UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F

 

(Mark One)

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   

OR

   

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

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023

   

OR

   

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

For the transition period from                 to                 

 

OR

 

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report

 

Commission file number: 001-38245

 

Akso Health Group
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
 
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 

Room 8201-4-4(A), 2nd Floor, Qiantongyuan Building,

No. 44, Moscow Road, Qianwan Bonded Port Area,

Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone, China (Shandong)

Tel: +86 152 1005 4919

(Address of principal executive offices)
 

Rui (Kerrie) Zhang, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: +86 152 1005 4919

Email: ir@ahgtop.com

Room 8201-4-4(A), 2nd Floor, Qiantongyuan Building,

No. 44, Moscow Road, Qianwan Bonded Port Area,

Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone, China (Shandong)

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which
registered
American depositary shares (one American depositary share representing three ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share)   AHG   Nasdaq Capital Market
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share*       Nasdaq Capital Market

 

*Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American depositary shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None
(Title of Class)
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
 
None
(Title of Class)

 

 

 

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

 

  68,598,050  ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, as of March 31, 2023.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes   ☒ No

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

☐ Yes   ☒ 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.

Yes   ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).

Yes   ☐ No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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. ☐

 

†The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐ Yes No

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing refl ect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards as issued Other ☐
  by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐  

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

☐ Item 17   ☐ Item 18

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

☐ Yes   No

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ☐ Yes   ☐ No

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION   ii
     
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION   iv
     
PART I   1
     
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS   1
   
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE   1
     
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION   1
     
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY   34
     
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS   60 
     
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS   60
     
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES   67
     
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS   74
     
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   77
     
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING   78
     
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   78
     
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK   89
     
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES   90
     
PART II   93
     
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES   93
     
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS   93
     
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES   93
     
ITEM 16. [RESERVED]   94 
     
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT   94
     
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS   94
     
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES   94
     
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES   95
     
ITEM 16E. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS   95
     

ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

  95
     
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE   96 
     
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE   96
     
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS   96
     
PART III   97
     
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   97
     
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   97
     
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS   97

 

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INTRODUCTION

 

In this annual report on Form 20-F, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to:

 

“ADSs” are to our American depositary shares, each of which represents three ordinary shares;

 

“App”, “Xiaobai Maimai” are to Xiaobai Maimai application;

 

“big data” are to voluminous structured and unstructured data from multiple sources and in multiple formats;

 

“CAGR” are to compound annual growth rate;

 

“China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region, unless referening specific laws and regulatioins adopted by the PRC and other legal or tax matters only applicable to mainland China, and excluding, for the purposes of this annual report on Form 20-F only, Taiwan;

 

“CSRC” are to China Securities Regulatory Commission;

 

“GMV” or “Gross Merchandise Value” are to the value of confirmed orders of products and services on our platform, regardless of how, or whether, the buyer and seller settle the transaction;

 

“Hexin Digital” are to Hexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd.;

 

“Hexin E-commerce” are to Hexin E-Commerce Co. Ltd.;

 

“Hexin Fengze” are to Hexin Fengze Asset Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd.;

 

“Hexin Jinke” are to Hexin Jinke Group Co., Ltd.;

 

“Hexin Jiuding” are to Beijing Hexin Jiuding Technology Co., Ltd.

 

“Wusu Company” are to Wusu Hexin Yongheng Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Wusu Hexin Internet Small Loan Co., Ltd.);

 

“Hexin Yongheng” are to Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd.;

 

“Kuaishangche” are to Kuaishangche Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd.;

 

“Akso Online MediTech” are to Akso Online MediTech Co., LTD.

 

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“MAU” are to monthly active users;

 

“MIIT” are to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology;

 

“Ordinary shares” are to our ordinary shares of par value US$0.0001 per share;

 

“Our former variable interest entities” or “former VIEs” are to Hexin Jiuding, Wusu Company and Hexin Digital;

 

“PCAOB” are to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

 

“Platforms” are to the e-commerce platforms that Hexin Digital cooperates with;

 

“RMB” and “Renminbi” are to the legal currency of China;

 

“SAMR” are to the PRC State Administration for Market Regulation (formerly known as the SAIC);

 

“US$,” “U.S. dollars,” “$” and “dollars” are to the legal currency of the United States;

 

“U.S. GAAP” are to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States;

 

“Akso Health,” “our company”, or “the Company” are to Akso Health Group (formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc.), an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability.

 

“we,” “us,” “our company” and “our” refer to Akso Health Group and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Exchange Rate Information

 

Our business is conducted in both China and the United States, and our financial records are maintained in RMB, our functional currency. However, we use the U.S. dollar as our reporting currency; therefore, periodic reports made to shareholders will include current period amounts translated into U.S. dollars using the then-current exchange rates, for the convenience of the readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to RMB in this annual report on Form 20-F were made at a rate of RMB6.8676 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 Statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of March 31, 2023, the last business day of the fiscal year of 2023. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate at each reporting period end date. Equity is translated at historical rates. Income and expense accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange during the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses resulting from the translations of foreign currency transactions and balances are reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

 

We make no representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all. The PRC government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade. On July 7 , 2023, the exchange rate was RMB 7.2205 to US$1.00.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This annual report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “is/are likely to,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

our goals and strategies;

 

our future business development, financial condition and results of operations;

 

the expected growth of the online retail and social e-commerce industry in China;

 

our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our products and services;

 

our expectations regarding our relationships with our members, users, suppliers, third-party merchants, and other partners, including other social e-commerce platforms and service marketplaces;

 

competition in our industry;

 

relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry;

 

the development of COVID-19 in the PRC and globally; and

 

assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing.

 

We would like to caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and you should read these statements in conjunction with the risk factors disclosed in “Item 3. Key Information D. Risk Factors.” Those risks are not exhaustive. We operate in an evolving environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is impossible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements except as required under applicable law. You should read this annual report on Form 20-F and the documents that we reference in this annual report on Form 20-F completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

 

Permissions Required from the PRC Authorities for the Operations and Securities Offerings of PRC Subsidiaries and Consolidated Affiliated Entities

 

We conduct our business primarily through our U.S. subsidiaries, and PRC subsidiaries in China. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. As of the date of this annual report, all of our PRC subsidiaries have obtained the requisite licenses and permits from the PRC government authorities that are material for the business operations of our holding company, our subsidiaries, including, business licenses, a Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate and a Class III Medical Device Operation License. All of our PRC subsidiaries are required to obtain, and have obtained, their respective Business Licenses. However, given the uncertainties of interpretation and implementation of relevant laws and regulations and the enforcement practice by government authorities, we cannot assure you that we have obtained all the permits or licenses required by the PRC government authorities for conducting our business in China. We may be required to obtain additional licenses, permits, filings or approvals for the functions to operate our business in the future. For more detailed information, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China.”

 

Furthermore, we are subject to PRC rules and regulations relating to overseas listing and securities offering, and a substantial extension of the PRC government’s oversight over our business operations or overseas listings may hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities. Under current PRC laws, regulations and regulatory rules, we and our PRC subsidiaries may be required to obtain permissions from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, and may be required to go through cybersecurity review by the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, in connection with any future offering and listing on overseas capital markets.

 

On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China promulgated the Data Security Law which took effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law provides for data security and privacy obligations of entities and individuals carrying out data activities, prohibits entities and individuals in China from providing any foreign judicial or law enforcement authority with any data stored in China without approval from the competent PRC authority, and sets forth the legal liabilities of entities and individuals found to be in violation of their data protection obligations, including rectification order, warning, fines of up to RMB10 million, suspension of relevant business, and revocation of business permits or licenses. The Data Security Law is relatively new, and therefore there are substantial uncertainties with respect to the interpretation and implementation of the law. We may need to adjust our operations to comply with data security requirements from time to time. If we were found to have violations, we may be ordered to rectify and terminate any actions that are deemed illegal by the government authorities and become subject to fines and other government sanctions, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law, which took effect on the same day. These opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies. These opinions proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, to deal with the risks and incidents facing China-based overseas-listed companies and the demand for cybersecurity and data privacy protection. As of the date of this opinion, no official guidance and related implementation rules have been issued in relation to these recently issued opinions and the interpretation and implementation of these opinions remain unclear at this stage.

 

On July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the Measures for Cybersecurity Review which took effect on February 15, 2022. The Revised Cybersecurity Measures authorize the relevant government authorities to conduct cybersecurity review on a range of activities that affect or may affect national security, including listings in foreign countries by companies that possess personal data of more than one million users. The PRC National Security Law covers various types of national security, including technology security and information security. Given the nature of our business in China and the fact that we do not have personal information of more than one million users, we do not believe we are an “internet platform operator” that is required to file for a cybersecurity review pursuant to the Measures for Cybersecurity Review.

 

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On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted the Personal Information Security Law, which took effect on November 1, 2021. The Personal Information Protection Law includes the basic rules for personal information processing, the rules for cross-border provision of personal information, the rights of individuals in personal information processing activities, the obligations of personal information processors, and the legal responsibilities for illegal collection, processing, and use of personal information. We have access to confidential or personal information in certain of the businesses and have privacy policies and other documentation regarding the protection of personal information; however, we may not be successful in achieving compliance if we fail to comply with these policies and procedures.

 

On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the “Trial Measures,” and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, shall complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures within three working days following its submission of initial public offerings or listing application. If a domestic company fails to complete required filing procedures or conceals any material fact or falsifies any major content in its filing documents, such domestic company may be subject to administrative penalties, such as an order to rectify, warnings, fines, and its controlling shareholders, actual controllers, the person directly in charge and other directly liable persons may also be subject to administrative penalties, such as warnings and fines. According to the CSRC Notice, the domestic companies that have already been listed overseas before the effective date of the Trial Measures (namely, March 31, 2023) shall be deemed as existing issuers (the “Existing Issuers”). Existing Issuers are not required to complete the filing procedures immediately, and they shall be required to file with the CSRC for any subsequent offerings. Based on the foregoing, as of the date of this annual report, we are currently not required to complete the filing procedures and submit the relevant information to the CSRC.

 

Based on PRC laws and regulations effective as of the date of this report and subject to different interpretations of these laws and regulations that may be adopted by PRC authorities, we believe that, as of the date of this report, we, our PRC subsidiaries are not required to obtain any permission from the CSRC, the CAC, or any other PRC authority in connection with the listing or trading of our Ordinary Shares in foreign stock exchanges. As of the date of this annual report, we and our PRC subsidiaries have not received any inquiry, notice, warning or objection in relation to the listing or trading of our securities on Nasdaq from the CSRC, the CAC or any other PRC authorities. If we fail to obtain the relevant approval or complete other review or filing procedures for any future offshore offering or listing, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory authorities, which may include fines and penalties on our operations in China, limitations on our operating privileges in China, restrictions on or prohibition of the payments or remittance of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries, restrictions on or delays to our future financing transactions, or other actions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our ADSs. For more detailed information, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China— In light of recent events indicating greater oversight by the Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC, over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, we are subject to a variety of laws and other obligations regarding cybersecurity and data protection, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our business, our listing on Nasdaq, financial condition, and results of operations,” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China—The Opinions, the Trial Measures, and the revised Provisions recently issued by the PRC authorities may subject us to additional compliance requirements in the future.”

