UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________

 

Commission File No. 001-37902

 

	MOXIAN, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Nevada		27-3729742
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Units 9B&C, Block D, Fuhua Tower, 8 Chaoyangmen North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027, China		Tel: +86 (0) 010 5332 0602
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)		(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock		MOXC		Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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

 

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 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

	Large accelerated filer	[  ]		Accelerated filer	[  ]
	Non-accelerated filer	[X]		Smaller reporting company	[X]
	Emerging growth Company	[  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes [  ] No [X]

 

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates based upon the price at which Common Stock was last sold as of March 31, 2019, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $23.7 million.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding was 16,191,529.

 

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I
Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	11
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	11
Item 2.	Properties	11
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	11
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosure	11
PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	12
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	13
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	18
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	18
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	19
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	19
Item 9B.	Other Information	21
PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	22
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	26
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	27
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	28
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	29
PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	30
SIGNATURES		34

 

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections. We may use words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “foresee,” “estimate” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted. These risks and uncertainties include the following:

 

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The availability and adequacy of our cash flow to meet our requirements;

 

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Changes or developments in laws, regulations or taxes in our industry;

 

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Competition in our industry;

 

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The loss of or failure to obtain any license or permit necessary or desirable in the operation of our business;

 

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Changes in our business strategy, capital improvements or development plans;

 

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The availability of additional capital to support capital improvements and development; and

 

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Other risks identified in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the SEC.

 

This report should be read completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date of this report and should be evaluated with consideration of any changes occurring after the date of this report. We will not update forward-looking statements even though our situation may change in the future and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Use of Defined Terms

 

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to:

 

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The “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “Moxian” are references to the combined business of

 

	(i)	Moxian, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada,
	(ii)	Moxian CN Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Samoa (“Moxian CN Samoa”),
	(iii)	Moxian Intellectual Property Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Samoa (“Moxian IP Samoa”);
	(iv)	Moxian Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Moxian BVI”),
	(v)	Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (“Moxian HK”),
	(vi)	Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Moxian Shenzhen”),
	(vii)	Moxian Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“Moxian Malaysia”), a company incorporated under the laws of Malaysia (“Moxian Malaysia”),
	(viii)	Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Moxian Beijing”),
	(ix)	Moxian Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., a company under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Moxian Shanghai”),
	(x)	Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co. Ltd., a contractually controlled affiliate of Moxian Shenzhen formed under the laws of People’s Republic of China (“Moyi”) and
	(xi)	Woodland Corporation Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (“Woodland”).

 

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“Common Stock” refers to the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001;

 

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“PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China;

 

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“HK” refers to Hong Kong;

 

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“U.S. dollar,” “$” and “US$” refer to the legal currency of the United States;

 

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“Securities Act” refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and

 

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“Exchange Act” refers to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all currency figures in this filing are in U.S. dollars. References to “yuan” or “RMB” are to the Chinese yuan (also known as the Renminbi).

 

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Corporate History and Corporate Structure

 

Moxian, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 12, 2010 and was formerly known as SECURE NetCheckIn Inc. in the business of offering a cloud-based scheduling and notification product for the medical industry. The Company changed its name to Moxian China, Inc. on December 13, 2013 and to Moxian, Inc. on July 19, 2015.

 

On February 17, 2014, the Company incorporated Moxian CN Samoa under the laws of Samoa.

 

On February 21, 2014, the Company acquired Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia through its wholly owned subsidiary, Moxian CN Samoa from Rebel Group, Inc. (“REBL”), a company incorporated in the State of Florida and of which our director, James Tan, was a promoter as the term is defined under Rule 405 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act, by entering into a License and Acquisition Agreement (the “License and Acquisition Agreement”) in consideration of $1,000,000 (“Moxian BVI Purchase Price”).

 

As a result, Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia, became our subsidiaries. Under the License and Acquisition Agreement, REBL also agreed to grant us the exclusive right to use REBL’s intellectual property rights (collectively, the “IP Rights”) in Mainland China, Malaysia, and other countries and regions where REBL conducts its business (the “Licensed Territory”), and the exclusive right to solicit, promote, distribute and sell REBL products and services in the Licensed Territory for five years (the “License,”) and in consideration of such License, the Company agreed to pay to REBL (i) $1,000,000 as license maintenance royalty each year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of the License Agreement; and (ii) 3% of the gross profits resulting from the distribution and sale of the products and services on behalf of the Company as an earned royalty.

 

Moxian BVI was incorporated on July 3, 2012 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

 

Moxian HK was incorporated on January 18, 2013 and became Moxian BVI’s subsidiary on February 14, 2013.

 

Moxian Shenzhen was incorporated on April 8, 2013 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moxian HK and is engaged in the business of internet technology, computer software, and commercial information consulting.

 

Moxian Malaysia was incorporated on March 1, 2013 and became Moxian HK’s subsidiary on April 2, 2013.

 

Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Moyi”) was incorporated on July 19, 2013 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China. On July 15, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen entered into a series of agreements with Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of People’s Republic of China (“Moyi”), and its shareholders which permit us to operate Moyi and the right to purchase all of its equity interests from its shareholders as described below (the “Moyi Agreements”).

 

 

Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Moxian Beijing”) was incorporated on December 10, 2015 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moxian Shenzhen. Moxian Beijing is engaged in the business of internet technology, computer software, and commercial information consulting.

 

On February 17, 2014, Moxian IP Samoa was incorporated in Samoa as a wholly-owned subsidiary of REBL. On February 19, 2014, Moxian HK and Moxian Shenzhen entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Moxian IP Samoa, whereby Moxian HK and Moxian Shenzhen assigned and transferred all of the intellectual property rights that they respectively owned in connection with the Moxian business to Moxian IP Samoa in consideration of $1,000,000.

 

On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Equity Transfer Agreement,” such transaction, the “Equity Transfer Transaction”) with REBL, to acquire from REBL 100% of the equity interests of Moxian IP Samoa for $6,782,000 (the “Moxian IP Samoa Purchase Price”). Moxian IP Samoa owns all the intellectual property rights relating to the operation, use and marketing of the Moxian Platform, including all of the trademarks, patents and copyrights that are used in the Company’s business. As a result of the Equity Transfer Transaction, Moxian IP Samoa became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

 

In addition, under the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Company and REBL agreed to terminate the License and Acquisition Agreement. Immediately prior to the execution of the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Moxian BVI Purchase Price was not yet paid and no license maintenance royalty or earned royalty under the License and Acquisition Agreement had accrued.

 

Under the Equity Transfer Agreement, the Company and REBL agreed to extinguish all of the Company’s liabilities owed to REBL under the License and Acquisition Agreement, other than the Moxian BVI Purchase Price.

 

The Company agreed to issue to REBL a convertible promissory note for $7,782,000 (the “Rebel Note”), representing the sum of the Moxian IP Samoa Purchase Price and the Moxian BVI Purchase Price. The Rebel Note was due and payable on October 30, 2015 without any interest. The Company had the option to cause REBL to convert any and all amounts due under the Rebel Note into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the conversion price of $1.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”), if the volume weighted average price (the “VWAP”) of the Company’s Common Stock for a period of 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion was higher than the Conversion Price. The Company also had a right of first refusal to purchase the shares issuable upon conversion of the Rebel Note at the price of 80% of the VWAP for 30 trading days immediately prior to the date of the proposed repurchase by the Company.

 

On August 14, 2015, the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock for 30 trading days prior to August 14, 2015 was higher than $1.00, which triggered the conversion of the Rebel Note. The Company notified REBL that it elected to cause it to convert $3,891,000 of the Rebel Note into 3,891,000 shares of its Common Stock (the “August Conversion”). As a result of the August Conversion, the remaining amount of the Rebel Note was $3,891,000.

 

On September 30, 2015, the Company notified REBL that it elected to cause it to convert the remainder of the Rebel Note into 3,891,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “September Conversion”). After the August Conversion and September Conversion, the entire balance of the Rebel Note was converted into a total of 7,782,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

On November 14, 2016, the Company announced the completion of a public offering of 2,501,250 shares of its Common Stock at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $8.5 million after deducting placement agents’ commissions and other estimated offering expenses. In connection with the offering, the Company’s Common Stock began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on November 15, 2016 under the symbol “MOXC”.

 

On December 18, 2017, the Company entered into a Tripartite Agreement with the original shareholders of Moyi and the new shareholders of Moyi wherein the Company agrees to the transfer o the equity interests of Moyi and all related rights, liabilities and obligations under the Moyi Agreements such that the new shareholders stand in place of the old shareholders in all aspects of the Moyi Agreements.

 

Moyi, which is owned solely by Chinese shareholders, is granted an Internet Content Provider license (“ICP License”). Businesses in China that are engaged in the business of Internet information services, including online advertisement and e-commerce services, are required to obtain an ICP License. Due to Chinese regulatory restrictions on foreign investments in the Internet sector, we operate our marketing platform and conduct our business through Moyi pursuant to the Moyi Agreements. Under the Moyi Agreements, Moyi will be treated as a variable interest entity in which the Company does not have direct or controlling equity interest but the historical financial results of such entity will be consolidated in our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Due to the transfer of interests from the Original Moyi Shareholders to the New Moyi Shareholders, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it was appropriate to terminate such Moyi Agreements as the original Moyi Agreements had executed and to execute substantially similar Moyi Agreements with the New Moyi Shareholders. Because the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement did not include the Original Moyi Shareholders as a party, it has not been terminated. The Share Pledge Agreement, Power of Attorney and Exclusive Option Agreement were officially terminated as to the Original Moyi Shareholders as of January 8, 2018 and new Share Pledge Agreement, Power of Attorney and Exclusive Option Agreement were entered into with the New Moyi Shareholders at the same date. The parties’ intent throughout has been to maintain control of Moyi by Shenzhen Moxian and, by extension, the Company.

 

On April 5, 2019, the Board approved a reverse share split of 1 for 5 which became effective on April 22, 2019. As a result, the authorized and outstanding shares of the Company was reduced to 13,471,529 from 67,357,222. Concurrently, the authorized number of shares of Common Stock was reduced to 50,000,000 common shares from 250,000,000 common shares.

 

On May 2, 2019, the Company announced that it had reached agreement with three of its loan creditors regarding settlement of their loans to the Company which totaled $7,323,439, Pursuant to these agreements, each of the loan creditors, which are unrelated parties, wrote off approximately 85% of the amounts due from the Company, and on September 30, 2019, the Company issued a total of 720,000 new shares of common stock, par value $0.001, as full and complete settlement of the remaining outstanding loans.

 

On May 8, 2019, Woodland Corporation Limited (“Woodland”) was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moxian, Inc. Woodland is engaged in the business of investment holding but has yet to commence operations as of September 30, 2019.

 

On September 30, 2019, the Company issued 2,000,000 new shares of its Common Stock to Joyful Corporation Limited, a company incorporated in Samoa, pursuant to an agreement entered into on June 21, 2019. As a result of these new issues during this fiscal year, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company increased to 16,191,529 as of September 30, 2019.

 

 

The following diagram sets forth the structure of the Company as of the date of this report:

 

 

Our web site address is www.moxianglobal.com. Information contained on our web site is not part of this report on Form 10-K or our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Overview

 

We are in the O2O (“Online-to-Offline”) business. While there are many definitions of O2O, with respect to our business, O2O means providing an online platform for small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”) with physical stores to conduct business online, interact with existing customers and obtain new customers. We refer to our customers as “Merchant Clients” and the existing and potential users of our platform as “Users.” Through our platform and the products and services offered through it, we seek to create interaction between our Users and Merchant Clients by allowing Merchant Clients to study consumer behavior. Our products and services are designed to allow Merchant Clients to conduct targeted advertising campaigns and promotions which are more effective because they are geared for those customers that a Merchant Client wishes to reach. Our platform is designed to encourage Users to return and to recruit new Users, each of which is a potential customer for our Merchant Clients. We believe we are different from other companies in that our plan is to sign up merchants first and build our user base utilizing their customers.

 

On December 31, 2015, the Company entered into an Exclusive Partnership Agreement with Xinhua New Media Culture Communication Co. Ltd. (“Xinhua New Media”). Xinhua New Media is part of the Xinhua News Agency, the official news agency of the Peoples” Republic of China. It has developed an App that has a user population in the region of 120 million, many of whom are government employees and senior executives of quasi-government bodies and agencies.

