HJGP Hanjiao Group Inc (CE)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Hanjiao Group, Inc. (“HJPG”), known previously as AS Capital, Inc. (“ASIN”), is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries and variable interest entity (collectively, the “Company”) is engaged in the business of selling healthcare and other related products to the middle-aged and elderly market segments in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”) through its internet platform and offline service centers.

HJPG conducts business primarily through its variable interest entity, Beijing Luji Technology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Luji”) that was formed in Beijing, China on March 27, 2007. HJPG does not have a direct equity ownership interest in Beijing Luji but relies on a series of contractual arrangements, or variable interest entity (VIE) agreements (“VIE Agreements”), through Beijing Hongtao Management Consulting Co., Ltd.) (“Beijing Hongtao) to control and receive substantially all of the economic risks and benefits of Beijing Luji’s business in the PRC in which foreign investment is restricted or prohibited. The VIE Agreements are designed to mimic direct ownership of Beijing Luji and allow the financial conditions and results of operations of Beijing Luji to be consolidated with the financial statements of HJPG.

The Company’s corporate structure as of June 30, 2021 is as follows:

On August 6, 2020, ASIN and HanJiao International Holding Limited (“HanJiao”) consummated a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Transaction”). In connection with the Share Exchange Transaction, ASIN issued 86,000,000 shares of its common stock to acquire all the equity shares of HanJiao. Upon the completion of the Share Exchange Transaction, the shareholders of HanJiao own approximately 88.5% of the common stock of ASIN. On October 20, 2020, the Company changed its name from “AS Capital, Inc.” to “Hanjiao Group, Inc.”

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes reflect the historical results of HanJiao prior to the Share Exchange Transaction and of the combined company following the Share Exchange Transaction, and do not include the historical results of ASIN prior to the completion of the Share Exchange Transaction. These financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2020, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2021.

Reorganization and Variable Interest Entities

On May 15, 2019, Beijing Hongtao, Beijing Luji and their shareholders entered into a series of contractual arrangements (the “VIE Agreements”) to control and receive the economic benefits of Beijing Luji’s business. The VIE Agreements are designed to provide Beijing Hongtao with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of Beijing Luji, including absolute control rights and the rights to the assets, property, revenue and income of Beijing Luji.

To complete the corporate reorganization, the shareholders of Luji Technology transferred their respective ownership interest in Luji Technology in exchange for their respective ownership interest in HanJiao on September 16, 2019 (the “Share Transfer”).

Based on the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (‘ASC’) Topic 805, the VIE Agreements executed between Beijing Hongtao and Beijing Luji and the Share Transfer constituted a reorganization of entities under common control since all these entities were controlled by the same major shareholder before and after the reorganization. As such, the Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the reorganization had occurred retroactively and the existing corporate structure had been in existence throughout all periods presented.

The accounts of Beijing Luji and its subsidiary are consolidated in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to ASC 810-10, Consolidation.

The carrying amounts of the VIE’s consolidated assets and liabilities are as follows: 

The summarized operating results of the VIE are as follows: 

NOTE 2 – LIQUIDITY AND GOING CONCERN

As indicated in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss of approximately $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021; and negative working capital of approximately $23.8 million as of June 30, 2021. Management of the Company has considered whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to significant losses from operations in year 2020 and the first two quarters of 2021 as a result of COVID-19; and evaluated its available cash balance against its working capital requirements over the next twelve months. While the Company cannot accurately predict the full impact of COVID-19 on its business for the full year 2021, management believes that its business will gradually stabilize in the second half of 2021 as market conditions in China are expected to continue to improve. In assessing the Company’s liquidity, management monitors and analyzes its cash on hand and its operating expenses, and existing regulatory obligations and commercial commitments. Based on its latest sales and cash flows projection, management believes that the Company should be able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet its working capital requirements for the next twelve months; and that its capital resources are currently sufficient to maintain its business operations for the next twelve months. In the event the Company has a working capital deficit, the Company’s major shareholder is committed to providing a short-term interest free advance to the Company.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and/or classification of the recorded asset amounts and/or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. 

