NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of China YCT, Landway Nano and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shandong Spring. All inter-company transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include: the valuation of inventory, the estimated useful lives and impairment of property, equipment, and intangible assets.

Cash and cash equivalents

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

Accounts receivable

The Company recognizes as accounts receivable any products shipped where payments have not been rendered. As of March 31, 2011, the Company considers all its accounts receivable to be collectable and no provision for doubtful accounts has been made in the consolidated financial statements.

Inventory

Inventory is primarily composed of raw materials and packing materials for manufacturing, work in process, and finished goods. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a weighted average basis. Management compares the cost of inventory with the market value and an allowance is made for writing down the inventory to its market value, if lower than cost.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. The cost of an asset comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its present working condition and locations for its intended use. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the following useful lives:

Buildings	30-35 years

Machinery, equipment and automobiles	7-15 years

Furniture and fixtures	7-10 years

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized.

Intangible Assets

(i)

Land Use Rights:

All land in the PRC is owned by the government and cannot be sold to any individual or company. However, the government may grant a “land use right” for occupying, developing and using land. The Company records land use rights obtained as intangible assets at cost, which is amortized evenly over the grant period of 50 years.

(ii)

Patents:

In March 2010, the Company purchased one patent from Shandong YCT Corp. The patent is the Company’s exclusive right to use an aglycone type and purification method of biotransformation in the gingko product manufacturing process for a period of 20 years from the patent application date. The patent was recorded at cost when purchased, and is being amortized over the shorter of its remaining legal life, 16.5 years, or its useful life, on a straight-line basis.

On February 28, 2011, the Company acquired U.S. patent No. 6,475,531 B1 titled “Safe Botanical Drug for Treatment and Prevention of Influenza and Increasing Immune Function” through a purchase agreement with L.Y. Research Corp., a New Jersey Corporation.

According to the purchase agreement between the Company and L.Y. Research Corp., the Company acquired the patent from L.Y. Hong Kong Biotech Limited (LYHK), L.Y. Research Corp’s wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong, China, in exchange for 44,254,952 shares of common stock at the acquisition date. In addition, 11,063,968 shares of common stock became issuable to the seller upon the occurrence of the quotation of the Company’s common stock on the OTCBB on September 9, 2011. The consideration of $32,748,665 at inception was calculated by multiplying 44,254,952 common stock shares by the Company’s quoted stock price of $0.74 per share on February 28, 2011. It is being amortized over the shorter of its remaining legal life, 9.9 years, or its useful life, on a straight-line basis. An additional consideration of $2,765,992 was calculated by multiplying 11,063,968 common stock shares by the Company’s quoted price of $0.25 per share on September 9, 2011 when the Company’s stock was successfully listed on the OTCQB and the L.Y. Research Corp was entitled to the 11,063,968 shares of the common stock.

At the year ended on March 31, 2012, the Company reassessed the value of this patent for an impairment analysis. Per the note indicated below, the Company determined that the patent’s value was impaired, therefore, wrote off the net carrying value of the patent as of March 31, 2012.

In October 2011, two patents were transferred to the Company based on a purchase agreement signed with Jining Tianruitong Technology development Company, Limited on October 26, 2010; which are “Treatment to ischemic encephalopathy and its preparation method” (ZL200510045001.9) and “Chinese herbal medicine compound to treat renal insufficiency and its preparation” (ZL200710013301.8). The patents were recorded at cost when purchased, and are being amortized over the shorter of the remaining legal lives, 13.75 years and 14.95 years, respectively; or their useful lives, on a straight-line basis.

Revenue recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104, included in the Codification as ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. Sales revenue is recognized on the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist, and collectability is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are recorded as customer deposits.

Unearned revenue

Revenue from the sale of goods or services is recognized at the time that goods are delivered or services are rendered. Receipts in advance for goods to be delivered or services to be rendered in a subsequent period are carried forward as unearned revenue.

Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company reviews and evaluates the net carrying value of its long-lived assets at least annually, or upon the occurrence of other events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Per ASC 360-10-35-21, a long-lived asset (asset group) shall be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. Per ASC 360-10-35-17, an impairment loss shall be recognized only if the carrying amount of the long-lived asset (asset group) is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset (asset group).

The Company reviewed the U.S. patent for impairment due to the indication that the chance of the contingent financing target not being met at October 21, 2012 was changed to high and thereby, the patent would be subject to return with the Company obligated to repurchase the shares issued. The Company determined that the undiscounted cash flow expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the U.S. Patent was zero as of March 31, 2012. Therefore, the fair value of the U.S. Patent was zero as of March 31, 2012 as calculated per the net present value of the cash flow. The carrying value of the patent should be written off as impairment. Total impairment recognized as included in other expenses in the year ended March 31, 2012 amounted to $31,680,488.

Income taxes

The Company accounts for income tax under the asset and liability method as stipulated by ASC 740 formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (”SFAS”) No. 109, “ Accounting for Income Taxes ”, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred Income taxes are recognized for all significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements bases of assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company didn’t recognize any deferred tax amount at December 31, 2011 as well as March 31, 2011.

