AIXN 10-K
AiXin Life International, Inc. (AIXN)
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to:
| ● | our goals and strategies; | |
| ● | our future business development, financial condition and results of operations; | |
| ● | our expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, our products; | |
| ● | our expectations regarding keeping and strengthening our relationships with merchants, manufacturers and end-users; and | |
| ● | general economic and business conditions in the regions where we provide our services. |
Also, forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. You should read this report and the documents that we reference and filed as exhibits to the report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
We effected a 1 for 4 reverse split of our common stock October 27, 2020. As a result of the reverse split and the elimination of fractional shares, the number of shares of our common stock outstanding was reduced from 200,000,000 to 49,999891. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all share and per share numbers in this Report have been adjusted to give effect to the reverse stock split.
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PART I
| Item 1 | Business. |
Overview
We market and sell premium-quality nutritional consumer products in China. Originally, we offered our products and those of third parties which engaged us to market and sell their products directly to consumers at our sales offices, through person—to-person marketing and at events we organize and sponsor, at which, on occasion, representatives of the manufacturers promote their products. In mid-2021 we acquired a chain of pharmacies which we will use to supplement our marketing efforts while maintaining their traditional retail businesses. As part of our direct marketing efforts, we rely on a portion of our clients who market and sell products to others. We offer discounts to distributors who purchase a sufficient quantity of products for the purpose of incentivizing them to distribute products to their friends, family members and others. We also offer clients who purchase significant quantities of products paid vacations, travel and other benefits. Products we sell can now be purchased at our pharmacies, online, direct from our representatives, including at any of the sales offices we maintain in Chengdu and at marketing events held by us.
Before promoting a product, we research it and its manufacturer to determine the manufacturer’s reputation as to whether it delivers unadulterated products, and whether there is a basis for claiming the product can deliver the benefits claimed. As part of this effort, a group of our employees use the products and provide feedback based upon their personal experiences. We base our evaluation of products on the assessments received from our employees. We also review and to the extent feasible confirm information and reports received from the manufacturer and distributor. We do not rely upon any other third-parties to independently test products to determine their efficacy.
Once we determine to offer a product we seek to purchase large quantities, enabling us to acquire products at prices we believe are below those available to the many smaller distributors that operate in Chengdu.
We offer our clients personalized services, including educating them through seminars on the benefits of the products we distribute, maintaining sales offices at which our clients can engage in recreational and social activities where the products we offer are prominently displayed and can be picked up, conducting promotions with representatives of the manufacturers of the products, and encouraging customer loyalty with incentives such as rewards and discounts based upon the quantities of products purchased for individual use or sold to others. We believe our marketing strategy which emphasizes ongoing personal contact and support, coaching and educating our clients as to the benefits of the products we distribute is ideally suited for selling nutritional products and builds confidence in us and customer loyalty to us and the products we sell. We believe this is particularly the case in China where the middle class is growing in size yet, due to lax enforcement and limited laws and regulations, many manufacturers and distributors, particularly those of new and innovative products, are not trusted by consumers. Thus, although our focus is our clients, the manufacturers we work with get the benefit of the trust our clients have placed in us. Consequently, although certain of the products we distribute are produced by a variety of manufacturers, we require the manufacturer or distributor from which we purchase a product to provide us with exclusive distribution rights for an agreed upon time period within a prescribed territory or package the product so that while we are offering a product, it is distinct from products sold to our competitors.
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In addition to distributing nutritional products, we also operate the Shangyan Hotel located in the Jinniu District, Chengdu City. The hotel covers more than 8,000 square meters and has a large restaurant that can accommodate 600 people, 6 luxury dining rooms, a 200 square meter music tea house, 13 private tea rooms, 108 guest rooms and other supporting facilities. The hotel is equipped with all modern facilities, including central air conditioning. To accommodate businesses, the banquet hall is equipped with advanced audio-visual equipment and dedicated high-speed wireless Internet to facilitate large group presentations. The staff includes a professional banquet team to ensure the success of any private function or business gathering. A full range of catering services, including Chinese-style boutique Sichuan cuisine are provided in a stylish environment.
In addition to our ongoing operations, we are seeking to acquire interests in additional businesses through opportunities located by our management or presented by persons or firms which desire to take advantage of the perceived advantages of an Exchange Act registered corporation. We are not restricting our search to any specific business, industry, or geographical location and may participate in a business venture of virtually any kind or nature.
It is the goal of our management, in particular, our Chairman, Quanzhong Lin, to grow our business and to modify its capital structure in order to qualify for a listing on NASDAQ or the NYSE-American exchange. As part of this effort, we will continue to seek to acquire more businesses and to modify our capital structure as necessary to meet the requirements of the exchange to which we apply for a listing.
Our executive offices are at Hongxing International Business Building 2, 14th FL, No. 69 Qingyun South Ave., Jinjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, and our telephone number is +86-28-8669-1072.
Products We Offer
We offer a variety of nutritional products and supplements on behalf of our Company and our marketing clients, which change over time in response to the consumer market. We source and purchase all of our products through third party distributors and manufacturers which we carefully research before determining to distribute a product.
Marketing and Sales Strategy
We market and sell the products we offer directly to our clients on-line and off-line through our direct marketing efforts, through our chain of retail pharmacies and through those of our clients who act as resellers. We distribute informational videos to our clients on line and make multiple posts on social media daily. Off-line, in addition to distributing products through our pharmacies, we utilize person-to-person marketing to promote and sell products. These personal marketing efforts include hosting educational events and allowing customers to utilize our facilities for social gatherings. We believe our marketing strategy is effective because:
| ● | we educate consumers about products face-to-face, which we believe is more effective for differentiating our products than using traditional mass-media advertising, particularly when introducing a new product to an older unsophisticated group of consumers in an environment where it is difficult to obtain accurate, reliable product information; | |
| ● | it provides for actual product demonstrations and use by potential consumers; | |
| ● | it allows us to provide personal testimonials of product efficacy; and | |
| ● | as compared to other marketing methods, we have the opportunity to provide consumers higher levels of service and encourage repeat purchases. |
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In addition to the retail customers who frequent our pharmacies, we market the products we offer to clients who buy our products directly from us for personal or family consumption and clients who buy, use and distribute our products to others.
We offer our clients high-quality, innovative products that provide demonstrable benefits. We attempt to obtain detailed personal information about each of our clients so that we can direct each of them to products that best suit their needs and distribute new products that will appeal to our existing clients. We track the purchases made by every individual who purchases products directly from us. Based upon their purchasing history, we believe a significant majority of our clients purchase the products we sell primarily for personal or family consumption and are not actively pursuing the opportunity we offer to generate income by marketing and reselling products.
Our strategy for increasing the number of clients interested in reselling the products we offer and for developing new clients who demonstrate the ability to sell our products to others, is to provide them with compensation, in the form of quantity purchase discounts and other incentives, such as free meals, travel or vacations. We track the amount of products purchased and frequency of purchases by those clients who sell our products to others and reward them when we think it is appropriate
We offer our clients a customer satisfaction guarantee. Our sales policy allows for the return of unopened products for cash after deducting certain service and transaction fees. As an alternative to returning a product, customers can exchange a product for another of the same value.
Because of restrictions on direct selling and multi-level market in Mainland China, we structured our business model to avoid being placed in either category based on the guidance we received from government officials, our interpretation of applicable regulations, our understanding of the practices of international direct selling companies operating in Mainland China, and our understanding as to how regulators are interpreting and enforcing the regulations.
Competition
Products
The category of nutritional products is very competitive and there are various channels through which such products are marketed to consumers, including direct selling, through the internet, through specialty retailers, pharmacies and discount channels of food, drug and mass merchandisers. We seek to differentiate ourselves by being familiar with our clients and providing a personalized sales experience and focusing on after-sale services where sales employees focus on the consultative sales process through product education and the frequent contact and support that many sales employees have with the clients. From a competitive standpoint, there are many providers and sales outlets of nutritional products in China. We believe that none have effectively combined the product, personal coaching, education and the product access provided by our sales employees and, further, that these efforts are compounded by the peer pressure our clients generate through our organized group sales presentations.
Our Competitive Advantages / Strengths
Client Base
We have clients who primarily join for a discount on products they consume and introductions to new products they might desire, along with clients who also choose to profit by reselling our products. We currently have around 100,000 clients nation-wide in China. The majority purchase products for personal and family use, while others purchase products for their own use and for distribution to others.
When customers purchase the products we offer, information such as the customer’s name and the products purchased, is entered into our computer system, enabling us to develop a profile of more active customers. We do not initially identify a new customer as a preferred client or client distributor but monitor each member’s purchase patterns over time in order to match products to their desires and, eventually, categorize them as a preferred customer or distributor.
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We do not pay salaries or commissions to client distributors. It is our practice to offer client distributors discounts on quantity purchases and to reward them through incentives, such as free meals, travel or vacations.,
People become our clients for a number of reasons. Many first start out as consumers looking to improve their health through better nutrition and join simply to receive a better price on products they and their families consume and enjoy, while others join so they can resell our products and generate income.
Competitive Advantages
| ● | We study the attributes of new products which become available and after researching the benefits which they claim to offer we organize a group of professionals to experience and evaluate the products. Only after we determine that a product is safe, manufactured in conformance with appropriate standards, and has a basis for the claims made, do we recommend a product to our clients. This process ensures our clients get safe, quality products that suit their personal needs and upon which they can rely. | |
| ● | Our clients vary greatly in age, background, health and physical condition. We organize activities and events so that we might learn each client’s family background, physical condition and personal health needs, and categorize them into different groups for different products. For example: “cardiovascular and cerebrovascular group”, “bones and joints”, and “heart health.” | |
| ● | We also focus on after-sale services. Due to the large number of clients that are in the middle-to-older aged groups, we have the ability to have products delivered to our clients’ homes by sales personal who can explain the product and demonstrate its use. Our sales personnel are available on a 24-hour basis for questions from clients. Once a client purchases a product, our in-house health advisors will contact him or her to give appropriate professional advice and consultation both over the phone, of face-to-face if needed. |
Our Strategies
| ● | On-site Publicity. We have rooms available at our sales offices throughout Chengdu at which our clients can gather to play cards, enjoy afternoon teas, and engage in other social activities. The products we distribute are displayed at each of our facilities along with appropriate literature and can be purchased by clients and visitors. | |
| ● | Marketing Events. We periodically host small and large-scale marketing events for up to approximately 1000 participants. These events are held at our premises or at restaurants and during travel. At each event products are demonstrated and our personnel explain the benefits of the products and, if available, representatives of the manufacturer or distributor are on hand to respond to questions or make a presentation. We use holidays, such as “National Day,” “New Year Day,” and “Mid-Autumn Day” as opportunities to host large-scale themed activities or events appropriate for the season. | |
| ● | One-on-one marketing. Salespeople will explain and market products to clients one-on-one at our facilities, during marketing events or at a client’s home or office, which gives a personal touch and more detailed explanation of products. | |
| ● | Convenience of Local Pharmacies. Clients who live or work near the pharmacies we have acquired to date and any we might acquire in the future will be able to more conveniently purchase any of our products they may have originally purchased through our direct marketing programs. |
Seasonality
In general, there is no seasonality in the sale of nutritional products.
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Regulation
General
The distribution of nutritional products is subject to many laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations and guidance. Such laws, regulations and other constraints exist at the national, provincial and local levels, including regulations pertaining to: (1) the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution, importation, sale and storage of products; (2) product claims and advertising, including direct claims and advertising by us, as well as claims and advertising by manufacturers and distributors of the products we offer, for which we may be held responsible; and (3) taxes. As a distributor, we are subject to only a portion of these laws and regulations. We believe that we are fully compliant with those applicable to our activities.
Products
Prior to commencing manufacture or distribution of a product, the manufacturer or distributor may be required to obtain an approval, license or certification from the national, provincial or local government in China. Although we attempt to determine whether all regulatory requirements have been met, we cannot monitor the manufacture of products and cannot be certain that all applicable regulations are satisfied. Moreover, even if we were to determine that a manufacturer or distributor had the requisite license or certification at the beginning of a relationship, we might not become aware if it were to forfeit any regulatory approvals or fail to adhere to applicable requirements.
Regulation of Nutritional Products.
Dietary supplements are subject to regulation by the China Food and Drug Administration. Mainland China has highly restrictive nutritional supplement product regulations. Products marketed as “health foods” are subject to extensive laboratory and clinical analysis by government authorities, and the product registration process in Mainland China generally takes one to two years but, may be substantially longer. We market both “health foods” and “general foods” in Mainland China. As a secondary distributor, we are not in a position to obtain any required license, though we may be held liable if we were to distribute a product which had not been properly tested and registered with the authorities. There is some risk associated with the common practice in Mainland China of marketing a product as a “general food” while seeking “health food” classification. If government officials feel the categorization of a product distributed by us is inconsistent with product claims, ingredients or function, this could end or limit our ability to market such products.
As the middle class has grown, the number of manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements in China has dramatically increased. Many of these enterprises have often ignored applicable laws and distributed adulterated or inferior products. We believe this has created a marketing opportunity which we have tried to exploit as a trusted source of products on which our clients can rely. To the extent our reputation results from reviewing and testing products prior to distributing them, and then distributing only products determined to be safe, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that the manufacturers and distributors upon which we rely are trustworthy. A failure by any of these third parties could cause substantial damage to our reputation, business and financial results.
Direct Selling and Multi-Level Marketing Regulations
Direct selling and multi-level marketing are two forms of marketing regulated by various national, provincial and local government agencies in China. These laws and regulations are generally intended to prevent fraudulent or deceptive schemes, including “pyramid” schemes, which compensate participants primarily for recruiting additional participants without significant emphasis on product sales to consumers.
Under PRC regulations, “direct selling” refers to a type of business mode in which a company recruits door-to-door salesmen to sell products directly to ultimate consumers outside the companies’ fixed places of business. Businesses engaged in “direct selling” are required to obtain a license from the PRC government. A direct selling company is required to provide vocational training for, and conduct an examination of, any sales promoter it recruits, and obtain a certificate for each sales promoter after the sales promoter has passed the examination. A direct selling company is also required, when commencing operations, to deposit RMB 20 million ($2.9 million) in a special account with a designated bank, which deposit is adjusted on a monthly basis to equal 15% of the operator’s sales from direct selling products up to RMB 0.1 billion ($14.5 million).
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We do not engage in direct selling activities subject to regulations prevalent in China since we do not employee sales personnel engaged in door-to-door sales outside our place of business.
Under PRC regulations, “multi-level marketing” refers to marketing, promotional and sales activities whereby organizers or operators take in new members and compensate each member based upon the number of new members introduced by such member, directly or indirectly, or based upon the level of sales generated by the members introduced by such member. The regulations also prohibit an organizer from requiring new members to deposit a sum of money as a condition to membership, or requiring that members recruit additional members to establish a multi-level relationship. PRC regulations distinguish direct selling from multi-level marketing in that all direct sellers are normally trained by the direct selling company and any direct seller is not allowed to develop new followers or form multiple levels.
We are not in the direct selling category or multi-level marketing category since (i) we do not pay salaries or commissions to our member distributors, who decide as a matter of personal preference whether to introduce our products to relatives or friends based on their own personal experience of usage and/or trust of our company’s products; (ii) we do not require individuals to deposit a sum of money to become a member; and (iii) we do not pay members to recruit individuals to join in or to form a multi-level relationship.