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the subsidiaries and VIE. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this report should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and the VIE and its subsidiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

VIE Agreements with Beijing Hongtao

The Company does not have a direct equity ownership interest in Beijing Luji but relies on the VIE Agreements to control and receive the economic benefits of Beijing Luji’s business. The Company relies on contractual arrangements with its variable interest entity to operate its online to office (O2O) business in the PRC in which foreign investment is restricted or prohibited. The O2O platform integrates the Company’s e-commerce platform with physical outlets (service centers) to connect consumers and merchants in a dynamic marketplace. Pursuant to the VIE Agreements, the Company, through Beijing Hongtao, is able to exercise effective control over, bears the risks of, enjoys substantially all of the economic benefits its VIE and its subsidiary and has an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the equity interests in the VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC law. The Company’s management concluded that Beijing Luji and its subsidiary are variable interest entities of the Company and Beijing Hongtao is the primary beneficiary of Beijing Luji and its subsidiary. As such, the financial statements of the VIE and its subsidiary are included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company. 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts and slow-moving inventory, and the useful lives of property and equipment. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) FASB ASC Section 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs, other than quoted prices in level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the asset or liability. 

The carrying value of financial instruments included in current assets and liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, cash on deposit and other highly liquid investments which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less when purchased. The Company maintains cash with various financial institutions in the PRC. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents cash reserved for a legal matter (see Note 16).

Risks and Uncertainties

The operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environment in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among other factors, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency restrictions. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies or interpretations with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations, changes in the future could affect the Company’s interest in these entities.

The outbreak of COVID-19 that started in late January 2020 in the PRC had negatively affected the Company’s business. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of stores and business facilities in China and the U.S. in the subsequent months. Given the rapidly expanding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because substantially all of the Company’s business operations and its workforce are concentrated in China, the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition through June 30, 2021 have been adversely affected. There is uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the Company’s business. Based on management’s assessment of the current economic environment in the PRC, the Company’s recent sales trend, and the possible negative impact from a prolonged pandemic in the PRC, management believes that the Company’s revenues and operating cash flows may be lower than expected in year 2021. To mitigate the overall financial impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business, management continues to explore opportunities to reduce its operating overhead and works closely with its service centers to develop promotional activities that will hopefully generate additional sales in the second half of 2021.

Inventories, Net

Inventories consist of finished goods and they are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average method. The Company periodically evaluates its inventories and will record an allowance for inventories that are either slow-moving, may not be saleable or whose cost exceeds its net realizable value.

Advance to Suppliers, Net

Advance to suppliers consists of payments to suppliers for finished goods that have not been delivered to the Company. The Company periodically evaluates and reviews its advance to suppliers to determine whether its carrying value has been impaired.

Long-term Investment

Long-term investment consists of the Company’s equity investment for strategic or business development purposes. The Company applies the equity method of accounting for its equity investment, according to FASB ASC 323 “Investment—Equity Method and Joint Ventures,” over which it has significant influence but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control. Under the equity method, the Company’s share of the profits or losses of the equity investees are recorded in its consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

The Company reviews its investment at least annually to determine whether a decline in fair value to below the carrying value is other-than-temporary. The primary factors the Company considers in its determination are the duration and severity of the decline in fair value; the financial condition, operating performance and the prospects of the equity investee; and other company specific information such as recent financing activities. If the decline in fair value is deemed to be other-than-temporary, the carrying value of the investment will be written down to its fair value.

No events have occurred that indicated an impairment in fair value for the six months ended June 30, 2021 

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment are carried at cost and are depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition. The Company examines the possibility of decreases in the value of its property and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances reflect the fact that their recorded value may not be recoverable.

Estimated useful lives are as follows, taking into account the assets’ estimated residual value: 

Long-lived Assets

Finite-lived assets and intangibles are reviewed for impairment testing when circumstances require. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets, when undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset’s carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair value. The long-lived assets of the Company that are subject to evaluation consist primarily of property and equipment, and long-term investment. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not recognize any impairment of its long-lived assets.

Leases

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASU 2016-02”) requiring leases to be recognized on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all long-term leases and requiring disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements in order to increase transparency and comparability among organizations.

Effective July 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), and elected the practical expedients that do not require it to reassess: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are, or contain, leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (3) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. The Company also adopted the practical expedient that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of a lease as a single lease component.

The Company measures the lease liability based on the present value of the lease payments discounted by the relevant borrowing rate and reduces the carrying value of the lease liability for lease payments made. Leases with an initial expected term of 12 months or less are considered short-term and are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.

Revenue Recognition

In accordance with FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the Company will recognize revenue to represent the transfer of products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in such exchange. This will require the Company to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based on when control of the product or the benefit of the services transfers to the customer. Under the guidance of ASC 606, the Company is required to (a) identify the contract with a customer, (b) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (c) determine the transaction price, (d) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (e) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies its performance obligations.

