Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

(a) ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS––The Company was incorporated in August 1990, as a Florida corporation with operations beginning in July 1992. We are engaged in the marketing and sale of cyclodextrins (“CD’s”) and related products to food, pharmaceutical and other industries. In 2012, we began offering pulse drying services to dry products containing cyclodextrins.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

(b) BASIS OF PRESENTATION––The consolidated financial statements include the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

(c) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS––Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and any highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

(d) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE––Accounts receivable are stated at the amount we expect to collect from outstanding balances. Based on our assessment of the credit history with customers having outstanding balances and current relationships with them, we have concluded that losses on balances outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012 will be immaterial.

INVENTORY AND COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD

(e) INVENTORY AND COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD––Inventory consists of cyclodextrin products and chemical complexes purchased for resale recorded at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Cost of products sold includes the acquisition cost of the products sold and does not include any allocation of inbound or outbound freight charges, indirect overhead expenses, warehouse and distribution expenses, or depreciation and amortization expense.  Inventory includes $137,000 of work-in-process inventory at December 31, 2013. We did not have work-in-process inventory at December 31, 2012.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

(f) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT––Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation on property and equipment is computed using primarily the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally three to five years for computers, software and vehicles, seven to ten years for machinery and furniture, fifteen years for certain land improvements, and forty years for buildings and building improvements). We periodically review our long-lived assets to determine if the carrying value of assets may not be recoverable. If an impairment is identified, we recognize a loss for the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value of the asset.  No impairments were identified or recorded in 2013 or 2012.

PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE

(g) PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE–– Property held for sale consists of 40 acres of land and buildings located in High Springs, Florida.  This property was used for operations and our corporate offices through September 30, 2011, and is currently vacant.  Property is classified as held for sale when management’s intent is to sell the property and the applicable accounting criteria are satisfied.  This determination requires management to make estimates and assumptions, including assessing the probability that potential sales transactions may or may not occur.  Actual results could differ from those assumptions.  Upon designation as held for sale, the carrying values of the assets are recorded at the lower of the carrying value or the estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs.  Assets held for sale are no longer depreciated.  We periodically review our property held for sale to determine if the carrying value of assets may not be recoverable. If we identify impairment, a loss is recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated market value of the assets.  In 2013, we determined the fair value of our High Springs location is less than our carrying value and therefore recorded an impairment loss of $95,455 to adjust the carrying value to $400,000.  No impairments were identified or recorded in 2012.

DEFERRED COSTS

(h) DEFERRED COSTS––Deferred costs consist of primarily of loan costs. Deferred costs are amortized using the straight-line method over their respective estimated useful lives, which approximates the effective interest method.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

(i) REVENUE RECOGNITION––We recognize revenue from product sales and drying services rendered when the following four revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Product sales and shipping revenues, net of any discounts or return allowances, are recorded when the products are shipped and title passes to customers. Sales to customers are made pursuant to a sales contract that provides for transfer of both title and risk of loss upon our delivery to the carrier. Return allowances, which reduce product revenue, have been historically infrequent, and are recorded when they become known. Amounts received in advance are deferred and recognized as revenue when all four revenue recognition criteria have been met.

SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES

(j) SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES––Shipping and handling fees, if billed to customers, are included in product sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with inbound and outbound freight are expensed as incurred and included in freight and shipping expense.

ADVERTISING

(k) ADVERTISING––Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. We incurred no advertising expense in 2013 and approximately $2,900 in 2012.

INCOME TAXES

(l) INCOME TAXES––Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

(m) NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE––Net income (loss) per common share is computed using a simple weighted average of common shares outstanding during the periods presented.

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

(n) STOCK BASED COMPENSATION––The Company periodically awards stock to employees.  For stock issued under annual employment contracts, an expense is recognized equal to the fair value of the stock determined using the average stock closing trading price for the month multiplied by number of shares awarded for that month, less a 20% discount if the stock is restricted for at least six months. The Company periodically awards stock bonuses to employees. The Company records an expense equal to the fair value of the stock at the closing trading price of the stock on the award date, less a 20% discount if the stock is restricted for at least six months. The Company periodically issues stock to consultants. The Company records an expense equal to the fair value of the stock at the closing trading price of the stock on the day awarded, less a 20% discount if the stock is restricted for at least six months.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DISCLOSURES

(o) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DISCLOSURES–The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) requires companies to determine fair value based on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability to a market participant. The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement.

The guidance requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

● Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

● Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

● Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

We have no assets or liabilities that are required to have their fair value measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2013 or 2012.  Long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are subject to fair value adjustments when there is evidence of impairment.  As mentioned previously, we recorded an impairment of $95,455 on property held for sale.  The impairment was determined based on actual transactions of similar property, a Level 2 input.

For short-term classes of our financial instruments which are not reported at fair value, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.  The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated based on the present value of the underlying cash flows discounted at current rates offered the Company for similar debt.  At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the carrying value of long-term debt approximated fair value.

USE OF ESTIMATES

(q) USE OF ESTIMATES––The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although management bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could significantly differ from these estimates.