 

Under the Agreement, the Company has the exclusive rights to operate the gaming channel on the Xinhua New Media app and can sell advertisement space on any part of the App. The revenue from the sale of advertisement space forms the second part of our revenue.

 

 

Moxian principally operates in Shenzhen and Beijing.

 

As of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018, our accumulated deficiency was approximately $40.7 million and $47.3 million, respectively. We have not generated any significant recurrent revenue since we started operations and our losses have grown to a level where the Company’s continued operations is dependent on fresh injections of capital or new funding.

 

Going Concern

 

In assessing the Company’s liquidity and its ability to continue as a going concern, the Company monitors and analyzes its cash and cash equivalents and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations. As of September 30, 2019, the Company has halted operations on its own App but continues to operate the advertising and creative activities in the Games channel of the Xinhua App.

 

If the Company is unable to obtain the additional funding in the immediate future, it will have to cease operations on a permanent basis. The consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classifications of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

 

 

Employees

 

As of September 30, 2019, we had a total of 9 full-time employees and outsourced services as and when required.

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Operating in foreign countries also subjects us to risk from currency fluctuations. Our primary exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates relates to non-U.S. dollar denominated sales and operating expenses. The weakening of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar adversely affects the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency-denominated sales and earnings.

 

PRC Law

 

Overview

 

The telecommunications and internet industry in China is highly regulated through various government agencies such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (“SAPPRFT”), the State Council Information Office (“SCIO”), the General Administration for Press and Publication (“GAPP”), and the Ministry of Public Security.

 

Among all the regulations, the Telecommunications Regulations of the People’s Republic of China, promulgated on September 25, 2000, is the primary governing law. The Telecom Regulations set out the general framework under which domestic Chinese companies such as the Company’s subsidiaries and VIE may engage in various types of telecommunications services in the PRC. They reiterate the long-standing principle that telecommunications service providers need to obtain operating licenses as a mandatory precondition to begin operation.

 

The Chinese government restricts foreign investment in Internet-related businesses. Accordingly, we operate our Internet-related businesses in China through Moyi, our VIE operating in Shenzhen, China.

 

Internet Information Services

 

The governing law for Internet information service is the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services, or the Internet Content Provider (“ICP”) Measures, which went into effect on September 25, 2000. Under the ICP Measures, any entity that provides information to online Internet users must obtain an operating license from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) or its local branch at the provincial level in accordance with the Telecom Regulations described above. The ICP Measures further stipulate that entities providing online information services in areas of news, publishing, education, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment must obtain permission from responsible national authorities prior to applying for an operating license from MIIT or its local branch at the provincial or municipal level. Moreover, ICPs must display their operating license numbers in a conspicuous location on their websites. ICPs must police their websites to remove categories of harmful content. Many of these requirements mirror Internet content restrictions that have been announced previously by PRC measures such as the MIIT and the SAPPRFT that derive their authority from the State Council.

 

Currently, Moyi holds an ICP license that was issued on January 22, 2014.

 

 

Online Privacy

 

Chinese law does not prohibit internet service providers from collecting and analyzing personal information from their users if the users agree to do so. The PRC government, however, has the power and authority to order internet service providers to submit personal information of an internet user if such user posts any prohibited content or engages in illegal activities on the internet.

 

Under the Several Provisions on Regulating the Market Order of Internet Information Services (“Order”) promulgated by the MIIT which became effective on March 15, 2012, internet service providers may not, without a user’s consent, collect the user’s personal information that can be used, alone or in combination with other information, to identify the user, and may not provide any user’s personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the user. Internet service providers may only collect users’ personal information necessary to provide their services and must expressly inform the users of the method, scope and purpose of the collection and processing of such information. They are also required to ensure the proper security of users’ personal information, and take immediate remedial measures if such information is suspected to have been inappropriately disclosed. When a User registers to our application, we require our users to accept a user agreement whereby they agree to provide certain personal information to us. We will take other measures as necessary to comply with these provisions.

 

ICPs are also required to establish and publish their rules relating to personal information collection or use, keep any collected information strictly confidential, and take technological and other measures to maintain the security of such information. ICP operators are required to cease any collection or use of the user personal information, and de-register the relevant user account, when a given user stops using the relevant Internet service. ICP operators are further prohibited from divulging, distorting or destroying any such personal information, or selling or providing such information unlawfully to other parties. In addition, if an ICP operator appoints an agent to undertake any marketing and technical services that involve the collection or use of personal information, the ICP operator is still required to supervise and manage the protection of the information. As to penalties, in very broad terms, the Order states that violators may face warnings, fines, and disclosure to the public and, in most severe cases, criminal liability.

 

Currently, our collection of the information from the Users is agreed to by the Users when they sign up. In addition, any data mining or analyzing of the user data is for internal use only. We also take steps to ensure that the data collected is stored securely.

 

Internet Publishing

 

On February 4, 2016, the SAPPRFT and MIIT jointly issued the Rules for the Administration for Internet Publishing Services, or the Internet Publishing Rules, which took effect on March 10, 2016, to replace the Provisional Rules for the Administration of Internet Publishing that had been jointly issued by the SAPPRFT and MIIT on June 27, 2002. The Internet Publishing Rules define “Internet publications” as digital works that are edited, produced or processed to be published and provided to the public through the Internet, including (a) original digital works, such as pictures, maps, games and comics; (b) digital works with content that is consistent with the type of content that, prior to the Internet age, typically was published in media such as books, newspapers, periodicals, audio-visual products and electronic publications; (c) digital works in the form of online databases complied by selecting, arranging and compiling other types of digital works; and (d) types of digital works identified by the SAPPRFT. Under the Internet Publishing Rules, Internet operators distributing such Internet publications via information network are required to apply for an Internet publishing license with the relevant governmental authorities and submit the application, if approved, to the SAPPRFT for approval before distributing Internet publications. Moxian plans to apply for an Internet publishing license.

 

Online Games

 

On May 10, 2003, the Provisional Regulations for the Administration of Online Culture were issued by the Ministry of Culture (“MCPRC”) and went into effect on July 1, 2003 (these regulations were revised by MCPRC on July 1, 2004). According to these regulations, commercial entities are required to apply to the relevant local branch of MCPRC for an Online Culture Operating Permit to engage in online games services.

 

On July 27, 2004, GAPP and the State Copyright Bureau jointly promulgated the Notice on Carrying out the Decision from the State Council Regarding the Approval of Electronic and Online Games Publications, or the Games Notice. According to the Games Notice, the Internet Publications Distribution License is required for publishing online games.

 

From year 2004 to 2016, MCPRC had issued several measures or regulations regulating the Online Games industry and thus we are subject to more strict regulations.

 

Currently, Moxian holds the appropriate license that was issued by the Administration of Online Culture on November 25, 2015.

 

 

Encryption Software

 

On October 7, 1999, the State Encryption Administration Commission published the Regulations for the Administration of Commercial Encryption, followed by the first Notice of the General Office of the State Encryption Administration Commission on November 8, 1999. Both these regulations address the use of software in China with encryption functions. According to these regulations, purchase of encryption products must be reported. Violation of the encryption regulations may result in a warning, penalty, confiscation of the encryption product, or criminal liabilities.

 

On March 18, 2000, the Office of the State Commission for the Administration of Cryptography issued a public announcement regarding the implementation of those regulations. The announcement clarifies the encryption regulations as below:

 

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Only specialized hardware and software, the core functions of which are encryption and decoding, fall within the administrative scope of the regulations as “encryption products and equipment containing encryption technology.” Other products such as wireless telephones, Windows software and browsers do not fall within the scope of this regulation.

 

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The PRC government has already begun to study the laws in question in accordance with WTO rules and China’s external commitments, and will make revisions wherever necessary. The Administrative Regulations on Commercial Encryption will also be subject to such scrutiny and revision.

 

In late 2005, the Administration Bureau of Cryptography further issued a series of regulations to regulate the development, production and sales of commercial encryption products, which all came into effect on January 1, 2006.

 

We believe that the Company is in proper compliance with these requirements.

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Foreign exchange regulation in China is primarily governed by the following regulations:

 

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Foreign Exchange Administration Rules, or the Exchange Rules of the PRC, promulgated by the State Council on January 29, 1996, which was amended on January 14, 1997 and on August 5, 2008 respectively; and

 

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Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange, or the Administration Rules promulgated by China People’s Bank on June 20, 1996.

 

Under the Exchange Rules of the PRC, Renminbi is convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions. Conversion of Renminbi for capital account items, such as direct investment, loans, securities investment and repatriation of investment, however, is still generally subject to the approval or verification of SAFE.

 

Under the Administration Rules, enterprises may only buy, sell or remit foreign currencies at banks that are authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after the enterprise provides valid commercial documents and relevant supporting documents and, in the case of certain capital account transactions, after obtaining approval from SAFE or its competent local branches. Capital investments by enterprises outside of China are also subject to limitations, which include approvals by the Ministry of Commerce, SAFE and the National Development and Reform Commission, or their respective competent local branches.

 

 

On October 21, 2005, SAFE issued the Circular on Several Issues concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Residents to Engage in Financing and in Return Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Companies, or Circular No. 75, which went into effect on November 1, 2005. Circular No. 75 provides that if PRC residents use assets or equity interests in their PRC entities to establish offshore companies or inject assets or equity interests of their PRC entities into offshore companies for the purpose of overseas capital financing, they must register with local SAFE branches with respect to their investments in offshore companies. Circular No. 75 also requires PRC residents to file changes to their registration if their special purpose companies undergo material events such as capital increase or decrease, share transfer or exchange, merger or division, long-term equity or debt investments, provision of guaranty to a foreign party, etc. SAFE further promulgated the Implementing Rules for Circular No. 75, or Circular No. 106, clarifying and supplementing the concrete operating rules that shall be followed during the implementation and application of Circular No. 75.

 

On August 29, 2008, the Notice of the General Affairs Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Relevant Operating Issues concerning the Improvement of the Administration of Payment and Settlement of Foreign Currency Capital of Foreign-funded Enterprises, or the Improvement Notice, was promulgated by SAFE. Pursuant to the Improvement Notice, the foreign currency capital of Foreign Investment Entities, after being converted to Renminbi, can only be used for doing business within the business scope approved by relevant governmental authorities, and shall not be used for domestic equity investment except as otherwise explicitly provided by laws and regulations.

 

On July 14, 2014, SAFE issued a new Circular on Several Issues concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Residents to Engage in Investing and Financing and in Return Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Companies, or Circular No. 37, which enlarges the definition of SPV comparing to the Circular No. 75, which can invest in China under Circular No. 37. The method of investment include forming a new entity in China and through merging or acquiring a domestic company in China.

 

In March 2015, SAFE released the Circular on Reforming the Management Approach regarding the Foreign Exchange Capital Settlement of Foreign-invested Enterprises, or FIEs, or the Foreign Exchange Capital Settlement Circular, which became effective from June 1, 2015. This circular replaced SAFE’s previous related circulars, including the Circular on Issues Relating to the Improvement of Business Operation with Respect to the Administration of Foreign Exchange Capital Payment and Settlement of Foreign Invested Enterprises. The Foreign Exchange Capital Settlement Circular clarifies that FIEs may settle a specified proportion of their foreign exchange capital in banks at their discretion, and may choose the timing for such settlement. The proportion of foreign exchange capital to be settled at FIEs’ discretion for the time being is 100% and the SAFE may adjust the proportion in due time based on the situation of international balance of payments. The circular also stipulates that FIEs’ usage of capital and settled foreign exchange capital shall comply with relevant provisions concerning foreign exchange control and be subject to the management of a negative list. The FIEs’ capital and Renminbi capital gained from the settlement of foreign exchange capital may not be directly or indirectly used for expenditure beyond the business scope of the FIEs or as prohibited by laws and regulations of the PRC. Such capital also may not be directly or indirectly used for issuing Renminbi entrusted loans except as permitted by the business scope of the FIE, for repaying inter-enterprise borrowings including any third party advance, or for repaying the bank loans denominated in RMB that have been sub-lent to a third party.