Product Sales: Beijing Luji, the Company’s VIE, is primarily engaged in the sale of healthcare and other products (such as nutrition or dietary supplements; water and air purifiers and smart watches) to the middle aged and elderly market segments in the PRC. Beijing Luji sells these products under its own “Fozgo” brand and related healthcare products for other vendors through its internet platform and offline service centers. Revenue from product sales is recognized when control passes to the customer, which generally occurs at a point in time when products are delivered. Allowance for sales returns, that reduces revenues, are estimated based on historical experience. Revenues are recorded net of value-added taxes, business taxes, discounts and surcharges and allowance for returns.

Beijing Luji collects cash from customers before or upon delivery of products mainly through banks and third-party online payment platforms (such as Alipay). Cash collected from customers before product delivery is recognized as advance from customers.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues consists primarily of the cost of merchandise sold, delivery cost, service fees, sales incentives and commissions that are directly attributable to the sale of certain designated products as well as allowance for slow-moving items and write off of expired inventories. Included in cost of revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, are write-off of expired inventories of $197,583 and $nil, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist mainly of payroll and related costs for employees involved in general corporate functions, including accounting, finance, tax, legal and human resources, professional fees and other general corporate expenses as well as costs associated with the use by these functions of facilities and equipment, such as depreciation and rental expenses.

Selling Expenses

Selling expenses consist mainly of payroll and benefits for employees involved in the sales and distribution functions, meeting/event fees, advertisement, marketing and selling expenses that are related to events and activities at the Company’s service centers designed to promote product sales as well as operating expenses related to the service centers.

Finance Expenses (Income), Net

Finance expenses consist mainly of service fees related to the use of third-party online payment platforms, bank fees and interest expenses related to borrowings; net of interest income from bank and related bank products.

Other Income (Expenses), Net

Other income consists primarily of income from the administration of Beijing Luji’s online marketplace. Other expenses consist mainly of estimated tax penalties and charitable contributions.

Income Taxes

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for operating losses that are available to offset the future taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when deemed necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company follows FASB ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which requires income tax positions to meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold to be recognized in the financial statements. Under ASC 740-10-25, tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not threshold should be derecognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. The Company believes that it does not have any uncertain tax positions. It is not expected that there will be any uncertain tax position within months of June 30, 2021.

The application of tax laws and regulations is subject to legal and factual interpretation, judgment and uncertainty. Tax laws and regulations themselves are subject to change as a result of changes in fiscal policy, changes in legislation, the evolution of regulations and court rulings. Therefore, the actual liability may be materially different from our estimates, which could result in the need to record additional tax liabilities or potentially reverse previously recorded tax liabilities or the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Due to the lack of temporary differences between the tax bases and their financial reporting amounts, the Company has not recognized any deferred tax assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Enterprise Income Tax

Under the Provisional Regulations of the PRC concerning income tax on enterprises promulgated by the PRC (the “EIT Law”), the Company was qualified as a high and new technology enterprise starting in 2018, and enjoys a preferential tax rate of 15% for 3 years that expired in 2020 and the Company is preparing to summit the applying documents to qualify for the same preferential tax rate in 2021 and expect to obtain the qualification in October, 2021. An entity can re-apply to be a high and new technology enterprise when the prior certificate expires.

Value-Added Tax

Starting from May 1, 2018, the VAT rate for revenue generated from providing products was 16%. Starting from April 1, 2019, the VAT rate for revenue generated from providing products was reduced to 13%. VAT is reported as a reduction of revenue when incurred. Entities that are VAT general taxpayers are allowed to offset qualified input VAT paid to suppliers against their output VAT liabilities. The net VAT balance between input VAT and output VAT is recorded in taxes payable.

Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency of the Company’s operations in the PRC is the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi (“RMB”). The financial statements are translated into U.S. dollars (“USD”) using the period end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, equity is translated at historical exchange rates, and average rates of exchange (for the period) are used for revenues and expenses and cash flows. As a result, amounts relating to assets and liabilities reported on the statements of cash flows may not necessarily agree with the changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into USD are included in determining comprehensive income (loss). Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

All of the Company’s revenue transactions are transacted in its functional currency. The Company does not enter into any material transactions in foreign currencies. Transaction gains or losses have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the results of operations of the Company.

