of changes in equity or in the notes
to financial statements (refer to paragraph 38.c or ARB
51)
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13.
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We
note your disclosure on page 22 that you made a short-term loan to a
strategic partner which is classified as other
receivables. Please disclose the terms of the short-term loan
in the notes to financial statements. In addition, please tell
us the nature of the other amounts classified as other
receivables.
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June
30, 2009
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December
31, 2008
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Loans
receivable
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$
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317,715
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$
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229,742
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Legal
deposit
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38,716
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38,662
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Deferred
expense
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59,890
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23,561
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Other
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30,053
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6,477
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$
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446,374
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$
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298,442
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14.
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We
note that the amount due from related parties as of March 31, 2009 differs
from the amount due from Shandong Huibo Import & Export Co. Ltd.
Disclosed in Note 7 on page F-14 and page 38. Please
advise.
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15.
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It
appears that advances to related parties reflected in cash flows from
financing activities represent collections of advances to related parties
that should be classified in cash flows from investing activities. Please
advise.
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16.
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It
appears that advances from related parties and repayments of advances from
related parties are presented on a net basis in cash flows from financing
activities. Please tell why these items qualify for net
reporting. Refer to paragraphs 11-13 of SFAS
95.
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17.
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Please
disclose the effect of the error corrections on each financial statement
line item, including the consolidated balance sheets and statements of
cash flows. The additional disclosure should also include
totals and subtotals contained in the financial
statements. Similarly revise the disclosures in Note 2 to the
audited financial statements on page F-24 to the extent
applicable.
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18.
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You
disclose that the advances to related parties are categorized as cash
flows from financing activities. Please refer to the above
comment regarding classification of cash flows related to advances from
and to related parties and revise your disclosure as
appropriate.
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19.
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Please
disclose management’s plans to overcome the financial difficulties,
including efforts to obtain additional financing and generate profitable
operations. Refer to Section 607.02 of Codification of
Financial Reporting Policies. Similarly revise the disclosures
in Note 3 to the audited financial statements on Page
F-27.
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20.
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Please
include a statement that the unaudited financial statements reflect all
the adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order
to make the financial statements not misleading. Refer to
Instruction 2 of Rule 8-03 of Regulation
S-X.
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21.
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It
appears that your disclosure of legal fees paid to your legal counsel and
investors’ legal counsel in the second paragraph is inconsistent with the
disclosure of legal fees in the table on page 5. Please revise
or advise.
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22.
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Please
tell us why the report does not include an explanatory paragraph referring
to the restatement of the December 31, 2007 financial statements disclosed
in Note 2. Refer to Auditing Standards Codification Sections AU
420.12 and AU 508.
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23.
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We
note your disclosure on page 22 regarding uncollectible amounts from Mr.
Aubel. Please tell us the nature of the receivables deemed
uncollectible and the basis for the classification as other
expenses. Also tell us whether you had the right to offset the
receivable against the convertible note obligation payable to Mr.
Aubel.
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24.
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We
reviewed your response to comments 33 and 34 in our letter dated February
27, 2009. We consider a public shell reverse acquisition to be
a capital transaction in substance, rather than a business combination
such that the transaction is a reverse recapitalization. That
is, the transaction is equivalent to the issuance of stock by the private
company for the net monetary assets of the shell corporation, accompanied
by a recapitalization. Since there were no shares of common
stock issued to the shareholders of Shandong Jiajia, we believe that there
should be no outstanding common shares or related par value capital in the
historical equity of the accounting acquirer as retroactively restated to
reflect the number of shares of stock received in the
transaction. Rather, we believe that the shares of common stock
retained by the shareholders of the legal acquirer and related par value
capital should be presented in the recapitalization for reverse merger
line item. Also, given that the legal acquirer has a negative
equity position, we believe that the amount of the difference between the
par value of securities owned by the shareholders of the shell company and
the net liability acquired should be charged to retained earnings rather
than additional paid-capital. As previously requested, please
cite the authoritative literature that supports your presentation, or
otherwise advise.
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25.
