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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 17 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

As mentioned under Note 10, in July 2007, Jinong signed an office lease with the Group Company at a monthly rent of $954 (RMB 6,460) per month. On September 30, 2010, Jinong cancelled this lease agreement with the Group Company without penalty and signed a two year lease effective as of July 1, 2010 directly with Kingtone Information, who owns the property. According to the new lease agreement, the monthly rent is $1,596 (RMB 10,800).

 

On June 29, 2012, Jinong signed a new office lease with Kingtone Information. Pursuant to the new lease, Jinong rented 612 square meters (approximately 6,588 square feet) of office space from Kingtone Information. The lease provided for a two-year term effective as of July 1, 2012 with monthly rent of $3,856 (RMB 24,480).

 

In January 2008, Jintai signed a ten year land lease with Xi’an Jinong Hi-tech Agriculture Demonstration Zone for a monthly rent of $768 (RMB 5,200).

 

In February 2004, Tianjuyuan signed a fifty year lease with the village committee of Dong Gao Village and Zhen Nan Zhang Dai Village in the Beijing Ping Gu District, at a monthly rent of $437 (RMB 2,958).

 

Accordingly, the Company recorded an aggregate of $33,612, $54,869 and $20,494 as rent expenses for the years ended June 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Rent expenses for the next five years ended June 30, are as follows:

 

Years ending:      
June 30, 2013   $ 66,794  
June 30, 2014     61,691  
June 30, 2015     15,419  
June 30, 2016     15,419  
June 30, 2017     15,419