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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED September 30, 2024

OR

 

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from to

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-55377

 

Exceed World, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

  Delaware 47-3002566  
 

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  
       
 

1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi,

Osaka Japan

 564-0063  
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)  

 

Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None 

Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: 

 

  Title of each class  

Name of each exchange on

which our shares are traded

 
  Common Stock, $0.0001   OTC Markets  

 


 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

[ ] Yes [X] No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

[ ] Yes [X] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

[X] Yes [ ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

[X] Yes [ ] No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

[ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer     Accelerated filer     Non-accelerated filer  
Smaller reporting company     Emerging growth company      

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

[  ] Yes [X] No

 

As of March 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (without admitting that any person whose shares are not included in such calculation is an affiliate) was approximately $1,167,390 based on a market price per share of $0.51.

 

As of January 14, 2025, there were 32,700,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding. As of the same date there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Exceed World, Inc.

 

PART I     PAGE
Item 1 Business   1
Item 1A Risk Factors   4
Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments   4
Item 2 Properties   4
Item 3 Legal Proceedings   4
Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures   4
       
PART II      
Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   5
Item 6 Selected Financial Data   5
Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   5
Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   5
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   F1-F10
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   6
Item 9A Controls and Procedures   6
Item 9B Other Information   6
       
PART III      
Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   7
Item 11 Executive Compensation   8
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters   9
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   9
Item 14 Principal Accounting Fees and Services   9
       
PART IV      
Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules   10
  Signatures   10

 


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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. We use words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, and similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements. Investors should be aware that all forward-looking statements contained within this filing are good faith estimates of management as of the date of this filing. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks faced by us as described in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

PART I

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Corporate History

 

The Company was originally incorporated with the name Brilliant Acquisition, Inc., under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 25, 2014, with an objective to acquire, or merge with, an operating business. On January 12, 2016, Thomas DeNunzio of 780 Reservoir Avenue, #123, Cranston, RI 02910, the sole shareholder of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation (“e-Learning”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. DeNunzio transferred to e-Learning, 20,000,000 shares of our common stock which represents all of our issued and outstanding shares. Following the closing of the share purchase transaction, e-Learning gained a 100% interest in the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and became the controlling shareholder of the Company.

 

On January 12, 2016, the Company changed its name to Exceed World, Inc. and filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment. On January 12, 2016, Mr. Thomas DeNunzio resigned as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer. Also, on January 12, 2016, Mr. Tomoo Yoshida was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer.

 

On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Tomoo Yoshida, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer. Pursuant to this Agreement, Tomoo Yoshida transferred to Exceed World, Inc., 10 shares of the common stock of E&F Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation (“E&F”), which represents all of its issued and outstanding shares in consideration of $4,835 (JPY 500,000). Following the effective date of the share purchase transaction on February 29, 2016, Exceed World, Inc. gained a 100% interest in the issued and outstanding shares of E&F’s common stock and E&F became a wholly owned subsidiary of Exceed World. On August 4, 2016, the E&F changed its name to School TV Co., Ltd (“School TV”) and filed with the Legal Affairs Bureau in Osaka, Japan.

 

On April 1, 2016, e-Learning entered into stock purchase agreements with 7 Japanese individuals. Pursuant to these agreements, e-Learning sold 140,000 shares of common stock in total to these individuals and received $270 as aggregate consideration. Each paid JPY0.215 per share. At the time of purchase the price paid per share by each was the equivalent of about $0.002. This sale of shares was exempt from registration in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Regulation S") because the above sales of the stock were made to non-U.S. persons as defined under Rule 902 section (k)(2)(i) of Regulation S, pursuant to offshore transactions, and no directed selling efforts were made in the United States by the issuer, a distributor, any of their respective affiliates, or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

On August 1, 2016, the Company changed its fiscal year end from November 30 to September 30.

 

On August 9, 2016, e-Learning entered into stock purchase agreements with 33 Japanese individuals. Pursuant to these agreements, e-Learning sold 3,300 shares of common stock in total to these individuals and received $330 as aggregate consideration. Each paid JPY10 per share. At the time of purchase the price paid per share by each shareholder was the equivalent to about $0.1. These shares were sold pursuant to the Company’s effective S-1 Registration Statement deemed effective on July 20, 2016 at 4pm EST.

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company, with the approval of its board of directors and its majority shareholders by written consent in lieu of a meeting, authorized the cancellation of shares owned by e-Learning. e-Learning consented to the cancellation of shares. The total number of shares cancelled was 19,000,000 shares which was comprised of 16,500,000 restricted common shares and 2,500,000 free trading shares.

 

On October 28, 2016, every one (1) share of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company issued and outstanding was automatically reclassified and changed into twenty (20) shares fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.0001 per share. (“20-for-1 Forward Stock Split”) No fractional shares were issued. The authorized number of shares, and par value per share, of common stock are not affected by the 20-for-1 Forward Stock Split.

 

During July 2017 and August 2017, e-Learning entered into stock purchase agreements with 24 Japanese individuals. Pursuant to these agreements, e-Learning sold 2,240,000 shares of its common stock in total to these individuals and received $38,263 as aggregate consideration.

 

On September 26, 2018, Force Internationale Limited, a Cayman Island limited company (“Force Internationale”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with its wholly owned subsidiary, e-Learning and 74.5% owner of the Company. Under this Share Purchase Agreement, e-Learning transferred its 74.5% interest in the Company to Force Internationale. As consideration for this transfer, Force Internationale paid $26,000.00 to e-Learning. Immediately subsequent, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Force Internationale, to acquire 100% of Force Holdings and 100% direct owner of e-Learning. In consideration of this agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common shares to Force Internationale. The result of these transaction is that Force Internationale is a 84.4% owner of the Company, the Company is a 100% owner of Force Holdings, and Force Holdings is a 100% owner of e-Learning. Prior to the Share Purchase Agreements, Force Internationale was an indirect owner of 74.5% of the Company and subsequent to the Share Purchase Agreements, Force Internationale is a direct owner of 84.4% of the Company. The Share Purchase Agreements were approved by the boards of directors of each of the Company, Force Internationale, Force Holdings, and e-Learning.

 

On December 6, 2018, the Company entered into a share contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with Force Internationale. Under this Agreement, the Company transferred 100% of the equity interest of School TV to Force Internationale without consideration. This Contribution Agreement was approved by the board of directors of the Company, Force Internationale and School TV. Upon the completion of the disposal, School TV was deconsolidated from the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

Overview

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 1-1-36, 1-2-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0063, Japan. Our phone number is +81-6-6339-4177.

 

The Company has elected September 30th as its fiscal year end.

 

Currently, we own the following wholly owned affiliated entities:

  

Name of Subsidiary State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
   
Force International Holdings Limited Hong Kong
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. Japan
e-Communications Co., Ltd. Japan

 

* The following chart illustrates the structure of our consolidated affiliated entities:

 

 

Currently, the number of the employees of the Company is 37. 

 

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e-Learning Business

 

With the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Force Holdings and its subsidiaries (Hereinafter, collectively referred to as the “Group”), we are in the business of providing education services.

 

The Company is an education service provider in Japan and it offers a range of e-learning education programs as well as supporting services to complement such education programs through an internet platform named “Force Club” (“Force Club”), which was launched in 2007. The Company has offered e-learning programs through “Force Club”, all of which were procured from independent third-party software developers, including pre-school learning resources, learning resources supplementing elementary school, junior high school and senior high school curriculum, preparation courses for university entrance examinations and professional qualification examinations, and English learning, appealing to a diverse customer base from pre-school children to students and adult learners. A list of the Company’s e-learning programs, target customer group and release date are set out below. The e-learning programs of Force Club mainly serve as supplemental learning resources and self-learning tools for students and adult learners.

 

No. Content Name Target Compatible Devices Release Date
1 ENGLISH MONSTERS Primary school students iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet
2 Romantic English Conversation - London Ver. Age 18 and over iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet
3 Romantic English Conversation - College Life Ver. Age 18 and over iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet
4 ENGLISH MONSTERS AR Primary school students iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet
5 The Blue Danube Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
6 The Nutcracker Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
7 Peter & the Wolf Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
8 The Four Seasons Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
9 The Carnival of the Animals Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
10 Play A,B,C on the Keyboard Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
11 Say Hello to English Words! Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
12 Force Paint Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
13 Force Musician Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
14 Sign Language Course Adults PC 2014
15 University Entrance Exam Preparation Course High school students/  PC 2008
Those who prepare for entrance exam Android smartphone / tablet 2014
16 High School Student-oriented e-learning High school students PC 2009
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
17 Folstar Adults

iOS smartphone

Android smartphone

2008
18 School TV Primary school students / Middle school students PC 2015
iOS smartphone / tablet
Android smartphone / tablet
19 English Monsters app Main: High school students / College students

iOS smartphone / tablet

Android smartphone / tablet

2015
(However, primary school students, middle school students, and adults are also included as targets.)
20 ForceMart Force Club Members PC 2017 
iOS smartphone / tablet
Android smartphone / tablet
21 Japanese Words Dictionary   From primary school students to adults PC 2021
iOS smartphone / tablet
Android smartphone / tablet

 

The Company’s e-learning programs are offered to its customers who have to be first registered as a member of Force Club. Since 2002, the Company began to offer its e-learning programs to its customers in CD-ROMs with pre-loaded learning content until 2007. Due to the popular trend for internet, starting from 2007, the Company has made its e-learning programs available on its website for its customers, and the customers need to pay a monthly fee in order to access and view the most up-to-date content on the website of the Company. At the advent of digital technology in recent years and in view of the increasing popularity of tablet devices, the Company has released its e-learning programs on smartphones and tablet devices for customer use since 2012 to cater for the popular demand of young learners and users in rural areas of Japan. The e-learning programs of Force Club are targeted at residents of Japan, and thus the e-learning programs are presented in Japanese only and no translated version is available. Since 2015, in addition to e-learning, the Company has started offline business which attracts public attentions such as Abacus School and Robot Programming School. The Company also opened “ixi After School” in Tokyo, which provides after school care services to children. Through these offline businesses, the Company has provided services to general users.

 

The Company regularly updates its e-learning materials and programs. In particular, the learning resources supplementing elementary school, junior high school and senior high school curriculum would be overhauled to correspond to any revision in school curriculum, which generally takes place once in a four-year period. In addition, most of preparation courses for the university entrance examinations and professional qualification examinations would be revised at one to two year intervals to cater for any changes to the examination syllabus. The website of the Company is updated from time to time to reflect the updates and changes to the learning materials and programs and for users with smartphones and tablet devices, these updates can also be downloaded from the website of the Company.

 

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Business Model

 

Apart from using a conventional direct sales marketing strategy, the Company has also adopted multilevel marketing (“MLM”), via the Premium Membership in the Force Club, in operating its businesses.

 

Since 2002, the Company has adopted a direct sales marketing strategy to market its e-learning programs. Subsequently, in 2007, the Company gradually changed its marketing strategy from direct sales to MLM for the purposes of (i) establishing its brand name and penetrating into the rural areas of Japan; (ii) promoting its products to wider customer groups through premium members; and (iii) incentivizing premium members to recruit new members to join Force Club in order to increase the sales of its products and maximize profits for the Company. Currently, the Company has no retail shops or other point-of-sale for its products (e-learning courses).

 

MLM was adopted by the Company in order to expand the sales of its e-learning programs through its Force Club members. There are two tiers of Force Club members, namely standard members and premium members. Among Force Club members, premium members get a tablet device which entitles the premium members to life-time access of all of the Company’s e-learning educational content. Since the Company’s e-learning education programs are distributed in the form of online downloads, it can be used both online and offline.

 

Force Club Membership

 

Force Club members are those who intend to use products and services the Company offers. There are three tiers of Force Club members, namely standard members, support members and premium members. Premium members are those who wish to engage in recruiting new members (“Premium Members”).

 

Premium Members have to join a premium plan under which members are given rights to use all products and services of the Company, and engage in activities to recruit new Force Club members and obtain monetary rewards and bonuses (special income or commissions) from such activities. The Company enters into a contract (the “Premium Member Contract”) with each of its Premium Members. The salient terms of the Premium Member Contract are as follows:

 

Eligibility - the following individuals/corporations are eligible to register as the Company’s Premium Members:

 

(i) Individuals (other than students) who are 20 years old or above and are residents of Japan; and

(ii) Corporations established in Japan.

 

Applicants are required to provide proof of identity, such as driver’s license, passport or resident card for individual members or a certified copy of the commercial registration for corporate members.

 

Payments – an applicant who wishes to be a Force Club Premium Member has to join the premium plan and pay an initial payment of JPY420,000 (exclusive of sales tax), comprising:

 

(i) The one-off registration fee of JPY10,000;

(ii) The premium package fee of JPY390,000; and

(iii)An advanced payment of monthly membership fees for the initial two months amounting to JPY20,000.

 

Support members pay a lower fee for the access to educational content and will receive promotional materials which is substantially lesser in scale as compared to that to a premium member. The support member has the choice to become a premium member by making relevant premium member registration and purchasing the upgrade pack from the Company.

 

Standard members pay the same registration fee, but a reduced monthly rate and no premium package fee. Monthly membership fees payable from the third month onwards will be automatically transmitted from a member’s bank account until termination of membership.

