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Note F - Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
 
NOTE F
– INVESTMENT IN
UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
 
Advance Ocular Science SA
 
Advanced Ocular Sciences SA (“
Advanced Ocular”) is an entity organized to develop an instrument that delivers injections into the eyes. Advanced Ocular is a shell company as of
December
31,
2016.
Milestone Scientific owns
25%
of this entity. During
2015,
Milestone Scientific advanced
$78,798
for marketing and strategy planning to Advanced Ocular and they, or their organizers, are obligated to repay this advance once a public offering of Advanced Ocular equity is approved and funded in Poland during
2016.
No public offering was completed in Poland as of
December
31,
2016.
 
As such, Milestone Scientific has written-off the
$78,798
advanced to Advanced Ocular as of
December
31,
2016.
Advance Ocular was not included in the consolidated financial statements at
December
31,
2016
as no investment has
been made by Milestone Scientific. The suspended losses approximated
$19,700
at
December
31,
2016.
 
 
Milestone China Ltd.
 
In
June
2014,
Milestone Scientific invested
$1
million through the contribution of
772
STA instruments (at a distributor price of approximately
$1,296
per instrument) for a
forty
percent
(40%)
ownership in Milestone China.
 In
2014,
the instruments were shipped and were recorded as an investment in Milestone China at the cost of the inventory contributed. In
January
2016,
Milestone Scientific contributed
308
STA instruments with a retail value of approximately
$400,000
($1,296
per instrument) to Milestone China which increased Milestone Scientific's investment by approximately
$165,000
which represents the cost of the instruments. This did not increase Milestone Scientific's percentage of ownership since the contribution was proportionate to contributions from other shareholders.
 
Milestone Scientific recorded a loss on its investment in Milestone China of
 
$795,827
and
$418,432
for the
twelve
months ended
December
31,
2016,
and,
2015,
respectively. Milestone Scientific' investment in Milestone China was
$0
as of
December
31,
2016
and
2015.
Milestone Scientific had suspended losses on its investment in Milestone China of
$1,124,350,
and
$215,347
as of
December
3,
2016
and
2015.
 
Milestone Scientific
had
$3,425,000
of related party revenue for
sales of instruments and handpieces during the
twelve
months ended
December
31,
2016
to Milestone China.
Milestone Scientific recorded deferred revenues and cost associates with sales to Milestone China of
$1,001,800
and
$620,041
, respectively
as of
December
31,
2016.
 Milestone China owes
$2,714,600
to Milestone Scientific for STA instruments and handpieces shipped in
2016,
which is included in due from related party at
December
31,
2016.
 During
2015,
Milestone Scientific shipped
$507,000
in handpieces and
$938,304
in instruments to Milestone China Ltd.
 
Milestone Scientific recognizes the total revenue and costs of goods sold at the time the shipment of instruments and
handpieces to Milestone China. However, due to timing differences of when the inventory is sold to Milestone China and when Milestone China sells the acquired inventory to
third
parties, elimination of the intra-entity profit is required as of the balance sheet date. In accordance with ASC
323
Equity Method and Joint Ventures, Milestone Scientific has deferred the gross profit associated with inventory shipped to Milestone China that has not been sold to
third
parties. The deferred profit of
$630,990
and $
69,781,
as of
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
respectively is included in the loss from Milestone China within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and presented in due from related parties in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Milestone Scientific received payment of 
$1.7
million of the amount outstanding at
December
31,
2016
subsequent to year end.
 
The following table includes summarized financial information of Milestone China
:
 
   
December 31, 2016
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 
                 
Assets:
               
    Current Assets
  $
9,362,198
    $
772,999
 
    Non -Current Assets
   
2,467,547
     
903,766
 
Total Assets:
   
11,829,745
     
1,676,765
 
                 
Liabilities:
               
   Current Liabilities
   
9,900,611
     
580,613
 
Stockholders' equity
   
1,929,134
     
1,096,152
 
Total liabilities and stockholders
’ equity
  $
11,829,745
    $
1,676,765
 
 
   
December 31, 2016
(unaudited)
   
December 31, 2015
(unaudited)
 
Net Sales
  $
1,126,484
    $
2,303,660
 
Cost of Goods Sold
   
976,106
     
2,096,569
 
Gross Profit
   
150,378
     
207,091
 
Other Expenses
   
(2,834,980
)    
(1,342,357
)
Net Losses
  $
(2,684,602
)   $
(1,135,266
)