 

On June 9, 2016, SAFE issued the Circular on Reform and Regulating of the Administrative Policy of the Settlement under Capital Accounts, or SAFE Circular 16, which became effective on the same date. Pursuant to SAFE Circular 16, FIEs may either continue to follow the current payment-based foreign currency settlement system or choose to follow the “conversion-at-will” system for foreign currency settlement. Where a foreign-invested enterprise elects the conversion-at-will system for foreign currency settlement, it may convert, in part or in whole, the amount of the foreign currency in its capital account into Renminbi at any time. The converted Renminbi will be kept in a designated account labeled as settled but pending payment, and if such FIE needs to make payment from such designated account, it does not need to go through a lengthy approval process, but instead is only required to declare its intended use for such converted Renminbi. Although Circular 16 effectively simplifies the administrative process for converting foreign currencies into Renminbi for settlement of capital account items, the Notice on Further Promoting the Reform of Foreign Exchange Administration and Improving Authenticity and Compliance Review (Hui Fa [2017] No.3), or the Notice of No.3, released by SAFE on January 26, 2017, requires a domestic company to provide explanations to the banks through which it seeks to exchange currency of the sources of funds for investment and the intended use of such funds. Under Notice No.3, submission of relevant corporate documents, including board resolutions and relevant contracts is also required to support a domestic company’s claim of intended use.

 

 

Hong Kong Law

 

Our website is maintained through a server in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong (“HKSAR”). Therefore, our data usage policy and regular terms of service for both our users and merchants must comply with the applicable rules and regulations in HKSAR. As information from our Merchant Clients and Users are preserved in the HKSAR, the law applicable to the Company is the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486). Non-compliance of such rules in Hong Kong may result in a fines of up to HKD 500,000. Directors of Moxian Hong Kong may also be personally liable for the Company’s violation of Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.

 

We believe we are in compliance with the laws in the HKSAR.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Trademarks

 

We have registered or applied to register the following trademarks in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the U.S.:

 

Mark		Country of Registration		Application Number		Class/Description		Current Owner		Status
		Hong Kong		302534274		Class 9: Magnetic data carries, recording discs, data processing equipment and computers Class 35: Advertising, business management, business administration Class 38: Telecommunications Class 40: Treatment of materials Class 41: Entertainment Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software		Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited		Registered
		America		85931344		Class 009: Magnetic data carries, recording discs, data processing equipment and computers Class 035: Advertising, business management, business administration Class 038: Telecommunications Class 040: Treatment of materials Class 041: Entertainment Class 042: Design and development of computer hardware and software		Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited		Registered
		China		13460852		Class 9: Magnetic data carries, recording discs, data processing equipment and computers		Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd		Registered
魔线		China		13461178		Class 38: Telecommunications		Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd		Registered
		China		13460714		Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software		Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd		Registered
		China		10624504		Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software		Moxian Shenzhen Technologies Co Ltd		Registered

 

 

Patents

 

The Company has terminated its applications for the patents which have previously been reported. 

 

Available Information

 

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are filed with the SEC. The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and files or furnishes reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. Such reports and other information filed by the Company with the SEC are available via the Company’s website at www.moxian.com when such reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The public may read and copy any materials filed by the Company with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. The contents of these websites are not incorporated into this filing. Further, the Company’s references to the URLs for these websites are intended to be inactive textual references only. 

 

Executive Office

 

Our principal executive offices are located at Units 9B&C, Block D, Fuhua Tower, 8 Chaoyangmen North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027, China. We maintain a website at www.moxianglobal.com. The information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, a part of this report.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Disclosure in response to this item is not required of a smaller reporting company.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

Disclosure in response to this item is not required of a smaller reporting company. Nevertheless, the Company does not have any unresolved staff comments as of the date of this report.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

The Company currently does not own any real property. We are currently renting office spaces in Beijing and Shenzhen. The total monthly rent is RMB 150,000 (approximately $21,000 per month). The Company believes that such office spaces are sufficient for its current needs.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As of the date hereof, we know of no material pending legal proceedings to which we, or any of our subsidiaries, are a party.

 

There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, executive officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest. From time to time, we may be subject to various claims, legal actions and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Our common stock was quoted under the symbol “MOXC” on the OTCQB until November 14, 2016. The Company’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on November 15, 2016 under the symbol “MOXC”.

 

For the periods indicated, the following table sets forth the high and low prices per share of Common Stock. These prices have been adjusted to reflect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split which became effective on April 22, 2019.

 

Fiscal Year 2019		High				Low
First Quarter		$	5.15			$	1.51
Second Quarter		$	5.10			$	1.60
Third Quarter		$	4.45			$	1.00
Fourth Quarter		$	2.50			$	1.01

 

Fiscal Year 2018		High				Low
First Quarter		$	20.00			$	10.03
Second Quarter		$	19.75			$	11.85
Third Quarter		$	16.39			$	8.70
Fourth Quarter		$	12.05			$	3.80

 

Holders

 

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, we had 16,191,529 and 67,357,222 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding, respectively. As described in Note 8 (a), the Company implemented a reverse stock split of 1 for every 5 on April 29, 2019. There were approximately 500 registered owners of our Common Stock as of December 31, 2019.

 

Transfer Agent

 

The transfer agent for our capital stock is Island Stock Transfer, located at 15500 Roosevelt Boulevard, Suite 301, Clearwater, FL 33760. Their telephone number is +1 727-289-0010 and fax number is+1 727-289-0069.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends on shares of our Common Stock will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. We are under no contractual obligations or restrictions to declare or pay dividends on our shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Company has incurred losses since inception and is in no position to pay any dividends.

 

Upon payments of dividends by Moxian BVI, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax is imposed.

 

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Currently, there is no equity compensation plan in place.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

On September 30, 2019, we issued 720,000 new shares of our Common Stock in settlement of the outstanding loans due to three unrelated parties as described in Note 8(b).

 

On the same date, the Company further issued 2,000,000 new shares of Common Stock to a third party for cash at a price of $1.25 per share, as described in Note 8 (c). As of September 30, 2019, the Company had received $400,000 in cash as part payment of the proceeds of this issuance.

 

The above issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Registrant and Affiliated Purchasers

 

We have not repurchased any shares of our common stock during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Disclosure in response to this item is not required of a smaller reporting company.

 

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Introduction

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report.

 

Certain statements in this report constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, regarding, among other things, (a) our projected sales, profitability, and cash flows, (b) our growth strategy, (c) anticipated trends in our industry, (d) our future financing plans, and (e) our anticipated needs for, and use of, working capital. They are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “management believes,” “we believe,” “we intend,” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

The “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “Moxian” are references to the combined business of the (i) Moxian, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Nevada; (ii) Moxian CN Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Independent State of Samoa (“Moxian CN Samoa”), (iii) Moxian Intellectual Property Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Independent State of Samoa (“Moxian IP Samoa”); (iv) Moxian Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands (“Moxian BVI”), (v) Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (“Moxian HK”), (vi) Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of People’s Republic of China (“Moxian Shenzhen”), (vii) Moxian Malaysia Sdn.Bhd. (“Moxian Malaysia”), a company incorporated under the laws of Malaysia (“Moxian Malaysia”), (viii) Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of People’s Republic of China (“Moxian Beijing”), (ix) Moxian Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., (“Moxian Shanghai”), (x) Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co. Ltd., a contractually controlled affiliate of Moxian Shenzhen formed under the laws of People’s Republic of China (“Moyi”), and (xi) Woodland Corporation Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong (“Woodland”).

 

 

Financial Condition

 

As of September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018, our accumulated deficiency was approximately $38.8 million and $47.3 million, respectively. The consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 have been prepared on a going concern basis. They do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classifications of assets, or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the year ended September 30, 2019 compared with the year ended September 30, 2018

 

Overview

 

The results for the year ended September 30, 2019 are not strictly comparable to that of the year ended September 30, 2018. This is because from the first quarter of the year, the Company began to cease the part of its operations relating to its mobile applications whilst its advertising business continued. This is primarily because the Company was in shortage of funds to support the mobile applications business and its co-operation with a strategic partner, the Shanghai Shewn Wine Company Limited (“Shanghai entity”) terminated. During the year ended September 30, 2018 the Company relied on the funding provided by this Shanghai entity to conduct its business and managed to develop a lite version of its App by the last quarter of that financial year. However, due to the termination of the co-operation agreement with the Shanghai entity, there were insufficient funds for the Company to go beyond the beta testing of this new product. It was previously hoped that the lite version of its App will achieve more commercial success.

 

The advertising part of the Company’s business which continued during the year ended September 30, 2019 required less manpower and the Company achieved limited success, working with industry players introduced through the auspices of its business associate, the Xinhua New Media Culture Communication Limited (“Xinhua”). Mr. Hao Qinghu, the CEO of the Company, is also a partner in Beijing Huifeng Xinhua Equity Partnership, an affiliate of Xinhua.

 

The difference in the business nature of the operations for the two fiscal years explained why operating expenses in the year ended September 30, 2019 were substantially lower compared to that of the previous year, particularly as there were no further research and development expenditure.

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1-Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2-Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions based on the best available information.

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, prepayments, deposits and other receivables, accruals and other payables, loans from related parties and unrelated party approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates required to be made by management include but not limited to, useful lives of property and equipment, intangible assets valuation, inventory valuation and deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Deferred offering costs

 

Deferred offering costs consisted principally of legal, underwriting and registration costs in connection with the IPO of the Company’s ordinary shares. Such costs are deferred until the closing of the offering, at which time the deferred costs are offset against the offering proceeds.

 

Impairment of long-lived Assets

 

The Company classifies its long-lived assets into: (i) computer and office equipment; (ii) furniture and fixtures, (iii) leasehold improvements, and (iv) finite – lived intangible assets.

 

Long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. It is possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology, economy or other industry changes. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group to be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, relief from royalty income approach, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.

 

The Company makes various assumptions and estimates regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective assets. The assumptions and estimates used to determine future values and remaining useful lives of long-lived assets are complex and subjective. They can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as the Company’s business strategy and its forecasts for specific market expansion.

 

 

Revenue recognition

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC 606 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under U.S. GAAP, including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation.

 

The Company adopted ASC 606 for all applicable contracts using the modified retrospective method, which would have required a cumulative-effect adjustment, if any, as of the date of adoption. The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of the date of adoption. As a result, a cumulative effect adjustment was not required.

 

The Company currently recognizes revenue from the sale of merchandise through its online platforms. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue was recorded on a gross basis, net of surcharges and value added tax (“VAT”) of gross sales. The Company recorded revenue on a gross basis because the Company has the following indicators for gross reporting: it is the primary obligor of the sales arrangements, is subject to inventory risks of physical loss, has latitude in establishing prices, has discretion in suppliers’ selection and assumes credit risks on receivables from customers.

 

Revenue from advertising is recognized as advertisements are displayed. Revenue from software development services comprises revenue from time and material and fixed price contracts. Revenue from time and material contracts are recognized as related services are performed. Revenue on fixed price contracts is recognized in accordance with percentage of completion method of accounting.

 

Foreign currency transactions and translation

 

The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollars (the “USD”). The functional currency of Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi and Moxian Beijing is the Renminbi (the “RMB”). The functional currency of Moxian HK is Hong Kong Dollar (the “HKD”), and the functional currency of Moxian Malaysia is Malaysia Ringgit (the “RM”).

