SEC Comment Letter for GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES INC (CIK 0001090461) — Jul 28, 2005
GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES INC (CIK 0001090461)
Date: July 28, 2005 · CIK: 0001090461 · Accession: 0000000000-05-038954
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File numbers found in text: 333-83231
Referenced dates: July 14, 2005
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July 28, 2005
Mail Stop 4561
VIA U.S. MAIL AND FAX (559) 665-7066
Mr. Phil Hamilton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Global Diversified Industries, Inc.
1200 Airport Drive
Chowchilla, CA 93610
Re: Global Diversified Industries, Inc.
Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2004
Filed August 17, 2004
File No. 333-83231
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
We have reviewed your response letter dated July 14, 2005
and
have the following additional comments. Feel free to call us at
the
telephone numbers listed at the end of this letter.
1. We read your response to comment 1 and reissue our prior
comment 1
in part. Please provide us with a summary that includes the
period
in which each plan was initially capitalized and the periods in
which
subsequent modification costs were incurred.
2. We note that you acquired each of your plans in connection with
prior business combinations. Please provide us with the following
information related to each of your business combinations:
a. Date of acquisition;
b. The name and a brief description of the acquired entity and the
percentage of voting equity interest acquired;
c. The cost of the acquired entity and the amount assigned to each
major asset and liability caption of the acquired entity at the
acquisition date; and
d. Describe your involvement in the production of each of the
plans
acquired in connection with the aforementioned business
combinations.
3. Your response to comment 3 suggests that management believes
the
lowest level of identifiable cash flows that are largely
independent
of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities to be at the
aggregate plan level since cash flows from individual plans cannot
be
separately identified. Please explain why you cannot separately
identify cash flows attributable to individual plans. In
addition,
please further explain to us how your plan assets are intermingled
and why separate identification is impossible without undue
hardship.
4. We note from your response to comment 5 that you do not
consider
yourself a contractor subject to SOP 81-1. SOP 81-1 prescribes
the
accounting for contracts in all industries, as specified in
paragraphs 11 to 17. Please tell us how you concluded and your
basis
for conclusion with respect to whether your contracts fall in the
scope of SOP 81-1. If your contracts fall within the scope of SOP
81-1, please tell us how you will revise your accounting policy to
explain how you account for revenues and costs under SOP 81-1.
5. We note that under SOP 81-1 cost of sales would only increase
by
approximately $216,000 compared to your deferred engineering and
architectural costs of approximately $364,000 at April 30, 2004.
Your response to comment 3 indicates that you cannot separately
identify cash flows attributable to individual plans. In light of
your lack of ability to identify cash flows attributable to
individual plans please explain to us your basis for allocating
these
costs upon receipt of anticipated contracts, as required by
paragraph
75(e) of SOP 81-1. Please also explain what the remaining
$148,000
of deferred costs represents.
6. Please explain to us how each of the internal pre-contract
costs
referred to in your response to comment 5 meets the definition of
pre-contract costs in accordance with paragraphs 73 - 75 of SOP
81-1.
In addition, please provide us with a listing of each anticipated
contract and the amount of pre-contract costs allocated to such
contract at April 30, 2004, including the $148,000 of remaining
engineering and architectural costs referred to in comment 5.
7. We note your conclusion that the application of SOP 81-1 would
not
have a material impact on the historical financial statements.
Notwithstanding your response to the above comments, given the
impact
on your net loss for the year ended April 30, 2004 please provide
us
with a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis
supporting
your conclusion. Refer to SAB 99 (SAB Topic 1-M.)
* * * *
You may contact Josh Forgione, at (202) 551-3431, or me, at
(202) 551-3403, if you have questions. Please respond to the
comments
included in this letter within 10 business days or tell us when
you
will provide us with a response. Please file your response on
EDGAR.
Sincerely,
Steven Jacobs
Accounting Branch Chief
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Mr. Phil Hamilton
Global Diversified Industries, Inc.
July 28, 2005
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