 

Based on provisions described fully in the Premium Member Contract there are fees related to, but not exclusively limited to, cancellation of membership and other stipulations pursuant to certain actions. If a Premium Member does not pay the monthly membership fee before the prescribed due date, such Premium Member will be disqualified and will not be paid any commission with respect to his/her recruitment performance in the preceding month, and Force Club services for such Premium Member will be suspended in the following month. The commission and Force Club services for such Premium Member will be resumed in the subsequent month if the monthly membership fee is paid within three months from the due date. Otherwise, the Premium Member is deemed to have withdrawn from his membership if the monthly membership fee is not paid for three consecutive months after the payment due date.

 

In addition, the Premium Member Contract sets out the rules of conduct required to be observed by Premium Members in recruiting new members to join Force Club. The Company is entitled to suspend a Premium Member’s business activities, suspend his or her commission, demand return of commission(s), remove his or her title, or terminate his or her membership if such Premium Member violates or infringes the rules of conduct or other related laws or regulations, and/or acts in a way that is offensive to public order and morals.

 

Upon registration as Force Club members, applicants will be given a user ID to gain access to the e-learning programs through Force Club platform. Force Club members will be given additional four user IDs after registration so that they can use a total of five user IDs for accessing e-learning content through Force Club platform.

 

The number of Force Club members has increased from approximately 3,989 as of September 30, 2008 to approximately 13,095 as of the date of this report.

 

Connector Plan Membership

 

The Company launched a new Game Business (Connector Plan) website as from June 2024 earning membership fee and game points.

 

There is only one type of member who is required to subscribe JPY110,000 as a one-off and non-refundable membership fee.

 

Having joined the membership, the member is required to purchase JPY10,000 game points per month or the registered member introduces another member who purchases a monthly game point at JPY10,000.

 

The member is required to upload his/her personal data through the ATEM Quest Connector website at https://aq-connector.jp. At the bottom of the ATEM website, there are User Terms and Conditions, Terms under Specified Commercial Law and Privacy Policy.

 

The membership fee is paid at the time of registration. The game points purchased by the members can be used within 6 months since the purchase date.

Similar to the Force Club Membership business model, when a member introduces others to register or purchase game points, the company will calculate and pay a commission back to the member who referred them.

 

Competition

 

We believe that our main competitors are those provide similar e-learning product offerings in Japan. Specifically, we believe our biggest competitors at present are Recruit Marketing Partners Co., Ltd., which provides "Study Supplements", JustSystem Corporation, which provides "Smile Zemi", Benesse Corporation which provides "Challenge Touch" and SuRaLa Net Co., Ltd. which provides "SuRaLa", whose product offerings are also consistent of e-learning programs and services.

 

Current Advertising

 

Our advertising expenses are primarily comprised of, but not limited to, sales events hosted for sales agents, exhibitions to promote and display company product offerings, signboards, and public relations activities.

 

Employees

 

The number of the employees of the Company, and all subsidiaries, as of the filing date is forty-one. All forty-one employees are considered full-time employees. We do not presently have pension, health, annuity, insurance, stock options, profit sharing, or similar benefit plans; however, we may adopt plans in the future. There are presently no personal benefits available to our officers/or directors and or employees.

 

Government Regulations

 

Companies in Japan are regulated by the “Act on Specified Commercial Transactions in Japan.” The Company believes it is fully in compliance with this Act, which outlines the rules and regulation regarding transactions arising from door-to-door sales, mail order sales, telemarketing sales, and multilevel marketing transactions, among other transactions defined in the Act.

 

The Company has legal counsel in Japan who provides instruction, direction, and reviews Company activities to ensure, to the best of Legal Counsel’s knowledge, that the Company is in compliance with the aforementioned Act.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information called for by this Item.

  

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

None.

 

Item 2. Properties.

 

Exceed World, Inc. is provided office space rent free from e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. at the address of 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi.

 

e-Communications Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of e-Learning Laboratory Co, Ltd., a Japan corporation.

 

e-Communications Co., Ltd. sub-leases (rents) office space from its parent company, e-Learning Laboratory Co, Ltd., a Japan corporation at the following addresses:

 

1-23-38-1F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan 1-23-38-8F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan 1-8-40-1F, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The aforementioned office spaces are shared by both e-Communications Co., Ltd. and e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd.

 

The following table details the terms of the lease agreements for various properties leased by e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd.

 

Workspace Address Lessee Lessor Monthly Rent Term (Expiration of Lease)
Esaka, Osaka, 1st floor 1-23-38-1F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. F&M Co., Ltd. JPY662,200 May 31, 2025
($4,400)
Esaka, Osaka, 6th floor 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. F&M Co., Ltd. JPY 1,102,500 June 30, 2026
($7,326)
Esaka, Osaka, 8th floor 1-23-38-8F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. F&M Co., Ltd. JPY614,935 October 30, 2026
($4,086)
Tokyo 1-8-40-1F, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. Tokyu Community Corp. JPY 1,834,921 August 31, 2026
($12,192)

  

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company has settled seven legal cases in total amount of approximately JPY113.2 million (approximately $783,000) related to the cancellation of contracts. From October 1, 2024 to the filing date, the Company has settled 1 case under the same nature with an aggregate amount of approximately JPY3.4 million (approximately $24,000). As of the filing date, the Company had four pending legal cases, claiming a damage of approximately JPY13.0 million (approximately $91,000) under the same nature. Our legal counsel estimated a probable settlement of these cases with total settlement amount of approximately JPY5.2 million (approximately $36,000). The Company has recorded JPY6.9 million (approximately $49,000) as contingency liability as of September 30, 2024, representing cases not yet settled as of September 30, 2024.

 

During the past ten (10) years, none of our directors, persons nominated to become directors, executive officers, promoters or control persons was involved in any of the legal proceedings listen in Item 401 (f) of Regulation S-K.

  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

Market Information

 

We are currently quoted on the OTC Marketplace. Our ticker symbol is EXDW.

 

Holders

 

Currently, as of the date of this report, and as of our fiscal year end, there are approximately 60 shareholders of record of our common stock and 32,700,000 shares of common stock deemed issued and outstanding.

 

Dividends and Share Repurchases

 

We have not paid any dividends to our shareholder. There are no restrictions which would limit our ability to pay dividends on common equity or that are likely to do so in the future.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

None.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Uses of Proceeds from Registered Securities

 

None.

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data. 

 

No applicable because the Company is a smaller reporting company. 

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

As of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, we had cash in the amount of $17,573,926 and $18,165,169, respectively. Currently, our cash balance is sufficient to fund our operations without the need for additional funding.

 

Revenues

 

We recorded revenue of $24,383,053 for the year ended September 30, 2024 as opposed to $25,922,721 for the year ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in revenue, in our opinion, is attributed to the decrease in promotional activities.

 

Net income (loss)

 

We recorded net income of $1,171,377 for the year ended September 30, 2024 as opposed to net loss of $551,747 for the year ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net income is attributed to a decrease in operating expenses.

 

Cash flow

 

For the year ended September 30, 2024, we had cash inflows from operations in the amount of $2,724,235. We had negative cash outflows from operations in the amount of $6,160,633 for the year ended September 30, 2023. The increase in operating cash flow, in our opinion, is mainly attributed to an increase in net income, a decrease in accrued expenses and other payables, a decrease in inventories and a decrease in income tax recoverable.

 

Working capital

 

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, we had working capital of $13,800,283 and $14,738,700, respectively.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling and distributions expenses. Advertising expenses were $1,053,125 and $2,437,156 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Advertising expenses were comprised of, but not limited to, sales events hosted for sales agents, exhibitions to promote and display company product offerings, signboards, and public relations activities. The decrease in advertising in our opinion, is attributed to the decrease in promotional activities.

 

Future Plans

 

The Company’s revenue for the year under review increased compared to that for the previous year. Over the next twelve months, the Company intends to focus on expanding its sales network to strengthen its business activities, and to continuously carry out various sales promotion plans to enhance the activities.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. These estimates and assumptions provide a basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates. See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a summary of significant accounting policies and the effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

Exceed World, Inc.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    Pages
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB FIRM ID 206)   F2
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets   F3
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)   F4
     
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity   F5
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   F6
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   F7-F10

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Exceed World, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Exceed World, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

 

 

/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP

www.malonebailey.com

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019.

Houston, Texas

January 14, 2025 

 

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EXCEED WORLD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

      As of   As of
      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
           
ASSETS         
Current Assets        
  Cash $ 17,573,926 $ 18,165,169
  Restricted cash   883,386   -
  Accounts receivable   296,164   49,860
  Income tax recoverable   39,990   587,663
  Prepaid expenses   189,190   112,363
  Inventories   723,228   1,759,542
  Other current assets   15,786   411,343
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   19,721,670   21,085,940
           
Non-current Assets        
  Property, plant and equipment, net   776,740   310,943
  Software, net   2,980,010   189,431
  Operating lease right-of-use assets, net   593,191   623,650
  Other intangible assets, net   126,913   120,852
  Long-term prepaid expenses   34,750   34,527
  Deferred tax assets   506,474   675,000
  Insurance funds   62,679   53,796
  Security deposits   199,010   189,630
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS   5,279,767   2,197,829
           
TOTAL ASSETS $ 25,001,437 $ 23,283,769
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Current Liabilities        
  Accounts payable $ 769,067 $ 642,483
  Accrued expenses and other payables   727,363   592,740
  Contingency liability   48,440   406,635
  Income tax payable   1,471   436,448
  Deferred income   498,975   1,163,548
  Finance lease obligations, current   19,499   13,925
  Operating lease liabilities, current   323,620   299,947
  Due to related parties   1,991,360    1,640,160
  Due to director   741,248   741,248
  Other current liabilities   800,344   410,106
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   5,921,387   6,347,240
           
Non-current Liabilities        
  Finance lease obligations, non-current   73,574   27,020
  Operating lease liabilities, non-current   240,043   295,566
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES   313,617   322,586
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES   6,235,004   6,669,826
           
Shareholders' Equity        
  Preferred stock ($0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and 2023)   -   -
  Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 32,700,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and 2023)   3,270   3,270
  Additional paid-in capital   103,840   103,840
  Retained earnings   23,634,525   22,463,148
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (4,975,202)   (5,956,315)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   18,766,433   16,613,943
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 25,001,437 $ 23,283,769

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXCEED WORLD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

      Year Ended   Year Ended
      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
           
Revenues $ 24,383,053 $ 25,922,721
Cost of revenues   12,012,053   12,986,260
Gross profit   12,371,000   12,936,461
           
Operating expenses        
  Selling and distribution expenses   1,053,125   2,437,156
  Administrative expenses   9,645,134   10,884,757
Total operating expenses   10,698,259   13,321,913
           
Income (loss) from operations   1,672,741   (385,452)
           
Other income (expenses)        
  Other income   99,138   122,139
  Interest expenses   (2,253)   (2,305)
Total other income   96,885   119,834
           
Net income (loss) before tax   1,769,626   (265,618)
Income tax expense   598,249   286,129
Net income (loss) $ 1,171,377 $ (551,747)
           
Comprehensive income (loss)        
Net income (loss) $ 1,171,377 $  (551,747)
Other comprehensive income (loss)        
  Foreign currency translation adjustment   981,113    (601,304)
           
Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 2,152,490 $  (1,153,051)
           
Income (loss) per common share        
  Basic $ 0.04 $  (0.02)
  Diluted $ 0.04 $  (0.02)
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding        
  Basic   32,700,000   32,700,000
  Diluted   32,700,000   32,700,000

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXCEED WORLD, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

 

              ACCUMULATED          
  COMMON STOCK   ADDITIONAL PAID-IN   OTHER COMPREHENSIVE   RETAINED      
  NUMBER   AMOUNT   CAPITAL   INCOME (LOSS)   EARNINGS    TOTAL  
                         
Balance - September 30, 2022 32,700,000 $ 3,270  $ 103,840  $ (5,355,011)  $ 23,014,895  $ 17,766,994  
Net loss -   -                   -                   -    (551,747)    (551,747)  
Foreign currency translation -   -                   -   (601,304)   -   (601,304)  
Balance - September 30, 2023 32,700,000 $ 3,270  $ 103,840  $  (5,956,315)  $ 22,463,148  $ 16,613,943  
Net income -   -                   -                   -   1,171,377   1,171,377  
Foreign currency translation -   -                   -   981,113                   -   981,113  
Balance - September 30, 2024 32,700,000 $ 3,270  $ 103,840  $ (4,975,202)  $ 23,634,525  $ 18,766,433  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXCEED WORLD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

      Year Ended   Year Ended
      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
           
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
  Net income (loss) $ 1,171,377 $  (551,747)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
  Depreciation and amortization   354,945   315,226
  Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment   -        35,411
  Loss (gain) on company owned life insurance policies   976    (12,691)
  Deferred income taxes   191,489   (674,815)
  Non-cash lease expense   325,436   351,174
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
  Accounts receivable   (231,248)    (2,829)
  Income tax recoverable   546,965   (633,281)
  Prepaid expenses   (67,598)     3,883
  Inventories   1,065,352   (441,130)
  Other current assets   394,430    (441,449)
  Long-term prepaid expenses   1,315   2,410
  Accounts payable   89,910    (2,339,702)
  Contingency liability   (358,777)   (26,282)
  Accrued expenses and other payables   371,694   (65,474)
  Income tax payable    (432,993)    (1,449,930)
  Deferred income   (684,845)   350,718
  Operating lease liabilities   (325,436)   (351,174)
  Other current liabilities   311,243   (228,951)
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   2,724,235   (6,160,633)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment    (396,071)   (91,960)
  Purchase of software   (2,923,412)   -
  Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment   -   34,009
  Purchase of company-owned life insurance policies    (6,876)    (8,560)
  Proceeds from surrender of company-owned life insurance policies   -   1,029,111
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (3,326,359)   962,600
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
  Repayment of finance lease obligations    (11,242)    (43,118)
  Proceeds from related party   38,462   -
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   27,220    (43,118)
           
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash   867,047   (415,897)
           
Net change in cash and restricted cash        
Cash - beginning of year   18,165,169   23,822,217
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash   292,143   (5,657,048)
Cash and restricted cash - end of year $ 18,457,312 $ 18,165,169
           
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS        
  Property, plant and equipment obtained in connection with capital lease $ 61,376 $ 31,517
  Remeasurement of the lease liabilities and right-of-use assets due to lease modification $ 267,294 $ 568,587
  Operating expense paid by related parties on behalf of the Company $ 312,738 $ 241,379
           
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION        
Interest paid $ 2,253 $ 2,305
Income taxes paid $ 877,213 $  3,044,155

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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EXCEED WORLD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF September 30, 2024

 

NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Exceed World, Inc. (the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 25, 2014.