Nevertheless, the laws and regulations governing direct selling and multi-level marketing may be modified or reinterpreted from time to time, which may cause us to change our business model. Regulations are subject to discretionary interpretation by regulators and governmental authorities. There is often ambiguity and uncertainty with respect to the implication of direct selling and anti-pyramiding laws and regulations.
Employees
As of March 15, 2022, we had approximately 217 full-time employees, of which approximately 18 were in management and administration, 62 were sales and service personnel, 53 were in public relations and sales support, 40 were in retail at the pharmacies and 44 were in management and staffing at the Shangyan Hotel.
Corporate History
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on December 30, 1987.
In February 2017, Mr. Quanzhong Lin, our President, purchased approximately 65% of our then outstanding shares of common stock. In December 2017, we issued additional shares of our common stock to Mr. Lin, the sole stockholder of AiXin BVI, for all of the outstanding shares of AiXin BVI, pursuant to a share exchange agreement. Mr. Lin then owned approximately 80.8% of our outstanding shares.
Effective February 1, 2018, we changed our name to AiXin Life International., Inc. (“AiXin”).
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this report, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
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Risks Related to Our Business
Covid – 19 Pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that infections caused by the coronavirus disease of 2019 (“COVID-19”) had become pandemic. Economies throughout the world, including that of China, have been severely disrupted by the effects of the pandemic and the quarantines, stay at home orders, business closures and the reluctance of individuals to leave their homes resulting from the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic. China adopted and continues to rely upon a “zero-tolerance” policy pursuant to which it has declared a number of total and partial lockdowns in cities throughout China, including Chengdu. These lockdowns and any accompanying travel restrictions have adversely impacted many industries in China. As a company which does business exclusively in Chengdu, a city in Western China, our business has been adversely impacted by the outbreak of Covid-19, travel restrictions and lockdowns in Chengdu. These impacts included difficulty in obtaining adequate quantities from our suppliers, lower occupancy rates at our hotel and decreased sales of certain products. We cannot forecast with any certainty whether the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will increase, or the extent to which our business may be negatively impacted by an increase in cases as a result of the spread of a new variant and restrictions imposed by the Chinese governments in response to any such increase. Any such disruption may materially impact our business and our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the retaliatory measures imposed by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and other countries and the responses of Russia to such measures have caused significant disruptions to domestic and foreign economies.
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation had an immediate impact on the global economy resulting in higher prices for oil and other commodities. The United States, United Kingdom, European Union and other countries responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by imposing various economic sanctions and bans. Russia has responded with its own retaliatory measures. These measures have impacted the availability and price of certain raw materials. The invasion and retaliatory measures also disrupted economic markets. The global impact of these measures is continually evolving and cannot be predicted with certainty and there is no assurance that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and responses thereto will not further disrupt the global economy and supply chain. Further, there is no assurance that even when the invasion of Ukraine ceases, that nations will not continue to impose sanctions and bans on other nations.
While these events have not interrupted our operations or materially impacted our ability to obtain raw materials, these or future developments resulting from the invasion of Ukraine could make it difficult for or increase the cost of certain raw materials, or make it difficult to access debt and equity capital on attractive terms, if at all, and impact our ability to fund business activities and repay debt on a timely basis.
In reading the remaining risk factors set forth below, in each case, consider the additional uncertainties caused by Global events such as COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.
We require significant investment to expand or maintain the current level of our business.
We will require significant expenditures in the future to fund future growth. We intend to fund our growth out of internal sources of liquidity or through additional financing from external sources, including our principal stockholder. Given our recent results of operations, we cannot rely upon internally generated cash to significantly expand our current level of operations. Our ability to obtain external financing in the future at a reasonable cost is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including:
| ● | our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows; |
| ● | the condition of the global and domestic financial markets; and |
| ● | changes in the monetary policy of the PRC government with respect to bank interest rates and lending practices. |
If we require additional funds and cannot obtain them on acceptable terms when required or at all, we may be unable to fulfill our working capital needs, upgrade our existing facilities or expand our business, and may have to reduce the level of our operations. These factors may also prevent us from entering into transactions that would otherwise benefit our business or implementing our future strategies. Any of these factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We face intense competition, and if we do not compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose market share and suffer losses.
We face intense competition. We believe our ability to compete depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control. Some of our current and potential competitors may have greater financial, marketing, user traffic and other resources than we have. Certain of our competitors may be able to devote greater resources to marketing and promotional campaigns and devote substantially more resources to website and system development than us. Increased competition may reduce our market share and require us to increase our marketing and promotional efforts, which could negatively affect our operating margins or force us to incur losses. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors, and competitive pressures may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
We may have difficulty in managing our future growth and any associated increased scale of our operations.
We expect to expand through both organic growth and acquisitions. Our future expansion may place a significant strain on our managerial, operational, technical and financial resources. In order to better allocate our resources to manage our growth, we must hire, recruit and manage our workforce effectively and implement adequate internal controls in a timely manner. If we are unable to effectively manage our growth and the associated increased scale of our operations, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Any damage to our reputation or our failure to enhance our recognition as a distributor of quality nutritional products may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We believe the market recognition and reputation we achieved have significantly contributed to the success of our business. Maintaining and enhancing our reputation is critical to our success and ability to compete. Many factors, some of which are beyond our control, may negatively impact our reputation, such as:
| ● | any failure to maintain a pleasant and reliable experience for clients; | |
| ● | any adverse reaction of one or more of our clients to any product we distribute, including reactions caused by the delivery of inferior or adulterated products by one of our suppliers; and | |
| ● | any negative publicity about us, including any actual or perceived product quality problems. |
If we are unable to maintain a good reputation, further enhance our recognition as a distributor of quality nutritional products, continue to develop our user loyalty and increase positive awareness of the products we offer, our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Changes in economic conditions and consumer confidence in China may influence the market for nutritional products, consumer preferences and spending patterns.
Our business and revenue growth primarily depend on the size of the market for nutritional products in China. As a result, our revenue and profitability may be negatively affected by changes in national, regional or local economic conditions and consumer confidence in China. In particular, as we focus on our expansion in metropolitan markets, where living standards and consumer purchasing power are relatively high, we are especially susceptible to changes in economic conditions, consumer confidence and customer preferences of the urban Chinese population. External factors beyond our control that affect consumer confidence include unemployment rates, levels of personal disposable income, national, regional or local economic conditions, and acts of war or terrorism. Changes in economic conditions and consumer confidence could adversely affect consumer preferences, purchasing power and spending patterns. A decrease in overall consumer spending as a result of changes in economic conditions could adversely affect our sales of nutritional supplements and negatively impact our profitability. In addition, acts of war or terrorism may cause damage to our facilities, disrupt the supply of the products we market and sell or adversely impact consumer demand. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We may not be able to timely identify or otherwise effectively respond to changing customer preferences, and we may fail to optimize our product offering and inventory position.
The market for nutritional products in China is rapidly evolving and is subject to rapidly changing customer preferences that are difficult to predict. Our success depends on our ability to anticipate and identify customer preferences and adapt our product selection to meet these preferences. In particular, we must optimize our product selection and inventory positions based on sales trends. We cannot provide assurance that our product selection will accurately reflect customer preferences at any given time. If we fail to accurately anticipate either the market for our products or customers’ purchasing habits or fail to respond to customers’ changing preferences promptly and effectively, we may not be able to adapt our product selection to customer preferences or make appropriate adjustments to our inventory positions, which could significantly reduce our revenue and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We market a relatively few nutritional products from a limited number of manufacturers.
We currently mainly offer a limited number of nutritional and health products from a limited number of manufacturers. Unless we are able to significantly increase the number of nutritional and other products we market and sell and the number of manufacturers who distribute their products through our distribution channel, we will be unable to increase our revenues.
Our business depends substantially on the continuing efforts of our executive officers and key employees, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
We currently depend on the continued services and performance of the key members of our management team, in particular Mr. Quanzhong Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. Lin is our founder and his leadership has played an integral role in our growth. Our future success depends substantially on the continued efforts of our executive officers and key employees. If one or more of our executive officers or key employees were unable or unwilling to continue their service, we might not be able to replace them easily, in a timely manner, or at all, and our business may be severely disrupted, our financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected and we may incur additional expenses to recruit, train and retain personnel.
Our current management may have no experience in operating businesses we may acquire.
If we acquire a new business, it may be in an industry in which our management has no experience. In such event, we may need to engage new management personnel to manage such business. There is no assurance we will be able to retain the services of qualified individuals or that they will be able to integrate with our current management and successfully operate our new business and that our current management will not be distracted from operating our current businesses. Any failure to attract new or retain key these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
There are risks associated with offering new products.
The introduction of new products typically carries risks associated with determining whether there will be consumer acceptance and the appropriate pricing strategy and the establishment of reliable sources of supply. In addition, any new product may fail to gain acceptance after significant expenditures are made. If we are unsuccessful in identifying new products that appeal to our clients, then our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Our key executive does not devote full time to our operations.
Mr. Quanzhong Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is involved in a number of businesses and does not devote all of his working time to our operations. Our positive reputation is derived from Mr. Lin’s business success and standing in the community. If Mr. Lin does not devote sufficient attention to our business, our operations could suffer and our financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. If Mr. Lin’s other businesses should fail or if his reputation in the community should be impaired, our business could suffer and our financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
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Some of the other businesses operated by Mr. Lin or his affiliates may be deemed competitors of ours.
Mr. Quanzhong Lin is engaged in other businesses. Should such businesses prove more successful than ours, Mr. Lin could choose to focus his attention on such businesses which could cause him to fail to devote sufficient attention to our business and our operations could suffer and our financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected
Our principal shareholder is not familiar with American business practices.
Mr. Quanzhong Lin, our founder and principal shareholder, is a citizen of the PRC and an active entrepreneur in Chengdu. Mr. Lin is not familiar with American business practices and is heavily influenced by the business culture in the PRC. Certain governmental entities pay bonuses or subsidies to individuals in China whose companies become publicly traded in America and there is a certain level of respect and prestige associated with being the Chinese principal of a company which is publicly traded in the U.S. Mr. Lin’s motivation for causing the business of AiXinZhongdong to become a part of a U.S. publicly-traded company may differ from those of American entrepreneurs and his values may cause him to operate the business differently than would an American entrepreneur.
If we are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Our future success depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, particularly management, technical and marketing personnel with expertise in nutritional products. Our sales and customer service teams are critical to maintaining the quality of our services as they frequently interact with our clients. We must continue to attract qualified personnel at a fast pace to increase the number of our clients and products we distribute. As we are still a relatively young company, our ability to train and integrate new employees into our operations may not meet the growing demands of our business. If we are unable to attract, train, and retain qualified personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as our ability to obtain financing, may be adversely affected by the downturn in the global or Chinese economy.
It is unclear whether the Chinese economy will resume its high growth rate after the impact of Covid-19 dissipates. There is considerable uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies that have been adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some of the world’s leading economies, including the United States. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected or perceived overall economic growth rate in China.
The sale of nutritional products may be affected by economic downturns. Our products may be viewed as discretionary by our clients, who may choose to discontinue or reduce spending on such products during an economic downturn. In such an event, our ability to retain existing clients and increase or maintain our sales will be adversely affected, which would in turn negatively impact our business and results of operations.
Moreover, a slowdown or disruption in the global or China’s economy may have a material and adverse impact on financing available to us. There is a risk that our business, results of operations and prospects would be materially and adversely affected by any global economic downturn or disruption or slowdown of China’s economy.
Future strategic alliances or acquisitions may have a material and adverse effect on our business, reputation and results of operations.
We may in the future enter into strategic alliances with various third parties to further our business purposes from time to time. Strategic alliances with third parties could subject us to a number of risks, including risks associated with sharing proprietary information, non-performance by the counter-party, and an increase in expenses incurred in establishing new strategic alliances, any of which may materially and adversely affect our business. In addition, to the extent the strategic partner suffers negative publicity or harm to their reputation from events relating to their business, we may also suffer negative publicity or harm to our reputation by virtue of our association with such third parties, and we may have little ability to control or monitor their actions.
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In addition, although we have no current acquisition plans, if we are presented with appropriate opportunities, we may acquire additional assets, products, technologies or businesses that are complementary to our existing business, including businesses that are owned or controlled by Mr. Lin or his affiliates. Future acquisitions and the subsequent integration of new assets and businesses into our own would require significant attention from our management and could result in a diversion of resources from our existing business, which in turn could have an adverse effect on our business operations. Acquired assets or businesses may not generate the financial results we expect. Furthermore, acquisitions could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the occurrence of significant goodwill impairment charges, amortization expenses for other intangible assets and exposure to potential unknown liabilities of the acquired business. Moreover, the costs of identifying and consummating acquisitions may be significant. In addition to possible shareholders’ approval, we may also have to obtain approvals and licenses from the relevant government authorities in the PRC for the acquisitions and to comply with any applicable PRC laws and regulations, which could result in increased costs and delay.
If we or our PRC subsidiaries acquire any domestic companies in China, such acquisition will be subject to PRC laws and regulations on foreign investment. We and our PRC subsidiaries are restricted or prohibited from directly acquiring interests in companies in certain industries under PRC laws and regulations. Our consolidated affiliated entities outside of the PRC are not subject to PRC laws and regulations on foreign investment and may acquire PRC companies operating in industries where foreign investments are restricted or prohibited. However, there are uncertainties with respect to the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations regarding indirect foreign investments in such industries.
We have limited business insurance coverage.
Insurance companies in China currently do not offer as extensive an array of insurance products as insurance companies do in more developed economies. We do not have any business liability or disruption insurance to cover our operations. We have determined that the costs of insuring for these risks and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical for us to have such insurance. Any uninsured occurrence of business disruption may result in our incurring substantial costs and the diversion of resources, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
The PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities.
The PRC government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. We believe our operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of the jurisdictions in which we operate may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof.
In addition, the PRC government, through its various government agencies and industry associations, is accumulating vast amounts of data into huge data bases intended to enable it to tighten control over its residents. As a result of a social credit system designed by the PRC government to reward or punish business enterprises, foreign and domestic, in the conduct of their activities within the PRC, the PRC government is capable of exerting enormous influence over those business enterprises, which could adversely affect their results of operations and financial condition.
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Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
The PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal cases have limited value as precedents. In the late 1970s, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protections afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in China. Our PRC subsidiary is subject to laws and regulations applicable to various PRC laws and regulations generally applicable to companies in China. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involve uncertainties.
From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainty over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.
Changes in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
All of our assets and clients are in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in China generally and by continued economic growth in China as a whole.
China’s economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the PRC government has implemented measures since the late 1970s emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the PRC government. In addition, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The PRC government also exercises significant control over the PRC economic growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
While China’s economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy, and may slow down in the future. Some of the government measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy but, may have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. Any stimulus measures designed to boost the Chinese economy may contribute to higher inflation, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. For example, certain operating costs and expenses, such as employee compensation and office operating expenses, may increase as a result of higher inflation.
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As exemplified by the outbreak of Covid-19, natural disasters, public health crises, political crises, and other catastrophic events or other events outside of our control may adversely impact our business, the welfare of our customers or the operations of third parties on which we depend and could impact consumer spending.
