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Note 1. Organization, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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1.
ORGANIZATION,
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
ORGANIZATION
We
were incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A., on March
23, 2004. On March 18, 2008, we changed our name
to Blackwater Midstream Corp. from Laycor Ventures
Corp.
On
September 9, 2008, we formed Blackwater New Orleans, L.L.C.
(“BWNO”), a Louisiana limited liability company,
as our wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On
December 23, 2008, BWNO acquired an existing bulk liquid
storage terminal in Westwego, LA (the “Westwego
Terminal”) from NuStar Terminals Operations Partnership
L.P.
On
February 26, 2010, we formed Blackwater Georgia, L.L.C.
(“BWGA”), a Georgia limited liability company, as
our wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On
July 15, 2010, BWGA acquired an existing bulk liquid storage
terminal in Brunswick, GA (the “Brunswick
Terminal”) from NuStar Terminals Operations Partnership
L.P. (See Note 3)
On
November 22, 2011, we formed Blackwater Maryland, L.L.C.
(“BWMD”), a Maryland limited liability company,
as our wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On
December 22, 2011, BWMD acquired an existing truck rack
liquid storage terminal in Salisbury, MD (the
“Salisbury Terminal”) from NuStar Terminals
Operations Partnership L.P. (See Note 3)
Blackwater,
we, our or the Company references herein are referring to
consolidated information pertaining to Blackwater Midstream
Corp., the registrant, our wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Blackwater New Orleans, L.L.C.; Blackwater Georgia, L.L.C.,
and Blackwater Maryland, L.L.C and to Laycor Ventures,
Corp.
CONSOLIDATION
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements represent the
consolidated operations of Blackwater Midstream Corp. and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, BWNO, BWGA and
BWMD. Intercompany balances and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
USE
OF ESTIMATES
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews
their estimates based on currently available information.
Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised
estimates.
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash
equivalents are all highly liquid investments with an
original maturity of three months or less when
acquired.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
Revenues
for third-party terminals include storage tank lease fees,
whereby a customer agrees to pay for a certain amount of tank
storage over a certain period of time; and throughput fees,
whereby a customer pays a fee based on volumes moving through
the terminal. At our terminals, we also offer and
provide packaging, blending, handling, filtering and certain
other ancillary services. Revenue from storage
tank lease fees are recognized ratably, which is typically
monthly, over the term of the lease. Occasionally,
customers pay for tank lease fees in advance. Fees
received in advance are deferred until the period they are
earned. As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, $114,334
and $215,234 of tank lease fees were
deferred. Revenue from throughput fees and
ancillary fees are recognized as services are provided to the
customer and when the fees are realizable.
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable represent valid claims against non-affiliated
customers and are recognized when services are
rendered. We extend credit terms to certain
customers based on historical dealings and to other customers
after review of various credit indicators, including the
customer’s credit rating. Outstanding
customer receivable balances are regularly reviewed for
possible non-payment indicators and allowances for doubtful
accounts are recorded based upon management’s estimate
of collectability at the time of their
review. Accounts receivable are written off when
the account is deemed uncollectible. The Company
has recorded no uncollectible allowance as of March 31, 2012
or March 31, 2011.
As
of March 31, 2012, the Company had a receivable-other balance
of approximately $50,567 due mainly from the State of
Louisiana pertaining to a jobs incentive award
grant. As of March 31, 2011, the Company had a
receivable-other balance of approximately $208,600 due mainly
from the State of Louisiana pertaining to investment
incentive rebates and job incentive award grants.
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment, are comprised of real estate, buildings,
warehouses, storage tanks, terminal assets, office equipment,
computer software and heavy equipment and are stated at cost,
less accumulated depreciation.
Assets
are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated
useful lives, which range from 4 to 40
years. Repair and maintenance costs associated
with existing assets that are minor in nature and do not
extend the useful life of existing assets are charged to
operating expenses as incurred.