 

For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi, Moxian Beijing, Moxian HK and Moxian Malaysia, which are prepared using their respective functional currencies, are translated into the reporting currency, United States dollar (“USD”) so to be consolidated with the Company’s. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the reporting currency are translated into the reporting currency at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated using average rates prevailing during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ deficiency. A translation gain of $406,351 and $164,758 are recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The exchange rates applied are as follows:

 

Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
RMB:USD			7.1484				6.8686
HKD:USD			7.8391				7.8259
RM:USD			4.1889				4.1370

 

Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements cash flows

 

		Years Ended September 30,
		2019				2018
RMB:USD			6.8766				6.5368
HKD:USD			7.8363				7.8324

 

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases. ASU 2016-02 will also require new qualitative and quantitative disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for private companies and emerging growth public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2016-02 and its impact on its combined financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance under ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 (collectively Topic 326). Topic 326 requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. This replaces the existing incurred loss model with an expected loss model and requires the use of forwardlooking information to calculate credit loss estimates. The Company will be required to adopt the provisions of this ASU on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted for certain amendments. Topic 326 must be adopted by applying a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating Topic 326, including its potential impact to its process and controls.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2016-15”). The new standard will make eight targeted changes to how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless it is impracticable to apply, in which case the Company would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The Company will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless it is impracticable to apply, in which case the Company would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The adoption of ASU 2016-15 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” (“ASU 2018-10”). The amendments in ASU 2018-10 provide additional clarification and implementation guidance on certain aspects of the previously issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) and have the same effective and transition requirements as ASU 2016-02. Upon the effective date, ASU 2018-10 will supersede the current lease guidance in ASC Topic 840, Leases. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases, a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis. Concurrently, lessees will be required to recognize a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. ASU 2018-10 is effective for private companies and emerging growth public companies for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The guidance is required to be applied using a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on its combined financial statements.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-09, “Codification Improvements” (“ASU 2018-09”). These amendments provide clarifications and corrections to certain ASC subtopics including the following: Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income – Overall (Topic 220-10), Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments (Topic 470-50), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity – Overall (Topic 480-10), Compensation - Stock Compensation - Income Taxes (Topic 718-740), Business Combinations - Income Taxes (Topic 805-740), Derivatives and Hedging – Overall (Topic 81510), and Fair Value Measurement – Overall (Topic 820-10). The majority of the amendments in ASU 2018-09 will be effective in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating and assessing the impact this guidance will have on its combined financial statements.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements,” (“ASU 201811”). The amendments in ASU 2018-11 related to transition relief on comparative reporting at adoption affect all entities with lease contracts that choose the additional transition method and separating components of a contract affect only lessors whose lease contracts qualify for the practical expedient. The amendments in ASU 2018-11 are effective for private companies and emerging growth public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on its combined financial statements.

 

In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-02, which aligns the accounting for production costs of episodic television series with the accounting for production costs of films. In addition, ASU 2019-02 modifies certain aspects of the capitalization, impairment, presentation and disclosure requirements in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 926-20 and the impairment, presentation and disclosure requirements in ASC 920-350. This ASU must be adopted on a prospective basis and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2019, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Disclosure in response to this item is not required of a smaller reporting company.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements, together with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon and the notes thereto, are presented beginning at page F-1. The Company’s balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ deficiency and cash flows for the years then ended have been audited by Centurion ZD CPA & Co. Centurion ZD CPA & Co.is an independent registered public accounting firm.. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and pursuant to Regulation S-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and are included herein pursuant to Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.

 

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Effective November 30, 2018, the Company appointed Centurion ZD CPA & Co as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Friedman LLP served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. On November 30, 2018, Friedman LLP resigned. Friedman LLP’s report on the Company’s financial statements did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the period of Friedman LLP’s engagement by the Company, there were no disagreements with Friedman LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Friedman LLP, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports covering such periods. In addition, no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, occurred within the period of Friedman LLP’s engagement and the subsequent interim period preceding Friedman LLP’s dismissal.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of September 30, 2019, our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the year covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedure include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our Management is responsible for monitoring the process pursuant to which information is gathered and analyzing such information to determine the extent to which such information requires disclosure, in the reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Based on such evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of September 30, 2019, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective due to the Company’s lacks of formal documented controls and procedures applicable to all officers and directors to disclose the required information under the Exchange Act.

 

The Company has begun adopting some formal documented controls and anticipates all of them to be in place by the fiscal year end of 2018. We have appointed outside independent directors, established board committees, strengthened the financial personnel and introduced written policies and procedures.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. It is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel. The objective is to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

●

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;

 

●

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and

 

●

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s 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. 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. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the internal controls over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules. This was primarily due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls. These deficiencies may be considered to be material weaknesses. 

 

Identified Material Weakness

 

A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

 

Management identified the following material weaknesses during its assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019:

 

(1)

A lack of understanding of the requirements of NASDAQ, made worse by a poor or no command of the English language

 

(2)

Lack of timely communication between the CEO and the Board of Directors

 

(3)

There are no written policies and procedures covering such operational activities such as sales and procurement due to a lack of staff stability, especially at senior management levels

 

(4)

Chinese accounting rules require standard official invoices to be issued before they can be recognized in the accounting records so cut-offs remain an issue

 

As a result of the material weaknesses described above, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019 based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO (2013 framework). However, management does not believe that any of our annual or interim financial statements issued to date contain a material misstatement as a result of the aforementioned weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Management’s Remediation Initiatives

 

To mediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies, we have introduced the following measures:

 

	(1)	Continue to educate senior management on the requirements of NASDAQ
	(2)	Hold quarterly board meetings, with telephone participation for those unable to attend in person.
	(3)	Design and monitor controls over financial reporting, including the introduction of a proper checklist of cut-off procedures to ensure proper accounting of accruals and payables.
	(4)	Continue to provide training to financial staff on U.S. GAAP and educate management staff and directors on NASDAQ Listing Rules and SEC Reporting Requirements.

 

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Report, which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The following table sets forth the name and position of our current executive officers and directors.

 

Name		Age		Position
Hao Qinghu		58		Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Director
Tan Wanhong		65		Chief Financial Officer
James Tan Meng Dong		58		Non-Independent Director
Choong Khuat Leok, Lionel		56		Independent Director and Chair of Audit Committee
William Yap Guan Hong		55		Non-Executive Chairman, Independent Director and Chair of Compensation Committee
Wendy Wang Yingjie		43		Independent Director and Chair of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
David Cheang Sin Chan		42		Independent Director

 

Mr. Hao Qinghu has served as a director of the Company since January 1, 2016. Mr. Hao has more than 20 years of experience in managing business operations and business strategy. Since September 30, 2015 he has been the General Manager of Moxian Beijing — a subsidiary of Moxian, Inc., in charge of Moxian Beijing’s overall operations. From June 2014 until September 2015, Mr. Hao was a Deputy General Manager of Xinhua Huamei Investment Management Co., Ltd. From 2005 until May 2014, Mr. Hao was a General Manager of Shandong Debang Construction Science and Technology Co., Ltd, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations and business development. Mr. Hao received his EMBA from Tsinghua University. Mr. Hao was a board appointee of Xinhua Huifeng Equity Centre (Limited Partnership). The Board of Directors reached a conclusion that Mr. Hao should serve as a Director of the Company based on his extensive experience in PRC Company management.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement with Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing), or Xinhua, upon the completion of the subscription, Xinhua had the right to nominate one member to the Board of Directors. Mr. Hao Qing Hu, who is a nominee of Xinhua, has since served as the nominee director of Xinhua. He is also the Chief Executive Officer since November, 2018.

 

Mr. Tan Wanhong has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 25, 2016. Mr. Tan trained with Grant Thornton in Liverpool, UK and was admitted as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales) in 1980. He started his career with KPMG Kuala Lumpur in 1981 and in July that year, was promoted to be the Resident Manager of the Penang Office. In 1983, Mr. Tan joined a listed client as the Group Financial Controller before leaving for Sime Darby, Malaysia’s largest Asian-based conglomerate in 1986 as the Group Chief Accountant. He had a successful career with Sime Darby, holding various senior positions over a span of 18 years but left in 2004 following a reorganization of the group. In 2007, Mr. Tan joined Hong Leong Asia, Singapore on a specific assignment in China which he completed in 2009. He then took the post of Head of Investor Relations with 361 Degrees International, a Mainland sportswear group listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. where he stayed for a further six years.

 

 

Mr. Lionel Choong Khuat Leok (Lionel Choong), was appointed to the Board on May 11, 2018. He has over 33 years of working experience in accounting, auditing, internal control, corporate finance and corporate governance. Mr. Choong started his working career with BDO Binder Hamlyn (“BDO”) in London in 1984 where he was later promoted as the supervisor and manager for the banking and financial services team which managed various projects in structured finance as well as consultation projects for BDO’s client’s initial public offerings. During his term with BDO, Mr. Choong gained the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Certification as a certified accountant.

 

In 1992, Mr. Choong joined Deloitte & Touche (“Deloitte”) as a manager of assurance and advisory department where he was responsible for consulting and audit work for clients. Mr. Choong was then promoted to principal and later partner of Deloitte where he focused on public company capital raising and mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”). In 2002, Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance Ltd was established to provide strategic M&A advisory services, at which Mr. Choong was responsible for business development.

 

In 2003, Mr. Choong left Deloitte to provide corporate advisory services to the major shareholder of Byford International Ltd (“Byford”), the global brand owner of Byford, Baby-Q and related trademarks, where he first served as a non-executive director and was later appointed as executive director, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), company secretary and authorised representative of Byford to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd (“HKX”). During his three years of services with Byford, Mr. Choong has facilitated the listing of Byford on the Growth Enterprise Market of the HKX, the acquisition of Byford by Roly International Holdings Ltd (“Roly”), a company listed on the main board of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, as well as the post-acquisition integration of Byford with Roly.

 

William Yap Guan Hong was appointed as a director of the Company on May 16, 2019. He has over 30 years of working experience in corporate finance, investment management and business development. Mr. Yap is currently the Chief Financial Officer of 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corporation, which is listed on Nasdaq. Mr. Yap was a Director in Singapore Telecoms from 1998 to 2001, overseeing various portfolios, including Regional Internet Investment and Business Marketing. He then joined the Ascendas Group, a subsidiary of the Jurong Town Hall Corporation, the largest industrial land developer in Singapore with an asset base of more than US$1 billion, as its Executive Vice-President (New Business). In 2004, he founded the Newton Group of Companies based in Shanghai, focusing on business opportunities in the education and training sectors in China. Between 2006-2011, he was responsible for originating proprietary private equity and venture deals in China for investment funds in Singapore (Hupomone Capital Partners (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (2009-2011) and Evia Capital Partners Pte. Ltd. (2006-2009). Between 2016-2019, he was the Head of Investment Banking Division of Shanghai Pingmei Shenma Finance Leasing Private Limited. Mr. Yap obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Physics) (Hons – 2^nd Upper) and Master of Arts from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

 

Ms Wendy Wang Yingjie was appointed a director of the Company on January 4, 2019. Previously she was a director from September 28, 2017 to January 4, 2018. She has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wetland Media, Inc. since July 2016. She is also a director of Dinghaoyicheng Technology (Shanghai) Ltd. Co. Ms Wang was the Chief Executive Officer of BZM Innovation Technology, a Fin-tech company from November 2014 to June 2016. From October 2011 to October 2014, Ms. Wang was a business partner at Shiatang Technology where she was responsible for operational and business strategies. Ma Wang received her Master’s degree in Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation and Translation Technology from Imperial College, London in 2004 and her Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages, Literature and International Business from Tianjin Foreign Languages University in 1998. The Board of Directors believes that Ms Wang should serve as an Independent Director of the Company based on her experience.

 

Mr. David Cheang Sin Chan became a director of the Company on July 1, 2019. He has over 20 years of working experience in business development and entrepreneurship. Dr. Cheang has been recognized in the sales and real estate industries with awards including the SME One Asia Award (2014), JCI Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of the World Award (2015), Teochew Entrepreneur Award (2016), and Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award (APEA) 2019. He is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence in Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore. He is also a Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM). Dr. Cheang obtained his BSc (Hons) Economics & Management from the University of London in 2001. He has also been conferred a Doctorate of Science in Business from the Edison World College (2017) and an Associate Professorship from the World Certification Institute (2018).

 

Mr. James Tan Meng Dong was appointed as a director on October 22, 2019. He is the present Chairman and CEO of 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp, a NASDAQ listed company, as well as 8i Capital Limited, a company focusing on investments and merger and acquisitions. Mr. Tan has more than 20 years’ experience in managing private and public companies based in Asia and in the USA. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moxian Inc. from 2013 to 2017. From 2003 to 2006, he was the Chairman and CEO of Vashion Group Ltd, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, and from 2005 to 2008, he was the CEO and director of Vantage Corporation Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. From 2006 to 2009, he served as a director on the Board of Pacific Internet Limited, a company listed on NASDAQ, until its sale to Connect Holdings Limited, a group comprising of Ashmore Investment Management Limited, Spinnaker Capital Limited and Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985.

 

None of the events listed in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K has occurred during the past ten years that is material to the evaluation of the ability or integrity of any of our directors, director nominees or executive officers.

 

Board of Directors

 

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Directors are elected at the annual meetings to serve for a one-year term.

 

Executive Officers are elected by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors.