Our business and operating results are subject to, and can suffer from, the adverse effects of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, power shortages or outages, floods or monsoons, public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, political crises, such as terrorism, war, political instability or other conflict, or other events outside of our control. Such conditions can also impact the facilities and business operations of our suppliers, third-party service providers or customers which, in turn, could adversely affect our business operations. Moreover, these types of events could negatively impact consumer spending in the impacted regions or depending upon the severity, globally, which could adversely impact our operating results. For example, in December 2019, an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, emerged in Wuhan, China. Within weeks, despite efforts to contain the virus in China that included widespread shutdowns of cities and businesses, the number of those infected grew significantly, and beyond China’s borders. The spread of the virus has adversely affected businesses, supply chains, business travel, commodity prices, consumer confidence and business sentiment throughout China and elsewhere. At this point, the full extent to which the coronavirus may impact our results remains uncertain.
If relations between the United States and China worsen, investors may be unwilling to hold or buy our stock and our stock price may decrease, and the Chinese economy may be negatively impacted.
At various times during recent years, the United States (“U.S.”) and China have had significant disagreements over political and economic issues. Most recently, a dispute has erupted over the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, and the initial disclosures made by the Chinese government with respect to the outbreak. Controversies may arise in the future between these two countries. Any political or trade controversies between the United States and China, whether or not directly related to our business, could reduce the price of our common stock.
The outbreak of Covid-19 has caused many politicians in the United States to question its dependence upon China as a source of certain products. Were the United States to adopt a policy intended to establish sources for certain products in the United States or otherwise outside of China, it could negatively impact the Chinese economy and demand for our products.
The slowing economic growth in China may assert a negative impact on our operation and financial results.
After experiencing rapid growth for more than a decade, China’s economy has been hit by shrinking foreign and domestic demand, weak investment, factory overcapacity and oversupply in the property market, and has experienced a painful slowdown in the last two years, exacerbated by the outbreak of Covid-19. As the government tries to shift the growth engine away from manufacturing and debt-fueled investment toward the services sector and consumer spending, the outlook of the Chinese economy is uncertain.
Under the EIT Law, we may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, that became effective on January 1, 2008, an enterprise established outside the PRC with “de facto management bodies” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. Under the implementation rules to the EIT Law, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise. In addition, a circular, known as SAT Circular 82, issued in April 2009 and amended in January 2014 by the State Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, specifies that certain offshore incorporated enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel decision making bodies; key properties, accounting books, company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders’ meetings; and half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights. Further to SAT Circular 82, the SAT issued a bulletin, known as SAT Bulletin 45, which took effect in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular 82 and clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated resident enterprises.” SAT Bulletin 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and administration on post-determination matters. Although both SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining criteria set forth in SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises, PRC enterprise groups or by PRC or foreign individuals.
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We are subject to the 25% enterprise income tax. However, since all of our activities are in China, we do not believe AiXinZhonghong or our Company meet all of the conditions to be classified as a PRC resident enterprise., However, if we engage in activities outside of Mainland China, the PRC tax authorities may classify AiXinZhonghong or our company as a PRC resident enterprise, which would result in a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences. First, we or our offshore subsidiaries will be subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax on our world-wide income, which could materially reduce our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations.
Furthermore, although dividends paid by one PRC tax resident enterprise to an offshore incorporated PRC resident enterprise controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups should qualify as “tax-exempt income” under the EIT Law and Bulletin 45, we cannot assure you that dividends paid by our PRC subsidiary to AiXin HK will not be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control authorities, which enforce the withholding tax on dividends, and the PRC tax authorities have not yet issued guidance with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes but not controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups.
Finally, dividends payable by us to our investors and gains on the sale of our shares may be become subject to PRC withholding tax.
We may not be able to obtain certain benefits under the relevant tax treaty on dividends paid by our PRC subsidiaries to us through AiXin HK.
We are a holding company incorporated under the laws of Colorado and as such rely on dividends and other distributions on equity from our PRC subsidiaries to satisfy part of our liquidity requirements. Pursuant to the EIT Law, a withholding tax rate of 10% currently applies to dividends paid by a PRC “resident enterprise” to a foreign enterprise investor, unless any such foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for preferential tax treatment. Pursuant to a Notice 112 issued by the SAT in January 2008 and the Arrangement between the Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, or the Double Taxation Arrangement (Hong Kong), such withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if the PRC enterprise is at least 25% held by a Hong Kong enterprise at all times within the 12-month period immediately prior to distribution of the dividends and is determined by the relevant PRC tax authority to have satisfied other conditions and requirements under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement (Hong Kong) and other applicable PRC laws. Pursuant to a SAT Circular 601 issued by the SAT in October 2009, non-resident enterprises that cannot provide valid supporting documents as “beneficial owners” may not be approved to enjoy tax treaty benefits, and “beneficial owners” refers to individuals, enterprises or other organizations which are normally engaged in substantive operations. These rules also set forth certain adverse factors on the recognition of a “beneficial owner”. Specifically, they expressly exclude a “conduit company,” or any company established for the purposes of avoiding or reducing tax obligations or transferring or accumulating profits and not engaged in actual operations such as manufacturing, sales or management, from being a “beneficial owner.” Whether a non-resident company may obtain tax benefits under the relevant tax treaty will be subject to approval of the relevant PRC tax authority and will be determined by the PRC tax authority on a case-by-case basis. In June 2012, the SAT further provides in an announcement that a comprehensive analysis should be made when determining the beneficial owner status based on various factors supported by documents including the articles of association, financial statements, records of cash movements, board meeting minutes, board resolutions, staffing and materials, relevant expenditures, functions and risk assumption as well as relevant contracts and other information. Our Hong Kong subsidiary has not applied for the approval for a withholding tax rate of 5% from the local tax authority as our PRC subsidiaries have not paid dividends due to their loss-making status in the past and will not be able to pay dividends in the future until they have achieved accumulated profits.We plan to have our Hong Kong subsidiary assume some managerial and administrative functions, as well as conduct other business functions in the future. Once we implement such a plan, we do not believe that our Hong Kong subsidiary will be considered a conduit company as defined under SAT Circular 601. However, our Hong Kong subsidiary as currently situated may be considered a conduit company and we cannot assure you that the relevant PRC tax authority will agree with our view when our Hong Kong subsidiary applies to obtain tax benefits under the relevant tax treaty in the future. As a result, although our PRC subsidiary is currently wholly owned by our Hong Kong subsidiary, we may not be able to enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement (Hong Kong) and therefore be subject to withholding tax at a rate of 10% with respect to dividends to be paid by our PRC subsidiary to AiXin HK.
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Enhanced scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may pursue in the future.
In connection with the EIT Law, the Ministry of Finance and the SAT jointly issued a SAT Circular 59 in April 2009, and the SAT issued a SAT Circular 698 in December 2009. Both SAT Circular 59 and Circular 698 became effective retroactively on January 1, 2008.
According to SAT Circular 698, where a non-resident enterprise transfers the equity interests of a PRC “resident enterprise” indirectly by disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, or an Indirect Transfer, and the overseas holding company is located in a tax jurisdiction that: (1) has an effective tax rate less than 12.5% or (2) does not tax foreign income of its residents, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, must report to the relevant tax authority of the PRC “resident enterprise” this Indirect Transfer. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such Indirect Transfer may be subject to PRC withholding tax at up to 10%. SAT Circular 698 also provides that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests in a PRC “resident enterprise” to its related parties at a price lower than the fair market value, the relevant tax authority has the power to make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable income of the transaction. In addition, the PRC “resident enterprise” is supposed to provide necessary assistance to support the enforcement of SAT Circular 698.
There is little guidance and practical experience as to the application of SAT Circular 698, and it is possible that the PRC tax authorities would pursue our offshore shareholders to conduct a filing regarding our offshore restructuring transactions where non-resident investors were involved and would request our PRC subsidiary to assist in providing such disclosures. In addition, if our offshore subsidiaries are deemed to lack substance they could be disregarded by the PRC tax authorities. As a result, we and our non-resident investors may become at risk of being taxed under SAT Circular 698 and may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Circular 698 or to establish that we should not be taxed under SAT Circular 698, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations or the non-resident investors’ investments in us.
By promulgating and implementing these circulars, the PRC tax authorities have enhanced their scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-resident enterprise. The PRC tax authorities have the discretion under SAT Circular 59 and SAT Circular 698 to make adjustments to the taxable capital gains based on the difference between the fair value of the equity interests transferred and the cost of investment. Although we currently have no confirmed plans to pursue any acquisitions in China or elsewhere in the world, we may pursue acquisitions in the future that may involve complex corporate structures. If we are considered a non-resident enterprise under the EIT Law and if the PRC tax authorities make adjustments under SAT Circular 59 or SAT Circular 698, our income tax costs associated with such potential acquisitions will be increased, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
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PRC regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.
Six PRC regulatory agencies promulgated regulations effective on September 8, 2006 that are commonly referred to as the M&A Rules. The M&A Rules establish procedures and requirements that could make some acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors more time-consuming and complex, including requirements in some instances that the Ministry of Commerce be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise. In addition, national security review rules issued by the PRC governmental authorities in 2011 require acquisitions by foreign investors of domestic companies engaged in military-related or certain other industries that are crucial to national security to be subject to prior security review. Moreover, the Anti-Monopoly Law requires that the Ministry of Commerce shall be notified in advance of any concentration of undertaking if certain thresholds are triggered. We may expand our business in part by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the M&A Rules, security review rules and other PRC regulations to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and any required approval processes, including obtaining approval from the Ministry of Commerce, may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain our market share.
PRC regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, or otherwise expose us to liability and penalties under PRC law.
The PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE, promulgated in October 2005 a SAFE Circular 75 that requires PRC citizens or residents to register with SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving a roundtrip investment whereby the offshore entity acquires or controls onshore assets or equity interests held by the PRC citizens or residents. In addition, such PRC citizens or residents must update their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle undergoes material events relating to increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, mergers or divisions, long-term equity or debt investments, external guarantees, or other material events that do not involve roundtrip investments. Subsequent regulations further clarified that PRC subsidiaries of an offshore company governed by the SAFE regulations are required to coordinate and supervise the filing of SAFE registrations in a timely manner by the offshore holding company’s shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents. If these shareholders fail to comply, the PRC subsidiaries are required to report to the local SAFE branches. If our shareholders who are PRC citizens or residents do not complete their registration with the local SAFE branches, our PRC subsidiary may be prohibited from distributing its profits and proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute additional capital to our PRC subsidiary. Moreover, failure to comply with the various SAFE registration requirements described above could result in liabilities for our PRC subsidiary under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions, including (1) the requirement by SAFE to return the foreign exchange remitted overseas within a period specified by SAFE, with a fine of up to 30% of the total amount of foreign exchange remitted overseas and deemed to have been evasive and (2) in circumstances involving serious violations, a fine of no less than 30% of and up to the total amount of remitted foreign exchange deemed evasive. Furthermore, the persons-in-charge and other persons at our PRC subsidiary who are held directly liable for the violations may be subject to criminal sanctions.
These foreign exchange regulations provide that PRC residents include both PRC citizens, meaning any individual who holds a PRC passport or resident identification card, and individuals who are non-PRC citizens but primarily reside in the PRC due to their economic ties to the PRC. We have requested PRC residents holding direct or indirect interest in our company to our knowledge to make the necessary applications, filings and amendments as required under SAFE Circular 75 and other related rules. However, we cannot assure you that all of our shareholders who are PRC citizens and hold interests in us have registered with the local SAFE branch as required under SAFE Circular 75. In addition, we may not be informed of the identities of all the PRC residents holding direct or indirect interest in our company, and we cannot provide any assurances that these PRC residents will comply with our request to make or obtain any applicable registrations or comply with other requirements required by SAFE Circular 75 or other related rules. A failure by our PRC resident shareholders or future PRC resident shareholders to comply with the SAFE regulations, if SAFE requires it, could subject us to fines or other legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment activities, limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.
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Furthermore, it is unclear how these regulations, and any future regulation concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be interpreted, amended and implemented by the relevant government authorities. We cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to a more stringent review and approval process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, either we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, may not be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.
Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
Substantially all of our revenues and expenditures are denominated in RMB. As the functional currency for our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities is RMB, fluctuations in the exchange rate may cause us to incur foreign exchange losses on any foreign currency holdings they may have. If we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.
The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions and China’s foreign exchange policies. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar, and the Renminbi appreciated more than 20% against the U.S. dollar over the following three years. It is difficult to predict how long the current situation may last and when and how it may change again. There remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt a substantial liberalization of its currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation in the value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. Significant revaluation of the Renminbi may have a material and adverse effect on your investment. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from securities offerings outside of China into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our common stock or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. In August 2015, the PRC Government devalued its currency by approximately 3%, representing the largest yuan depreciation in 20 years. Concerns remain that China’s slowing economy, and in particular its exports, will need a stimulus that can only come from further cuts in the exchange rate.
Recently, as part of the trade war between the two countries, the United States imposed tariffs on a large number of products exported from China to the United States. Subsequently, the RMB depreciated relative to the U. S. dollar causing the United States to consider what further actions it could take to address the situation.
Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the Renminbi relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations. The income statements of our operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currencies denominated transactions results in reduced revenue, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. Similarly, to the extent the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions results in increased revenue, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. We are also exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as we convert the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars in consolidation. If there is a change in foreign currency exchange rates, the conversion of the foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements into U.S. dollars will lead to a translation gain or loss, which is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions. While we may enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited, and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all.
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Fluctuation in the value of RMB may have a material adverse effect on your investment.
The value of RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. Our revenues, costs, and financial assets are denominated in RMB, while our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, this may result in gains or losses from currency translation on our financial statements. We rely entirely on dividends from our operating subsidiary in China. Therefore, any significant fluctuation in the value of RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings, financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our stock in U.S. dollars. For example, an appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar would, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for such purposes, make any new RMB denominated investments or expenditures more costly to us. An appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar would result in foreign currency translation gains for financial reporting purposes when we translate our RMB denominated financial assets into U.S. dollars, as the U.S. dollar is our reporting currency.
Dividends we receive from our subsidiaries located in the PRC may be subject to PRC withholding tax.
The EIT Law provides that a maximum income tax of 20% is applicable to dividends payable to non-PRC investors that are “non-resident enterprises,” to the extent such dividends are derived from sources within the PRC. However, the State Council has reduced such rate to ten percent (10%) through the implementation regulations. We are a Colorado holding company and all of our income is derived from our AiXinZhonghong subsidiary located in the PRC. Therefore, dividends paid to us from China may be subject to the 10% income tax if we are considered a “non-resident enterprise” under the EIT Law. If we are required under the EIT Law and its implementation regulations to pay income tax for any dividends we receive from our PRC subsidiaries, it may have a material and adverse effect on our net income and materially reduce the amount of dividends, if any, we may pay to our shareholders.
We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption laws, and any determination that we violated these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations, agreements with third parties and we make the majority of our sales in China. PRC also strictly prohibits bribery of government officials. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by the employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company, even though they may not always be subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees. However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants, sales agents or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the U.S. government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.
Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could limit the legal protections available to you and us.
