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BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION

Consolidated Financial Statements
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

December 31, 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the company have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada and reconciled to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as set out in note 14, and contain estimates based on management’s judgment. Management maintains an appropriate system of internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are authorized, assets safeguarded, and proper records maintained.

The Company’s independent auditors, De Visser Gray LLP, Chartered Accountants, are appointed by the shareholders to conduct an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Canada and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and their report follows.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has met with the company’s independent auditors to review the scope and results of the annual audit, and to review the consolidated financial statements and related financial reporting matters prior to submitting the consolidated financial statements to the Board for approval.


     
     
President
 
Chief Financial Officer


 
 

 

D E  V I S S E R  G R A Y  L L P
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

401 - 905 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6C 1L6

Tel: (604) 687-5447
Fax: (604) 687-6737
AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Shareholders of Black Mountain Capital Corporation

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Black Mountain Capital Corporation as at December 31, 2006 and the consolidated statements of operations and deficit and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Canada and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2006 and the results of its operations and cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2006 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada.

The consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2005 and for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2005 were audited by other auditors who expressed an opinion without reservation on these consolidated statements in their report to shareholders dated February 22, 2006.

“De Visser Gray LLP”

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Vancouver, British Columbia
April 16, 2007


COMMENTS BY AUDITORS FOR U.S. READERS ON CANADA - U.S. REPORTING CONFLICT

In the United States, reporting standards for auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the consolidated financial statements are affected by significant uncertainties and contingencies such as those referred to in note 1 to these consolidated financial statements.  Although we conducted our audit in accordance with both Canadian and U.S. generally accepted auditing standards, our report to the shareholders dated April 16, 2007 is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards which do not require a reference to such matters when the uncertainties are adequately disclosed in the consolidated financial statements.

“De Visser Gray LLP”

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Vancouver, British Columbia
April 16, 2007

 
 

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

   
As at December 31
 
   
2006
   
2005
 
    $     $  
Assets
               
Current assets
   
446,112
     
14,392
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
2,340
     
21,669
 
Marketable securities (note 4)
   
-
     
112,234
 
     
448,452
     
148,295
 
                 
Long-term investments (note 5)
   
-
     
337
 
     
448,452
     
148,632
 
                 
Liabilities
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
67,976
     
166,794
 
Loan payable (note 6)
   
342,936
     
343,053
 
     
410,912
     
509,847
 
                 
                 
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency)
               
Share capital (note 7(a))
   
2,649,089
     
2,162,089
 
Contributed surplus (note 7(b))
   
971,859
     
971,859
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
   
377,085
     
388,464
 
Deficit
    (3,960,493 )     (3,883,627 )
     
37,540
      (361,215 )
     
448,452
     
148,632
 
                 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
               
Continuance of Operations (note 1)
Contingencies (note 8)

Approved by the Board of Directors:
   
     
Director
 
Director



 
 

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

   
For the years ended December 31
 
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
    $     $     $  
Expenses
                       
Amortization
   
-
     
1,741
     
6,301
 
Bank charges and interest
   
22,694
     
15,967
     
134
 
Consulting
   
37,617
     
91,674
     
116,368
 
Office
   
561
     
12,074
     
44,762
 
Professional fees
   
65,330
     
85,378
     
123,913
 
Transfer agent and regulatory filing fees
   
9,937
     
13,296
     
13,657
 
                         
Loss before other items:
    (136,139 )     (220,130 )     (305,135 )
Interest and royalty income
   
31,280
     
51,865
     
61,170
 
Equity loss
   
-
     
-
      (4,521 )
Write-down of marketable securities
    (3,892 )    
-
     
-
 
Write-down of long-term investments
   
-
      (1 )    
-
 
Gain (loss) on sale of long-term investments
   
57,338
     
82,903
      (195,854 )
Loss on sale of marketable securities
    (82,445 )    
-
     
-
 
Loss on sale of equipment
   
-
     
-
      (3,604 )
Loss on settlement of lawsuits (note 8)
   
-
      (214,916 )     (1,380,556 )
Excise tax re-assessment (note 9)
   
52,809
     
-
     
-
 
Gain on debt settlement (note 10)
   
23,633
     
-
     
-
 
Write-off of loan receivable (note 11)
    (19,450 )    
-
     
-
 
                         
                         
Net loss for the year
    (76,866 )     (300,279 )     (1,828,500 )
Deficit, beginning of year
    (3,883,627 )     (3,583,348 )     (1,486,119 )
Dividend
   
