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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K
 
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010

or

¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission File Number: 0-30611

Teleconnect Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida
  
90-0294361
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
incorporation or organization)
   

Oude Vest 4
4811 HT, Breda
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-31-630 048 023

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Title of Class

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010: $5,696,755 with 4,953,700 shares outstanding at $1.15 each after the effect of the 1 for 100 reverse split approved by the shareholders at a meeting held on November 12, 2009 and made effective by FINRA on February 23, 2010.

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1943 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ¨ No ¨

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date: December 10, 2010: 5,629,205 shares of common stock, $.001 par value after the effect of the 1 for 100 reverse split approved by the shareholders at a meeting held on November 12, 2009.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933: None.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
     
Item 1
Business
 3
Item 1A
Risk Factors
 5
Item 1B
Unresolved Staff Comments
 7
Item 2
Properties
 7
Item 3
Legal Proceedings
 7
Item 4
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 8
     
PART II
Item 5
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
8
Item 6
Selected Financial Data
9
Item 7
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
10
Item 7A
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
14
Item 8
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
14
Item 9
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
28
Item 9A
Controls and Procedures
28
Item 9B
Other Information
29
     
PART III
Item 10
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
30
Item 11
Executive Compensation
30
Item 12
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 32
Item 13
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 32
Item 14
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
 32
     
PART IV
Item 15
Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules
 33
     
Signatures
35
 
 
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PART I

Item 1. Business

General

Teleconnect Inc. (the Company) (initially named Technology Systems International Inc.) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on November 23, 1998.

Serving as a telecommunications service provider in Spain for almost 9 years, the Company never fully reached expectations and decided late in 2008 to change its course of business. In November 2009, 90% of the Company’s telecommunication business was sold to a Spanish group of investors, and on October 15, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of Hollandsche Exploitatie Maatschappij BV (HEM), a Dutch entity established in 2007. HEM’s core business involves the age validation of consumers when purchasing products which cannot be sold to minors, such as alcohol or tobacco. The Company regards this age validation business as its new strategic direction. The Dutch companies acquired in 2007 (Giga Matrix, The Netherlands, 49% and Photowizz, The Netherlands, 100%) are considered to function complementary to this new service offering.

Through the purchase of HEM and its ownership in Photowizz and Giga Matrix the Company now controls all four pillars under its business model: the manufacturing and leasing of electronic age validation equipment, the performance of age validation transactions remotely, the performance of market surveys and the broadcasting of in-store commercial messages using the age validation equipment in between age checks.

Products and service offering
Unlike traditional methods of age validation, the Company’s system (‘Ageviewers’) is designed to check ages remotely. Using a special terminal at our customers’ checkout and a secure internet connection, during transactions involving products with a minimum legal age limit, a brief video connection is created between the terminal and an external age-verification center of the Company. At this center, specially trained verification personnel perform the actual age verification based on the incoming images of customers buying alcohol or tobacco. Also, the system provides for the exact age to be determined based on photo identification in such cases the buyer is not unmistakably of age.

The operators of the external age-verification center are not in direct contact with the person being assessed. The chances of human error and integrity problems (due to intimidation, familiarity or disinterest, for example) are thus reduced. In addition, because of the central approach in which operators are assigned incoming images at random, it is unlikely that minors can predict where non-compliance (if any) will occur. The system therefore aligns with what is legally expected of alcohol and tobacco distributors.

If a terminal is not in use (before or after age verification), the system can display specific advertising material, geared to the products being scanned at that moment, if desired. This may result in additional or alternative revenue through advertising. The terminals are also suitable for brief market surveys.

In addition, the Company has developed an in-store camera-security system which is now being piloted in The Netherlands. The system, which serves outside opening hours, shares connections and part of the hardware needed in relation to age validation, and is therefore expected to be very cost efficient for shop owners.

The Company’s hardware products are fully in compliance with the European Machine Directive and have been tested and approved for electromagnetic compatibility. The operations are momentarily limited to Europe and therefore not subject to specific regulation in the U.S., either at the federal or state level.

There are currently no known systems which are similar to Ageviewers, but the constant attention on sanctions and on tightening sanctions with regard to illegal sale of alcohol and tobacco will undoubtedly cause a certain amount of pressure in the direction of better age-verification systems. The Company has applied for patents for its specific technology. To date, several of these patent applications have been awarded.

Service is provided from the office in Breda, The Netherlands, and can largely also be provided ‘remotely’. The customers’ terminals are linked with the Company’s database server every few seconds, such that background tests are continuously performed to confirm that the technology is available. If the connection or operation of a terminal fails, an alert is immediately displayed on a central screen at the Company, indicating which location is affected by what problem.

 
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Market
The Company is focused primarily on retail trade. For instance in the Netherlands (population 16.5M – the home market), some 7,500 liquor stores and supermarkets conclude about 350 million age-restricted transactions per annum and account for approximately 80% of all alcohol sold. The operable European and US market is estimated to be at least 30 times larger.

Despite the increasing social pressure to improve the quality of age verification, and a trend towards self-scan checkouts (without personnel), there is a concentrated resistance within the alcohol industry and the supermarket branch to reorganizing the way that alcohol is sold. The efforts of the Company are therefore logically also focused on breaking through the resistance in the market and offering an alternative for traditional age verification.

 
Management and personnel
 
The Teleconnect Board of Directors consists of three officers (Dirk Benschop, CEO and President; Gustavo Gomez, CCO and Les Pettitt, CFO) and two non-executive directors (Kees Lenselink, Director and Jan Hovers, Supervisory Director).

The Dutch subsidiaries HEM, Photowizz and Giga Matrix are managed by a team of three, with a staff of two administrators. In addition four external independent specialists (automation, design) are employed practically full time. The validation center currently employs 12 operators, bringing the total number of people involved in the operation as of September 30, 2010 at 26.

The Company currently operates 96 hours per week (coinciding with the opening times of the retail trade) and all operators work part time and in short shifts. In addition, the daily and weekly peaks and valleys in sales are extremely predictable, which makes it very simple to plan the number of required operators at a given moment of the day or week.

None of the Company's employees are represented by a labor union with respect to his or her employment by the Company.

Stage of development of business
 
After starting marketing the Ageviewers solution in July 2010, by September the Company had entered into contracts with over 20 individual alcohol outlets in the Netherlands for a period of 36 months of which 6 stores have received delivery of the system. Delivery of other currently outstanding orders is due during the quarter ending March 31, 2011. Initial contracts are based on revenues from advertising only, which is expected to ramp up during the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2011. The Company does not expect that it will derive a significant percentage of its revenue from just one or few customers.

Banking arrangements and financial reporting
The Company has no outstanding bank loans and is up to date in its financial reporting.

Discontinued operation
Even though the Company has discontinued its majority share in telecommunications in Spain, it has maintained a 10% stake in Teleconnect SA. During the fiscal year 2010, Teleconnect SA continued to provide prepaid voice telephone services to its customers.

 
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Continuity
We may not achieve or sustain profitability in the future. We have incurred substantial net losses and negative cash flow from operations since our inception. As of September 30, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of $30,019,592 and had a stockholders' deficit of $1,510,480. As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had net income of $1,972,838 in 2010 due to gain of $3,119,901 on the sale of the discontinued operations while it incurred a loss of $1,828,443 in 2009. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had a working capital deficit of $1,941,946 as compared to its working capital deficit as of September 30, 2009 of $4,556,111. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These results and facts are the justification for the significant change in direction and focus of the Company implemented by new management.

In order for us to be successful, cash draining activities were disposed of and debt was restructured. Looking forward, when entering new markets with new innovative service offerings, such as the age validation solution, we may not succeed in attracting sufficient funds to successfully accomplish the transition that is necessary to create a viable situation.

Exit for investors
The lack of liquidity of the Company’s stock inherently has the risk that shares may not find a buyer thus making it more difficult for shareholders to sell their shares.

The market: resistance
Despite the increasing need for measures protecting youth and limiting social damage, monitoring age limits effectively also meets resistance from political and other arenas. In many cases, the legal regulation is at odds with specific objectives in the alcohol and tobacco industries which can mobilize supply industries and distribution channels in their resistance. Examples include the advertising industry, or the supermarket branch, which is financially largely dependent on the marketing of both the alcohol and tobacco products.

