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Note 6 - Investment in and Transactions with Unconsolidated Subsidiaries | 9 Months Ended
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Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT IN AND TRANSACTIONS WITH UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES Milestone China Ltd. Ownership In June 2014, Milestone Scientific invested $1 million in Milestone China Ltd. (“Milestone China”) by contributing 772 STA Instruments to Milestone China for a 40% ownership interest. Milestone Scientific recorded this investment under the equity method of accounting. Related Party Transactions Milestone China is Milestone Scientific’s exclusive distributor in China. During 2017 and prior to the payment default during 2018, Milestone Scientific agreed to sell inventory to Milestone China and its agent. During 2018 Milestone Scientific entered into a payment arrangement with Milestone China to satisfy past due receivables from Milestone China and it’s agents which amounted to $2.8 million at the time of the payment arrangement. The payment terms required payments of $200,000 per month beginning in July 2018 through November 2018 and a balloon payment of approximately $1,425,000 during December 2018. Milestone Scientific collected $950,000 under the payment arrangement which resulted in a deferred revenue and deferred cost balance of $1.8 million and $1.25 million, respectively. Due to the default on the arrangement and Milestone China’s liquidity constraints, Milestone Scientific halted shipments to Milestone China and the Company has adjusted the accounts receivable related party and the deferred revenue related party based on the expected payment realization and recorded a reserve against the related deferred cost of $1.25 million during the fourth quarter of 2018. Milestone Scientific recognized revenue associated with sales to Milestone China and it’s agents of zero and $100,000 For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Milestone Scientific recognized $300,000 related party revenue from Milestone China and it’s agents during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. Gross Profit Deferral Due to timing differences of when the inventory sold to Milestone China is recognized and when Milestone China sells the acquired inventory to third parties, an elimination of the profit is required as of the balance sheet date. In accordance with ASC 323 Equity Method and Joint Ventures, Milestone Scientific has deferred 40% of the gross profit associated with previously recognized revenue from sales to Milestone China until that product is sold to third parties. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , the deferred profit was $372,700 and $421,800, respectively, which is included in deferred profit, related party in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, Milestone Scientific recorded income on equity investment of $0 and $49,100 respectively, for product sold by Milestone China to third parties. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, Milestone Scientific recorded an earnings and loss on its investment of $143,242, and $258,616 respectively, for product sold by Milestone China to third parties. Equity Method Disclosures At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Milestone Scientific's investment in Milestone China was $0. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Milestone Scientific’s share of cumulative losses of Milestone China were $4,361,103 and $3,380,388, respectively, which have been suspended. The following table includes summarized financial information (unaudited) of Milestone China:
|  | September 30, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Assets: |  | (unaudited) |  |  | (unaudited) |
Current assets |  | $ | 14,186,280 |  |  | $ | 10,587,648 |
Non-current assets |  |  | 4,756,043 |  |  |  | 4,603,845 |
Total assets: |  | $ | 18,942,323 |  |  | $ | 15,191,493 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 23,477,542 |  |  | $ | 17,696,033 |
Stockholders' equity (deficit) |  |  | (4,535,219 | ) |  |  | (2,504,900 | )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit |  | $ | 18,942,323 |  |  | $ | 15,191,133 |
|  | For the three months ended September 30, 2019 |  |  | For the three months ended September 30, 2018 |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 |
|  | (unaudited) |  |  | (unaudited) |  |  | (unaudited) |  |  | (unaudited) |
Net sales |  | $ | 678,140 |  |  | $ | 1,710,473 |  |  | $ | 2,431,942 |  |  | $ | 3,795,507 |
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 423,948 |  |  |  | 789,957 |  |  |  | 983,348 |  |  |  | 1,888,409 |
Gross profit |  |  | 254,192 |  |  |  | 920,516 |  |  |  | 1,448,594 |  |  |  | 1,907,098 |
Other expenses |  |  | (598,324 | ) |  |  | (1,371,085 | ) |  |  | (3,900,382 | ) |  |  | (3,742,737 | )
Net loss |  | $ | (344,132 | ) |  | $ | (450,569 | ) |  | $ | (2,451,788 | ) |  | $ | (1,835,639 | )

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