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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and GAAP in the United States of America. The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended February 29, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. While management of the Company believes that the disclosures presented herein are adequate and not misleading, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the footnotes thereto for the year ended August 31, 2019 contained in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on November 25, 2019.

 

Basis of Consolidation

 

The financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis, with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Trinity Reliant Ventures Limited, and Artelo Biosciences Limited.

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception in accordance with ASC 842 - Leases. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, other current liabilities, and operating lease liabilities in our balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, other current liabilities, and other long-term liabilities in our balance sheets. As all of the Company’s leases are month to month, no ROU nor operating lease liabilities have been recorded as of February 29, 2020. The new accounting standards related to ASC – 842 were effective for the Company on September 1, 2019. Adoption of the standard did not have any impact on the Company due to the month to month nature of the Company’s existing leases.

 

Loss per share

 

Loss per share is calculated based upon Net Loss of $1,370,126 and $2,676,487 and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 3,425,928 and 3,393,764, respectively for the three and six months ended February 29, 2020. Diluted loss per share is based upon Net Loss of $1,370,126 and $2,676,487 with a deduction of the gain of $0 and $29,501 for change in fair value of derivatives and the weighted average of common shares outstanding of 3,425,928 and 3,393,764, respectively, which includes in-the-money options calculated under the treasury stock method, for the three and six months ended February 29, 2020.