 

As a smaller reporting company under the NASDAQ rules, we are only required to maintain a board of directors comprised of at least 50% independent directors, and an audit committee of at least two members, comprised solely of independent directors who also meet the requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have complied with these requirements in all aspects.

 

 

Director Independence

 

The Board of Directors has reviewed the independence of our directors, applying the NASDAQ independence standards. Based on this review, the Board of Directors determined that each of Lionel Choong, William Yap, Wendy Wang and Dr. David Cheang are independent within the meaning of the NASDAQ rules. In making this determination, our Board of Directors considered the relationships that each of these non-employee directors has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board of Directors deemed relevant in determining their independence. As required under applicable NASDAQ rules, we anticipate that our independent directors will meet on a regular basis as often as necessary to fulfill their responsibilities, including at least annually in executive session without the presence of non-independent directors and management.

 

Board Committees

 

Our Board of Directors has established standing committees in connection with the discharge of its responsibilities. These committees include an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Board of Directors has adopted written charters for each of these committees. All our three independent directors are members of the board committees. Copies of the charters are available on our website. Our Board of Directors may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.

 

Audit Committee

 

Lionel Choong, Wendy Wang Yingjie and William Yap Guan Hong currently serve on the Audit Committee, which is chaired by Lionel Choong.

 

The Audit Committee will be responsible for, among other matters:

 

	●	appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating, and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;
	●	discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm the independence of its members from its management;
	●	reviewing with our independent registered public accounting firm the scope and results of their audit;
	●	approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm;
	●	overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC;
	●	reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
	●	coordinating the oversight by our board of directors of our code of business conduct and our disclosure controls and procedures;
	●	establishing procedures for the confidential and/or anonymous submission of concerns regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; and
	●	reviewing and approving related-party transactions.

 

Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee meets the definition of “independent director” for purposes of serving on an Audit Committee under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and NASDAQ rules. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Lionel Choong qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is currently defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the NASDAQ rules.

 

 

Compensation Committee

 

William Yap, Wendy Wang Yingjie and Lionel Choong currently serve on the Compensation Committee, which is chaired by William Yap.

 

The Compensation Committee will be responsible for, among other matters:

 

	●	reviewing and approving, or recommending to the board of directors to approve the compensation of our CEO and other executive officers and directors;
	●	reviewing key employee compensation goals, policies, plans and programs;
	●	administering incentive and equity-based compensation;
	●	reviewing and approving employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers; and
	●	appointing and overseeing any compensation consultants or advisors.

 

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

 

Wendy Wang, Lionel Choong and William Yap currently serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which is chaired by Wendy Wang.

 

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will be responsible for, among other matters:

 

	●	selecting or recommending for selection candidates for directorships;
	●	evaluating the independence of directors and director nominees;
	●	reviewing and making recommendations regarding the structure and composition of our board and the board committees;
	●	developing and recommending to the board corporate governance principles and practices;
	●	reviewing and monitoring the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and
	●	overseeing the evaluation of the Company’s management.

 

Board Oversight

 

The Board of Directors will oversee a company-wide approach to risk management. Our Board of Directors will determine the appropriate risk level for us generally, assess the specific risks faced by us and review the steps taken by management to manage those risks. While our Board of Directors will have ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, its committees will oversee risk in certain specified areas.

 

Specifically, our Compensation Committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to our executive compensation plans and arrangements, and the incentives created by the compensation awards it administers. Our Audit Committee will oversee management of enterprise risks and financial risks, as well as potential conflicts of interests. Our Board of Directors will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks associated with the independence of our Board of Directors.

 

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

 

On September 7, 2016, our Board of Directors adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees. We intend to disclose on our website any amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and executive officers.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. They are also required under the SEC Regulations to furnish to the Company copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

 

To the best of our knowledge, based solely upon review of the copies of such reports received or written representations from the reporting persons, we believe that during our 2019 fiscal year, our directors and executive officers who owned more than 10% of our common stock complied with Section 16(a) filing requirements. We do not however, believe that all other such persons who own more than 10% of our common stock complied with Section 16(a).

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Set forth below is information regarding the compensation paid during the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, who are collectively referred to as “named executive officers” elsewhere in this annual report.

 

Name and Principal Position		FS Year				Salary ($)				Total ($)
Hao Qinghu			2019				Nil				Nil
CEO			2018				Nil				Nil
Tan Wanhong			2019				69,802				69,802
CFO			2018				73,430				73,430

 

 

Outstanding Equity Incentive Awards At Fiscal Year-End

 

None.

 

Employment Agreement with Mr. Hao Qinghu

 

Mr. Hao does not have an employment Agreement with the Company. He is entitled to a fee of $60,000 per year as a director of the Company.

 

Employment Agreement with Mr. Tan Wanhong

 

On July 25, 2016, Moxian HK entered into an agreement with Mr. Tan Wanhong to serve in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the terms of such employment agreement, Mr. Tan’s monthly base salary is RMB 40,000 (approximately $6,000). The employment agreement may be terminated by either party by giving one month’s prior written notice, or payment in lieu of appropriate notice. Mr. Tan’s employment may be terminated immediately without notice or payment in lieu, if among other things, Mr. Tan conducts himself in a way that is inconsistent with the due and faithful discharge of his duties. The Company shall reimburse Mr. Tan for all reasonable out of pocket expenses in connection with travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties. The payment in lieu of notice of termination is calculated as one month’s salary equal to RMB 40,000 (approximately $6,000).

 

DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION

 

		Fees
Name		FS 2019				FS 2018
Hao Qinghu			0				60,000
Lionel Choong			36,000				14,000
Wendy Wang			13,500				13,500
William Yap			Nil				N/A
Dr. David Cheang			Nil				N/A
James Tan			Nil				N/A
Dr. Yu Lin			13,500				18,000
Liu Tao			0				N/A

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

None of our officers currently serves, or has served during the last completed fiscal year, on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has one or more officers serving as a member of our board of directors.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2019, certain information concerning the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each stockholder known by us to own beneficially five percent or more of our outstanding common stock; (ii) each director; (iii) each named executive officer; and (iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a group, and their percentage ownership and voting power.

 

The information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within sixty (60) days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option, or other right. More than one (1) person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. The percentage of beneficial ownership by any person as of a particular date is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power within sixty (60) days, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of such date. Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage may be different for each beneficial owner. Except as otherwise indicated below and under applicable community property laws, we believe that the beneficial owners of our common stock listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.

 

The column entitled “Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned” is based on a total of 16,191,529 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2019.

 

 

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)		Number of Shares Beneficially Owned				Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned
Officers and Directors
Hao Qinghu (1)
Director and CEO			409,502				2.529	%
He Weisu (2)
Manager			409,501				2.529	%
Wang Yingjie, Wendy Independent Director			Nil				0	%
Choong Khuat Leok, Lionel Independent Director			Nil				0	%
Dr. David Cheang Sin Chan  Independent Director			Nil				0	%
William Yap Independent Director			Nil				0	%
Tan Wanhong Chief Financial Officer			Nil				0	%
James Tan Mengdong Non-Independent Director (3)			5,132.365				31.696	%
All officers and directors as a group (7 persons named above)			5.951,367				36.754	%

 

(1)	Hao Qinghu is a partner in Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Equity Investment Center (Limited Partnership) which is a registered shareholder of the 409,502 shares and an affiliate of Hao Qinghu
(2)	He Weisu is a manager in Beijing Moxian and the Managing Partner of Beijing Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center (Limited Partnership). He is also an affiliate of Hao Qinghu
(3)	James Tan owns or controls the following entities which are his affiliates:

 

 

Name of Beneficial Owner		Number of Shares Beneficially Owned				Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned
Good Eastern Investment Holdings Limited			998,000				6.164	%
8i Capital Limited			1,000,000				6.176	%
Ace Keen Limited			65,522				0.405	%
Vertical Venture Capital Group Limited			160.643				0.992	%
Joyful Corporation Limited			2,778,200				17.156	%
Shenzhen Bayi Enterprises Limited			130,000				0.803	%
Total			5,132,365				31.696	%

 

5% Securities Holders
Global Innovative Investment Group Limited			1,983,000				12.247	%
Clear Blossom Limited			1,983,000				12.247	%

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

There are no transactions since October 1, 2017, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets as at the year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and to which any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any immediate family member of, or person sharing the household with, any of these individuals, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Our policy is that a contract or transaction either between the Company and a director, or between a director and another company in which he is financially interested is not necessarily void or void-able if the relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the board of directors and the stockholders are entitled to vote on the issue, or if it is fair and reasonable to our company

 

As described in Note 8 (c), on June 21, 2019, the Company entered into a share placement agreement with Joyful Corporation Limited for the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $1.25 per share. Pursuant to this agreement, the shares were issued on September 30, 2019. James Tan, who is affiliated with Joyful Corporation, Limited became a director of the Company on October 22, 2019 and by virtue of this appointment is deemed to be an interested party in this transaction as of the date of this Report.

 

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to the Company by its independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal years indicated.

 

ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES		2019				2018
Audit fees		$	93,750			$	198,000
Audit-related fees			-				-
Tax fees			-				-
All other fees			-				-
Total		$	93,750			$	198,000

 

The category of “Audit fees” (excluding out of pocket expenses) includes fees for our annual audit, quarterly reviews and services rendered in connection with regulatory filings with the SEC, such as the issuance of comfort letters and consents.

 

The category of “Audit-related fees” includes employee benefit plan audits, internal control reviews and accounting consultation.

 

On November 8, 2018 Friedman LLP resigned as the independent auditors of the Company and on November 30, 2018, Centurion ZD CPA & Co were appointed.

 

All above audit services and audit related services were pre-approved by the Board of Directors and Audit Committee for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, which concluded that the provision of such service by each of Centurion ZD CPA & Co. and Friedman LLP respectively were compatible with maintenance of the firm’s independence in the conduct of its audits.

 

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)

Financial Statements

 

The following are filed as part of this report:

 

Financial Statements

 

The following financial statements of Moxian, Inc. and Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms are presented in the “F” pages of this report:

 

	PAGES
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	F-2
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	F-3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	F-4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY	F-5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	F-6
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	F-7 – F-24

 

(b)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed or “furnished” herewith:

 

Exhibit Number		Description
3.1		Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed on May 2, 2011 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2011).
3.2		Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation filed on December 9, 2013 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 19, 2013).
3.4		Bylaws (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2011).
4.1		Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock of Moxian, Inc. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2015).
10.1		Subscription Agreement dated as of April 24, 2015 by and between the Company and Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2015).
10.2		Form of Termination Agreement dated as of June 4, 2015 by and between the Company and Zhongtou Huifeng Investment Management (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2015).
10.3		Form of Subscription Agreement dated as of June 4, 2015 by and between the Company and Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing). (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2015).

 

 

10.4		Form of Amendment Agreement dated as of August 14, 2015 by and between the Company and Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing) Co. Ltd.( (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2015)
10.5		Form of Second Amendment Agreement dated as of December 16, 2015 by and between the Company and Xinhua Huifeng Investment Center Co., Ltd. (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015).
10.6		Loan Agreement dated May 4, 2015 by and between Jet Key Limited and Moxian Malaysia SDN BHD (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015).
10.7		Loan Agreement dated May 4, 2016 by and between Jet Key Limited and Moxian Malaysia SDN BHD (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016).
10.8		Loan Agreement by and between the Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. dated June 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015).
10.9		Loan Agreement by and between Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. dated September 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2015).
10.10		Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement by and between Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014).
10.11		Loan Agreement by and among Moxian Shenzhen, Zhang Guo Hui and Guan Fen Sheng, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014) .
10.12		Share Pledge Agreement by and among Moxian Shenzhen, Zhang Guo Hui and Guan Fen Sheng, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014).
10.13		Exclusive Option Agreement by and among Moxian Shenzhen, Zhang Guo Hui and Guan Fen Sheng, dated July 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2014).
10.14		Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Oracle Product Supply Contract, by and between Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Guangzou SIE Consulting Co., Ltd., dated April 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2016)

 

 

10.15		Share Cancellation Agreement by and among Moxian, Inc., and each of Good Eastern Investments Holdings, Moxian China Limited and Stellar Elite Limited, dated February 22, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2016).
10.16		Independent Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Yang Nan, dated January 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2016).
10.17		Independent Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Liew Kwong Yeow, dated January 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2016).
10.18		Lease Agreement by and between Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Cai Bingquan, dated July 22, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2016).
10.19		Lease Agreement by and between Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zhongjia Real Estate Broker Co., Ltd., dated August 27, 2015. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2016).
10.20		Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Hao Qing Hu, dated January 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2016).
10.21		Employment Agreement by and between Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited and Mr. Luo Xiaoyuan, dated October 1, 2014, as amended on March 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2016).
10.22		Advertising Sole Agency Agreement of Xinhua New Media Culture Communication Co., Ltd., dated December 31, 2015 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2016).
10.23		Employment Agreement by and between Moxian (Hong Kong) Limited and Mr. Tan Wan Hong, dated July 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2016).
10.24		Independent Director Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and Ajay Rajpal (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2016).
10.25		Note Conversion Agreement by and between Moxian, Inc. and the note holders named therein, dated September 7, 2016 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2016).
10.26		Loan Agreement by and between the Moxian Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. dated December 25, 2015 (Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016).
10.27		Schedule of Loan Agreements substantially identical in all material respects to the Loan Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.26 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, pursuant to Instruction 2 To Item 601 of Regulation S-K (Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2016).
10.28		Tripartite Agreement by and among Moxian Shenzhen, Zhang Guo Hui, Guan Fen Sheng, Liu Shu Juan and Yin Yi Jun, dated December 18, 2017 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s filing on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2018).