-
     
-
      (268,729 )
Deficit, end of year
    (3,960,493 )     (3,383,627 )     (3,583,348 )
                         
Basic and diluted loss per common share
    (0.01 )     (0.05 )     (0.31 )
                         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
   
7,940,089
     
5,933,514
     
5,933,514
 
                         
See accompanying notes to the consolidated  financial statements
                       



 
 

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Stated in U.S.Dollars)

   
For the years ended December 31
 
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
Cash Provided by (Used for):
                 
Operating Activities
    (76,866 )     (300,279 )     (1,828,500 )
Net loss for the year
                       
Adjustment for items which do not involve cash:
                       
Amortization
   
-
     
1,741
     
6,301
 
Equity loss
   
-
     
-
     
4,521
 
Write-down of long-term investments
   
-
     
1
     
-
 
(Gain) loss on sale of long-term investments
    (57,338 )     (82,903 )    
195,854
 
Loss on sale of equipment
   
-
     
-
     
3,604
 
Write-off of loan receivable
   
19,450
     
-
     
-
 
Gain on debt settlement
    (23,633 )    
-
     
-
 
Loss on sale of marketable securities
   
82,445
     
-
     
-
 
Write-down of marketable securities
   
3,892
     
-
     
-
 
      (52,050 )     (381,440 )     (1,618,220 )
Changes in non-cash working capital components:
                       
Marketable securities
   
-
     
4,338
     
5,382
 
Amounts receivable
    629 )    
1,643
     
32,939
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (49,132 )     (708,312 )    
772,502
 
Loan payable
   
43,557
     
343,053
     
-
 
      (56,996 )     (740,718 )     (807,397 )
Investing Activities*
                       
Purchase of long-term investments
   
-
      (617 )     (21,162 )
Proceeds on sales of long-term investments
   
13,452
     
85,546
     
1,125,037
 
     
13,452
     
84,929
     
1,103,875
 
Financing Activities*
                       
Common shares issued for cash
   
487,000
     
-
     
-
 
                         
Effect of foreign exchange on cash
    (11,736 )    
12,193
     
120,405
 
                         
Net cash provided (used) during the year
   
431,720
      (643,596 )    
416,883
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
   
14,392
     
657,988
     
241,105
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
   
446,112
     
14,392
     
657,988
 

During the year, the Company paid and received interest as follows:
                 
Interest received
  $
8,633
    $
 -
    $
 -
 
Interest paid
  $
22,369
    $
7
    $
 134
 
                         

*Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities – Refer to Note 12.
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 
 

 
          
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)     

1.    NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS

The Company was incorporated on December 28, 2001 in the Yukon Territory, Canada and is involved in the financial services industry in Canada. The Company has also changed its name from Mercury Partners & Company Inc.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue on a going-concern basis.  The Company has an accumulated operating deficit of $4.0 million at December 31, 2006 (2005 - $3.9 million). The ability of the Company to continue as a going-concern depends upon its ability to develop profitable operations and to continue to raise adequate equity financing.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to raise funds in which case the Company may be unable to meet its obligations. Should the Company be unable to continue as a going-concern, the net realizable values of its net assets may be materially less than the amounts recorded on the balance sheets.


2.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting and Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada (“Canadian GAAP”).  As described in note 14, these principles differ in certain respects from principles and practices generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).  Summarized below are those policies considered particularly significant to the Company.  References to the Company included herein are inclusive of the accounts of the parent company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

All intercompany balances have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of any contingent assets and liabilities as at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues earned and expenses incurred during the period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investments

The Company’s investments are carried at cost and considered non-current assets when the Company intends to hold them for a period of greater than one year.  If there is a loss in value that is other than temporary, the investments are written-down to their estimated market values.
 
Asset Retirement Obligations

The fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation is recognized on an undiscounted cash flow basis when a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the obligation can be made.  The asset retirement obligation is recorded as a liability with a corresponding increase to the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset.  Subsequently, the asset retirement cost is allocated to expense using a systematic and rational method and is adjusted to reflect period-to-period changes in the liability resulting from the passage of time and from revisions to either expected payment dates or the amounts comprising the original estimate of the obligation.  As at December 31, 2006, the Company does not have any asset retirement obligations.