 

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Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA)

 

Our ADSs may be prohibited from trading on a national exchange or over-the-counter under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”) if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditors for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. Our auditor, OneStop Assurance PAC (“OneStop”), is a firm registered with the PCAOB and is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards and is not subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. If trading in our ADSs is prohibited under the HFCA Act in the future because the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor at such future time, Nasdaq may determine to delist our ADSs and trading in our ADSs could be prohibited. On December 29, 2022, legislation entitled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023” (the “Consolidated Appropriations Act”) was signed into law by President Biden, which, among other things, amended HFCA Act by requiring the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, thus reducing the time period for triggering the prohibition on trading. Furthermore, our auditor is not among the auditor firms listed on an HFCA Act Determination List, which includes all of the auditor firms that the PCAOB is not able to inspect. While our auditor is based in the Singapore and is registered with the PCAOB and subject to PCAOB inspection, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then such lack of inspection could cause trading in our ADSs to be prohibited under the HFCA Act, and ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist our Ordinary Shares. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “SOP”) Agreement with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP Agreement, together with two protocol agreements (collectively, “SOP Agreements”), governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China— Although the audit report included in this annual report is prepared by an auditor who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our securities may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to AHFCAA, which reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two” for more information,” and “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China—The recent joint statement by the SEC, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and an act passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. These developments could add uncertainties to our business operations, share price and reputation.”

 

Cash and Other Assets Transfers within our Organization

 

As of the date of this annual report, our current corporate structure does not contain any variable interest entity in mainland China and we do not have intention establishing any VIEs in mainland China in the future.

 

Cash may be transferred within our organization in the following manner: (i) we may transfer funds to our subsidiaries, including our PRC subsidiaries, by way of capital contributions or loans, through intermediate holding companies or otherwise; and (ii) our subsidiaries, including our PRC subsidiaries, may make dividends or other distributions to us through intermediate holding companies or otherwise.

 

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The following table describes transfers among us, our subsidiaries and the former VIEs made during the periods presented:

     
   Year Ended
March 31, 2023
 
   (US$ in millions) 
Capital contributions from us to our offshore subsidiaries(1)           — 
Loans from us to our offshore subsidiaries    
Capital contributions from us or our offshore subsidiaries to PRC subsidiaries    
Loans from us or our offshore subsidiaries to PRC subsidiaries    
Loans from our subsidiaries to the former VIEs, net    
Other amounts paid by our subsidiaries to the formerVIEs(2)    
Other amounts paid by former VIEs and their subsidiaries to our subsidiaries    

 

 

Notes:

(1)“Offshore subsidiaries” refer to all of our subsidiaries except our PRC subsidiaries.
(2)Cash paid by one of our Hong Kong subsidiaries to one of our former VIEs for services rendered.

 

Dividends or Distributions Made to our Company and U.S. Investors and Tax Consequences

 

Under the Cayman Islands law, we are permitted to provide funding to our subsidiaries through loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds, and we are permitted to pay a dividend out of either profit or share premium amount, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in us being unable to pay our debts due in the ordinary course of business. Our board of directors has discretion regarding whether to declare or pay dividends. In addition, our shareholders may by ordinary resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our directors. In either case, all dividends are subject to certain restrictions under Cayman Islands law, namely that our company may only pay dividends out of profits or share premium, and provided always that we are able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. The determination to declare and pay such annual dividend and special dividend and the amount of any dividend in any particular year will be based upon our operations, earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and availability and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant at such time. See “D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our ADS — We cannot assure you that our existing dividend policy will not change in the future or the amount the dividends that you may receive, and as such, you must rely on price appreciation of our ADSs for return on your investment.”

 

We Healthy Limited (“We Health HK”) is permitted under the laws of Hong Kong to provide funding to Akso Health, the holding company incorporated in Cayman Islands through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds. Both Akso Health and We Health HK currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.

 

According to the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong, a Hong Kong company may only make a distribution out of profits available for distribution or other distributable reserves. Dividends cannot be paid out from share capital. In addition, there can be no assurance that in the future the PRC government will not intervene or impose restrictions on We Health HK’s ability to transfer or distribute cash/assets to entities outside of Hong Kong, which could result in an inability or prohibition on making transfers or distributions to Akso Health and adversely affect our business. There are no restrictions or limitation under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HKD into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of Hong Kong.

 

On July 19, 2018, our board of directors approved an annual dividend policy. Under this policy, annual dividends will be set at an amount equivalent to approximately 15-25% of our anticipated net income after tax in each year commencing from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. On July 19, 2018, our board of directors also approved a special cash dividend of US$0.13 per ordinary share of our company (or US$0.13 per ADS), in addition to an annual dividend pursuant to the newly adopted annual dividend policy of US$0.27 per ordinary share (or US$0.27 per ADS), for a total dividend of US$0.40 per ordinary share (or US$0.40 per ADS). The aggregated dividend payments to shareholders amounted to US$19,547,532 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. Subject to the passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) rules, the gross amount of distributions we make to investors with respect to our Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) will be taxable as a dividend, to the extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles.

 

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A. [Reserved]

 

B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

 

Not applicable.

 

C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

 

Not applicable.

 

D. Risk Factors

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

 

We are no longer engaged in the online microlending business, but we cannot assure you that we would not be penalized under relevant regulations for the previous microlending business.

 

In August 2017, we established Wusu Company, through which we started to conduct our online microlending business. We have engaged in online microlending business since then and have been continuing to contribute resources to our microlending business up to September 30, 2019, since when the principal business scope of Wusu Company has been changed to trading, provision of technological promotion services and import and export. Since May 2019, we have ceased to issue new loans through microlending businesses. The microlending industry is rapidly evolving with significant regulatory uncertainties, and our microlending business may be subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the PRC with ambiguous and inconsistent application and interpretation. As a result, we cannot assure you that our investment and exploration in microlending would not be subject to legal risks. Since the change of Wusu Company’s business scope, we cannot carry out any new microlending business without the proper business registration. However, for the loans which were issued prior to the change of the business scope, we are entitled to the credit right over such loans until their maturity. If, however, the authorities were to determine that our historical microlending business was in violation of the relevant PRC laws and regulations, we may be subject to fines and other administrative penalties imposed by the authorities and our business and reputation could be adversely affected.

 

Any harm to our brand or reputation may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

We believe that the recognition and reputation of our brand, Xiaobai Maimai, among our members, users, third-party merchants and service providers have contributed significantly to the growth and success of our business. Maintaining and enhancing the recognition and reputation of our brand are critical to our business and competitiveness. Many factors, some of which are beyond our control, are important to maintaining and enhancing our brand. These factors include our ability to:

 

provide a superior shopping experience to our members and users;

 

maintain the popularity, attractiveness, diversity, quality and authenticity of product offerings on our platform;

 

maintain the efficiency, reliability and quality of the fulfillment and delivery services to our buyers;

 

maintain or improve user satisfaction with our services;

 

increase brand awareness through marketing and brand promotion activities; and

 

preserve our reputation and goodwill in the event of any negative publicity on consumer experience or merchant service, Internet and data security, product quality, price or authenticity, or other issues affecting us or other social e-commerce businesses in China.

 

Public perception that non-authentic, counterfeit or defective goods are displayed on our platform or that we or third-party service providers do not provide satisfactory customer service, even if factually incorrect or based on isolated incidents, could damage our reputation, diminish the value of our brand, undermine the trust and credibility we have established and have a negative impact on our ability to attract new users or retain our current users. If we are unable to maintain our reputation, enhance our brand recognition or increase positive awareness of our platform, products and services, it may be difficult to maintain and grow our member and user base, and our business and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

 

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If our social e-commerce platform is unable to provide good customer experience, our business and reputation may be materially and adversely affected.

 

If our social e-commerce platform does not provide good consumer experience, it could damage our reputation, diminish the value of our brand, undermine the trust and credibility we have established, have a negative impact on our ability to attract new consumers or retain our current consumers, and our business and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected. Our ability to provide good customer experience depends on a variety of factors. These factors include, among others, our ability to continue to offer authentic products at competitive prices, to source products in response to evolving customer tastes and demands, to ensure the quality of our products and services and to provide flexible payment options. For example, If we are unable to develop and maintain good relationships with third-party merchants that would allow us to obtain a sufficient amount and variety of authentic and quality products on acceptable commercial terms, we may be unable to meet customer demands for these products or to offer these products at attractive prices.

 

The third-party merchants in our marketplace business rely on a number of contracted third-party delivery logistics service providers to deliver the products to the customers. The products on our platform are supplied by the merchants, who are separately responsible for sourcing and coordinating the delivery of the products with the third-party delivery logistics service providers. As we do not directly control or manage the operations of these third-party logistics service providers, we may not be able to guarantee their performance. Interruptions to or failures in the delivery services could prevent the timely or proper delivery of our products. These interruptions or failures may be due to unforeseen events that are beyond our control or the control of our third-party logistics and delivery service providers, such as inclement weather, health epidemics, natural disasters, transportation disruptions or labor unrest. Delivery of the products could also be affected or interrupted by the merger, acquisition, insolvency or shut-down of the delivery companies the third-party merchants engage to make deliveries, especially those local companies with relatively small business scales. If the products are not delivered on a timely basis or are delivered in a damaged state, customers may refuse to accept the products purchased and have less confidence in our platform, and our business and reputation could suffer. We cannot assure you that our third-party merchants will be able to find alternative cost-effective logistics service providers to offer satisfactory delivery services in a timely manner, or at all, which could cause our business and reputation to suffer or cause third-party merchants to move to other platforms and have a negative impact on our financial conditions. In addition, if our third-party logistics service providers fail to comply with applicable rules and regulations in China, our delivery services may be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, the delivery personnel of contracted third-party delivery service providers directly interact with our customers on our behalf. We need to effectively manage these third-party logistics service providers to ensure the quality of customer services. Any failure to provide high-quality delivery services to our customers may negatively impact the shopping experience of our customers, damage our reputation, and cause us to lose customers.

 

If our customer service representatives, sales representatives or maintenance engineers and technicians fail to provide satisfactory service, it may compromise our ability to provide effective customer service and enjoyable user engagement, which may in turn cause damage to our reputation, loss of customers or direct economic loss. In addition, any negative publicity or poor feedback regarding our customer service may diminish customer confidence in us and the value of our brand, and in turn cause us to lose customers and market share.

 

In addition, we rely on our technology infrastructure to offer a good customer experience and to attract and retain customers on our platform. Any failure to properly upgrade our technology infrastructure to serve the growing number of customers, maintain the satisfactory performance, security and integrity of our social e-commerce platform and systems, may materially and adversely affect our business and reputation.

 

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We may incur liability or become subject to administrative penalties for counterfeit or unauthorized merchandise displayed on our platform, or for merchandise displayed on our platform that infringe on third-party intellectual property rights, or for other misconduct.

 

Our platform sources merchandise from third-party merchants. Although we have adopted measures to verify the authenticity and authorization of merchandise displayed on our platform and to avoid potential infringement on third-party intellectual property rights in the course of sourcing and selling merchandise, we may not always be successful in these efforts. In the event that any counterfeit, unauthorized or infringing merchandise is displayed on our platform, we could face claims for which we may be held liable. We have not in the past received claims alleging our infringement on third parties’ rights, and if we receive such claims in the future irrespective of their validity, we could incur significant costs and efforts in either defending against or settling such claims. If there is a successful claim against us, we might be required to pay substantial damages or refrain from further sale of the relevant merchandise. If we negligently participate or assist in infringement activities associated with counterfeit goods, we may be subject to potential liability under PRC law including injunctions to cease infringing activities, rectification, compensation, administrative penalties, and even criminal liability. Moreover, such third-party claims or administrative penalties could result in negative publicity and our reputation could be severely damaged. Any of these events could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

We plan to establish and operate cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers that will be majority-owned by us and are subject to significant risks.

