10-K/A 1 f10k2015a2_consumercapital.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 2)

 

(Mark One)

 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015

 

or

 

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

 

Commission File Number: 000-54998

 

Consumer Capital Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   26-2517432
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     

136-82 39th Ave, 4th Floor, Unit B

Flushing, New York

  11354
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 718-395-8150

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:   Name of each exchange on which registered:
None   None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes ☐   No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   Yes ☐   No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes ☐   No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Accelerated filer   Large accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   Yes ☐   No ☒

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $62,396,586. 

 

Number of the issuer’s common stock outstanding as of July 15, 2016: 31,165,740 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Documents incorporated by reference: None.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
PART IV  
     
Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 2
     
Signatures 3

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Consumer Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 2 to its Comprehensive Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 (“Amendment No. 2”) to amend the Comprehensive Annual Report which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 2, 2016 and subsequently amended on July 19, 2016 (collectively the “Annual Report”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 2 is to amend certain figures stated in the “Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income”, which was mistakenly stated as result of clerical errors. The revision of the figure does not materially impact other numbers stated in Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Amendment No.2 also contains new certifications pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Accordingly, Amendment No.2 includes the currently dated certifications as exhibits.

 

Except as described above, no attempt has been made in this Amendment No. 2 to modify or update the other disclosures in the Annual Report. Amendment No. 2 continues to speak as of the date of the Annual Report, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Annual Report. Accordingly, Amendment No. 2 should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

(1) Financial Statements:

 

The audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the related condensed statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficiency and cash flows for the years then ended, the footnotes thereto, and the report of Dominic KF Chan & Co., independent auditors, are filed herewith.

 

(2) Financial Schedules:

 

None.

 

Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes hereto.

 

(3)  Exhibits:

 

The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Report.

 

(b) The following are exhibits to this Report and, if incorporated by reference, we have indicated the document previously filed with the SEC in which the exhibit was included.

 

Certain of the agreements filed as exhibits to this Report contain representations and warranties by the parties to the agreements that have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement. These representations and warranties:

 

  may have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other parties in connection with the negotiation of the agreements, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreements;
     
  may apply standards of materiality that differ from those of a reasonable investor; and
     
  were made only as of specified dates contained in the agreements and are subject to subsequent developments and changed circumstances.

 

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date that these representations and warranties were made or at any other time. Investors should not rely on them as statements of fact.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1+   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2+   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Schema
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase

 

+ In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 14, 2017 CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jianmin Gao
    Jianmin Gao
    Chief Executive Officer
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Title   Date
         
/s/ Jianmin Gao   Chairman of the Board,   February 14, 2017
Jianmin Gao   Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer    
    (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Fei Gao   Chief Operating Officer & Director   February 14, 2017
Fei Gao        
         
/s/ Dong Yao   Chief Technology Officer & Director   February 14, 2017

 

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CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Pages
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-6
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-8

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Consumer Capital Group, Inc

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Consumer Capital Group, Inc (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in owners’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Consumer Capital Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Dominic K.F. Chan & Co.  
Dominic K.F. Chan & Co.
Certified Public Accountants
Hong Kong, April 29, 2016
 

 

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CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31,
2015
   December 31,
2014
 
ASSETS        
Cash  $2,739,145   $40,729 
Advances to suppliers   38,302     
Prepaid expenses   18,571    1,200 
Interest receivables   843,953     
Other receivables   395,152    4,911 
Loan receivables, net   37,818,473     
Deferred cost – related party   813,548     
Total current assets   42,667,144    46,840 
           
Property and equipment, net   30,489    8,757 
Goodwill   217,529     
Deferred tax asset   307,057     
Total non-current assets   555,075    8,757 
Total assets  $43,222,219   $55,597 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Loans from individuals   36,944,600     
Accrued interest payables   131,538     
Accrued liabilities   202,825    144,821 
Income tax payables   570,425     
Taxes payables   485,800     
Other payables   339    103,188 
Payable to shareholder   85,067    85,127 
Convertible note, net of $0 debt discount as of December 31, 2015 and 2014       63,750 
Derivative liabilities       213,498 
Related party payables   1,688,003    1,323,576 
Deferred revenue   3,720,050     
Total current liabilities  $43,828,647   $1,933,960 
           
Stockholders’ deficit          
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 31,165,740 and 19,394,079 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively  $3,117   $1,940 
Discount on common stock issued to founders   (130,741)   (130,741)
Additional paid-in capital(1)   4,402,476    3,311,992 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   (44,436)   131,528 
Accumulated deficit   (5,169,728)   (5,193,082)
Total Consumer Capital Group, Inc. stockholders’ deficit   (939,312)   (1,878,363)
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary   332,884     
Total stockholders’ deficit   (606,428)   (1,878,363)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  $43,222,219   $55,597 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CAPITAL GROUP, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

   For The Years Ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014 
Revenues  $5,025,558   $38,962 
Operating expenses:          
Selling expenses   2,565,109    9,484 
General and administrative expenses   2,639,126    973,438 
Business taxes   300,846     
Total operating expenses   5,505,081    982,922 
Operating loss   (479,523)   (943,960)
Provision for loan losses   915,982     
Other income (expenses)          
Other income   100   374,057 
Interest income   5,324,704     
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   213,498    (359,056)
Loss on debt default       (31,250)
Other Expense   (99,896)    
Interest expense   (3,026,796)   (115,550)
Total other income (expenses)   2,411,610    (131,799)
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before taxes   1,016,105    (1,075,759)
Provision for income taxes   434,291     
Net income (loss) from continuing operations   581,814    (1,075,759)
Discontinued operations          
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes       70 
Loss on disposal of subsidiary       (47,871)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes       (47,801)
Net income (loss)   581,814    (1,123,560)
Less: Net income attributable to Non-controlling interest   558,460    34 
Net income (loss) attributable to Consumer Capital Group, Inc.  $23,354   $(1,123,594)
Amounts attributable to Consumer Capital Group, Inc.          
Continuing operations, net of income taxes   23,354    (1,075,793)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes       (47,801)
Net income (loss) attributable to Consumer Capital Group, Inc.  $23,354   $(1,123,594)
           
Basic and diluted earnings loss per common shares          
Continuing operations  $0.00   $(0.06)
Discounted operations  $0.00   $0.00 
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted(1)   22,420,839    19,120,493 
           
Comprehensive income loss          
Net income (loss)  $581,814   $(1,123,560)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (191,030)   68,198 
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  $390,784   $(1,055,362)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest       (757)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Consumer Capital Group, Inc.  $390,784    (1,054,605)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

   Common Stock   Discount on Common   Additional Paid-In   Accumulated Earnings/   Accumulated Other Comprehensive   Shareholders   Non- controlling     
   Shares   Amount   Stock   Capital   (Deficit)   Income   Equity   Interest   Total 
Balance at December 31,
2013
   19,068,889   $1,907   $(130,741)  $2,973,225   $(4,069,488)  $62,539   $(1,162,558)  $10,190   $(1,152,368)
Conversion of Convertible Notes   325,190    33        88,467            88,500        88,500 
Reclassification of Derivative Liability to Additional Paid-In Capital due to Conversion of Convertible Note               250,300            250,300        250,300 
Foreign Currency Translation
Adjustment
                       68,989    68,989    (791)   68,198 
Disposal of subsidiary                               (9,433)   (9,433)
Net Loss                   (1,123,594)       (1,123,594)   34    (1,123,560)
                                              
