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Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes  
Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

 

The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Some of the more significant estimates required to be made by management include, recognition of revenue for work completed and unbilled to customers, the allowance for doubtful accounts, and the valuation of License Agreements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

In view of the disruptions to the economy resulting from the recently emerged worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the Company’s ongoing business activities may be curtailed for a period. In consequence, there can be no assurance that funds generated from operations, together with existing cash and cash infusions by stockholders, will be sufficient to finance the Company’s operations for the next twelve months. The Company is actively seeking additional capital to cover its working capital needs and to fund growth initiatives in its identified markets, and has engaged the services of an investment bank to assist in this and in actively introducing the Company’s engine technology to businesses in a set of identified key markets to accelerate the commercialization of the Company’s latest generation product. However, there can be no assurance these efforts will succeed, or that any new debt or equity financing arrangement will be available to the Company when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. The continued operations of the Company are dependent on its ability to raise funds, collect accounts receivable, and generate revenue.

 

Unaudited Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. They do not include all information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with those financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020.

 

Cash

 

The Company continually monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions it invests with. From time to time, however briefly, the Company maintains balances in operating accounts in excess of federally insured limits.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Receivables are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance based on its assessment of the current status of individual accounts. At both March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, an allowance for doubtful accounts was made totaling $52,105, to provide for the possibility of a revenue shortfall from the project in Modoc County, and is reflected in the accounts receivable balance on the balance sheet in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenues are recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring goods or services promised in a contract to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration to be received in exchange for those goods or services.

 

Revenue from contract customers is recognized by: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations; and (5) recognizing revenues when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.

 

The majority of the Company’s revenue is currently from products and services transferred to customers at a point in time. It was 100.0% of revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019. These revenues are generated by providing consulting services to customers under a contractual arrangement. They are (a) time and expense arrangements, under which the customer pays the Company, typically as billed in a monthly invoice, based on hours incurred and contracted rates; (b) performed activities arrangements, under which the customer pays the Company for particular tasks performed (typically tasks which can be valued, but for which time spent is highly variable or unpredictable), based on contracted rates; or (c) reimbursements by the customer for certain identified expenses, such as travel, out-of-pocket, or advances on behalf of the customer.

 

The Company recognizes revenue for (a) and (b) at the point in time in which the customer is provided the service and is invoiced for that period.  Amounts under (c) are generally included in revenues in the period invoiced, and an equivalent amount of reimbursable expenses is included in costs of services in the period in which the expense is incurred.

 

The Company’s performance obligations under its engine business are generally satisfied as “over time”. There was no revenue from products or services transferred to a customer over time for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Revenue under this type of contract is generally recognized over time using an input measure based upon the proportion of actual costs incurred to estimated total project costs, which is a method used to best depict the Company’s performance to date under the terms of the contract.

 

Progress payments, which when involved are invoiced, are typically characteristic of such contracts, but do not affect revenue recognition.  In this regard and in other instances, the timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers and these timing differences result in contract assets or contract liabilities (deferred revenue) on the Company’s balance sheet. The Company records a contract asset when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing, or contract liabilities when revenue is recognized subsequent to invoicing.

 

The Company had unbilled receivables (contract assets) of $54,439 and $63,410 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. There were no costs in excess of billings and billings in excess of costs associated with “over time” contracts at December 31, 2019 or 2018. There was no revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 that was included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period.

 

In much of the Company’s business, customers request changes in contract specifications or in the scope or amount of services to be delivered. These are typically covered under the contract with the customer.

 

On March 31, 2020, the Company had no remaining performance obligations.

 

Fixed Assets

 

Fixed assets are being depreciated on the straight line basis over a period of five years.

 

License Agreement

 

The cost of the license agreement (see Note 4) is being amortized on a straight-line basis over ten years. The license agreement is tested annually for impairment or earlier if an indication of impairment exists. The Company believes that the license agreement has not been impaired.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by the tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Company’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2016 - 2018). The Company’s tax year ends September 30.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

The Company computes income (loss) per share in accordance with “ASC-260”, “Earnings per Share” which requires presentation of both basic and diluted income (loss) per share on the face of the statement of operations. Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted income (loss) per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive income (loss) per share excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

For the three month period ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, basic (loss) and diluted (loss) per share were the same. The 4,575,000 warrants outstanding at March 31, 2020 are anti-dilutive as the trading price of the Company’s common stock was below the exercise price of the warrants.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02: “Leases” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 creates new accounting and reporting guidelines for leasing arrangements. The new standard will require organizations that lease assets to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet related to the rights and obligations created by those leases, regardless of whether they are classified as finance or operating leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The standard will also require new disclosures to help financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The new standard has been adopted by the Company. The Company has evaluated the impact of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements, and it did not have a material impact as the Company’s lease obligation is less than one year.

 

On June 20, 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-07, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 is intended to reduce cost and complexity and to improve financial reporting for share-based payments issued to non-employees. This ASU expands the scope of ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation”, which currently only includes share-based payments issued to employees, to also include share-based payments issued to non-employees for goods and services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to non-employees and employees will be substantially aligned. ASU 2018-07 supersedes ASC Subtopic 505-50, “Equity - Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees”. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company has evaluated the impact of ASU 2018-07 on its consolidated financial statements and it did not have a material impact.

 

All other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption.

 

Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and/or recognition in the financial statements through the date that the financial statements were available to be issued.