Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

1 .	NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

The Company designs, develops, and sells personal, pet, and vehicle locator devices and services including PocketFinder® People, PocketFinder® Pets and PocketFinder® Vehicles. The PocketFinder® is a small, completely wireless, location device that enables a user to locate a person, pet, vehicle or valuable item at any time from almost anywhere using Global Positioning System (“GPS”) and General Packet Radio Service (“GPRS”) technologies. The Company is located in Irvine, California.

Organization

Location Based Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Springbank Resources, Inc.) (the “Company,” “our,” “we” or “LBT”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 10, 2006.

Location Based Technologies, Corp. (formerly known as PocketFinder, Inc.) was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on September 16, 2005. On July 7, 2006, it established PocketFinder, LLC (“LLC”), a California Limited Liability Company. On May 29, 2007, PocketFinder, Inc. filed amended articles with the Secretary of State to change its name to Location Based Technologies, Corp., and in October 2007 was merged into LBT.

On September 30, 2009, the Company formed Location Based Technologies, Ltd. (“LBT, Ltd.”), an England and Wales private limited company, to establish a presence in Europe. LBT, Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Consolidation Policy

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Location Based Technologies, Ltd. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to financial statements included in the annual report on Form 10-K of Location Based Technologies, Inc. for the year ended August 31, 2014. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or the entire year. For further information, these unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2014, included in the Company’s report on Form 10-K.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The Company has incurred net losses since inception, and as of November 30, 2014, had an accumulated deficit of $62,323,232 and negative working capital of $7,464,285. These conditions raise substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Management recognizes that the Company must generate additional resources to enable it to continue operations. Management intends to raise additional financing through debt and equity financing or through other means that it deems necessary, with a view to moving forward and sustaining prolonged growth in its strategy phases. However, no assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in raising additional capital. Further, even if the Company raises additional capital, there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve profitability or positive cash flow. If management is unable to raise additional capital and expected significant revenues do not result in positive cash flow, the Company will not be able to meet its obligations and may have to cease operations.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts receivable is charged to operations in amounts sufficient to maintain the allowance for uncollectible accounts at a level management believes is adequate to cover any probable losses. Management determines the adequacy of the allowance based on historical write-off percentages and the current status of accounts receivable. Accounts receivable are charged off against the allowance when collectability is determined to be permanently impaired. As of November 30, 2014

and August 31, 2014, the allowance for doubtful accounts amounted to $39,564 and $27,000, respectively.

Allowance for Sales returns

An allowance for sales returns is recorded as a reduction to revenue and based on management’s judgment using historical experience and expectation of future conditions. As of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, the allowance for sales returns amounted to $9,000 and $27,000, respectively.

Inventory

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and primarily consisted of components and finished goods for the Company’s PocketFinder® products. Packaging costs are expensed as incurred. The Company provides for a lower-of-cost-or-market ("LCM") adjustment against gross inventory values. Management estimates the current wholesale price of $58.00 as the realizable value of the inventory. Management estimated sales for the next 24 month period based on historical sales data and prospective sales trends and determined that all inventory is expected to be sold in the next two years. Management analyzed and tested certain components that could possibly become obsolete and determined that the useful life exceeded the two year estimate to sell the inventory. In addition, the components inventory, net of the LCM valuation reserve, totaling $513,104 is classified as a noncurrent asset at November 30, 2014 (see Note 3).

eferred Revenue

As of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, deferred revenue amounted to $17,272 and $29,961, respectively, and consisted of prepaid service revenue from subscribers.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. For the three months ended November 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred $14,092 and $485,391 of advertising costs, respectively.

- Definition

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Location Based Technologies, Inc. 10-Q