Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)

Business and Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

Axion International Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) was formed in 1981. In November 2007, Holdings entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, among Holdings, Axion Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a newly created direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (the “Merger Sub”), and Axion International, Inc., a Delaware corporation which incorporated on August 6, 2006 with operations commencing in November 2007 (“Axion”). On March 20, 2008 Holdings consummated the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub into Axion, with Axion continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.

Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated, an Ohio corporation and a recently created direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Axion, was established to purchase certain tangible and intangible assets of a plastics recycling company during November 2013.

We are a green technology company, which delivers tested, proven and superior green solutions to plastics manufacturers and infrastructure needs around the globe. Through Axion International, Inc., our engineered products business segment, we manufacture, market and sell ECOTRAX ^TM - our composite rail ties and STRUXURE ^TM - our structural building products, such as heavy construction and laminated temporary road mats, boards, pilings, I-beams, and T-beams. Axion Recycled Plastics Incorporated, our reprocessed plastics business segment, repurposes waste plastics into re-useable plastic raw materials, which are sold to manufactures or transferred for use in the production of our engineered products. Both our ECOTRAX and STRUXURE products are based upon patented technology and are fully derived from common recycled plastics and high-density polymers, such as polyethylene, polystyrene and polypropylene. These recycled plastics, which are combined with recycled plastic composites containing encapsulated fiberglass, achieve structural thickness and strength and are resistant to changing shape under constant stress. Our products, manufactured through an extrusion process, are eco-friendly, non-corrosive, impervious to moisture, do not leach chemicals and are resistant to insects and rot. Our engineered products possess superior lifecycles and generally have greater durability and require less maintenance than competitive products made from wood, steel or concrete.

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Holdings have been prepared in accordance with Rule S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the instructions to Form 10-Q, and accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes which may be required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. However, the results from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated December 31, 2013 financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

(b)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of our balance sheet and statement of cash flows, we consider all highly liquid debt instruments, purchased as an investment, with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we maintained all of our cash in demand or interest-bearing accounts at commercial banks.

(c)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We accrue a reserve on a receivable when, based upon the judgment of management, it is probable that a receivable will not be collected and the amount of any reserve may be reasonably estimated. At June 30, 2014 we accrued a reserve of uncollectable accounts receivables in the amount of approximately $154,300. We did not provide for an allowance at December 31, 2013.

(d)

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated and amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of two to twenty years. Costs incurred that extend the useful life of the underlying asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life. Repairs and maintenance are charged directly to operations as incurred.

Our property and equipment is comprised of the following:

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Equipment	$	17,893	$	18,700
Machinery and equipment		9,487,114		8,803,087
Purchased software		166,443		145,622
Furniture and fixtures		-		14,599
Subtotal – property and equipment, at cost		9,671,450		8,982,008
Less accumulated depreciation		(1,595,438)		(1,082,522)
Net property and leasehold improvements	$	8,076,012	$	7,899,486

Depreciation expense charged to income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was approximately $258,100 and $512,900, respectively and for the corresponding periods of 2013 was $48,200 and 72,600, respectively.

(e)

Exclusive Agreement

In February 2007, we acquired an exclusive, royalty-bearing license (subject to minimum royalties) in specific but broad global territories to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, modify, develop, import, and export products made using patent applications owned by Rutgers University (“Rutgers”). We are using these patented technologies in the production of our composite rail ties and structural building products such as pilings, I-beams, T-beams and boards of various sizes.

Royalties incurred and payable to Rutgers, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 were $50,000 and $100,000, respectively. For the corresponding periods of 2013, the amounts were $50,000 and $100,000, respectively

(f)

Definite Life Intangible Assets

In accordance with FASB ASC topic, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, acquired intangibles, are subject to amortization over their useful lives. The method of amortization selected reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the specific intangible asset is consumed or otherwise used up. Since that pattern cannot be reliably determined, a straight-line amortization method has been used over the estimated useful life. Intangible assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for potential impairment at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014 we amortized approximately $19,800 and $39,500, respectively of these intangible assets

(g)

Indefinite Life Intangible Assets - Goodwill

In accordance with the FASB ASC topic, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, indefinite life assets, such as goodwill, acquired as a result of a business acquisition and which are not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. The fair value is determined by subtracting the fair value of all the identified tangible and intangible assets included in the business acquisition from the fair value of the purchase price.

