CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 11 - CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

In 2009, the Company’s subsidiary, Tianquan, engaged a general contractor to construct a water manufacturing plant for RMB4,758,600 ($766,000). Upon completion, EFT inspected the plant and found several material construction defects, including, but not limited to, the fact that the contractor used inferior construction material, inconsistent construction plans and substandard insulation material. As a result, EFT conditioned its final construction payment to the contractor in the amount of RMB698,896 ($112,500) on the rectification of all construction defects. On March 22, 2012, the contractor brought a case against EFT in Baiquan People’s Court in Heilongjiang Province seeking approximately RMB1,912,000 of purported outstanding payments under the contract and interest thereon. On January 16, 2014, Tianquan received an unfavorable decision issued by Baiquan People’s Court in Heilongjiang Province awarding the contractor approximately RMB1,326,916 ($213,700) of purported outstanding payments under the contract and interest thereon. The Company filed an appeal with Qiqihar Intermediate People’s Court on January 27, 2014. On August 18, 2014, the Qiqihar Intermediate People’s Court issued a judgment rescinding the unfavorable decision issued by the Baiquan People’s Court and ordered the case to be reheard at the Baiquan People’s Court. On September 25, 2014, the Company received a favorable decision from Baiquan People’s Court as the court indicated that the company stamps affixed on all of the contractor’s legal documents were fake. On November 5, 2014, the sub-contractor brought another civil case against Tianquan in the Baiquan People’s Court in Heilongjiang Province seeking RMB1,123,266.06 of purported outstanding payments under the same contract and interest thereon. On December 8, 2014, Tianquan filed a civil lawsuit against the sub-contractor for compensation for material construction defects. On January 5, 2016, the Company’s subsidiary, Tianquan, received an unfavorable decision issued by Baiquan People’s Court awarding the contractor approximately RMB827,000 of purported outstanding payments under the contract and interest thereon. The Court ordered the subcontractor to reimburse the amount of RMB120,000 for testing fees to the Company. The Company filed an appeal of the two cases and the final resolutions are now pending.

On October 15, 2015, the Company reached a settlement agreement with Meifu and TransGlobe. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, EFT Investment received an office building and associated land (see note 9). As part of the settlement agreement, the Company agreed that it would pay Meifu up to NTD130 million (approximately $4 million) and pay TransGlobe up to NTD13.5 million (approximately $0.4 million) if a certain tax refund is not received from the government.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for loss and gain contingencies. Describes any existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as of the balance sheet date (or prior to issuance of the financial statements) as to a probable or reasonably possible loss incurred by an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur, and typically discloses the amount of loss recorded or a range of possible loss, or an assertion that no reasonable estimate can be made.

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