Purchased Assets and Investments	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Purchased Assets And Investments
Purchased Assets and Investments	NOTE 3 PURCHASED ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS On March 23, 2018, in a private resale transaction, Cemtrex purchased 3,643 (7,284,824 prior to a 2,000-1 reverse stock split) shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase an additional 750 (1,500,000 prior to a 2,000-1 reverse stock split) shares of common stock of Vicon Industries, Inc. (OTCMKTS: VCON), (“Vicon”), from a former Vicon shareholder NIL Funding Corporation, pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement. Cemtrex’s purchase of the Vicon Industries common stock and warrant resulted in its beneficial ownership of approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Vicon. Cemtrex purchased the shares of common stock and warrant of Vicon Industries in exchange for 126,579 shares of Cemtrex common stock. Following the closing of the transaction, Saagar Govil, Cemtrex’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Aron Govil, Cemtrex’s Executive Director, joined the Vicon Industries Board of Directors and Saagar Govil assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Vicon Industries. Following the resignation of all other Board members by January 2019, the Company gained the ability to exercise significant management control over the operations of Vicon. Because of this increased management ability, and pursuant to GAAP, the Company has consolidated the accounts of Vicon into its financial statements beginning as of January 14, 2019. Prior to January 14, 2019, the Company reported its 48% ownership of Vicon as an asset with a balance of $1,356,495 and was using the equity method of accounting for this asset. At January 14, 2019, the fair market value of the Company’s investment in Vicon was determined to be $527,089 and the Company reported as other expense a loss of $829,406, to adjust the carrying value to fair value under ASC 805. Upon recording the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Vicon, $1,893,075 was recorded as Goodwill. On May 13, 2019, the Company acquired 7,500 (15,000,000 prior to a 2,000-1 reverse stock split) shares of Vicon common stock in exchange for $300,000 owed by Vicon to the Company for services provided. On February 21, 2020, the Company purchased 71,429 shares for $500,000. The Company now owns approximately 95% of Vicon’s outstanding shares of common stock.

Purchased Assets and Investments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

NOTE 3 PURCHASED ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS

On March 23, 2018, in a private resale transaction, Cemtrex purchased 3,643 (7,284,824 prior to a 2,000-1 reverse stock split) shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase an additional 750 (1,500,000 prior to a 2,000-1 reverse stock split) shares of common stock of Vicon Industries, Inc. (OTCMKTS: VCON), (“Vicon”), from a former Vicon shareholder NIL Funding Corporation, pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement. Cemtrex’s purchase of the Vicon Industries common stock and warrant resulted in its beneficial ownership of approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Vicon. Cemtrex purchased the shares of common stock and warrant of Vicon Industries in exchange for 126,579 shares of Cemtrex common stock. Following the closing of the transaction, Saagar Govil, Cemtrex’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Aron Govil, Cemtrex’s Executive Director, joined the Vicon Industries Board of Directors and Saagar Govil assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Vicon Industries. Following the resignation of all other Board members by January 2019, the Company gained the ability to exercise significant management control over the operations of Vicon. Because of this increased management ability, and pursuant to GAAP, the Company has consolidated the accounts of Vicon into its financial statements beginning as of January 14, 2019. Prior to January 14, 2019, the Company reported its 48% ownership of Vicon as an asset with a balance of $1,356,495 and was using the equity method of accounting for this asset. At January 14, 2019, the fair market value of the Company’s investment in Vicon was determined to be $527,089 and the Company reported as other expense a loss of $829,406, to adjust the carrying value to fair value under ASC 805. Upon recording the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Vicon, $1,893,075 was recorded as Goodwill. On May 13, 2019, the Company acquired 7,500 (15,000,000 prior to a 2,000-1 reverse stock split) shares of Vicon common stock in exchange for $300,000 owed by Vicon to the Company for services provided. On February 21, 2020, the Company purchased 71,429 shares for $500,000. The Company now owns approximately 95% of Vicon’s outstanding shares of common stock.