SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of presentation

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

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

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 could differ from those estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include: the valuation of inventory, and estimated useful lives and impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets.

Cash and cash equivalents

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.

Inventory

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 to write down the inventory to market value, if lower than cost.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment

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

Building	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

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.

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

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 at 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

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

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).

Income taxes

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 did not recognize any deferred tax amount at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012.

China YCT International, Inc. is a holding company of Shandong Spring Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd and does not have any operating activities. Although the contract for the acquisition of the US patent acquired in February 2011 from LY Research Corp. was executed by the holding company, in substance, the patent was acquired by the Company’s operating entity in China. Therefore, the patent related income or expense does not incur any US income tax liabilities.

Value-added tax

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 amount of $127,232 and $225,223 as of September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively.

Research and development

Research and development

Research and development costs relate to the Company’s developing 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 are depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

The research and development expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $326,135 and $200,303, respectively.

The research and development expense for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $548,700 and $ 393,821, respectively.

Advertising costs

 Advertising costs

Advertising costs for newspaper and television are expensed as incurred.  

The Company incurred advertising costs of $315,736 and $155,821 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Company incurred advertising costs of $601,115 and $232,731 for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Mailing and handling costs

Mailing and handling costs

The Company accounts for mailing and handling fees in accordance with the FASB 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 three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred $267,985 and $271,144 mailing and handling costs, respectively.

For the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred $546,592 and $661,154 mailing and handling costs, respectively.

Stock Based Compensation

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")

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 are 31,610,679 common stock equivalents available for dilution purposes as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Risks and uncertainties

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. The risks include political, economic and legal, 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

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

As of September 30, 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

Foreign currency translation

The accounts of the Company’s Chinese subsidiary are maintained in the RMB and the accounts related to the U.S. parent company are maintained in the 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 $3,171,499 and $3,341,156 as of September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively.

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

	September 30,  2012		March 31,  2012		September 30,  2011
Quarter End RMB Exchange Rate (RMB/USD$)		6.3410		6.2943		6.3549
Quarterly Average RMB Exchange Rate (RMB/USD$)		6.3344		6.3933		6.4176

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements

In July 2012, FASB issued an amendment to the FASB Codification Topic 350 – Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. The objective of the amendments in this Update is to reduce the cost and complexity of performing an impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets by simplifying how an entity tests those assets for impairment and to improve consistency in impairment testing guidance among long-lived asset categories. The amendments permit an entity first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test in accordance with Subtopic 350-30, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – General Intangibles Other than Goodwill. The more likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent. The amendments are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company decided to adopt the amendment for the year starting with April 1, 2013. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.