 

On September 26, 2018, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. (“e-Learning”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Force International Holdings Limited, which was incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability (“Force Holdings”), entered into a share purchase agreement with Force Internationale Limited (“Force Internationale”), the holding company of Force Holdings, in which e-Learning agreed to sell and Force Internationale agreed to purchase 74.5% equity interest of the Company at a consideration of US$26,000.

 

On September 26, 2018, the same date, Force Internationale entered into a share purchase agreement with the Company, in which Force Internationale agreed to sell and the Company agreed to purchase 100% equity interest of Force Holdings. In consideration of the agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common stocks at US$1 each to Force Internationale. The results of these transactions are that Force Internationale is an 84.4% owner of the Company, and the Company is a 100% owner of Force Holdings (the “Reorganization”).

 

On December 6, 2018, the Company entered into a share contribution agreement (the “Agreement”) with Force Internationale. Under this Agreement, the Company transferred 100% of the equity interest of School TV Co., Ltd. ("School TV"), to Force Internationale without consideration. This Agreement was approved by the board of directors of the Company, Force Internationale and School TV. Upon the completion of the disposal, School TV was deconsolidated from the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company operates through our wholly owned subsidiaries, which are engaged in provision of the educational services through an internet platform called “Force Club”.

 

The Company has elected September 30th as its fiscal year end.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). When used in these notes, the terms "Company", "we", "us" or "our" mean the Company.

 

NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION 

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of subsidiaries disposed during the respective periods are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) up to the effective date of disposal.

 

Name of Subsidiary Place of Organization

Percentage of

Effective

Ownership

Force International Holdings Limited (“Force Holdings”) Hong Kong 100%
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. (“e-Learning”) Japan 100% (*1)
e-Communications Co., Ltd. (“e-Communications”) Japan 100% (*2)

 

(*1) Wholly owned subsidiary of Force Holdings

(*2) Wholly owned subsidiary of e-Learning

 

USE OF ESTIMATES 

 

The presentation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses reported in those financial statements. Certain accounting policies that contain subjective management estimates and assumptions include those related to write-down in value of inventory, useful lives and impairment of long-lived assets, realization of deferred tax assets and legal contingencies. Operating results in the future could vary from the amounts derived from management's estimates and assumptions.

 

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations or credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Company places its majority of cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings and quality located in Japan. Cash balances in bank accounts in Japan are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan up to a limitation of JPY10 million per depositor per financial institution.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.

 

Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.

 

CASH

 

Cash includes cash on hand and deposits in banks that are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less. The Company maintains substantially all its bank accounts in Japan. Cash balances in bank accounts in Japan are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan subject to certain limitations.

 

RESTRICTED CASH

 

Restricted cash represents cash deposits in financial institutions that are restricted as to withdrawal according to certain agreements with financial institutions. The restricted cash is not available for withdrawal or the Company’s general use until after certain periods. Restricted cash is classified as current or non-current based on when the funds will be released in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE

 

Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are recorded corresponding to the allowance when identified. As of September 30, 2024, there is a customer accounting for approximately 99% of the Company’s total outstanding account receivable.

 

INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist primarily of tablets and are valued using average cost method and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. An allowance for obsolescence is maintained to cover any materials or parts that may become obsolete. Inventories are periodically monitored to ensure that the reserve for obsolescence covers any obsolete items. As of September 30, 2024, no allowance for obsolescence is recognized. 

 

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company’s total purchases were as follows:

 

  For the Year Ended September 30, 2024     For the Year Ended September 30, 2023  
Supplier A *     96 %
Supplier B 25 %   *  
Supplier C 20 %   *  
Supplier D 14 %   *  
Supplier E 17 %   *  
Supplier F 15 %   *  

  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less depreciation and impairment loss. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method or declining balance method at the following estimated useful life:

 

Building 47 years on straight-line method
Leasehold improvement 10 years on straight-line method
Equipment 2 to 15 years on declining balance method or straight-line method
Vehicle 6 years on straight-line method
Land Not depreciated

 

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated over their expected useful lives on the same basis as owned assets.

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets consist of internal use software and membership.

 

The Company capitalizes certain costs related to obtaining or developing software for internal use. Costs incurred during the application development stage internally or externally are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of five years. The application development stage includes design of chosen path, software configuration and integration, coding, hardware installation and testing. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post implementation-operation stage are expensed as incurred.

 

Membership has indefinite useful life, and the balance was $126,913 and $120,852 as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, included in other intangible assets.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

 

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to depreciation and amortization is evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be measured by the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company believes no impairment existed at September 30, 2024.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION 

 

The Company maintains its books and records in its local currencies, Japanese YEN (“JPY”) , Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”) and United States Dollars (“US$” or “$”), which are the functional currencies as being the primary currencies of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

The reporting currency of the Company is US$ and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, Translation of Financial Statement, assets and liabilities of the Company whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. Shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rate at the time of transaction. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

 

  September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate 142.73   149.79
Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate 150.50   139.00
       
Current HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80
Average HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company operates and manages multilevel marketing (“MLM”) in operating its businesses as the Force Club Membership and generates revenues primarily by providing the rights to access the Company’s educational content and to recruit new members.

 

The Company recognizes revenue by applying the following steps in accordance with ASC 606 - Revenue from contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those products or services.

 

- Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer

- Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

- Determination of the transaction price

- Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

- Recognition of revenue when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation

 

Force Club Membership fee

 

Nature of operation

 

The revenue generated from Force Club Membership arrangements accounted for substantially all of revenues during the year ended September 30, 2024. Generally, the Company grants Force Club members the rights to access the Company’s educational content. There are three tiers of members, namely standard members, support members and premium members.

 

The premium members are granted full access to the Company’s educational content and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members. Each premium member needs to purchase a premium pack, containing promotional materials aiding the recruiting process, from the Company. The standard members are granted limited access to the Company’s educational content.

 

To further promote the Company’s business, starting fiscal year 2021, the Company also offers its customers to subscribe and become a support member. Similar to a premium member, the support members are granted full access to the Company’s educational content and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members, but the amount of commission entitled to the support member for each recruitment is lower than that to the premium members. The customers subscribing to support membership pay a lower fee for the access to educational content and will receive promotional materials which is substantially lesser in scale as compared to that to a premium member. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the revenue generated from support member subscription is still immaterial.

 

The support member has the choice to become a premium member by making relevant premium member registration and purchasing the upgrade pack from the Company. The revenue from upgrade pack is accounted for in the same manner as the revenue from the premium pack as described below.

 

Revenue from the premium pack (including the upgrade pack) is recognized net of discounts and return allowances at a point in time upon delivery. Revenue from the right to access the Company’s educational content is recognized over a period of time ratably over the effective period. For sales of premium packs and upgrade packs with return conditions, the Company reasonably estimate the possibility of return based on historical experience. There were no liabilities for return allowances nor assets from the right to recover products from the associated return allowances recorded as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, as substantially all sales of premium packs (including the upgrade pack) during the years then ended have reached the end of the return periods.

 

Deferred income related to force club membership fee is recorded when consideration is received from a member prior to the goods delivered or the access granted. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company's deferred income related to force club membership fee was $24,833 and $1,163,548, respectively. During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $1,163,548 of deferred income from the beginning balance.

 

Connector Plan Membership Fee

 

The connector plan revenues are mainly generated through membership fee and sale of virtual points, and those virtual points can only be consumed in the Company’s online games. Therefore, the Company regards the sales of a virtual point as a service, where the related performance obligation is satisfied over time, and revenues are recognized by measuring progress toward satisfying the performance obligation in a manner that best depicts the transfer of goods or services to the customer. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenues from the sale of virtual points over the period of time using the output method, which is generally the estimated service period.

 

Estimated Service Period - The Company used the estimated retention period of the players as the estimate for the service period. The Company evaluates the appropriateness of such estimates quarterly to see if they are in line with the Company’s observations in the operations. The Company believes this provides a reasonable depiction of the transfer of services to customers, as it is the best representation of the time period during which the Company’s customers play the Company’s games. Determining the estimated service period is subjective and requires management’s judgment. Future usage patterns may differ from historical ones and therefore, the estimated service period may change in the future. The estimated service periods for players of the Company’s current games are generally 1 month.

 

Membership fee - The Company charges a membership fee to its customers, which grants its members the rights to full access to the Company’s online games and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members for the duration of the membership. As the Company has the obligation to provide access to its online games for the duration of the membership term, the Company recognizes membership fee on a straight-line basis over a period of time ratably over the estimated service period. For membership with refundable periods, the Company reasonably estimate the possibility of refund based on historical experience. The Company historically did not incur material refunds and did not accrue liabilities for refunds of membership fees. If actual refunds differ from the Company’s estimates, the effects could be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company’s deferred income related to connector plan membership fee was $474,142 as of September 30, 2024

 

 Disaggregation of revenue

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of the Company's revenue was generated in Japan and contributed by the Company's subsidiaries. The Company disaggregates revenue into two revenue streams, consisting of Force Club Membership Fee and Connector Plan Membership Fee, as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Force Club Membership Fee   21,639,463   25,596,982
Connector Plan Membership Fee   2,469,851   -
Others   273,739   325,739
Total   24,383,053   25,922,721

 

Contract asset

 

The Company does not have any contract asset.

 

ADVERTISING

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling and distributions expenses. Advertising expenses were $1,053,125 and $2,437,156 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Advertising expenses were comprised of, but not limited to, sales events hosted for sales agents, exhibitions to promote and display company product offerings, signboards, and public relations activities.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses incurred related to the development activities for the Company’s internally-used software and are charged to operations as incurred as these costs do not qualify for capitalization. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses of $2,166,443 and $2,282,502 were included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company computes basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company.

 

The Company does not have any potentially dilutive instruments as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 and, thus, anti-dilution issues are not applicable.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for income taxes includes income taxes currently payable and those deferred as a result of temporary differences between the financial statements and the income tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred income tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount of future tax benefit when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Projected future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies are considered and evaluated when assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Any increase or decrease in a valuation allowance could have a material adverse or beneficial impact on the Company’s income tax provision and net income or loss in the period the determination is made.

 

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of these uncertain tax positions are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No such penalties and interest incurred during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

LEASES

  

The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842 and determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, operating lease liabilities, current and operating lease liabilities, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, finance lease obligations, current and finance lease obligations, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets and related lease liabilities from operating leases and finance leases are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. When determining the lease term, the Company includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option, if any. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

For leases with a term of 12 months or less, the Company makes an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The Company recognizes lease expenses for such leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Modification to existing lease agreements, including changes to the lease term or payment amounts, are reviewed to determine whether they result in a seperate contract. For modifications that do not result in a separate contract, management reviews the lease classification and re-measures the related ROU assets and lease liabilities at the effective date of the modification.

 

SEGMENT REPORTING

 

ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision-makers in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results including revenue, gross profit, and operating profit at a consolidated level only. The Company does not distinguish between markets for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Therefore, the Company has only one operating segment and one reportable segment. All of the Company's long-lived assets are located in the Japan and substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from within the Japan. Therefore, no geographical segments are presented.

  

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires that an entity disclose significant segment expenses impacting profit and loss that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. The update is required to be applied retrospectively to prior periods presented, based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are required to be adopted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Annual reporting under this update becomes effective for the Company in fiscal 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires that entities disclose specific categories in their rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"). This ASU requires new financial statement disclosures disaggregating prescribed expense categories within relevant income statement expense captions. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

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NOTE 3 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, ("ASC 820") defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in valuation methodologies into three levels:

 

Level 1:   Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.      

 

Level 2:   Significant other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.    

 

Level 3:   Significant unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

  

The Company considers the carrying amount of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, income tax recoverable, other current assets, accounts payable, income tax payable, contingency liabilities, deferred income, accrued expenses and other payables, other current liabilities and current portion of operating and finance lease obligations approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 owing to their short-term or present value nature or present value of the assets and liabilities.

 

NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the provision of income tax expense was $598,249 and $286,129, consisting of current portion of $406,760 and $960,944 and deferred portion of $191,489 and $(674,815), respectively.

