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Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies: Foreign Currency and Other Comprehensive Income (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Policies  
Foreign Currency and Other Comprehensive Income

Foreign Currency and Other Comprehensive Income

 

The accompanying financial statements are presented in United States (US) dollars.  The functional currency of Andrew Liu & Co Ltd (“ALC”), Chang An Consultants Ltd (“CAC”) and Edushipasia Limited (“ESA”) is the Hong Kong dollar (HK$).  The financial statements are translated into US dollars from HK$ at year-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities, and weighted average exchange rates for revenues and expenses.  Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.

 

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”), Hong Kong's central bank, maintains a Linked Exchange Rate System since 1983.  The HKMA operates Convertibility Undertakings on both the strong side and the weak side of the Linked Rate of US$1: HK$7.8.  In fact, the exchange rate for HK$ to US dollars has varied by only 100ths during 2012 and 2013.  Thus, the consistent exchange rate used has been 7.80 HK$ per each US dollar.  Since there have been no greater fluctuations in the exchange rate, there is no gain or loss from foreign currency translation and no resulting other comprehensive income or loss.

 

Foreign currency transactions are those that required settlement in a currency other than HK$.  Gain or loss from foreign currency transactions, or exchange loss, are recognized in income in the period they occur.

 

The functional currency of Shanghai Heshili Broker Co. Limited (“SHB”) and AL Marine Consulting Services (Shanghai) Ltd (“ALM Shanghai”) is the Chinese Yuan (“CNY”).  The financial statements of SHB and ALM Shanghai are translated into United States dollars in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Code (ASC) No. 830, " Foreign Currency Matters”, using quarter-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical rates for the equity.  Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income.

 

The exchange rates used to translate amounts in CNY into U.S. Dollars for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements were as follows: 

 

Balance sheet items, as of period-end date: US$0.16083:CNY1

 

Amounts included in the statements of operations, statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and statements of cash flows for the period: US$0.15942:CNY1

 

The functional currency of ALCO Insurance is the Singapore Dollar (“SGD”).  The financial statements of ALCO Insurance are translated into United States dollars in accordance with ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Matters”, using year-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical rates for the equity.  Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income.

 

The exchange rates used to translate amounts in SGD into U.S. Dollars for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements were as follows: 

 

Balance sheet items, as of period-end date: US$0.78470:SGD1

 

Amounts included in the statements of operations, statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and statements of cash flows for the period: US$0.79812:SGD1