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SEC Comment Letter for CREDITRISKMONITOR COM INC (CRMZ) (CIK 0000315958) (CRMZ) — Mar 31, 2005

CREDITRISKMONITOR COM INC (CRMZ) (CIK 0000315958)
Date: March 31, 2005 · CIK: 0000315958 · Accession: 0000000000-05-015569

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Date
March 31, 2005
Author
Larry Spirgel
Form
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Company
CREDITRISKMONITOR COM INC (CRMZ) (CIK 0000315958)

Letter

Mail Stop 0407 March 31, 2005 Via U.S. Mail and Fax (845-267-4110) Mr. Lawrence Fensterstock Chief Financial Officer CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc. 704 Executive Boulevard, Suite A Valley Cottage, New York 10989

RE: CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc. Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 Filed March 31, 2005 File No. 1-08601

Dear Mr. Fensterstock:

We have reviewed the above referenced filings and have the following comments. We have limited our review to only your financial statements and related disclosures and will make no further review of your documents. As such, all persons who are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure are urged to be certain that they have included all information required pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Please address the following comments in future filings. If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a future revision is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with supplemental information so we may better understand your disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may or may not raise additional comments.

Please understand that the purpose of our review process is to assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing. We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome any questions you may have about our comments or on any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed at the end of this letter.

Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments

Valuation of goodwill, page 15

1. We note your goodwill value of $1,954,460 and your valuation policy which states that if the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value, you will record an impairment loss to write the asset down to its estimated fair value. We also note the following: o Negative cash flows from operations of $79,087 and $585,621 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 respectively (page F-7), o Net losses of $139,030 and $805,947 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 respectively, o An accumulated deficit of $27,770,971, o And a market value of common stock held by non-affiliates as of March 7, 2005 of $1,010,749. Given the factors mentioned above, tell us in detail how you have tested goodwill, specifically addressing the two step approach and the reporting units used. If you use cash flows to test goodwill, please provide us with your cash flow analysis.

* * * *

Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please furnish a letter that keys your responses to our comments and provides any requested supplemental information. Please file your response letter on EDGAR.

We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to be certain that they have provided all information investors require for an informed decision. Since the company and its management are in possession of all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

In connection with responding to our comments, please provide, in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that

* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings;

* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings; and

* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

In addition, please be advised that the Division of Enforcement has access to all information you provide to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filings or in response to our comments on your filings.

You may contact Inessa Berenbaum, Staff Accountant, at (202) 824-5288 or Kyle Moffatt, Accountant Branch Chief, at (202) 942- if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact me at (202) 942-1990 with any other questions.

Sincerely,
Larry Spirgel
Assistant Director

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Mail Stop 0407
      							March 31, 2005

Via U.S. Mail and Fax (845-267-4110)
Mr. Lawrence Fensterstock
Chief Financial Officer
CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc.
704 Executive Boulevard, Suite A
Valley Cottage, New York   10989

	RE:	CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc.
      Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
		Filed March 31, 2005
		File No. 1-08601

Dear Mr. Fensterstock:

      We have reviewed the above referenced filings and have the
following comments.  We have limited our review to only your
financial statements and related disclosures and will make no
further
review of your documents.  As such, all persons who are
responsible
for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure are urged to be
certain that they have included all information required pursuant
to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Please address the following
comments in future filings.  If you disagree, we will consider
your
explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a future
revision is unnecessary.  Please be as detailed as necessary in
your
explanation.  In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide
us
with supplemental information so we may better understand your
disclosure.  After reviewing this information, we may or may not
raise additional comments.

	Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects.  We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or on any other
aspect
of our review.  Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers
listed
at the end of this letter.

Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments

	Valuation of goodwill, page 15

1. We note your goodwill value of $1,954,460 and your valuation
policy which states that if the carrying value of goodwill exceeds
its estimated fair value, you will record an impairment loss to
write
the asset down to its estimated fair value.  We also note the
following:
o Negative cash flows from operations of $79,087 and $585,621 for
the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 respectively (page F-7),
o Net losses of $139,030 and $805,947 for the years ended December
31, 2004 and 2003 respectively,
o An accumulated deficit of $27,770,971,
o And a market value of common stock held by non-affiliates as of
March 7, 2005 of $1,010,749.
Given the factors mentioned above, tell us in detail how you have
tested goodwill, specifically addressing the two step approach and
the reporting units used.  If you use cash flows to test goodwill,
please provide us with your cash flow analysis.

*    *    *    *

      Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or
tell us when you will provide us with a response.  Please furnish
a
letter that keys your responses to our comments and provides any
requested supplemental information.  Please file your response
letter
on EDGAR.

	We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require
for
an informed decision.  Since the company and its management are in
possession of all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they
are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they
have made.

	In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that

* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filings;

* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filings; and

* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.

      In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filings or
in
response to our comments on your filings.

      You may contact Inessa Berenbaum, Staff Accountant, at (202)
824-5288 or Kyle Moffatt, Accountant Branch Chief, at (202) 942-
1829
if you have questions regarding comments on the financial
statements
and related matters.  Please contact me at (202) 942-1990 with any
other questions.

							Sincerely,

							Larry Spirgel
							Assistant Director

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Mr. Lawrence Fensterstock
CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc.
March 31, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

         DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE

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