 

 

10.29		Share Pledge Agreement by and among Moxian Shenzhen, Liu Shu Juan and Yin Yi Jun, dated January 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s filing on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2018).
10.30		Power of Attorney granted to Moxian Shenzhen by Liu Shu Juan and Yin Yi Jun, dated January 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s filing on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2018).
10.31		Exclusive Option Agreement by and among Moxian Shenzhen, Liu Shu Juan and Yin Yi Jun, dated January 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference here in to Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s filing on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2018).
10.32		Convertible Loan Agreement among Moxian, Inc., Junsheng Tang and Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd., dated January 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s filing on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2019),
10.33*		Debt Conversion Agreement between Moxian Inc. and Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd, dated May 2, 2019
10.34*		Debt Conversion Agreement between Moxian Inc. and Liu Shu Juan, dated May 2, 2019
10.35*		Debt Conversion Agreement between Moxian Inc. and Vertical Venture Capital Group Limited, dated May 2, 2019
10.36		Subscription Agreement between Moxian, Inc. and Joyful Corporation Limited, dated June 20, 2019 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s filing on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2019),
14.1		Code of Ethics of Moxian, Inc. Applicable To Directors, Officers And Employees (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2016).
21.1*		List of Subsidiaries
31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*

 

* Filed herewith

 

 

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.

 

	MOXIAN, INC.
Date: January 14, 2020	By:	/s/ Hao Qinghu
	Name:	Hao Qinghu
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

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.

 

	MOXIAN, INC.
Date: January 14, 2020	By:	/s/ Tan Wanhong
	Name:	Tan Wanhong
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Stated in US Dollars)

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

	PAGES
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	F-2
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	F-3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	F-4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY	F-5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	F-6
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	F-7 – F-23

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Moxian, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Moxian, Inc. (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2019  and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2019  and 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 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 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Centurion ZD CPA & Co.

Centurion ZD CPA & Co.

Hong Kong, 14 January, 2020

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

		As of
		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	425,632			$	129,737
Restricted cash			-				170,000
Other Receivable – Share Subscription			2,100,000				-
CURRENT ASSETS			2,525,632				299,737
			-
			-
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accruals and other payables		$	1,879,652			$	3,357,856
Loans payable			497,293				7,323,439
			2,376,945				10,681,295
NET CURRENT ASSETS			148,687				(10,381,558	)
Commitments and contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares. Nil shares issued and outstanding			-				-
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized: 50,000,000 shares, 16,191,529 and outstanding (September 30, 2018: 67,357,222 shares issued and outstanding – see Note 8a)			16,191				67,357
Additional paid-in capital			40,114,606				36,483,440
Accumulated deficit			(40,734,066	)			(47,277,960	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income			751,956				345,605
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)		$	148,687				(10,381,558	)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

		For the Year				For the Year
		Ended				Ended
		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Revenues		$	370,411			$	339,947
Cost of revenues			-				(8,328	)
Gross profit			370,411				331,619
Depreciation and amortization			-				681,596
Research and development			-				2,247,170
Advertising agency fee			-				1,145.519
Selling, general and administrative			900,105				4,796,788
Loss from operations			(529,694	)			(8,539,454	)
Finance expense			-				(60,657	)
Interest income			-				160
Foreign exchange loss			-				(1,789	)
Other income (expenses)			-				6,326
Loss before income tax			(529,694	)			(8,595,414	)
Net loss			(529,694	)			(8,595,414	)
Adjustment for accrued expenses no longer required			830,149				-
Net gain/(loss) for the year		$	300,455			$	(8,595,414	)
Basic and diluted gain (loss) per common share		$	0.006			$	(0.13	)
Basic and diluted average number of common shares outstanding			43,563,291				67,357,222

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

For the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

		Common Stock								Additional paid-in				Accumulated				Accumulated other comprehensive
		Shares				Amount				capital				deficit				income				Total
Balance, September 30, 2017			67,007,199			$	67,007			$	35,475,722			$	(38,682,546	)		$	180,407			$	(2,958.970	)
Issuance of shares for convertible debt			350,023				350				1,007,718				-				-				1,008,068
Net loss															(8,595,414	)			-				(8,595,414	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			-				-				-								164,758				164,758
Balance, September 30, 2018			67,357,222			$	67,357			$	36,483,440			$	(47,277,960	)		$	345,605			$	(10,381,558	)
Reverse share split - Note 8 (a)			(53,885,693	)			(53,886	)			53,886				-				-				-
Debt Exchange - Note 8(b)			720,000				720				1,079,280				6,243,439				-				7,323,439
New share placement - Note 8 (c)			2,000,000				2,000				2,498,000				-				-				2,500,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment																			406,351				406,351
Net gain			-				-				-				300,455								300,455
Balance, September 30, 2019			16,191,529			$	16,191			$	40,114,606			$	(40,734,066	)		$	751,956			$	148,687

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

		For the Year				For the Year
		Ended				Ended
		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net gain/(loss)		$	300,455			$	(8,595,414	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			-				701,816
Adjustment on write-back of accruals and other payables no longer required			(830,149	)
Bad debt provision			-				(25,916	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepayments, deposits and other receivables			-				166,912
Accruals and other payables			(648,055	)			1,620,087
Net cash used in operating activities			(1,177,749	)			(6,130,332	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from loans from unrelated third parties			497,293				5,152,534
Cash advances from issuance of new shares			400,000				1,008,068
Releases from escrow account, restricted cash			170,000				330,000
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,067,293				6,490,602
Effect of exchange rates on translation on opening liabilities:			406,351				(249,027	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			295,895				111,243
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			129,737				18,494
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	425,632			$	129,737
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Issuance of shares in Debt Exchange		$	1,080,000			$	-
Issuance of shares in Share Placement		$	2,500,000			$	-

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.	Organization and nature of operations

 

Moxian, Inc. (formerly known as Moxian China, Inc., hereinafter referred as “Moxian,” together with its subsidiaries and variable interest entity, the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 12, 2010. The Company, through its subsidiaries and variable interest entity, engages in the business of operating a social network platform that integrates social media and business into one single platform. The Company is currently devoting its efforts to develop mobile application and online platform that facilitate the small to medium size businesses to attract more clients. The Company’s ability to generate sufficient funds to meet its working capital requirements is dependent upon its ability to develop additional sources of capital, develop apps and websites, generate servicing income, and ultimately, achieve profitable operations (see Note 2).

 

On February 17, 2014, the Company incorporated Moxian CN Group Limited (“Moxian CN Samoa”) under the laws of Samoa.

 

On February 21, 2014, Moxian acquired Moxian Group Limited (“Moxian BVI”), together with its subsidiaries, Moxian (Hong Kong) Limted (“Moxian HK”), Moxian Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“Moxian Shenzhen”), and Moxian Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.(“Moxian Malaysia”) through our wholly owned subsidiary, Moxian CN Samoa from Rebel Group, Inc. (“REBL”), a company incorporated in the State of Florida and of which our previous Chief Executive Officer, Tan Meng Dong, is a promoter as the term is defined under Rule 405 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act, by entering into a License and Acquisition Agreement (the “License and Acquisition Agreement”) in consideration of $1,000,000 (“Moxian BVI Purchase Price”). As a result, Moxian BVI, together with its subsidiaries, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, and Moxian Malaysia, became the Company’s subsidiaries. Under the License and Acquisition Agreement, REBL also agreed to grant us the exclusive right to use REBL’s intellectual property rights (collectively, the “IP Rights”) in Mainland China, Malaysia, and other countries and regions where REBL conducts its business (the “Licensed Territory”), and the exclusive right to solicit, promote, distribute and sell REBL products and services in the Licensed Territory for five years (the “License,”) and in consideration of such License, the Company agreed to pay to REBL (i) $1,000,000 as license maintenance royalty each year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of the License Agreement; and (ii) 3% of the gross profits resulting from the distribution and sale of the products and services on behalf of the Company as an earned royalty.

 

Moxian BVI was incorporated on July 3, 2012 under the laws of British Virgin Islands. REBL owned 100% equity interests of Moxian BVI prior to the closing of the License and Acquisition Agreement, among the Company, Moxian BVI and REBL.

 

Moxian HK was incorporated on January 18, 2013 and became Moxian BVI’s subsidiary since February 14, 2013. Moxian HK is currently engaged in the business of online social media. Moxian HK operates through two wholly owned subsidiaries: Moxian Shenzhen and Moxian Malaysia.

 

Moxian Shenzhen was invested and wholly owned by Moxian HK. Moxian Shenzhen was incorporated on April 8, 2013 and is engaged in the business of internet technology, computer software, commercial information consulting

 

Moxian Malaysia was incorporated on March 1, 2013 and became Moxian HK’s subsidiary since April 2, 2013. Moxian Malaysia was previously in the business of IT services and media advertising but have ceased operations since June 2015..

 

Shenzhen Moyi Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Moyi”) was incorporated on July 19, 2013 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and became a variable interest entity (“VIE”) of Moxian Shenzhen since July 15, 2014. Moxian Shenzhen controls Moyi through arrangement that absorbs operations risk, as if Moyi is a wholly owned subsidiary of Moxian Shenzhen.

 

On December 18, 2017, the Company entered into a Tripartite Agreement with the original shareholders of Moyi and the new shareholders of Moyi wherein the Company agrees to the transfer o the equity interests of Moyi and all related rights, liabilities and obligations under the Moyi Agreements such that the new shareholders stand in place of the old shareholders in all aspects of the Moyi Agreements.

 

On April 22, 2019, the Company implemented a 1:5 reverse share split and concurrently reduced its authorized shares of common stock from 250,000,000 to 50,000,000 (See Note 8(a) Reverse Share Split).

 

On May 2, 2019, the Company reached an agreement with each of the three loan creditors as of September 30,2018 regarding settlement of their loans to the Company. (“Debt Exchange”). Under the agreements, the loan creditors, all three loan creditors, which were unrelated parties as of the date of the agreements, would write off a total of $6,243,439 of the loans due from the Company and would accept a total of 720,000 shares of Common Stock in settlement of the remaining balances of the loans. The 720,000 new shares of Common Stock were issued on September 30, 2019.

 

On June 21, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Joyful Corporation Limited (the “Investor”) a company incorporated in Samoa whereby the Investor will (a) purchase from the Company 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.25 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,500,000 and (b) acquire from the Company a call option to purchase up to 690,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $1.25, which option will expire if not exercised on or before September 30, 2019 (together, the “Offering”).

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.	Organization and nature of operations (continued)

 

Moxian Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Moxian Beijing”) was incorporated on December 10, 2015 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Moxian Shenzhen. Moxian Shenzhen made the capital injection of RMB 10 million (approximately USD $1.5 million) to Moxian Beijing during the year ended September 30, 2017.

