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Note 6 - Investment in and Transactions with Equity Investees | 9 Months Ended
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Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT IN AND TRANSACTIONS WITH EQUITY INVESTEES Milestone China Ltd. Ownership In June 2014, Milestone Scientific invested $1 million in Milestone China Ltd. (“Milestone China”), by contributing dental instruments to Milestone China for a forty ( 40% ) ownership interest. Milestone China owns approximately 75% of Milestone Beijing Medical Equipment Company, Ltd (“Milestone Beijing”). Milestone Beijing has primary responsibility for the sales, marketing, and distribution of the Company's dental products in China. Milestone Scientific recorded their investment in Milestone China under the equity method of accounting. In first quarter 2020, Milestone China and certain marketing affiliates entered into a plan to merge (the Transaction) into an affiliated manufacturing company, Anhui Maishida Medical Technology, Co. Ltd. (Anhui). Anhui will be the surviving entity after the merger and will have complete responsibility for sales, marketing, and distribution for the Company's dental products in China. However, as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report, due to the COVID- 19 Pandemic, the regulatory documentation for the planned merger has been placed in suspense since applicable government offices are still closed in China and Hong Kong. After completion of the Transaction, Milestone Scientific is expected to have an approximate 28.4% direct ownership in Anhui. Milestone China and certain marketing affiliates are expected to be dissolved upon completion of the merger and upon the required regulatory filings in China and Hong Kong. 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 its agents which amounted to $2.8 million at the time of the payment arrangement. Milestone Scientific collected $950,000 under this arrangement, until Milestone China defaulted on the payment arrangements. 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 charge for deferred cost associated with these transactions of $1.25 million during the fourth quarter of 2018. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 Milestone Scientific did not ship nor recognize any deferred revenue or net revenue for Milestone China and its agents. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 Milestone Scientific did not ship nor recognize any deferred revenues, but did recognize revenue of zero , and $100,000 for Milestone China and its agents, respectively, that was previously deferred as a result of additional cash collected. United System Agreement In April of 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with United Systems, Inc., related party (see Note 13 ) regarding certain handpieces supplied to Milestone China in 2018, that were billed and shipped to Milestone China by United Systems, as well as STA instruments billed to United Systems and delivered to Milestone China, and not paid by Milestone China. United Systems sold their entire accounts receivable due from Milestone China for the above described handpieces and STA instruments for $370,260 to Milestone Scientific. Milestone Scientific paid United Systems the sale price as follows; $100,000 in cash paid in April 2020, $170,260 in shares of the Company's Common Stock (priced as of the close of business on April 23, 2020, $1.59 ) issued in June 2020, and $100,000 in cash paid in July 2020. The Company is entitled to the cash collections, if and when received, on the accounts receivable due to United Systems prior to this agreement up to approximately $1.4 million. The Company has recorded a charge to the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for $370,260 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Milestone Advanced Cosmetic Systems Inc. Transaction In May 2020, Milestone Scientific finalized an agreement for the purchase of Milestone China's 50% interest in Advanced Cosmetic Systems Inc., for the forgiveness of $900,000 in accounts receivable owed by Milestone China to Milestone Scientific (and previously fully reserved for), resulting in a noncash transaction. Milestone China will have the option to repurchase the 50% interest in Advanced Cosmetic Systems within one year from the sale date for $900,000 in cash. As a result of the purchase Milestone Scientific will own 100% of Advanced Cosmetic Systems Inc. at the expiration of the option period. 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 recognized revenue from sales to Milestone China until that product is sold to third parties. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the deferred profit was $340,476 , which is included in deferred profit, related party in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 Milestone Scientific recorded earnings on equity investment of $0 and $0 and $0 and $49,099 respectively, for product sold by Milestone China to third parties. Equity Method Disclosures As a result of the COVID- 19 Pandemic, as previously noted, Milestone China, Milestone Beijing and Anhui have not legally finalized the Transaction. Further, Milestone China and Milestone Beijing have not completed the financial accounting and reporting as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Consequently, the summarized financial information (unaudited) for Milestone China, Milestone Beijing are not available and therefore not included herein. Milestone Scientific, in previous years, reduced its investment in Milestone China to zero and had accumulated losses over the investment balance of approximately $4.3 million as of December 31, 2019, which have been suspended. Milestone Scientific believes that its equity method portion of Milestone China's expected losses for the three - and nine -months ending September 30, 2020 do not have a significant impact on and are not material to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

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