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13. INCOME TAXES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes
 

Three-Month Period

Ended September 30,

 

Nine-Month Period

Ended September 30,

 
  2013   2012   2013   2012  
Current taxes – PRC   $ 2,818,444     $ 1,418,892     $ 5,609,486     $ 4,567,725  
Deferred taxes – PRC     -       110,434       -       271,260  
    $ 2,818,444     $ 1,529,326     $ 5,609,486     $ 4,838,985  
Schedule of income tax expenses reconciliation
   

Three-Month Period

Ended September 30,

   

Nine-Month Period

Ended September 30,

 
Reconciliations   2013     2012     2013     2012  
Statutory income tax rate     25 %     25 %     25 %     25 %
Non-deductible expenses     0 %     0 %     1 %     0 %
Change in valuation allowance - US federal net operating loss     1 %     2 %     1 %     2 %
Effective tax rate     26 %     27 %     27 %     27 %
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

   September 30, 2013  December 31, 2012
Deferred tax liabilities  $—     $—   
           
Deferred tax assets:          
Allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories  $7,129   $6,973 
Impairment on property, plant and equipment   475,149    464,778 
Exploration costs   1,821,681    1,781,921 
Compensation costs of unexercised stock options   1,991,754    1,809,378 
US federal net operating loss   8,953,846    8,809,935 
Total deferred tax assets   13,249,559    12,872,985 
Valuation allowance   (10,945,600)   (10,619,313 
Net deferred tax asset  $2,303,959   $2,253,672 
           
Current deferred tax asset  $7,129   $6,973 
Long-term deferred tax asset  $2,296,830   $2,246,699