In the fourth quarter of 2014, the shareholders of the Risk Management and Law Agent made the resolution to dissolve Risk Management and Law Agent, respectively, because those companies have not been in operation. The dissolution of Risk Management and Law Agent was approved by the Taiwan (R.O.C) Government on November 26, 2014 and on January 13, 2015, respectively. Abide by the law in Taiwan, the liquidator was appointed by the shareholders of the Risk Management and Law Agent and the liquidator shall complete the liquidation process no later than six months from the appointment date. Both Risk Management and Law Agent completed the liquidation process in the year ended of December 31, 2015.
When tax returns are filed, it is likely some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions.
In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company reviews the carrying values of long-lived assets whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If an asset is considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value (“FV”). Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or FV, less costs of disposal. No impairment was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-05, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Agreement. The ASU will require an entity's management to assess, for each annual and interim period, whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. All software licenses within the scope of Subtopic 350-40 will be accounted for consistent with other licenses of intangible assets. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the arrangement should be accounted for as a service contract. The ASU will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. Entities will have the choice of prospective or retrospective adoption of the standard. The Company believes the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes". The new guidance requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2015-17 will be effective for us, but will not cause a material impact on our financial condition or the results of our operations.
The gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased by $537,981, or 3%, to $17,041,844 compared to $17,579,825 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The gross profit ratio decreased to 36% for the year ended December 31, 2014 from 39% for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was mainly because the bonuses and awards to subagents increased and the share of revenue from the FYC increased in the total revenue compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $706,145 during the year ended December 31, 2015, which is mainly due to the loan borrowed from related parties and third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2014, net cash provided by financing activities was $391,812, which is mainly due to the loan borrowed from Shu-Fen Lee, the Series A Director of the company, in the amount of $314,644 to AHFL.
On December 25, 2015, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Short-term Loan Agreement) with Multiple Capital Enterprise Co., Ltd. The Short-term Loan Agreement provided for a $608,941 (NTD 20,000,000) loan to the Company. The Short-term Loan bore an interest rate of 1.5% per annum and the principle and interest are due on June 30, 2016. The entire loan and interest amount of $598,905(NT$20,014,795) have been paid off on January 11, 2016. Majority of Multiple Capital Enterprise shareholder are the Company’s management level.
Law Enterprise is a holding company for its operating subsidiaries in Taiwan. Law Broker primarily engages in insurance brokerage and insurance agency service business across Taiwan, while Risk Management and Law Agent are not in operation. We operate our Taiwan business primarily through Law Broker.
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes current revenue recognition guidance. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. The amendment in this update defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date, interim and annual reporting periods after December 15, 2016. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU 2014-09. The Company is still in the process of analyzing the effect of this new standard, including the transition method, to determine the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and related disclosures.
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On December 25, 2015, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Short-term Loan Agreement) with Multiple Capital Enterprise Co., Ltd. The Short-term Loan Agreement provided for a $608,941 (NT$20,000,000) loan to the Company. The Short-term Loan bore an interest rate of 1.5% per annum and the principle and interest were due on June 30, 2016. The entire loan and interest amount of $598,905 (NT$20,014,795) have been paid off on January 11, 2016. Majority of Multiple Capital Enterprise shareholder are the Company’s management level.
On February 17, 2016, the Company and AHFL entered into an Amendment 2 to the Genius Acquisition Agreement (the “Genius Amendment”) with Mr. Li, pursuant to which, on or prior to February 28, 2016, (i) the Company is committed to complete the listing of the Company into major capital markets, where the net proceeds raised through such public offering financing shall be at least $10,000,000; and (ii) failure to timely complete the above-mentioned criteria shall be deemed as a material breach of the Company under Article 8 of the Genius Acquisition Agreement, whereby the Selling Shareholder shall be entitled to revoke the exercised Put Option right set forth in Section 2.8 as if the Put Option had never been exercised. The right to revoke the Put Option has not been exercised as of reporting date.