Balance at December 31,
2014
   19,394,079   $1,940   $(130,741)  $3,311,992   $(5,193,082)  $131,528   $(1,878,363)  $   $(1,878,363)
Conversion of Convertible Notes   414,361    41        63,709            63,750        63,750 
New Issues   11,357,300    1,136        1,026,775            1,027,911        1,027,911 
Net Income                   23,354        23,354    558,460    581,814 
Foreign Currency Translation
Adjustment
                       (175,964)   (175,964)   (15,066)   (191,030)
Capital injection to Zhonghui from minority
shareholders
                               (210,510)   (210,510)
Balance at December 31, 2015   31,165,740    3,117    (130,741)   4,402,476    (5,169,728)   (44,436)   (939,312)   332,884    (606,428)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2015   2014 
Operating Activities        
Net income (loss)  $23,354   $(1,123,594)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities:          
Depreciation expense   13,879    18,177 
Amortization of debt discount       104,742 
Change the fair value of convertible liabilities   (213,498)   359,056 
Loss on debt default       31,250 
Loss on disposal of subsidiary       47,871 
Allowance for loan losses   915,982     
Deferred tax benefit   (181,670)    
Minority interests in operations of consolidated subsidiaries   543,394    34 
           
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable       10,829 
Advances to suppliers   (39,943)   366,830 
Inventories       (138,025)
Prepaid expenses   (18,116)   84,689 
Deferred cost – related party   (583,405)     
Interest receivables   (880,123)     
Other receivables   (403,167)   (3,146)
Other assets       97,863 
Accounts payable       (124,545)
Accrued liabilities   19,883    115,748 
Deferred revenue   2,464,773     
Taxes payable   1,074,772    (12,677)
Payable to shareholder   (1,842)   (27,416)
Other payables   (104,780)   (353,947)
           
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities   2,629,493    (546,261)
           
Investing Activities          
Loan receivables   (34,103,410)    
Long-term investments       (629,950)
Equipment Purchased   (19,144)    
Cash increased on investment of subsidiary   213,524     
Cash paid on disposal of subsidiary       (2,501)
           
Cash flows used in financing activities   (33,909,030)   (632,451)
           
Financing Activities          
Principal payments on third party debt       (8,000)
Proceeds from related party debt   283,720    272,507 
Proceeds from convertible notes       831,209 
Proceeds from issuance of shares   801,912     
Loans from individuals   32,878,032     
Accrued interest payable   116,509     
           
Cash flows provided by financing activities   34,080,173    1,095,716 

 

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CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

 

   For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014 
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents   (102,220)   22,040 
           
Change in cash and cash equivalents during the year   2,698,416    (60,956)
           
Cash at beginning of the year   40,729    101,685 
           
Cash at end of the year  $2,739,145   $40,729 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activity:          
Debt discount from derivative liabilities  $   $104,742 
Conversion of convertible notes  $63,750   $88,500 
Settlement of derivative liabilities into additional paid-in capital  $   $250,300 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information          
Interest paid  $3,026,769   $115,550 
Income taxes paid  $27,945   $23 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSUMER CAPITAL GROUP, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015 and DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Consumer Capital Group, Inc. (“CCG” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on April 25, 2008. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and an affiliated PRC entity (“Affiliated PRC Entity”) that is controlled through contractual arrangements. On February 5, 2010, in connection with the execution of a Stock Right Transfer Agreement, America Pine Group Inc. transferred both 100% of the stock rights of its wholly owned subsidiary Arki (Beijing) E-commerce Technology Co., Ltd. and 100% of its stock rights of America Pine (Beijing) Bio-Tech to Consumer Capital Group, Inc., a California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“CCG California”).

 

On February 4, 2011, pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Merger by and among Mondas Minerals Corp., its wholly owned subsidiary, CCG Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“CCG Delaware”), CCG California, and Scott D. Bengfort, Mondas Minerals Corp. merged its wholly-owned subsidiary CCG Delaware into CCG California, with CCG California surviving and CCG Delaware ceasing to exist. On February 7, 2011, the Company formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary by the name of “Consumer Capital Group Inc.” (“CCG Name Sub”) in Delaware solely for purposes of changing its corporate name to “Consumer Capital Group Inc.” in conjunction with the closing of the Merger. On February 17, 2011, the Company changed its name to Consumer Capital Group Inc. pursuant to a Certificate of Ownership filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware by merging CCG Name Sub into the Company with the Company surviving and CCG Name Sub ceasing to exist. Unless the context specifies otherwise, references to the “Company” refers to CCG California prior to the Merger and the Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliated PRC Entity combined after the Merger. The Company is principally engaged in the development and operation of its nationwide online retailing platform “Chinese Consumer Market Network” at www.ccmus.com, which provides a variety of manufacturers and distributors a platform to promote and sell products and services directly to consumers. The Company’s principal operations and geographic markets are in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).

 

Post Merger, Consumer Capital Group Inc. is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. On February 4, 2011, Consumer Capital Group Inc. effected a reverse stock split (the “Stock Split”), as a result of which each 21.96 shares of Consumer Capital Group’s common stock then issued and outstanding was converted into one share of Mondas Minerals’ common stock.

 

Immediately prior to the Merger, Consumer Capital Group, Inc. had 390,444,109 shares of its common stock issued and outstanding. In connection with the Merger, Mondas Minerals issued 17,777,778 shares of its common stock in exchange for the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of CCG California. Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, there were 2,500,000 issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, 60% of which were held by the then-principal stockholder, CEO, and sole director of the Company, Mr. Bengfort. As a part of the Merger, CCG paid $335,000 in cash to Mr. Bengfort in exchange for his agreement to enter into various transaction agreements relating to the Merger, as well as the cancellation of 1,388,889 shares of the Company’s common stock directly held by him, constituting 92.6% of his pre-Merger holdings of Company common stock.

 

DEBIT CARD PROGRAM

 

The Company cooperates with a Chinese bank named Fuxin bank to issue cobranded debit cards. Retail store vendors throughout China are signed up to the Company’s debit card program. The Company charges each participating vendor a percentage of transactions with that vendor. Each vendor will receive a percentage of future transactions of the cards issued by the vendor. Cardholders will receive certain amounts of cash refund from participating vendors and earn points to be spent on www.ccmus.com. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, no revenue from this business model has been realized or booked as other income. Such operation has been ceased in 2015 subsequently.

 

BEITUN

 

The Company owned a 51% majority interest in an operating subsidiary, Beijing Beitun Trading Co., Ltd. (“Beitun”). Beitun, a PRC trading and distribution company, engages in the wholesale distribution of various food and meat products. It was established on April 24, 2000 and operates in the PRC. Its customers consist of retail restaurants and food producers located through the PRC.

 

On April 1, 2014, the Company disposed of its entire 51% equity interest in Beitun.

 

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SHANGHAI ZHONGHUI

 

On December 23, 2014, the Company and Shanghai Zhonghui Financial Information Services Corp., a company established under the laws of People’s Republic of China, entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 51% of the capital stock of Shanghai Zhonghui (the “Acquisition”). Pursuant to the term of the Agreement, the Company agreed to issue 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to certain individuals affiliated with Shanghai Zhonghui (the “Affiliates”), valued at $1.00 per share for a total of $5,000,000 or approximately 31,000,000 RMB, to exchange 51% of the capital stock of Shanghai Zhonghui. As incentive for the closing of the Acquisition, the Company also agreed to issue to the Affiliates 5,000,000 additional shares of the Common Stock.

 

Established on May 26, 2014, under the PRC laws, Shanghai Zhonghui offers financing and investment opportunities for small to medium sized business and investors, including outsource of financial information technologies, investment management, investment consulting, as well as other related asset management services in China.