 

As part of our growth strategy, we plan to establish and operate cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers that will focus on providing a variety of radiotherapy services as well as catering to cancer patients at varying stages of treatment. This will include specialized radiation therapy centers for radiotherapy (RT), personalized consultation, conventional treatment planning, and other related services for a wide variety of cancer therapy treatments.

 

Since we have limited experience in operating our own centers and clinics, or in providing many of the services that we plan to offer in such centers and clinics, we may not be able to provide as high a level of service quality for those treatment options as compared to the other treatments that we offer at our network of centers, which may result in damage to our reputation and growth prospects.

 

In addition, we may not be successful in recruiting qualified medical professionals to effectively provide the services that we intend to offer in our own centers and clinics. When we establish our own centers and hospitals under our brand name, we may not be able to immediately gain wide acceptance among patients and, thus, may be unable to attract a sufficient number of patients to our new centers and clinics.

 

We may encounter difficulties in successfully introducing new services in a timely and cost-effective manner, which could materially and adversely affect our business and operations.

 

Our new cancer therapy and radiation oncology services may not be well received by our clients, and newly introduced services may not achieve expected results. Furthermore, our services will require specialized knowledge of the industry and comprehensive understanding of the market of medical equipment and consumables. We may misjudge the trend of the industry and the market, and may not be able to develop the appropriate solutions for our clients. The efforts to introduce new services may require substantial investments of additional human capital and financial resources. If we fail to improve our existing services or introduce new ones in a timely or cost-effective manner, our ability to attract and retain clients may be impaired, and our results of operations and prospects may be adversely affected.

 

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Our development of new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers could result in fluctuations in our short-term financial performance, and newly opened cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers and clinics may not achieve timely profitability, or at all.

 

New cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers generally have lower income and higher operating costs during the initial stages of their operations. We will also incur substantial expenses before opening new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers such as labor costs, construction expenditures, renovation costs, rental expenses and equipment costs. Based on our research, it generally takes years for new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers to achieve monthly breakeven and much longer to recover the initial investment. Accordingly, the timing of new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers openings may have a significant impact on our future profitability. As a result, our results of operations may fluctuate significantly from period to period, which renders the period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations to be not meaningful in predicting our future performance.

 

Moreover, we may not be successful in recruiting qualified medical professionals to effectively provide the services that we intend to offer in our new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers. It could also take significant lead time for newly opened cancer hospitals and clinics to achieve a utilization rate that is profitable, due to factors such as time needed to build patient awareness in the local community. In addition, the opening of new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers involve regulatory approvals and reviews by various authorities in the U.S., including health authorities. We may not be able to obtain all the required approvals, permits, licenses or certificates in a timely manner or at all. Therefore, we may not be able to immediately utilize or derive revenue from new cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers as anticipated. In addition, the operating results generated from newly opened cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers may not be comparable to the operating results generated from any of our existing businesses. Newly opened cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers may even operate at a loss, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Our growth plan includes the construction of cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers. If we cannot identify and seize growth opportunities in fast-changing markets, our future growth will face uncertainties.

 

We plan to build cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers on the east coast of the United States, the implementation process of which will be complex, time-consuming and subject to uncertainty.

 

We are identifying suitable regions for self-operated cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers by considering a number of factors, including regional market size, existing competition and potential strategic partners. There are uncertainties regarding how successfully we can identify the suitable market, acquire required government approvals in a timely manner and control planned investments. In addition, we may face competition from our existing cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers.

 

We conduct our business in a heavily regulated industry.

 

The operation of our cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers is subject to laws and regulations issued by a number of government agencies at the national and local levels. These rules and regulations relate mainly to the procurement of large medical equipment, the pricing of medical services, the operation of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging equipment, the licensing and operation of medical institutions, the licensing of medical staff and the prohibition on non-profit medical institutions from entering into cooperation agreements with third parties to set up for-profit centers that are not independent legal entities. In addition, our cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers will be subject to periodic license or permit renewal requirements and inspections by various government authorities at the provincial and municipal levels. We are also exposed to potential legal liabilities arising from claims relating to medical incidents, patient privacy, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, and environmental protection. Our growth prospects may be constrained by such rules and regulations, particularly those relating to the procurement of large medical equipment. Moreover, new laws and regulations applicable to our operations may be introduced in the future, or the current applicable ones may otherwise be amended or replaced to impose additional supervision and management requirements. Any changes in laws and regulations could require us to obtain additional licenses, permits or approvals, broaden the scope of our potential liabilities, increase our operating costs and expenses, or even result in the invalidation of our existing licenses.

 

If we or our future partners fail to comply with such applicable laws and regulations, we could be required to make significant changes to our business or suffer fines or penalties, including the potential loss of our business licenses, the suspension from use of our medical equipment, and the suspension or cessation of operations at cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers in our network.

 

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We are reliant on our core senior management team. If one or more key executives were unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

 

Our business, corporate strategies and future performance depends on our core senior management team comprising our directors, executive officers and other key personnel. If we fail to attract and retain any of our key personnel, or if they are unable or unwilling to continue in their present position due to any reason, we will have to go through a difficult process of replacement. The replacement process will necessarily involve significant time and expenses and may adversely affect our business and results of operations and our business objectives may not be achieved at the pace we expected, or at all.

 

We compete for skilled and quality employees, and failure to attract and retain them may adversely affect our business and prevent us from achieving our intended level of growth.

 

Competition for our employees including systems engineers, financial officers and marketing professionals is intense. Our business and success relies on the efforts and standard of work of our employees. If we are unable to attract, motivate and retain skilled and trained employees, or if we are unable to continue to provide attractive compensation packages, our business and operations may be adversely affected and our intended levels and rates of growth may be impended.

 

We invest significant time and expense in the training and development of our employees. Failure to retain our existing employees will incur further significant costs to find suitable replacements and a duplication of effort for their training, which may affect our operations and our quality of service to customers and third-party merchants may be compromised, resulting in a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

If labor costs in the PRC increase substantially, our business and costs of operations may be adversely affected.

 

In recent years, the Chinese economy has experienced inflationary and labor costs increases. Average wages are projected to continue to increase. Further, under PRC law we are required to pay various statutory employee benefits, including pension, housing fund, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance to designated government agencies for the benefit of our employees. The relevant government agencies may examine whether an employer has made adequate payments to the statutory employee benefits, and those employers who fail to make adequate payments may be subject to late payment fees, fines and/or other penalties. We expect that our labor costs, including wages and employee benefits, will continue to increase. If we are unable to control our labor costs or pass such increased labor costs on to our users by increasing the fees of our services, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

 

Our innovative corporate culture is important to our business, if our culture changes our business and corporate objectives may be adversely affected.

 

Our corporate culture fosters innovation, a collegiate environment of team effort and encourages creativity, which is important to our business and development of our product pipeline and service upgrades. If we fail to maintain these valuable aspects of our culture during the course of our adaptation into a public company and building the relevant infrastructure, our future success and strategic goals may be affected. Furthermore, we may be unable to retain and attract talent, leading to a negative impact on our business and corporate objectives.

 

We do not have business insurance coverage.

 

Insurance companies in China currently do not offer as extensive an array of insurance products as insurance companies in more developed economies. Currently, we do not have any business liability or disruption insurance to cover our operations. We have determined that the costs of insuring for these risks and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical for us to have such insurance. Any uninsured business disruptions may result in our incurring substantial costs and the diversion of resources, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

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If we do not find available sources of liquidity for capital and financing needs, our business and operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

We may experience unexpected changes in business conditions, creating additional capital and financing needs. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, anticipated cash flows from operating activities, and the loans from third parties or our related parties will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital requirements and capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business for the next 12 months. However, we may need additional sources of liquidity if we find and wish to pursue opportunities for investment, acquisition, capital expenditure or otherwise. If our available cash and cash equivalents on hand are insufficient to cover our expected cash requirements, we may seek to issue equity or debt securities or obtain credit facilities. The issuance and sale of additional equity would result in dilution to our shareholders. We cannot guarantee that financing will be available to us under terms acceptable to us, or at all.

 

The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased fixed obligations and could result in covenants restricting our operations. It could further lead to a number of risks that could adversely affect our operations or financial conditions;

 

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenue is insufficient to repay debt obligations;

 

acceleration of obligations to repay the indebtedness (or other outstanding indebtedness), even if we make all principal and interest payments when due, if we breach any covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

 

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding;

 

diverting a substantial portion of cash flow to pay principal and interest on such debt, which would reduce the funds available for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes;

 

creating potential limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; and

 

loss that might be incurred due to our overseas investment activities.

 

If our internal controls over financial reporting are insufficient or ineffective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we include a management report on such company’s internal control over financial reporting in our annual report on Form 20-F beginning with our annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. Our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2023. See “Item 15. Controls and Procedures.”

 

During the course of documenting and testing our internal control procedures, in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404, we may identify weaknesses and deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, if we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, as these standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. If we fail to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment, we could suffer material misstatements in our financial statements and fail to meet our reporting obligations, which would likely cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information. This could in turn limit our access to capital markets, harm our results of operations, and lead to a decline in the trading price of our ADSs. Additionally, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could expose us to increased risk of fraud or misuse of corporate assets and subject us to potential delisting from the stock exchange on which we list, regulatory investigations and civil or criminal sanctions. We may also be required to restate our financial statements from prior periods.

 

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Our business, financial performance and results of operations could be adversely affected by deterioration of the relation between China and the United States.

 

The relation between China and the United States is constantly changing. There was a “trade war” between the two countries in 2019 and tensions exist in other areas such as political, social and health issues, particularly recent disagreements in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the recent tensions between China and the United States, there is a risk that our business, the offering and our listing status may be adversely affected by trade restrictions, sanctions and other policies that may be implemented. As we operate in China, any deterioration in political or trade relations might cause a public perception in the United States or elsewhere that might cause our services to become less attractive. The United States lawmakers have introduced several bills intended to protect American investments in Chinese companies. On June 4, 2020, the U.S. President Donald Trump issued PWG, criticizing China’s failure to uphold international commitment to transparency and calling for recommendations to protect U.S. investors from China’s failure to allow audits of U.S.-listed Chinese companies. PWG may impact U.S.-listed Chinese companies if strict compliance with audit requirements and U.S. law or new listing rules or governance standards were imposed. Changes in political conditions and changes in the state of China-U.S. relations are difficult to predict and could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. We cannot predict what effect any changes in China-U.S. relations may have on our ability to access capital or effectively operate our business in China. Moreover, any political or trade controversies between the United States and China, whether or not directly related to our business, could cause investors to be unwilling to hold or buy our ADSs and consequently cause the trading price of our ADSs to decline.

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE

 

PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of our initial public offering and the concurrent private placement to make loans to or make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

 

Under PRC laws and regulations, we are permitted to utilize the proceeds from our initial public offering and the concurrent private placement to fund our PRC subsidiary by making loans to or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, subject to applicable government registration and approval requirements.