The strategic resistance of the alcohol and tobacco industry to changes that may affect their main distribution; the loyalty of store owners and chains of stores to the traditional verification methods imposed by branch organizations and the price perception of clients with respect to Ageviewers are factors that might negatively affect the profitability of the Company.

Management and personnel
We currently rely on a small core management team. In the event that we grow, we must not only manage demands on this team but also increase management resources, among other things, to expand, train and manage our employee base and maintain close coordination among our technical, accounting, financing, marketing and sales staff. If any growth is not properly managed, management may be unable to adequately support our clients in the future.

If members of our senior management team or key personnel leave the Company, the Company’s ability to operate its business could be negatively affected. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in replacing management or key personnel in such events. Our future success depends to a significant extent on the continued services of the senior management and these key personnel. The loss of services or any other present or future key management or employee, could have a material adverse effect on our business. We do not maintain “key person” life insurance for any of our personnel.

Also, if our business grows, we might not be able to attract additionally required key employees or other highly qualified employees in the future. We have experienced this from time to time in the past, and we expect to continue to experience in the future difficulty in hiring and retaining highly-skilled employees with appropriate qualifications. If we do not succeed in attracting sufficient new personnel or retaining and motivating our current personnel, our ability to provide our services could diminish.

Sales Relationships
Management has identified that future expansion outside The Netherlands requires us to enter into partnerships with local parties. Also, our sales rely on the efforts of branch organizations that support the use of Ageviewers. If we are unable to expand and maintain our sales representative and third-party sales channel relationships, then our ability to sell and support our services may be negatively impacted. In addition, no assurances can be provided that these third parties are committed sufficiently to our business, that they will meet their sales targets or that they will not develop their own competitive services.

We may not be able to maintain our current relationships or form new relationships with third parties that supply us with clients, synergies, software or related products that are important to our success. Accordingly, no assurances are provided that our existing or prospective relationships will result in sustained business partnerships, successful offerings or the generation of significant revenues.

 
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Suppliers
We depend on the supply of electronic components and parts from various suppliers. They have from time to time experienced short-term delays in providing the requested parts. There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain these components in the future within the time frames required by us at a reasonable cost. Any failure to obtain supplies on a timely basis and at a reasonable cost, or any interruption of local access services, could have an adverse effect on our final product and service level.

Service Disruptions
The Ageviewers solution requires real-time communications between the retail stores and the centralized validation center. If the network infrastructure of the service provider is disrupted or security breaches occur on our communications lines with our clients, we may lose clients or incur additional liabilities.

We may in the future experience interruptions in service as a result of fire, natural disasters, power loss, or the accidental or intentional actions of service users, current and former employees and others. Although we continue to implement industry-standard disaster recovery, security and service continuity protection measures, including the physical protection of our offices and equipment, similar measures taken by others have been insufficient or circumvented in the past. There can be no assurance that our measures will be sufficient or that they will not be circumvented in the future. Unauthorized use of our network could potentially jeopardize the security of confidential information stored in the computer systems or transmitted by our clients. Furthermore, addressing security problems may result in interruptions, delays or cessation of services to our clients. These factors may result in liability to us or our clients.
 
Competition.
 
The markets we serve are highly competitive and our competitors, or future competitors, may have much greater resources to commit to growth, new technology and marketing.

Many of HEM’s future competitors may have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources, larger customer bases, greater name recognition and more established relationships in the retail industry than we do. We cannot be sure that we will have the resources or expertise to compete successfully in the future. Our competitors may be able to:

 
*  
develop and expand their, or alternative products and service offerings more quickly;
 
*  
adapt better to new or emerging technologies and changing client needs;
 
*  
take advantage of acquisitions and other opportunities more readily;
 
*  
devote greater resources to the marketing and sale of their services and products; and
 
*  
adopt more aggressive pricing policies

Variable Revenues and Operating Results
Our revenues and operating results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, not all of which are in our control. These factors include:

 
*  
political climate at any point in time;
 
*  
the size and timing of significant equipment and software purchases;
 
*  
the timing of new service offerings;
 
*  
changes in our pricing policies;
 
*  
the timing and completion of the expansion of our service offering;
 
*  
the length of our contract cycles; and
 
*  
our success in expanding our sales force and expanding our distribution channels.

In addition, a relatively large portion of our expenses are fixed in the short-term and therefore our results of operations are particularly sensitive to fluctuations in revenues. Due to the factors noted above and other risks discussed in this section, you should not rely on period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations. Quarterly results are not necessarily meaningful and you should not unduly rely on them as an indication of future performance. It is possible that in some future periods our operating results may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. In this event, the price of our Common Stock may not increase or may fall. Please see Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Results of Operations.

Governmental Regulation
Governments are slowly approving stricter laws with respect to the penalties applied to those that sell alcohol or tobacco to minors yet some fail in the enforcement of those same laws. Lack of penalties and law enforcement significantly influence demand for effective age verification systems. No assurances can be provided that stricter laws will be implemented or existing laws will not be abolished. Also no guarantees exist that governments will impose stricter law enforcement or that existing law enforcement will not be abolished.

In addition, there are no guarantees that privacy laws might not be changed in such way that processing personal data for the purpose of preventing minors to buy alcohol or tobacco will be illegal. In such circumstances, it would be impossible for the Company to continue its operations in age validation.

 
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Consumer susceptibility for privacy issues
Abuse of personal data in any other system, such as camera systems or body scanners, might affect the public opinion on the automated processing of personal data and images. If the public opinion would turn against systems that process these data, this might severely affect our continuity.

Penny Stock Trading Rules.
When the trading price of the Company's Common Stock is below $5.00 per share, the Common Stock is considered to be “penny stocks” that are subject to rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (Rule 15-1 through 15g-9) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These rules impose significant requirements on brokers under these circumstances, including: (a) delivering to customers the Commission's standardized risk disclosure document; (b) providing to customers current bid and offers; (c) disclosing to customers the brokers-dealer and sales representatives compensation; and (d) providing to customers monthly account statements.

Future Sales of Our Common Stock May Depress Our Stock Price
The market price of our Common Stock could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market in the future. In addition, it is more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of Common Stock. There were 4,953,700 post-split shares of our Common Stock outstanding as “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 as of September 30, 2010, which will be available for sale in the future. This number of shares takes into consideration the 1-for-100 reverse split approved at the shareholders meeting of November 12, 2009. These shares may be sold in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act.

Technological Changes
Global industries are subject to rapid and significant technological changes. We cannot predict the effect of technological changes on our business. We will rely in part on third parties, for the development of, and access to everything from communications and networking technologies, to hardware, components and parts for user terminals. We expect that new services and technologies applicable to our market will emerge. New products and technologies may be superior and/or render obsolete the products and technologies that we currently use to deliver our services. We must anticipate and adapt to technological changes and evolving industry standards. We may be unable to obtain access to new technologies on acceptable terms or at all, and we may be unable to obtain access to new technologies and offer services in a competitive manner. Any new products and technologies may not be compatible with our technologies and business plan.
 
Voting Control
 
The largest single shareholder of the Company as of September 30, 2010, Mr. Hendrik van den Hombergh, owned directly and beneficially approximately 36.0% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of that date. During 2010, this stockholder has financially made possible the change in course described earlier. As of September 30, 2010, Mr. Geeris remained a significant shareholder of the Company with 31.8% of the common stock of the Company. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, with the issuance of stock in relation to the purchase of HEM, the percentage ownership of Mr. van den Hombergh was 31.7% and that of Mr. Geeris became 28.0%

Item 1B    Unresolved Staff Comments

None

Item 2.      Properties

The Company’s principal executive offices were located during fiscal 2010 at Oude Vest 4, 4811 HT, Breda, The Netherlands.

These facilities are leased at commercial rates under standard commercial leases in the geographic area. We believe that suitable space for these operations is generally available on commercially reasonable terms as needed.

Item 3.      Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of its operations, the Company, from time to time in the past, has been named in legal actions seeking monetary damages. While the outcome of these matters could not be estimated with certainty, management did not expect, based upon consultation with legal counsel, that they would have had a material effect on the Company's business or financial condition or results of operations.

 
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During fiscal 2010, the Company has commenced legal actions in Spain and The Netherlands against parties which owe money to the Company. One of these parties has filed a counterclaim in defense against the Company.

