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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Trans American Aquaculture, Inc and its wholly owned subsidiary Trans American Aquaculture, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Inventory

Inventory is valued at lower of cost or the net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. Depending on the development and growth stage of shrimp, the Company’s inventory is comprised of 1) broodstock held for restocking the next harvest cycle, 2) broodstock held for sale, and shrimp held for sale. The Company evaluates realization of shrimp based on market prices at the end of each period.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Maintenance and repairs are expensed while expenditures for renewals which prolong the lives of the assets are capitalized. When items are disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any net gain or loss is included in the consolidated statement of income.

(Formerly Gold River Productions, Inc.)

For financial reporting purposes, depreciation of property and equipment is provided for by using the straight-line method based on the estimated service lives of the property as follows:

Schedule of estimated service lives
Land improvements	40 years
Buildings and structures	40 years
Farm equipment	10 – 20 years
Autos and trucks	10 years

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If it is determined that an asset has been impaired, the amount of the impairment is charged to operations. No impairments were recognized for the periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Income Taxes

The Company uses an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. The difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities is determined annually.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for those differences that have future tax consequences using the currently enacted tax laws and rates that apply to the periods in which they are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, if necessary, to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. Income tax expense is the current tax payable or refundable for the period, plus or minus the net change in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.

The Company's income tax returns are subject to examination by the appropriate tax jurisdictions. As of July 2, 2024, the Company needs to file federal and state income tax returns for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. During 2020, the Company had taxable income primarily as a result of a short-term capital gain of $445,500 on the sale of a joint venture interest. This resulted in taxable income of $155,200 and an unremitted federal income tax liability of $33,180. With accrued penalties and interest through September 30, 2023, the total due the IRS is $58,256. All liabilities, including federal taxes, were indemnified by Goulding as part of the transaction and accordingly a receivable due from the previous owner of the Company has been recorded. The Company intends to file its 2020 federal tax return and pay the tax due, plus penalties in interest once it has sufficient cash to do so.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues according to the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC 606”) and Accounting Standard Update ASU 2014-09 “Revenues from Contracts with Customers.” Under the ASC 606, revenues is recognized when the customer obtains control of promised goods or services in amounts that reflect the consideration which the entity expected to receive in exchange of goods and service. The Company does not collect sales, value-add and other taxes collected on behalf of third parties. To determine revenue recognition, the Company performs the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenues when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company recognizes revenue as a single performance obligation when it transfers its products to customers, being when the goods are shipped and transfers to a buyer and when performance obligation under contracted sales are completed.

Advertising and Promotion

All costs associated with advertising and promoting the Company's goods and services are expensed in the year incurred.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company's financial instruments that are exposed to credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments and accounts receivable.

The Company maintains its cash balances at a large financial institution. At times such balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in an account. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and had no balances in excess of the $250,000 FDIC limit for the year ended December 31, 2023.

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, one customer accounted for 100%, 100% and 91% of total revenues earned, respectively. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no accounts receivable from any customers.

The Company’s sole source of expected future revenue consists of the sale of a single live product which requires substantial care. Production risks such as weather, disease and other factors could affect the Company’s ability to realize revenue from its inventory stock.

Subsequent Events

In preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through July 2, 2024, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is calculated by using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential shares of common stock had been issued. The dilutive effect of the Company is reflected in diluted net loss per share by application of the treasury stock method. The dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share when net loss is recorded for the period as their effect would be anti-dilutive.