 

Any loans to our PRC subsidiary, which are treated as foreign-invested enterprises under PRC laws, are subject to PRC regulations and foreign exchange loan registrations. For example, loans by us to our PRC subsidiary to finance their activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with the local counterpart of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE. According to the Interim Measures on the Management of Foreign Debts promulgated by SAFE, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, on January 8, 2003, the statutory limit for the total amount of foreign debts of a foreign-invested company is the difference between the amount of total investment as approved by the MOC or its local counterpart and the amount of registered capital of such foreign-invested company, or two times of the net assets provided in the latest audited financial report of such PRC subsidiary, as applicable. According to the Circular of the People’s Bank of China on Matters relating to the Comprehensive Macro-prudential Management of Cross-border Financing issued by the People’s Bank of China in January 2017, or Circular 9, and Circular of the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Adjusting the Macro-prudential Regulation Parameter for Full-covered Cross-border Financing in March 2020, or Circular 64, the maximum amounts of foreign debt that each company may borrow is determined by reference to its so-called risk-weighted balance of cross-border financing, which may not exceed two times its net assets as indicated in its latest audited financial report. The risk-weighted balance of cross-border financing of a company is calculated based on its outstanding amounts of Renminbi and foreign currency cross-border debt, multiplied by risk conversion factors corresponding to their respective remaining terms, loan categories and currency. However, for a one-year grace period starting from January 11, 2017, a foreign-invested company such as our PRC subsidiaries may elect to determine the maximum amount of its foreign debt in according with the rules in effect prior to Circular 9, or to comply with Circular 9. On the other hand, PRC domestic companies such as our consolidated variable interest entities must comply with Circular 9. Moreover, according to Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission on Promoting the Administrative Reform of the Recordation and Registration System for Enterprises’ Issuance of Foreign Debts issued by the NDRC in September 2015, any loans we extend to our consolidated variable interest entities or other PRC operating companies that are domestic PRC entities for more than one year must be filed with the NDRC or its local counterpart and must also be registered with SAFE or its local branches.

 

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We may also decide to finance our PRC subsidiary by means of capital contributions. These capital contributions must be approved by the MOC or its local counterpart. In addition, SAFE issued a circular in September 2008, SAFE Circular 142, regulating the conversion by a foreign-invested enterprise of foreign currency registered capital into RMB by restricting how the converted RMB may be used. SAFE Circular 142 provides that the RMB capital converted from foreign currency registered capital of a foreign-invested enterprise may only be used for purposes within the business scope approved by the applicable government authority and unless otherwise provided by law, may not be used for equity investments within the PRC. Although on July 4, 2014, the SAFE issued the Circular of the SAFE on Relevant Issues Concerning the Pilot Reform in Certain Areas of the Administrative Method of the Conversion of Foreign Exchange Funds by Foreign-invested Enterprises, or SAFE Circular 36, which launched a pilot reform of the administration of the settlement of the foreign exchange capitals of foreign-invested enterprises in certain designated areas from August 4, 2014 and some of the restrictions under SAFE Circular 142 will not apply to the settlement of the foreign exchange capitals of the foreign-invested enterprises established within the designate areas and such enterprises mainly engaging in investment are allowed to use its RMB capital converted from foreign exchange capitals to make equity investment, our PRC subsidiary is not established within the designated areas. On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated Circular 19, to expand the reform nationwide. Circular 19 came into force and replaced both Circular 142 and Circular 36 on June 1, 2015. Circular 19 allows foreign-invested enterprises to make equity investments by using RMB fund converted from foreign exchange capital. However, Circular 19 continues to prohibit foreign-invested enterprises from, among other things, using RMB fund converted from its foreign exchange capitals for expenditure beyond its business scope, providing entrusted loans or repaying loans between non-financial enterprises. On June 9, 2016, the SAFE promulgated Circular 16, which expands the application scope from only the capital of the foreign-invested enterprises to the capital, the foreign debt funds and the funds from oversea public offerings. Also, Circular 16 allows enterprises to use their foreign exchange capitals under their capital account as stipulated by the relevant laws and regulations. On October 23, 2019, the SAFE issued the Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Facilitating Cross-border Trade and Investment, which, among other things, expanded the use of foreign exchange capital to domestic equity investments. Non-investment foreign-funded enterprises are allowed to lawfully make domestic equity investments by using capital funds, subject to the authenticity and compliance with the regulations of such domestic investment projects (including, among others, the compliance of special administrative measures for access of foreign investments (negative list)). If our consolidated variable interest entities need financial support from us or our wholly owned subsidiaries in the future and we find it necessary to use foreign currency-denominated capital to provide such financial support, our ability to fund our consolidated variable interest entities’ operations will be subject to statutory limits and restrictions, including those described above.

 

In light of the various requirements imposed by PRC regulations on loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the necessary government registrations or obtain the necessary government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future loans to our PRC subsidiary or future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiary. If we fail to complete such registrations or obtain such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds we expect to receive from our initial public offering and the concurrent private placement and to capitalize or otherwise fund our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

 

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RISKS RELATED TO DOING BUSINESS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

 

Although the audit report included in this annual report is prepared by an auditor who are currently inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”) if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to AHFCAA, which reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two.

 

As an auditor of companies that are registered with the SEC and publicly traded in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, our auditor is required under the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess their compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards.

 

Although we operate part of of our business in mainland China, a jurisdiction where the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese government authorities, our auditor, OneStop Assurance PAC, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this annual report, is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards. Inspections of other auditors conducted by the PCAOB outside mainland China have at times identified deficiencies in those auditors’ audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in mainland China prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating auditors’ audits and their quality control procedures. As a result, if there is any component of our auditor’s work papers become located in mainland China in the future, such work papers will not be subject to inspection by the PCAOB. As a result, investors would be deprived of such PCAOB inspections, which could result in limitations or restrictions to our access of the U.S. capital markets.

 

As part of a continued regulatory focus in the United States on access to audit and other information currently protected by national law, in particular mainland China’s, in June 2019, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced bills in both houses of the U.S. Congress which, if passed, would require the SEC to maintain a list of issuers for which PCAOB is not able to inspect or investigate the audit work performed by a foreign public accounting firm completely. The proposed Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (“EQUITABLE”) Act prescribes increased disclosure requirements for these issuers and, beginning in 2025, the delisting from U.S. national securities exchanges such as Nasdaq of issuers included on the SEC’s list for three consecutive years. It is unclear if this proposed legislation will be enacted. Furthermore, there have been recent deliberations within the U.S. government regarding potentially limiting or restricting China-based companies from accessing U.S. capital markets. On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”), which includes requirements for the SEC to identify issuers whose audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a restriction imposed by a non-U.S. authority in the auditor’s local jurisdiction. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HFCA Act on December 2, 2020, and the HFCA Act was signed into law on December 18, 2020. Additionally, in July 2020, the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued recommendations for actions that can be taken by the executive branch, the SEC, the PCAOB or other federal agencies and department with respect to Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges and their audit firms, in an effort to protect investors in the United States. In response, on November 23, 2020, the SEC issued guidance highlighting certain risks (and their implications to U.S. investors) associated with investments in China-based issuers and summarizing enhanced disclosures the SEC recommends China-based issuers make regarding such risks. On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCA Act. We will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a “non-inspection” year (as defined in the interim final rules) under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCA Act, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. Under the HFCA Act, our securities may be prohibited from trading on Nasdaq or other U.S. stock exchanges if our auditor is not inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years, and this ultimately could result in our Ordinary Shares being delisted.

 

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Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three and would reduce the time before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted. On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the AHFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the AHFCAA, whether the Board is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. On November 5, 2021, the SEC approved the PCAOB’s Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the HFCA Act. On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the PRC, and (2) Hong Kong. In addition, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, was signed into law by President Biden. The Consolidated Appropriations Act contained, among other things, an identical provision to AHFCAA, which reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two. Our auditor, OneStop Assurance PAC, is headquartered in Singapore, not mainland China or Hong Kong and was not identified in this report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination. Therefore, our auditor is not currently subject to the determinations announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021, and it is currently subject to the PCAOB inspections.

 

While our auditor is based in the Singapore and is registered with the PCAOB and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then such lack of inspection could cause trading in the our securities to be prohibited under the HFCA Act, and ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist our securities. In addition, the recent developments would add uncertainties to the listing and trading of our Class A ordinary shares and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements. It remains unclear what the SEC’s implementation process related to the above rules will entail or what further actions the SEC, the PCAOB or Nasdaq will take to address these issues and what impact those actions will have on U.S. companies that have significant operations in the PRC and have securities listed on a U.S. stock exchange (including a national securities exchange or over-the-counter stock market). In addition, the above amendments and any additional actions, proceedings, or new rules resulting from these efforts to increase U.S. regulatory access to audit information could create some uncertainty for investors, the market price of our ADSs could be adversely affected, and we could be delisted if we and our auditor are unable to meet the PCAOB inspection requirement or being required to engage a new audit firm, which would require significant expense and management time.

 

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “SOP”) Agreements with the CSRC and China’s Ministry of Finance. The SOP Agreement, together with two protocol agreements (collectively, “SOP Agreements”), governs inspections and investigations of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB Board determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations to the contrary. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB Board will consider the need to issue a new determination. Delisting of our ADSs would force holders of our ADSs to sell their ADSs. The market price of our ADSs could be adversely affected as a result of anticipated negative impacts of these executive or legislative actions upon, as well as negative investor sentiment towards, companies with significant operations in China that are listed in the United States, regardless of whether these executive or legislative actions are implemented and regardless of our actual operating performance.

 

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The recent joint statement by the SEC, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and an act passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. These developments could add uncertainties to our business operations, share price and reputation.

 

U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud.

 

On December 7, 2018, the SEC and the PCAOB issued a joint statement highlighting continued challenges faced by the U.S. regulators in their oversight of financial statement audits of U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China. On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China, reiterating past SEC and PCAOB statements on matters including the difficulty associated with inspecting accounting firms and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets and the difficulty of bringing and enforcing SEC, Department of Justice and other U.S. regulatory actions, including in instances of fraud, in emerging markets generally.

 

On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market”, (ii) adopt a new requirement relating to the qualification of management or board of director for Restrictive Market companies, and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditors.

 

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.

 

On May 21, 2021, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market”, (ii) prohibit Restrictive Market companies from directly listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, and only permit them to list on Nasdaq Global Select or Nasdaq Global Market in connection with a direct listing and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditors.

 

As a result of these scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on us, our business and our share price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from developing our growth. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, we and our business operations will be severely affected and you could sustain a significant decline in the value of our share.

 

There may be changes in the regulations of PRC government bodies and agencies relating to VAT collection procedure and ACTCS business

 

PRC laws, regulations and policies concerning VAT collection procedures and ACTCS business are evolving and the PRC government authorities may promulgate new laws, regulations and policies in the future. We cannot assure you that our practices would not be deemed to violate any PRC laws, regulations or policies either now or in the future.

 

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Moreover, developments in the ACTCS service industry may lead to changes in PRC laws, regulations and policies or in the interpretation and application of existing laws, regulations and policies, which may limit or restrict the ACTCS hardware and services we offer. Furthermore, we cannot rule out the possibility that the PRC government will institute a new licensing regime covering services we provide in the future. If such a licensing regime were introduced, we cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain any newly required license in a timely manner, or at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

Failure to comply with laws and regulations applicable to our business could subject us to fines and penalties and could also cause us to lose customers or otherwise harm our business.