 

Details of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries and its Affiliated PRC Entity as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

Company  Date of
Establishment
   Place of Establishment  Percentage of Ownership by the Company   Principal Activities
Consumer Capital Group Inc. (“CCG California”)   October 14,
2009
   California USA   100%  U.S. holding company and headquarters of the consolidated entities. Commencing in July 2011, CCG performs the U.S. e-commerce operations
Arki Beijing E-commerce Technology Corp. (“Arki Beijing”)   March 6,
2008
   PRC   100%(1)  Maintains the various computer systems, software and data. Owns the intellectual property rights of the “consumer market network”. Performed principal e-commerce operations prior to December 2010
America Pine Beijing Bio-Tech, Inc. (“America Pine Beijing”)   

March 21,

2007

   PRC   100%(1)  Import and sales of healthcare products from the PRC. This operation ceased February 5, 2010. It currently assists in payment collection for our e-commerce business
America Arki Fuxin Network Management Co. Ltd. (“Arki Fuxin”)   November 26,
2010
   PRC   100%(1)  Commencing in December 2010, performs the principal daily e-commerce operations, transactions and management of the “consumer market network”
America Arki Network Service Beijing Co. Ltd. (“Arki Network Service” and Affiliated PRC Entity”)   

November 26,

2010

   PRC   0%(2)  Entity under common control through relationships between Fei Gao and the Company. Holds the business license and permits necessary to conduct e-commerce operations in the PRC and maintains compliance with applicable PRC laws
Shanghai Zhonghui Financial Inforrnational Services LTD.(“Shanghai Zhonghui”)   May 26,
2014
   PRC   50.82%(3)  Offer financing and investment opportunities for small to medium sized business and investors, including outsource of financial information technologies, investment management, investment consulting, as well as other related asset management services in China.
Arki Tianjin Asset management LLP.(“Arki Tianjin”)   October 22,
2015
   PRC   51%(3)  Offer assets management, management consulting, internet information service as well as advertising design, production, agent, publishing.

 

 

(1)   Wholly foreign owned entities (WFOE)

(2)   VIE

(3)   Arki Network Service owned entities

 

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Details of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries and its Affiliated PRC Entity as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

Company  Date of
Establishment
   Place of Establishment  Percentage of Ownership by the Company   Principal Activities
Consumer Capital Group Inc. (“CCG California”)   October 14,
2009
   California USA   100%  U.S. holding company and headquarters of the consolidated entities. Commencing in July 2011, CCG performs the U.S. e-commerce operations
Arki Beijing E-commerce Technology Corp. (“Arki Beijing”)   

March 6,

2008

   PRC   100%(1)  Maintains the various computer systems, software and data. Owns the intellectual property rights of the “consumer market network”. Performed principal e-commerce operations prior to December 2010
America Pine Beijing Bio-Tech, Inc. (“America Pine Beijing”)   

March 21,

2007

   PRC   100%(1)  Import and sales of healthcare products from the PRC. This operation ceased February 5, 2010. It currently assists in payment collection for our e-commerce business
America Arki Fuxin Network Management Co. Ltd. (“Arki Fuxin”)   

November 26,

2010

   PRC   100%(1)  Commencing in December 2010, performs the principal daily e-commerce operations, transactions and management of the “consumer market network”
America Arki Network Service Beijing Co. Ltd. (“Arki Network Service” and Affiliated PRC Entity”)   November 26,
2010
   PRC   0%(2)  Entity under common control through relationships between Fei Gao and the Company. Holds the business license and permits necessary to conduct e-commerce operations in the PRC and maintains compliance with applicable PRC laws

 

 

(1)   Wholly foreign owned entities (WFOE)

(2)   VIE

 

In order to comply with the PRC law and regulations which prohibit foreign control of companies involved in internet content, the Company operates its website using the licenses and permits held by Arki Network Service, a 100% PRC owned entity. The equity interests of Arki Network Service are legally held directly by Mr. Jianmin Gao and Mr. Fei Gao, shareholders and directors of the Company. The effective control of Arki Network Service is held by Arki Beijing and Arki Fuxin through a series of contractual arrangements (the “Contractual Agreements”). As a result of the Contractual Agreements, Arki Beijing and Arki Fuxin maintain the ability to control Arki Network Service, and are entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits from Arki Network Service and are obligated to absorb all of Arki Network Service’ expected losses. Therefore, the Company consolidates Arki Network Service in accordance with SEC Regulation SX-3A-02 and Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation.

 

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The following is a summary of the Contractual Agreements of the Company’s VIE structure:

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

The shareholders of Arki Network Service, namely Mr. Jianmin Gao and Mr. Fei Gao, entered into a loan agreement with Arki Fuxin on February 3, 2011. Under this loan agreement, Arki Fuxin granted an interest-free loan of RMB 1.0 million to Mr. Jianmin Gao and Mr. Fei Gao, collectively, for their capital contributions to Arki Network Service, as required by the PRC. The term of the loan is for ten years from the date of execution until the date when Arki Fuxin requests repayment. Arki Fuxin may request repayment of the loan with 30 days advance notice. The loan is not repayable at the discretion of the shareholders and is eliminated upon consolidation.

 

EXCLUSIVE CALL OPTION AGREEMENT

 

The shareholders of Arki Network Service entered into an option agreement with Arki Fuxin on February 3, 2011, under which the shareholders of Arki Network Service jointly and severally granted to Arki Fuxin an option to purchase their equity interests in Arki Network Service. The purchase price will be set off against the loan repayment under the loan agreement. Arki Fuxin may exercise such option at any time until it has acquired all equity interests of Arki Network Service or freely transferred the option to any third party and such third party assumes the rights and obligations of the option agreement.

 

EXCLUSIVE BUSINESS COOPERATION AGREEMENT

 

Arki Fuxin and Arki Network Service entered into an exclusive business cooperation agreement deemed effective on November 26, 2010, under which Arki Network Service engages Arki Fuxin as its exclusive provider of technical support, consulting services, maintenance and other commercial services. Arki Network Service shall pay to Arki Fuxin service fees determined based on the net income of Arki Network Service and are eliminated upon consolidation. Arki Fuxin shall exclusively own any intellectual property arising from the performance of this agreement. This agreement has a term of ten years from the effective date and can only be terminated mutually by the parties in a written agreement. During the term of the agreement, Arki Network Service may not enter into any agreement with third parties for the provision of identical or similar service without the prior consent of Arki Fuxin.

 

SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT

 

The shareholders of Arki Network Service entered into a share pledge agreement with Arki Fuxin on February 3, 2011 under which the shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Arki Network Service to Arki Fuxin as collateral for all of the payments due to Arki Fuxin and to secure their obligations under the above agreements. The shareholders of Arki Network Service may not transfer or assign the shares or the rights and obligations in the share pledge agreement or create or permit any pledges which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of Arki Fuxin without Arki Fuxin’s preapproval. Arki Fuxin is entitled to transfer or assign in full or in part the shares pledged. In the event of default, Arki Fuxin as the pledge, will be entitled to request immediate repayment of the loan or to dispose of the pledged equity interests through transfer or assignment.

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

The shareholders of Arki Network Service entered into a power of attorney agreement with Arki Fuxin effective on November 26, 2010 under which the shareholders irrevocably appointed Arki Beijing and Arki Fuxin to vote on their behalf on all matters they are entitled to vote on, including matters relating to the transfer of any or all of their respective equity interests in the entity and the appointment of the chief executive officer and other senior management members.

 

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NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

RECLASSIFICATIONS

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings and financial position.

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The consolidated financial statements of 2015 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries based in the PRC, which include America Pine Beijing, Arki Beijing, Arki Fuxin, 50.82% majority ownership in Shanghai Zhonghui, and 51% majority ownership in Arki Tianjin. The consolidated financial statements of 2014 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries based in the PRC, which include America Pine Beijing, Arki Beijing, and Arki Fuxin, and 51% majority ownership in Beitun, prior to April 1, 2014, the disposal date. As a result of contractual arrangements with Arki Network Service, the Company consolidates Arki Network Service in accordance with SEC Regulation SX-3A-02 and Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

 

The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The Company’s functional currency is the local currency in the PRC, the Chinese Yuan (RMB). The financial statements of the Company are translated into United States dollars in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, using year-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical rates for equity. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the cumulative translation adjustment of $(44,436) and $131,528, respectively, was classified as an item accumulated of other comprehensive income in the stockholders’ equity (deficit) section of the consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the foreign currency translation adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income (deficit) was $(191,030) and $68,198, respectively.