 

Japan

 

The Company conducts its major businesses in Japan and e-Learning and e-Communications (“Japanese Subsidiaries”) are subject to tax in this jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, Japanese Subsidiaries file tax returns that are subject to examination by the local tax authority.

 

Japanese Subsidiaries are subject to a number of income taxes, which, in aggregate, represent a statutory tax rate approximately as follows:

 

    Company’s assessable profit
For the years ended September 30,   Up to JPY 4 million   Up to JPY 8 million   Over JPY 8 million
2024   21.87%   23.74%   34.34%
2023   21.87%   23.74%   34.34%

 

Open tax years in Japan are five years. As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s earliest open tax year for Japanese income tax purposes is its fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. The Company's tax attributes from prior periods remain subject to adjustment.

 

The reconciliations of the Japanese statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate are as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Japanese statutory tax rate        33.80%   33.80%
Income tax difference under different tax jurisdictions   5.80%   (36.38%)
Effect of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets   (11.16%)   (142.41%)
Non-deductible expenses   1.61%   (9.54%)
Deductible tax payments   (1.91%)   81.30%
Other adjustments   0.81%   (34.53%)
Total   28.95%   (107.76%)

 

Hong Kong

 

Force Holdings, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in Hong Kong, is engaged in investment holding. Hong Kong profits tax has been provided at the rate of 16.5% on the estimated assessable profit arising in Hong Kong.

 

No provision for the Hong Kong profits tax has been made as Force Holdings did not generate any estimated assessable profits in Hong Kong during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

Open tax year in Hong Kong is six years after the relevant year of assessment. This may be extended to ten years in the case of fraud of willful evasion of taxes. There are no provisions that govern the time limit for tax collection.

 

United States

 

Exceed World, Inc., which acts as a holding company on a non-consolidated basis, does not plan to engage any business activities and current or future loss will be fully allowed. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Exceed World, Inc., as a holding company registered in the state of Delaware, has incurred net loss and, therefore, has no tax liability. The net deferred tax asset generated by the loss carry forward has been fully reserved.

 

The Company is a Delaware corporation that is subject to U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income at a rate of up to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Recent U.S. federal tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Act”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The 2017 Act significantly modified the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by, among other things, reducing the statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; limiting and/or eliminating many business deductions; migrating the U.S. to a territorial tax system with a one-time transition tax on a mandatory deemed repatriation of previously deferred foreign earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries; subject to certain limitations, generally eliminating U.S. corporate income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; and providing for new taxes on certain foreign earnings. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years or in a single lump sum.

 

The 2017 Act also includes provisions for a new tax on the Global Intangible Low-taxed Income (“GILTI”) effective for tax years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations. The Company elected to account for GILTI tax in the period the tax is incurred, and no provision is made during the year ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

To the extent that portions of the Company’s U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or GILTI, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. If dividends that the Company receives from its subsidiaries are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company will generally not be required to pay U.S. corporate income tax on those dividends. Any liabilities for U.S. corporate income tax will be accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and estimated tax payments will be made when required by U.S. law.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s earliest open tax year for U.S. federal income tax purposes is its fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Company's tax attributes from prior periods remain subject to adjustment. Open tax years in state and foreign jurisdictions generally range from three to six years.

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

 

The tax authority within the jurisdiction of each of the Company’s subsidiaries conducts periodic and ad hoc tax filing reviews on business enterprises operating within that jurisdiction after those enterprises complete their relevant tax filings. Therefore, the Company’s subsidiaries’ tax filings results are subject to change. It is therefore uncertain as to whether the tax authorities may take different views about the Company’s subsidiaries’ tax filings, which may lead to additional tax liabilities.

 

ASC 740 requires recognition and measurement of uncertain income tax positions using a “more-likely-than-not” approach. The management evaluated the Company’s tax positions and concluded that no provision for uncertainty in income taxes was necessary as of September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

NOTE 5 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

The Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax assets        
Inventories   17,648   17,324
Software   493,650   538,134
Expense   16,411   137,768
Net operating loss carryforward   -   350,985
    527,709   1,044,211
Less: valuation allowance   -   (350,985)
Total deferred tax asset $ 527,709  $ 693,226

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax liabilities        
Insurance funds $ (21,235) $ (18,226)
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current $ (21,235) $  (18,226)

 

For the purpose of presentation in the consolidated balance sheets, certain deferred income tax assets and liabilities have been offset. The following is the analysis of the deferred income tax balances for financial reporting purpose:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax assets $ 506,474  $ 675,000

  

NOTE 6 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Due to related parties and directors

 

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s due to related parties and directors were as follows:

 

      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Due to director          
Tomoo Yoshida, CEO, CFO, sole director and a shareholder of the Company   $ 741,248 $ 741,248
Total due to director   $ 741,248 $ 741,248
           
Due to related parties          
Keiichi Koga, a shareholder of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company   $ 47,635 $ 47,635
Force Internationale, the Company’s majority shareholder. Tomoo Yoshida is a director of Force Internationale     1,943,725   1,592,525
Total due to related parties   $ 1,991,360 $ 1,640,160

 

The payable balances are unsecured, due on demand, and bear no interest. From time to time, these related parties have advanced to the Company or paid expenses on behalf of the Company, and the Company has also made repayments. During the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Force Internationale paid expense on behalf of the Company in the amount of $312,738 and $241,379, respectively.

 

Tomoo Yoshida provided guarantee for the Company’s office leases during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

  

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NOTE 7 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Building $ 235,425  $ 183,045
Leasehold improvement   193,757   41,284
Equipment   658,913   706,774
Vehicles   248,427   32,504
Land   174,885   -
Construction in process   15,974   -
    1,527,381   963,607
         
Accumulated depreciation   (750,641)    (652,664)
         
Total net book value $ 776,740 $ 310,943

 

The aggregate depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment was $69,154 and $129,925 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

NOTE 8 SOFTWARE

 

The book value of the Company’s software as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Software $ 2,335,929 $ 1,098,725
Accumulated amortization   (796,141)   (909,294)
Software in process   1,440,222   -
Total net book value   2,980,010   189,431

 

The aggregate amortization expense related to the software was $285,791 and $191,796 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, included in cost of revenues and operating expenses.

 

The estimated future amortization expense of software as of September 30, 2024 is as follows:

  

Year ending September 30   Amount
2025   $ 680,748
2026     615,993
2027     615,993
2028     615,993
2029     451,283
Thereafter     -
Total   $ 2,980,010

 

NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had three finance leases comprised of equipment and vehicle leases with a gross value of $117,817 and $74,878, respectively, included in property, plant and equipment. The Company also leases its offices under operating lease and short-term lease. The estimated effect of lease renewal and termination options, as applicable, was included in the consolidated financial statements in the current period.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

  

    For the year ended September 30,
    2024
Operating lease cost $ 336,044
Short term lease cost   15,893
Finance lease cost:    
    Amortization of right-of-use assets   19,771
Interest on lease obligations   2,618
Total finance lease cost   22,389
Total lease cost $ 374,326

 

The following table presents the Company’s supplemental information related to operating and finance leases:

 

    For the year ended September 30,
    2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities    
Operating cash flows from finance leases $ 2,618
Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 336,044
Financing cash flows from finance leases $ 11,242
     
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term    
Operating leases   1.83 years
Finance leases   4.10 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate    
Operating leases   1.84%
Finance leases   3.59%

 

The future maturity of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

Year ending September 30   Finance lease   Operating lease
2025 $ 24,806   331,140
2026   23,026   242,055
2027   23,026   -
2028   30,735   -
2029   9,477   -
Thereafter   -   -
Total   111,070   573,195
Less imputed interest    (17,997)   (9,532)
Total lease liabilities   93,073   563,663
Less current portion   (19,499)   (323,620)
Long-term lease liabilities $ 73,574 $ 240,043

 

NOTE 10 CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings in the course of conducting the business related to Force Club Membership and, from time to time, the Company may become involved in additional claims and lawsuits incidental to the businesses. The Company’s legal counsel and the management routinely assess the likelihood of adverse judgments and outcomes to these matters, as well as ranges of probable losses; to the extent losses are reasonably estimable. Accruals are recorded for these matters to the extent that management concludes a loss is probable and the financial impact, should an adverse outcome occur, is reasonable estimable.

 

In the opinion of management, appropriate and adequate accruals for legal matters have been made, and management believes that the probability of a material loss beyond the amounts accrued is remote. Nevertheless, the Company cannot predict the impact of future developments affecting the Company’s pending or future claims and lawsuits. The Company expenses legal costs as incurred, and all recorded legal liabilities are adjusted as required as better information becomes available to the Company. The factors the Company considers when recording an accrual for contingencies include, among others: (i) the opinions and views of the Company’s legal counsel; (ii) the Company’s previous experience; and (iii) the decision of management as to how the Company intend to respond to the complaints.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company has settled seven legal cases in total amount of approximately JPY113.2 million (approximately $783,000) related to the cancellation of contracts. From October 1, 2024 to the filing date, the Company has settled 1 case under the same nature with an aggregate amount of approximately JPY3.4 million (approximately $24,000). As of the filing date, the Company had four pending legal cases, claiming a damage of approximately JPY13.0 million (approximately $91,000) under the same nature. Our legal counsel estimated a probable settlement of these cases with total settlement amount of approximately JPY5.2 million (approximately $36,000). The Company has recorded JPY6.9 million (approximately $49,000) as contingency liability as of September 30, 2024, representing cases not yet settled as of September 30, 2024.

 

NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

During November 2024, the Company purchased 1,250 shares of Mint Productions Inc. in the amount of JPY50,000,000.

 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company has adopted and maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this annual report, is collected, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC.  The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  As required under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer who also serves as our Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer who also serves as our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are ineffective.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer, Tomoo Yoshida, has reviewed the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by the report for the year ended September 30, 2024 and has concluded that (i) the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission, and (ii) the Company’s controls and procedures have not been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.  Management conducted an assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework.  Based on the assessment, management concluded that, as of September 30, 2024 the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is ineffective based on those criteria.

 

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer who also serves as our Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control processes will prevent all error and all fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of error or fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that the breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control.  The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.  Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.  However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process.  Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

 

The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our Chief Executive Officer considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of Treadway Commission were: domination of management by a single individual without adequate compensating controls, lack of a majority of outside directors on board of directors, inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives, lack of well-established procedures to identify, approve and report related party transactions, and lack of an audit committee, and lack of sufficient accounting and finance personnel or written policies and procedures with respect to the understanding and application of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirement.

 

Management believes that the material weaknesses did not have an effect on our financial results. However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and inadequate segregation of duties results in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.

 

Management recognizes that its controls and procedures would be substantially improved if we had an audit committee and two individuals serving as officers and as such is actively seeking to remediate this issue. 

 

Management’s Remediation Initiatives

 

In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have initiated, or plan to initiate, the following series of measures:

 

We have increased our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise to remediate material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. We plan to appoint one or more outside directors to our board of directors who shall be appointed to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee who will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures such as reviewing and approving estimates and assumptions made by management when funds are available to us.

 

Management believes that the appointment of one or more outside directors, who shall be appointed to a fully functioning audit committee, will remedy the lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our Board.

 

We will work as quickly as possible to implement these initiatives; however, the lack of adequate working capital and positive cash flow from operations will likely slow this implementation.

 

Changes in Internal Control

 

There have been no changes in internal controls over the financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal fourth quarter, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

Biographical information regarding the Officers and Directors of the Company, who will continue to serve as Officers and Directors of the Company are provided below.

 

Exceed World, Inc.

Name   Age   Position(s)
         
Tomoo Yoshida   62   Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

 

Tomoo Yoshida

  

Mr. Yoshida graduated Osaka University of Commerce in 1986. Immediately after graduation, he joined Toyota Corolla Nankai Co. Ltd. and had been engaged in car sales for eight years. In 1997, Mr. Yoshida incorporated Dipro Data Service Co., Ltd., where he had a managerial role as well as served as an IT support consultant for five years. In 2002, Mr. Yoshida co-founded e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., (“e-Learning”), a company that provides educational services and products. Currently, he is the president of e-Learning. In 2009, e-Communications Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of e-Learning and a company offering educational services was incorporated, where Mr. Yoshida has been the president since its incorporation. In 2011, Mr. Yoshida founded Force Internationale Limited (“Force Internationale”), a holding company, and appointed as its director. In 2012, Force International Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Force Internationale was incorporated, where Mr. Yoshida has served as a director.

 

Corporate Governance

 

The Company promotes accountability for adherence to honest and ethical conduct; endeavors to provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in other public communications made by the Company; and strives to be compliant with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations. The Company has not formally adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that governs the Company's employees, officers and directors as the Company is not required to do so.

 

In lieu of an Audit Committee, the Company's board of director(s) (the "Board of Directors" or "Board"), is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations concerning the selection of outside auditors, reviewing the scope, results and effectiveness of the annual audit of the Company's financial statements and other services provided by the Company's independent public accountants. The director(s) of the Company (“the Director(s)”), the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company review the Company's internal accounting controls, practices and policies. We, Exceed World, Inc., only have one Officer and Director, which is Mr. Tomoo Yoshida.

 

Committees of the Board

 

Our Company currently does not have nominating, compensation, or audit committees or committees performing similar functions nor does our Company have a written nominating, compensation or audit committee charter. Our sole Director believes that it is not necessary to have such committees, at this time, because the Director(s) can adequately perform the functions of such committees.

