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4. PREPAID LAND LEASE
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
4. PREPAID LAND LEASE

NOTE 4 – PREPAID LAND LEASE

 

The Company prepaid for land leases with lease terms for periods ranging from one to fifty years to use the land on which the office premises, production facilities and warehouses of the Company are situated. The prepaid land lease is amortized on a straight line basis.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2012, amortization of prepaid land lease totaled $493,849, which was recorded as cost of net revenue.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, amortization of prepaid land lease totaled $424,467, which was recorded as cost of net revenue

 

The Company has the rights to use certain parcels of land located in Shouguang, the PRC, through lease agreements signed with local townships.  Such parcels of land are collectively owned by local townships and accordingly, the Company could not obtain land use rights certificates on these parcels of land.  The parcels of land of which the Company could not obtain land use rights certificates covers a total of approximately 59.39 square kilometers of aggregate carrying value of $753,086 and approximately 52.37 square kilometers square meters of aggregate carrying value of $766,748 as at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.