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, security holders of the Company were asked to vote to approve a 1-for-100 reverse stock split; which was approved on November 12, 2009. Shareholders were also requested on November 12, 2009 to ratify the Board’s decision to sell the Spanish subsidiaries and on October 8, 2010 to ratify the purchase of HEM. In both cases approval was obtained.

PART II

Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

General

The Common Stock of the Company is currently traded on the NASD Pink Sheets under TLCO.PK. Steps are being taken to bring the Company back to the OTC Bulletin Board where it used to be quoted as TLCO.OB.

Market Price

The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing bid prices per share of the Common Stock of the Company (reflecting inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions) as reported by Pink Sheets (formerly known as National Quotation Bureau, L.L.C.) for the periods indicated. For consistency reasons with the financial statements, the per share historical prices listed below, reflect retroactively the effect of the 1-for-100 reverse split approved by the majority of the shareholders of the Company at its shareholders’ meeting on November 12, 2009.

   
High Closing
Bid Price
   
Low Closing
Bid Price
 
Year Ended December 31, 2008
           
1 st Quarter
  $ 2.90     $ 0.60  
2 nd Quarter
  $ 0.90     $ 0.70  
3 rd Quarter
  $ 0.70     $ 0.50  
4 th Quarter
  $ 3.00     $ 3.00  
                 
Year Ended December 31, 2009
               
1 st Quarter
  $ 1.00     $ 0.30  
2 nd Quarter
  $ 1.50     $ 0.10  
3 rd Quarter
  $ 2.50     $ 0.80  
4 th Quarter
  $ 2.50     $ 1.00  
                 
Year Ended December 31, 2010
               
1 st Quarter
  $ 1.55     $ 0.41  
2 nd Quarter
  $ 1.40     $ 1.10  
3 rd Quarter
  $ 1.15     $ 0.60  
4 th Quarter (up to December 14, 2010)
  $ 1.05     $ 0.60  

Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Consultant Plan

Effective March 31, 2006, the Company adopted and approved its 2006 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) which reserved 200,000 post-split shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan. The Plan allowed us to issue awards of incentive non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, and stock bonuses to consultants to the Company which may be subject to restrictions. At the termination date of the Plan, on midnight May 31, 2010, there had been 145,743 shares of common stock issued under the Plan.

 
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On October 8, 2010, the Company adopted and approved its 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the “2010 Plan”) which reserved 500,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under this new 2010 Plan. This Plan allows us to issue awards of incentive non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, and stock bonuses to Officers, Directors or consultants to the Company. As of the date of this filing, no shares have been issued under this 2010 Plan.

Sale of Unregistered Securities

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, there were no sales of unregistered securities.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth certain operating information regarding the Company.

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
September 30, 2010
   
September 30, 2009
 
Revenues
 
$
254,446
   
$
361,989
 
Cost of sales
 
$
282,333
   
$
435,147
 
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
968,146
   
$
1,365,550
 
Depreciation
 
$
2,619
   
$
31,794
 
Other income
 
$
87
   
$
21,652
 
Loss on investment
 
$
(130,057
)
 
$
(44,626
)
Interest expense – related parties
 
$
(68,111
)
 
$
(54,396
)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
 
$
49,670
   
$
(50,000
)
Net loss from continuing operations
 
$
(1,147,063
)
 
$
(1,597,872
)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
 
$
3,119,901
   
$
(230,571
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
1,972,838
   
$
(1,828,443
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
1,889,174
   
$
(1,774,596
)
Net income (loss) per share
 
$
0.40
   
$
(0.43
)

 
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Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere herein.

Forward Looking Statements

When used in this annual report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC, in our press releases and in oral statements made with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers, the words or phrases “will likely result”, “plans”, “will continue”, “is anticipated”, “estimated”, “expect”, “project” or “outlook” or similar expressions (including confirmations by one of our authorized executive officers of any such expressions made by a third party with respect to us) are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such statements, each of which speaks only as of the date made. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to our history of losses, our limited operating history, our need for additional financing, rapid technological change, and an uncertain market, that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors described below and in the Description of Business section of this annual report. We undertake no obligation to release publicly revisions we made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements made after the date of this annual report and/or attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this discussion.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements. We consider the following accounting policies to be the most critical:

Estimates. The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including the allowance for doubtful accounts, the reselling and recoverability of inventory, income taxes and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We must make estimates of the collectability of accounts receivable. We analyze historical write-offs, changes in our internal credit policies and customer concentrations when evaluating the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts. Differences may result in the amount and timing of expenses for any period if we make different judgments or use difference estimates.

Property and equipment are evaluated for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist. Accounting standards require that if an impairment indicator is present, the Company must assess whether the carrying amount of the asset is unrecoverable by estimating the sum of the future cash flows expected to result from the asset, undiscounted and without interest charges. If the carrying amount is less than the recoverable amount, an impairment charge must be recognized based on the fair value of the asset. Management assumed the Company was a going concern for purposes of evaluating the possible impairment of its property and equipment. Should the Company not be able to continue as a going concern, there may be significant impairment in the value of the Company’s property and equipment.

Revenue Recognition. Our revenue recognition policies are based on the requirements of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. Revenue from the sale of multimedia hardware components from our Photowizz subsidiary are recognized in the period in which title has passed and services have been rendered.

Revenue from sales of telecommunication services (included in discontinued operations) is generally recognized during the period when the services are rendered. Prepaid services which have not yet been rendered are reflected in deferred income until such time as the services are rendered.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The Company accounts for employee equity awards under the fair value method. Accordingly, the Company measures stock-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. The fair value of stock option awards, if any, are estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Estimated compensation cost relating to restricted stock awards, if any, are based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The compensation expense for stock-based awards is reduced by an estimate of forfeitures and is recognized over the expected term of the award under a graded vesting method.

 
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Variable Interest Entities. We analyze any potential Variable Interest or Special-Purpose Entities in accordance with the guidance of FASB ASC 810-10, Consolidation of Variable Interest and Special-Purpose Entities. Once an entity is determined to be a Variable Interest Entity (VIE), the party with the controlling financial interest, the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate it. The Company has analyzed its investment in Giga and after analysis we have determined that, while Giga is a VIE as defined by FASB ASC 810-10, we are not the primary beneficiary, and therefore Giga is not required to be consolidated.

Segment Reporting. Based on the criteria within accounting guidance, we have determined that we have two reportable segments; the age-validation sales and services, which as per September 30, 2010, encompasses Photowizz, and telecommunications systems and related services (discontinued operations) which encompasses the companies of Teleconnect Comunicaciones SA, Teleconnect Telecom SL, Recarganet.

Discontinued operations. In March 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to sell ITS Europe, Teleconnect SA, Teleconnect Telecom and Recarganet to certain employees and officers of Teleconnect SA with the Company retaining 10% of Teleconnect SA. The Company perfected the sale in 2010.

Overview

At the time of this filing, we derived our revenues from continuing operations primarily from the sale of multimedia terminals and hardware components to the suppliers of retail chains. These terminals and components can be applied to different functions such as recharging prepaid telephone cards. Our revenues and operating results will depend in the future upon the success of the four pillars described in our business model which is influenced significantly over the longer term by government laws and mandates, performance and pricing of our products/services, relationships with the public and other factors.

Today, our existing revenues may be impacted by other factors including the length of our sales cycle, the timing of sales orders, budget cycles of our customers, competition, the timing and introduction of new versions of our products, the loss of, or difficulties affecting, key personnel and distributors, changes in market dynamics or the timing of product development or market introductions. These factors have impacted our historical results to a greater extent than has seasonality. Combinations of these factors have historically influenced our growth rate and profitability significantly in one period compared to another, and is expected to continue to influence future periods, which may compromise our ability to make accurate forecasts.

The Company is not reliant on any specific customer for revenues. The Company’s present and future revenues are based on the following four pillars: the manufacturing and leasing of electronic age validation equipment, the performance of age validation transactions remotely, the performance of market surveys and the broadcasting of in-store commercial messages using age validation equipment in between age checks.

As of November 25, 2009, the Company no longer perceives any revenues from the discontinued operations. The remaining 10% shareholding the Company has retained in Teleconnect SA, may provide for future revenue in the form of dividend and /or sales of stock.