Future Income Taxes

The Company accounts for potential future net tax assets which are attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and which are  measured using tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be settled.  When the future realization of income tax assets does not meet the test of being more likely than not to occur, a valuation allowance in the amount of the potential future benefit is taken and no net asset is recognized.  Such an allowance has been applied to all potential income tax assets of the Company.

 
 

 
      
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)           

2.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Retirement of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are assessed for impairment when events and circumstances warrant, when the carrying amounts of the assets exceeds its estimated undiscounted net cash flow from use or its fair value, at which time the impairment is charged to earnings.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Canadian dollar is the functional currency of all of the Company’s operations which are classified as integrated for foreign currency translation purposes, and under this method translation gains or losses are included in the determination of net income or loss. Monetary assets and liabilities have been translated into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate in effect at balance sheet date.  Non-Monetary assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses have been translated into Canadian dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates.

Financial Instruments and Financial Risk

The Company’s financial instruments consists of cash, amounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and loan payable, the fair values of which approximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Share Capital

Common shares issued for non-monetary consideration are recorded at their fair market value based upon the lower of the trading price of the Company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on the date of the agreement to issue the shares and the date of share issuance.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company follows the Recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) in connection with accounting for stock option-based compensation.  The standard now requires that all stock option-based awards made to consultants and employees be recognized in these consolidated financial statements and measured using a fair value-based method.

Consideration received on the exercise of stock options and compensation options and warrants is recorded as share capital.  The related contributed surplus originally recognized when the options were granted, is transferred to share capital.

Loss per share

Loss per share has been calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year.  Diluted loss per share is not presented as it is anti-dilutive to the loss per share figures.

Comparative Figures

Certain of the prior years’ figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s financial statement presentation.

 
 

 
  
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)   
 

3.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2006, the Company’s former President’s private company charged $38,463 in management fees and $22,327 in interest on amounts advanced in 2006 and 2005.  The former president received marketable securities and long-term investments valued at $71,138 for management fees, advance repayments and partial interest repayment.  The Company recorded a gain on sale of long-term investments of $44,099, a write-down of marketable securities of $3,892 and a loss on sale of marketable securities of $81,597, as a result of these settlements.

During 2005, the Company paid or accrued $91,370 (2004 - $76,360) in management and director fees to directors or their private companies and paid or accrued interest of $15,960 (2004 – nil) to the former President’s private company for a loan advanced in 2005.

All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and are measured at their fair value as determined by management.

Refer to note 6.


4.    MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The Company owns publicly-traded securities as follows:

   
2006
   
2005
 
   
Aggregate
Cost
   
Market
Value
   
Aggregate
Cost
   
Market
Value
 
                $     $  
Publicly-traded securities
   
-
     
-
     
112,234
     
367,645
 


5.    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

The Company owns publicly-traded securities as follows:

   
2006
   
2005
 
   
Aggregate
Cost
   
Market
Value
   
Aggregate
Cost
   
Market
Value
 
                $     $  
Publicly-traded securities
   
-
     
-
     
337
     
147,513
 


6.    LOAN PAYABLE

The Company owes the former President’s private company $342,936 at December 31, 2006 (2005 - $343,053) plus accrued interest of $37,093 (2005 - $16,523), which has been included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  The loan is an unsecured demand loan bearing interest at 6% per annum.

Refer to note 3.



 
 

 
       
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)   

 
7.    SHARE CAPITAL

a)    Authorized share capital consists of unlimited common shares without par value.

   
2006
         
2005
         
2004
       
   
Number of Shares
    $    
Number of Shares
    $    
Number of Shares
    $  
Balance, beginning of year
   
5,933,514
     
2,162,089
     
5,933,514
     
2,162,089
     
5,933,514
     
2,162,089
 
Private placements
   
5,100,000
     
487,000
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Balance, end of year
   
11,033,514
     
2,649,089
     
5,933,514
     
2,162,089
     
5,933,514
     
2,162,089
 

b)    Stock Options

The Corporation has an incentive stock option plan authorizing the Company to grant options up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company.  No specific vesting terms are required.  The term of each grant shall be no greater than 5 years from the date of grant.  The option price shall be no less than the price permitted by the TSX Venture Exchange.