The exchange rates as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows: 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of two components, net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that under GAAP are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from net income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) consists entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments resulting from the Company’s translation of its financial statements from its functional currency into USD.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares plus dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding during the period. When the Company has a loss, the potential ordinary shares are not included since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, there were no potential ordinary shares, such as options, warrants or conversion rights, that would have a dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings (loss) per share.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) to simplify accounting for income taxes. This ASU removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a significant impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company does not believe that other recently issued accounting standards, if currently adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company reviews its inventories periodically to determine if any reserves are necessary for slow-moving inventory or if a write-down is necessary when the carrying value exceeds net realizable value. For six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, provision for slow-moving inventory amounted to approximately $938,000 and $168,000, respectively. For three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, provision for slow-moving inventory amounted to approximately $868,000 and $134,000, respectively.

Software mainly includes financial and management systems purchased by the Company.

For six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, depreciation expense amounted to $152,160 and $27,580, respectively. For six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, amortization expense amounted to $24,310 and $22,370, respectively.

For three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, depreciation expense amounted to $35,490 and $9,190, respectively. For three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, amortization expense amounted to $12,180 and $11,100, respectively.

Under PRC tax rules that are in effect, Beijing Luji, the Company’s VIE, is subject to penalties for any unpaid VAT and income taxes. The Company has accrued and recorded the related estimated penalties for unpaid VAT and income taxes as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively in other current liabilities (see Note 13).

Other taxes payable consists mainly of tax obligations related to the city construction tax, education fund and withholding taxes related to dividends distributed to the Company’s shareholders.

NOTE 12 – RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND LEASE LIABILITIES

The Company has the following operating leases:

These lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants, and they do not contain options to extend at the time of expiration.

Upon the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on July 1, 2020, the Company recognized lease liabilities of approximately $477,600, with corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of the same amount based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of the lease, using an incremental a borrowing rate of 4.35% to 4.57% based on the duration of the lease terms.

The maturity schedule of the Company’s lease liabilities is as follows: 

Total lease expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, were approximately $59,400 and $125,900, respectively.

NOTE 14 – STATUTORY RESERVES

Pursuant to the laws in the PRC, entities must make appropriations from after-tax profit to a non-distributable “statutory surplus reserve fund.” Subject to certain cumulative limits, the statutory surplus reserve fund requires annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax profit (as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the PRC) until the aggregated appropriations reach 50% of the registered capital.

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the balance of the statutory reserve was $1,687,125.

NOTE 15 – INCOME TAXES

The entities within the Company file separate tax returns in the respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate as follows:

British Virgin Islands

HanJiao is a tax-exempt entity incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

Hong Kong

Inooka is incorporated in Hong Kong and does not conduct any substantial operations of its own. No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made in the consolidated financial statements as Inooka Holding Ltd. has no profits or operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

United States

HJPG is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in the United States. It has no taxable income for the U.S. income tax purposes for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Nevada does not have a state income tax. The applicable federal tax rate is 21.0%.

PRC

The entities incorporated in the PRC are governed by the income tax law of the PRC and are subject to the PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”). The EIT rate of the PRC is 25%, which applies to both domestic and foreign invested enterprises. Under the Provisional Regulations of the PRC Concerning Income Tax on Enterprises promulgated by the PRC (the “EIT Law”), Beijing Luji qualified as a high and new technology enterprise starting in 2018, and enjoys a preferential tax rate of 15% for 3 years expired in 2020. The Company is preparing to summit the applying document for qualification of the preferential tax rate in 2021 and expect to obtain the qualification in October 2021. Beijing Luji can re-apply as a high and new technology enterprise when the prior certificate expires. Income tax is payable at a rate of 15% of PRC taxable income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

The Company’s deferred tax assets are comprised of the following: 

Below is a breakdown of key components that make up the permanent differences: 

The Company's deferred tax assets were generated from the net operating loss carry forwards of the PRC entities of the Company. The Company considers the following factors, among other matters, when determining whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will more likely than not be realized: the nature, frequency and severity of recent losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carry forward years, the Company’s experience with tax attributes expiring unused and tax planning alternatives. The Company’s ability to realize the net deferred tax assets depends on its ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carry forward years provided for in the tax law.