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We
note your disclosure that you were obligated to issue an additional
450,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock as compensation for
services and that the additional shares were issued in June
2008. It appears that the obligation to issue the additional
shares should have been recognized as a payable. Please tell us
the basis in GAAP for including the shares in the number of shares issued
in the recapitalization in the consolidated statements of stockholders’
deficit page F-20. Please also confirm to us that the services
were directly related to the recapitalization
transaction.
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26.
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We
note the form of common stock purchase warrants issued to Mr. Chen filed
as Exhibit 4.2 and your disclosure in footnote 2 to the beneficial
ownership table on page 40 regarding warrants held by Mr.
Chen. Please tell us whether the additional consideration
issued to Mr. Chen represented warrants or options, or otherwise
advise. If applicable, revise your disclosures throughout the
prospectus, including the financial statements, to clarify disclosures
related to the additional consideration and outstanding warrants and
options.
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27.
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Please
tell us your basis in GAAP for accounting for the preferred stock and
options issued to Mr. Chen pursuant to the January 28, 2008 amendment to
the acquisition agreement retroactively as acquisition
consideration. Explain in detail why the additional
consideration should not be accounted for as compensation for services
given that the other shareholders of Shandong Jiajia did not receive
additional consideration. In addition, tell us why the options
or warrants are properly accounted for as equity instruments during the
period in which you did not have sufficient shares to settle the
contract. Refer to SFAS 133 and EIFT 00-19. Also
refer to paragraph 34 of SFAS
123(R).
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28.
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We
note that you did not give retroactive effect to the issuance of the
options or warrants to Mr. Chen as consideration issued in the reverse
recapitalization in your diluted earnings per share computation for 2007,
but that you treated the options or warrants as outstanding for one day
assuming they were issued on December 31, 2007. If the options
or warrants are appropriately treated as additional consideration, then it
appears that they should be included in the diluted earnings per share
computation on a retroactive basis. If the options and warrants
(and preferred stock) issued to Mr. Chen are appropriately treated as
compensation for services, then it appears the securities should be
included in diluted earnings per share computations from the actual date
of issuance. Please
advise.
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29.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 27 in our letter dated February 27, 2009
and understand that the restatement of your financial statements include
adjustments to recognize the assets and liabilities of the shell company
at fair value, which is also disclosed in Note 10. When you
initially restated your financial statements to account for the
acquisition of Shandong Jiajia as a reverse recapitalization, it appeared
that you recognized the assets and liabilities of the shell company at
their carrying amounts. Please tell us why you concluded that
the reverse recapitalization is within in scope of SFAS 141 and that the
assets and liabilities of the shell company should now be recognized at
fair value. Refer to your response to comment 52 in your letter
dated January 28, 2009 in which you stated that the shell company did not
constitute a business in light of the guidance in EITF
98-3. Please also tell us the aggregate effect of purchase
adjustments on the net liability acquired in the reverse recapitalization
transaction as well as effect on the statements of operations for
subsequent periods. In addition, please discuss the basis in
GAAP for recognizing the effect of the general release for amounts owed to
Stock Electronics, Inc. at the acquisition date as opposed to the date of
the general release. Finally, tell us the basis in GAAP for
recognizing a loss for accounts subsequently deemed uncollectible after
the date of acquisition.
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30.
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We
note your response to comment 39 in our letter dated February 27, 2009 and
the revisions to your disclosure. Since you did not disclose
the effects of the correction of accounting errors in the previous
amendment, please revise to disclose the effects of accounting errors
previously corrected and the aggregate effects of error corrections to the
2007 financial statement as initially filed in the registration
statement.
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31.
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We
reviewed your response to comments 28 and 43 in our letter dated February
27, 2009 and the revisions to your disclosure. We also considered your
discussion regarding comparative EPS calculations, inter-period
comparisons and compliance with the earnings per share guidance of SFAS
128 in your response to comments 33 and 34 of our previous
letter. Since common shares held by the shareholders of the
shell company at the date of the acquisition should not be allocated to
owners of the operating company, we believe that you should present all of
the common shares held by the stockholders of the shell company as shares
issued in the reverse recapitalization transaction. As
previously requested, please cite specific authoritative literature that
supports your accounting treatment, or otherwise
advise.