Year Ended September 30, 2010, compared to year ended September 30, 2009
 
 
Liabilities. Total liabilities as of September 30, 2010 decreased 51.9% to $3,447,165 compared to $7,164,986 as of September 30, 2009. This decrease is due primarily to the elimination of $4,377,269 of liabilities associated with our discontinued operations offset by an increase of $652,805 in loans from related parties.

Revenues. Revenues from continuing operations for the year ended September 30, 2010 amounted to $254,446 compared to $361,989 in the prior year; a decrease of 29.7%. 2009 revenues primarily were derived from the sales of calling credit through kiosks that Photowizz custom built and installed in supermarkets for a Netherlands customer. These calling credit sales were terminated during this fiscal year because they generated insufficient margin for Photowizz and involved a credit risk from unused calling credits. Photowizz’ activities have been transformed during the fiscal year to compliment the Company’s future core business. The decrease in sales is attributed to this transformation.

 
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Pricing Policies. The pricing for our products and services from continuing business may vary depending on which combination of services is provided, the speed of service, geographic location and capacity utilization. It is not the intention of the Company to enter “price wars”, but the Company will market its Ageviewers solution at reduced cost at strategically selected locations if the reduced revenues can be offset with revenue generated from in-store commercial messages or market surveys, for example. The Company strives to differentiate itself with the effectiveness of its service and by achieving more added value from the hardware and connectivity installed with regards to age validation.

Client Contracts. Our contracts with customers generally include an agreed-upon price schedule that details both fixed and variable prices for contracted services. Our sales representatives can add additional services to existing contracts, enabling clients to increase the number of locations. Recent contracts for the age-verification service are for a 36-month period.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales from continuing operations for the year ended September 30, 2010 amounted to $282,333 as compared to $435,147 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Cost of sales decreased 35.1% while Revenues decreased by 29.7% due to the excess capacity costs associated with the discontinued sales of calling credit and with the rescheduled delivery of hardware components for first quarter of fiscal 2011. The cost of sales in 2010 includes a charge for slow moving inventory of $57,467 compared to $128,678 in 2009.

Accordingly; we reflected a gross loss during fiscal 2010 of $27,887 compared to a gross loss in 2009 of $73,158.

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses during 2010 was $968,146, a decrease of $397,404 or 29.1% from the prior year’s operating expenses of $1,365,550. This decrease is primarily due to the reduction in the use of outside professional services related to the Company’s accounting and taxes in 2010 compared to 2009.

Interest Expense . Interest expense for the year ended September 30, 2010 was $68,111 compared to $54,396 for the prior year; an increase of 13,715 or 25.2%. This increase was due primarily to an increase in loans made from affiliated parties during 2010 which resulted in additional interest as compared to 2009.

Loss From Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth certain operating information regarding the discontinued operations:

   
Year Ended
Sept 30, 2010
   
Year Ended
Sept 30, 2009
 
             
Revenues
  $ 586,479     $ 4,274,248  
Cost of sales
    364,021       3,070,712  
Gross profit
    222,458       1,203,536  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    218,695       1,430,742  
Depreciation
    7,466       101,648  
Operating loss
    (3,703 )     (328,854 )
Gain on sale of subsidiary
    3,145,545       85,308  
Other income (expense)
    (21,941 )     12,975  
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ 3,119,901     $ (230,571 )



Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2010 were $218,695 a decrease of $1,212,047 or 84.7% from the prior year´s operating expenses of $1,430,742. Similarly, this change is due primarily the fact that the operating expenses for the current fiscal year also consider only the period from October 1 to November 25, 2009.

Net Loss. In 2010 the Company reported a net gain from discontinued operations of $3,119,901 compared to a net loss of $230,571 during 2009. The change is a direct result of sale of the remaining Spanish subsidiaries in 2010.

 
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Net cash used in operating activities

In 2010, the Company used $801,405 in operating activities which was primarily from net losses before discontinued operations during the year and changes to current assets and liabilities. The Company used $1,274,661 of its cash in operations in 2009 primarily from net losses during the year.

Net cash used in investing activities

The Company generated cash from investing activities in 2010 of $3,845 from the disposal of assets. In 2009, the Company generated cash from investing activities of $233,163 principally from discontinued operations.

Net Cash provided by financing activities

The Company generated cash from financing activities of $810,767 in 2010 through loans from related parties. During 2009, the Company generated cash of $861,137 through loans from related parties of $900,886 offset by repayments on capital leases of $39,749.

The ability of the Company to satisfy its obligations and to continue as a going concern will depend in part upon its ability to raise funds through the sale of additional shares of its Common Stock, increasing borrowing, and upon its ability to reach a profitable level of operations. The Company’s financial statements do not reflect adjustments that might result from its inability to continue as a going concern and these adjustments could be material.

The Company’s capital resources have been provided primarily by capital contributions from stockholders, stockholders’ loans, the conversion of outstanding debt into Common Stock of the Company, and services rendered in exchange for Common Stock.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments . The following table is a summary of the Company’s contractual obligations as of September 30, 2010.
         
Payments Due by Period
       
   
Total
   
Less than One Year
   
1-3 Years
 
Loans from related parties
 
$
2,790,765
   
$
2,790,765
   
$
-
 
Note payable to third party
   
300,256
     
300,256
     
-
 
Operating Leases
   
15,088
     
15,088
     
-
 
Total Contractual Cash Obligations
 
$
3,106,109
   
$
3,106,109
   
$
-
 
 
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements .

In June and December 2009, the FASB issued amendments to existing accounting guidance to address the elimination of the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity. The amendments also replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity. Additionally, the amendments provide more timely and useful information about an enterprise’s involvement with a variable interest entity. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2010, and it did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued amendments to existing accounting guidance regarding fair value measurements and disclosures and improvement in the disclosure about fair value measurements. These amendments require additional disclosures regarding significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 of fair value measurements, including a description of the reasons for the transfers. Further, this amendment requires additional disclosures for the activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, requiring presentation of information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements. This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact of these amendments; however, we do not expect the adoption of these amendments to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued amendments to existing accounting guidance regarding subsequent events and amendments to certain recognition and disclosure requirements. Under this amendment, a public company that is a SEC filer, as defined, is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This amendment was effective upon the issuance of this amendment. The adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements

Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

On November 12, 2009, at a meeting of the shareholders of Teleconnect Inc, all shareholders present, representing 94.69% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, unanimously agreed on the sale of the Spanish subsidiaries. The stock purchase agreements were formalized on November 25, 2009 before a public Spanish notary upon approval by the Company’s shareholders. By selling off the Spanish subsidiaries and maintaining a 10% stake in Teleconnect Comunicaciones SA, Teleconnect Inc is relieved of its obligation to fund these companies whereas Teleconnect Inc. could possibly benefit from future dividends, if so declared by Teleconnect SA.

The shareholders’ also approved a reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock in the ratio of 1-for-100 at the November 12, 2009 shareholders’ meeting.

On October 8, 2010, at a meeting of the shareholders of Teleconnect Inc, all shareholders present, representing 91.69% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, agreed to approve the Company’s 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan. At the same meeting, the shareholders ratified the decision of the Board of Directors to complete the purchase of HEM.
 
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Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors

Teleconnect Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Teleconnect Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended. The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Teleconnect Inc. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency in addition to a working capital deficiency, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are described in Note 17. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/Coulter & Justus, P.C.