 

Our business is subject to regulation by various governmental agencies in China, including agencies responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with various legal obligations, such as value-added telecommunication laws and regulations, privacy and data protection-related laws and regulations, intellectual property laws, employment and labor laws, workplace safety, environmental laws, consumer protection laws, governmental trade laws, import and export controls, anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, and tax laws and regulations. In certain jurisdictions, these regulatory requirements may be more stringent than in China. These laws and regulations impose added costs on our business. Noncompliance with applicable regulations or requirements could subject us to:

 

investigations, enforcement actions, and sanctions;

 

mandatory changes to our network and products;

 

disgorgement of profits, fines, and damages;

 

civil and criminal penalties or injunctions;

 

claims for damages by our customers or channel partners;

 

termination of contracts;

 

loss of intellectual property rights;

 

failure to obtain, maintain or renew certain licenses, approvals, permits, registrations or filings necessary to conduct our operations; and

 

temporary or permanent debarment from sales to public service organizations.

 

If any governmental sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal litigation, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a significant diversion of our management’s attention and resources and an increase in professional fees. Enforcement actions and sanctions could materially harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Additionally, companies in the technology industry have recently experienced increased regulatory scrutiny. Any reviews by regulatory agencies or legislatures may result in substantial regulatory fines, changes to our business practices, and other penalties, which could negatively affect our business and results of operations. Changes in social, political, and regulatory conditions or in laws and policies governing a wide range of topics may cause us to change our business practices. Further, our expansion into a variety of new fields also could raise a number of new regulatory issues. These factors could negatively affect our business and results of operations in material ways.

 

Moreover, we are exposed to the risk of misconduct, errors and failure to functions by our management, employees and parties that we collaborate with, who may from time to time be subject to litigation and regulatory investigations and proceedings or otherwise face potential liability and penalties in relation to noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations, which could harm our reputation and business.

 

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In light of recent events indicating greater oversight by the Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC, over data security, particularly for companies seeking to list on a foreign exchange, we are subject to a variety of laws and other obligations regarding cybersecurity and data protection, and any failure to comply with applicable laws and obligations could have a material and adverse effect on our business, our listing on NASDAQ, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

We are subject relating various risks and costs associated with to the collection, use, sharing, retention, security, and transfer of confidential and private information, such as personal information and other data. This data is wide ranging and relates to our customers and any other third parties. Our compliance obligations include those relating to the Data Protection Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the relevant PRC laws in this regard. These PRC laws apply not only to third-party transactions, but also to transfers of information among us and our PRC subsidiaries, and other parties with which we have commercial relations. These laws continue to develop, and the PRC government may adopt other rules and restrictions in the future. Non-compliance could result in penalties or other significant legal liabilities.

 

Pursuant to the PRC Cybersecurity Law, which was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on November 7, 2016 and took effect on June 1, 2017, personal information and important data collected and generated by a critical information infrastructure operator in the course of its operations in China must be stored in China, and if a critical information infrastructure operator purchases internet products and services that affects or may affect national security, it should be subject to cybersecurity review by the CAC. Due to the lack of further interpretations, the exact scope of “critical information infrastructure operator” remains unclear. On December 28, 2021, the CAC and other relevant PRC governmental authorities jointly promulgated the Cybersecurity Review Measures (the “new Cybersecurity Review Measures”) to replace the original Cybersecurity Review Measures. The new Cybersecurity Review Measures took effect on February 15, 2022. Pursuant to the new Cybersecurity Review Measures, if critical information infrastructure operators purchase network products and services, or network platform operators conduct data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, they will be subject to cybersecurity review. A network platform operator holding more than one million users/users’ individual information also shall be subject to cybersecurity review before listing abroad. The cybersecurity review will evaluate, among others, the risk of critical information infrastructure, core data, important data, or a large amount of personal information being influenced, controlled or maliciously used by foreign governments and risk of network data security after going public overseas. In the opinion of our PRC counsel, Hebei Changjun Law Firm we are not subject to cybersecurity review, because: (i) we do not collect or maintain personal information in our business operations and (ii) data processed in our business does not have a bearing on national security and thus may not be classified as core or important data by the authorities. However, Hebei Changjun Law Firm has also advised us that since the regulatory authorities have discretion in this regard, whether an entity is subject to cybersecurity review shall still subject to the regulatory authorities’ view. In addition, we currently do not have over one million users’ personal information and do not anticipate to collect over one million users’ personal information in the foreseeable future. If we ever became subject to the cybersecurity review of CAC in the future as the applicable rules, regulations, policies or the interpretation thereof change, during such review, we may be required to suspend our operation or experience other disruptions to our operations. Cybersecurity review could also result in negative publicity with respect to our company and diversion of our managerial and financial resources.

 

Furthermore, if we were found to be in violation of applicable laws and regulations in China during such review, we could be subject to administrative penalties, such as warnings, fines, or service suspension. Therefore, cybersecurity review could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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In addition, the PRC Data Security Law, which was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on June 10, 2021 and took effect on September 1, 2021, requires data collection to be conducted in a legitimate and proper manner, and stipulates that, for the purpose of data protection, data processing activities must be conducted based on data classification and hierarchical protection system for data security. As the Data Security Law was recently promulgated, we may be required to make further adjustments to our business practices to comply with this law. If our data processing activities were found to be not in compliance with this law, we could be ordered to make ‘corrections, and under certain serious circumstances, such as severe data divulgence, we could be subject to penalties, including the revocation of our business licenses or other permits. Furthermore, the recently issued Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law require (i) speeding up the revision of the provisions on strengthening the confidentiality and archives management relating to overseas issuance and listing of securities and (ii) improving the laws and regulations relating to data security, cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information. As there remain uncertainties regarding the further interpretation and implementation of those laws and regulations, we cannot assure you that we will be compliant such new regulations in all respects, and we may be ordered to rectify and terminate any actions that are deemed illegal by the regulatory authorities and become subject to fines and other sanctions. As a result, we may be required to suspend our relevant businesses, shut down our website, take down our operating applications, or face other penalties, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China promulgated the PIPL, which took effect in November 2021. As the first systematic and comprehensive law specifically for the protection of personal information in the PRC, the PIPL provides, among others, that (i) an individual’s consent shall be obtained to use sensitive personal information, such as biometric characteristics and individual location tracking, (ii) personal information operators using sensitive personal information shall notify individuals of the necessity of such use and impact on the individual’s rights, and (iii) where personal information operators reject an individual’s request to exercise his or her rights, the individual may file a lawsuit with a People’s Court. As uncertainties remain regarding the interpretation and implementation of the PIPL, we cannot assure you that we will comply with the PIPL in all respects, we may become subject to fines and/or other penalties which may have material adverse effect on our business, operations and financial condition.

 

While we take measures to comply with all applicable data privacy and protection laws and regulations, we cannot guarantee the effectiveness of the measures undertaken by us. However, compliance with any additional laws could be expensive, and may place restrictions on our business operations and the manner in which we interact with our users. In addition, any failure to comply with applicable cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection laws and regulations could result in proceedings against us by government authorities or others, including notification for rectification, confiscation of illegal earnings, fines, or other penalties and legal liabilities against us, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the value of our ADSs. In addition, any negative publicity on our website or platform’s safety or privacy protection mechanism and policy could harm our public image and reputation and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

The approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, may be required in connection with an offering under PRC rules, regulations, or policies, and, if required, we cannot predict whether or how soon we will be able to obtain such approval. As a result, both you and us fact uncertainty about future actions by the PRC government that could significantly affect our business, our listing on Nasdaq, financial condition and results of operations.

 

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the MOFCOM, the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, or the SASAC, the SAT, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or the SAIC, the CSRC, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or the SAFE, jointly adopted the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, which came into effect on September 8, 2006 and were amended on June 22, 2009. The M&A Rules include, among other things, provisions that purport to require that an offshore special purpose vehicle that is controlled by PRC domestic companies or individuals and that has been formed for the purpose of an overseas listing of securities through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies or assets to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published on its official website procedures regarding its approval of overseas listings by special purpose vehicles. However, substantial uncertainty remains regarding the scope and applicability of the M&A Rules to offshore special purpose vehicles.

 

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While the application of the M&A Rules remains unclear, we believe, based on the advice of our PRC legal counsel, Hebei Changjun Law Firm that the CSRC approval is not required for the listing and trading our ADSs on the Nasdaq Capital Market because Qingdao Akso Health Management Co., Ltd., or our WFOE was incorporated as a foreign-invested enterprise by means of foreign direct investments rather than by merger with or acquisition of any PRC domestic companies as defined under the M&A Rules. There can be no assurance that the relevant PRC government agencies, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion as our PRC legal counsel. If the CSRC or other PRC regulatory body subsequently determines that we need to obtain the CSRC’s approval for our offering or if the CSRC or any other PRC government authorities promulgates any interpretation or implements rules that would require us to obtain CSRC or other governmental approvals for our offering, we may face adverse actions or sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies. In any such event, these regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China, limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from our offerings into the PRC, restrictions on or prohibition of the payments or remittance of dividends by our subsidiaries in China, or other actions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, prospects, as well as the trading price of the ADSs. The CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt our offering before settlement and delivery of the Ordinary Shares that we are offering. Consequently, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to settlement and delivery, you would be doing so at the risk that the settlement and delivery may not occur. In addition, if the CSRC or other regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring us to obtain their approvals for our offering, we may be unable to obtain waivers of such approval requirements. Any uncertainties or negative publicity regarding such approval requirements could materially and adversely affect the trading price of our ADSs.

 

As of the date of this annual report, as advised by our PRC counsel, Hebei Changjun Law Firm, we and our subsidiaries, (1) currently are not required to obtain permissions from any PRC authorities to list or trade our ADSs in foreign stock exchanges, (2) are not subject to permission requirements from the CSRC, CAC or any other entity that is required to approve of our PRC subsidiaries’ operations, and (3) have not received or were denied such permissions by any PRC authorities. Nevertheless, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities According to Law,” or the Opinions, which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities, and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Given the current PRC regulatory environment, it is uncertain when and whether we or our PRC subsidiaries, will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. We have been closely monitoring regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities required for overseas listings. As of the date of this annual report, we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to this offering from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities. However, there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Trial Measures”), which will take effect on March 31, 2023. The Trial Measures clarified and emphasized several aspects, which include but are not limited to: (1) comprehensive determination of the “indirect overseas offering and listing by PRC domestic companies” in compliance with the principle of “substance over form” and particularly, an issuer will be required to go through the filing procedures under the Trial Measures if the following criteria are met at the same time: a) 50% or more of the issuer’s operating revenue, total profit, total assets or net assets as documented in its audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent accounting year is accounted for by PRC domestic companies, and b) the main parts of the issuer’s business activities are conducted in mainland China, or its main places of business are located in mainland China, or the senior managers in charge of its business operation and management are mostly Chinese citizens or domiciled in mainland China; (2) exemptions from immediate filing requirements for issuers that a) have already been listed or registered but not yet listed in foreign securities markets, including U.S. markets, prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, and b) are not required to re-perform the regulatory procedures with the relevant overseas regulatory authority or the overseas stock exchange, c) whose such overseas securities offering or listing shall be completed before September 30, 2023, provided however that such issuers shall carry out filing procedures as required if they conduct refinancing or are involved in other circumstances that require filing with the CSRC; (3) a negative list of types of issuers banned from listing or offering overseas, such as (a) issuers whose listing or offering overseas have been recognized by the State Council of the PRC as possible threats to national security, (b) issuers whose affiliates have been recently convicted of bribery and corruption, (c) issuers under ongoing criminal investigations, and (d) issuers under major disputes regarding equity ownership; (4) issuers’ compliance with web security, data security, and other national security laws and regulations; (5) issuers’ filing and reporting obligations, such as obligation to file with the CSRC after it submits an application for initial public offering to overseas regulators, and obligation after offering or listing overseas to report to the CSRC material events including change of control or voluntary or forced delisting of the issuer; and (6) the CSRC’s authority to fine both issuers and their shareholders between 1 and 10 million RMB for failure to comply with the Trial Measures, including failure to comply with filing obligations or committing fraud and misrepresentation.