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32.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 45 in our letter dated February 27,
2009. It is still unclear to us whether the correction to
account for the beneficial conversion feature in accordance with EITF 98-5
and EITF 00-27 complies with GAAP in light of the guidance in EITF 00-19
and EITF 08-04. Please specifically address the guidance in
paragraphs 4 and 19 of EITF 00-19. Also, tell us the effect of
the error correction on the amount of stockholders’ deficit at December
31, 2007.
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33.
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Please
disclose other relevant terms of the convertible notes, including those
related to interest. In addition, tell us whether you
recognized interest expense subsequent to the reverse recapitalization
until the notes were converted pursuant to the terms of the conversion
agreement effective March 20, 2008.
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34.
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Please
disclose what the intrinsic value of shares actually paid to Mr. Aubel
represents. For example, if the intrinsic value represents the
difference between the conversion price and the fair value of your common
stock at the dates of conversion, disclose that
fact.
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35.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 46 in our letter dated February 27,
2009. Please revise the table of funds advanced by Mr. Aubel to
include the balance of outstanding advances at the end of 2004, as
adjusted, so that the aggregate funds advanced equals the amount of note
reductions from conversions to equity. Please similarly revise
the table of advances on page 39. In addition, tell us the
nature of the adjustments to the liability reflected in attachment 45.1 to
your response letter.
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For
the first and second quarters of 2005 at $0.01 per
share;
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For
the third quarter 2005 at 20% of the closing price on the date of
conversion; and
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For
the fourth quarter 2005 and beyond at 40% of the closing price on the date
of conversion.
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Year
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Interest
Expense
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2005
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$
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209,105
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2006
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246,367
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2007
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201,583
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2008
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$
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657,055
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Year
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Funds
Advanced
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Intrinsic
Value
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2005
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$
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160,000
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$
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240,000
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2006
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1,730,168
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2,595,251
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2007
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874,164
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1,311,246
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2008
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148,200
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222,300
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$
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2,912,532
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$
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4,368,797
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Year
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Number
of Shares Converted
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Amount
of Note Reduction
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Intrinsic
Value
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2005
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802,500
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$
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698,000
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$
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14,829,000
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2006
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592,500
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1,445,000
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2,319,000
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2007
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1,795,000
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1,751,720
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2,821,280
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2008
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2,864,606
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2,521,380
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(659,432
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6,054,606
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$
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6,416,100
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$
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20,628,712
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36.
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We
reviewed your response to comment 30 in our letter dated February 27,
2009. As previously requested, please disclose the settlement
terms of the warrants issued in connection with the 2008 unit
offering.
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37.
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Please
disclose the components of income tax expense in accordance with paragraph
45 of SFAS 109.
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(a)
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Current tax expense or
benefit. For both years ended presented the summarized
tax reconciliation is reconciled to the Company’s tax provision (rounded
to the nearest ‘000’s).
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(b)
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Deferred tax expense or
benefit. The Company’s tax provision is all current for
all jurisdictions and there is no deferred tax expense or
benefit.
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(c)
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Investment tax
credits. There are no investment tax credits available
for any jurisdictions to which the Company operates
within.
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(d)
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Government
grants. There are no government grants available for any
jurisdictions to which the Company operates within.
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(e)
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The benefits of operating loss
carryforwards. The benefits of operating loss
carryforwards for the United States have been disclosed. The
Company has disclosed the availability of NOL carryforwards for U.S.
income tax purposes of approximately $12,800,000 expiring through the year
2028. In addition, it has disclosed that the utilization of
such NOL’s might be limited due to a possible change in ownership as
defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The
benefit of the NOL is accounted for in the Company’s deferred tax asset of
approximately $5,200,000, and $4,467,000, as of December 31, 2008 and
2007, respectively. The entire deferred tax asset, all generated from the
Company’s operations within the U.S., has been fully reserved, resulting
in no deferred tax asset or liability for all periods presented. There are
no benefits of operating losses, and resultant deferred tax assets, or
liabilities, for the Company’s tax jurisdictions outside of the
U.S.
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(f)
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Tax expense that results from
allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or
to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired
entity . This is not applicable to the
Company.