 

In accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, the Company translated the assets and liabilities into US $ using the rate of exchange prevailing at the applicable balance sheet date and the statements of income and cash flows are translated at an average rate during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded in investors’ equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Balance sheet items, except for the equity accounts   6.4936    6.1538 
Items in the statements of income and comprehensive loss and statement of cash flow   6.2284    6.1500 

 

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

We recognize revenue from product sales or 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.

 

E-commerce Revenue Recognition

 

We evaluate whether it is appropriate to record the net amount of sales earned as commissions. We are not the primary obligor nor are we subject to inventory risk as the agreements with our suppliers specify that they have the responsibility to provide the product or service to the customer. Also, the amounts we earn from our vendors/suppliers is based on a fixed percentage and bound contractually. Additionally, the Company does not have any obligation to resolve disputes between the vendors and the customers that purchase the products on our website. Any disputes involving damaged, non-functional, product returns, and/or warranty defects are resolved between the customer and the vendor. The Company has no obligation for right of return and/or warranty for any of the sales completed using its website. Since we are not primarily obligated and amounts earned are determined using a fixed percentage, a fixed-payment schedule, or a combination of the two, we record our revenues as commissions earned on a net basis.

 

Our sales are net of promotional discounts and rebates and are recorded when the products are shipped and title passes to customers. Revenues are recorded net of sales and consumption taxes. We periodically provide incentive offers to our customers to encourage purchases. Such offers include current discount offers, such as percentage discounts off current purchases, inducement offers, such as daily sweepstakes reward opportunities that is based on volume of purchases, and other similar offers. Current discount offers and inducement offers are presented as a net amount in “Net revenues.”

 

We record deferred revenue when cash is received in advance of the performance of services or delivery of goods. Deferred revenue is also recorded to account for the seven day grace period offered to customers for potential product disputes, if any. Deferred revenue was $0 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Servicing fee income

 

Borrowers typically pay us a servicing fee on each payment received. The service fees compensate us for the costs we incur in servicing the related loan, including managing funding from investors, payments to investors and maintaining borrower’ account portfolios. We record servicing fees paid by borrower as a component of operating revenue when received. Deferred revenue was $3,720,050 as of December 31, 2015.

 

Interest income on loans

 

Interest on loan receivables is accrued monthly in accordance with their contractual terms and recorded in accrued interest receivable. The Company does not charge prepayment penalty from customers.

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On April 1, 2014, the Company sold its entire 51% equity interest of Beijing Beitun Trading Co. Ltd. (“Beitun”) to Yifan Zhang for $41,030 (RMB255,000). Yifan Zhang is the daughter of Ms. Wei Guo, the shareholder and managing director of Beitun. See Note 21 — Discounted Operations for additional information.

 

REWARD PROGRAMS

 

Reward Programs are limited to customers residing in China. Customers may earn reward points from the purchase of merchandise and services from the Company. Points are earned based on the amount and types of merchandise and services purchased. Customers residing in China may redeem the reward points for drawings into our daily “Lucky Drawing” sweepstakes for chances to win cash prizes or used for other promotion programs conducted by vendors. In addition, customers may attain a tiered membership status based on the value of merchandise and services purchased over the past twelve months. Membership status entitles the holder to certain discounts on future purchases of selected items on our website. We accrue for the estimated cost of redeeming the benefits at the time the benefits are earned by the customer. These benefit expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $0, respectively, and recorded as selling expense.

 

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NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

Noncontrolling interests in our subsidiary is recorded as a component of our equity, separate from the parent’s equity. Purchase or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change of control are accounted for as equity transactions. Results of operations attributable to the noncontrolling interest are included in our consolidated results of operations and, upon loss of control, the interest sold, as well as interest retained, if any, will be reported at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings.

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 220, Comprehensive Income, requires that all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. For the years presented, the Company’s comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments and is presented in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

INCOME TAXES

 

Provisions for federal, state, and non-U.S. income taxes are calculated on reported earnings before income taxes based on current tax law and also include, in the current period, the cumulative effect of any changes in tax rates from those used previously in determining deferred tax assets and liabilities. Such provisions differ from the amounts currently receivable or payable because certain items of income and expense are recognized in different time periods for financial reporting purposes than for income tax purposes. Significant judgment is required in determining income tax provisions and evaluating tax positions.

 

The accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We record a liability for the difference between the benefit recognized and measured for financial statement purposes and the tax position taken or expected to be taken on our tax return. To the extent that our assessment of such tax positions changes, the change in estimate is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. Tax-related interest and penalties are classified as a component of income tax expense.

 

We have implemented certain provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. ASC 740 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. We adopted the provisions of ASC 740 as of January 1, 2007, and have analyzed filing positions in each of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. We have identified the PRC as our “major” tax jurisdiction. Generally, we remain subject to PRC examination of our income tax returns annually. We believe that our income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and do not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change to our financial position. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740. In addition, we did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of ASC 740. Our policy for recording interest and penalties associated with income-based tax audits is to record such items as a component of income taxes. Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate based on rates established within the PRC and, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment. Income taxes payable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $570,425.19 and $Nil, respectively.

 

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

We calculate basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing our net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without considering common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and the weighted average number of dilutive common stock equivalents, such as options and warrants. Options and warrants are only included in the calculation of diluted EPS when their effect is not anti-dilutive. The Company had no dilutive securities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, basic and diluted income(loss) per share were the same due to the Company’s loss position.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

We consider all investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents primarily represent funds invested in bank checking accounts, money market funds and domestic Chinese bank certificates of deposit. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

LOAN RECEIVABLE

 

Loan receivable primarily represents the principle of loan lent to the borrowers. Management regularly reviews aging of loan receivables and changes in payment trends and records allowance when management believes collection of amounts due are at risk. Loan receivables considered uncollectible are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection.

 

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for losses that can be reasonably anticipated. Management performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance. The allowance is based on the Company’s past loan loss history, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

 

The Company calculates the provision amount as below:

 

1.General Reserve — is based on total loan receivable balance and to be used to cover unidentified probable loan loss. The General Reserve is required to be no less than 1% of total loan receivable balance.
   
2.Special Reserve — is fund set aside covering losses due to risks related to a particular country, region, industry, borrower or type of loans. The reserve rate could be decided based on management estimate of loan collectability.

 

INTEREST RECEIVABLE

 

Interest receivable represents the amount of interest that has been earned as of the balance sheet date, but which has not yet been received in cash. Management regularly reviews aging of interest receivables and changes in payment trends and records allowance when management believes collection of amounts due are at risk. Interest receivable considered uncollectible are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection.

 

DEFERRED COST

 

Deferred cost represents the deferred service charge paid or payable to a related party which is calculated based on the service fee the Company received.

 

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LOANS FROM INDIVIDUALS

 

Loans from individuals primarily represent the principle of lending funds received from the individuals through the Company’s internet platform. The interest rates of such loans ranged from 11% to 17.5% per annum with a term lasting from 3 months to 12 months.

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment is recorded at cost and consists of computer equipment, office equipment and furniture and is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets (generally three years or less). Costs incurred for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred and expenditures for major replacements and improvements are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated remaining useful lives.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

 

We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate their net book value may not be recoverable. When these events occur, we compare the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value, based on market value when available, or discounted expected cash flows, of those assets and is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. The Company’s management currently believes there is no impairment of its long-lived assets. There can be no assurance, however, that market conditions will not change or demand for the Company’s products will continue. Either of these could result in the future impairment of long-lived assets.

