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0020 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
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Accounting Policies [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2011-08-01 - 2012-07-31
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
 
Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and accounts receivable, including receivables from major customers.

 

The Company periodically maintains cash balances at a commercial bank in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit of $250,000. At July 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company's uninsured cash balance was approximately $14,013,248 and $229,575, respectively.

 

The Company grants credit to domestic and international clients in various industries. Exposure to losses on accounts receivable is principally dependent on each client's financial position. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients' financial condition.

  
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, investments and other long-term liabilities approximates fair value at July 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

The carrying value of all other financial instruments potentially subject to valuation risk, principally consisting of accounts receivable and accounts payable, also approximates fair value.

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments:

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The carrying amount approximates fair value. Investments - The carrying amount is based on quoted market prices plus cash. Long-Term Receivables - discounted future cash flows. Other Long-Term Liabilities - The carrying amount approximates fair value.

  
Investments

Investments

 

The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with ASC 320. All investments are recorded as trading and reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported with current earnings.

  
Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and expenditures for major improvements are capitalized. Gains and losses from retirement or replacement are included in costs and expenses. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets, ranging from five to seven years.

  
Long-lived Assets

Long-lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company continuously evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets based on estimated future cash flows from and the estimated fair value of such long-lived assets, and provides for impairment if such undiscounted cash flows or the estimated fair value are insufficient to recover the carrying amount of the long-lived asset. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2012, Management determined that certain amounts carried on our balance sheet are no longer recoverable or abandoned its plan to pursue marketability and accordingly reduced the amortized book values by $1,996,583 and recognized the loss in its reported loss from operations. See Note 6 below.

  
Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 605, "Revenue Recognition," when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, collection is reasonably assured and delivery of products has occurred or services have been rendered.

 

From time to time, we may enter into collaborative arrangements with multiple deliverable elements including items such as licensing rights, development milestones and royalties from product sales. If we determine that such deliverables can be separated, the associated revenue is allocated among the separate units based on relative fair value.

  
Technical Development Fees

Technical Development Fees

 

Technical development fee revenue was recorded as received.

 

OptiChem Revenues

 

Revenue is recognized when the Company ships the product to customers or upon the receipt of royalty payments from our licenses.

  
License Fees

License Fees

 

The Company estimates its performance period used for recognition of licensing fees based on the specific terms of each agreement and the applicable facts and circumstances.

  
Sales Returns and Allowances

Sales Returns and Allowances

 

Allowances on accounts receivable and notes receivable are recorded when circumstances indicate collection is doubtful for particular accounts receivable. Receivables are written off if reasonable collection efforts prove unsuccessful. The Company provides for sales returns and allowances on a specific account basis.

  
Income Taxes

Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets. The change in deferred tax assets and liabilities for the period represents the deferred tax provision or benefit for the period. Effects of changes in enacted tax laws in deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected as an adjustment to the tax provision or benefit in the period of enactment.

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, to account for any uncertainty in income taxes with respect to the accounting for all tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) on any income tax return. This guidance applies to all open tax periods in all tax jurisdictions in which the Company is required to file an income tax return. Under GAAP, in order to recognize an uncertain tax benefit of the taxpayer must be more likely than not of sustaining the position, and the measurement of the benefit is calculated as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon resolution of the benefit. The Company determined that no uncertain tax positions have been taken or are expected to be taken that could have a material effect on the Company's income tax liabilities. Interest and penalties, if any, would be recorded to general and administrative expenses.

  
Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

 

The Company follows ASC 260, "Earnings Per Share," which requires companies to present basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity.

 

The Company's net income (loss) for the periods presented cause the inclusion of potential Common Stock instruments outstanding to be antidilutive. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2012 and July 31,2011 there were Common Stock options and warrants exercisable for 17,151,430 and 950,000 shares of Common Stock which were not included in diluted loss per share as the effect was antidilutive.

  
Equity Based Compensation

Equity Based Compensation

 

The Company awards stock options and other equity-based instruments to its employees, directors and consultants. Compensation cost related to equity based awards is based on the fair value of the instrument on the grant date, and is recognized over the requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock option awards, including modifications of stock option awards, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model derives the fair value of stock options based on certain assumptions related to expected stock price volatility, expected option life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company's expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock price over the most recent period commensurate with the expected term of the stock option award. The estimated expected option life is based primarily on historical employee exercise patterns. The Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not have any plans to pay any dividends in the future. See Note 7 for further information.

  
Comprehensive Income (loss)

Comprehensive Income (loss)

 

The Company follows ASC 220, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," which establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income (loss) and its components (revenues, expenses, gains and losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. The Company has no other items that would be included in comprehensive income (loss).

  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued additional guidance on fair value disclosures. This guidance contains certain updates to the measurement guidance as well as enhanced disclosure requirements. The most significant change in disclosures is an expansion of the information required for Level 3 measurements including enhanced disclosure for: (1) the valuation processes used by the reporting entity; and (2) the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs, if any. The Company adoption on February 1, 2012 did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income (Topic 820)." This ASU seeks to improve comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting with respect to comprehensive income by eliminating the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholder's equity, among other amendments. The amendments of this ASU require all non-owner changes in stockholder's equity to be presented either in single continuous statement of comprehensive income or two separate but consecutive statements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and early adoption is permitted. The Company's adoption on February 1, 2012 did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Topic 210). This ASU seeks to enhance current disclosures and increase the comparability of Balance Sheets prepared on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and those prepared on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards, by requiring all entities to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements, and reverse sale and repurchase agreements and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 is not expected to have any effect for the Company.