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(g)
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Adjustments of a deferred tax
liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in
the tax status of the enterprise. See (e) above with
regards to deferred tax liabilities or assets. In addition, the
Company has provided reconciliation with regards to deferred tax assets
for all periods presented. The Company is unaware of a change
in their deferred tax liability or asset with regards to enacted changes
in tax laws. The Company will supplement its disclosure in
paragraph number 2 of page F-42 to encompass the possible change in their
tax status subsequent to the reverse merger. (See corrected paragraph
below). With regards to tax jurisdictions outside of the U.S. there are is
no deferred tax liability or asset for all periods
presented.
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(h)
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Adjustments of the
beginning-of-the-year balance of a valuation allowance because of a change
in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability
of the related deferred tax asset in future years. The
Company has enhanced its disclosure in paragraph number 2 of page F-42 to
encompass the possible adjustments to its possible change in its
beginning-of-the-year balance of a valuation allowance. (See corrected
paragraph below). With regards to tax jurisdictions outside of the U.S.,
there were no adjustments to beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation
allowance because of a change in circumstances.
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(i)
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Amended paragraph number 2 of
page F-42. The Company
has a $12,800,000 NOL carryforward for U.S. income tax purposes at
December 31, 2008, expiring through the year 2028. The utilization of the
Company's NOL's may be limited because of a possible change in ownership
as defined under Section 382 of Internal Revenue Code. Under
the terms of the assumption agreement dated December 31, 2007, and as
contemplated by the terms of the acquisition agreement for Shandong
Jiajia, a possible change in ownership might have occurred with regards to
the Shandong Jiajia’s U.S. parent, China Logistics Group,
Inc. Accordingly, all NOL carryforwards for the Company’s U.S.
parent, included in the afore mentioned $12,800,000, have been fully
reserved subsequent to the acquisition, accounted for as a capital
transaction implemented through a reverse acquisition, effective December
31, 2007 for all periods presented. The Company’s Chinese
subsidiaries do not have NOL carryforwards as of December 31,
2008.
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38.
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We
note your disclosure on page 42 that the U.S. parent is not reflected in
the income tax calculations. Yet, it appears that the income
tax provision (benefit) at the Federal statutory rate in the income tax
reconciliation table is computed using consolidated results. As
such, please revise the reconciliation to disclose all significant
reconciling items in accordance with SFAS 109. Also, clarify
your disclosure in the third paragraph on page 42 regarding the treatment
of the U.S. parent in the income tax calculations. In addition,
please tell us how the parent’s loss is presented in the reconciliation
and the nature of the permanent difference and temporary differences
disclosed in the reconciliation.
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39.
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Please
revise to disclose minimum rental expense in the aggregate and for each of
the succeeding five fiscal years for those operating leases having an
initial or remaining term in excess of one year. Refer to
paragraph 16.b of SFAS 13. Also disclose rent expense for each
year presented with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent
rentals and sublease rentals. Refer to paragraph 16 of SFAS
13.
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Period
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Total
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Period
Ended December 31, 2009
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$
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121,000
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Period
Ended December 31, 2010
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48,000
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Period
Ended December 31, 2011
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23,000
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Period
Ended December 31, 2012
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23,000
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Period
Ended December 31, 2013
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23,000
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Thereafter
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$
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238,000
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40.
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We
do not see any disclosure in the filing related to sales of magnesium, and
basic materials in the PRC. Please advise or
revise.
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41.
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We
understand that Mr. Wei Chen and Mr. Hui Liu serve as your executive
officers. Please tell us the relationships between you and Mr.
Wang and Mr. Siegel or revise as appropriate. Also, please tell is whether
you maintain key-man insurance on the lives of Mr. Chen and Mr.
Liu. If not, please advise or
revise.
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42.
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Please
address the above comments as
applicable
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43.
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The
disclosure required by Item 308(T)(b) should not be qualified with phrases
such as “other than expressly noted above.” Please revise to disclose any
change in internal control over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, your internal control over
financial reporting under this sub-heading or state, if true, that there
were no changes in internal control over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, your internal control over
financial reporting. Refer to Item 308T(b) of Regulation
S-K
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44.
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Please
address the above comments as
applicable
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45.
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Please
amend the filing as indicated in your response to comment 57 in our letter
dated February 27, 2009.
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Sincerely,
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/s/
James M. Schneider
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James
M. Schneider
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cc:
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Mr.
Wei Chen
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Sherb
& Co., LLP
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