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2. Significant
Accounting Policies
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
2010, which was derived from audited financial statements,
and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included
in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those
rules and regulations, although the Company believes that
the disclosures made are adequate to make the information
not misleading.
In
the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to
present fairly our financial position, results of
operations, and cash flows as of September 30, 2011 and
2010, and for the periods then ended, have been made. Those
adjustments consist of normal and recurring
adjustments.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read
in conjunction with a reading of the financial statements
and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
results of operations for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2011, are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year.
Since
its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of
its efforts to business planning, research and development,
recruiting management and technical staff, developing
operating assets and raising capital. Accordingly, the
Company is considered to be in the development stage as
defined in ASC 915 Development Stage Entities. While the
Company generated revenues from its previous generation of
products, the Company has not generated any revenues from
its current principal operations, and there is no assurance
of future revenues.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and its integrated wholly-owned
subsidiary, ALRTech Health Systems Inc. (incorporated in
British Columbia, Canada on April 15, 2008). All
significant inter-company balances and transactions have
been eliminated.
The
Company follows the fair value method of accounting for
stock-based compensation. The Company estimates the fair
value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant
using an option pricing model. The value of the
portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is
recognized as an expense over the requisite service period
in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial
statements. The Company estimates the fair value
of the stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation
model. The Black-Scholes valuation model
requires the input of highly subjective assumptions,
including the option’s expected life and the price
volatility of the underlying stock.
Basic
loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and
2010. Diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing the
net loss by the sum of the weighted average number of
shares outstanding and the dilutive equivalent shares
outstanding during the period. Equivalent shares consist of
the shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and
warrants calculated using the treasury stock method. Common
equivalent shares are not included in the calculation of
the weighted average number of shares outstanding for
diluted loss per common shares when the effect would be
anti-dilutive.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S.
GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Significant areas requiring management estimates include
the determination of the fair value of common shares issued
as settlement of promissory notes payable, interest
payable, advances payable and accounts payable; the
determination of accrued liabilities, promissory notes
payable and interest payable; and assumptions used in the
determination of fair value of stock options
granted. Management believes the estimates are
reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those
estimates.
The
fair value accounting guidance defines fair value as
“the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement
date.” The definition is based on an exit price
rather than an entry price, regardless of whether the
entity plans to hold or sell the asset. This guidance
also establishes a fair value hierarchy to prioritize
inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
In
May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued a new accounting standard on fair value measurements
that clarifies the application of existing guidance and
disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value
measurement principles and requires additional disclosures
about fair value measurements. The standard is
effective for interim and annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2011. Early adoption is not
permitted. The Company does not expect the
adoption of this accounting guidance to have a material
impact on its consolidated financial statements and related
disclosures.
Other
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB
(including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are
not believed by management to have a material impact on the
Company’s present or future financial
statements.
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