SEC Comment Letter for Recon Technology, Ltd (RCON) (CIK 0001442620) (RCON) — Mar 22, 2018
Recon Technology, Ltd (RCON) (CIK 0001442620)
Date: March 22, 2018 · CIK: 0001442620 · Accession: 0000000000-18-008694
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Mail Stop 4628 March 20 , 2018 Via Email Ms. Liu Jia Chief Financial Officer Recon Technology, Ltd. Room 1902 , Building C, King Long International Mansion No. 9 Fulin Road , Beijing 100107 Peoples Republic of China Re: Recon Technology, Ltd. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year e nded June 30, 2017 Filed September 28, 2017 File No. 001-34409 Dear Ms. Jia : We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related disclosures and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to these comments within ten busine ss days by providing the requested informa tion or advis e us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments . Form 20 -F for the Fiscal Year e nded June 30, 2017 Note 7. Purchase Advances, Net , page F -14 1. We note that your provision to the allowance for doubtful accounts of p urchase advances was ¥2,862,230 for the year ended June 30, 2015 and ¥12,368,755 for the year ended June 30, 2016. However, aside from the general reference s on page s 50 and F-14, we do not see disclosure of any specific details about purchase advances and provis ions, such as descriptions of the equipment and projects , difficulties with suppliers , or reassessments of profitability , as would ordinar ily accompany disclosure under Item 5 . Please submit a schedule of the various payments that comprise the balance associ ated with the allowance at the end of each period, along with the dates those payments were made and a description of the inventory or equipment and the projects contemplated Liu Jia Recon Technology, Ltd. March 20, 2018 Page 2 when you placed the order s, including the expected dates for equipment receipt and project completion , and describe any terms establishe d for sequential payments . Tell us the reasons you later canceled or postponed the order s or otherwise determined that an allowance was necessary , and explain how you assessed the effects of changing relationships with supplier s and needs for equipment on your oper ations . Please clarify whether the assets associated with purchase advances as of June 30, 2017 represent future inventory , or relate to equipment being acquired for a specific contract with a third party . Tell us your rationale for the current asset classification, specify the dates your s uppliers have agreed to provide such inventory or equipment to you , along with the timefra me that you expect to realize the value in a subsequent sale . We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, ac tion or absence of action by the staff. You may contact Joseph Klinko, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551 -3824 , John Cannarella, Staff Accountant , at (202) 551 -3337 or me at (202) 551 -3686 with any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Karl Hiller Karl Hiller Branch Chief Office of Natural Resources