We conduct all of our business through AiXinZhonghong, our subsidiary in the PRC. AiXinZhonghong is subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on written statutes, and prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since 1979, a series of new PRC laws and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, since the PRC legal system continues to evolve rapidly, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties, which may limit legal protections available to you and us. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. In addition, all of our executive officers and all of our directors are residents of China and not of the U.S., and substantially all the assets of these persons are located outside the U.S. As a result, it could be difficult for investors to effect service of process in the U.S. or to enforce a judgment obtained in the U.S. against our Chinese operations, subsidiary and affiliate.
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You may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us.
We are a Colorado holding company, but AiXin BVI is a British Virgin Islands corporation, AiXin HK is a Hong Kong company, and our operating subsidiary AiXinZhonghong, is located in the PRC. Virtually all of our assets are located outside the U.S. and all of our current operations are conducted in the PRC. In addition, all of our directors and officers, with the exception of our newest director, Christopher Lee, are residents of China. Substantially all of the assets of these persons are located outside the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the U.S. upon these persons. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments predicated on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts. The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. Courts in China may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other arrangements that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments with the U.S. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, courts in the PRC will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates basic principles of PRC law or national sovereignty, security or the public interest. So it is uncertain whether a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the U.S.
Future inflation in China may inhibit our ability to conduct business in China.
In recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and highly fluctuating rates of inflation. During the past ten years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 20.7% and as low as -2.2%. These factors have led to the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market for our products and our company.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and Our Status as a Public Company
Our common stock is quoted on OTCQX which may have an unfavorable impact on our stock price and liquidity.
Our common stock is quoted on OTCQX under the symbol “AXIN”. The trading market for securities of companies quoted on OTCQX or other quotation systems is substantially less liquid than the average trading market for companies listed on a national securities exchange. The quotation of our shares on OTCQX may result in a less liquid market available for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of our common stock, could depress the market price of our common stock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.
Our Chief Executive Officer who is our principal stockholder has substantial influence over our Company, and his interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other stockholders.
Quanzhong Lin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, owns substantially in excess of a majority of our outstanding shares. As a result, Mr. Lin has significant influence over our business, including decisions regarding acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions, including potential transactions in which he may have a conflict of interest. As a result of this concentration of ownership, you and our other stockholders, acting alone, may not have the ability to determine the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of our directors or significant corporate transactions. In addition, this concentration of ownership, which is not subject to any voting restrictions, may discourage, delay or thwart efforts by third parties to take-over or effect a change in control of our company which could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company, and may limit the price that investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
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Our management is not familiar with the United States securities laws.
Our management, with the exception of our newest Director, Christopher Lee, is generally unfamiliar with the requirements of the U.S. securities laws and may not appreciate the need to devote the resources necessary to comply with such laws. A failure to adequately respond to applicable securities laws could lead to investigations by the SEC and other regulatory authorities that could be costly, divert management’s attention and disrupt our business.
Our accounting personnel who are primarily responsible for the preparation and supervision of the preparation of our financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. have had no education or training in U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations pertaining to financial reporting, which could impact our ability to prepare our financial statements and convert our books and records to U.S. GAAP.
We maintain our books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the PRC, or PRC GAAP. Our accounting personnel in the PRC who have the primary responsibilities of preparing and supervising the preparation of financial statements under U.S. GAAP have had no education or training in U.S. GAAP and related SEC rules and regulations. As such, they may be unable to identify potential accounting and disclosure issues that may arise upon the conversion of our books and records from PRC GAAP to U.S. GAAP, which could affect our ability to prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have taken steps to ensure that our financial statements are in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including our hiring of a U.S. accounting firm to work with our PRC accounting personnel and management to convert our books and records to U.S. GAAP and prepare our financial statements. However, the measures we have taken may not be sufficient to mitigate the foregoing risks. Furthermore, the need to comply with U.S. GAAP may require us to expend substantial amounts of resources and time that could divert our management’s attention and disrupt our business.
We will incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance requirements, including establishing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting, and we may be exposed to potential risks if we are unable to comply with these requirements.
As a public company we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), together with rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable market regulators. These rules impose various requirements on public companies, including requiring certain corporate governance practices. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these requirements. These rules will increase our legal and financial costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly.
PRC companies have historically not adopted a Western style of management and financial reporting concepts and practices, which include strong corporate governance, internal controls and, computer, financial and other control systems. Most of our middle and top management staff are not educated and trained in the Western system, and we may have difficulty hiring new employees in the PRC with such training. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices that meet Western standards.
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal controls for financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. In particular, we must perform system and process evaluations and testing of our internal controls over financial reporting to allow management to report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Compliance with Section 404 may require that we incur substantial accounting expenses and expend significant management efforts. When we completed the acquisition of AiXin BVI, we adopted the financial reporting controls and disclosure controls and procedures of AiXinZhonghong. The financial controls and disclosure controls and procedures of AiXinZhonghong are not adequate for a public company. Among others weaknesses, the lack of familiarity of our accounting staff with U.S. GAAP constitutes a material weakness in our controls for financial reporting. We have taken steps to rectify this weakness, including hiring a U.S. accounting firm to work with our management and accounting personnel. There is no assurance, however, that the steps taken to date will be sufficient to rectify this material weakness. In the event that we fail to remedy the weaknesses in our controls over financial reporting and adopt appropriate disclosure controls and procedures, our financial reporting may be deficient and we may fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and other U.S. securities laws, in which event, the market price of our common stock could decline if investors and others lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other applicable regulatory authorities.
If we become directly subject to the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S. publicly-traded Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price and reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock, especially if such matter cannot be addressed and resolved favorably.
U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China, particularly companies that completed reverse merger transactions, have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity have focused on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many Chinese companies has sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to stockholder lawsuits, SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what affect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on our company, our business and our stock price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from growing our company. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, our company and business operations will be severely impacted and your investment in our stock could be rendered worthless.
Techniques employed by manipulative short sellers in Chinese small-cap stocks may drive down the market price of our common stock.
Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from the difference in the sale price of the borrowed securities and the purchase price of the replacement shares. As it is therefore in the short seller’s best interests for the price of the stock to decline, there have been incidents of short sellers publishing, or arranging to publish negative opinions in order to create negative market momentum. While traditionally these disclosed shorts have been limited in their ability to access mainstream business media or to otherwise create negative market rumors, the rise of the Internet and technological advancements regarding document creation, videotaping and publication by weblog (“blogging”) have allowed many disclosed shorts to publicly attack a company’s credibility, strategy and veracity by means of so-called research reports that mimic the type of investment analysis performed by large Wall Street firms and independent research analysts. These short attacks have, in the past, resulted in the selling of shares in the market, on occasion on a large scale and broad base. Issuers with business operations based in the PRC, that have limited trading volumes and that are susceptible to higher volatility levels than U.S. domestic large-cap stocks can be particularly vulnerable to such short attacks.
These short seller publications are not regulated by any governmental, self-regulatory organization or other official authority in the U.S., are not subject to the certification requirements imposed by the SEC in Regulation Analyst Certification and, accordingly, the opinions they express may be based on distortion of the actual facts or, in some cases, fabrication of the facts. In light of the limited risks involved in publishing such information, and the enormous profit that can be made from running just one successful short attack, unless the short sellers become subject to significant penalties, it is more likely than not that disclosed shorts will continue to issue such reports.
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While we intend to strongly defend our public filings against any such short seller attacks, oftentimes we are constrained, either by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law (often called Anti-SLAPP statutes), or issues of commercial confidentiality, in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller. You should be aware that in light of the relative freedom to operate that such persons enjoy – oftentimes blogging from outside the U.S. with little or no assets or identity requirements – should we be targeted for such an attack and the rumors not dismissed by market participants, our stock will likely suffer from a temporary, or possibly long term, decline in market price.
Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock nor do we anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, we expect to retain any future earnings to finance our operations and expansion. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our earnings levels, capital requirements, any restrictive loan covenants and other factors the Board considers relevant.
Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. We cannot assure you that you will be able to sell shares when you desire to do so.
Chinese companies are undergoing heightened scrutiny by US regulatory authorities.
It appears that US regulatory authorities, including the SEC and the exchanges on which our common stock might trade, are subjecting Chinese companies to heightened scrutiny and review. This had made it more difficult for certain Chinese companies to complete public offerings of their securities or list their shares for trading on securities markets in the US. Such activities could impact our ability to uplist our shares or raise capital in the public markets which may materially impact our business and our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
The market price of our common stock can become volatile, leading to the possibility of its value being depressed at a time when you may want to sell your holdings.
The market price of our common stock can become volatile. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate significantly. These factors include:
| ● | our earnings releases, actual or anticipated changes in our earnings, fluctuations in our operating results or our failure to meet the expectations of financial market analysts and investors; | |
| ● | changes in financial estimates by us or by any securities analysts who might cover our stock; | |
| ● | speculation about our business in the press or the investment community; | |
| ● | significant developments relating to our relationships with our customers or suppliers; | |
| ● | stock market price and volume fluctuations of other publicly traded companies and, in particular, those that are in our industry; | |
| ● | customer demand for our products; | |
| ● | investor perceptions of our industry in general and our Company in particular; | |
| ● | the operating and stock performance of comparable companies; | |
| ● | general economic conditions and trends; |
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| ● | announcements by us or our competitors of new products, significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or divestitures; | |
| ● | changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretation or principles; | |
| ● | loss of external funding sources; and | |
| ● | sales of our common stock, including sales by our directors, officers or significant stockholders; and departures of key personnel. |
Securities class action litigation is often instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. Should this type of litigation be instituted against us, it could result in substantial costs to us and divert our management’s attention and resources.
Moreover, securities markets may from time-to-time experience significant price and volume fluctuations for reasons unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our common stock and other interests in our Company at a time when you want to sell your interest in us.
If we fail to develop and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, as a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reports, which could harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to evaluate and report on our internal controls over financial reporting. Compliance with Section 404 requires that we strengthen, assess and test our system of internal controls to provide the basis for our report. The process of strengthening our internal controls and complying with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming and requires significant management attention. We cannot be certain that the measures we undertake will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Furthermore, if we are able to rapidly grow our business, the internal controls that we will need will become more complex, and significantly more resources will be required to ensure our internal controls remain effective. Failure to implement required controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we discover a material weakness in our internal controls, the disclosure of that fact, even if the weakness is quickly remedied, could diminish investors’ confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance with Section 404 could subject us to a variety of administrative sanctions, including the suspension of trading, ineligibility for listing on the OTC Markets, and the inability of registered broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, which would further reduce our stock price.
There is no active trading market for our shares of common stock.
There is no active trading market for our common stock. There can be no assurance that a regular trading market for our securities will develop, or that if one develops, that it will be sustained. The trading price of our securities could be subject to wide fluctuations, in response to announcements by us or others, developments affecting us, and other events or factors. In addition, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent years. These fluctuations have had a substantial effect on the market prices for many companies, often unrelated to the operating performance of such companies, and may adversely affect the market prices of the securities. Such risks could have an adverse effect on the stock’s future liquidity.
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Our common stock is subject to the “Penny Stock” Rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
The SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.
In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person; and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common shares and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.
Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Under our Articles of Incorporation, our Board of Directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with terms that may not be beneficial to common stockholders and with the ability to adversely affect stockholder voting power and perpetuate the board’s control over our company.
Our Board of Directors by resolution may authorize the issuance of preferred stock in one or more series with such limitations and restrictions as it may determine, in its sole discretion, with no further authorization by security holders required for the issuance of such shares. The Board may determine the specific terms of the preferred stock, including: designations; preferences; conversions rights; cumulative, relative; participating; and optional or other rights, including: voting rights; qualifications; limitations; or restrictions of the preferred stock.
The issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock may be issued quickly with terms calculated to discourage, make more difficult, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. As a result, the Board of Directors’ ability to issue preferred stock may discourage the potential hostile acquirer, possibly resulting in beneficial negotiations. Negotiating with an unfriendly acquirer may result in terms more favorable to us and our stockholders. Conversely, the issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of the common stock. We presently have no plans to issue any preferred stock.
We may, in the future, issue additional shares of common stock, which would reduce investors’ percent of ownership and may dilute our share value.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 500 million shares of common stock. We currently have outstanding 49,999,891 shares of common stock. The future issuance of common stock may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing stockholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.
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| Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments |
No disclosure is required pursuant to this item.
| Item 2 | Properties. |
No disclosure is required pursuant to this item.
| Item 3 | Legal Proceedings. |
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
| Item 4 | Mine Safety Disclosures. |
Not applicable
PART II
| Item 5 | Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters And Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities. |
Market Information
Our common stock is quoted on OTCQX Best Market under the symbol “AIXN.” From February 6, 2019 until January 22, 2021, our common stock was quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “AIXN.”
There exists only a limited trading market for our common stock on the OTCQX Best Market tier of the OTC Markets (www.otcmarkets.com) with limited or no volume. The below table indicates, with respect to our common stock, the range of high and low trading prices for each full quarterly period within the two most recent fiscal years. Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
| Year ended December 31, 2020 | Low | High | ||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 2.40 | $ | 8.20 | ||||
| Second Quarter | 2.49 | 4.38 | ||||||
| Third Quarter | 3.01 | 4.00 | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 3.05 | 6.45 | ||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Low | High | ||||||
| First Quarter | $ | 4.80 | $ | 6.13 | ||||
| Second Quarter | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||
| Third Quarter | 4.00 | 6.79 | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 4.40 | 6.98 | ||||||
Holders
As of March 31, 2022, we had in excess of 700 record holders of our common stock.
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Dividends
Since inception we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the exploration and growth of our business, our board of directors will have the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future.
Payment of dividends in the future will depend upon our earnings, growth, capital requirements, and other factors, which our board of directors may deem relevant.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information about the common stock available for issuance under compensatory plans and arrangements as of December 31, 2021.
| Plan Category | (a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options | (b) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options under equity compensation plans | (c) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity Compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | |||||||
| Equity compensation plan approved by security holders | None | — | 662,500 | |||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | None | — | None | |||||||
| Total | None | — | 662,500 | |||||||
On January 10, 2019, we adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) pursuant to which we registered up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance and delivery to employees, directors and consultants of the Company as additional incentives to attract and retain the best available personnel.
Penny Stock Regulations
The SEC has regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” to be equity securities that have a market price less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. Our common stock is a “penny stock” and is subject to Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally, individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by Rule 15g-9, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and may affect the ability of purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market, thus possibly making it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.
For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require delivery, prior to any transaction in penny stock, of a disclosure schedule required by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure is also required to be made about sales commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements are required to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stock.
There can be no assurance that our common stock will qualify for exemption from the Penny Stock Rule. In any event, even if our common stock were exempt from the Penny Stock Rule, we would remain subject to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, which gives the SEC the authority to restrict any person from participating in a distribution of penny stock, if the SEC finds that such a restriction would be in the public interest.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
During 2020 and 2021, we did not have any sales of equity securities in transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that have not been previously reported in a report filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.