No options have been granted in 2006 nor the prior two fiscal years.  During the year ended December 31, 2005, 120,000 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.25 expired, leaving no outstanding options at December 31, 2005.

c)    Warrants

   
2006
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Price
$
 
             
Opening balance
   
-
     
-
 
Granted during the year
   
5,100,000
     
0.13
 
Closing balance
   
5,100,000
     
0.13
 
                 
Weighted remaining life in years
   
0.61
         


8.    CONTINGENCIES

a)    A statement of claim has been filed against the Company to recover certain oil and gas properties which the claimant alleges were sold to it by the former management of the Company.  The Company believes these oil and gas properties were not included as part of the properties sold to the claimant.  The Company has offered to transfer certain of the interests in exchange for a waiver of court costs.

b)    During the year ended December 31, 2003, Cybersurf Corp. (“Cybersurf”) filed a statement of claim alleging that the Company engaged in improper actions during the Company’s attempt to replace the board of directors of Cybersurf at its annual general meeting held on November 28, 2002.  The Company was Cybersurf’s largest shareholder until it sold its investment during the year ended December 31, 2004 for proceeds of $1,125,037 (CAD $1,575,000).  During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company paid a court judgment of $79,003 for costs related to the Company’s legal challenge to the election of directors of Cybersurf at its November 28, 2002 annual general meeting.

On March 23, 2005, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement to settle and dismiss its litigation with Cybersurf.  The Company did not admit to any liability or wrongdoing.  Pursuant to the settlement, the Company contributed $601,760 (CAD $725,000) in exchange for a full release of claims and a withdrawal of the complaints by Cybersurf.  This amount and related legal costs of $699,793 (2005 - $118,827) were recorded as a loss on settlement of lawsuit for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 
 

 
    
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)   
 
 
8.    CONTINGENCIES   (continued)

c)    During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company settled with, the Alberta Securities Commission (the “ASC”) in respect of an alleged breach of takeover bid rules and control persons reporting obligations.  Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, the Company paid $40,693 to the ASC to, among other things, mitigate the continuing expense of protracted litigation.  This amount and related legal costs of $55,396 were recorded as a loss on settlement of lawsuits for the year ended December 31, 2005.


9.    EXCISE TAX RE-ASSESSMENT

Upon appeal, the Company received a Good and Services Tax refund of $52,809 during 2006 for prior input tax credits incurred and previously denied by Canada Revenue Agency.


10.          GAIN ON DEBT SETTLEMENT

The Company was forgiven $23,633 on amounts included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2005.


11.          WRITE-OFF OF LOAN RECEIVABLE

During 2006, the Company wrote-off as uncollectible a loan from a former consultant of $17,113 plus accrued interest of $2,337.


12.          SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVIITES

During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company settled $42,088 in loans payable and $29,050 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities to the former President’s private company by transferring marketable securities and long-term investments valued at a cost of $112,528.

There were no significant non-cash transactions in fiscal 2005.

During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company paid a dividend in kind, valued at $268,129, to shareholders in the form of shares of North Group Limited.

 
13.          INCOME TAXES

A reconciliation of income taxes at statutory rates is as follows:

   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
    $     $     $  
                         
Net loss for the year
    (76,866 )     (300,779 )     (1,828,500 )
                         
Expected income recovery
    (26,227 )     (104,707 )     (651,310 )
Net adjustment for amortization, deductible and non-deductible amounts
   
9,894
     
11,392
     
572,580
 
Unrecognized benefit of non-capital loss
   
16,333
     
93,315
     
78,730
 
Total income taxes
   
-
     
-
     
-
 


 
 

 
   
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)   

 
13.          INCOME TAXES

The significant components of the Company’s future income tax assets are as follows:

   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
    $     $     $  
                         
Future income tax assets:
                       
Other items
   
11,900
     
19,000
     
11,980
 
Equipment
   
82,800
     
80,000
     
82,600
 
Net-capital loss carryforwards
   
2,249,000
     
2,171,000
     
2,264,000
 
Non-capital loss carryforwards
   
868,000
     
823,000
     
779,000
 
     
3,211,700
     
3,093,000
     
3,137,580
 
Valuation allowance
    (3,211,700 )     (3,093,000 )     (3,137,580 )
Net future tax assets
   
-
     
-
     
-
 

The Company has non-capital losses of approximately $2.5 million, which are available to reduce future taxable income in Canada and which expire between 2006 and 2026. The Company also has net capital losses of approximately $6.6 million, which can be carried forward indefinitely to reduce future taxable capital gains in Canada.  The Company has not recognized any future benefit for these tax losses and resource deductions, as it is not considered likely that they will be utilized.