 

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Changes in the policies of the PRC government could have a significant impact upon our ability to operate profitably in the PRC.

 

We conduct all of our operations and all of our revenue is generated in the PRC. Accordingly, economic, political and legal developments in the PRC will significantly affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Policies of the PRC government can have significant effects on economic conditions in the PRC and the ability of businesses to operate profitably. Our ability to operate profitably in the PRC may be adversely affected by changes in policies by the PRC government, including changes in laws, regulations or their interpretation, particularly those dealing with the Internet, including censorship and other restriction on material which can be transmitted over the Internet, security, intellectual property, money laundering, taxation and other laws that affect our ability to operate our website.

 

Because our business is dependent upon government policies that encourage a market-based economy, change in the political or economic climate in the PRC may impair our ability to operate profitably, if at all.

 

Although the PRC government has been pursuing a number of economic reform policies for more than two decades, the PRC government continues to exercise significant control over economic growth in the PRC. Because of the nature of our business, we are dependent upon the PRC government pursuing policies that encourage private ownership of businesses. Restrictions on private ownership of businesses would affect the VAT filing and collection in general and businesses using ACTCS in particular. We cannot assure you that the PRC government will pursue policies favoring a market-oriented economy or that existing policies will not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting political, economic and social life in the PRC.

 

PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may impair our ability to operate profitable.

 

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. The laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness and interpretation of newly enacted laws or regulations, including amendments to existing laws and regulations, may be delayed, and our business may be affected if we rely on laws and regulations which are subsequently adopted or interpreted in a manner different from our understanding of these laws and regulations. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. We have substantially operations conducted by our VIEs in China, which are governed by PRC laws, rules and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries and the VIEs are subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment in China. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our business.

 

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions under the civil law system may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and the enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties.

 

In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory provisions and contractual terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy. These uncertainties may affect our judgment on the relevance of legal requirements and our ability to enforce our contractual rights or tort claims. In addition, the regulatory uncertainties may be exploited through unmerited or frivolous legal actions or threats in attempts to extract payments or benefits from us.

 

Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all and may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. In addition, any administrative and court proceedings in China may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

 

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From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainty over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law,” or the Opinions, which was made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities, and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems will be taken to deal with the risks and incidents of China-concept overseas listed companies, and cybersecurity and data privacy protection requirements and similar matters. The Opinions and any related implementing rules to be enacted may subject us to compliance requirement in the future.

 

Changes in China’s macroeconomic, socio-political conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

All of our operations are located in China. Accordingly, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations are affected significantly by the political, economic and social climate in China and continuously by the economic performance of China as a whole.

 

The Chinese economy is unique from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, the more salient aspects include the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still state-owned. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting the monetary policy, and determining the different levels of treatment accorded to different industries and companies in accordance with its national development policy.

 

While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, the growth rate has had sporadic bursts, across geographically and among various sectors and industries. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in the past the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate increases, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activity in China, and since 2012, China’s economic growth has slowed down. Any prolonged slowdown in the Chinese economy may reduce the demand for our products and services and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of the newly enacted PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations.

 

On March 15, 2019, the National People’s Congress approved the Foreign Investment Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2020 and replaced the trio of existing laws regulating foreign investment in China, namely, the Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise Law, the Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprise Law and the Wholly Foreign-invested Enterprise Law, together with their implementation rules and ancillary regulations. The Foreign Investment Law embodies an expected PRC regulatory trend to rationalize its foreign investment regulatory regime in line with prevailing international practice and the legislative efforts to unify the corporate legal requirements for both foreign and domestic investments. However, since the Foreign Investment Law is relatively new, uncertainties still exist in relation to its interpretation and implementation. For instance, under the Foreign Investment Law, “foreign investment” refers to the investment activities directly or indirectly conducted by foreign individuals, enterprises or other entities in China. Although it does not explicitly classify contractual arrangements as a form of foreign investment, there is no assurance that foreign investment via contractual arrangement would not be interpreted as a type of indirect foreign investment activities under the definition in the future. In addition, the definition contains a catch-all provision which includes investments made by foreign investors through means stipulated in laws or administrative regulations or other methods prescribed by the State Council. Therefore, it still leaves leeway for future laws, administrative regulations or provisions promulgated by the State Council to provide for contractual arrangements as a form of foreign investment. In any of these cases, it will be uncertain whether our contractual arrangements will be deemed to be in violation of the market access requirements for foreign investment under the PRC laws and regulations. Furthermore, if future laws, administrative regulations or provisions prescribed by the State Council mandate further actions to be taken by companies with respect to existing contractual arrangements, we may face substantial uncertainties as to whether we can complete such actions in a timely manner, or at all. Failure to take timely and appropriate measures to cope with any of these or similar regulatory compliance challenges could materially and adversely affect our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations.

 

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We may be adversely affected by the complexity, uncertainties and changes in PRC regulation of Internet-related businesses and companies, and any lack of requisite approvals, licenses or permits applicable to our business may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

The PRC government extensively regulates the Internet industry, including foreign ownership of, and the licensing and permit requirements pertaining to, companies in the Internet industry. These Internet-related laws and regulations are relatively new and evolving, and their interpretation and enforcement involve significant uncertainties. As a result, in certain circumstances it may be difficult to determine what actions or omissions may be deemed to be in violation of applicable laws and regulations.

 

We have only contractual control over our website. We do not directly own the website due to the restriction of foreign investment in businesses providing value-added telecommunication services in China, including Internet information provision services. This may significantly disrupt our business, subject us to sanctions, compromise enforceability of related contractual arrangements, or have other harmful effects on us.

 

The evolving PRC regulatory system for the Internet industry may lead to the establishment of new regulatory agencies. For example, in May 2011, the State Council announced the establishment of a new department, the State Internet Information Office (with the involvement of the State Council Information Office, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or the MIIT, and the Ministry of Public Security). The primary role of this new agency is to facilitate the policy-making and legislative development in this field, to direct and coordinate with the relevant departments in connection with online content administration and to deal with cross-ministry regulatory matters in relation to the Internet industry.

 

Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

 

A portion of our revenues and expenditures are denominated in RMB, and the functional currency for our PRC subsidiary and consolidated variable interest entities is RMB, whereas our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Any significant revaluation of RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues, earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our ADSs in U.S. dollars. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from our initial public offering into RMB to pay our operating expenses, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we would receive from the conversion. If we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. Moreover, a significant depreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar may significantly reduce our earnings translated in the U.S. dollars, which in turn could adversely affect the price of our ADSs. Furthermore, fluctuations in currencies relative to the periods in which the earnings are generated may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations.

 

The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions and foreign exchange policies. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar in the future. Since June 2010, the RMB has fluctuated against the U.S. dollar, at times significantly and unpredictably. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016, the RMB depreciated significantly in the backdrop of a surging U.S. dollar and persistent capital outflows of China until August 2017 when the RMB started to appreciate against the U.S. dollar. In 2017, the value of the RMB appreciated by approximately 6.71% against the U.S. dollar; and in 2018, the RMB depreciated by approximately 5.7% against the U.S. dollar. In 2019, the value of the RMB further depreciated by approximately 1.3% against the U.S. dollar. In 2020, the value of the RMB appreciated by approximately 6.5% against the U.S. dollar. With the development of the foreign exchange market and progress towards interest rate liberalization and RMB internationalization, the PRC government may in the future announce further changes to the exchange rate system and there is no guarantee that the RMB will not appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the future.

 

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Very limited hedging options are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to adequately hedge our exposure or at all. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currency. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on your investment.

 

Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our net revenues effectively and affect the value of your investment.

 

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our net revenues in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, our company in the Cayman Islands relies on dividend payments from our PRC subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore, our PRC subsidiary is able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to us without prior approval from SAFE, subject to the condition that the remittance of such dividends outside of the PRC complies with certain procedures under PRC foreign exchange regulation, such as the overseas investment registrations by the beneficial owners of our company who are PRC residents. However, approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders, including holders of our ADSs.

 

Failure to make adequate contributions to various employee benefit plans as required by PRC regulations may subject us to penalties.

 

We are required under PRC laws and regulations to participate in various government sponsored employee benefit plans, including certain social insurance, housing funds and other welfare-oriented payment obligations, and contribute to the plans in amounts equal to certain percentages of salaries, including bonuses and allowances, of our employees up to a maximum amount specified by the local government from time to time at locations where we operate our businesses. The requirement of employee benefit plans has not been implemented consistently by the local governments in China given the different levels of economic development in different locations. We have not made adequate employee benefit payments. We may be required to make up the contributions for these plans as well as to pay late fees and fines. If we are subject to late fees or fines in relation to the underpaid employee benefits, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

 

The M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.

 

The Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, adopted by six PRC regulatory agencies in 2006 and amended in 2009, and some other regulations and rules concerning mergers and acquisitions established additional procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition activities by foreign investors more time-consuming and complex, including requirements in some instances that the MOC be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise. Moreover, the Anti-Monopoly Law requires that the MOC shall be notified in advance of any concentration of undertaking if certain thresholds are triggered. In addition, the security review rules issued by the MOC that became effective in September 2011 specify that mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors that raise “national defense and security” concerns and mergers and acquisitions through which foreign investors may acquire de facto control over domestic enterprises that raise “national security” concerns are subject to strict review by the MOC, and the rules prohibit any activities attempting to bypass a security review, including by structuring the transaction through a proxy or contractual control arrangement. In the future, we may grow our business by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the above-mentioned regulations and other relevant rules to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and any required approval processes, including obtaining approval from the MOC or its local counterparts may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain our market share.

 

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PRC regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase its registered capital or distribute profits to us or otherwise expose us or our PRC resident beneficial owners to liability and penalties under PRC law.

 

SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, in July 2014 that requires PRC residents or entities to register with SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing. In addition, such PRC residents or entities must update their SAFE registrations when the offshore special purpose vehicle undergoes material events relating to any change of basic information (including change of such PRC citizens or residents, name and operation term), increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, or mergers or divisions. SAFE Circular 37 is issued to replace the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents Engaging in Financing and Roundtrip Investments via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 75. SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment in February 2015, which took effect on June 1, 2015. This notice has amended SAFE Circular 37 requiring PRC residents or entities to register with qualified banks rather than SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing.