December 23, 2010

Knoxville, Tennessee

 
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TELECONNECT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,420     $ 15,652  
Accounts receivable - trade
    36,276       2,911  
Due from Giga Matrix Holding, B.V.
    361,441       530,992  
Inventory, work in process (net of reserve for slow moving inventory
               
of $187,478 and $139,109 at September 30, 2010 and 2009,respectively)
    1,076,580       1,419,522  
Prepaid taxes
    8,278       -  
Prepaid expenses
    5,224       6,994  
Asset of discontinued operations
    -       632,804  
                 
Total current assets
    1,505,219       2,608,875  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
    7,120       14,574  
                 
OTHER ASSETS:
               
Investment in Giga Matrix Holdings B.V.
    -       -  
Goodwill
    424,346       455,283  
Long-term notes receivable (net of allowance for bad debts
               
of $558,136 and $560,974 at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively)
    -       58,572  
Assets of discontinued operations
    -       628,028  
                 
    $ 1,936,685     $ 3,765,332  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable - trade
  $ 111,576     $ 106,155  
Accrued liabilities:
               
Related parties
    127,619       54,347  
Other
    36,949       47,059  
Notes payable
    300,256       322,146  
Income Taxes payable
    80,000       130,000  
Loans from related parties
    2,790,765       2,128,010  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    -       4,377,269  
                 
Total current liabilities
    3,447,165       7,164,986  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
               
Preferred stock; par value of $0.001, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock; par value of $0.001, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 4,953,700 shares outstanding
    4,954       4,954  
Additional paid-in capital
    31,511,257       31,511,257  
Accumulated deficit
    (30,019,592 )     (31,992,430 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,007,099 )     (2,923,435 )
                 
Total stockholders' deficit
    (1,510,480 )     (3,399,654 )
                 
    $ 1,936,685     $ 3,765,332  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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TELECONNECT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

   
2010
   
2009
 
             
SALES
  $ 254,446     $ 361,989  
                 
COST OF SALES
    282,333       435,147  
                 
GROSS LOSS
    (27,887 )     (73,158 )
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    968,146       1,365,550  
Depreciation
    2,619       31,794  
                 
Total operating expenses
    970,765       1,397,344  
                 
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    (998,652 )     (1,470,502 )
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
               
Interest income
    87       21,652  
Loss on investment
    (130,057 )     (44,626 )
Interest expense
    (68,111 )     (54,396 )
                 
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (1,196,733 )     (1,547,872 )
                 
BENEFIT (PROVISION) FOR INCOME TAXES
    49,670       (50,000 )
                 
NET LOSS BEFORE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    (1,147,063 )     (1,597,872 )
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    3,119,901       (230,571 )
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 1,972,838     $ (1,828,443 )
                 
BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:
               
From continuing operations
  $ (0.23 )   $ (0.38 )
From discontiued operations
    0.63       (0.05 )
Total
  $ 0.40     $ (0.43 )
                 
AVERAGE COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING
    4,953,700       4,254,836  
                 
THE COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
               
Net Income (loss)
  $ 1,972,838     $ (1,828,443 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (126,764 )     81,586  
Tax effect on currency translation
    43,100       (27,739 )
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 1,889,174     $ (1,774,596 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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TELECONNECT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

   
Common Stock
                         
   
As adjusted for stock split
               
Accumulated
       
   
Number
   
$0.001
   
Additional
         
Other
   
Total
 
   
of
   
par
   
Paid-In
   
Accumulated
   
Comprehensive
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Loss
   
Deficit
 
Balance, October 1, 2008
    3,322,520     $ 3,322     $ 29,328,823     $ (30,163,987 )   $ (2,977,282 )   $ (3,809,124 )
                                                 
Conversion of debt to common stock
    1,671,180       1,672       2,109,599       -       -       2,111,271  
Retirement of common stock
    (40,000 )     (40 )     40       -       -       -  
Capital contribution for stock award
    -       -       72,795       -       -       72,795  
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       53,847       53,847  
Net loss
    -       -       -       (1,828,443 )     -       (1,828,443 )
Balance, September 30, 2009
    4,953,700       4,954       31,511,257       (31,992,430 )     (2,923,435 )     (3,399,654 )
                                                 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       (83,664 )     (83,664 )
Net income
    -       -       -       1,972,838       -       1,972,838  
Balance, September 30, 2010
    4,953,700     $ 4,954     $ 31,511,257     $ (30,019,592 )   $ (3,007,099 )   $ (1,510,480 )
The accompanying notes are an intergral part of these financial statements.

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

   
2010
   
2009
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,972,838     $ (1,828,443 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    2,619       31,794  
Stock-based compensation
    -       72,795  
Inventory allowance
    57,467       128,678  
Fixed asset impairment
    -       43,412  
Loss on equity investments
    130,057       44,626  
Gain on sale of subsidiaries
    (3,145,545 )     -  
Change in operating assets and liabilities
               
Accounts receivable - trade
    (33,563 )     67,935  
Accounts receivable - other
    -       1,014  
Inventory
    189,018       23,978  
Prepaid expenses
    1,295       7,660  
Prepaid taxes
    (8,278 )     45,726  
Accounts payable
    12,634       (65,667 )
Accrued liabilities and income taxes payable
    20,053       8,620  
Operating cash flows from discontinued operations
    -       143,211  
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (801,405 )     (1,274,661 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from disposal of equipment
    3,845       -  
Investing activities of discontinued operations
    -       233,163  
                 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    3,845       233,163  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Loan proceeds from related parties
    810,767       900,886  
Payments on capital leases
    -       (39,749 )
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    810,767       861,137  
                 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE
    (11,439 )     147,671  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    1,768       (32,690 )
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
    15,652       48,342  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
  $ 17,420     $ 15,652  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:
               
Stock-based compensation
  $ -     $ 72,795  
Common stock issued for conversion of debt and accrued interest
  $ -     $ 2,111,271  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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TELECONNECT, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2010

1. THE COMPANY

Teleconnect Inc. (the “Company”, “Teleconnect”, “we”, “us” or “our”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on November 23, 1998. The Company is engaged in the sale of multimedia hardware components and, with the our acquisition of Hollandsche Exploitatie Maatschappij BV (HEM), a Dutch entity established in 2007, subsequent to September 30, 2010, we are preparing a new service offering based on remotely performing age verification checks for retail stores and supermarkets in order to reduce the possibilities of selling alcohol and tobacco to under aged youths. All of the Company’s operations are in the European Union. Prior to November 25, 2009 the Company offered telecommunication services for home and business use in Spain (see Note 3).

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounts and notes receivable -

Trade accounts receivable and notes receivable are recorded at their estimated net realizable values using the allowance method. The Company generally does not require collateral. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information. When accounts are determined to be uncollectible they are charged off against an allowance for doubtful accounts. Also, accounts determined to be uncollectible are put in nonaccrual status whereby interest is not accrued on those accounts. Credit losses, when realized, have been within the range of the Company’s expectations. As of September 30, 2010, one customer accounted for 94% of accounts receivables. As of September 30, 2009, one customer accounted for 28% of accounts receivable and another customer accounted for 28% of accounts receivable included in assets of discontinued operations.

Advertising Costs -

Advertising and sales promotion costs are expensed as incurred. There were no advertising and sales promotion costs in 2010 and $24,394 in 2009.

Cash Equivalents -

The Company considers deposits that can be redeemed on demand and highly liquid investments that have original maturities of less than three months, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. Substantially all cash on hand at September 30, 2010 was held in European financial institutions and is not insured.

Consolidation Policy -

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary PhotoWizz BV for the year ended September 30, 2010, in addition to the accounts of its discontinued subsidiaries Teleconnect SA, Teleconnect Telecom, and Recarganet which were sold in November 2009. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition -

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of multimedia hardware components in the period in which title has passed and services have been rendered. During the years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 revenues from HEM was 84% and 36% of total sales, respectively. Prior to November 25, 2009, the Company recognized revenue from the sale of calling cards in the period in which the time on the cards is utilized (see Note 3).

 
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Earnings per Share -

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share is determined using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, consisting of shares that might be issued upon exercise of common stock options. In periods where losses are reported, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their exclusion would be anti-dilutive.
 
Reclassifications –

Certain amounts in prior year have been reclassified to conform to current year classifications.

Estimates -

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Adjustments -

The financial position and results of substantially all foreign operations are consolidated using the local currency (the Euro) in which the Company operates as a functional currency. The financial statements of foreign operations are translated using exchange rates in effect at year-end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during the year for results of operations.  The related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.

Income Taxes -

The Company uses the asset/liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.  The Company’s policy is to classify the penalties and interest associated with uncertain tax positions, if required, as a component of its income tax provision.

Inventories -

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on the first in, first out basis.

Property and equipment -

Property and equipment are recorded at cost.  Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance, and repairs are charged to expenses as incurred.  When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gains or losses included in the results of operation for the respective period.  Depreciation is computed on a straight line basis over the useful life which is 5 to 7 years.

Goodwill –

Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the cost of acquisition and the fair value of the net assets acquired of any business that is acquired. The Company performs impairment tests of the intangible assets at least annually and impairment losses are recognized if the carrying value of the intangible exceeds its fair value. For the years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company did not incur any charges for impairment.
 