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| Item 7 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
Overview
We market and sell consumer products in China by offering premium-quality nutritional products. We also provide advertising and marketing services to clients which engage us to distribute their products. We offer our nutritional products and those of our clients through our sales offices, exhibition events we organize and sponsor, and person-to-person marketing. Our marketing business mainly focuses on proactively approaching customers such as by hosting events for clients, which we believe is ideally suited to marketing our products and those of our clients for which we perform advertising services because sales of nutritional products are strengthened by ongoing personal contact and support, coaching and education among the Company and our clients towards how to achieve a healthy and active lifestyle.
In September 2021, we completed the acquisition of nine pharmacies located in Chengdu by acquiring the entities which owned the pharmacies for an aggregate purchase price of RMB 34,635,845, or approximately US$5.31 million (“Transfer Price”). The Transfer Price will be reduced by an amount equal to any amounts paid or distributed by any of the entities to its shareholders after December 31, 2020 and increased by an amount contributed to any of the entities by its shareholders after such date. The pharmacies will be used to supplement our efforts to distribute our nutritional products.
In July we completed the acquisition of Aixin Shangyan Hotel. Shangyan Hotel Company owns and operates a hotel located in the Jinniu District, Chengdu City. The hotel covers more than 8,000 square meters and has a large restaurant that can accommodate 600 people, 6 luxury dining rooms, a 200 square meter music tea house, 13 private tea rooms, 108 guest rooms and other supporting facilities. We acquired the hotel through an acquisition of the outstanding equity of Aixin Shangyan Hotel for a purchase price of RMB 7,598,887, or approximately $1.16 million (“Transfer Price”). The Transfer Price will be reduced by an amount equal to any amounts paid or distributed by the hotel to its shareholders after December 31, 2020 and will be increased by an amount equal to any amounts contributed to the hotel by its equity owners after December 31, 2020.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that infections caused by the coronavirus disease of 2019 (“COVID-19”) had become pandemic and national, provincial and local authorities, including those whose jurisdictions include Chengdu, where our offices, hotel and pharmacies are located, adopted various regulations and orders, including “shelter in place” rules, restrictions on travel, mandates on the number of people that may gather in one location and closing non-essential businesses. Many of these measures have been relaxed due to the decrease in the prevalence of Covid-19 in China. However, since February 2022 to date, COVID-19 cases have increased again in many cities of China. There has been only a slight increase in the number of cases in Sichuan Province, the Province in which we are located, and we do not expect that the recent increase will materially impact our operations. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the ongoing operations of our advertising and marketing business were not materially adversely impacted by the measures taken to limit the spread of the disease in China. Our hotel and pharmacies, however, experienced adverse impacts due to travel and work restrictions imposed on a temporary basis in Chengdu to limit the spread of COVID-19. We implemented procedures to promote employee and customer safety. These measures will not significantly increase our operating costs. However, we cannot predict with certainty what measures may be taken by our suppliers and customers and the impact these measures may have on our financial results for 2022.
In addition to our ongoing operations, we seek to acquire interests in additional businesses through opportunities found by our management or presented by persons or firms which desire to take advantage of the perceived advantages of an Exchange Act registered corporation. We do not restrict our search to any specific business, industry, or geographical location and may participate in a business venture of virtually any kind or nature.
It is the goal of our management, in particular, our Chairman, Quanzhong Lin to grow our business and to modify its capital structure in order to qualify for a listing on NASDAQ or the NYSE-American exchange. As part of this effort, we will continue to seek to acquire more businesses and to modify our capital structure as necessary to meet the requirements of the exchange to which we apply for a listing. As part of this effort. on June 8, 2020, Mr. Lin transferred to our Company35,049,685 shares of our common stock for cancellation.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated as a percentage of net revenue, certain columns may not add due to rounding (In reviewing the tables below, please note that the operations of our pharmacies and our hotel are reflected in our financial results from August 2022, the dates as of which the acquisitions were completed):
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | % of Revenue | $ | % of Revenue | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 3,066,233 | 100 | % | $ | 2,451,055 | 100 | % | ||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses | 3,093,171 | 101 | % | 1,656,595 | 68 | % | ||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from operations | (26,938 | ) | (1 | )% | 794,460 | 32 | % | |||||||||
| Non-operating income (expenses), net | 34,023 | 1 | % | 563,178 | 23 | % | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 274,321 | 9 | % | 340,127 | 14 | % | ||||||||||
| Net income(loss) | $ | (267,236 | ) | (9 | )% | $ | 1,017,511 | 42 | % | |||||||
The following table shows our operations by business segment for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net revenue | ||||||||
| Advertising and products | $ | 2,406,988 | $ | 2,451,055 | ||||
| Pharmacies | 280,447 | - | ||||||
| Hotel | 378,798 | - | ||||||
| Total revenues, net | $ | 3,066,233 | $ | 2,451,055 | ||||
| Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Advertising and products | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | $ | 316,750 | $ | 224,675 | ||||
| Operating expenses | 1,344,543 | 1,431,920 | ||||||
| Pharmacies | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 218,735 | - | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 252,513 | - | ||||||
| Hotel | ||||||||
| Hotel operating costs | 744,594 | - | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 216,036 | - | ||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | $ | 3,093,171 | $ | 1,656,595 | ||||
| Income (loss) from operations | ||||||||
| Advertising and products | $ | 745,695 | $ | 794,460 | ||||
| Pharmacies | (190,801 | ) | - | |||||
| Hotel | (581,832 | ) | - | |||||
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | (26,938 | ) | $ | 794,460 | |||
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Revenue
Revenue was $3,066,233 in the year ending December 31, 2021, compared to $2,451,055 in the same period of 2020, an increase of $615,178 or 25%. The increase in revenue was mainly due to increased advertising revenue and the inclusion of revenue from our hotel and pharmacies, partly offset by a decline in product revenues of the Advertising and products segment. For 2021, we had advertising and product revenues of $2,406,988, pharmacies revenue of $280,447, and hotel revenue of $378,798. For 2020, we had $2,451,055 in advertising and products revenue and no revenues from the hotel and pharmacies as the acquisitions were not completed until 2021.
Operation Costs and Expenses
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold was $535,485 in the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $224,675 for 2020, an increase of $310,810 or 138%. The increase in our cost of goods sold is attributable to the increase in product sales due to the acquisition of the pharmacies as well as an increase in cost of goods sold from our traditional products. The cost of goods sold for our nutritional products as a percentage of sales was 69% in 2021, compared to 39% for 2020. The cost of goods sold as a percentage of nutritional product sales was higher in 2021 than 2020 due to increased sales volume of lower profit margin products in 2021.
Hotel Operating Costs
Hotel Operating costs were $744,594 for the year ended December 31, 2021. There were no comparable costs in 2020 as the acquisition was completed in 2021.
Operating Expenses
Operating costs and expenses were $2,557,688 for the year ended December 31 2021, compared to $1,431,920 for 2020, an increase of $1,125,766. The increase in operating expenses was mainly due to the inclusion of the operating expenses of the hotel and pharmacies since their respective dates of acquisitions.
Income (loss) from Operations
Loss from operations was $(26,938) in the year ended December 31 2021, compared to income of $794,460 in 2020, a decrease of $821,398 or 103%. The decrease in our income from operations for 2021 was mainly due to the inclusion of the losses occurred by our pharmacies and hotel, along with a slight decrease in our income from advertising services and product sales.
Non-operating Income
Non-operating income was $34,023 for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $563,178 for 2020. For 2021, we had interest income of $4,113 and other income of $63,064 and other expenses of $33,154. For 2020, we had interest income of $537,580 and other income $28,924 and other expense $3,326. The interest income in 2020 was primarily due to the interest income from a loan to third party in 2020, which was repaid in full during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Income tax expense
Income tax expense was $274,321 and $340,127 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, a decrease of $65,806 or 19% for 2021 compared with 2020.
Net Income (Loss)
Our net income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was a loss of $(267,236) and income of $1,017,511, respectively, a decrease in net income of $1,284,747 or 126% for 2021 compared with 2020. The decrease in net income in 2021 was mainly due to a decrease in interest income and operating losses incurred by our hotel and pharmacies.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the year ended of December 31, 2021, we used $57,804 in operations. As of December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were $8,556,642 (excluding $44,211 of restricted cash), compared to $7,676,689 as of December 31, 2020. At December 31, 2021, we had working capital of $4,753,390 compared to $6,753,486 at December 31, 2020.
The following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of activities during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (57,804 | ) | $ | 1,613,207 | |||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | $ | (4,431,513 | ) | $ | 4,085,236 | |||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | $ | 5,221,864 | $ | 1,546,854 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $57,804. This reflects our net loss of $267,236, adjusted by non-cash related expenses including depreciation and amortization expense of $96,106, change in deferred tax of $18,570, operating lease expense of $411,607 and stock-based compensation of $371,540, and then decreased by changes in working capital of $651,251. The cash outflow from changes in working capital mainly resulted from unearned revenue of $122,897, payments of taxes payable of $57,467, payments of lease liabilities of $473,508 and payments of accrued liabilities of $142,027, partly offset by cash inflow from other receivables and prepaid expenses $94,992 and inventory of $69,738.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash provided by operating activities was $1,613,207. This was primarily due to our net income of $1,017,511, adjusted by non-cash related expenses including depreciation of $43,462, provision for bad debt of $13,624, and stock-based compensation of $371,540, and then increased by favorable changes in working capital of $15,340. The favorable changes in working capital mainly resulted from a decrease in advance to suppliers of $136,479, a decrease in other receivables and prepaid expenses of $20,003, a decrease in inventory of $6,866, and an increase in taxes payable of $169,734, offset by a decrease in accrued liabilities and other payables of $166,012.
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $4,431,513, mainly for the acquisition of a hotel and pharmacies.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash provided by investing activities was $4,085,236, which was mainly due to the return of prepayments for acquisitions of $4,087,409, partly offset by purchases of property and equipment of $2,173.
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities reflected a capital contribution of $4,386,070 and the proceeds from advances from related parties of $1,204,442, partially offset by the repayment of loans from third parties of $368,648.
For the year ended in December 31, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities were advances from related parties of $1,546,854.
Impact of Inflation
Our results of operations may be affected by inflation, particularly rising prices for products and other operating costs if we cannot pass such increases along to our customers in the form of higher prices for our products and services. Generally, our inventory turns multiple times per year and we anticipate that we will be able to increase prices on products to reflect increases in the cost of inventory.
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Contractual Obligations
We have no long-term fixed contractual obligations or commitments.
Contingencies
Our operations are conducted in the PRC and are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments in China and foreign currency exchange rates. Our results may be adversely affected by changes in PRC government policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Our sales, purchases and expense transactions in China are denominated in RMB and all of our assets and liabilities in China are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current PRC law. In China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation in order to affect the remittance.
Significant Accounting Policies
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, we believe the following accounting policies are the most critical to assist you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and analysis.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”). The functional currency of Aixin is Chinese Renminbi (‘‘RMB’’). The accompanying financial statements are translated from RMB and presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”).
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Significant estimates, required by management, include the recoverability of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, and the reserve for obsolete and slow-moving inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Accounts Receivable
We maintain an allowance for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the bad debt allowance was $213,787 and $148,520, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), became effective for us on January 1, 2018. Our revenue recognition disclosure reflects updated accounting policies that are affected by this new standard. We applied the “modified retrospective” transition method for open contracts for the implementation of Topic 606. As revenues are and have been primarily from the delivery of products and the performance of services, and we have no significant post-delivery obligations, this did not result in a material recognition of revenue on the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the cumulative impact of applying this new standard. We made no adjustments to previously-reported total revenues, as those periods continue to be presented in accordance with our historical accounting practices under Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.
Revenue from sale of goods under Topic 606 is recognized in a manner that reasonably reflects the delivery of our products and services to customers in return for expected consideration and includes the following elements:
| ● | executed contract(s) with customers that we believe are legally enforceable; | |
| ● | identification of performance obligation in the respective contract; | |
| ● | determination of the transaction price for each performance obligation in the respective contract; | |
| ● | allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation; and | |
| ● | recognition of revenue only when we satisfy each performance obligation. |
Our revenue recognition policies for our operating segments are as follows:
Advertising and Products
Advertising Revenue
Commencing in the third quarter of 2019 we began to provide advertising services to our clients. Advertising contracts are signed to establish the price and advertising services to be provided. Pursuant to the advertising contracts, we provided advertising and marketing services to clients through exhibition events, conferences, and person-to-person marketing. We perform a credit assessment of each customer to assess the collectability of the contract price prior to entering into contracts.
Most of the advertisement contracts designated that we perform advertising services for the client through exhibition events, conferences, and person-to-person marketing during the contracted period, regardless of the number of such events. As such, we determined that the performance obligation is satisfied over time during the contracted period and revenue is recognized accordingly. Such advertising revenue amounted to $1,944,811 and $1,863,785 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
A smaller proportion of our advertising revenue is generated from services to clients through exhibition events, conferences, and person-to-person marketing, and our compensation is based on the number of products sold. Such advertising revenue amounted to $0 and $6,558 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
All of the advertising revenue is subject to the PRC VAT of 6%. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by us for raw materials and other materials purchased in China.
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Products Revenue
Our revenue from sales of products is recognized when goods are delivered to the customer and no other obligation exists. We do not provide unconditional return or other concessions to customers. Our sales policy allows for the return of unopened products for cash after deducting certain service and transaction fees. As an alternative to returning a product, customers may request an exchange for products with the same value.
Product sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added taxes (“VAT”). All of our products sold in China are subject to the PRC VAT of 17% of the gross sales price prior to May 1, 2018, 16% since May 1, 2018 and 13% since April 1, 2019. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by for raw materials and other materials purchased in China. We record VAT payables and VAT receivables net of payments in the financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed offsetting the payables against the receivables. Sales and purchases are recorded net of VAT collected and paid as we act as an agent for the government.
Hotel
Hotel revenues are primarily derived from the rental of rooms, food and beverage sales and other ancillary goods and services, including but not limited to souvenir, parking and conference reservations. Each of these products and services represents a distinct performance obligation and, in exchange for these services, we receive fixed amounts based on published rates or negotiated contracts. Payment is due in full at the time when the services are rendered or the goods are provided. Room rental revenue is recognized on a daily basis when rooms are occupied. Food and beverage revenue and other goods and services revenue are recognized when they have been delivered or rendered to the guests as the respective performance obligations are satisfied. All of the hotel’s goods sold in China are subject to the PRC VAT of 6%. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by on raw materials and other materials purchased in China.
Pharmacies
Our retail drugstores recognize revenue at the time the customer takes possession of the merchandise. For pharmacy sales, each prescription claim is its own arrangement with the customer and is a performance obligation. We generally receive payment from pharmacy customers we satisfy our performance obligations. We record a receivable when we have an unconditional right to receive payment and only the passage of time is required before payment is due. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of VAT. All of the products sold in our pharmacies are exempt from VAT as the pharmacies qualify for a small business exemption.
Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The functional currency of our business operations is RMB. For financial reporting purposes, RMB is translated into USD as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet dates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period.
Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as “Accumulated other comprehensive income”. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in income. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.
We use FASB ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”. Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. Comprehensive loss for years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments.
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| Item 7A | Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
This item does not apply to smaller reporting companies.
| Item 8 | Financial Statements And Supplementary Data. |
Our financial statements appear beginning on page F-1, immediately following the signature page of this report.
| Item 9 | Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On Accounting And Financial Disclosure. |
Not applicable.
| Item 9A | Controls And Procedures. |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management of AiXin Life International, Inc. is responsible for maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. In addition, the disclosure controls and procedures must ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial and other required disclosures.