 

If our shareholders who are PRC residents or entities do not complete their registration as required, our PRC subsidiary may be prohibited from distributing its profits and proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to us, and we may be restricted in our ability to contribute additional capital to our PRC subsidiary. Moreover, failure to comply with the SAFE registration described above could result in liability under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange restrictions.

 

All of our shareholders who directly or indirectly hold shares in our Cayman Islands holding company and who are known to us as being PRC residents have completed the foreign exchange registrations required in connection with our recent corporate restructuring.

 

However, we may not be informed of the identities of all the PRC residents or entities holding direct or indirect interest in our company, nor can we compel our beneficial owners to comply with SAFE registration requirements. As a result, we cannot assure you that all of our shareholders or beneficial owners who are PRC residents or entities have complied with, and will in the future make or obtain any applicable registrations or approvals required by, SAFE regulations. Failure by such shareholders or beneficial owners to comply with SAFE regulations, or failure by us to amend the foreign exchange registrations of our PRC subsidiary, could subject us to fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities, limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to make distributions or pay dividends to us or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.

 

Any failure to comply with PRC regulations regarding the registration requirements for employee stock incentive plans may subject the PRC plan participants or us to fines and other legal or administrative sanctions.

 

In February 2012, SAFE promulgated the Notices on Issues Concerning the Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Individuals Participating in Stock Incentive Plan of Overseas Publicly-Listed Company, replacing earlier rules promulgated in March 2007. Pursuant to these rules, PRC citizens and non-PRC citizens who reside in China for a continuous period of not less than one year who participate in any stock incentive plan of an overseas publicly listed company, subject to a few exceptions, are required to register with SAFE through a domestic qualified agent, which could be the PRC subsidiary of such overseas listed company, and complete certain other procedures. In addition, an overseas entrusted institution must be retained to handle matters in connection with the exercise or sale of stock options and the purchase or sale of shares and interests. We and our executive officers and other employees who are PRC citizens or who have resided in the PRC for a continuous period of not less than one year and who have been granted options or other awards are subject to these regulations. Failure to complete the SAFE registrations may subject them to fines and legal sanctions and may also limit our ability to contribute additional capital into our PRC subsidiary and limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to distribute dividends to us. We also face regulatory uncertainties that could restrict our ability to adopt additional incentive plans for our directors, executive officers and employees under PRC law. See “Item 4. Information on the Company-B. Business Overview-Regulation-Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange - Regulations on Stock Incentive Plans.”

 

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If we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders or ADS holders.

 

Under the EIT Law and its implementation rules, an enterprise established outside of the PRC with a “de facto management body” within the PRC is considered a resident enterprise and will be subject to the enterprise income tax on its global income at the rate of 25%. The implementation rules define the term “de facto management body” as the body that exercises full and substantial control over and overall management of the business, productions, personnel, accounts and properties of an enterprise. In April 2009, the State Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, issued a circular, known as Circular 82, which provides certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management body” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. Although this circular only applies to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners like us, the criteria set forth in Circular 82 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of all offshore enterprises. According to Circular 82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or a PRC enterprise group will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having its “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its global income only if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the primary location of the day-to-day operational management is in the PRC; (ii) decisions relating to the enterprise’s financial and human resource matters are made or are subject to approval by organizations or personnel in the PRC; (iii) the enterprise’s primary assets, accounting books and records, company seals, and board and shareholder resolutions, are located or maintained in the PRC; and (iv) at least 50% of voting board members or senior executives habitually reside in the PRC.

 

We believe none of our entities outside of China is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes. See “Item 10. Additional Information-E. Taxation-People’s Republic of China Taxation.” However, the tax resident status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body.” As substantially all of our management members are based in China, it remains unclear how the tax residency rule will apply to our case. If the PRC tax authorities determine that we or any of our subsidiaries outside of China is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, then we or such subsidiary could be subject to PRC tax at a rate of 25% on its world-wide income, which could materially reduce our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. Furthermore, if the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes, dividends we pay to non-PRC holders may be subject to PRC withholding tax, and gains realized on the sale or other disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares may be subject to PRC tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such dividends or gains are deemed to be from PRC sources. It is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such tax may reduce the returns on your investment in the ADSs.

 

We may not be able to obtain certain benefits under relevant tax treaty on dividends paid by our PRC subsidiary to us through our Hong Kong subsidiary.

 

We are a holding company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and as such rely on dividends and other distributions on equity from our PRC subsidiary to satisfy part of our liquidity requirements. Pursuant to the EIT Law, a withholding tax rate of 10% currently applies to dividends paid by a PRC “resident enterprise” to a foreign enterprise investor, unless any such foreign investor’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for preferential tax treatment. Pursuant to the Arrangement between the Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, such withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns at least 25% of a PRC enterprise. Pursuant to the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on the Issues concerning the Application of the Dividend Clauses of Tax Agreements, or Circular 81, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong enterprise must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong enterprise must directly hold at least 25% share ownership in the PRC enterprise during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. However, a transaction or arrangement entered into for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment should not be a reason for the application of the favorable tax treatment under the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement. If a taxpayer inappropriately is entitled to such favorable tax treatment, the competent tax authority has the power to make appropriate adjustments.

 

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In August 2015, the State Administration of Taxation promulgated the Administrative Measures for Non-Resident Taxpayers to Enjoy Treatments under Tax Treaties, or Circular 60, which became effective on November 1, 2015. Circular 60 provides that non-resident enterprises are not required to obtain pre-approval from the relevant tax authority in order to enjoy the reduced withholding tax rate. Instead, non-resident enterprises and their withholding agents may, by self-assessment and on confirmation that the prescribed criteria to enjoy the tax treaty benefits are met, directly apply the reduced withholding tax rate, and file necessary forms and supporting documents when performing tax filings, which will be subject to post-tax filing examinations by the relevant tax authorities. However, if a competent tax authority finds out that it is necessary to apply the general anti-tax avoidance rules, it may start general investigation procedures for anti-tax avoidance and adopt corresponding measures for subsequent administration. Accordingly, Hexindai Hong Kong Limited, or Hexindai HK, our Hong Kong subsidiary, may be able to enjoy the 5% withholding tax rate for the dividends they receive from Hexin Yongheng, our PRC subsidiary, if it satisfies the conditions prescribed under Circular 81 and other relevant tax rules and regulations. However, according to Circular 81 and Circular 60, if the relevant tax authorities consider the transactions or arrangements we have are for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment, the relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future.

 

Enhanced scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may pursue in the future.

 

In connection with the EIT Law, the SAT issued the Circular on Strengthening the Administration of Enterprise Income Tax on Non-resident Enterprises’ Equity Transfer Income, or Circular 698, which became effective as of January 1, 2008, the Notice on Issues Concerning Process of Enterprise Income Tax in Enterprise Restructuring Business, or Circular 59 on April 30, 2009, and the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Several Issues concerning the Enterprise Income Tax on the Indirect Transfers of Properties by Non-Resident Enterprises, or the SAT Announcement 7, on February 3, 2015. By promulgating and implementing the above, the PRC tax authorities have strengthened their scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of equity interest in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-PRC resident enterprise. Pursuant to SAT Announcement 7, if a non-resident enterprise, or referred to as a transferor, transfers its equity in an offshore enterprise which directly or indirectly owns PRC taxable assets, including ownership interest in PRC resident companies, or the Taxable Properties, without a “reasonable commercial purpose”, such transfer shall be deemed as a direct transfer of such Taxable Properties. The payer, or referred as a transferee, in such transfer shall be the withholding agent, and is obligated to withhold and remit the enterprise income tax to the relevant PRC tax authority. If a transferor fails to declare for payment timely or in full of the tax due on proceeds from indirect transfer of PRC taxable assets and the withholding agent also fails to withhold such tax, the tax authority shall, in addition to supplementary collection of such tax, also charge for interest on a daily basis from the transferor according to the EIT Law and its implementation rules. Factors that may be taken into consideration when determining whether there is a reasonable commercial purpose include, among other factors, the value of the transferred equity, offshore taxable situation of the transaction, the offshore structure’s economic essence and duration and trading fungibility. If an equity transfer transaction satisfies all the requirements mentioned above, such transaction will be considered an arrangement with reasonable commercial purpose. On October 17, 2017, the SAT issued the Bulletin of SAT on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-resident Enterprise Income Tax at Source, or Bulletin 37, which came into effect on December 1, 2017 and was amended in June 2018, which, among others, repeals certain rules stipulated in Circular 7. Bulletin 37 further details and clarifies the tax withholding methods in respect of the income of non-resident enterprises.

 

Accordingly, we and non-resident enterprise investors face uncertainties on the reporting and consequences on future private equity-financing transactions, share exchange or other transactions involving the transfer of shares in our company by investors that are non-PRC resident enterprises. The PRC tax authorities may pursue such non-resident enterprises with respect to a filing or the transferees with respect to withholding obligation, and request our PRC subsidiaries to assist in the filing. As a result, we and non-resident enterprises in such transactions may become at risk of being subject to filing obligations or being taxed, under Circular 59, Circular 698, the SAT Announcement 7 and Bulletin 37, and we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with Circular 59, Circular 698, the SAT Announcement 7 and Bulletin 37 or to establish that we and our non-resident enterprises should not be taxed under these circulars, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Additionally, the PRC tax authorities have the discretion under SAT Circular 59, Circular 698, the SAT Announcement 7 and Bulletin 37 to make adjustments to the taxable capital gains based on the difference between the fair value of the taxable assets transferred and the cost of investment. Although we currently have no plans to pursue any acquisitions in China or elsewhere in the world, we may pursue acquisitions in the future that may involve complex corporate structures. If we are considered a non-resident enterprise under the EIT Law and if the PRC tax authorities make adjustments to the taxable income of the transactions under SAT Circular 59, Circular 698, the SAT Announcement 7 and Bulletin 37, our income tax costs associated with such potential acquisitions will be increased, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR ADSs

 

The trading price of our ADSs may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.

 

The trading price of our ADSs has ranged from US$0.2 to US$1.85 per ADS in fiacal year 2023. The trading prices of our ADSs are likely to be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control. This may happen because of broad market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation in the market prices or the underperformance or deteriorating financial results of Internet or other companies based in China that have listed their securities in the United States in recent years. The securities of some of these companies have experienced significant volatility since their initial public offerings, including, in some cases, substantial decline in their trading prices. The trading performances of other Chinese companies’ securities after their offerings may affect the attitudes of investors toward Chinese companies listed in the United States, which consequently may impact the trading performance of our ADSs, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, any negative news or perceptions about inadequate corporate governance practices or fraudulent accounting, corporate structure or other matters of us or other Chinese companies may also negatively affect the attitudes of investors towards Chinese companies in general, including us, regardless of whether we have conducted any inappropriate activities. In addition, securities markets may from time to time experience significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to our operating performance, such as the large decline in share prices in the United States, China and other jurisdictions in late 2008, early 2009, the second half of 2011, the third quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, which may have a material adverse effect on the market price of our ADSs.