Variable Interest Entities -
 
The Company analyzes any potential variable interest or special-purpose entities in accordance with the guidance of FASB ASC 810-10, Consolidation of Variable Interest and Special-Purpose Entities. Once an entity is determined to be a variable interest entity (VIE), the party with the controlling financial interest, the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate it.  The Company has analyzed its investment in Giga (see Note 15) and after analysis we have determined that, while Giga is a VIE as defined by FASB ASC 810-10, we are not the primary beneficiary, and therefore Giga is not required to be consolidated.

 
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Fair value of financial instruments

The Company applies accounting guidance that requires all entities to disclose the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized on the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value.  The guidance defines fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.  As of  September 30, 2010 and 2009 the fair value of cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, notes payable, and accrued expenses approximated carrying value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation –

The Company accounts for employee equity awards under the fair value method.  Accordingly, the Company measures stock-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award.  The fair value of stock option awards, if any, are estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  Estimated compensation cost relating to restricted stock awards, if any, are based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.  The compensation expense for stock-based awards is reduced by an estimate of forfeitures and is recognized over the expected term of the award under a graded vesting method.

New Accounting Pronouncements -

In June and December 2009, the FASB issued amendments to existing accounting guidance to address the elimination of the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity. The amendments also replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity and the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity. Additionally, the amendments provide more timely and useful information about an enterprise’s involvement with a variable interest entity. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2010, and it did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued amendments to existing accounting guidance regarding fair value measurements and disclosures and improvement in the disclosure about fair value measurements.  These amendments require additional disclosures regarding significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 of fair value measurements, including a description of the reasons for the transfers.  Further, this amendment requires additional disclosures for the activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, requiring presentation of information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements.  This amenment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  We are currently evaluating the impact of these amendments; however, we do not expect the adoption of these amendments to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued amendments to existing accounting guidance regarding subsequent events and amendments to certain recognition and disclosure requirements.  Under this amendment, a public company that is a SEC filer, as defined, is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.  This amendment was effective upon the issuance of this amendment.  The adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements

3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In March 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to sell ITS Europe, Teleconnect SA, Teleconnect Telecom and Recarganet to certain employees and officers of Teleconnect SA for €1,001 with the Company retaining 10% of Teleconnect SA. The Company accounts for its remaining stake in Teleconnect SA by the cost method.

The sale of ITS Europe to certain employees and officers of Teleconnect SA for €1 and the assumption of ITS Europe debts was completed on May 14, 2009 and resulted in a gain on the sale of subsidiary of $85,308.

Summarized financial information (which consists principally of Teleconnect SA) included in discontinued operations is as follows for the year ended September 30:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Sales
  $ 586,479     $ 4,274,248  
Cost of Sales
    364,021       3,070,712  
Gross Profit
    222,458       1,203,536  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    218,695       1,430,742  
Depreciation
    7,466       101,648  
Operating loss
    (3,703 )     (328,854 )
Gain on sale of subsidiary
    3,145,545       85,308  
Other income (expense)
    (21,941 )     12,975  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ 3,119,901     $ (230,571 )
 
 
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The net liabilities of discontinued operations (which consist principally of Teleconnect SA), which are included in the consolidated balance sheets as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, consist of the following at September 30:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash
  $ -     $ 23,938  
Accounts receivable – trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $714,782  at September 30, 2009
    -       385,914  
Accounts receivable - other
    -       207,953  
Inventory
    -       12,631  
Prepaid expenses
    -       2,368  
Current assets of discontinued operations
    -       632,804  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    -       385,820  
Vendor deposits
    -       242,208  
Other assets of discontinued operations
    -       628,028  
                 
Accounts payable
    -       1,372,068  
Accrued liabilities
    -       189,246  
Taxes payable
    -       342,231  
Notes payable
    -       146,430  
Due from related parties
    -       259,181  
Deferred income
    -       2,068,113  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    -       4,377,269  
                 
Net liabilities of discontinued operations
  $ -     $ 3,116,437  

Substantially all interest expense is allocated to the ongoing operations of the parent company.

4.  NOTES RECEIVABLE

In February 2007, the Company loaned $512,505 to a business development firm with a maturity date of February 2009. The note is in default and the Company has pursued legal action for collection. The amount (including unpaid interest) was reserved as of September 30, 2010 and 2009.

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment was comprised of the following as of September 30:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Computers and switching systems
  $ 112,283     $ 129,670  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (105,163 )     (115,096 )
Net property and equipment
  $ 7,120     $ 14,574  

During the year ended September 30, 2009 Photowizz recognized impairment of $43,412 on computers and equipment no longer used to produce kiosks. The impairment is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

6. LOANS FROM RELATED PARTIES

As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company had short term loans totaling $2,790,765 and $2,128,010, respectively, from shareholders. These loans bear interest at 4% annually, are unsecured and due upon demand. Interest expense of $64,025 and $48,497, respectively, was incurred on these notes during 2010 and 2009.  Accrued interest on these loans totaled $111,348 and $54,347 at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 
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7. NOTE PAYABLE

As of September 30, 2010 and 2009 the Company has two short-term bridge loans totaling $300,256 and $322,146, respectively, from a potential investor.  The notes bear interest between 0% and 8% per year and are due on demand.

8. LEASES

The Company leases its office and warehouse space under a lease expiring December 2011.  The future lease payments required under the lease in the next year are $15,088.  Total rent expense for the years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $23,133 and $21,998, respectively.

9. INCOME TAXES

The tax effects of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's deferred tax assets are as follows as of September 30:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Bad debt allowances
  $ 199,978     $ 196,897  
Litigation reserve and other reserves
    (1,496 )     4,601  
Equity method investment loss
    107,680       50,328  
Capital loss carry-forwards
    443,167       -  
Tax carry forwards
    4,665,129       11,605,820  
Valuation allowance
    (5,414,458 )     (11,857,646 )
Net deferred tax assets
  $ -     $ -  

A reconciliation of the Company’s income tax provision (benefit) computed at the statutory U.S. Federal rate and the actual tax provision is as follows for the years ended September 30:
   
2010
   
2009
 
Income tax (benefit) provision at U.S Federal statutory rate
  $ 653,877     $ (621,670 )
Foreign losses taxed at rates other than 34%
    38,475       66,155  
Tax effect of capital loss carryover absorbed
    (1,069,485 )     1,291  
Foreign tax return adjustments
    -       -  
Temporary tax differences
    44,219       -  
(Decrease) increase in penalties and interest on delinquent tax returns
    (49,670 )     50,000  
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance, net of foreign currency adjustments
    (382,584 )     554,224  
Tax (benefit) provision
  $ (49,670 )   $ 50,000  
 
The following table summarizes the amount and expiration dates of our operating loss carryovers as of September 30, 2010:
 
   
Expiration Dates
   
Amounts
 
U.S. federal net operating loss carryovers
    2024-2029     $ 12,693,023  
Non-U.S. net operating loss carryovers
    2022-2025       1,747,516  
Total
          $ 14,440,539  

As a result of significant pre-tax losses, the Company cannot conclude that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.  Accordingly a full valuation allowance has been established against our deferred tax assets.  During 2010, the Company decreased its valuation allowance by $6,443,188 to reflect the effect of use of capital loss carryovers to offset current year income as well as  disposal of losses from Teleconnect SA, Teleconnect Telecom and Recarganet.

The Company was delinquent in filing tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities in 2007.  With respect to the fiscal year 2008 returns, $50,000 of penalties and interest have been abated and are included in the current year income tax benefit offset by $330 in accrued state penalties and interest.  

Tax returns for the years ended September 30, 2006 through September 30, 2010 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 
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10. LITIGATION AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

In the normal course of its operations, the Company may, from time to time, be named in legal actions seeking monetary damages. While the outcome of these matters cannot be estimated with certainty, management does not expect, based upon consultation with legal counsel, that they will have a material effect on the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

11. PREFERRED STOCK

The Company has 5,000,000 shares of authorized and unissued Preferred Stock with par value of $0.001, which is noncumulative and nonparticipating. No shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 or 2009.

12. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

On November 12, 2009 the shareholders approved a 1-for-100 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock.  This reverse stock split has been reflected retroactively for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.