 

SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company follows ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, who has been identified as the executive chairman of the board of directors and the chief executive officer, reviews the individual results of the e-commerce and distribution businesses when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing the performance of the Company as a whole and hence, the Company has two reportable segments before the disposition of the Company’s distribution business. The Company’s operating businesses are organized and based on the nature of markets and customers. As the Company’s long-lived assets are substantially all located in the PRC and substantially all the Company’s revenues are derived from within the PRC, no geographical segments are presented.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, advance to suppliers, prepaid expenses, other receivables, other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, other payables, related party payables, convertible note, short term debt and derivative liabilities. These financial instruments are measured at their respective fair values. For fair value measurement, US GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

 

Level 1 observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

 

Level 3 unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

 

Fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, advance to suppliers, prepaid expenses, other receivables, other assets, account payable, accrued liabilities, other payables, convertible note and short term debt approximates their fair value due to their short-term maturities.

 

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The Company’s Level 3 valuation relates to derivative liabilities measured using management’s estimates of fair value as well as other significant inputs, such as volatility and risk free interest rate, which may be unobservable. See Note 15.

 

The Company has determined the estimated fair value amounts presented in these financial statements using available market information and appropriate methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The estimates presented in the financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

 

Management believes it is not practical to estimate the fair value of related party payables because the transactions cannot be assumed to have been consummated at arm’s length, the terms are not deemed to be market terms, there are no quoted values available for these instruments, and an independent valuation would not be practical due to the lack of data regarding similar instruments, if any, and the associated potential costs.

 

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

We apply ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees to account for our service providers’ share-based payments. We gave Common stock of to service providers to retain their assistance in becoming a U.S. public company, assistance with public company regulations, investors’ communications and public relations with broker-dealers, market makers and other investment professionals. The cost of the equity based payments is recognized ratably over the service period. We have elected to recognize compensation expense using the straight-line method for all equity awards granted with graded vesting based on service conditions. Share-based compensation expenses amounted to $0 for the both years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

Fair value accounting requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments, such as ratchet provisions or conversion features in convertible debt or equity instruments, and measurement of their fair value. In determining the appropriate fair value, the Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement. If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt, the Company will continue its evaluation process of these instruments as derivative financial instruments.

 

Once derivative liabilities are determined, they are adjusted to reflect fair value at the end of each reporting period. Any increase or decrease in the fair value is recorded in results of operations as a change in fair value of derivatives. In addition, the fair value of freestanding derivative instruments such as warrants, are also valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model.

 

DEBT DISCOUNT

 

The Company records debt discounts in connection with raising funds through the issuance of debt. These costs are amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt. If a conversion of the underlying debt occurs, a proportionate share of the unamortized amounts is immediately expensed.

 

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Assets that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. The maximum exposure of such assets to credit risk is their carrying amounts as of the balance sheet dates. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited in financial institutions located in the PRC, which management believes are of high credit quality. Management believes the credit risk on bank deposits is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies, or state-owned banks in China. Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with state-owned banks within the PRC and the United States of America. Balances at financial institutions or state owned banks within the PRC are not covered by insurance. Non-performance by these institutions could expose the Company to losses for amounts in excess of insured balances. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, our bank balances with the banks in U.S. exceeded the insured amount by $119,569 and $7,937, respectively. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, our bank balances with the Banks in the PRC amounted to $641,229 and $32,792, respectively, which are uninsured and subject to credit risk. We have not experienced nonperformance by these institutions.

 

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Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, loan receivable from borrowers and the related accrued interest receivable. As of December 31, 2015, the Company has one significant borrower, which accounted for 92% of total loan receivable balance. The aforementioned borrower paid service fee and interest regularly according to the contract during the reporting period, and the Company believed that the default risk from this borrower is low in the foreseeable future.

 

CURRENCY CONVERTIBILITY RISK

 

We transact all of our business in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. On January 1, 1994, the PRC government abolished the dual rate system and introduced a single rate of exchange as quoted daily by the People’s Bank of China (the “PBOC”). However, the unification of the exchange rates does not imply that the RMB may be readily convertible into U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the PBOC or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the PBOC.

 

Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts.

 

Additionally, the value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the PRC foreign exchange trading system market.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK

 

From July 21, 2005, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. While the international reaction to the RMB appreciation has generally been positive, there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar.

 

BUSINESS RISK

 

Foreign ownership of Internet-based businesses is subject to significant restrictions under current PRC laws and regulations. Foreign investors are not allowed to own more than a 50% equity interest in any entity with an Internet content distribution business. Currently, the Company conducts its operations in China through a series of contractual arrangements entered into among Arki (Beijing) E-Commerce Technology Corp., America Arki (Fuxin) Network Management Co. Ltd. and America Arki Network Service Beijing Co., Ltd. The relevant regulatory authorities may find the current ownership structure, contractual arrangements and businesses to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations. If so, the relevant regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violations.

 

LITIGATION

 

From time to time, we may become involved in disputes, litigation and other legal actions. We estimate the range of liability related to any pending litigation where the amount and range of loss can be estimated. We record our best estimate of a loss when the loss is considered probable. Where a liability is probable and there is a range of estimated loss with no best estimate in the range, we record a charge equal to at least the minimum estimated liability for a loss contingency when both of the following conditions are met: (i) information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and (ii) the range of loss can be reasonably estimated.

 

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities including such person’s immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.

 

NOTE 3 — RECENTLY ISSUED AND ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”. The amendments in the ASU change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. It also addresses sources of confusion and inconsistent application related to financial reporting of discontinued operations guidance in U.S. GAAP. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. In addition, the new guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. The amendments in the ASU are effective in the first quarter of 2015 for public organizations with calendar year ends. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. The ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchanged for those goods or services. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Accounting for Share-based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could be Achieved After the Requisite Service Period”. The guideline requires performance targets, which affect vesting and can be achieved after the requisite service period, to be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If achievement of the performance target becomes probable before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect these changes to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. The amendment in the ASU provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Earlier adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-16, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity”. The amendments clarify how current US GAAP should be interpreted in evaluating the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in a hybrid financial instrument that is issued in the form of a share. Specifically, the amendments clarify that an entity should consider all relevant terms and features, including the embedded derivative feature being evaluated for bifurcation, in evaluating the nature of the host contract. Furthermore, the amendments clarify that no single term or feature would necessarily determine the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract. Rather, the nature of the host contract depends upon the economic characteristics and risks of the entire hybrid financial instrument. The amendments in this ASU also clarify that, in evaluating the nature of a host contract, an entity should assess the substance of the relevant terms and features (i.e., the relative strength of the debt-like or equity-like terms and features given the facts and circumstances) when considering how to weight those terms and features. Specifically, the assessment of the substance of the relevant terms and features should incorporate a consideration of: (1) the characteristics of the terms and features themselves (for example, contingent versus noncontingent, in-the-money versus out-of-the-money); (2) the circumstances under which the hybrid financial instrument was issued or acquired (e.g., issuer-specific characteristics, such as whether the issuer is thinly capitalized or profitable and well-capitalized); and (3) the potential outcomes of the hybrid financial instrument (e.g., the instrument may be settled by the issuer issuing a fixed number of shares, the instrument may be settled by the issuer transferring a specified amount of cash, or the instrument may remain legal-form equity), as well as the likelihood of those potential outcomes. The amendments in this ASU apply to all entities that are issuers of, or investors in, hybrid financial instruments that are issued in the form of a share. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. For all other entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Retrospective application is permitted to all relevant prior periods. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”. The amendments in this Update affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments: 1. Modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (VIEs) or voting interest entities. 2. Eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. 3. Affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. 4. Provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds. The ASU will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 4 — ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, advances to suppliers consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Advances to suppliers  $38,302   $ 

 

Advances to suppliers represent interest-free cash paid in advance to suppliers for purchases of inventories. No allowance was provided for the prepayments balance at December 31, 2015and 2014.