Based on the results of six months ended June 30, 2014, we determined that our recent experience of financial results for our reprocessed plastics reporting segment represents a triggering event requiring goodwill and related intangible assets impairment tests. The goodwill and related intangible assets associated with our reprocessed plastics reporting segment totaled $2.1 million as of both June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. We were unable to reasonably estimate the amount of goodwill impairment, if any, during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and will complete our impairment test on all of our reporting units during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

(h)

Revenue and Related Cost Recognition

In accordance with FASB ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition”, revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement with the customer exists, products are shipped or title passes pursuant to the terms of the agreement with the customer, the amount due from the customer is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, and there are no significant future performance obligations. In most cases, we receive a purchase order from our customer specifying the products requested and delivery instructions. We recognize revenue upon our delivery or shipment of the products as specified in the purchase order. In other cases where we have a contract which provides for a large number of products and few actual deliveries, the revenues are recorded each month as the products are produced and the risk of ownership passes to the customer upon pre-delivery acceptance. Prior to deliveries, our customer’s products are segregated from our inventory and not available for fulfilling other orders.

Our costs of sales are predominately comprised of the cost of raw materials and the costs and expenses associated with the production of the finished product. Prior to 2013, we utilized third-party manufacturers, where under one arrangement we purchased and supplied the raw materials to the third-party manufacturer and we paid them a per-pound cost to produce the finished product. Under another arrangement, the third-party manufacturer sourced and paid for the raw materials and we purchased the finished product from them at a cost per unit. Beginning in 2013, we initiated production of our finished products within a leased facility utilizing our own employees. Additionally, in late 2013 we acquired the assets of a plastics recycling company and began to reprocess recycled plastics for use in our own finished products and to sell to customers for use in their finished products. Our costs of sales may vary significantly as a result of the variability in the cost of our raw materials and the efficiency with which we plan and execute our manufacturing processes.

Historically, we have not had significant warranty replacements, but during the year ended December 31, 2013 due to the improper installation of certain of our rail ties, we agreed to replace the rail ties. We do not anticipate additional situations where we might again replace improperly installed products and therefore do not provide for future warrant expenses.

(i)

Income Taxes

Income tax provision consists of federal and state corporate income taxes resulting from our operations in the United States. The income tax provision differs from the expected tax provisions computed by applying the U.S. Federal statutory rate to loss before income taxes primarily because we have historically maintained a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets and to a lesser extent because of the impact of state income taxes. As described in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, we maintain a full valuation allowance in accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, on our net deferred tax assets. Until we achieve and sustain an appropriate level of profitability, we plan to maintain a valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets.

We are current with the filing of our federal and state income tax returns. Our income tax returns are open to examination by federal and state authorities, based on statute of limitations, which is three years.

(j)

Derivative Instruments

For derivative instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings each reporting period as a charge or credit to other expenses. We use the Monte Carlo simulation, and other models, as appropriate to value the derivative instruments at inception and subsequent valuation dates and the value is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not the net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

(k)

Share-Based Compensation

We record share-based compensation for transactions in which we exchange our equity instruments (shares of common stock, options and warrants) for services of employees, consultants and others based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued on the measurement date. The fair value of common stock awards is based on the observed market value of our stock. We calculate the fair value of options and warrants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Expense is recognized, net of expected forfeitures, over the period of performance. When the vesting of an award is subject to performance conditions, no expense is recognized until achievement of the performance condition is deemed to be probable. Awards to consultants are marked to market at each reporting period as they vest, and the resulting value is recognized as an adjustment against our earnings for the period.

(l)

Earnings and Loss Per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share are computed by dividing income or loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share include the effects on our weighted average number of common shares outstanding of the potential dilution of (i) outstanding options and warrants, as determined using the treasury stock method and (ii) convertible securities as determined using the as-if converted method. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 there was no dilutive effects of such securities as we incurred a net loss for the periods.

(m)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as an exit price, which is the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities generally correlates to the level of pricing observability. Financial assets and liabilities with readily available, actively quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices in active markets generally have more pricing observability and require less judgment in measuring fair value. Conversely, financial assets and liabilities that are rarely traded or not quoted have less price observability and are generally measured at fair value using valuation models that require more judgment. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency of the asset, liability or market and the nature of the asset or liability. We have categorized our financial assets and liabilities that are recurring at fair value into a three-level hierarchy in accordance with these provisions.

(n)

Concentration of Credit Risk

We maintain our cash with several major U.S. domestic banks. The amount held in these banks exceeds the insured limit of $250,000 from time to time. The amount which exceeded the insured limit was approximately $0.9 million and $0.3 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We have not incurred losses related to these deposits.

(o)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.