At December 31, 2021, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, they concluded that at December 31, 2021, such disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. This was due to our limited resources, including the absence of a financial staff with accounting and financial expertise and knowledge of the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and deficiencies in the design or operation of our internal control over financial reporting that adversely affected our disclosure controls and that may be considered to be “material weaknesses.”
We plan, if our revenues continue to increase, to seek to recruit individuals responsible for identifying reportable developments and to implement procedures designed to remediate the material weakness by focusing additional attention and resources in our internal accounting functions. However, the material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable remedial controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; (iii) provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and (iv) provide reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because changes in conditions may occur or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. This evaluation was based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO, Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based upon such assessment, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that due to the absence of a financial staff with accounting and financial expertise and certain deficiencies in the design or operation of our internal control over financial reporting, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2021.
This report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. The rules of the SEC do not require an attestation of the Management’s report by our registered public accounting firm in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Given the limitations of our accounting personnel, we need to take additional steps to ensure that our financial statements are in accordance with US GAAP.
| Item 9B. | Other Information |
Not applicable
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PART III
| Item 10 | Directors And Executive Officers And Corporate Governance. |
The following table sets forth the names and ages of all directors and executive officers as of the end of the last fiscal year and on the date of this report:
| Name | Age | Position | ||
| Quanzhong Lin | 43 | Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Yao-Te Wang | 44 | Director | ||
| Chang-Ping Lin | 44 | Director | ||
| Christopher Lee | 50 | Director | ||
| Guolu Li | 55 | Chief Financial Officer |
Quanzhong Lin has served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of our company since February 2, 2017. Mr. Lin is a highly active entrepreneur in China, and currently serves as Chairman of AiXin Company Group, a diversified company which he founded in 2008. In addition to Ai Xin Company Group, Mr. Lin has founded a number of companies located in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, engaged in various types of business, including pharmacies, retail outlets, hotel management services and global tourism.
In 2009, Mr. Lin founded QingBaiJiangJinWanXiang Daily Necessities store, predecessor to AixinZhonghong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Lin opened branches in Xindu and Xinjin district, officially entering the Chengdu market.
In September 2013, Mr. Lin founded Chengdu Aixin E-Commerce Company Ltd., which in the following twelve months opened branches in cities and counties including Huayuan and Wenjiang district, and Mianyang and Jianyang city. In April, 2015, Aixin E-commerce Co., Ltd. changed its name to Chengdu AixinZhonghong Biotechnology Co., Ltd., whose shares became listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (Ticker Symbol: 207448) in October 2015; and during 2015, AixinZhonghong opened branches in Dujiangyan City, and Chongzhou City. What happened to this company?
Yao-Te Wang has served as a director of our company since December 12, 2017. Mr. Wang has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ivy Service Group (China), which is a transnational consultant company in China, since 2015. From January 2016 to June 2016, Mr. Wang participated in the overall operation planning for Chongqing Cultural Assets and Equity Exchange. From June 2015 to January 2016, Mr. Wang helped with the overall brand strategy development for Swire Group, who merged the biggest baking brand in Southwest China within more than 150 million RMB. From September 2014 to February 2015, Mr. Wang was the chairman special assistant for JECUI Health Science Company. From July 2012 to August 2014, Mr. Wang was the Chief Executive Officer of Ivy Service Group (Taipei). From August 2007 to June 2012, Mr. Wang was an instructor of National Defense University (Taipei), taught International Politics and Economic Analysis.
Chang-Ping Lin was elected a director of our company on January 8, 2020. Mr. Lin has more than twenty years of experience in the financial services industry in which he has held numerous management level positions. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Taiwan Financial Development Association and operates Bo-Si International Holdings Ltd., a private consulting firm he formed in January 2018. From January 2016 to January 2018 Mr. Lin served as Marketing Director - Taiwan, for Globalink Securities. From January 2012 to January 2015 Mr. Lin was affiliated with KGI Securities, last serving as Deputy Manager, Product Management Development. Mr. Lin received an MS Degree in Public Administration and Policy from Jinan University and a BS from Ling Tung University, Department of Business Administration. Mr. Lin is an Associate Professor instructing Professional Level and Technical Personnel at Feng Chia University. He has also lectured in the Data Science Department at Providence University and the Finance Department of Da Yeh University.
Christopher Lee was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Company on February 5, 2021. Mr. Lee has served as Chief Financial Officer of Semileds Corporation since September 2015. Mr. Lee joined Semileds Corporation in September 2014 and from November 2014 until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lee was the interim Chief Financial Officer of Semileds Corporation. Semileds develops, manufactures and sells high performance light emitting diodes and is currently listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market. Mr. Lee has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, including US GAAP, PCAOB standards and SEC rules and regulations. Mr. Lee was a partner of KEDP CPA Group from August 2009 to June 2011 and a self-employed accountant from July 2011 to August 2014. Mr. Lee holds a BS degree in accounting from Ohio State University and a MS degree in business taxation from Golden Gate University and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States.
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Guolu Li became our Chief Financial Officer on December 12, 2017. Mr. Li is a CPA who has served as managing director and Senior Accountant at Chengdu Bixin, an accounting firm, since August 2016. From October 2013 to July 2016, Mr. Li was Deputy Financial Director of Chengdu Geeya Science and Technology Co. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange). From August 2010 to May 2013, he was Senior Auditor at Sichuan HengKun CPA Co., Ltd. From December 2007 to July 2010, he was Manager of the Audit Department at Sichuan Zhonglian, an accounting firm. Mr. Li received a Bachelor degree in Engineer Management from China University of Petroleum (Beijing), in July 1989.
There are no family relationships among any of our officers and directors.
Directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Officers are elected by the board of directors and hold office until the earliest of their death, resignation or removal from office.
Board Meetings; Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight
The Board does not have a policy requiring separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. The Board has determined that having Mr. Lin serve as Chairman is in the best interests of our stockholders at this time because of his in-depth knowledge of our businesses and his familiarity with our customers and clients.
The Board of Directors as a whole is responsible for consideration and oversight of the risks we face and is responsible for ensuring that material risks are identified and managed appropriately. Certain risks are overseen by committees of the Board of Directors and these committees make reports to the full Board of Directors, including reports on noteworthy risk-management issues. Members of the Company’s senior management team regularly report to the full Board about their areas of responsibility and a component of these reports is the risks within their areas of responsibility and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. Additional review or reporting on risks is conducted as needed or as requested by the Board or one of its committees.
Compensation of Directors
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation paid to, earned by or accrued for, our directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
| DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Fees
Earned In Cash | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All
Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yao-Te Wang | $ | 32,000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | $ | 32,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Quanzhong Lin | $ | 24,000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | $ | 24,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yuhua Zhu | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chang-Ping Lin | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Lee | 9,600 | 9,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors
Our Board of Directors has determined that Yao-Te Wang, Chang-Ping Lin and Christopher Lee are “independent directors” within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2).
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Board Meetings; Committees and Membership
Our Board of Directors did not meet in formal session during 2020, though it regularly took action by written consent after the directors consulted with each other as to the actions to be taken.
We maintain the following committees of the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each committee is comprised entirely of directors who are “independent” within the meaning of NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2). Each committee acts pursuant to a separate written charter, and each such charter has been adopted and approved by the Board of Directors. Copies of the committee charters were filed as Exhibits to our Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2020.
Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Lee, Lin and Wang, each of whom is independent. The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors oversight of (i) the integrity of financial statements, (ii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and (iv) the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditor and prepares the report that the SEC requires to be included in our annual proxy statement. The audit committee operates under a written charter. Mr. Lee is the Chairman of our audit committee.
The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Lee possesses accounting or related financial management experience that qualifies him as financially sophisticated within the meaning of Rule 4350(d)(2)(A) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and that he is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in identifying qualified individuals to become members of our Board of Directors, in determining the composition of the Board of Directors and in monitoring the process to assess Board effectiveness. Each of Messrs. Lee, Lin and Wang are members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Wang serves as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter.
| ● | Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has, among the others, the following authority and responsibilities: | |
| ● | To determine and recommend to the Board, the criteria to be considered in selecting nominees for the director; | |
| ● | To identify and screen candidate consistent with such criteria and consider any candidates recommended by our stockholders pursuant to the procedures described in our proxy statement or in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and provisions of our charter documents. | |
| ● | To select and approve the nominees for director to be submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting of stockholders. |
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing and, as appropriate, making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the annual salaries and other compensation of our executive officers and general employees and other policies, and for providing assistance and recommendations with respect to our compensation policies and practices. Each of Messrs. Lee, Lin and Wang are members of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter. Mr. Lin is the Chairman of Compensation Committee.
Our Compensation Committee has, among the others, the following responsibilities and authority.
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| ● | The compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser. | |
| ● | The compensation committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any compensation consultant, legal counsel and other adviser retained by the compensation committee or said group. | |
| ● | The Company must provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the compensation committee, for payment of reasonable compensation to a compensation consultant, legal counsel or any other adviser retained by the compensation committee or said group. | |
| ● | The compensation committee select, or receive advice from, a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the compensation committee or said group, other than in-house legal counsel, only after conducting an independence assessment with respect to the adviser as provided for in the Exchange Act. |
Code of Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest (“Code of Ethics”) applicable to all employees, including the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer. A copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct was filed as an Exhibit to our report on Form 8_K filed on September 25, 2020, and is available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
Shareholders Communications
Shareholders may communicate with the board of directors and individual directors by submitting their communications in writing to the Company’s Corporate Secretary at Hongxing International Business Building 2, 14th FL, No. 69 Qingyun South Ave., Jinjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China. Any communications received that are directed to the board of directors will be processed by the Corporate Secretary and distributed promptly to the board of directors or individual directors, as appropriate. If it is unclear from the communication received whether it was intended or appropriate for the Board, the Corporate Secretary will (subject to any applicable regulatory requirements) use his business judgment to determine whether such communications should be conveyed to the board of directors.
| Item 11 | Executive Compensation. |
The following table sets forth information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each individual who served as our chief executive officer or chief financial officer for services rendered in all capacities during 2020. No other executive officer of our company received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000 for 2020.
Summary Compensation Table
| Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||
| Quanzhong Lin, President(1) | 2021 | $ | 24,000 | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Guolu Li, Chief Financial Officer(2) | 2021 | $ | 18,750 | $ | $ | |||||||||||
(1) Amounts attributed to Mr. Lin represent amounts paid as President and CEO of AiXinZhonghong.
(2) Amounts attributed to Mr. Li represent amounts paid as CFO of AiXinZhonghong.
Neither Mr. Lin nor Mr. Li has an employment agreement with the Company.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
None of our executive officers was granted any options or equity awards during 2021 or held any options or other equity awards at December 31, 2021.
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. |
The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2022, by (i) any person or group with more than 5% of our common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) our chief executive officer and each other executive officer whose cash compensation for the most recent fiscal year exceeded $100,000 and (iv) all such executive officers and directors as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting and investment power with respect to the securities. Subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. In addition, shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options, warrants and other convertible securities anticipated to be exercisable or convertible at or within 60 days of March 31, 2022, are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding those securities, and the group as a whole, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. As of March 31, 2022, we had outstanding 49,999,891 shares of common stock.
To our knowledge, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of securities shown as beneficially owned by them.
| Name of Shareholder | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Common Stock | ||||||
| Directors and Executive Officers: | ||||||||
Quanzhong Lin, Chairman and CEO 9 An Rong Lu Jingniu, Bldg 4 Unit 163 Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China | 29,069,353 | 58.14 | % | |||||
Yao-Te Wang, Director 704 No.9, Lane 14, Shijian St. Tainan City, Taiwan, R.O.C. | 3,768,673 | 7.54 | % | |||||
| All directors and executive officers as a group (5 persons) | 32,838,026 | 65.68 | % | |||||
| Item 13 | Certain Relationships And Related Transactions, And Director Independence. |
Transactions with Related Persons
The following includes a summary of transactions since January 1, 2021, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than compensation described under “Executive Compensation”). We believe the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions.
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Advance to/from related parties
At December 31, 2021, the Company had advances from a shareholders and affiliates of shareholders of $1,947,154. At December 31, 2021, the Company had advances to affiliates of our major shareholder of $19,055. The advances are payable on demand, and bear no interest.
Advances to Related Parties for Acquisition
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had advances to multiple related parties in the aggregate amount of $4,053,587. The aggregate balance at December 31, 2019 consisted of balances of $697,699 to Aixin Pharmacy Co., Ltd, Xinjin Branch, $855,324 to Aixin Liucheng Pharmacy Co., Ltd, $654,776 to Aixin Pharmacy Co., Ltd. Jianyang Store, $71,821 to Aixin Shangyan Hotel Management Co., Ltd., and $1,773,967 to Aixin Pharmacy Co., Ltd. All of those related parties are entities controlled by Mr. Quanzhong Lin. The advances made were for the future acquisition of these related parties.
As of December 31, 2020, these advances were returned to the Company in full.
Acquisitions from a Major Shareholder
In September 2021, we completed the acquisition of nine pharmacies located in Chengdu by acquiring the entities which owned the pharmacies for an aggregate purchase price of RMB 34,635,845, or approximately US$5.31 million (“Transfer Price”). The Transfer Price will be reduced by an amount equal to any amounts paid or distributed by any of the entities to its shareholders after December 31, 2020 and increased by an amount contributed to any of the entities by its shareholders after such date. The pharmacies will be used to supplement our efforts to distribute our nutritional products.
In July we completed the acquisition of Aixin Shangyan Hotel. Shangyan Hotel Company owns and operates a hotel located in the Jinniu District, Chengdu City. The hotel covers more than 8,000 square meters and has a large restaurant that can accommodate 600 people, 6 luxury dining rooms, a 200 square meter music tea house, 13 private tea rooms, 108 guest rooms and other supporting facilities. We acquired the hotel through an acquisition of the outstanding equity of Aixin Shangyan Hotel for a purchase price of RMB 7,598,887, or approximately $1.16 million (“Transfer Price”). The Transfer Price will be reduced by an amount equal to any amounts paid or distributed by the hotel to its shareholders after December 31, 2020 and will be increased by an amount equal to any amounts contributed to the hotel by its equity owners after December 31, 2020.
In connection with the acquisition of the pharmacies and hotel we made payments to Mr Lin in the aggregate amount of $4.50 million.
Forgiveness of Loan
On December 31, 2021, our major shareholder forgave a loan previously made to the Company in the amount of $6,912,513. This was treated as a contribution to capital.
Office Lease from a Major Shareholder
In May 2014, we entered a lease with our major shareholder for use of an office. We renewed the lease until May 28, 2023, with monthly rent of RMB 5,000 ($766), payable quarterly.
Other than the foregoing, none of the directors or executive officers of the Company, nor any person who owned of record or was known to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of its Common Stock, nor any associate or affiliate of such persons or companies, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction that occurred since January 1, 2019, or in any proposed transaction, which has materially affected or will affect the Company.