 

Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Our Director has determined that we do not have a Board member that qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(D)(5) of Regulation S-K, nor do we have a Board member that qualifies as “independent” as the term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv)(B) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined by Rule 4200(a)(14) of the FINRA Rules.

 

We believe that our Director(s) are capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. The Director(s) does not believe that it is necessary to have an audit committee because management believes that the Board of Directors can adequately perform the functions of an audit committee. In addition, we believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an "audit committee financial expert" would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the stage of our development and the fact that we have not generated any positive cash flows from operations to date.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Our sole Officer and Director has not been involved in or a party in any of the following events or actions during the past ten years:

 

1. any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
3. being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or
4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.
5. Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;
6. Such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;
7. Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:(i) Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or(ii) Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or(iii) Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
8. Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Independence of Directors

 

We are not required to have independent members of our Board of Directors, and do not anticipate having independent Directors until such time as we are required to do so.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a formal Code of Ethics. The Board of Director(s) evaluated the business of the Company and the number of employees and determined that since the business is operated by a small number of persons, general rules of fiduciary duty and federal and state criminal, business conduct and securities laws are adequate ethical guidelines. In the event our operations, employees and/or Directors expand in the future, we may take actions to adopt a formal Code of Ethics.

 

Shareholder Proposals

 

Our Company does not have any defined policy or procedural requirements for shareholders to submit recommendations or nominations for Directors. The Board of Director(s) believes that, given the stage of our development, a specific nominating policy would be premature and of little assistance until our business operations develop to a more advanced level. Our Company does not currently have any specific or minimum criteria for the election of nominees to the Board of Directors and we do not have any specific process or procedure for evaluating such nominees. The Board of Director(s) will assess all candidates, whether submitted by management or shareholders, and make recommendations for election or appointment.

 

A shareholder who wishes to communicate with our Board of Director(s) may do so by directing a written request addressed to our sole Officer and Director Tomoo Yoshida, at the address appearing on the first page of this Information Statement.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company’s common stock.  Such officers, directors and persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file with the SEC.

 

Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms that were received by the Company, or written representations from certain reporting persons that no Form 5s were required for those persons, the Company is not aware of any failures to file reports or report transactions in a timely manner during the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.

 

Procedure for Nominating Directors

 

During the year ended September 30, 2024, we have not made any material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among our Directors, Executive Officers or persons nominated to become executive officers or directors.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

During the past ten (10) years, none of our Directors, persons nominated to become directors, executive officers, promoters or control persons was involved in any of the legal proceedings listen in Item 401 (f) of Regulation S-K.

 

Arrangements

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between an Executive Officer, Director or nominee and any other person pursuant to which he was or is to be selected as an executive officer or director.

 

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Item 11. Executive Compensation.

 

The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our Executive Officers and Directors for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2022 in relation to the Company.

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and

principal position

Year

Salary

($)

Bonus

($)

 

Stock

Awards

($)

Option

Awards

($)

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings ($)

All Other

Compensation

($)

Total

($)

Tomoo Yoshida

Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Financial Officer 

Director

2024

 

 

 

 

956,810

 

 

 

 

99,668

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

1,056,478

 

 

 

 

                   

Tomoo Yoshida

Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Financial Officer 

Director

2023

 

 

 

 

1,035,971

 

 

 

 

143,885

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

1,179,856

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

On September 26, 2018, the Company entered into, and consummated, a Share Purchase Agreement with Force Internationale Limited to acquire 100% of Force International Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong limited company. In consideration of this agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common shares to Force Internationale Limited.

 

e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Force International Holdings Limited. e-Communications Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. 

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., paid out $797,342 and $1,007,194 respectively, to Mr. Tomoo Yoshida as salary and bonus compensation.

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, e-Communications Co., Ltd., paid out $259,136 and $172,662, respectively, to Mr. Tomoo Yoshida as salary compensation.

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Force International Holdings Limited had not paid any compensation of any type to Mr. Tomoo Yoshida. 

 

Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year

 

None.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

None.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Employment Agreements of our Sole Officer and Director

 

None.

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

Director Compensation

 

The Board of Directors reserves the right in the future to award the members of the Board of Directors cash or stock based consideration for their services to the Company, which awards, if granted shall be in the sole determination of the Board of Directors.

 

Executive Compensation Philosophy

 

Our Board of Directors determines the compensation given to our executive officers in their sole determination. Our Board of Directors reserves the right to pay our executive or any future executives a salary, and/or issue them shares of common stock issued in consideration for services rendered and/or to award incentive bonuses which are linked to our performance, as well as to the individual executive officer’s performance. This package may also include long-term stock based compensation to certain executives, which is intended to align the performance of our executives with our long-term business strategies. Additionally, while our Board of Directors has not granted any performance base stock options to date, the Board of Directors reserves the right to grant such options in the future, if the Board in its sole determination believes such grants would be in the best interests of the Company.

 

Incentive Bonus

 

The Board of Directors may grant incentive bonuses to our executive officer and/or future executive officers in its sole discretion, if the Board of Directors believes such bonuses are in the Company’s best interest, after analyzing our current business objectives and growth, if any, and the amount of revenue we are able to generate each month, which revenue is a direct result of the actions and ability of such executives.

 

Long-term, Stock Based Compensation

 

In order to attract, retain and motivate executive talent necessary to support the Company’s long-term business strategy we may award our executive and any future executives with long-term, stock-based compensation in the future, at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, which we do not currently have any immediate plans to award.

 

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholders Matters.

 

As of our fiscal year end, the Company had 32,700,000 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, which number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock and preferred stock have been used throughout this report.

 

*The table below is as of September 30, 2024.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Common Stock Voting Percentage Beneficially Owned Voting Shares of Preferred Stock Preferred Stock Voting Percentage Beneficially Owned Total Voting Percentage Beneficially Owned (*)
Executive Officers and Directors          
Tomoo Yoshida 1,400,000 4.3% - 0.0% 4.3%
5% Shareholders          
Keiichi Koga 1,400,000 4.3% - 0.0% 4.3%
Force Internationale Limited 27,594,000 84.4% - 0.0% 84.4%

 

Note: Tomoo Yoshida and Keiichi Koga are the controlling parties of Force Internationale Limited, a Cayman Island company. Collectively, Mr. Yoshida and Keiichi Koga, through their personal equity interests and those indirect interests of the Company, through their ownership in Force Internationale Limited, own 93% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.

 

Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Under this rule, certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire shares (for example, upon exercise of an option or warrant) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person by reason of such acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in the following table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual voting power at any particular date.

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

 

On December 6, 2018, the Company entered into a Share Contribution Agreement (this "Agreement") with Force Internationale Limited (“Force Internationale”), our controlling shareholder. Under this Agreement, the Company transferred 100% of the equity interests of School TV Co., Ltd (“School TV”) to Force Internationale without consideration. This Agreement and action were approved by the board of directors of each of, the Company, Force Internationale and School TV. A copy of this Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Due to related parties and directors

 

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s due to related parties and directors are as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Due to director        
Tomoo Yoshida, CEO, CFO, sole director and a shareholder of the Company $ 741,248 $ 741,248
Total due to director $ 741,248 $ 741,248
         
Due to related parties        
Keiichi Koga, a shareholder of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company $   47,635 $   47,635
Force Internationale, the Company’s majority shareholder. Tomoo Yoshida is a director of Force Internationale   1,943,725   1,592,525
Total due to related parties $ 1,991,360 $ 1,640,160

 

The payable balances are unsecured, due on demand, and bear no interest. From time to time, these related parties have advanced to the Company or paid expenses on behalf of the Company, and the Company has also made repayments. During the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Force Internationale paid expense on behalf of the Company in the amount of $312,738 and $241,379, respectively.

 

Tomoo Yoshida provided guarantee for the Company’s office leases during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

Review, Approval and Ratification of Related Party Transactions

 

Given our small size and limited financial resources, we have not adopted formal policies and procedures for the review, approval or ratification of transactions, such as those described above, with our Executive Officer(s), Director(s) and significant shareholders. We intend to establish formal policies and procedures in the future, once we have sufficient resources and have appointed additional Directors, so that such transactions will be subject to the review, approval or ratification of our Board of Directors, or an appropriate committee thereof. On a moving forward basis, our Directors will continue to approve any related party transaction.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 

Below is the aggregate amount of fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants with respect to our last two fiscal years.

 

      2024 2023
  Audit fees MaloneBailey, LLP $206,000 $221,620
  Tax fees Anderson Bradshaw PLLC     $6,500     $6,500
  All other fees    -  -
  Total   $212,500 $228,120

 

Board of Directors Pre-Approval Process, Policies and Procedures

 

Our principal auditors have informed our sole Director of the scope and nature of each service provided. With respect to the provisions of services other than audit, review, or attest services, our principal accountants brought such services to the attention of our sole Director prior to commencing such services.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Financial Statements

 

1. Financial statements for our company are listed in the index under Item 8 of this document

 

2. All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not material or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

(b) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation (1)
   
3.2 By-laws (1)
   
3.3 Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (2)
   
3.4 Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (3)
   
31 Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the registrant’s report on Form 10-K (4)
   
32 Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (4)
   
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibits 101)

 

(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10, as filed with the SEC on February 19, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on January 12, 2016, and incorporated herein by this reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 1, 2016, and incorporated herein by this reference.
(4) Filed herewith.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Exceed World, Inc.

(Registrant)

 

By: /s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Tomoo Yoshida, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 14, 2025

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Tomoo Yoshida, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 14, 2025

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

Exceed World, INC.

OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

 

I, Tomoo Yoshida, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Exceed World, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The small business owner’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting. 

 

Dated: January 14, 2025

 

By: /s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Tomoo Yoshida,

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

 

Exceed World, INC.

OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

 

I, Tomoo Yoshida, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Exceed World, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The small business owner’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting. 

 

Dated: January 14, 2025

 

By: /s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Tomoo Yoshida,

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

 

Exceed World, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Exceed World, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Tomoo Yoshida, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Tomoo Yoshida and will be retained by Exceed World, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Dated: January 14, 2025

 

By: /s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Tomoo Yoshida,

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

 

Exceed World, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Exceed World, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Tomoo Yoshida, Principal  Financial Officer of the Company, certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Tomoo Yoshida and will be retained by Exceed World, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Dated: January 14, 2025

 

By: /s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Tomoo Yoshida,

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
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  883,386
  296,164 49,860
  39,990 587,663
  189,190 112,363
  723,228 1,759,542
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  776,740 310,943
  2,980,010 189,431
  593,191 623,650
  126,913 120,852
  34,750 34,527
  506,474 675,000
  62,679 53,796
  199,010 189,630
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 5,279,767 2,197,829
TOTAL ASSETS 25,001,437 23,283,769
Current Liabilities    
  769,067 642,483
  727,363 592,740
  48,440 406,635
  1,471 436,448
  498,975 1,163,548
  19,499 13,925
  323,620 299,947
  1,991,360 1,640,160
  741,248 741,248
  800,344 410,106
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,921,387 6,347,240
Non-current Liabilities    
  73,574 27,020
  240,043 295,566
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 313,617 322,586
TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,235,004 6,669,826
 
  3,270 3,270
  103,840 103,840
  23,634,525 22,463,148
  (4,975,202) (5,956,315)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 18,766,433 16,613,943
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 25,001,437 $ 23,283,769
v3.24.4
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)
Sep. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]  
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares $ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 20,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares $ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 500,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 32,700,000
v3.24.4
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Revenues $ 24,383,053 $ 25,922,721
Cost of revenues 12,012,053 12,986,260
Gross profit 12,371,000 12,936,461
Operating expenses    
  1,053,125 2,437,156
  9,645,134 10,884,757
Total operating expenses 10,698,259 13,321,913
Income (loss) from operations 1,672,741 (385,452)
Other income (expenses)    
  99,138 122,139
  (2,253) (2,305)
Total other income 96,885 119,834
Net income (loss) before tax 1,769,626 (265,618)
Income tax expense 598,249 286,129
Net income (loss) 1,171,377 (551,747)
Comprehensive income (loss)    
  981,113 (601,304)
Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 2,152,490 $ (1,153,051)
Income (loss) per common share    
  $ 0.04 $ (0.02)
  $ 0.04 $ (0.02)
Weighted average common shares outstanding    
  32,700,000 32,700,000
  32,700,000 32,700,000
v3.24.4
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid in Capital
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Total
Common shares issued and outstanding         32,700,000
Balance - September 30, 2024 $ 3,270 $ 103,840 $ (5,355,011) $ 23,014,895 $ 17,766,994
Balance - September 30, 2023 at Sep. 30, 2022 3,270 103,840 (5,355,011) 23,014,895 17,766,994
Net income (551,747) (551,747)
Foreign currency translation (601,304) $ (601,304)
Common shares issued and outstanding         32,700,000
Balance - September 30, 2024 3,270 103,840 (5,956,315) 22,463,148 $ 16,613,943
Balance - September 30, 2023 at Sep. 30, 2023 3,270 103,840 (5,956,315) 22,463,148 16,613,943
Net income 1,171,377 1,171,377
Foreign currency translation 981,113 $ 981,113
Common shares issued and outstanding         32,700,000
Balance - September 30, 2024 $ 3,270 $ 103,840 $ (4,975,202) $ 23,634,525 $ 18,766,433
v3.24.4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
  $ 1,171,377 $ (551,747)
     
  354,945 315,226
  35,411
  976 (12,691)
  191,489 (674,815)
  325,436 351,174
     
  (231,248) (2,829)
  546,965 (633,281)
  (67,598) 3,883
  1,065,352 (441,130)
  394,430 (441,449)
  1,315 2,410
  89,910 (2,339,702)
  (358,777) (26,282)
  371,694 (65,474)
  (432,993) (1,449,930)
  (684,845) 350,718
  (325,436) (351,174)
  311,243 (228,951)
  2,724,235 (6,160,633)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
  (396,071) (91,960)
  (2,923,412)
  34,009
  (6,876) (8,560)
  1,029,111
  (3,326,359) 962,600
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
  (11,242) (43,118)
  38,462
  27,220 (43,118)
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash 867,047 (415,897)
Net change in cash and restricted cash    
Cash - beginning of year 18,165,169 23,822,217
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash 292,143 (5,657,048)
Cash and restricted cash - end of year 18,457,312 18,165,169
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS    
  61,376 31,517
  267,294 568,587
  312,738 241,379
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION    
Interest paid 2,253 2,305
Income taxes paid $ 877,213 $ 3,044,155
v3.24.4
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Exceed World, Inc. (the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 25, 2014.

