SEC Company Response from SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. (SRCO) (CIK 0000318299) (SRCO) — Nov 15, 2005
SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. (SRCO) (CIK 0000318299)
Date: Nov. 15, 2005 · CIK: 0000318299 · Accession: 0001144204-05-035877
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File numbers found in text: 000-09483
Referenced dates: November 4, 2005
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SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.
462 SEVENTH AVENUE
20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
Telephone: 212.239.2666
Facsimile: 212.239.2822
November 14, 2005
VIA FAX AND EDGAR
Ms. Margaret Fitzgerald
Division of Corporate Finance
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Sparta Commercial Services, Inc.
File No. 000-09483
Form 10-KSB for Year Ended April 30, 2005
Dear Ms. Fitzgerald :
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of comment dated November 4, 2005
with regard to the above referenced filing. Our responses, which reference your
comment numbers, follow.
Comment 1- Response
As described in our response dated October 12, 2005, we charged the cost of the
option to operations during the year ended April 30, 2005 after concluding the
option did not meet the definition of an asset pursuant to FASB Concept
Statement No. 6, paragraph 26(1).
FASB Concept Statement No 6 states that an asset is a probable future economic
benefit obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a result of past
transactions.(2)
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(1) SEC letter dated November 4, 2005 refers to paragraph 6 of FASB Concept
Statement No. 6
(2) Financial Concept Statement No. 6, paragraph 25
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Per FASB Concept Statement No. 6, assets are required to have all of the
following three characteristics:
(a) it embodies a probable future benefit that involves a capacity, singly or
in combination with other assets, to contribute directly or indirectly to
future net cash inflows,
(b) a particular entity can obtain the benefit and control others' access to
it, and
(c) the transaction or other event giving rise to the entity's right to or
control of the benefit has already occurred.
As of the date of the financial statements, management determined it was not
probable(3) that the option would be exercised and therefore would not
contribute directly or indirectly to the Registrant's future economic benefit
and resulting net cash inflows to the Registrant. The Registrant accordingly
does not believe the option has this characteristic.
The non-exclusive Option agreement by and between the Registrant and the
Optionor did not allow for the assignment of the rights to the option, and any
acquisition of assets would be subject to the approval of the of the Optionor's
shareholders and secured lender, and there was no credit of the option fee (or
any portion thereof) towards any purchases of assets acquired by the Registrant
as a result of any exercise of the option.
Based upon these restrictions, the Registrant has not received any benefit and
cannot control other's access to the assets underlying the Option Agreement. The
Registrant accordingly does not believe the option has this characteristic.
The Registrant acknowledges the receipt of an opportunity to acquire vehicle
leases at the time the Option Agreement was executed. However, given the
limitations imposed by the Option's conditions, including but not limited to,
the prohibition against assignment, the restrictions imposed by the Optionee's
shareholders and lender, and its non-exclusivity, the Registrant does not
believe its rights under the Agreement provide substantive control of the
benefit provided by the Optionor and therefore the Registrant accordingly does
not believe the option has this characteristic. The Registrant believes the
option fee did not meet the definition of an asset, and accordingly, charged the
fee to operations during the year ended April 30, 2005.
The Company believes its policy of accounting for option payments is reasonable
and in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Comment 2 - Response
As described in our response to Comment 1, the Registrant has concluded the
purchase option is a period expense and SFAS 142, paragraphs 11 to 15 do not
apply.
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(3) Probable as defined by Financial Concept No. 6, paragraph 25, footnote 18
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The Company acknowledges that:
The Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure
in the filing:
Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do
not foreclose the commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
and
The Company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceedings
initiated by the commission or any person under the federal securities laws of
the United States.
We thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter. If you have
any questions or additional comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at
212.239.2666.
Yours truly,
SPARTA COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.
/s/ Anthony L. Havens
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Anthony L. Havens
President
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