CONSTRUCTION
IN PROGRESS
Construction
in progress is stated at cost, which includes the costs of
construction and other direct costs attributable to the
construction. No provision for depreciation is
made on construction in progress until such time as the
relevant assets are completed and put into
use. Construction in progress at March 31, 2012
and March 31, 2011, represents facilities under installation
and prepayments on assets being purchased.
IMPAIRMENT
OF LONG-LIVED AND INTANGLIBLE ASSETS
We
account for impairment of plant and equipment and amortizable
intangible assets in accordance with ASC 360-10-35
“Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”
which requires us to evaluate a long-lived asset for
recoverability when there are events or circumstances that
indicate the carrying value of the asset may not be
recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when
the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group is
not recoverable (when carrying amount exceeds the gross,
undiscounted cash flows from use and disposition) and is
measured as the excess of the carrying amount over the
asset’s (or asset group’s) fair value. No
impairment losses were recorded during the years ended March
31, 2012 or 2011.
DEFERRED
FINANCING COSTS
Costs
incurred for debt borrowing are capitalized as paid and
amortized over the life of the associated debt
instrument. To the extent that debt is retired
before its scheduled maturity date, any remaining deferred
financing costs associated with that debt are written
off.
ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION COSTS
Environmental
remediation costs are expensed and an associated accrual
established when site restoration and environmental
remediation and cleanup obligations are either known or
considered probable and can be reasonably
estimated. As of March 31, 2012, we are not aware
of any environmental remediation costs associated with the
acquisition of the Westwego Terminal, the Brunswick Terminal
or the Salisbury Terminal. All cleanup efforts
have been completed associated with the tank leak incident in
February 2009 at the Westwego Terminal site and were recorded
in our Consolidated Statements of Operations during the
appropriate fiscal period.
INCOME
TAXES
We
follow Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 740 - “Accounting for
Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). This
standard requires the use of an asset and liability approach
for financial accounting and reporting of income
taxes. If it is more likely than not that some
portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized,
a valuation allowance is recognized.
BASIC
AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
Basic
loss per share is computed using the weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding during each
period. Diluted loss per share includes the
dilutive effects of common stock equivalents using the
“treasury method” for outstanding options and the
“if converted” method for outstanding convertible
notes. For the year ended March 31, 2012, 120,000
of the total 825,882 potential dilutive securities had an
anti-dilutive effect and therefore, were not included in the
calculation of diluted net loss per common share.
CAPITALIZED
INTEREST
Interest
costs are capitalized while development is in
progress.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
The
Company follows SFAS 123(R) ASC 718 which requires all
share-based payments to employees, including grants of
employee stock options and restricted stock, to be recognized
in the income statement based on their estimated fair
values. The Company recognizes the expense on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which
is normally the vesting period.
We
account for non-employee share-based awards in accordance
with EITF No. 96-18 ASC 505 “Accounting for Equity
Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for
Acquisition, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or
Services.”
EMBEDDED
CONVERSION FEATURE
The
Company evaluates embedded conversion features within
convertible debt and convertible preferred stock under ASC
815 “Derivatives and
Hedging” to determine whether the embedded conversion
feature should be bifurcated from the host instrument and
accounted for as
a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value
recorded in earnings. If the conversion feature
does not require derivative treatment
under ASC 815, the instrument is evaluated under ASC 470-20
“Debt with Conversion and Other Options” for
consideration of
any beneficial conversion feature.
FAIR
VALUE MEASURES
The
Company follows ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and
Statement No. 157, as amended The fair
value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates book
value at March 31, 2012 and 2011 due to the short-term nature
of these accounts. The fair value of our debts
with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. also approximates book value
due to the variable rate of interest charged. The
fair value of these loans does not materially differ from
book value. It is management’s opinion that
we are not exposed to significant interest or credit risks
arising from these financial instruments. The fair
value of these financial instruments approximates their
carrying values. Occasionally, our cash deposits
may exceed the FDIC insurable limit.
NEW ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS
We
do not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting
pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of
operations, financial position or cash flow.
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