 

On September 26, 2018, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. (“e-Learning”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Force International Holdings Limited, which was incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability (“Force Holdings”), entered into a share purchase agreement with Force Internationale Limited (“Force Internationale”), the holding company of Force Holdings, in which e-Learning agreed to sell and Force Internationale agreed to purchase 74.5% equity interest of the Company at a consideration of US$26,000.

 

On September 26, 2018, the same date, Force Internationale entered into a share purchase agreement with the Company, in which Force Internationale agreed to sell and the Company agreed to purchase 100% equity interest of Force Holdings. In consideration of the agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common stocks at US$1 each to Force Internationale. The results of these transactions are that Force Internationale is an 84.4% owner of the Company, and the Company is a 100% owner of Force Holdings (the “Reorganization”).

 

On December 6, 2018, the Company entered into a share contribution agreement (the “Agreement”) with Force Internationale. Under this Agreement, the Company transferred 100% of the equity interest of School TV Co., Ltd. ("School TV"), to Force Internationale without consideration. This Agreement was approved by the board of directors of the Company, Force Internationale and School TV. Upon the completion of the disposal, School TV was deconsolidated from the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company operates through our wholly owned subsidiaries, which are engaged in provision of the educational services through an internet platform called “Force Club”.

 

The Company has elected September 30th as its fiscal year end.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). When used in these notes, the terms "Company", "we", "us" or "our" mean the Company.

 

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NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION 

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of subsidiaries disposed during the respective periods are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) up to the effective date of disposal.

 

Name of Subsidiary Place of Organization

Percentage of

Effective

Ownership

Force International Holdings Limited (“Force Holdings”) Hong Kong 100%
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. (“e-Learning”) Japan 100% (*1)
e-Communications Co., Ltd. (“e-Communications”) Japan 100% (*2)

 

(*1) Wholly owned subsidiary of Force Holdings

(*2) Wholly owned subsidiary of e-Learning

 

USE OF ESTIMATES 

 

The presentation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses reported in those financial statements. Certain accounting policies that contain subjective management estimates and assumptions include those related to write-down in value of inventory, useful lives and impairment of long-lived assets, realization of deferred tax assets and legal contingencies. Operating results in the future could vary from the amounts derived from management's estimates and assumptions.

 

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations or credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Company places its majority of cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings and quality located in Japan. Cash balances in bank accounts in Japan are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan up to a limitation of JPY10 million per depositor per financial institution.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.

 

Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.

 

CASH

 

Cash includes cash on hand and deposits in banks that are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less. The Company maintains substantially all its bank accounts in Japan. Cash balances in bank accounts in Japan are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan subject to certain limitations.

 

RESTRICTED CASH

 

Restricted cash represents cash deposits in financial institutions that are restricted as to withdrawal according to certain agreements with financial institutions. The restricted cash is not available for withdrawal or the Company’s general use until after certain periods. Restricted cash is classified as current or non-current based on when the funds will be released in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE

 

Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are recorded corresponding to the allowance when identified. As of September 30, 2024, there is a customer accounting for approximately 99% of the Company’s total outstanding account receivable.

 

INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist primarily of tablets and are valued using average cost method and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. An allowance for obsolescence is maintained to cover any materials or parts that may become obsolete. Inventories are periodically monitored to ensure that the reserve for obsolescence covers any obsolete items. As of September 30, 2024, no allowance for obsolescence is recognized. 

 

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company’s total purchases were as follows:

 

  For the Year Ended September 30, 2024     For the Year Ended September 30, 2023  
Supplier A *     96 %
Supplier B 25 %   *  
Supplier C 20 %   *  
Supplier D 14 %   *  
Supplier E 17 %   *  
Supplier F 15 %   *  

  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less depreciation and impairment loss. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method or declining balance method at the following estimated useful life:

 

Building 47 years on straight-line method
Leasehold improvement 10 years on straight-line method
Equipment 2 to 15 years on declining balance method or straight-line method
Vehicle 6 years on straight-line method
Land Not depreciated

 

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated over their expected useful lives on the same basis as owned assets.

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets consist of internal use software and membership.

 

The Company capitalizes certain costs related to obtaining or developing software for internal use. Costs incurred during the application development stage internally or externally are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of five years. The application development stage includes design of chosen path, software configuration and integration, coding, hardware installation and testing. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post implementation-operation stage are expensed as incurred.

 

Membership has indefinite useful life, and the balance was $126,913 and $120,852 as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, included in other intangible assets.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

 

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to depreciation and amortization is evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be measured by the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company believes no impairment existed at September 30, 2024.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION 

 

The Company maintains its books and records in its local currencies, Japanese YEN (“JPY”) , Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”) and United States Dollars (“US$” or “$”), which are the functional currencies as being the primary currencies of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

The reporting currency of the Company is US$ and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, Translation of Financial Statement, assets and liabilities of the Company whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. Shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rate at the time of transaction. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

 

  September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate 142.73   149.79
Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate 150.50   139.00
       
Current HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80
Average HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company operates and manages multilevel marketing (“MLM”) in operating its businesses as the Force Club Membership and generates revenues primarily by providing the rights to access the Company’s educational content and to recruit new members.

 

The Company recognizes revenue by applying the following steps in accordance with ASC 606 - Revenue from contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those products or services.

 

- Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer

- Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

- Determination of the transaction price

- Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

- Recognition of revenue when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation

 

Force Club Membership fee

 

Nature of operation

 

The revenue generated from Force Club Membership arrangements accounted for substantially all of revenues during the year ended September 30, 2024. Generally, the Company grants Force Club members the rights to access the Company’s educational content. There are three tiers of members, namely standard members, support members and premium members.

 

The premium members are granted full access to the Company’s educational content and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members. Each premium member needs to purchase a premium pack, containing promotional materials aiding the recruiting process, from the Company. The standard members are granted limited access to the Company’s educational content.

 

To further promote the Company’s business, starting fiscal year 2021, the Company also offers its customers to subscribe and become a support member. Similar to a premium member, the support members are granted full access to the Company’s educational content and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members, but the amount of commission entitled to the support member for each recruitment is lower than that to the premium members. The customers subscribing to support membership pay a lower fee for the access to educational content and will receive promotional materials which is substantially lesser in scale as compared to that to a premium member. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the revenue generated from support member subscription is still immaterial.

 

The support member has the choice to become a premium member by making relevant premium member registration and purchasing the upgrade pack from the Company. The revenue from upgrade pack is accounted for in the same manner as the revenue from the premium pack as described below.

 

Revenue from the premium pack (including the upgrade pack) is recognized net of discounts and return allowances at a point in time upon delivery. Revenue from the right to access the Company’s educational content is recognized over a period of time ratably over the effective period. For sales of premium packs and upgrade packs with return conditions, the Company reasonably estimate the possibility of return based on historical experience. There were no liabilities for return allowances nor assets from the right to recover products from the associated return allowances recorded as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, as substantially all sales of premium packs (including the upgrade pack) during the years then ended have reached the end of the return periods.

 

Deferred income related to force club membership fee is recorded when consideration is received from a member prior to the goods delivered or the access granted. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company's deferred income related to force club membership fee was $24,833 and $1,163,548, respectively. During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $1,163,548 of deferred income from the beginning balance.

 

Connector Plan Membership Fee

 

The connector plan revenues are mainly generated through membership fee and sale of virtual points, and those virtual points can only be consumed in the Company’s online games. Therefore, the Company regards the sales of a virtual point as a service, where the related performance obligation is satisfied over time, and revenues are recognized by measuring progress toward satisfying the performance obligation in a manner that best depicts the transfer of goods or services to the customer. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenues from the sale of virtual points over the period of time using the output method, which is generally the estimated service period.

 

Estimated Service Period - The Company used the estimated retention period of the players as the estimate for the service period. The Company evaluates the appropriateness of such estimates quarterly to see if they are in line with the Company’s observations in the operations. The Company believes this provides a reasonable depiction of the transfer of services to customers, as it is the best representation of the time period during which the Company’s customers play the Company’s games. Determining the estimated service period is subjective and requires management’s judgment. Future usage patterns may differ from historical ones and therefore, the estimated service period may change in the future. The estimated service periods for players of the Company’s current games are generally 1 month.

 

Membership fee - The Company charges a membership fee to its customers, which grants its members the rights to full access to the Company’s online games and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members for the duration of the membership. As the Company has the obligation to provide access to its online games for the duration of the membership term, the Company recognizes membership fee on a straight-line basis over a period of time ratably over the estimated service period. For membership with refundable periods, the Company reasonably estimate the possibility of refund based on historical experience. The Company historically did not incur material refunds and did not accrue liabilities for refunds of membership fees. If actual refunds differ from the Company’s estimates, the effects could be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company’s deferred income related to connector plan membership fee was $474,142 as of September 30, 2024

 

 Disaggregation of revenue

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of the Company's revenue was generated in Japan and contributed by the Company's subsidiaries. The Company disaggregates revenue into two revenue streams, consisting of Force Club Membership Fee and Connector Plan Membership Fee, as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Force Club Membership Fee   21,639,463   25,596,982
Connector Plan Membership Fee   2,469,851   -
Others   273,739   325,739
Total   24,383,053   25,922,721

 

Contract asset

 

The Company does not have any contract asset.

 

ADVERTISING

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling and distributions expenses. Advertising expenses were $1,053,125 and $2,437,156 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Advertising expenses were comprised of, but not limited to, sales events hosted for sales agents, exhibitions to promote and display company product offerings, signboards, and public relations activities.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses incurred related to the development activities for the Company’s internally-used software and are charged to operations as incurred as these costs do not qualify for capitalization. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses of $2,166,443 and $2,282,502 were included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company computes basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company.

 

The Company does not have any potentially dilutive instruments as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 and, thus, anti-dilution issues are not applicable.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for income taxes includes income taxes currently payable and those deferred as a result of temporary differences between the financial statements and the income tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred income tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount of future tax benefit when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Projected future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies are considered and evaluated when assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Any increase or decrease in a valuation allowance could have a material adverse or beneficial impact on the Company’s income tax provision and net income or loss in the period the determination is made.

 

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of these uncertain tax positions are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No such penalties and interest incurred during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

LEASES

  

The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842 and determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, operating lease liabilities, current and operating lease liabilities, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, finance lease obligations, current and finance lease obligations, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets and related lease liabilities from operating leases and finance leases are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. When determining the lease term, the Company includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option, if any. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

For leases with a term of 12 months or less, the Company makes an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The Company recognizes lease expenses for such leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Modification to existing lease agreements, including changes to the lease term or payment amounts, are reviewed to determine whether they result in a seperate contract. For modifications that do not result in a separate contract, management reviews the lease classification and re-measures the related ROU assets and lease liabilities at the effective date of the modification.

 

SEGMENT REPORTING

 

ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision-makers in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results including revenue, gross profit, and operating profit at a consolidated level only. The Company does not distinguish between markets for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Therefore, the Company has only one operating segment and one reportable segment. All of the Company's long-lived assets are located in the Japan and substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from within the Japan. Therefore, no geographical segments are presented.

  

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires that an entity disclose significant segment expenses impacting profit and loss that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. The update is required to be applied retrospectively to prior periods presented, based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are required to be adopted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Annual reporting under this update becomes effective for the Company in fiscal 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires that entities disclose specific categories in their rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"). This ASU requires new financial statement disclosures disaggregating prescribed expense categories within relevant income statement expense captions. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

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v3.24.4
NOTE 3 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NOTE 3 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

NOTE 3 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, ("ASC 820") defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in valuation methodologies into three levels:

 

Level 1:   Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.      

 

Level 2:   Significant other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.    

 

Level 3:   Significant unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

  

The Company considers the carrying amount of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, income tax recoverable, other current assets, accounts payable, income tax payable, contingency liabilities, deferred income, accrued expenses and other payables, other current liabilities and current portion of operating and finance lease obligations approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 owing to their short-term or present value nature or present value of the assets and liabilities.

 

v3.24.4
NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES

NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the provision of income tax expense was $598,249 and $286,129, consisting of current portion of $406,760 and $960,944 and deferred portion of $191,489 and $(674,815), respectively.

 

Japan

 

The Company conducts its major businesses in Japan and e-Learning and e-Communications (“Japanese Subsidiaries”) are subject to tax in this jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, Japanese Subsidiaries file tax returns that are subject to examination by the local tax authority.