 

NOTE 5 — PREPAID EXPENSES

 

Prepaid expenses consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Prepaid conference fee  $6,930   $ 
Prepaid website services   10,441     
Prepaid rent   1,200    1,200 
Total prepaid expenses  $18,571   $1,200 

 

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NOTE 6 — LOAN RECEIVABLEs, NET

 

The interest rates on loan issued at 24% for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the total loan receivables balance was $39,046,700 and 92% of the loan receivables is issued to one third party small business borrower.

 

Loan receivables consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Loan receivable  $39,046,700   $ 
Allowance for impairment losses          
Collectively assessed   601,319     
Individually assessed   626,908     
Total allowance for loan losses   1,228,227     
Loan receivables, net  $37,818,473   $ 

 

The Company originates loans to borrowers located primarily in Yanbian City, Jilin Province of the People’s Republic of China. This geographic concentration of credit exposes the Company to a higher degree of risk associated with this economic region.

 

All loans are short-term loans that the Company has made to business borrowers. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 6 business loan borrowers. Loans of $35,897,400(RMB 233.1 million) lent to one borrower in Yanbian City are secured by collateral. The total fair value of the collateral is approximately $47 million (RMB 305.3225 million) at April 20, 2016. Allowance on loan losses are estimated on quarterly basis in accordance with probable based on an assessment of specific evidence indicating doubtful collection, historical experience, loan balance aging and prevailing economic conditions.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, a provision of $915,982 was charged to the statement of income. No write-offs against allowances have occurred for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

The following table represents the aging of loans as of December 31, 2015:

 

   1 – 89
days
past due
   90 – 179 days
past due
   180 – 365 days
past due
   Over 1 year past due   Total past due   Current   Total
Loans
 
Business loans  $5,051,200   $985,600   $3,850,000   $   $9,886,800   $29,159,900   $39,046,700 

 

NOTE 7 — ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for losses that can be reasonably anticipated. Management performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance. The allowance is based on the Company’s past loan loss history, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

 

The allowance is calculated at portfolio-level since our loans portfolio is typically of smaller balance homogenous loans and is collectively evaluated for impairment.

 

The allowance consists of the combination of a quantitative assessment component based on statistical models, a retrospective evaluation of actual loss information to loss forecasts, value of collaterals and could include a qualitative component based on management judgment.

 

Finally, as appropriate, the Company also considers individual borrower circumstances and the condition and fair value of the loan collateral, if any.

 

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In addition, the Company also calculates the provision amount as below:

 

General reserve  1% on total loan amounts at the end of year
Specific reserve  5% on specific loan amounts at the end of year

 

While management uses the best information available to make loan loss allowance evaluations, adjustments to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic and other conditions or changes in accounting guidance.

 

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses and related recorded investment in loans receivable

by classes of the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Loan at end of year  $39,046,700   $ 
Provisions   1,228,227     
Ending balance  $37,818,473   $ 

 

NOTE 8 — LOAN IMPAIRMENT

 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis for corporate and personal loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

 

An allowance for loan losses is established for an impaired loan if its carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. Currently, estimated fair values of substantially all of the Company’s impaired loans are measured based on the estimated fair value of the loan’s collateral which approximates to the carrying value due to the short term nature of the loans.

 

Loans with modified terms are classified as troubled debt restructurings if the Company grants such borrowers concessions and it is deemed that those borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty. Concessions granted under a troubled debt restructuring generally involve a temporary below market rate reduction in interest rate or an extension of a loan’s stated maturity date. Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings are restored to accrual status if principal and interest payments, under the modified terms, are current for six consecutive months after modification. Loans classified as troubled debt restructurings are designated as impaired.

 

Even though the Company allows a one-time loan extension with a period up to the original loan period, which is usually twelve months. The principal of the loan remains the same and the interest rate is fixed at the current interest rate at the time of extension. Therefore, there were no troubled debt restructurings during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

NOTE 9 — DEFERRED COST — RELATED PARTY

 

Deferred cost consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Deferred servicing fee  $813,548   $ 
Total deferred cost  $813,548   $ 

 

Details of this related party transaction please refer to Note 16.

 

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NOTE 10 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Office equipment & computers  $39,102   $12,888 
Equipment   5,919    6,245 
Office furniture & fixtures   45,481    38,314 
    90,502    57,447 
Less: accumulated depreciation   (60,013)   (48,690)
Total property & equipment, net  $30,489   $8,757 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, depreciation expense was $13,879 and $18,177, respectively.

 

NOTE 11 — GOODWILL

 

Goodwill was arise from acquisition of Shanghai Zhonghui on December 23, 2014.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
At beginning of year  $217,529   $ 
Additional during the year       217,529 
At end of year  $217,529   $217,529 

 

The key financial information at the date of acquisitions was as follows:

 

Consideration paid by the Company through Arki Network Service  $5,000,000 
      
Paid-in capital  $5,000,000 
Accumulated loss ($428,039), percentage of ownership 50.82%   (217,529)
Net asset value  $4,782,471 
      
Goodwill at date of acquisition  $217,529 

 

NOTE 12 — LOANS FROM INDIVIDUALS

 

The individuals can invest in loans that are offered through the Company’s marketplace and network. All the loans have maturities from two months to one year and with corresponding interest rates varying from 11% to 17.5%.

 

Loan from individuals consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Loan from individuals  $36,944,600   $ 

 

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The following table represents the aging of loans from individuals as of December 31, 2015:

 

   1 – 89 days past due   90 – 179 days past due   180 – 365 days past due   Over 1 year past due   Total past due   Current   Total Loans 
Loans from individuals  $   $   $   $   $   $36,944,600   $36,944,600 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, interest expense incurred on loans from individuals was $3,026,796 and $0, respectively.

 

NOTE 13 — PAYABLE TO SHAREHOLDER

 

Caesar Capital Management Ltd. a shareholder of the Company, advanced $85,067 and $85,127 to the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The payable to Caesar Capital Management Ltd. included loan payables of $117,767 and money owed by Caesar of $32,700 as of December 31, 2015, and $117,766 and money owed by Caesar of $32,640 as of December 31, 2014. The loan payables were borrowed by the Company for operating purposes, without collateral, and were due between July 2013 to November 2013, and with an annual interest rate of 6%. On July 1, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Caesar Capital Management Ltd. which extends or amends the maturity date for all the existing loans between the Company and Caesar Capital Management Ltd. The loans became due on demand and the Company was not charged any late payment penalty. Interest expenses of $0 and $4,269 have been accrued for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

NOTE 14 — CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

On June 14, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Asher Enterprises, Inc. (“Asher Enterprises”) pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to Asher Enterprises a promissory note with a principal amount of $78,500 (the “Asher Note 1”). The cash proceeds of the promissory note were received on July 9, 2013.

 

The Asher Note 1 matured on April 10, 2014 and compounds annually and accrues at 8% per annum from the issue date through the maturity date or upon acceleration or prepayment. The holder is entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid amount at any time on or after 180 days following the issuance date into the Company’s common stock, par value, $0.0001 per share, at an initial conversation price equal to 61% of the average of the three (3) lowest closing bid price for the Company’s common stock, during the ten (10) trading days ending on the latest trading day prior to the date a conversion notice delivered to the Company by the holder. The Note is not convertible by the holder if upon the conversion the holder and its affiliates would own in excess of 9.99% of our outstanding common stock.