As of the date of this report, we do not have in place any policies with respect to whether we will enter into agreements with related persons in the future.
| Item 14 | Principal Accountant Fees And Services. |
The following is a summary of the fees billed to us for professional services rendered by our registered independent public accountants for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
| Fiscal year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Audit Fees | $ | 220,000 | $ | 180,000 | ||||
| Audit Related Fees | - | - | ||||||
| Tax Fees | - | - | ||||||
| All Other Fees | - | - | ||||||
| $ | 220,000 | $ | 180,000 | |||||
Audit Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our financial statements and review of interim financial statements included in quarterly reports and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
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Audit Related Fees. Consists of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”.
Tax Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include preparation of federal and state income tax returns.
All Other Fees. Consists of fees for product and services other than the services reported above.
Board of Directors’ Pre-Approval Policies
Our Board of Directors’ policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit related services, tax services, and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year, and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically report to the board of directors regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval and the fees for the services performed to date. The board of directors may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.
Our Board of Directors reviewed our audited financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2021 fiscal year. The board of directors also has been advised of the matters required to be discussed pursuant to PCAOB Rule 3526 (Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence), which includes, among other items, matters related to the conduct of the audit of our financial statements.
Our Board of Directors considered whether the provision of services other than audit services is compatible with maintaining auditor independence. Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the board of directors has determined that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our 2021 fiscal year for filing with the SEC.
PART IV
| ITEM 15 | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. |
| (a) | The following documents have been filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
| 1. | Financial Statements |
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
| 2. | Financial Statement Schedules. |
All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or not required or because the required information is included in the Financial Statements or the Notes thereto.
| 3. | Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report: |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: April 15, 2022 | By: | /s/ Quanzhong Lin |
Quanzhong Lin Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer | ||
| By: | /s/ Guolu Li | |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on April 15, 2022.
| Signature | Title | |
| /s/ Quanzhong Lin | Chief Executive Officer and a Director | |
| Quanzhong Lin | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| /s/ Guolu Li | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Guolu Li | (Principal Financial Officer) | |
| /s/ Yao-Te Wang | Director | |
| Yao-Te Wang | ||
| /s/ Chang-Ping Lin | Director | |
| Chang-Ping Lin | ||
| Director | ||
| Christopher Lee |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
AiXin Life International, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AiXin Life International, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, in conformity with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. 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 the Company 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 conducted our audits 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, 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 consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
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Revenue Recognition – Identifying and evaluating the timing and amount of revenue recognition
Description of the Matter
As described in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements, the Company provides advertising services to its customers, and revenue related to these services were recognized over the applicable service period. The Company also purchases products from the same customer. The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to revenue recognition, specifically the identification and evaluation of the timing and amount of revenue recognition, is a critical audit matter, involved judgment exercised by management in identifying and evaluating the timing and amount of advertising revenue recognition. Auditor judgement is involved in performing our audit procedures to evaluate whether the timing and amount of revenue recognition on advertising was appropriately stated.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
Our audit procedures over determining the time period over which the advertising revenue is recognized involved, among others, evaluation of management’s assessment in regard to the timing and amount of advertising revenue recognition. We selected customer agreements and performed the following procedures:
| ● | Obtained and read the customer agreements or contracts for each selected agreement. | |
| ● | Evaluated and tested management’s identification of significant terms for completeness, including the identification of performance obligations. | |
| ● | From the terms in the customer agreement, evaluated the appropriateness of management’s application of their accounting policies, in their determination of revenue recognition conclusions. |
For the payment made to customer, we evaluated the application of the Company’s accounting policies in the context of applicable accounting standards. In addition, we tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculations of revenue and the associated timing and amount of revenue recognized in the consolidated financial statements.
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We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
April 15, 2022
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AIXIN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31 | December 31 | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | - | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | - | |||||||
| Other receivables and prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Advances to suppliers | ||||||||
| Inventory | ||||||||
| Advances to related parties | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Intangible asset, net | - | |||||||
| Deferred tax asset | - | |||||||
| Security deposit | - | |||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Unearned revenue | - | |||||||
| Taxes payable | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other payables | ||||||||
| Loan from third parties | - | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Advance from related parties | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities - non-current | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Undesignated preferred stock, $ par value, shares authorized, issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $ per share, shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 | ||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | ||||||||
| Statutory reserve | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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AIXIN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Sales revenue | ||||||||
| Products | $ | $ | ||||||
| Advertising | ||||||||
| Room revenues | ||||||||
| Food and beverage revenues | ||||||||
| Others | ||||||||
| Total revenue, net | ||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ||||||||
| Hotel operating costs | - | |||||||
| Selling | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| (Reversal of) provision for bad debts | ( | ) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Non-operating income (expenses) | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||
| Other expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total non-operating income, net | ||||||||
| Income before income tax | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other comprehensive items | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | ||||||||
| Comprehensive (loss) income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| (Loss) income per share - basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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AIXIN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
| Common Stock | Additional paid in | Statutory | Accumulated | Accumulated
other comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | reserves | deficit | income | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Statutory reserve | - | - | - | ( | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of subsidiaries | - | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Debt forgiven by major shareholder | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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AIXIN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the Years Ended December 31 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Provision for bad debt allowance | - | |||||||
| Operating lease expense | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||
| Deferred tax | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Changes in net assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Accounts receivable - related parties | - | |||||||
| Other receivables and prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Advances to suppliers | ||||||||
| Inventory | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Unearned revenue | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Taxes payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment of operating lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accrued liabilities and other payables | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash acquired at acquisition of subsidiaries | - | |||||||
| Return of (payment for) acquisition | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from related parties | ||||||||
| Repayment of loan from third parties | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Capital contribution | - | |||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | ||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | ||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR | ||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF YEAR | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Cash flow data: | ||||||||
| Income tax paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Capital contribution from forgiveness of related party loan | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
| F-6 |
AIXIN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Aixin
Life International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Aixin Life” or “we”) was incorporated under the laws
of the State of Colorado on December 30, 1987 under the name Mercari Communications Group, Ltd (“Mercari”). On February 2,
2017, Mr. Quanzhong Lin (Mr. Lin) purchased shares of the Company’s common stock,
On December 12, 2017, the Company issued shares of common stock to Mr. Lin, the sole stockholder of AiXin (BVI) International Group Co., Ltd. a British Virgin Islands corporation (“AiXin BVI”), for his shares of AiXin BVI, pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement.
As a result of the Share Exchange, AiXin BVI became the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and the Company now owns all of the outstanding shares of HK AiXin International Group Co., Limited, a Hong Kong limited company (“AiXin HK”), which in turn owns all of the outstanding shares of Chengdu AiXinZhonghong Biological Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese limited company (“AiXinZhonghong”), which markets and sells premium-quality nutritional products in China.
AiXin BVI was incorporated on September 21, 2017 as a holding company and AiXin HK was established in Hong Kong on February 25, 2016 as an intermediate holding company. AiXinZhonghong was established in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) on March 4, 2013, and on May 27, 2017, the local government of the PRC issued a certificate of approval regarding the foreign ownership of AiXinZhonghong by AiXin HK. Neither AiXin BVI nor AiXin HK had operations prior to December 12, 2017.
For accounting purposes, the acquisition of AiXin BVI was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and treated as a recapitalization of the Company effected by a share exchange, with AiXin BVI as the accounting acquirer. Since neither AiXin BVI nor AiXin HK had operations prior to December 12, 2017, the historical consolidated financial statements of AiXinZhonghong are now the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company. The assets and liabilities of AiXinZhonghong were brought forward at their book value and no goodwill was recognized.
Effective February 1, 2018, pursuant to Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Colorado, the Company changed its name to AiXin Life International., Inc (“Aixin Life”).
The Company, through its indirectly owned AiXinZhonghong subsidiary, mainly develops and distributes consumer products by offering a line of nutritional products. The Company sells the products through exhibition events, conferences, and person-to-person marketing. Beginning in 2019, the Company began to provide advertising services to clients who engaged the Company to help distribute their products. The Company’s business mainly focuses on a proactive approach to its customers such as hosting events for clients, which it believes is ideally suited to marketing its products because sales of nutrition products are strengthened by ongoing personal contact and support, coaching and education of its clients, as to the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle.
On
May 25, 2021, AiXin HK entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement with Chengdu Aixin Shangyan Hotel Management Co., Ltd (“Aixin
Shangyan Hotel”), and its two shareholders Quanzhong Lin and Yirong Shen (“Transferor”). Pursuant to the agreement
(the “Hotel Purchase Agreement”), Aixin Life agreed to purchase
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”). The functional currency of AiXinZhonghong, Aixin Shangyan Hotel and Aixintang Pharmacies is Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements are translated from RMB and presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”).
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its current wholly owned subsidiaries, AiXin HK, AiXinZhonghong, Aixin Shangyan Hotel and Aixintang Pharmacies. Intercompany transactions and accounts were eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation and had no effect on previously reported consolidated net income (loss) or accumulated deficit.
Covid – 19
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that infections caused by the corona virus disease of 2019 (“COVID-19”) had become pandemic. The Government of China has adopted various regulations and orders, including mandatory quarantines, limits on the number of people that may gather in one location, closing non-essential businesses and travel bans to limit the spread of the disease. Many of these measures have been relaxed due to the decrease in the prevalence of Covid-19 in China. However, since February 2022 to date, COVID-19 cases have increased again in many cities of China. There has been only a slight increase in the number of cases in Sichuan Province, the Province in which the Company is located, and the Company does not expect that the increase will impact the Company’s operations.
Financial impacts related to COVID-19, including the Company’s actions and costs incurred in response to the pandemic, were not material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company has implemented procedures to promote employee and customer safety. These measures will not significantly increase its operating costs. However, the Company cannot predict with certainty what measures may be taken by its suppliers and customers and the impact these measures may have on its future financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Use of Estimates
In preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
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Significant estimates, required by management, include the recoverability of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, and the reserve for obsolete and slow-moving inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For financial statement purposes, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash
The restricted cash was for the temporary frozen of bank accounts held by Aixintang Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (“Aixintang Pharmacy”) and its branches by the court for a complaint against the Aixintang Pharmacy while Aixintang Pharmacy is the process of appeal (see Note 17 – litigation).
Accounts Receivable
The
Company’s policy is to maintain an allowance for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition
of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends
and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the bad debt allowance
was $
Inventories
Inventories
mainly consists of health supplements, drugs, pharmaceutical and nutritional products, food and beverage, hotel supplies and consumables.
Inventories are valued at the lower of average cost or market, cost being determined on a moving weighted average method at the end of
the month. Management compares the cost of inventories with the net realizable value and an allowance is made for writing down inventories
to market value, if lower. The Company recorded
In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330) - Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which requires that inventory within the scope of the guidance be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation.
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation, and impairment losses, if any. Major repairs and betterments that significantly
extend original useful lives or improve productivity are capitalized and depreciated over the period benefited. Maintenance and repairs
are expensed as incurred. 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 straight-line method for substantially all assets with
| Office furniture | ||
| Electronic equipment | ||
| Machinery | ||
| Leasehold improvements | ||
| Vehicles |
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
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, but at least annually.
Recoverability
of long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future
cash flows expected to be generated by it. 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 its fair value. 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 December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability method. 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. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, which prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and income tax disclosures.
Under ASC Topic 740, when tax returns are filed, it is likely that 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 consolidated 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 is classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statement of income.
At
December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did
Revenue Recognition
ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), became effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company’s revenue recognition disclosure reflects its updated accounting policies that are affected by this new standard. The Company applied the “modified retrospective” transition method for open contracts for the implementation of Topic 606. As revenues are and have been primarily from the delivery of products and the performance of services, and the Company has no significant post-delivery obligations, this did not result in a material recognition of revenue on the Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements for the cumulative impact of applying this new standard. The Company made no adjustments to its previously-reported total revenues, as those periods continue to be presented in accordance with its historical accounting practices under Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.
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Revenue from sale of goods under Topic 606 is recognized in a manner that reasonably reflects the delivery of the Company’s products and services to customers in return for expected consideration and includes the following elements:
| ● | executed contract(s) with customers that the Company believes is legally enforceable; |
| ● | identification of performance obligation in the respective contract; |
| ● | determination of the transaction price for each performance obligation in the respective contract; |
| ● | allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation; and |
| ● | recognition of revenue only when the Company satisfies each performance obligation. |
The Company’s revenue recognition policies for its various operating segments are as follows:
Advertising and Products
Advertising Revenue
Commencing in the third quarter of 2019, AiXin Zhonghong began to provide advertising services to its clients. Advertising contracts are signed to establish the price and advertising services to be provided. Pursuant to the advertising contracts, the Company provides advertising and marketing services to its clients through exhibition events, conferences, and person-to-person marketing. The Company performs a credit assessment of the customer to assess the collectability of the contract price prior to entering into contracts.
Most
of the advertisement contracts designated that the Company perform such advertising services for its clients through exhibition events,
conferences, and person-to-person marketing during the contracted period, regardless of the number of such events. As such, the Company
determined that the performance obligation is satisfied over time during the contracted period and revenue is recognized accordingly.
Such advertising revenue amounted to $
A
smaller proportion of the Company’s advertising revenue is generated from services to its clients through exhibition events, conferences,
and person-to-person marketing, and charges based on the number of promotional products sold. Such advertising revenue amounted to $
All
of the advertising revenue is subject to the PRC VAT of
Products Revenue
The Company’s revenue from sale of products is recognized when goods are delivered to the customer and no other obligation exists. The Company does not provide unconditional return or other concessions to the customer. The Company’s sales policy allows for the return of unopened products for cash after deducting certain service and transaction fees. As an alternative to the product return option, the customers have options of asking for an exchange for products with the same value.
Sales
revenue of AiXin Zhonghong represents the invoiced value of goods, net of value-added taxes (“VAT”). All of the Company’s
products sold in China are subject to the PRC VAT of
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Hotel
Hotel
revenues are primarily derived from the rental of rooms, food and beverage sales and other ancillary goods and services, including but
not limited to souvenir, parking and conference reservation. Each of these products and services represents a distinct performance obligation
and, in exchange for these services, the Company receives fixed amounts based on published rates or negotiated contracts. Payment is
due in full at the time when the services are rendered or the goods are provided. Room rental revenue is recognized on a daily basis
when rooms are occupied. Food and beverage revenue and other goods and services revenue are recognized when they have been delivered
or rendered to the guests as the respective performance obligations are satisfied. All of the hotel’s goods sold in China are subject
to the PRC VAT of
Pharmacies
The
Company’s retail drugstores (Aixintang Pharmacies) recognize revenue at the time the customer takes possession of the merchandise.
For pharmacy sales, each prescription claim is its own arrangement with the customer and is a performance obligation. Aixintang Pharmacies
generally receives payments from customers as it satisfies its performance obligations. The Company records a receivable when it has
an unconditional right to receive payment and only the passage of time is required before payment is due. Sales revenue represents the
invoiced value of goods, net of VAT. All of Aixintang Pharmacies’ products sold in China are eligible for the PRC VAT of
Unearned Revenue
The Company’s unearned revenue primarily consists of advances received from customers for the rental of hotel rooms prior to the delivery of service. The room rental services are delivered (normally within one year) based upon contract terms and customer demand.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The operations of the Company are in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.