 

Japanese Subsidiaries are subject to a number of income taxes, which, in aggregate, represent a statutory tax rate approximately as follows:

 

    Company’s assessable profit
For the years ended September 30,   Up to JPY 4 million   Up to JPY 8 million   Over JPY 8 million
2024   21.87%   23.74%   34.34%
2023   21.87%   23.74%   34.34%

 

Open tax years in Japan are five years. As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s earliest open tax year for Japanese income tax purposes is its fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. The Company's tax attributes from prior periods remain subject to adjustment.

 

The reconciliations of the Japanese statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate are as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Japanese statutory tax rate        33.80%   33.80%
Income tax difference under different tax jurisdictions   5.80%   (36.38%)
Effect of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets   (11.16%)   (142.41%)
Non-deductible expenses   1.61%   (9.54%)
Deductible tax payments   (1.91%)   81.30%
Other adjustments   0.81%   (34.53%)
Total   28.95%   (107.76%)

 

Hong Kong

 

Force Holdings, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in Hong Kong, is engaged in investment holding. Hong Kong profits tax has been provided at the rate of 16.5% on the estimated assessable profit arising in Hong Kong.

 

No provision for the Hong Kong profits tax has been made as Force Holdings did not generate any estimated assessable profits in Hong Kong during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

Open tax year in Hong Kong is six years after the relevant year of assessment. This may be extended to ten years in the case of fraud of willful evasion of taxes. There are no provisions that govern the time limit for tax collection.

 

United States

 

Exceed World, Inc., which acts as a holding company on a non-consolidated basis, does not plan to engage any business activities and current or future loss will be fully allowed. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Exceed World, Inc., as a holding company registered in the state of Delaware, has incurred net loss and, therefore, has no tax liability. The net deferred tax asset generated by the loss carry forward has been fully reserved.

 

The Company is a Delaware corporation that is subject to U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income at a rate of up to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Recent U.S. federal tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Act”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The 2017 Act significantly modified the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by, among other things, reducing the statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; limiting and/or eliminating many business deductions; migrating the U.S. to a territorial tax system with a one-time transition tax on a mandatory deemed repatriation of previously deferred foreign earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries; subject to certain limitations, generally eliminating U.S. corporate income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; and providing for new taxes on certain foreign earnings. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years or in a single lump sum.

 

The 2017 Act also includes provisions for a new tax on the Global Intangible Low-taxed Income (“GILTI”) effective for tax years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations. The Company elected to account for GILTI tax in the period the tax is incurred, and no provision is made during the year ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

To the extent that portions of the Company’s U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or GILTI, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. If dividends that the Company receives from its subsidiaries are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company will generally not be required to pay U.S. corporate income tax on those dividends. Any liabilities for U.S. corporate income tax will be accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and estimated tax payments will be made when required by U.S. law.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s earliest open tax year for U.S. federal income tax purposes is its fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Company's tax attributes from prior periods remain subject to adjustment. Open tax years in state and foreign jurisdictions generally range from three to six years.

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

 

The tax authority within the jurisdiction of each of the Company’s subsidiaries conducts periodic and ad hoc tax filing reviews on business enterprises operating within that jurisdiction after those enterprises complete their relevant tax filings. Therefore, the Company’s subsidiaries’ tax filings results are subject to change. It is therefore uncertain as to whether the tax authorities may take different views about the Company’s subsidiaries’ tax filings, which may lead to additional tax liabilities.

 

ASC 740 requires recognition and measurement of uncertain income tax positions using a “more-likely-than-not” approach. The management evaluated the Company’s tax positions and concluded that no provision for uncertainty in income taxes was necessary as of September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

v3.24.4
NOTE 5 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTE 5 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

NOTE 5 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

The Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax assets        
Inventories   17,648   17,324
Software   493,650   538,134
Expense   16,411   137,768
Net operating loss carryforward   -   350,985
    527,709   1,044,211
Less: valuation allowance   -   (350,985)
Total deferred tax asset $ 527,709  $ 693,226

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax liabilities        
Insurance funds $ (21,235) $ (18,226)
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current $ (21,235) $  (18,226)

 

For the purpose of presentation in the consolidated balance sheets, certain deferred income tax assets and liabilities have been offset. The following is the analysis of the deferred income tax balances for financial reporting purpose:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax assets $ 506,474  $ 675,000

  

v3.24.4
NOTE 6 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
NOTE 6 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 6 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Due to related parties and directors

 

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s due to related parties and directors were as follows:

 

      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Due to director          
Tomoo Yoshida, CEO, CFO, sole director and a shareholder of the Company   $ 741,248 $ 741,248
Total due to director   $ 741,248 $ 741,248
           
Due to related parties          
Keiichi Koga, a shareholder of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company   $ 47,635 $ 47,635
Force Internationale, the Company’s majority shareholder. Tomoo Yoshida is a director of Force Internationale     1,943,725   1,592,525
Total due to related parties   $ 1,991,360 $ 1,640,160

 

The payable balances are unsecured, due on demand, and bear no interest. From time to time, these related parties have advanced to the Company or paid expenses on behalf of the Company, and the Company has also made repayments. During the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, Force Internationale paid expense on behalf of the Company in the amount of $312,738 and $241,379, respectively.

 

Tomoo Yoshida provided guarantee for the Company’s office leases during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

  

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v3.24.4
NOTE 7 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
NOTE 7 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 7 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Building $ 235,425  $ 183,045
Leasehold improvement   193,757   41,284
Equipment   658,913   706,774
Vehicles   248,427   32,504
Land   174,885   -
Construction in process   15,974   -
    1,527,381   963,607
         
Accumulated depreciation   (750,641)    (652,664)
         
Total net book value $ 776,740 $ 310,943

 

The aggregate depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment was $69,154 and $129,925 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

v3.24.4
NOTE 8 SOFTWARE
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NOTE 8 SOFTWARE

NOTE 8 SOFTWARE

 

The book value of the Company’s software as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Software $ 2,335,929 $ 1,098,725
Accumulated amortization   (796,141)   (909,294)
Software in process   1,440,222   -
Total net book value   2,980,010   189,431

 

The aggregate amortization expense related to the software was $285,791 and $191,796 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, included in cost of revenues and operating expenses.

 

The estimated future amortization expense of software as of September 30, 2024 is as follows:

  

Year ending September 30   Amount
2025   $ 680,748
2026     615,993
2027     615,993
2028     615,993
2029     451,283
Thereafter     -
Total   $ 2,980,010

 

v3.24.4
NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS

NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had three finance leases comprised of equipment and vehicle leases with a gross value of $117,817 and $74,878, respectively, included in property, plant and equipment. The Company also leases its offices under operating lease and short-term lease. The estimated effect of lease renewal and termination options, as applicable, was included in the consolidated financial statements in the current period.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

  

    For the year ended September 30,
    2024
Operating lease cost $ 336,044
Short term lease cost   15,893
Finance lease cost:    
    Amortization of right-of-use assets   19,771
Interest on lease obligations   2,618
Total finance lease cost   22,389
Total lease cost $ 374,326

 

The following table presents the Company’s supplemental information related to operating and finance leases:

 

    For the year ended September 30,
    2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities    
Operating cash flows from finance leases $ 2,618
Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 336,044
Financing cash flows from finance leases $ 11,242
     
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term    
Operating leases   1.83 years
Finance leases   4.10 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate    
Operating leases   1.84%
Finance leases   3.59%

 

The future maturity of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

Year ending September 30   Finance lease   Operating lease
2025 $ 24,806   331,140
2026   23,026   242,055
2027   23,026   -
2028   30,735   -
2029   9,477   -
Thereafter   -   -
Total   111,070   573,195
Less imputed interest    (17,997)   (9,532)
Total lease liabilities   93,073   563,663
Less current portion   (19,499)   (323,620)
Long-term lease liabilities $ 73,574 $ 240,043

 

v3.24.4
NOTE 10 CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTE 10 CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 10 CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings in the course of conducting the business related to Force Club Membership and, from time to time, the Company may become involved in additional claims and lawsuits incidental to the businesses. The Company’s legal counsel and the management routinely assess the likelihood of adverse judgments and outcomes to these matters, as well as ranges of probable losses; to the extent losses are reasonably estimable. Accruals are recorded for these matters to the extent that management concludes a loss is probable and the financial impact, should an adverse outcome occur, is reasonable estimable.

 

In the opinion of management, appropriate and adequate accruals for legal matters have been made, and management believes that the probability of a material loss beyond the amounts accrued is remote. Nevertheless, the Company cannot predict the impact of future developments affecting the Company’s pending or future claims and lawsuits. The Company expenses legal costs as incurred, and all recorded legal liabilities are adjusted as required as better information becomes available to the Company. The factors the Company considers when recording an accrual for contingencies include, among others: (i) the opinions and views of the Company’s legal counsel; (ii) the Company’s previous experience; and (iii) the decision of management as to how the Company intend to respond to the complaints.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company has settled seven legal cases in total amount of approximately JPY113.2 million (approximately $783,000) related to the cancellation of contracts. From October 1, 2024 to the filing date, the Company has settled 1 case under the same nature with an aggregate amount of approximately JPY3.4 million (approximately $24,000). As of the filing date, the Company had four pending legal cases, claiming a damage of approximately JPY13.0 million (approximately $91,000) under the same nature. Our legal counsel estimated a probable settlement of these cases with total settlement amount of approximately JPY5.2 million (approximately $36,000). The Company has recorded JPY6.9 million (approximately $49,000) as contingency liability as of September 30, 2024, representing cases not yet settled as of September 30, 2024.

 

v3.24.4
NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

During November 2024, the Company purchased 1,250 shares of Mint Productions Inc. in the amount of JPY50,000,000.

v3.24.4
NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION 

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of subsidiaries disposed during the respective periods are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) up to the effective date of disposal.

 

Name of Subsidiary Place of Organization

Percentage of

Effective

Ownership

Force International Holdings Limited (“Force Holdings”) Hong Kong 100%
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. (“e-Learning”) Japan 100% (*1)
e-Communications Co., Ltd. (“e-Communications”) Japan 100% (*2)

 

(*1) Wholly owned subsidiary of Force Holdings

(*2) Wholly owned subsidiary of e-Learning

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

USE OF ESTIMATES 

 

The presentation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses reported in those financial statements. Certain accounting policies that contain subjective management estimates and assumptions include those related to write-down in value of inventory, useful lives and impairment of long-lived assets, realization of deferred tax assets and legal contingencies. Operating results in the future could vary from the amounts derived from management's estimates and assumptions.

 

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations or credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Company places its majority of cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings and quality located in Japan. Cash balances in bank accounts in Japan are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan up to a limitation of JPY10 million per depositor per financial institution.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

A related party is generally defined as (i) any person that holds 10% or more of the Company’s securities and their immediate families, (ii) the Company’s management, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.

 

Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.

 

CASH

CASH

 

Cash includes cash on hand and deposits in banks that are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less. The Company maintains substantially all its bank accounts in Japan. Cash balances in bank accounts in Japan are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan subject to certain limitations.

 

RESTRICTED CASH

RESTRICTED CASH

 

Restricted cash represents cash deposits in financial institutions that are restricted as to withdrawal according to certain agreements with financial institutions. The restricted cash is not available for withdrawal or the Company’s general use until after certain periods. Restricted cash is classified as current or non-current based on when the funds will be released in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE

 

Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are recorded corresponding to the allowance when identified. As of September 30, 2024, there is a customer accounting for approximately 99% of the Company’s total outstanding account receivable.

 

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist primarily of tablets and are valued using average cost method and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. An allowance for obsolescence is maintained to cover any materials or parts that may become obsolete. Inventories are periodically monitored to ensure that the reserve for obsolescence covers any obsolete items. As of September 30, 2024, no allowance for obsolescence is recognized. 

 

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company’s total purchases were as follows:

 

  For the Year Ended September 30, 2024     For the Year Ended September 30, 2023  
Supplier A *     96 %
Supplier B 25 %   *  
Supplier C 20 %   *  
Supplier D 14 %   *  
Supplier E 17 %   *  
Supplier F 15 %   *  

  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less depreciation and impairment loss. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method or declining balance method at the following estimated useful life:

 

Building 47 years on straight-line method
Leasehold improvement 10 years on straight-line method
Equipment 2 to 15 years on declining balance method or straight-line method
Vehicle 6 years on straight-line method
Land Not depreciated

 

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated over their expected useful lives on the same basis as owned assets.

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets consist of internal use software and membership.

 

The Company capitalizes certain costs related to obtaining or developing software for internal use. Costs incurred during the application development stage internally or externally are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of five years. The application development stage includes design of chosen path, software configuration and integration, coding, hardware installation and testing. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and post implementation-operation stage are expensed as incurred.

 

Membership has indefinite useful life, and the balance was $126,913 and $120,852 as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, included in other intangible assets.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

 

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to depreciation and amortization is evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be measured by the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company believes no impairment existed at September 30, 2024.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION 

 

The Company maintains its books and records in its local currencies, Japanese YEN (“JPY”) , Hong Kong Dollars (“HK$”) and United States Dollars (“US$” or “$”), which are the functional currencies as being the primary currencies of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

The reporting currency of the Company is US$ and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, Translation of Financial Statement, assets and liabilities of the Company whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. Shareholders’ equity is translated at historical exchange rate at the time of transaction. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

 

  September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate 142.73   149.79
Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate 150.50   139.00
       
Current HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80
Average HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company operates and manages multilevel marketing (“MLM”) in operating its businesses as the Force Club Membership and generates revenues primarily by providing the rights to access the Company’s educational content and to recruit new members.