 

On October 14, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Asher Enterprises pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to Asher Enterprises a promissory note with a principal amount of $42,500 (the “Asher Note 2”). The cash proceeds of the promissory note were received on November 14, 2013.

 

The Asher Note 2 matured on July 16, 2014 and compounds annually and accrues at 8% per annum from the issue date through the maturity date or upon acceleration or prepayment. The holder is entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid amount at any time on or after 180 days following the issuance date into the Company’s common stock, par value, $0.0001 per share, at an initial conversation price equal to 58% of the average of the three (3) lowest closing bid price for the Company’s common stock, during the ten (10) trading days ending on the latest trading day prior to the date a conversion notice delivered to the Company by the holder. The Note is not convertible by the holder if upon the conversion the holder and its affiliates would own in excess of 9.99% of our outstanding common stock.

 

According to the agreements, upon default and the receipt of default notice from the debt holder, each note shall become immediately payable for an amount which is the greater of 1) 150% times the sum of the then outstanding principal amount of the note, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid amount to the date of payment, plus default interest or 2) the “parity value” of the default sum to be paid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion treating the trading day immediately preceding the payment date as the conversion date, multiplied by (b) the highest closing price for the common stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the event of default and the ending one day prior to the payment.

 

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The Company analyzed the conversion option for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the instrument should be classified as liabilities once the conversion option becomes effective after 180 days of debt issuance debt due to there being no explicit limit to the number of shares to be delivered upon settlement of the above conversion options.

 

On January 10, 2014, Asher Note 1 of $78,500 became convertible. On the same day, Asher Enterprises converted $15,000 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 4,098 shares of common stock at conversion price of $3.66 per share. On August 28, 2014, Asher Enterprises converted $12,000 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 12,942 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.93 per share. On October 1, 2014, Asher Enterprises converted $2,000 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 32,468 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.06 per share. On October 15, 2014, Asher Enterprises converted $15,000 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 72,886 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.21 per share. On October 20, 2014, Asher Enterprises converted $15,000 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 43,103 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.35 per share. On November 19, 2014, Asher Enterprises converted $15,000 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 59,976 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.25 per share. On December 9, 2014, Asher Enterprises converted the remaining $14,500 of convertible loan Asher Note 1 into 81,967 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.18 per share. The interest payable related to Asher Note 1 for an amount of $3,140 was also converted into 17,750 shares of common stock at conversion price of $0.18 on the same day.

 

On May 5, 2014, Asher Note 2 of $42,500 became convertible. Asher Enterprises converted the convertible note in full amount in 2015. See Note 22.

 

The Company has received the default notices for both notes on November 12, 2014 (the “Default Date”). Upon the receipt of default notice, the Company was subject to default term from the date of default and all the default interest will be subject to conversion at the debt holder’s request. The Company recognized a loss on debt default of $31,250 on the Default Date.

 

As described in Note 15, the embedded conversion feature qualified for liability classification at fair value. As a result, the Company recorded debt discounts of $30,991 to Asher Note 1 and $42,500 to Asher Note 2 at the dates the notes became convertible. In connection with the default of Asher Note 1 and 2, the increased principal of the two notes also contained embedded conversion feature. Accordingly, a debt discount of $31,250 was recorded on the Default Date. The initial carrying value of the Convertible Debt is accreted to its stated amount on maturity using the effective interest method. Amortization of the discount was recorded as a component of interest expense in the statements of operations and comprehensive income. Amortization of debt discount amounted to $104,741 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Contractual interest expense for the two Asher convertible notes amounted to $6,540 and $4,168 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

The Company recorded debt discount relating to its derivative debt to the extent of gross proceeds raised in its debt financing transactions, and immediately expensed the remaining value of the derivative if it exceeded the gross proceeds of the note. The Company recorded a derivative expense of $117,006 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The derivative expense was included in change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the principal and interest of Asher Note 1 have been fully converted into 325,190 common shares of the Company. The balance of Asher Note 2 was $63,750 as of December 31, 2014 based on the effective interest method and was fully converted into the Company’s common stock subsequent to December 31, 2014.

 

During the period from February 25, 2015 to March 11, 2015, Asher Enterprises fully converted $63,750 of Asher Note 2 and associated interest of $3,400 into 414,361 shares of common stock at conversion price in the range from $0.1334 to $0.2127 per share.

 

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NOTE 15 — DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND THE FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company issued convertible notes with certain reset provisions (See Note 14). The Company accounted for the reset provisions in accordance with ASC 815-40, which requires the Company to bifurcate the embedded conversion options as liability at the date the note becomes convertible and to record changes in fair value relating to the conversion option liability in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as of each subsequent balance sheet date. The debt discount related to the convertible note is amortized over the life of the note using the effective interest method.

 

The conversion option embedded in the convertible debt contains no explicit limit to the number of shares to be issued upon settlement and as a result is classified as a liability under ASC 815. The following table sets forth the Company’s consolidated financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2014. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Liabilities:  Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Embedded conversion option derivative liabilities  $213,498           $213,498 

 

The embedded conversion option derivative liabilities as of December 31, 2013 were zero.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the conversion option liabilities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining the fair value:

 

Beginning balance as of January 1, 2015  $213,498 
Fair value of embedded conversion derivative liabilities at issuance charged to debt discount – Asher Note 1 and 2    
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to additional paid-in capital due to conversion of Asher Note 1    
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   (213,498)
Derivative Liabilities as of December 31, 2015  $ 

 

 

Beginning balance as of January 1, 2014  $ 
Fair value of embedded conversion derivative liabilities at issuance charged to debt discount – Asher Note 1 and 2   104,742 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities to additional paid-in capital due to conversion of Asher Note 1   (250,300)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   359,056 
Derivative Liabilities as of December 31, 2014  $213,498 

 

The Company’s conversion option liabilities are valued using pricing models and the Company generally uses similar models to value similar instruments. Where possible, the Company verifies the values produced by its pricing models to market prices. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. An active stock market did not exist until the second half year of 2014, and as such, it involved some management judgment when using pricing models. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The table below shows the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model inputs used by the Company to value the derivative liability, as well as the determined value of the option derivative liability as of the measurement dates.

 

Asher Note 1

 

   January 8, 2014   August 28, 2014   October 1, 2014   October 15, 2014   October 20, 2014   November 19, 2014   December 9, 2014 
Exercise Price  $3.66    0.93    0.06    0.21    0.35    0.25   $0.18 
Volatility   119.33%   253.54%   254.18%   247.32%   246.19%   267.23%   271.84%
Dividend Yield   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Risk Free Rate   0.06%   0.03%   0.04%   0.05%   0.06%   0.07%   0.06%
Expected Term (in years)   0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75 

 

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Asher Note 2

 

   May 5,
2014
   December 31, 2014   February 25, 2015   February 26, 2015   March 9, 2015   March 11, 2015 
Exercise Price  $1.04   $0.11   $0.13   $0.13   $0.16   $0.21 
Volatility   141.10%   275.53%   283.31%   283.31%   296.51%   297.15%
Dividend Yield   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%
Risk Free Rate   0.05%   0.12%   0.12%   0.12%   0.12%   0.12%
Expected Term  (in years)   0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75    0.75 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized $213,498 and $359,056 on Change in fair value of derivate liabilities, respectively.

 

NOTE 16 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

a) Related parties:

 

Name of related parties  Relationship with the Company
Mr. Jianmin Gao  Stockholder, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company
Ms. Lingling Zhang  Stockholder, Director and Corporate Secretary
Mr. Fei Gao  Stockholder, Director and Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Lihua Xiao  Management
Shanghai Huirong Asset Management Ltd.(“Huirong”)  Common Director, Hanzhen Li, between Shanghai Zhonghui Financial Service Information Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huirong Asset Management Ltd.

