UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2006
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Florida 000-28179 59-3404233
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employerof Identification Number)
1963 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam, British Columbia Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 604-521-3369
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Item 2.02.
Results Of Operations And Financial Condition.
On March 30, 2006, Ableauctions.com, Inc. (the Registrant) issued a press release announcing that its previously issued financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and the first three quarters of 2005 should not be relied upon because of errors in those financial statements. For further information, please see Item 4.02(a) below and the text of the press release, attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 4.02(a).
Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements.
On March 25, 2006, the Registrants Chief Executive Officer and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors concluded that the financial statements covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 should no longer be relied upon because of certain errors in the financial statements.
During the year ended December 31, 2004 the Registrant recorded marketable securities at cost. During the preparation of its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Registrant determined that the marketable securities should have been recorded at fair value. The effect of the necessary restatement is to increase the carrying value of marketable securities by $269,474 and to increase investment income by $269,474 for the fourth quarter of 2004.
Additionally, during the preparation of its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Registrant determined that certain accounts receivable at December 31, 2004, which had been outstanding for over one year, should have been offset by an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Registrant is restating its 2004 financial statements to reflect a provision for bad debt related to these accounts. The effect of this restatement is to decrease the carrying value of accounts receivable by $200,524, increase bad debts expense by $192,531, and decrease accumulated other comprehensive income by $7,991.
The following presents the effect on the Registrants previously issued financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004:
Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2004:
Previously | Increase | |||||
Reported | (Decrease) | Restated | ||||
Marketable securities | $ 8,376,096 | $ 269,474 | $ 8,645,570 | |||
Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance | 1,061,963 | (200,524) | 861,439 | |||
Intangible assets | 108,333 | 88,043 | 196,376 | |||
Property and equipment | 594,303 | (88,043) | 506,260 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 78,016 | (7,991) | 70,025 | |||
Deficit | (25,368,953) | 76,941 | (25,292,012) |
Statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004:
Previously | Increase | |||||
Reported | (Decrease) | Restated | ||||
Bad debts | $ 39,212 | $ 192,531 | $ 231,743 | |||
Management fees, salaries and benefits | 346,182 | 35,111 | 381,293 | |||
Expenses | 1,469,767 | 187,642 | 1,657,409 | |||
Investment income | 346,212 | 304,583 | 650,795 | |||
Income from continuing operations | 462,166 | 76,941 | 539,107 | |||
Income for the year | 421,246 | 76,941 | 498,187 | |||
Basic and diluted earnings per share Income from continuing operations | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.010 | |||
Basic and diluted earnings per share Income for the year | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.009 |
Statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2004:
Previously | Increase | |||||
Reported | (Decrease) | Restated | ||||
Income for the year | $ 421,246 | $ 76,941 | $ 498,187 | |||
Other comprehensive income | 63,036 | (7,991) | 55,045 | |||
Consolidated comprehensive income | 484,282 | 68,950 | 553,232 |
Statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004:
Previously | Increase | |||||
Reported | (Decrease) | Restated | ||||
Income (Loss) for the year from continuing operations | $ 462,166 | $ 76,941 | $ 539,107 | |||
(Increase) Decrease in marketable securities | (5,498,895) | (269,474) | (5,768,369) | |||
(Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable | (642,042) | 200,524 | (441,518) | |||
Change in cash and cash equivalents for the year | (622,179) | 7,991 | (614,188) | |||
Effect of exchange rates on cash | 71,415 | (7,991) | 63,424 |
The net effect of the correction is an increase of $76,941 in income from continuing operations, and a similar increase in the net income for the year. As a result of the correction, the basic and diluted earnings per share also increased by $0.002 per share for income from continuing operations, and increased by $0.002 per share for the net income.
The changes to the figures for 2004 year also include certain reclassifications made to conform to the presentation adopted for the 2005 year.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99
Press Release
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ABLEAUCTIONS.COM, INC.
Abdul Ladha, Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 30, 2006