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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
7 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the results of 1) the parent company, Advanced Cannabis Solutions Corporation, formed in the state of Colorado on June 5, 2013, 2) Advanced Cannabis Solutions Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary company, ACS Corp., formed in the state of Colorado on June 6, 2013, and 3) ACS Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary company, ACS Colorado Corp., formed in the state of Colorado on October 21, 2013.  All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared, under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern on a longer-term basis will be dependent upon the ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet its obligations on a timely basis, the ability to successfully raise additional financing, and the ability to ultimately attain profitability.

 

Development Stage Company

 

The Company is a development stage company in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915 "Development Stage Entities".  Among  the  disclosures  required  as  a development  stage company are that our financial  statements  are identified as those of a development  stage  company,  and that the  statements of operations, stockholders'  deficit and cash flows  disclose  activity  since the date of our Inception (June 5, 2013) as a development stage company.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as cash equivalents.  These deposits are insured up to $250,000 by the FDIC.  None of our bank accounts, as of December 31, 2013, exceeded this threshold and therefore were all covered by FDIC insurance.

 

Accounts receivable

 

The Company reviews accounts receivable periodically for collectability and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts and records bad debt expense when deemed necessary.

 

Property and equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated under accelerated or straight line methods over each item's estimated useful life.

 

We review our property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable.

 

Maintenance and repairs of property and equipment are charged to operations. Major improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement, sale or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations.

 

Income tax

 

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to ASC 740. Under ASC 740 deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), provides a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures which are required about fair value measurements.  Specifically, ASC 820 sets forth a definition of fair value and establishes a hierarchy prioritizing the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable value inputs.  ASC 820 defines the hierarchy as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 1 are highly liquid and actively traded instruments with quoted prices, such as equities listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, but are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date.  The types of assets and liabilities in Level 2 are typically either comparable to actively traded securities or contracts, or priced with models using highly observable inputs.

 

Level 3 – Significant inputs to pricing that are unobservable as of the reporting date.  The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 are those with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as complex and subjective models and forecasts used to determine the fair value of financial transmission rights.

 

Our financial instruments consist of prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and convertible notes payable approximate their fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments or bear market rates of interest.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 350, the Company regularly reviews the carrying value of intangible and other long-lived assets for the existence of facts or circumstances, both internally and externally, that suggest impairment. If impairment testing indicates a lack of recoverability, an impairment loss is recognized by the Company if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company will recognize revenue in accordance with ASC. 605, “Revenue Recognition”. ASC-605 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) are based on management's judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. The Company will defer any revenue for which the product has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that the Company and the customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required.

 

Advertising costs

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. No advertising costs were incurred during the period of inception through December 31, 2013.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in stockholders' equity (deficit), exclusive of transactions with owners, such as capital investments. Comprehensive income includes net income or loss, changes in certain assets and liabilities that are reported directly in equity such as translation adjustments on investments in foreign subsidiaries and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. From our Inception there have been no differences between our comprehensive loss and net loss.

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

The net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common outstanding. Warrants, stock options, and common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Company's preferred stock (if any), are not included in the computation if the effect would be anti-dilutive and would increase the earnings or decrease loss per share.

 

Business Segments

 

During 2013, the Company operated two reportable business segments – a petroleum mapping business and a real estate leasing business.  On December 31, 2013 the petroleum mapping business was transferred to an unaffiliated shareholder in return for the assumption of liabilities of the business.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

We have reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on our financial condition or the results of our operations.