The Company’s VIE in the PRC had total net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $14.6 million and the deferred tax assets was approximately $1.8 million as of December 31, 2020, which would expire on various dates through 2025. The Company does not file consolidated tax returns in the PRC, therefore, losses from its VIE and individual subsidiaries may not be used to offset other VIE or subsidiaries’ earnings within the Company. A valuation allowance is considered on each individual subsidiary or VIE that was provided against deferred tax assets as it is considered more likely than not that the relevant deferred tax assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recognized a 100% valuation allowance.

NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be subject to certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Amounts accrued, as well as the total amount of possible losses with respect to such matters, individually and in the aggregate, are not deemed to be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Variable interest entity structure

In the opinion of management, (i) the corporate structure of the Company is in compliance with existing PRC laws and regulations; (ii) the VIE Arrangements are valid and binding, and do not currently result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently in effect; and (iii) the business operations of the WFOE and the VIEs are in compliance with existing PRC laws and regulations in all material respects. However, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current and future PRC laws and regulations. Accordingly, the Company cannot assure that the PRC regulatory authorities will not ultimately take a contrary view to the foregoing opinion. If the current corporate structure of the Company or the VIE Arrangements is found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws and regulations, the Company may be required to restructure its corporate structure and operations in the PRC to comply with changing and new PRC laws and regulations. In the opinion of management, the likelihood of loss in respect of the Company’s current corporate structure or the VIE Arrangements is remote based on current facts and circumstances.

Legal Matters

Beijing Luji, the Company’s VIE has a payable to Mr. Niu Jianxin for RMB 3,955,000 (approximately $612,000), representing a non-interest bearing loan from Mr. Niu to the Company (which was expected to be paid directly to Ms. Tian Xiangyang to settle the Company's dividends payable to Ms. Tian) in 2019. As of the date of this report, neither Beijing Luji nor Ms. Tian has received the said payment from Mr. Niu. Upon Mr. Niu’s departure from Beijing Luji in February 2020, Mr. Niu allegedly transferred his rights to Mr. Zhang Hongbin in March 2020. On April 9, 2020, Mr. Zhang Hongbin filed a lawsuit with the People's Court of Fengtai District, Beijing, on the basis that Beijing Luji did not repay the amount that is due to him. On May 20, 2020, Fengtai Primary People's Court, Beijing, froze the Luji Bank account with the amount of RMB 3,955,000. In connection with this legal matter, RMB 3,955,000 has been reserved and reported by the Company as restricted cash (see Note 4) on its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020. This legal matter has gone to trial and it is still being reviewed by the court. As of the date of this report, no decision has been rendered by the court. According to the “Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China” Article 487, the People’s court shall freeze the bank deposits of the person subject to enforcement for a period of no more than one year. On May 21, 2021, the restricted cash was unfrozen.

In December 2020, Shanghai Gaolie Enterprise Service Center filed a lawsuit against Beijing Guoyi and Beijing Luji for RMB 484,000 (approximately $74,000) for certain unpaid talent intermediary fees. The parties are in the process of mediating this matter.

The Company evaluates all pending legal matters periodically and establishes reserves when it is probable that they will result in a negative outcome, and that the amount of the loss could be reasonably estimated. The Company does not have any legal reserves as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

NOTE 17 - CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Rick of doing business in China

The Company conducts its operations and generates its revenue through its Beijing VIE in the PRC. Accordingly, economic, political, and legal developments in the PRC will significantly affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The PRC economy is in transition from a planned economy to a market-oriented economy subject to plans adopted by the government that set national economic development goals. Policies of the PRC government can have significant effects on economic conditions in the PRC. While the Company believes that the PRC will continue to strengthen its economic and trading relationships with foreign countries and that business development in the PRC will continue to follow market forces, there is no assurance that this will be the case. The Company’s interests may be adversely affected by changes in policies by the PRC government, including:

Concentration of credit risk

The Company places its cash with a financial institution with high-credit ratings and quality. Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021 was approximately $1 million. A depositor has up to RMB 500,000 insured by the People’s Bank of China Financial Stability Bureau (“FSD”) if the bank fails. While management believes that the financial institution is of high credit quality, it continually monitors its credit worthiness.

Foreign currency risk

The RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies. The value of the RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market.

Concentration of supplier risk

The Company’s utilizes various suppliers. There was one supplier that accounted for 97% of total purchases, for the six months ended June 30, 2021. There was one supplier that accounted for 92% of total purchases, for the six months ended June 30, 2020. There were no accounts payable balances owed to these suppliers as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Major customers

There were no customers who accounted for more than 10% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.