China YCT International, Inc. is a holding company of Shandong Spring Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd and does not have any operating activities. Although the contract of the acquisition of the US patent was executed by the holding company, in substance, the patent was acquired and is used by the Company’s operating entity in China. For the same reason, the amortization of the patent was a deduction to the Chinese operating entity’s tax liability. Therefore, the Company does not incur any US income tax liabilities.

Value-added tax

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a Value-Added Tax (“VAT”). All of the Company’s products that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished product.

The Company recorded net VAT payable in the amount of $225,223 and $489,962 as of March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Research and development

Research and development costs are related primarily to the Company’s development of its intellectual property. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The costs of material and equipment that are acquired or constructed for research and development activities and have alternative future uses are classified as plant and equipment and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

The research and development expense for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $848,753 and $280,385, respectively.

Advertising costs

Advertising costs for newspaper and television are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred advertising costs of $548,995 and $170 for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Mailing and handling costs

The Company accounts for mailing and handling fees in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-45 (Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs). The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net revenues. Amounts incurred by the Company for freight are included in cost of goods sold. For the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred $664,706 and $1,342,183 mailing and handling costs, respectively.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company measures compensation expense for its non-employee stock-based compensation under FASB ASC 718. The fair value of the stock issued is used to measure the transaction, as this is more reliable than the fair value of the services received. Fair value is measured as the value of the Company’s common stock on the date that the commitment for performance by the counterparty has been reached or the counterparty’s performance is complete. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to compensation expense.

Net income (loss) per share (“EPS”)

Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock (convertible preferred stock, forward contracts, warrants to purchase common stock, contingently issuable shares, common stock options and warrants and their equivalents using the treasury stock method) were exercised or converted into common stock. There were 31,610,679 shares common stock equivalents available for dilution purposes as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Risks and uncertainties

The Company’s operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in the North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not identify any financial instruments that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value other than those whose carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

Foreign currency translation

The accounts of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary are maintained in RMB and the accounts of the U.S. parent company are maintained in USD. The accounts of the Chinese subsidiary were translated into USD in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 830 “Foreign Currency Matters,” with the RMB as the functional currency for the Chinese subsidiary. According to Topic 830, all assets and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; stockholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and statement of income items are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income.” Gains and losses resulting from the translations of foreign currency transactions and balances are reflected in the statements of income.

Translation adjustments resulting from this process amounted to $3,341,156 and $2,041,293 and as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following exchange rates were adopted to translate the amounts from RMB into United States dollars (“USD$”) for the respective periods:

	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Year End RMB Exchange Rate (RMB/USD$)		6.2943		6.8263
Average Period RMB Exchange Rate (RMB/USD$)		6.3933		6.8290

Recent accounting pronouncements

In June 2011, FASB issued an amendment to the FASB Codification Topic 220 – Presentation of Comprehensive Income. The objective of this Update is to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. To increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income and to facilitate convergence of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the FASB decided to eliminate the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders equity. The amendments require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income, the components of other comprehensive income, and the total of comprehensive income. The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments do not require any transition disclosures. The Company decided to adopt the amendment for the year starting with June 1, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on tis financial condition or results of operations.

In May 2011, FASB issued an amendment to FASB Codification Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this Update apply to all reporting entities that are required or permitted to measure or disclose the fair value of an asset, a liability, or an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity in the financial statements. The amendments in this Update result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. Consequently, the amendments change the wording used to value measurements. For many of the requirements, the Board does not intend for the amendments in this Update to result in a change in the application of the requirements in Topic 820. Some of the amendments clarify the Board’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements. Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments in this Update are to be applied prospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application by public entities is not permitted. Nonpublic entities may apply the amendments in this Update early, but no earlier than for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect any significant impact in tis financial statements when it is adopted for the year starting from June 1, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on tis financial condition or results of operations.

In April 2011, FASB issued an amendment to FASB Codification Topic 310 – Receivables: A Creditor's Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The amendment requires that, in evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both exist: (1) the restructuring constitutes a concession. (2) The debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendments to Topic 310 clarify the guidance on a creditor's evaluation of whether it has granted a concession as well as on a creditor's evaluation of whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. In addition, the amendments to Topic 310 clarify that a creditor is precluded from using the effective interest rate test in the debtor's guidance on restructuring of payables when evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The amendments in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. As a result of applying these amendments, an entity may identify receivables that are newly considered impaired. For purposes of measuring impairment of those receivables, an entity should apply the amendments prospectively for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011. As entity should disclose the total amount of receivables and the allowance for credit losses as of the end of the period of adoption related to those receivables that are newly considered impaired under Section 310-10-35 for which impairment was previously measured under Subtopic 450-20, Contingencies-Loss Contingencies. An entity should disclose the information required by paragraphs 310-10-50-33 through 50-34, which was deferred by Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-01, Receivables (Topic 310): Deferral of the Effective Date of disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20, for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011. For nonpublic entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2012, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for public and nonpublic entities. A nonpublic entity may early adopt the amendments for any interim period of the fiscal year of adoption. A nonpublic entity that elects early adoption should apply the provisions of this Update retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company decides to adopt the amendment for the year starting from June 1, 2012, and the Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.