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Note 3 - Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes  
Note 3 - Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Accounting Method & Revenue Recognition

 

The Company's policy is to use the accrual method of accounting to prepare and present financial statements that conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Revenue is recognized for the performance of providing goods, services or other rights to customers.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the consolidated financial statements include the books and records of FullCircle Registry, Inc. and FullCircle Entertainment, Inc. All inter-Company transactions and accounts have been eliminated in the consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and expenses during the reporting period. In these consolidated financial statements, assets, liabilities and expenses involve extensive reliance on management’s estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Capital Structure

 

In accordance with ASC 505, “Equity,” the Company’s capital structure is as follows:

 

·         Preferred stock, authorized 10,000,000 shares of $.001 par value. Class A issued and outstanding is 10,000. Class A preferred shares have no voting rights. Class B issued and outstanding is 300,600 shares. The Class B shares have voting rights of 10 votes for 1 Preferred B share. There is no publicly traded market for our preferred shares.

 

·         Common stock, authorized 200,000,000 shares of $.001 par value, issued and outstanding 191,954,084 on December 31, 2017 and 191,954,084 on December 31, 2016. The common stock has one vote per share. The common stock is traded on the OTCBB (now “OTC Pink”) under the symbol FLCR.

 

·         The Company has not paid, nor declared, any dividends since its inception and does not intend to declare any dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company’s ability to pay dividends is subject to limitations imposed by Nevada law. Under Nevada law, dividends may be paid to the extent that the corporation’s assets exceed its liabilities and the Company can to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business.

 

·         Class B Preferred shares have a 2% preferred dividend, payable annually.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the respective useful lives ranging from 3-20 years. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $310,766 and $300,501, respectively.

 

Impairment of Long Lived Assets

 

The Company assesses whether certain relevant factors limit the period over which acquired assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows for amortization purposes. Under certain conditions the Company may assess the recoverability of the unamortized balance of its long-lived assets based on undiscounted expected future cash flows. Should the review indicate that the carrying value is not fully recoverable; the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of any intangible asset is recognized as an impairment loss. The Company recorded an impairment charge from continuing operations of $0 and $487,562 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

                                                                         

The computation of earnings per share of common stock is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding at the date of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

For the Years

 

 

Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(763,379)

$

(1,073,378)

 

 

 

 

Net basic and fully diluted loss per share

$

(0.004)

$

(0.006)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic

 

191,954,084

 

187,252,787

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

 

226,835,846

 

218,725,516

 

There are no outstanding common stock options and/or warrants.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss carry forward

$

2,834,901

$

3,700,517

 

 

 

 

 

Building and land impairment

 

126,461

 

175,522

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

2,961,362

 

3,876,039

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

 

(2,961,362)

 

(3,876,039)

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

$

-

$

-

 

Federal and state income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Current federal and state tax expense

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred federal and state tax (expense) benefit

 

(914,677)

 

340,256

 

 

 

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

914,677

 

(340,256)

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

$

-

$

-

 

The Company has adopted FASB ASC 740-10 to account for income taxes. The Company currently has no items creating material temporary differences that would give rise to deferred tax assets or liabilities except as noted above. Net operating losses give rise to possible tax assets in future years. Due to the uncertainty of the utilization of net operating loss carry forwards; a valuation allowance has been made to the extent of any future tax benefit that the net operating losses may generate. A provision for income taxes has not been made due to the deferred tax asset associated with the net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $10,903,000 and $10,279,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which may be offset against future taxable income. These net operating loss carry-forwards begin to expire in the year 2020. No tax benefit has been reported in the financial statements. Tax rates differ from statutory rates due to the uncertainty of the above.

 

The Company did not have any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.

 

The Company includes interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations in the provision for income taxes. As of December 31, 2017, and 2016, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For the purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers cash and cash equivalents to be cash in all bank accounts, including money market and temporary investments that have an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Statements of Financial Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after the date of initial adoption, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. The Company evaluated this potential impact of adopting this guidance and does not believe that it will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on our present or future financial statements.