On March 6, 2009 the Company converted $1,766,271 of debt and accrued interest from a related party into 291,180 shares of the Company’s common stock which were issued in the name of DLB Finance and Consultancy, owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  The Company recognized $72,795 in stock-based compensation for these costs incurred by this related party on the Company’s behalf.

On March 6, 2009 the Company converted $345,000 of debt from certain investors into 1,380,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

On April 1, 2009, 40,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were returned to the Company by Teleconnect Spain employees and retired.

13. STOCK WARRANTS AND OPTIONS

On February 1, 2004, the Company issued restricted stock options which have a term of five years at an exercise price of $25 per share covering 10,000 shares of restricted common stock. The options could have been exercised on or after January 1, 2005, however they expired during the year ended September 30, 2010. Restricted stock on the date the option was granted was valued at $10 per share based on other restricted stock transactions during the year.

Effective March 31, 2006, the Company adopted and approved its 2006 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) which reserved 200,000 of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan. The Plan allows us to issue awards of incentive non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, and stock bonuses to consultants to the Company which may be subject to restrictions.   As of May 31, 2010, date at which the plan expired, 145,743 shares of common stock had been issued under this plan.

During 2010 and 2009 no stock options were issued.

On October 8, 2010, the shareholders approved the 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) authorizing 500,000 shares of Common Stock to be reserved for issuance under the Plan.

Information with respect to stock options for restricted common stock outstanding are as follows as of September 30, 2009:

   
Average
   
Exercise
 
   
Shares
   
Price
 
             
Outstanding at beginning of year
   
10,000
   
$
25.00
 
Granted at market value
   
     
 
Exercised
   
     
 
                 
Expired
   
(10,000
)
 
$
25.00
 
                 
Outstanding at the end of year
   
   
$
 

 
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14. LOSS PER SHARE
 
Basic loss per share amounts are computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding on that date during the applicable periods.

The following reconciles the components of the loss per share computation for the years ended September 30:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Basic and Diluted income (loss) per share computation
           
Numerator:
           
Net loss from continuing operations
  $ (1,147,063 )   $ (1,597,872 )
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ 3,119,901       (230,571 )
                 
Denominator:
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    4,953,700       4,254,836  
Basic and Diluted loss per share
               
From continuing operations
  $ (0.23 )   $ (0.38 )
From discontinued operations
  $ 0.63     $ (0.05 )

15. GIGA MATRIX HOLDING

The Company accounts for its investment in Giga Matrix Holding, BV (“Giga”), including amounts due from Giga, under the equity method.  Pursuant to accounting guidance the Company has combined its investment in Giga and amounts due from Giga for purposes of determining the amount of losses to be recognized under the equity method, accordingly, the Company recognized $130,057 and $44,626 in losses on its equity investment during 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Company has analyzed its investment in Giga and determined that, while Giga is a variable interest entity the Company is not the primary beneficiary due to the fact that the Company has no further financial obligations to support Giga, and therefore it is not required to be consolidated.

Assets and liabilities of Giga at September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

   
2010
   
2009
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
Assets:                
Current assets
  $ 78,458     $ 103,249  
Financial assets – non-current
    215,805       197,877  
Fixed assets
    3,154       11,026  
Intangible assets
    41,352       46,563  
    $ 338,769     $ 358,715  
                 
Liabilities:
               
Current liabilities
  $ 386,513     $ 271,294  
Long-term debt
    688,277       738,455  
    $ 1,074,790     $ 1,009,749  
                 
Results of operations
               
Net loss
  $ (128,454 )   $ (166,000 )

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 15, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of HEM. HEM’s core business involves the age validation of consumers when purchasing products which cannot be sold to minors, such as alcohol or tobacco. The Company regards this age validation business as its new strategic direction. The Dutch companies acquired in 2007 (Giga Matrix, 49% and Photowizz, 100%) are considered to function complementary to this new service offering.  During 2010 and 2009 the Company paid consulting services of $171,346 and $169,617, respectively, to certain shareholders of HEM.  As of September 30, 2010, there was $16,271 of these costs included in accrued expenses.

 
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Through the purchase of HEM and its ownership in Photowizz and Giga Matrix the Company now controls all four pillars under its business model: the manufacturing and leasing of electronic age validation equipment, the performance of age validation transactions remotely, the performance of market surveys and the broadcasting of in-store commercial messages using the age validation equipment in between age checks.

The Company purchased 100% of HEM in exchange for 675,505 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $709,280 based on the quoted closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the purchase.  The Company is currently in the process of determining the fair value of certain HEM assets and liabilities to aid in the allocation of the purchase price.

During the period October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010, a related party advanced the Company approximately $221,000 to help cover normal operating costs in the short term. The advances are due on demand and are non-interest bearing.

On December 2, 2010 the Company agreed to issue 250,000 shares of Company common stock in exchange for approximately $356,000 in accrued related party interest and further reached an agreement that the outstanding loans from this party amounting to $7,532,331 (5,519,000 Euros) would bear no interest for the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Of the outstanding loans, $404,544 is included in loans from related parties in these financial statements, the balance of $7,127,787 is reflected to HEM.

Subsequent to September 30, 2010, foreign exchange rates have changed; it is not practicable to determine the effect of these changes on these financial statements.

17. GOING CONCERN

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.

As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company incurred net losses from continuing operations of $1,147,063 for the year ended September 30, 2010 and $1,597,872 in 2009.  In addition, the Company has incurred substantial losses since its inception. 

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had a working capital deficit of $1,941,946 as compared to its working capital deficit as of September 30, 2009 of $4,556,111.  These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to attain a satisfactory level of profitability and obtain suitable and adequate financing. Management has also completed the purchase of HEM to move toward profitability and has commitments from related parties for short-term financing.  Management expects additional financing through long-term borrowing and equity placements in the future.   There can be no assurance that management's plan will be successful.

 
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Item 9.       Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

There have been no disagreements regarding accounting and financial disclosure matters with the independent certified public accountants of the Company.

Item 9(A)T.    Controls and Procedures

A.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as of September 30, 2010, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 13a-14(c)and 15d-14(c) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form 10-K for September 30, 2010, has concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not sufficiently adequate nor effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company and the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report on Form 10-K was being prepared. The actions being taken by the Company to address these ineffective disclosure controls and procedures are set forth in the following section.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13A-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 
(1)
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect transactions involving our assets;

 
(2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management, and

 
(3)
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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 of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2010.  Our management has concluded that during the period covered by this report that our internal control over financial reporting was not sufficiently effective and that there are material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.    A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The Company has policies and procedures that require the financial statements and related disclosures be reviewed and that the financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company was required to correct its reporting of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting during the year ended September 30, 2010.

In order to mitigate this material weakness, management intends to implement procedures providing for the review of all subsidiary supplied financial statements, consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto to assure they are in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

At the subsidiary level there is a lack of segregation of duties over cash disbursements.

In order to mitigate this material weakness, management intends to implement controls to insure that all disbursements are reviewed by responsible parties within the Company before funds are disbursed.

 
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The presence of these material weaknesses does not mean that a material misstatement has occurred in our financial statements, but only that our present controls might not be adequate to detect or prevent a material misstatement in a timely manner.

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

B. Changes in Internal Controls . There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures subsequent to the Evaluation Date.   The Company identified certain weaknesses in its control procedures during 2009 and 2010 and is in the process of establishing the principles to correct these as well as to implement proper Corporate Governance; the first step of which was to name three members to the Board of Directors in October 2010 as well as having established an Audit Committee, and a Stock Bonus Plan Committee.

Item 9B.    Other Information
None

 
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PART III

Item 10.     Directors, Executive Officer and Corporate Governance

The directors and officers of the Company as of September 30, 2010 are as follows:

Name
 
Age
 
Position
         
Dirk L. Benschop
 
43
 
Director, Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer
Mr Jan Hovers
 
67
 
Supervisory Director

The background and principal occupations of each director and officer of the Company are as follows:

Mr. Benschop became Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company on December 11, 2008, upon the resignation of Mr. Geeris.  Mr. Benschop is a seasoned businessman and entrepreneur.  Mr. Benschop is a major stakeholder in Giga Matrix BV.

