Boc International (Usa) Inc. Audited Financial Statements December 31, 2018
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BOC INTERNATIONAL (USA) INC. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018 RYAN & JURASKA LLP REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of BOC International (USA) Inc. Opinion on the Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of BOC International (USA) Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statement). In our opinion, the statement of financial condition presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BOC International (USA) Inc. as of December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of BOC International (USA) Inc.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to BOC International (USA) Inc. in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as BOC International (USA) Inc.’s auditor since 2016. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Chicago, Illinois February 25, 2019 BOC INTERNATIONAL (USA) INC. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2018 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,833,045 Due from broker 544,412 Service fee receivable 299,549 Commissions receivable 28,986 Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $24,757) 12,377 Other assets 15,746 TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,734,115 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY Liabilities: Due to related parties $ 231,365 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 296,661 Subordinated loan 1,000,000 TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,528,026 Stockholder’s Equity: Common stock, $1 par value, 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 100 Additional paid-in capital 8,499,900 Accumulated deficit (7,293,911) TOTAL STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY 1,206,089 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY $ 2,734,115 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 4 BOC INTERNATIONAL (USA) INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018 NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS BOC International (USA) Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in Delaware on April 13, 2004 and began operations on October 3, 2006. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOC International (USA) Holdings Inc. (the “Parent”), a Delaware incorporated corporation. The Company is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). The Company acts as an introducing broker for institutional clients, primarily effecting transactions in the Hong Kong and China securities markets. NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The Company maintains its books and records on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Use of Estimates 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, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company has defined cash equivalents as highly liquid investments, with original maturities of less than three months that are not held for sale in the ordinary course of business. 5 BOC INTERNATIONAL (USA) INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018 (continued) NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Revenue Recognition The Company recognized revenue in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, effective January 1, 2018. There were no material changes in its revenue recognition policies and no material impact on our financial statement as a result of the new standard. Depreciation Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The Company provides for depreciation as follows: Estimated Principal Asset Useful Life Method Computer equipment 3 Years Straight –line Computer software 3 Years Straight –line Furniture and fixtures 5 Years Straight –line Income Taxes The Company complies with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which require an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on the enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce the deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. 6 BOC INTERNATIONAL (USA) INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018 (continued) NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) ASC 740 provides guidance on how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 also requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Company is included in the consolidated tax return of the Parent. The provision for income taxes is computed using a “separate return” method. Under this method, the Company is assumed to file a separate return with the tax authority, thereby reporting taxable income or loss and applying the applicable tax to or receiving the appropriate refund from the Parent. The current provision is the amount of tax payable or refundable on the basis of a hypothetical, current year separate tax return. Deferred taxes are provided on temporary differences and on any carry forwards that could be claimed on the hypothetical return and the need for a valuation allowance is assessed on the basis of projected separate return results. The effect of graduated rates and other tax differences from the consolidated tax structure are allocated among the members of the consolidated group. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the income tax paid was $158. The Company is subject to federal, and New York State and New York City income taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to state and local income taxes. The Company has a combined federal, state and city deferred income tax asset of approximately $1,734,000 as of December 31, 2018, which is primarily related to net operating loss carry forwards. A valuation allowance has been established offsetting this $1,734,000, as the ultimate realization of these benefits is uncertain. 7 BOC INTERNATIONAL (USA) INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018 (continued) NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) The valuation allowance increased by approximately $40,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 related to the recalculation of deferred tax assets discussed below, as well as changes in the state and city income tax rates. The Company has federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $6,213,000 as of December 31, 2018, a portion of which will begin to expire in 2033. As a result of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, federal net operating losses incurred in 2018 and thereafter carryforward indefinitely. The Company has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions which require adjustment or disclosure on the financial statements. The tax years that remain subject to examination are 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Functional Currency and Presentation Currency Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the “Functional Currency”). The Functional Currency of the Company is United States Dollars (“USD”). Foreign currency transactions are translated into the Functional Currency using