 

On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Equity Transfer Agreement,” such transaction, the “Equity Transfer Transaction”) with REBL, to acquire from REBL 100% of the equity interests of Moxian Intellectual Property Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Samoa and a wholly owned subsidiary of REBL (“Moxian IP Samoa”) for $6,782,000 (the “Moxian IP Samoa Purchase Price”) (see Note 9). Moxian IP Samoa owns all the intellectual property rights relating to the operation, use and marketing of the Moxian Platform, including all of the trademarks, patents and copyrights that are used in the Company’s business. As a result of the Equity Transfer Transaction, Moxian IP Samoa became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

As of September 30, 2018. only Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi and Moxian Beijing have business operations. The other companies are all dormant.

 

On November 14, 2016, the Company announced the completion of a public offering of 2,501,250 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $10,005,000 before deducting placement agents’ commissions and other offering expenses, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $8.5 million. In connection with the offering, the Company’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market beginning on November 15, 2016 under the symbol “MOXC”.

 

On January 30, 2018, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moxian Shenzhen, Moxian Information Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (“Moxian Shanghai”) was incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies

 

Basis of presentation and consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and reflect the activities of the following subsidiaries and VIE: Moxian CN Samoa, Moxian BVI, Moxian HK, Moxian Shenzhen, Moxian Malaysia, Moyi, Moxian Beijing and Moxian IP Samoa. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.

 

On May 24, 2016, the Board of approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a ratio of 1-for-2 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective on June 20, 2016 (the “Effective Date”). Simultaneously with the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of the Company’s authorized Common Stock was reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares without changes in par value per share. The Company has retroactively restated all shares and per share data for all the periods presented.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision-making ability. All VIEs with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.

 

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10 “Consolidation” addresses whether certain types of entities referred to as VIEs, should be consolidated in a company’s consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to an Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement by and between Moxian Shenzhen and Moyi, dated July 15, 2014, Moxian Shenzhen has the exclusive right to provide to Moyi technical and systems support, marketing consulting services, training for technical personnel and technical consulting services. As payment for these services, Moyi has agreed to pay Moxian Shenzhen a service fee equal to 100% Moyi’s pre-tax profit. In addition, Moxian Shenzhen will also absorb losses from Moyi, if any, based on the service agreement. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 810, the Company has determined that Moyi is a VIE of Moxian Shenzhen and that the Company is the primary beneficiary, and accordingly, the financial statements of Moyi are consolidated into the results of the Company.

 

The following assets and liabilities of the VIE are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Current assets		$	-			$
Non-current assets			-				-
Total assets		$	-			$
Current liabilities		$				$
Non-current liabilities			-				-
Total liabilities		$				$	-

 

Going Concern

 

In assessing the Company’s liquidity and its ability to continue as a going concern, the Company monitors and analyzes its cash and cash equivalents and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations. As of September 30, 2018, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded the current assets by approximately $10 million, its accumulated deficit was approximately $47.3 million and the Company has incurred losses since inception.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Going Concern (continued)

 

On November 14, 2016, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) with net proceeds of $8.50 million after deducting placement agents’ commission and other offering costs, which helped the Company’s cash flow in fiscal 2017. However, as of the date of this report, the Company has utilized all of the IPO proceeds and is not generating sufficient revenue to support its operations. The Company hopes to fund its cash flow shortfalls as follows:

 

	●	Financial support commitments from the Company’s major stockholders
	●	Seeking additional public and/or private issuance of securities.

 

On November 10, 2017, the Company and Ms. Liu Shu Juan, a director of the Company, entered into a convertible loan agreement of $1,000,000 or its RMB equivalent. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note, carrying an interest rate of 4.75% per annum and due in one year. On May 8, 2018, Liu converted the total outstanding of $1,008,068 into 350,023 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.88 per share. The conversion price was calculated using the price of daily volume weighted average price per share for the 20 consecutive business days prior to the conversion.

 

On May 11, 2018, the Company and Ms. Liu entered into a loan agreement for a line of credit of $4,000,000 or its RMB equivalent, bearing interest of 4.75% per annum and due in two years. As of September 30, 2018, the line has been fully drawn down and the total outstanding to Ms. Liu is $ 5,032,760. This amount exceeded the agreed loan of $4,000,000 and is not covered by any agreement.

 

If the Company is unable to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis and on acceptable terms, it will be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay debt obligations or respond to competitive pressures. Any of these factors would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations and raise substantial doubts about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classifications of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company’s operations are substantially carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations maybe substantially influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC’s economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1-Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2-Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions based on the best available information.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, prepayments, deposits and other receivables, accruals and other payables, loans from related parties and unrelated party approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates required to be made by management include but not limited to, useful lives of property and equipment, provision for doubtful accounts, intangible assets valuation, inventory valuation, value added recoverable valuation and deferred tax assets valuation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2018 and 2017, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited in financial institutions located in the PRC. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to bank deposits, the Company primarily places bank deposits with large financial institutions in the PRC with acceptable credit rating.

 

Restricted cash

 

Restricted cash represented cash held by depository banks in order to comply with the provisions of certain debt agreements, as well as the cash held in an indemnification escrow account pursuant to the financing agreement signed with the placement agents.

 

Under the terms of the placement agreement, the cash of $500,000 in the escrow account must be kept for a period of two years after the completion of the IPO, therefore, recorded as restricted cash, long-term as of September 30, 2017. On November 9, 2017, $330,000 was released from this account with the approval of the placement agents and the escrow agents. On January, the balance of $170,000 was released.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories consist of merchandise and are stated at the lower of cost or market value, and cost is calculated on the moving weighted average basis. The cost of inventories comprises all costs of purchases and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present condition. As of September 30, 2018 and 2017, there was no lower of cost or market adjustment because the carrying value of the Company’s inventories was lower than the current and expected market price.

 

Prepayments, deposits and other receivables

 

Prepayments and deposits represent amounts advanced to suppliers. The suppliers usually require advance payments or deposits when the Company makes purchase or orders service and the prepayments and deposits will be utilized to offset the Company’s future payments. Other receivables mainly consist of various cash advances to employees for business needs. These amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and generally short-term in nature.

 

Allowances are recorded when utilization and collection of amounts due are in doubt. Delinquent prepayments, deposits and other receivables are written-off after management has determined that the likelihood of utilization or collection is not probable and known bad debts are written off against the allowances when identified.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Deferred offering costs

 

Deferred offering costs consisted principally of legal, underwriting and registration costs in connection with the IPO of the Company’s ordinary shares. Such costs are deferred until the closing of the offering, at which time the deferred costs are offset against the offering proceeds.

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Significant additions or improvements extending useful lives of assets are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Electronic equipment	3-6 years
Furniture and fixtures	3-6 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of estimated useful life or term of lease

 

Intangible assets, net

 

Intangible assets, comprising Intellectual property rights (“IP rights”) and software, which are separable from property and equipment, are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3- 10 years.

 

Impairment of long-lived Assets

 

The Company classifies its long-lived assets into: (i) computer and office equipment; (ii) furniture and fixtures, (iii) leasehold improvements, and (iv) finite – lived intangible assets.

 

Long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. It is possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology, economy or other industry changes. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group to be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, relief from royalty income approach, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary.

 

The Company makes various assumptions and estimates regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values of the respective assets. The assumptions and estimates used to determine future values and remaining useful lives of long-lived assets are complex and subjective. They can be affected by various factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as the Company’s business strategy and its forecasts for specific market expansion.

 

Due to the continuing losses from operations with minimal revenues, the Company recognized impairment losses of $3,009,732 for the IP rights and other intangible assets during the years ended September 30, 2017 resulting in a nil value as of September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company currently recognizes revenue from the sale of merchandise through its online platforms. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue is recorded on a gross basis, net of surcharges and value added tax (“VAT”). The Company recorded revenue on a gross basis because the Company has the following indicators for gross reporting: it is the primary obligor of the sales arrangements, is subject to inventory risks of physical loss, has latitude in establishing prices, has discretion in suppliers’ selection and assumes credit risks on receivables from customers.

 

Revenue from advertising is recognized as advertisements are displayed. Revenue from software development services comprises revenue from time and material and fixed price contracts. Revenue from time and material contracts are recognized as related services are performed. Revenue on fixed price contracts is recognized in accordance with percentage of completion method of accounting.

 

Income taxes

 

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

 

ASC 740 “Income taxes” clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This interpretation requires that an entity recognizes in the financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company evaluate the level of authority for each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measure the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not anticipate any significant increase to its liability for unrecognized tax benefit within the next 12 months.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the tax years ended December 31, 2011 through to December 31, 2018 for the Company’s PRC entities remain open for statutory examination by the PRC tax authorities.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Foreign currency transactions and translation

 

The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollars (the “USD”) and the functional currency of Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi and Moxian Beijing is Renminbi (the “RMB”).The functional currency of Moxian HK is Hong Kong Dollar (the “HKD”), and the functional currency of Moxian Malaysia is Malaysia Ringgit (the “RM”).

 

For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of Moxian Shenzhen, Moyi, Moxian Beijing, Moxian HK and Moxian Malaysia, which are prepared using their respective functional currencies, are translated into the reporting currency, USD so to be consolidated with the Company’s. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the reporting currency are translated into the reporting currency at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated using average rates prevailing during the reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ deficiency. Translation losses of $ and $42,522 are recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the years ended tember 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

The exchange rates applied are as follows:

 

Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
RMB:USD			7.1484				6.8686
HKD:USD			7.8391				7.8259
RM:USD			4.1889				4.1370

 

Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements cash flows:

 

		Years Ended September 30,
		2019				2018
RMB:USD			6.8766				6.5368
HKD:USD			7.8363				7.8324

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation expense, and other related expenses associated with product development. Research and development expenses also include third-party development, programming costs, and localization costs incurred to translate software for local markets. Such costs related to software development are included in research and development expense until the point that technological feasibility is reached. Once technological feasibility is reached, such costs are capitalized and amortized as part of the cost of revenue over the estimated lives of the products.

 

Loss per share

 

Basic loss per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares outstanding during the period are included in diluted earnings per share.

 

FASB Accounting Standard Codification Topic 260 (“ASC 260”), “Earnings Per Share,” requires that employee equity share options, non-vested shares and similar equity instruments granted to employees be treated as potential common shares in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share should be based on the actual number of options or shares granted and not yet forfeited, unless doing so would be anti-dilutive. The Company uses the “treasury stock” method for equity instruments granted in share-based payment transactions provided in ASC 260 to determine diluted earnings per share. Antidilutive securities represent potentially dilutive securities which are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings or loss per share as their impact was antidilutive. Due to the Company’s net loss for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the basic and diluted loss per share are same for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

On October 2, 2017, The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to the Staff Announcement at the July 20, 2017 EITF Meeting and Rescission of Prior SEC Staff Announcements and Observer Comments.” The ASU adds SEC paragraphs to the new revenue and leases sections of the Codification on the announcement the SEC Observer made at the 20 July 2017 Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) meeting. The SEC Observer said that the SEC staff would not object if entities that are considered public business entities only because their financial statements or financial information is required to be included in another entity’s SEC filing use the effective dates for private companies when they adopt ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and ASC 842, Leases. This would include entities whose financial statements are included in another entity’s SEC filing because they are significant acquirees under Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X, significant equity method investees under Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X and equity method investees whose summarized financial information is included in a registrant’s financial statement notes under Rule 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X. The ASU also supersedes certain SEC paragraphs in the Codification related to previous SEC staff announcements and moves other paragraphs, upon adoption of ASC 606 or ASC 842. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On November 22, 2017, the FASB ASU No. 2017-14, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 116 and SEC Release 33-10403.” The ASU amends various paragraphs in ASC 220, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income; ASC 605, Revenue Recognition; and ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers, that contain SEC guidance. The amendments include superseding ASC 605-10-S25-1 (SAB Topic 13) as a result of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 116 and adding ASC 606-10-S25-1 as a result of SEC Release No. 33-10403. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” The ASU amends ASC 220, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income, to “allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” In addition, under the ASU, an entity will be required to provide certain disclosures regarding stranded tax effects. The ASU is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05 — Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“ASU 2018-05”), which amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and XBRL Taxonomy based on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) that was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) that was released by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Act changes numerous provisions that impact U.S. corporate tax rates, business-related exclusions, and deductions and credits and may additionally have international tax consequences for many companies that operate internationally. The Company does not believe this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases.” The ASU addresses 16 separate issues which include, for example, a correction to a cross reference regarding residual value guarantees, a clarification regarding rates implicit in lease contracts, and a consolidation of the requirements about lease classification reassessments. The guidance also addresses lessor reassessments of lease terms and purchase options, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, investment tax credits, lease terms and purchase options, transition guidance for amounts previously recognized in business combinations, and certain transition adjustments, among others. For entities that early adopted Topic 842, the amendments are effective upon issuance of this Update, and the transition requirements are the same as those in Topic 842. For entities that have not adopted Topic 842, the effective date and transition requirements will be the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 842. The Company does not believe this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 - Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. The ASU simplifies transition requirements and, for lessors, provides a practical expedient for the separation of nonlease components from lease components. Specifically, the ASU provides: (1) an optional transition method that entities can use when adopting ASC 842 and (2) a practical expedient that permits lessors to not separate nonlease components from the associated lease component if certain conditions are met. For entities that have not adopted Topic 842 before the issuance of this Update, the effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in this Update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Update 2016-02. For entities that have adopted Topic 842 before the issuance of this Update, the transition and effective date of the amendments in this Update are as follows: 1) The practical expedient may be elected either in the first reporting period following the issuance of this Update or at the original effective date of Topic 842 for that entity. 2) The practical expedient may be applied either retrospectively or prospectively. All entities, including early adopters, that elect the practical expedient related to separating components of a contract in this Update must apply the expedient, by class of underlying asset, to all existing lease transactions that qualify for the expedient at the date elected. The Company does not believe this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.	Summary of principal accounting policies (continued)

 

Recent accounting pronouncements (continued)

 

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows.

