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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Accounting For Investments in Joint Ventures (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting For Investments in Joint Ventures

Accounting for Investments in Joint Ventures

For joint ventures where the Company holds more than 50% of the voting interest and has significant influence, the joint venture is consolidated with the presentation of non-controlling interest. In determining whether significant influence exists, the Company considers its participation in policy-making decisions and its representation on the venture’s management committee.

For joint ventures in which the Company does not have joint control or significant influence, the cost method is used. Under the cost method, these investments are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. For those joint ventures in which there is joint control between the parties, the equity method is utilized whereby the Company’s share of the ventures’ earnings and losses is included in the statement of operations as earnings in joint ventures and its investments therein are adjusted by a similar amount. The Company periodically assesses its investments in joint ventures for impairment. If management determines that a decline in fair value is other than temporary it will write-down the investment and charge the impairment against operations.

At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s percentage ownership and method of accounting for each joint venture is as follows:

	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Joint Venture	% Ownership	Significant Influence?	Accounting Method	% Ownership	Significant Influence?	Accounting Method
New Jersey Mill Joint Venture(“NJMJV”)	66%	Yes	Consolidated	66%	Yes	Consolidated
Golden Chest LLC Joint Venture (“GCJV”)	48%	No	Cost	48%	No	Cost

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for the equity method of accounting for investments in common stock or other interests including unconsolidated domestic subsidiaries, corporate joint ventures, noncontrolling interests in real estate ventures, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. Additionally, this element describes the entity's application of the cost method to equity investments or other interests that are not consolidated or accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The disclosure provided may include how equity method or cost investments are assessed for impairment.

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