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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits

Pursuant to the relevant PRC regulations, the Company is required to make contributions at a rate of 8% to 11% of employees’ salaries and wages to a defined contribution retirement scheme organized by a state-sponsored social insurance plan in respect of the retirement benefits for the Company’s employees in the PRC. The total amount of contributions charged to expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss are presented as follows:

      2011     2012  
  Cost of revenues $   2,584,577   $   485,072  
  Research and development expenses   242,785     200,364  
  Sales and marketing expenses   499,316     170,444  
  General and administrative expenses   772,192     364,120  
    $   4,098,870   $   1,220,000  

 

The Company has no other obligation to make payments in respect of retirement benefits of the employees. The state-sponsored retirement plan is responsible for the entire pension obligations payable to all employees.