 

b) The Company had the following related party balances at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
Loan from Mr. Jianmin Gao  $561,798   $485,383 
Loan from Mr. Fei Gao   748,376    789,443 
Loan from Ms. Lihua Xiao   72,216    48,750 
Huirong   305,613     
Total related party payables  $1,688,003   $1,323,576 
Deferred cost to Huirong  $813,548     

 

The related party payables are non-interest bearing and have no specified maturity date. The Company obtained these loans to fund operations when the Company or one of the subsidiaries was in need of cash. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company borrowed $76,415 and $122,911from Mr. Jianmin Gao and made payments of $0 and $0 back to him, respectively.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company borrowed $0 and $277,185 from Mr. Fei Gao and made payments of $41,067 and $0 back to him, respectively.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2014, the Company borrowed $1,600 from Ms. Lingling Zhang and made repayments of $0 back to Ms. Lingling Zhang.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company borrowed $24,466 and $48,750 from Ms. Lihua Xiao and made repayments of $0 and $0 back to her, respectively

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015, the Company borrowed $153,156 from Huirong and made repayments of $0 back to it,

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company subleased its office space to a company controlled by Ms. Lingling Zhang. Total rental income of $138,210 was recorded as other income for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid to Huirong $1,696,216 for the 5% of management service fee.

 

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NOTE 17 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Lease

 

On December 20, 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with certain individual for new office facilities of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Arki (Beijing) E-commerce Technology Corp. and America Arki Network Service Beijing Co. Ltd. The Company agreed to pay a quarterly rent of RMB233,960, or approximately $37,136, starting on December 20, 2014. And the Company agreed to pay a quarterly rent of RMB248,713, or approximately $39,943, starting on December 20, 2015. The lease will expire on December 26, 2016. Rent expense totaled $150,296 and $427,240 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Total future minimum rental lease commitments are as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31:

 

2016  $119,802 
2017 – 2019    
Thereafter    
Total  $119,802 

 

Legal Proceeding

 

There has been no legal proceeding in which the Company is a party as of December 31, 2015.

 

NOTE 18 — TAXATION

 

United States

 

Consumer Capital Group Inc. was incorporated in United States, and is subject to corporate income tax rate of 34%.

 

The People’s Republic of China (PRC)

 

Arki Beijing E-commerce Technology Corp. was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%. The Company did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the years ended 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively.

 

America Pine Beijing Bio-Tech, Inc. was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%. The Company did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the years ended 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively

 

America Arki (Fuxin) Network Management Co. Ltd. was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%. The Company did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively

 

America Arki Network Service Beijing Co. Ltd. was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%. The Company did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively.

 

Shanghai Zhonghui Financial Information Service Company Limited was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%. The Company generated taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

America Arki (Tianjin) Capital Management Partnership was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and subject to PRC income tax at 25%. The Company did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from October 22, 2015 (date of inception) to December 31, 2015.

 

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Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law has replaced the old laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DES”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”). The new standard EIT rate of 25% replaces the 33% rate applicable to both DES and FIEs.

 

The new EIT Law also imposes a withholding income tax of 10% on dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside of China, if such immediate holding company is considered as a non-resident enterprise without any establishment or place within China or if the received dividends have no connection with the establishment or place of such immediate holding company within China, unless such immediate holding company’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a different withholding arrangement. Such withholding income tax was exempted under the previous income tax regulations.

 

Income(Loss) before income taxes from continuing operations consists of:

 

   For the years ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014 
Non-PRC  $14,590   $(875,975)
PRC   1,001,515    (199,784)
   $1,016,105   $(1,075,759)

 

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations consisted of:

 

   For the years ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014 
Unites States Enterprise Income Tax  $   $ 
PRC Enterprise Income Tax (Shanghai Zhonghui)   663,287     
Income taxes, net  $663,287   $ 

 

The components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows:

 

   For the years ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014 
Current  $663,287   $ 
Deferred (Recovery)   (228,996)    
Total   434,291   $ 

 

The components of deferred taxes are as follows at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

   December 31,
2015
   December 31,
2014
 
Deferred tax assets, non-current portion          
Allowance for loan losses  $307,057   $ 
Total deferred tax assets, non-current portion  $307,057   $ 

 

The management of the Company believes the net operating loss carried forward is more likely than not that these loss will not be made up in the future.

 

A reconciliation between the income tax computed at the U.S. statutory rate and the Company’s provision for income tax in the PRC is as follows:

 

   December 31,
2015
   December 31,
2014
 
Tax expense at statutory rate – US   34%   34%
Foreign income not recognized in the U.S.   (34)%   (34)%
PRC enterprise income tax rate   25%   25%
Loss not subject to income tax   17.74%   (25)%
Effective income tax rates   42.74%   0%

 

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Taxes payable consisted of the following:

 

   December 31,
2015
   December 31,
2014
 
Business tax payable   428,491     
Other taxes payable   57,309     
Total taxes payable  $485,800   $ 

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

 

The Company adopted the provisions of Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes on January 1, 2007. The provisions clarify the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with the standard “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The provisions of Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

 

The Company may from time to time be assessed interest or penalties by major tax jurisdictions. In the event it receives an assessment for interest and/or penalties, it will be classified in the financial statements as tax expense.

 

The PRC tax law provides a (3-5 years) statute of limitation and the Company’s income tax returns are subject to examination by tax authorities during that period. All penalties and interest are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no penalties and interest.

 

Based on the Company’s evaluation, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in its financial statements.

 

NOTE 19 — EARNING (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic and diluted earning (loss) per share for each of the years presented are calculated as follows:

 

   For the years ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014 
Numerator:        
Net income/(loss)  $581,814   $(1,123,560)
Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders for computing basic and diluted loss per common share  $23,354   $(1,123,594)
Denominator:          
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for computing basic and diluted loss per common share   22,420,839    19,120,493 
Basic and diluted loss per share  $0.00   $(0.06)

 

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, there were no common stock equivalents for computing diluted earnings

 

(loss) per share.

 

NOTE 20 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On April 1, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell and transfer its entire 51% equity interests in Beitun.

 

Under the term of the agreement to dispose Beitun, the Company agreed to receive $41,030 (RMB 255,000) in cash consideration from Yifan Zhang for the sale of its 51% equity interest in Beitun. Yifan Zhang is the daughter of Ms. Wei Guo, the Shareholder and Managing Director of Beitun. As of December 31, 2014, the Company did not receive the cash payment from Yifan Zahng, and did not expect the proceeds in future. Therefore, it was expensed and recorded as part of “Loss on disposal of subsidiary”.

 

The results of operations of Beitun, for all periods, were separately reported as “discontinued operations”. The loss on disposal of Beitun totaled $47,871, which was reported as “Loss on disposal of subsidiary” for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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The operating results of Beitun for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 classified as discontinued operations are summarized below:

 

   For the years ended
December 31,
 
   2014   2013 
Sales  $1,142,840   $5,842,547 
Cost of Goods Sold   1,127,786    5,767,654 
Gross Profit   15,054    74,893 
Operating Expenses   (14,941)   (68,547)
Other Income (Expense)   (20)   45 
Income Tax Expense   (23)   (1,683)
Net loss  $70   $4,708 

 

NOTE 21 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

As of this report date, RMB 71.6 million loans to one of the Shanghai Zhonghui’s borrowers have been overdue. The Company is in the process of negotiating repayment arrangement with this borrower. Since all the overdue loans were secured by pledged of the operating assets of the borrower, of which the appraisal value is much higher than the amount of overdue loans, the Company believes that the current provision is sufficient.

 

Except the above, there were no events or transactions other than those disclosed in this report, if any, that would require recognition or disclosure in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

 

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