The
Company has cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with state-owned banks within the PRC. Cash in state-owned banks
is covered by insurance up to RMB
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company had two major customers that accounted for over 10% of its total revenue.
| Customer | Net
sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 | % of total revenue | ||||||
| A* | $ | % | ||||||
| B | % | |||||||
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had one major customer that accounted for over 10% of its total revenue.
| Customer | Net
sales for the year ended December 31, 2020 | % of total revenue | ||||||
| A* | $ | % | ||||||
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During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company had one major supplier that accounted for over 10% of its total purchases.
| Supplier | Net
purchases for the year ended December 31, 2021 | % of total purchase | ||||||
| C | $ | % | ||||||
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had three major suppliers that accounted for over 10% of its total purchases.
| Supplier | Net
purchase for the year ended December 31, 2020 | % of total purchase | ||||||
| A* | $ | % | ||||||
| D | % | |||||||
| E | % | |||||||
| * |
Leases
The Company adopted FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) using the modified retrospective approach, electing the practical expedient that allows the Company not to restate prior to the adoption of the standard on January 1, 2019.
The Company applied the following practical expedients in the transition to the new standard allowed under ASC 842:
| Practical Expedient | Description | |
| Reassessment of expired or existing contracts | The Company elected not to reassess, at the application date, whether any expired or existing contracts contained leases, the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and the accounting for initial direct costs for any existing leases. | |
| Use of hindsight | The Company elected to use hindsight in determining the lease term (that is, when considering options to extend or terminate the lease and to purchase the underlying asset) and in assessing impairment of right-to-use assets. | |
| Reassessment of existing or expired land easements | The Company elected not to evaluate existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases under ASC 840, as allowed under the transition practical expedient. Going forward, new or modified land easements will be evaluated under ASU No. 2016-02. | |
| Separation of lease and non-lease components | Lease agreements that contain both lease and non-lease components are generally accounted for separately. | |
| Short-term lease recognition exemption | The Company also elected the short-term lease recognition exemption and will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for leases with a term less than 12 months. |
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception under FASB ASC Topic 842, Right of Use Assets (“ROU”) and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, the Company considers only payments that are fixed and determinable at the time of commencement. As most of its leases do not provide an implicit rate, it uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on its understanding of what its credit rating would be. The ROU assets include adjustments for prepayments and accrued lease payments. The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made prior to commencement and is recorded net of any lease incentives received. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise such options.
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ROU assets are reviewed for impairment when indicators of impairment are present. ROU assets from operating and finance leases are subject to the impairment guidance in ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, as ROU assets are long-lived nonfinancial assets.
ROU assets are tested for impairment individually or as part of an asset group if the cash flows related to the ROU asset are not independent from the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. An asset group is the unit of accounting for long-lived assets to be held and used, which represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. The Company recognized no impairment of ROU assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU and operating lease liabilities (current and non-current), on the consolidated balance sheets.
Statement of Cash Flows
In accordance with ASC Topic 230, “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based on the local currencies using the average translation rates. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance sheets.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, accrued liabilities and accounts payable, approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and the current market rate of interest.
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels are defined as follow:
| ● | Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
| ● | Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. | |
| ● | Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. |
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not identify any assets and liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.
Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The functional currency of the Company is RMB. For financial reporting purposes, RMB is translated into USD as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet dates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period.
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Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as “Accumulated other comprehensive income”. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in income. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.
The Company uses FASB ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”. Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. Comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Basic income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method for options and warrants. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did t have any potentially dilutive instruments.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company periodically grants stock options, warrants and awards to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions as compensation for services rendered. The Company accounts for stock option, stock warrant and stock award grants to employees based on the authoritative guidance provided by the FASB where the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized over the vesting period. The Company accounts for stock option, stock warrant and stock award grants to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the FASB where the value of the stock compensation is determined based upon the measurement date at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Stock-based compensation charges generally are amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. In certain circumstances where there are no future performance requirements by the employees and non-employees, option, warrant and award grants are immediately vested and the total stock-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date.
Segment Reporting
ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s chief operating decision maker organizes segments within the Company for making operating decisions assessing performance and allocating resources. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.
The Company manages its business as three operating segments, advertising and products, pharmacies, and hotels, all of which are located in the PRC. All of its revenues are derived in the PRC. All long-lived assets are located in PRC.
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The following table shows the Company’s operations by business segment for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Revenues and expenses for the Pharmacies and Hotel segments commenced as of the respective dates of the completion of their acquisitions:
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net revenue | ||||||||
| Advertising and products | $ | $ | ||||||
| Pharmacies | - | |||||||
| Hotel | - | |||||||
| Total revenues, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Advertising and products | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Pharmacies | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | - | |||||||
| Operating expenses | - | |||||||
| Hotel | ||||||||
| Hotel operating costs | - | |||||||
| Operating expenses | - | |||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | ||||||||
| Advertising and products | $ | $ | ||||||
| Pharmacies | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Hotel | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Segment assets | As
of December 31, 2021 | As
of December 31, 2020 | ||||||
| Advertising and products | $ | $ | ||||||
| Pharmacies | - | |||||||
| Hotel | - | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its FV, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should be adopted on a prospective basis. As a smaller reporting company, the standard will be effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements presentation or disclosures.
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In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470- 20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. This ASU (1) simplifies the accounting for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock by removing the existing guidance in ASC 470-20, Debt: Debt with Conversion and Other Options, that requires entities to account for beneficial conversion features and cash conversion features in equity, separately from the host convertible debt or preferred stock; (2) revises the scope exception from derivative accounting in ASC 815-40 for freestanding financial instruments and embedded features that are both indexed to the issuer’s own stock and classified in stockholders’ equity, by removing certain criteria required for equity classification; and (3) revises the guidance in ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, to require entities to calculate diluted earnings per share (EPS) for convertible instruments by using the if-converted method. In addition, entities must presume share settlement for purposes of calculating diluted EPS when an instrument may be settled in cash or shares. For SEC filers, excluding smaller reporting companies, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. For all other entities, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and cannot adopt the guidance in an interim reporting period. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements presentation or disclosures.
In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt — Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (“ASU 2021-04”). ASU 2021-04 provides guidance as to how an issuer should account for a modification of the terms or conditions or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option (i.e., a warrant) that remains classified after modification or exchange as an exchange of the original instrument for a new instrument. An issuer should measure the effect of a modification or exchange as the difference between the fair value of the modified or exchanged warrant and the fair value of that warrant immediately before modification or exchange and then apply a recognition model that comprises four categories of transactions and the corresponding accounting treatment for each category (equity issuance, debt origination, debt modification, and modifications unrelated to equity issuance and debt origination or modification). ASU 2021-04 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity should apply the guidance provided in ASU 2021-04 prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity elects to early adopt ASU 2021-04 in an interim period, the guidance should be applied as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The adoption of ASU 2021-04 is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements presentation or disclosures.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, authoritative guidance, if currently adopted, would have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement presentation or disclosures.
3. OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES
Other receivables and prepaid expenses consisted of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Deposits | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Employees’ social insurance | ||||||||
| Others | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
4. ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS
The
Company had advances to suppliers of $
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Finished goods – health supplements | $ | $ | ||||||
| Drugs, pharmaceutical and nutritional products | - | |||||||
| Food and beverage, hotel supplies and consumables | - | |||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
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6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Vehicles | $ | $ | ||||||
| Office furniture | ||||||||
| Electronic equipment | ||||||||
| Machinery | - | |||||||
| Leasehold improvements | - | |||||||
| Other | - | |||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $
7. INTANGIBLE ASSET, NET
Intangible asset consisted of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Software | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: Accumulated amortization | ( | ) | ||||||
| Intangible asset, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $
8. TAXES PAYABLE
Taxes payable consisted of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Value-added | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income | ||||||||
| City construction | ||||||||
| Education | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Taxes payable | $ | $ | ||||||
9. ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES
Accrued liabilities and other payables consisted of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Accrued employees’ social insurance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued payroll and commission | ||||||||
| Accrued rent expense | - | |||||||
| Construction payable | - | |||||||
| Accrued professional fees | ||||||||
| Deposit | - | |||||||
| Other payables | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
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10. LOAN FROM THIRD PARTIES
As
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had advances from former shareholders and unrelated third parties of Aixin Shangyan Hotel
in an aggregate amount of $
11. LOAN TO THIRD PARTY
On June
8, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with a third party, pursuant to which the Company agreed to lend RMB
12. LEASE
Concurrent
with the completion of the sale of its rights to a portion of a building completed in 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to
lease a portion of the building back from the buyer over a lease term of
The
Company also has operating leases for other sales locations under various operating lease arrangements. The leases have remaining lease
terms of approximately
Aixin
Shangyan Hotel leases its hotel premises under an operating lease arrangement. The lease has a remaining lease term of approximately
Aixintang
Pharmacies lease retail pharmacy stores under operating lease arrangements, with remaining lease terms of
Balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases is presented below:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Operating Leases | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities – current | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating lease liability – non-current | ||||||||
| Total operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
The following provides details of the Company’s lease expenses:
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Operating lease expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
Other information related to leases is presented below:
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Cash Paid For Amounts Included In Measurement of Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | |||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Discount Rate: | ||||||||
| Operating leases | % | % | ||||||
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Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
| For the year ending December 31: | ||||
| 2022 | $ | |||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Total lease payments | ||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Total lease liabilities | ||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ) | ||
| Lease liabilities – non-current portion | $ | |||
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Advance to related parties
Advance to related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Chengdu WenJiang Aixin Nanjiang Pharmacy Co., Ltd. | $ | $ | ||||||
| Qionglai Weide Pharmacy | ||||||||
| Sichuan Aixin Investment Co., Ltd | ||||||||
| Chengdu Xindu Cundetang Pharmacy Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
| Chengdu Lisheng Huiren Tang Pharmacy Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Advance from related parties
Advance from related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Quanzhong Lin | $ | $ | ||||||
| Yirong Shen | ||||||||
| Branch manager | ||||||||
| Chengdu Aixin E-Commerce Company Ltd. | ||||||||
| Chengdu Aixin International travel service Co, Ltd | ||||||||
| Chengdu Beibang Pharmacy | ||||||||
| Aixin Life Beauty | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
All the related party entities are controlled by Mr. Quanzhong Lin (the Chairman, President and major shareholder of Aixin Life). These advances to and from related parties were for working capital purpose, payable on demand, and bear no interest. Yirong Shen was a major shareholder of Aixin Shangyan Hotel prior to the closing of Hotel Purchase Agreement, and she serves as the supervisor of Aixin Shangyan Hotel.
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Office lease from a Major Shareholder
In
May 2014, the Company entered a lease with its major shareholder for an office. The lease term was for
14. INCOME TAXES
The Company was incorporated in the United States of America (“USA”) and has operations in one tax jurisdiction, i.e. the PRC. The Company generated substantially all of its sales from its operations in the PRC for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and recorded an income tax provision for each of such periods.
China
has a tax rate of
The components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:
| For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Current: | ||||||||
| China | $ | $ | ||||||
| Total current | ||||||||
| Deferred: | ||||||||
| China | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Total deferred | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Total income tax expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | $ | $ | ||||||
The following table reconciles the statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate | % | % | ||||||
| Foreign tax rate differential | % | % | ||||||
| Change in valuation allowances | % | % | ||||||
| Other (1) | - | % | ( | )% | ||||
| Effective combined tax rate | % | % | ||||||
| (1) |
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $
Uncertain Tax Positions
Interest
associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as income tax, and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative
expenses in the statements of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had
15. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On
August 17, 2020, by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Board adopted resolutions authorizing a
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had common shares issued and outstanding.
In June 2020, shares owned by Quanzhong Lin (the Chairman, President and major shareholder of Aixin Life) were cancelled.
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Stock Awards Issued for Services
On
October 22, 2019, the Company granted and issued shares to its employees and contractors under its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
The stock awards were valued at $
On
October 24, 2019, the Company granted and issued shares to its employees and contractors under its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
The stock awards were valued at $
The stock awards will vest over five () years from the grant date, and the grantee will forfeit a portion of the shares granted (“Shares Granted”) if the grantee is no longer employed by or contracted with the Company. Specifically,
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, stock-based compensation expenses were $. As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation expenses related to these stock awards are $. These expenses are expected to be recognized over years.
Forgiveness of shareholder’s loan
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company’s major shareholder Mr. Lin forgave his loan to the Company for $
Acquisition of Subsidiaries
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company completed the acquisitions of Aixin Shangyan Hotel and Aixintang Pharmacies (see Note 1). The
acquisitions were accounted for as acquisitions of entities under common control. In connection with the acquisitions, the Company
made payments to Mr. Lin in the aggregate amount of $
16. STATUTORY RESERVES
Pursuant to the PRC corporate law, the Company is now only required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory reserve represents restricted retained earnings.
Surplus reserve fund
The
Company is required to transfer
The
surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any,
and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion
to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance
after such issue is not less than
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Common welfare fund
Common
welfare fund is a voluntary fund to which the Company can elect to transfer
This fund can only be utilized on capital items for the collective benefit of the Company’s employees, such as construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff welfare facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon liquidation.
17. OPERATING CONTINGENCIES
The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
The Company’s sales, purchases and expenses are denominated in RMB and all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. In China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation to affect the remittance.
Litigation
The Company is, from time to time, involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of its business regarding merchandise sold, employment matters, and litigation regarding intellectual property rights.
In
December 2020, Jian Yiao (the “Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Chengdu Aixintang Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (“Aixintang
Pharmacy”, or the “Defendant”) in Zhangjiagang People’s Court in Jiangsu Province. The complaint alleges that
Jian Yiao is entitled to $
In February 2021, the judge in the Jiangsu Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court denied the Defendant’s motion and upheld the judgment from the first trial. In March 2021, Aixintang Pharmacy filed another motion to the Jiangsu High People’s Court on the basis that the Purchase Agreement was forged. In February 2022, Aixintang Pharmacy filed an appeal in Jiangsu High People's Court against the judgment reached by Jiangsu Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court in February 2021. To date, this legal proceeding remains pending.
In November 2021, the Company and Mr. Quanzhong Lin agreed that Mr. Lin shall assume any losses arising from this legal proceeding. As such, the Company did not accrue contingent losses from this legal proceeding as of December 31, 2021.
The Company believes that current pending litigation will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
18. ACQUISITION OF SUBSIDIARIES
In July and September, 2021, the Company completed the required governmental procedures and obtained the documents necessary to consider the acquisitions of Aixin Shangyan Hotel and Aixintang Pharmacies completed.
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Pursuant
to the Hotel Purchase Agreement dated May 25, 2021, AiXin HK purchased all of the outstanding equity of Aixin Shangyan Hotel from Mr.
Lin and the other shareholder for a purchase price of RMB
Pursuant
to the Pharmacies Purchase Agreement entered on June 2, 2021, AiXin HK purchased
The acquisitions will be accounted for as acquisitions of entities under common control under ASC 805-50-15-6, and the assets and liabilities acquired will be measured and recorded at the carrying amount under ASC 805-50-30-5. The following condensed unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations for the Company, Aixin Shangyan Hotel and Aixintang Pharmacies for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 present the results of operations of the Company, Aixin Shangyan Hotel and Aixintang Pharmacies as if the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results that would have occurred had the acquisitions been completed as of the beginning of the periods presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results.
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
19. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
The Company follows the guidance in FASB ASC 855-10 for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and determined the Company has no material subsequent events.
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