Mr. Hovers became a Supervisory Director on February 23, 2010. Mr. Hovers is a seasoned successful executive board member with extensive experience in corporate governance, expansion and publically traded companies. Mr. Hovers, former CEO of Stork NV and former member of the Supervisory board of the DUTCH CENTRAL BANK (DNB NV), obtained his Ph.D. in Econometrics from Tilburg University, The Netherlands in 1972. Mr. Hovers oversees and advises on all corporate governance issues as well as provides recommendations on the Company’s current intentions to expand its business.
 
Item 11.     Executive Compensation

All executive officers, for services in all capacities to the Company, received the following compensation during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.
 
             
Long-Term Compensation(2)
       
       
Annual compensation(1)
   
Awards
         
Payouts
       
Name and
Principal
Position
 
Fiscal
Year
 
Salary(1)(2)
   
Bonus
   
Other
Annual
Compensation
   
Restricted
Stock
Awards(3)
   
Securities
Underlying
Options/
SARs
   
LTIP
Payouts
   
All Other
Compensation
 
Dirk L. Benschop
 
2010
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Chief Executive Officer, President,
 
2009
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 72,785     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Secretary and Treasurer
 
 
                                                       

All executive officers as a group $0

(1)
Mr. Benschop received no salary or bonus during fiscal 2010.

(2)
Personal benefits received by the Company’s executive officers are valued below the levels which would otherwise require disclosure under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(3)
The Company does not currently provide any contingent or deferred forms of compensation arrangements, annuities, pension or retirement benefits.

Committees of the Board of Directors

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Company did not have an audit committee, compensation committee, nominating committee, or an executive committee of the Board of Directors. The Company does have a Stock Option Plan Committee which has been established to administer the stock option, SAR and stock bonus plans of the Company. The Board of Directors, comprised of Mr. Benschop, and Mr. Jan Hovers at September 30, 2010, named three more members to the Board of Directors at a meeting held on October 8, 2010.  These new members are; Mr. Kees Lenselink, Mr. Les Pettitt (also Chief Financial Officer) and Mr. Gustavo Gomez (also Chief Compliance Officer). At the same meeting, an Audit Committee was established as well as a new Stock Plan Committee.

 
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and greater than 10% percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

The Company encourages control persons to be up to date with their filings in relation to Section 16.

2006 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus  Plan

Effective March 31, 2006, the Company adopted and approved its 2006 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) which reserved 200,000 post-split shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan. The Plan allows us to issue awards of incentive non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, and stock bonuses to consultants to the Company which may be subject to restrictions. At the termination date of this Plan, on midnight May 31, 2010, there had been 145,743 shares of common stock issued under this plan.

Given the lack of a Stock Bonus Plan at September 30, 2010 (due to the natural termination of the previous Plan), subsequent to year end, effective October 8, 2010, the Company adopted and approved its 2010 Stock Option, SAR and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) which reserved 500,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under this new 2010 Plan. This Plan allows us to issue awards of incentive non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, and stock bonuses to Officers, Directors or consultants to the Company. As of the date of this filing, no shares have been issued under this 2010 Plan.

Benefit Plans

The Company does not have any pension plan, profit sharing plan, or similar plans for the benefit of its officers, directors or employees. However, the Company may establish such plans in the future.

Board Compensation

The Directors of the Company have not received any compensation in their capacity as directors during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. 

Director and Officer Indemnification and Limitations on Liability

Article X of our Articles of Incorporation and Article VI of our Bylaws limit the liability of directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except in the following circumstances:

A violation of the criminal law, unless the director, officer, employee or agent had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful;
 
 
*
A transaction from which the director, officer, employee, or agent derived an improper personal benefit;

 
*
In the case of a director, a circumstance under which the liability provisions of Section 607.0834 under the Florida Business Corporation Act are applicable; or

 
*
Willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor on in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder.

This limitation of liability does not apply arising under federal securities laws and does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and, is therefore, unenforceable.

 
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Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company, as adjusted to record effects of stock splits, beneficially owned by each of the officers and directors, and all of such directors and officers as a group, and their percentage ownership of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company as of September 30, 2010 are as follows:

   
Shares
   
Percent of
 
Management
Shareholders (1)
 
Beneficially
Owned (1)
   
Common
Stock
 
Leonardus Geeris
    1,574,136       31.8 %
Hendrik van den Hombergh
    1,784,733       36.0 %
DLB Finance and Consultancy BV (2)
    291,180       5.9 %
                 
Directors,  officers  as a group (1) person, including the above persons
    291,180       5.9 %

(1)
Except as otherwise noted, it is believed by the Company that all persons have full voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated. Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a person (or group of persons) is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if he or she, directly or indirectly, has or shares the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Accordingly, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security which that person has the right to acquire within 60 days, such as options or warrants to purchase the Common Stock of the Company.

(2)
DLB Finance and Consultancy BV is owned by Dirk L. Benschop, the director, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of the Company.

(3)
Mr. de Borbon resigned as a director of the Company on November 26, 2009.

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

At September 30, 2010, the Company had outstanding loans from HEM, of $1,580,692 with accrued interest of $44,974. DLB Finance and Consultancy BV owned a 25% interest in HEM as of September 30, 2010.  These loans were made in the ordinary course of business and bear interest at 4% per year.

Item 14.     Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The aggregate fees billed by our principal accounting firm, for fees billed for fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

Name
 
Audit Fees
   
Audit Related
Fees
   
Tax Fees
   
All Other
Fees
 
Coulter & Justus PC for fiscal year ended  September 30, 2009
  $ 105,779     $ 0     $ 0       0  
Coulter & Justus PC for fiscal year ended  September 30, 2010
  $ 243,149     $ 0     $ 57,043     $ 0  

The Company did not have an audit committee at the end of fiscal 2010. As a result, our Board of Directors performed the duties and functions of an audit committee. The Company's Board of Directors has evaluated and approved in advance, the scope and cost of the engagement of an auditor before the auditor renders audit and non-audit services. At the Board Meeting dated October 8, 2010, an audit committee was established and its initial two members are: Les Pettitt, Director and Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Kees Lenselink, Director.  The Company is currently searching for its third member of the audit committee.

 
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PART IV

Item 15.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Financial Statements

  (b) Exhibits
1(i) Articles of Incorporation of the Company
 
The Articles of Incorporation of the Company are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form SB-2 registration statement of the Company (File No. 333-93583)
     
1(ii) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
 
An Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K current report of the Company dated January 29, 2001.
1(iii) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
 
An Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed on February 26, 2003, is incorporated hereby by reference to Exhibit 1 (iii) to the Form 10-K annual report of the Company for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.
1(iv) By-Laws of the Company
 
The By-Laws of the Company are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form SB-2 registration statement of the Company (File No. 333-93583)
10. Material Contracts
   
     
Exhibit 10.1
 
Contract dated November 25, 2009 selling Spanish subsidiaries to Alfonso de Borbon is incorporated by reference to the Schedule 14A proxy statement of the Company filed August 27, 2009.
11. Statement re: computation of per share earnings
   
   
Reference is made to the Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Consolidated Financial Statements which are incorporated by reference herein.
     
21. A description of the subsidiaries of the Company
 
A description of the subsidiaries of the Company.
 
 
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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.

   
Teleconnect Inc.
     
Date: December 23, 2010
By: 
/s/ Dirk L. Benschop
   
Dirk L. Benschop
   
Chief  Executive Officer, President and Treasurer

   
Teleconnect Inc.
     
Date: December 23, 2010
By: 
/s/ Leslie G. Pettitt
   
Leslie G. Pettitt
   
Chief  Financial Officer and principal accounting
officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

   
Teleconnect Inc.
     
Date: December 23, 2010
By: 
/s/ Dirk L. Benschop
   
Dirk L. Benschop
   
Chief  Executive Officer, President and Treasurer

   
Teleconnect Inc.
     
Date: December 23, 2010
By: 
/s/ Leslie G. Pettitt
   
Leslie G. Pettitt
   
Chief  Financial Officer and principal accounting officer
 
 
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS ATTACHED
 
Exhibit
 
Description
     
3.1 (v)
 
Signed Minutes of Shareholders Meeting held on November 12, 2009
3.2 (v)
 
Signed Minutes of Shareholders Meeting held on October 8, 2010
21
 
Description of subsidiaries
31.1
 
Certification of  Dirk L. Benschop
31.2
 
Certification of  Les Pettitt
32.1
 
Certification of  Dirk L. Benschop and Les Pettitt
 
 
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