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3. PREPAID LAND LEASES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
3. PREPAID LAND LEASES

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

 

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, amortization of prepaid land leases totaled $488,848, of which $400,605 and $88,243 were recorded as cost of net revenue and administrative expenses, respectively. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, amortization of prepaid land leases totaled $259,194, respectively, which amounts were recorded as cost of net revenue. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, amortization of prepaid land leases totaled $717,969, of which $629,727 and $88,243 were recorded as cost of net revenue and administrative expenses, respectively. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, amortization of prepaid land leases totaled $514,454, respectively, which amounts were recorded as cost of net revenue.

 

The Company has the rights to use certain parcels of land located in Shouguang, PRC, through lease agreements signed with local townships or the government authority. For parcels of land that are collectively owned by local townships, the Company cannot obtain land use rights certificates. The parcels of land that the Company cannot obtain land use rights certificates cover a total of approximately 54.97 square kilometers with an aggregate carrying value of $876,461 and approximately 54.97 square kilometers with an aggregate carrying value of $620,978 as at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.