 

The Company recognizes revenue by applying the following steps in accordance with ASC 606 - Revenue from contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those products or services.

 

- Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer

- Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

- Determination of the transaction price

- Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

- Recognition of revenue when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation

 

Force Club Membership fee

 

Nature of operation

 

The revenue generated from Force Club Membership arrangements accounted for substantially all of revenues during the year ended September 30, 2024. Generally, the Company grants Force Club members the rights to access the Company’s educational content. There are three tiers of members, namely standard members, support members and premium members.

 

The premium members are granted full access to the Company’s educational content and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members. Each premium member needs to purchase a premium pack, containing promotional materials aiding the recruiting process, from the Company. The standard members are granted limited access to the Company’s educational content.

 

To further promote the Company’s business, starting fiscal year 2021, the Company also offers its customers to subscribe and become a support member. Similar to a premium member, the support members are granted full access to the Company’s educational content and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members, but the amount of commission entitled to the support member for each recruitment is lower than that to the premium members. The customers subscribing to support membership pay a lower fee for the access to educational content and will receive promotional materials which is substantially lesser in scale as compared to that to a premium member. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the revenue generated from support member subscription is still immaterial.

 

The support member has the choice to become a premium member by making relevant premium member registration and purchasing the upgrade pack from the Company. The revenue from upgrade pack is accounted for in the same manner as the revenue from the premium pack as described below.

 

Revenue from the premium pack (including the upgrade pack) is recognized net of discounts and return allowances at a point in time upon delivery. Revenue from the right to access the Company’s educational content is recognized over a period of time ratably over the effective period. For sales of premium packs and upgrade packs with return conditions, the Company reasonably estimate the possibility of return based on historical experience. There were no liabilities for return allowances nor assets from the right to recover products from the associated return allowances recorded as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, as substantially all sales of premium packs (including the upgrade pack) during the years then ended have reached the end of the return periods.

 

Deferred income related to force club membership fee is recorded when consideration is received from a member prior to the goods delivered or the access granted. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company's deferred income related to force club membership fee was $24,833 and $1,163,548, respectively. During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $1,163,548 of deferred income from the beginning balance.

 

Connector Plan Membership Fee

 

The connector plan revenues are mainly generated through membership fee and sale of virtual points, and those virtual points can only be consumed in the Company’s online games. Therefore, the Company regards the sales of a virtual point as a service, where the related performance obligation is satisfied over time, and revenues are recognized by measuring progress toward satisfying the performance obligation in a manner that best depicts the transfer of goods or services to the customer. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenues from the sale of virtual points over the period of time using the output method, which is generally the estimated service period.

 

Estimated Service Period - The Company used the estimated retention period of the players as the estimate for the service period. The Company evaluates the appropriateness of such estimates quarterly to see if they are in line with the Company’s observations in the operations. The Company believes this provides a reasonable depiction of the transfer of services to customers, as it is the best representation of the time period during which the Company’s customers play the Company’s games. Determining the estimated service period is subjective and requires management’s judgment. Future usage patterns may differ from historical ones and therefore, the estimated service period may change in the future. The estimated service periods for players of the Company’s current games are generally 1 month.

 

Membership fee - The Company charges a membership fee to its customers, which grants its members the rights to full access to the Company’s online games and the right to recruit prospect customers to become the Company’s members for the duration of the membership. As the Company has the obligation to provide access to its online games for the duration of the membership term, the Company recognizes membership fee on a straight-line basis over a period of time ratably over the estimated service period. For membership with refundable periods, the Company reasonably estimate the possibility of refund based on historical experience. The Company historically did not incur material refunds and did not accrue liabilities for refunds of membership fees. If actual refunds differ from the Company’s estimates, the effects could be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company’s deferred income related to connector plan membership fee was $474,142 as of September 30, 2024

 

 Disaggregation of revenue

 

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of the Company's revenue was generated in Japan and contributed by the Company's subsidiaries. The Company disaggregates revenue into two revenue streams, consisting of Force Club Membership Fee and Connector Plan Membership Fee, as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Force Club Membership Fee   21,639,463   25,596,982
Connector Plan Membership Fee   2,469,851   -
Others   273,739   325,739
Total   24,383,053   25,922,721

 

Contract asset

 

The Company does not have any contract asset.

 

ADVERTISING

ADVERTISING

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in selling and distributions expenses. Advertising expenses were $1,053,125 and $2,437,156 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Advertising expenses were comprised of, but not limited to, sales events hosted for sales agents, exhibitions to promote and display company product offerings, signboards, and public relations activities.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of expenses incurred related to the development activities for the Company’s internally-used software and are charged to operations as incurred as these costs do not qualify for capitalization. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, research and development expenses of $2,166,443 and $2,282,502 were included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company computes basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company.

 

The Company does not have any potentially dilutive instruments as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 and, thus, anti-dilution issues are not applicable.

 

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for income taxes includes income taxes currently payable and those deferred as a result of temporary differences between the financial statements and the income tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred income tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount of future tax benefit when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Projected future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies are considered and evaluated when assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Any increase or decrease in a valuation allowance could have a material adverse or beneficial impact on the Company’s income tax provision and net income or loss in the period the determination is made.

 

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of these uncertain tax positions are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No such penalties and interest incurred during the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

LEASES

LEASES

  

The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842 and determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, operating lease liabilities, current and operating lease liabilities, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, finance lease obligations, current and finance lease obligations, non-current in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets and related lease liabilities from operating leases and finance leases are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. When determining the lease term, the Company includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option, if any. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

For leases with a term of 12 months or less, the Company makes an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The Company recognizes lease expenses for such leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Modification to existing lease agreements, including changes to the lease term or payment amounts, are reviewed to determine whether they result in a seperate contract. For modifications that do not result in a separate contract, management reviews the lease classification and re-measures the related ROU assets and lease liabilities at the effective date of the modification.

 

SEGMENT REPORTING

 

ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision-makers in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results including revenue, gross profit, and operating profit at a consolidated level only. The Company does not distinguish between markets for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Therefore, the Company has only one operating segment and one reportable segment. All of the Company's long-lived assets are located in the Japan and substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from within the Japan. Therefore, no geographical segments are presented.

  

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires that an entity disclose significant segment expenses impacting profit and loss that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. The update is required to be applied retrospectively to prior periods presented, based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are required to be adopted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Annual reporting under this update becomes effective for the Company in fiscal 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires that entities disclose specific categories in their rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"). This ASU requires new financial statement disclosures disaggregating prescribed expense categories within relevant income statement expense captions. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard.

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NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company’s total purchases

For the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company’s total purchases were as follows:

 

  For the Year Ended September 30, 2024     For the Year Ended September 30, 2023  
Supplier A *     96 %
Supplier B 25 %   *  
Supplier C 20 %   *  
Supplier D 14 %   *  
Supplier E 17 %   *  
Supplier F 15 %   *  
Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less depreciation and impairment loss. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method or declining balance method at the following estimated useful life:

 

Building 47 years on straight-line method
Leasehold improvement 10 years on straight-line method
Equipment 2 to 15 years on declining balance method or straight-line method
Vehicle 6 years on straight-line method
Land Not depreciated
Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

 

  September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate 142.73   149.79
Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate 150.50   139.00
       
Current HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80
Average HK$: US$1 exchange rate 7.80   7.80
For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of the Company's revenue was generated in Japan

For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of the Company's revenue was generated in Japan and contributed by the Company's subsidiaries. The Company disaggregates revenue into two revenue streams, consisting of Force Club Membership Fee and Connector Plan Membership Fee, as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Force Club Membership Fee   21,639,463   25,596,982
Connector Plan Membership Fee   2,469,851   -
Others   273,739   325,739
Total   24,383,053   25,922,721
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NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
statutory tax rate

Japanese Subsidiaries are subject to a number of income taxes, which, in aggregate, represent a statutory tax rate approximately as follows:

 

    Company’s assessable profit
For the years ended September 30,   Up to JPY 4 million   Up to JPY 8 million   Over JPY 8 million
2024   21.87%   23.74%   34.34%
2023   21.87%   23.74%   34.34%
reconciliations of the Japanese statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate

The reconciliations of the Japanese statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate are as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

 

Year Ended

September 30, 2023

Japanese statutory tax rate        33.80%   33.80%
Income tax difference under different tax jurisdictions   5.80%   (36.38%)
Effect of valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets   (11.16%)   (142.41%)
Non-deductible expenses   1.61%   (9.54%)
Deductible tax payments   (1.91%)   81.30%
Other adjustments   0.81%   (34.53%)
Total   28.95%   (107.76%)
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NOTE 5 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and 2023

The Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax assets        
Inventories   17,648   17,324
Software   493,650   538,134
Expense   16,411   137,768
Net operating loss carryforward   -   350,985
    527,709   1,044,211
Less: valuation allowance   -   (350,985)
Total deferred tax asset $ 527,709  $ 693,226

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Deferred tax liabilities        
Insurance funds $ (21,235) $ (18,226)
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current $ (21,235) $  (18,226)
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NOTE 6 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s due to related parties and directors

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s due to related parties and directors were as follows:

 

      September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Due to director          
Tomoo Yoshida, CEO, CFO, sole director and a shareholder of the Company   $ 741,248 $ 741,248
Total due to director   $ 741,248 $ 741,248
           
Due to related parties          
Keiichi Koga, a shareholder of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company   $ 47,635 $ 47,635
Force Internationale, the Company’s majority shareholder. Tomoo Yoshida is a director of Force Internationale     1,943,725   1,592,525
Total due to related parties   $ 1,991,360 $ 1,640,160
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NOTE 7 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Building $ 235,425  $ 183,045
Leasehold improvement   193,757   41,284
Equipment   658,913   706,774
Vehicles   248,427   32,504
Land   174,885   -
Construction in process   15,974   -
    1,527,381   963,607
         
Accumulated depreciation   (750,641)    (652,664)
         
Total net book value $ 776,740 $ 310,943
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NOTE 8 SOFTWARE (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
The book value of the Company’s software as of September 30, 2024 and 2023

The book value of the Company’s software as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

 

    September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023
Software $ 2,335,929 $ 1,098,725
Accumulated amortization   (796,141)   (909,294)
Software in process   1,440,222   -
Total net book value   2,980,010   189,431
estimated future amortization expense of software as of September 30, 2024

The estimated future amortization expense of software as of September 30, 2024 is as follows:

  

Year ending September 30   Amount
2025   $ 680,748
2026     615,993
2027     615,993
2028     615,993
2029     451,283
Thereafter     -
Total   $ 2,980,010
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NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
components of lease expense

The components of lease expense were as follows:

  

    For the year ended September 30,
    2024
Operating lease cost $ 336,044
Short term lease cost   15,893
Finance lease cost:    
    Amortization of right-of-use assets   19,771
Interest on lease obligations   2,618
Total finance lease cost   22,389
Total lease cost $ 374,326
the Company’s supplemental information related to operating and finance leases

The following table presents the Company’s supplemental information related to operating and finance leases:

 

    For the year ended September 30,
    2024
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities    
Operating cash flows from finance leases $ 2,618
Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 336,044
Financing cash flows from finance leases $ 11,242
     
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term    
Operating leases   1.83 years
Finance leases   4.10 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate    
Operating leases   1.84%
Finance leases   3.59%
The future maturity of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024

The future maturity of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

Year ending September 30   Finance lease   Operating lease
2025 $ 24,806   331,140
2026   23,026   242,055
2027   23,026   -
2028   30,735   -
2029   9,477   -
Thereafter   -   -
Total   111,070   573,195
Less imputed interest    (17,997)   (9,532)
Total lease liabilities   93,073   563,663
Less current portion   (19,499)   (323,620)
Long-term lease liabilities $ 73,574 $ 240,043
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NOTE 2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
[custom:Membershipandland-0] $ 126,913 $ 120,852
Deferred income recognized 1,163,548  
Deferred income from connector plan membership fees, as of 474,142  
[custom:Advertisingexpenses] 1,053,125 2,437,156
Research and development expenses $ 2,166,443 $ 2,282,502
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NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
[custom:IncomeTaxExpenses] $ 598,249 $ 286,129
[custom:Currentportionofincometaxexpenses] 406,760 960,944
[custom:Deferredportionofincometaxexpenses] $ 191,489 $ (674,815)
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NOTE 6 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]    
Expenses paid by Force Internationale $ 312,738 $ 241,379
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NOTE 7 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]    
Depreciation $ 69,154 $ 129,925
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NOTE 8 SOFTWARE (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Amortization and Depreciation of Decontaminating and Decommissioning Assets $ 285,791 $ 191,796
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NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS (Details Narrative)
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
[custom:Equipmentasofpropplantequip-0] $ 117,817
[custom:Vehicleleasespropplantequip-0] $ 74,878
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NOTE 10 CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 14, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]    
[custom:Legalcasessettledperiod]   $ 783,000
Legal case settled value $ 24,000  
Pending legal case claimed damage value 91,000  
Probable legal case settlement value $ 36,000  
[custom:Probablesettlementamount]   $ 49,000

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