14.          DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP)

 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.  The material variations in the accounting principles, practices, and method used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements from principles, practices and methods accepted in the U.S. are described and quantified below:

 
The impact of the differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP on the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and cash flows would be as follows:

   
2006
   
2005
 
    $     $  
Balance Sheets
               
Current assets, Canadian GAAP
   
448,452
     
148,295
 
Unrealized holding gain on trading securities
   
-
     
255,411
 
Current assets, U.S. GAAP
   
448,452
     
403,706
 
Long-term investments, Canadian GAAP
   
-
     
337
 
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for –sale securities
   
-
     
147,176
 
Long-term investments, U.S. GAAP
   
-
     
147,513
 
Total assets, U.S. GAAP
   
448,452
     
551,219
 
                 
Current liabilities, Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP
   
410,912
     
509,847
 
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency) Canadian GAAP
   
37,540
      (361,215 )
Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities
   
-
     
147,176
 
Unrealized holding gain on trading securities
   
-
     
255,411
 
Shareholders’ equity, U.S. GAAP
   
37,540
     
41,372
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity, U.S. GAAP
   
448,452
     
551,219
 
Statement of operations
               
Net loss for the year, Canadian GAAP
    (76,866 )     (300,279 )
Adjustment on trading securities
    - )     (88,284 )
Net loss for the year, U.S. GAAP
    (76,866 )     (388,563 )
Basic and diluted loss per common share, U.S. GAAP
    (0.06 )     (0.065 )

 
 

 
      
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)   
 

14.          DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP)   (continued)

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, Nil (2004 – 120,000) potentially dilutive shares were excluded from net loss per share.

 
There is no impact on cash flows for the comparative years as the adjustments to the carrying values of marketable securities and long-term investments required under U.S GAAP are comprised of unrealized holding gains and losses only.

 
Marketable Securities

 
For Canadian GAAP purposes, short-term marketable securities are carried at the lower of cost or quoted market value on a specific identification basis, with any unrealized loss included in the statements of operations.  Long-term investments are carried on the cost or equity basis and only written-down when there is evidence of a decline in value that is other than temporary.

 
Under U.S. GAAP, Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”) requires that certain investments be classified into available-for-sale or trading securities stated at fair market values.  Any unrealized holding gains or losses are to be reported as a separate component of shareholder’s equity until realized for available-for-sale securities and included in earnings for trading securities.  Under FAS 115, at December 31, 2005, the Company’s investment in marketable securities in the amount of $112,234 would be classified as trading securities and its investment in long-term investment securities carried at cost in the amount of $337 would be classified as available-for-sale securities.

 
The Company does not own any securities at December 31, 2006.

   
Carrying Value
   
Gross Unrealized Gain
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
   
Market Value
 
    $     $     $     $  
December 31, 2005
                               
Trading securities
   
112,234
     
255,411
     
-
     
367,645
 
Available-for-sale securities
   
337
     
147,176
     
-
     
147,513
 
     
112,571
     
402,587
     
-
     
515,158
 

 
Comprehensive income

 
Under U.S. GAAP, Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components (revenue, expenses, gains and losses).  The purpose of reporting comprehensive income is to present a measure of all changes in shareholders’ equity that result from recognized transactions and other economic events of the year, other than transaction with owners in their capacity as owners.  Under Canadian GAAP, the reporting of comprehensive income is not required.

 
Comprehensive loss is as follows:

   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
    $     $     $  
                         
Net loss for the year, U.S. GAAP
    (478,284 )     (388,563 )     (1,848,267 )
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Adjustments on available for sale securities
   
-
     
148,327
     
481,964
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
    (11,379 )     (11,484 )    
8,817
 
                         
Comprehensive net loss for the year, U.S. GAAP
    (489,663 )     (251,720 )     (1,357,486 )



 
 

 
BLACK MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CORPORATION            
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements      
December 31, 2006 and 2005              
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)   
 
 
15.          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In addition to items disclosed elsewhere in these notes, the following occurred during the period subsequent to December 31, 2006:

a)
The Company entered into an option agreement with Diagnos Inc. to acquire a 100% interest in two Quebec mineral properties comprising of 75 claims. In order for the Company to earn its interest it must pay Diagnos Inc Cdn$90,000 in cash and if an economic discovery is made on a property the Company must issue $70,000 in common shares as a bonus. There is a 2% Net Smelter Return royalty (“NSR”) of which 1% of the NSR maybe purchased for $1,000,000.