Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY (Policies)

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1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Nature of Business

 

Nature of the Business

 

Propanc Health Group Corporation, formerly Propanc PTY LTD, ("the Company", "we", "us", "our") is a development stage enterprise.  Propanc PTY LTD was incorporated in Melbourne, Victoria Australia on October 15, 2007, and is based in Richmond, Victoria Australia. Since inception, substantially all of the efforts of the Company have been the development of new cancer treatments targeting high risk patients who need a follow up, non toxic, long term therapy which prevents the cancer from returning and spreading. The Company is in the development stage and has begun raising capital, financial planning, establishing sources of supply, and acquiring property and equipment. The Company anticipates establishing global markets for its technologies.

 

On November 23, 2010, Propanc Health Group Corporation was incorporated in the state of Delaware. In January 2011, Propanc Health Group Corporation acquired all of the outstanding shares of Propanc PTY LTD on a one-for-one basis making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.   All share and per share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements has been retroactively adjusted for this recapitalization giving effect to a common share par value of $0.001.

Basis of Presentation

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The financial statements are presented in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification ASC 915 for development stage entities. As such, the Company is presented as in the development stage from October 15, 2007 (Inception) through June 30, 2012. See also Note 2.

Principals of Consolidation

 

Principals of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Propanc Health Group Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Propanc PTY LTD. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.  Significant estimates in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the estimates of depreciable lives and valuation of property and equipment and intangible assets, allowance for uncollectable receivables, valuation of equity based instruments issued for other than cash, the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and foreign currency translation due to certain average exchange rates applied in lieu of spot rates on translation dates.

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The Company’s functional currency is the Australian dollar (AUD). For financial reporting purposes, the Australian dollar has been translated into United States dollars ($) and/or USD as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Equity transactions are translated at each historical transaction date spot rate. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity (deficit) as “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss as other income (expense). There have been no significant fluctuations in the exchange rate for the conversion of Australian dollars to USD after the balance sheet date.

 

Comprehensive loss from inception, through June 30, 2012, included foreign currency translation gains (losses).

Fair Value Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

 

We measure our financial assets and liabilities in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. For certain of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Amounts recorded for loans payable, also approximate fair value because current interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and maturities are substantially the same.

 

We adopted accounting guidance for fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities. The adoption did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity. This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. This standard does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. This guidance does not apply to measurements related to share-based payments. This guidance discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

 

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore developed using estimates and assumptions developed by us, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and at banks, short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less held at call with financial institutions, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities on the balance sheets.  There were no overdrafts or cash equivalents as of June 30, 2012 or 2011.

Receivables

 

Receivables

 

As amounts become uncollectible, they will be charged to an allowance or operations in the period when a determination of uncollectability is made. Any estimates of potentially uncollectible customer accounts receivable will be made based on an analysis of individual customer and historical write-off experience. The Company’s analysis included the age of the receivable account, creditworthiness, and general economic conditions.

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals, and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the declining balance method. The depreciable amount is the cost less its residual value.

 

The estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Machinery and equipment  3  years

Patents

 

Patents

 

Patent costs are stated at cost and will be reclassified to intangible assets and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated future periods, once determined, to be benefited if and once the patent has been granted by a regulatory agency.  The Company will write-off any currently capitalized costs for patents not granted.  As the Company's product is not currently approved for market, the Company wrote-off approximately $27,000 of previously capitalized patent costs related to various applications. Currently, the Company has one International patent pending which was jointly applied for by the company and another entity. The Company recently completed the 30 month national phase filing deadline for this international patent and has now commenced entering the national phase in countries around the world. Provisional patents are currently being filed in the following countries/regions: United States, Japan, Brazil, China, Mexico, Hong Kong, Israel, Chile, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Europe, Russia, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360-10, Long-lived assets, which include property and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily determinable.  Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of June 30, 2012, and 2011, there was no impairment of its long-lived assets related to property and equipment however, see above related to patent impairments in fiscal 2012.

 

Employee Benefit/Liability

 

Employee Benefit/Liability

 

Liabilities arising in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave, accumulated sick leave and any other employee benefits expected to be settled within twelve months of the reporting date are measured at their nominal amounts based on remuneration rates which are expected to be paid when the liability is settled. All other employee benefit liabilities are measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflow to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date.  All employee liabilities are owed within the next twelve months.

Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST)

 

Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST)

 

Revenues, expenses and balance sheet items are recognized net of the amount of GST except payable and receivable balances which are shown inclusive of GST. The GST incurred is payable on revenues to, and recoverable on purchases from, the Australian Taxation Office.

 

Cash flows are presented in the statements of cash flow on a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows. 

 

As of June 30, 2012 and 2011 the Company was owed $2,624 and $1,857 from the Australian Taxation Office. These amounts were fully collected subsequent to the balance sheet reporting dates.

Income Taxes

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company is governed by Australia and United States income tax laws, which are administered by the Australian Taxation Office and the United States Internal Revenue Service, respectively. The Company follows FASB ASC 740 when accounting for income taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes.  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on 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 deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

The Company adopted provisions of ASC 740, Sections 25 through 60, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes."  These sections provide detailed guidance for the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the financial statements. Tax positions must meet a “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of ASC 740 and in subsequent periods. Upon the adoption of ASC 740, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits. During the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 no adjustments were recognized for uncertain tax benefits. The years 2008 through 2012 are subject to examination by the Australian Taxation Office.  The years ended June 30, 2011 and 2012 is subject to examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Research and Development Tax Credits

 

Research and Development Tax Credits

 

The Company may apply for Research and Development tax concessions with the Australian Taxation Office on an annual basis.  Although the amount is possible to estimate at year end, the Australian Taxation Office may reject or materially alter the claim amount. Accordingly, the Company does not recognize the benefit of the claim amount until cash receipt since collectability is not certain until such time.  The  tax concession is a refundable credit.  If the Company has net income then the Company can receive the credit which reduces its income tax liability.  If the Company has net losses then the Company may still receive a cash payment for the credit, however, the Company's net operating loss carryforwards are reduced by the gross equivalent loss that would produce the credit amount when the income tax rate is applied to that gross amount.  The concession is recognized as an income tax benefit, in operations, upon receipt. 

 

During the years-ended ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company applied for and received from the Australian Taxation Office a research and development tax credit in the amount of $173,928 and $84,581 respectively, which is reflected as an income tax benefit in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.  

Stock Based Compensation

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company records stock based compensation in accordance with ASC section 718, “Stock Compensation” and Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 107 (SAB 107) issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March 2005 regarding its interpretation of ASC 718.  ASC 718 requires the fair value of all stock-based employee compensation awarded to employees to be recorded as an expense over the related requisite service period. The statement also requires the recognition of compensation expense for the fair value of any unvested stock option awards outstanding at the date of adoption.  The Company values any employee or non-employee stock based compensation at fair value using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model.

 

The Company accounts for non-employee share-based awards in accordance with the measurement and recognition criteria of ASC 505-50 "Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, (codified in ASC 605) the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of a customer or distributor arrangement exists or acceptance occurs, (ii) a retailer, distributor or wholesaler receives the goods, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability of the sales revenues is reasonably assured. Subject to these criteria, the Company recognizes revenue relating to royalties on product sales in the period in which the sale occurs and the royalty term has begun.

Start-up Costs

 

Start-up Costs

 

In accordance with ASC 720-15-15, start-up costs are expensed as incurred.

Research and Development Costs

 

Research and Development Costs

 

In accordance with ASC 730-10,  Research and development costs are expensed when incurred.  Total research and development costs for the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $5,279 and $385,777, respectively.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period.  Potentially dilutive securities consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of common stock equivalents such as stock options and convertible debt instruments.  Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.   As a result, the basic and diluted per share amounts for all periods presented are identical. As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, there were approximately 50,000 and 0, potentially dilutive securities related to convertible notes payable which were excluded from the computation.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

   

In June 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (ASC Topic 220), Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This update provides amendments to ASC 220 to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income and to facilitate convergence of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  Most notably, the update eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income (loss) as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit). The amendment is effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company currently displays comprehensive income (loss) in its statement of operations and accordingly, the adoption of this did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

 

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, which amends (ASC Topic 350), Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, to allow entities to use a qualitative approach to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If after performing the qualitative assessment an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance. The Company adopted ASU 2011-08 effective December 31, 2011, and such adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, which amends (ASC Topic 220), Comprehensive Income, to defer certain aspects of ASU 2011-05. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this guidance, along with relevant sections of ASU 2011-05, on December 31, 2011, and such adoptions did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Other ASUs which are not effective until after June 30, 2012 are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.