 

3.	Other Receivables

 

On September, 30, 2019 the Company issued 2,000,000 new shares of Common Stock to a Joyful Corporation Limited, a Samoa-based company at a price of $1.25 per share, for cash with total proceeds of $2.5 million. Of this amount, a sum of $400,000 has been received by the Company, leaving the balance to be settled by December 30, 2019 as provided for in the Subscription Agreement.

 

Other prepayments, deposits and receivables had been written off as at September 30, 2018 to reflect the non-collective nature of these assets associated with the app part of the Company’s business which has ceased as of September 30, 2018. Details are as follow:

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Prepayments to suppliers		$	567,934			$	567,934
Rental and other deposits			341,674				341,674
Employee advances and others			32,240				32,240
Sub total			941,848				941,848
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts			(941,848	)			(941,848	)
Prepayments, deposits and other receivable, net		$	-			$	-

 

The bad debt provision for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $ Nil and $908,412 respectively.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

4.	Property and equipment, net

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Electronic equipment		$	2,319,545			$	2,333,401
Furniture and fixtures			70.596				80,780
Leasehold improvements			263,609				361,544
Total property and equipment			2,653,750				2,775,725
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(2,653,750	)			(2,089,429	)
Total property and equipment, net		$	-			$	686,296

 

Depreciation and amortization for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $Nil and $, respectively.

 

5.	Intangible assets, net

 

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company has the following amounts related to intangible assets:

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
IP rights		$	1,410,335			$	1,410,355
Other intangible assets			394,883				394,883
			1,805,218			$	1,805,218
Less: accumulated amortization			(1,805,218	)			(1,805,218	)
Net intangible assets		$	-			$	-

 

No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets. There was no amortization expense for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 as the intangible assets had been fully provided for in the year ended September 30, 2017 due to continuing losses from operations. The impairment loss then recognized was $3,009,792.

 

6.	Accruals and other payables

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Salary payable		$	32,400			$	403,986
			-				-
			-				-
Accrued expenses			540,600				2,691,684
Other payables			322,500				285,482
Total		$	895,500			$	3,381,152

 

7.	Loans payable

 

Liu Shu Juan			-				5,032,760
Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd.			-				1,310,772
Vertical Venture Group Limited			-				979,907
Total			-				7,323,439

 

On May 2, 2019, the Company reached an agreement with each of the three loan creditors as of September 30,2018 regarding settlement of their loans to the Company. (“Debt Exchange”). Under the agreements, the loan creditors, all three loan creditors, which were unrelated parties as of the date of the agreements, would write off a total of $6,243,439 of the loans due from the Company and would accept a total of 720,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $1.50 per share, in settlement of the remaining balances of the loans. The 720,000 new shares of Common Stock were issued on September 30, 2019.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8.	Capital Stock

 

(a) Reverse Share Split

 

On April 5, 2019, the Board of Directors approved a Split of 1 for 5 which became effective on April 22, 2019. As a result of this reverse stock split, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company was reduced from 67,357,222 to 13,471,529. Concurrently, the authorized share capital of the Company was reduced to 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock from 250,000,000 shares.

 

(b) Debt Exchange

 

On May 2, 2019, the Company reached an agreement with each of the three loan creditors as of September 30,2018 regarding settlement of their loans to the Company. (“Debt Exchange”). Under the agreements, the loan creditors, all three loan creditors, which were unrelated parties as of the date of the agreements, would write off a total of $6,243,439 of the loans due from the Company and would accept a total of 720,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $1.50 per share, in settlement of the remaining balances of the loans. The 720,000 new shares of Common Stock were issued on September 30, 2019.

 

(c) New Share Placement

 

On June 21, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement with Joyful Corporation Limited  (the “Investor”) a company incorporated in Samoa whereby the Investor would (a) purchase from the Company 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $1.25 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,500,000 and (b) acquire from the Company a call option to purchase up to 690,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price per share of $1.25, which option would expire if not exercised on or before September 30, 2019.

 

The shares were issued to Joyful Corporation on September 30, 2019 by which date a sum of $400,000 had been received by the Company. The balance had to be paid within 90 days from the date of issue of the shares as provided for in the Agreement. The call option was not exercised and expired on September 30, 2019.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(d) Note Conversion

 

On September 7, 2016, the Company entered into a conversion agreement with each of Shenzhen Bayi Consulting Co. Ltd. and Moxian China Limited. The note conversion agreements permitted the conversion of promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $2 million payable by the Company into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the IPO price. The Company announced a successful completion of its IPO on November 14, 2016 with an IPO price of $4.00 per share. As of September 30, 2016, the Company included the $2 million worth of shares to be issued as stock subscription payable in accordance with ASC 480-10-25-14. On January 3, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 shares of its Common Stock to Bayi and Moxian China Limited at a price of $4.00 per share in full settlement.

 

On November 10, 2017, the Company and Ms. Liu Shu Juan, then a director of the Company, entered into a convertible loan agreement of $1,000,000 or its RMB equivalent. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note, carrying an interest rate of 4.75% per annum and due in one year. On May 8, 2018, Liu converted the total outstanding of $1,008,068 into 350,023 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $2.88 per share.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(e) Public Offering Warrants

 

In connection with and upon closing of the Public Offering on November 14, 2016, the Company issued warrants equal to four percent (4%) of the shares issued in the Public Offering, totaling 100,050 units to the placement agents for the offering. The warrants carry a term of five years and shall be exercisable at a price equal to $4.60 per share. Management determined that these warrants meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-40, however, they fall under the scope exception which states that contracts issued that are both (a) indexed to its own stock; and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity are not considered derivatives. The warrants were recorded at their fair value on the date of grant as a component of stockholders’ deficiency.

 

The aggregated fair value of the Public Offering Warrants on November 14, 2016 was $280,042. The fair value has been estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: market value of underlying stock of $4.09; risk free rate of 1.66%; expected term of 5 years; exercise price of the warrants of $4.60; volatility of 90.7%; and expected future dividends of Nil. As of September 30, 2019, 100,060 shares of warrants were issued and outstanding; and none of the warrants has been exercised.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

9.	Income taxes

 

The Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns.

 

The United States of America

 

Moxian is incorporated in the State of Nevada in the U.S. and is subject to U.S. federal corporate income taxes. The State of Nevada does not impose any state corporate income tax. As of September 30, 2018, future net operation losses of approximately $8.9 million are available to offset future operating income through 2036.

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a U.S. corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 24.5% for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. Accordingly, we have to remeasure our deferred tax assets on net operating loss carryforward in the U.S. at the lower enacted cooperated tax rate of 21%. However, this re-measurement has no effect on the Company’s income tax expenses as the Company has provided a 100% valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets previously.

 

Additionally, the Tax Act imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of historical earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and future foreign earnings are subject to U.S. taxation. The change in rate has caused us to remeasure all U.S. deferred income tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences and net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards and recorded a one time income tax payable in 8 years. However, this one-time transition tax has no effect on the Company’s income tax expenses as the Company has no undistributed foreign earnings prior to September 30, 2018, and further, the Company has cumulative foreign losses as of September 30, 2018.

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Moxian BVI is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands, Moxian BVI is not subject to tax on income or capital gains. In addition, upon payments of dividends by Moxian BVI, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax is imposed.

 

Hong Kong

 

Moxian HK is incorporated in Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s profits tax rate is 16.5%. Moxian HK did not earn any income that was derived in Hong Kong for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 and therefore, Moxian HK was not subject to Hong Kong profits tax.

 

Malaysia

 

Moxian Malaysia did not have taxable income for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The management estimated that Moxian Malaysia will not generate any taxable income in the future.

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

9.	Income taxes (continued)

 

PRC

 

Effective from January 1, 2008, the PRC’s statutory income tax rate is 25%. The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to income tax rate of 25%, unless otherwise specified.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately of $20.2 million in PRC tax Jurisdiction, which expires in the years 2019 through 2022.

 

Moxian Shenzhen was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Moxian Shenzhen did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from April 8, 2013 (date of inception) to September 30, 2019. Management estimated that Moxian Shenzhen will not generate any taxable income in the future.

 

Moyi was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Moyi did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from July 19, 2013 (date of inception) to September 30, 2019.

 

Moxian Beijing was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. Moxian Beijing did not generate taxable income in the People’s Republic of China for the period from December 10, 2015 (date of inception) to September 30, 2019.

 

The Company’s effective income tax rates were 0% and 0.7% for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Income tax mainly consists of foreign income tax at statutory rates and the effects of permanent and temporary differences.

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
U.S. statutory rate			34.0	%			34.0	%
Foreign income not registered in the U.S.			(34.0	)%			(34.0	)%
PRC statutory rate			25.0	%			25.0	%
Changes in valuation allowance and others			(25.0	)%			(24.3	)%
Effective tax rate			0	%			0.7	%

 

Because of the uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets, a 100% valuation allowance has been established in the year ended September 30, 2017 and carried forward since. As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the valuation allowance has remained unchanged at approximately $9.0 million.

 

		September 30, 2019				September 30, 2018
Deferred tax asset from net operating loss and carry-forwards		$	9,032,129			$	9,032,129
Valuation allowance			(9,032,129	)			(9,032,129	)
Deferred tax asset, net		$	-			$	-

 

 

MOXIAN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

10.	Commitments and contingencies

 

Operating Lease

 

The Company leases a number of properties under operating leases. Rental expenses under operating leases for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $253,000 and $652,315 respectively. As of September 30, 2019, the Company was obligated under non-cancellable operating leases minimum rentals of $231,000 (2018: $483,000).

 

Arrangement with Xinhua New Media Co., Ltd

 

The Company has entered into an exclusive advertising agency agreement and sponsor agreement with Xinhua New Media Co., Ltd (“Xinhua New Media”). Pursuant to the agreements, the Company, as an exclusive agent, is authorized to operate and sell advertisements in the gaming channel of Xinhua New Media’s mobile application and sponsor related advertising events. The exclusive advertising agency agreement expires on December 31, 2020 and the sponsor agreement expired on December 31, 2017,

 

The Company entered into amendments with Xinhua New Media for both the agency agreement and sponsor agreement during the year ended December 31, 2017. The fees payable under the amended exclusive advertising agency agreement and sponsor agreement have been reduced. In April 2018, the Company further negotiated with Xinhua New Media and the fees for the remaining periods of the agreement have been waived.

Legal Proceeding

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company is not aware of any material outstanding claim and litigation against them.

 

11.	Subsequent events
	On October 22, 2019 the Company appointed James Tan Mengdong to the Board of Directors. Mr. James Tan is a Founder of the Company and a former CEO of the Company. For the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the transactions with Mr. Tan and his affiliates were not regarded as related party transactions and were in the best interests of the Company. From the date of his appointment, any new and originating transactions involving him and his affiliates will be considered as related party transactions.