 

In addition to market and industry factors, the price and trading volume for our ADSs may be highly volatile for factors specific to our own operations, including the following:

 

regulatory developments affecting us, our customers or our industry;

 

announcements of studies and reports relating to our products and service offerings or those of our competitors;

 

changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other social e-commerce platforms;

 

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations and changes or revisions of our expected results;

 

changes in financial estimates by securities research analysts;

 

conditions in the Internet and unsecured consumer finance industries;

 

announcements of new product, service and expansions by us or our competitors;

 

replacement of existing third-party service providers;

 

additions to or departures of our senior management;

 

detrimental negative publicity about us, our management or our industry;

 

fluctuations of exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. dollar;

 

release or expiry of lock-up or other transfer restrictions on our outstanding ordinary shares or ADSs; and

 

sales or perceived potential sales of additional ordinary shares or ADSs.

 

Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the volume and price at which our ADSs will trade.

 

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Techniques employed by short sellers may drive down the market price of our ADSs.

 

Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is in the short seller’s interest for the price of the security to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling a security short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market.

 

We have been the subject of short selling, and it is not clear what long-term effect such negative publicity could have on us. We may also be subject to short seller attacks from time to time in the future. If we were to become the subject of any unfavourable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we may have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we would strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short sellers by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality. Such a situation could be costly and time-consuming, and could divert management’s attention from the day-to-day operations of our company. Even if such allegations are ultimately proven to be groundless, allegations against us could severely impact the market price of our ADSs and our business operations.

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the market price for our ADSs and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our ADSs will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If research analysts do not establish and maintain adequate research coverage or if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our ADSs or publish inaccurate or unfavourable research about our business, the market price for our ADSs would likely decline. If one or more of these analyst’s cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which, in turn, could cause the market price or trading volume of our ADSs to decline.

 

We cannot assure you that our existing dividend policy will not change in the future or the amount the dividends that you may receive, and as such, you must rely on price appreciation of our ADSs for return on your investment.

 

On July 19, 2018, our board of directors approved an annual dividend policy. Under this policy, annual dividends will be set at an amount equivalent to approximately 15-25% of our anticipated net income after tax in each year commencing from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. On July 19, 2018, our board of directors also approved a special cash dividend of US$0.13 per ordinary share of our company (or US$0.13 per ADS), in addition to an annual dividend pursuant to the newly adopted annual dividend policy of US$0.27 per ordinary share (or US$0.27 per ADS), for a total dividend of US$0.40 per ordinary share (or US$0.40 per ADS).

 

Our annual dividend policy is subject to change at any time at the discretion of our board of directors, and our board of directors has complete discretion as to whether to distribute dividends in the future. If our board of directors decides to continue to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us from our subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. As such, the amount of dividends that you will receive is subject to change. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will not adjust our dividend policy in the future. Accordingly, you should not rely on an investment in our ADSs as a source for any future dividend income, and the return on your investment in our ADSs will likely depend entirely upon any future price appreciation of our ADSs. There is no guarantee that our ADSs will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which you purchased the ADSs. You may not realize a return on your investment in our ADSs and you may even lose your entire investment.

 

Any declaration and payment, as well as the amount, of dividends will be subject to our constitutional documents and applicable Chinese and U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, including the approval from the shareholders of each subsidiary which intends to declare such dividends, if applicable.

 

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Substantial future sales or perceived potential sales of our ADSs in the public market could cause the price of our ADSs to decline.

 

Sales of our ADSs in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our ADSs to decline. As of March 31, 2023, we had 68,598,050 ordinary shares outstanding. Among these shares, 38,675,000 ordinary shares are in the form of ADSs. All our ADSs are freely transferable without restriction or additional registration under the Securities Act. The remaining ordinary shares outstanding are available for sale, subject to volume and other restrictions as applicable under Rules 144 and 701 under the Securities Act. To the extent shares are sold into the market, the market price of our ADSs could decline.

 

Certain holders of our ordinary shares may cause us to register under the Securities Act the sale of their shares. Registration of these shares under the Securities Act would result in ADSs representing these shares becoming freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration. Sales of these registered shares in the form of ADSs in the public market could cause the price of our ADSs to decline.

 

We have adopted our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan which was approved by our shareholders at our 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 19, 2023, under which we have the discretion to grant a broad range of equity-based awards to eligible participants. See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—B. Compensation—Share Incentive Plan.” We have registered certain ordinary shares that we may issue under our share incentive plans and intend to register all ordinary shares that we may issue under our share incentive plans. Once we register these ordinary shares, they can be freely sold in the public market in the form of ADSs upon issuance, subject to volume limitations applicable to affiliates and relevant lock-up agreements. If a large number of our ordinary shares or securities convertible into our ordinary shares are sold in the public market in the form of ADSs after they become eligible for sale, the sales could reduce the trading price of our ADSs and impede our ability to raise future capital. In addition, any ordinary shares that we issue under our share incentive plans would dilute the percentage ownership held by the investors who purchased ADSs.

 

We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of our ADSs or ordinary shares.

 

Depending upon the value of our assets, which is determined in part by the market value of our ADSs or ordinary shares, and the composition of our assets and income over time, we could be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Based on the projected composition of our assets and income, we do not believe that we were a PFIC for our taxable year ended March 31, 2023 and we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC in the foreseeable future. While we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC, fluctuations in the market price of our ADSs or ordinary shares may cause us to become a PFIC for the current or any subsequent taxable year.

 

A non-U.S. corporation, such as our company, will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, if either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year produce or are held for the production of passive income. Whether we are a PFIC is a factual determination and we must make a separate determination each taxable year as to whether we are a PFIC (after the close of each taxable year). Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for our taxable year ending March 31, 2023 or any future taxable year.

 

If we were to be classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder (as defined in “Item 10. Additional Information-E. Taxation-U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”) holds an ADS or an ordinary share, such U.S. Holder would generally be subject to reporting requirements and might incur significantly increased U.S. federal income tax on gain recognized on the sale or other disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares and on the receipt of distributions on the ADSs or ordinary shares to the extent such gain or distribution is treated as an “excess distribution” under the applicable U.S. federal income tax rules. Further, if we were to be classified as a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or ordinary shares, we generally would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which such U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or ordinary shares even if we cease to qualify as a PFIC under the rules set forth above. You are urged to consult your tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, holding, and disposing of ADSs or ordinary shares if we were to be classified as a PFIC. For more information, see “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—PFIC Rules.”

 

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The amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that we expect to adopt contain anti-takeover provisions that could have a material adverse effect on the rights of holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs.

 

We have adopted an amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association contains provisions to limit the ability of others to acquire control of our company or cause us to engage in change-of-control transactions. These provisions could have the effect of depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging third parties from seeking to obtain control of our company in a tender offer or similar transaction. In addition, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by our shareholders, to issue preferred shares in one or more series and to fix their designations, powers, preferences, privileges, and relative participating, optional or special rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights associated with our ordinary shares underlying the ADSs. Preferred shares could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. If our board of directors decides to issue preferred shares, the price of our ADSs may fall and the voting and other rights of the holders of our ordinary shares underlying the ADSs may be materially and adversely affected.

 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

 

We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability. Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law of England, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the United States. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.

 

Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of register of members of these companies. Our directors have discretion under our articles of association to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

 

Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, differ significantly from requirements for companies incorporated in other jurisdictions such as the U.S. Currently, we rely on home country practices with respect to certain corporate governance matters, please see “Item 16.G—Corporate Governance.” As a result, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

As a result of all of the above, public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by our management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.

 

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Certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. Substantially all of our current operations are conducted in China. In addition, a majority of our current directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. Substantially all of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the United States in the event that you believe that your rights have been infringed under the U.S. federal securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

 

There is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), a judgment obtained in such jurisdiction will be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination of the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment (a) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, (b) imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given, (c) is final, (d) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty, and (e) was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. However, the Cayman Islands courts are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities law if such judgment is determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands to give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. Because such a determination has not yet been made by a court of the Cayman Islands, it is uncertain whether such civil liability judgments from U.S. courts would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands.

 

The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles of reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other forms of reciprocity with the United States that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, the PRC courts will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our director and officers if they decide that the judgment violates the basic principles of PRC laws or national sovereignty, security or public interest. As a result, it is uncertain whether and on what basis a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States.

 

We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies.

 

Because we are a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including:

 

the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC;

 

the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;

 

the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and

 

the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material non-public information under Regulation FD.

 

We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. In addition, we intend to publish our results periodically through press releases, distributed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Market. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information, which would be made available to you, were you investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.

 

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The voting rights of holders of ADSs are limited by the terms of the deposit agreement, and you may not be able to exercise any right to vote the ordinary shares which are represented by your ADSs.

 

As a holder of our ADSs, you will only be able to direct the exercise of the voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares which are represented by your ADSs in accordance with the provisions of the deposit agreement. Under the deposit agreement, you must vote by giving voting instructions to the depositary. Upon receipt of your voting instructions, the depositary will use its best endeavors to vote the ordinary shares which are represented by your ADSs in accordance with your instructions. You will not be able to directly exercise any right to vote with respect to the shares represented by your ADSs unless you withdraw the shares from the ADR facility prior to the applicable share record date. Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the minimum notice period required for convening a general meeting is ten calendar days. As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that we may, but are not obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as our annual general meeting. When a general meeting is convened, you may not receive sufficient advance notice to withdraw the underlying shares represented by your ADSs to allow you to vote with respect to any specific resolution or matter to be considered and voted upon at such general meeting. If we give notice to our shareholders of any general meeting, the depositary will notify you of the upcoming vote and will arrange to deliver our voting materials to you. We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the depositary to vote the underlying shares represented by your ADSs. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for their manner of carrying out your voting instructions. This means that you may not be able to exercise your right to vote and you may have no legal remedy if the underlying shares represented by your ADSs are not voted as you requested.

 

The depositary for our ADSs will give us a discretionary proxy to vote the ordinary shares represented by your ADSs if you do not give proper or timely voting instructions to the depositary, except in limited circumstances, which could adversely affect your interests.

 

Under the deposit agreement for the ADSs, if you do not give proper or timely voting instructions to the depositary, the depositary will give us a discretionary proxy to vote the ordinary shares represented by your ADSs at shareholders’ meetings unless:

 

we have failed to timely provide the depositary with notice of meeting and related voting materials;

 

we have instructed the depositary that we do not wish a discretionary proxy to be given;

 

we have informed the depositary that there is substantial opposition as to a matter to be voted on at the meeting;

 

a matter to be voted on at the meeting would have a material adverse impact on shareholders; or

 

the voting at the meeting is to be made on a show of hands.

 

The effect of the foregoing is that if you do not give proper or timely voting instructions to the depositary as to how to vote at shareholders’ meetings, a discretionary proxy to vote the ordinary shares represented by your ADSs will be given to a person designated by us, except under the circumstances described above. This may make it more difficult for shareholders and holders of ADSs to influence the management of our company. Holders of our ordinary shares are not subject to this discretionary proxy.

 

You may not receive dividends or other distributions on our ordinary shares and you may not receive any value for them if it is illegal or impracticable to make them available to you.

 

The depositary of our ADSs has agreed to pay to you the cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian receives on ordinary shares or other deposited securities which are represented by your ADSs, after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of ordinary shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary is not responsible if it decides that it is unlawful or impracticable to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example, it would be unlawful to make a distribution to a holder of ADSs if it consists of securities that require registration under the Securities Act but that are not properly registered or distributed under an applicable exemption from registration. The depositary may also determine that it is not practicable to distribute certain property through the mail. Additionally, the value of certain distributions may be less than the cost of mailing them. In these cases, the depositary may determine not to distribute such property. We have no obligation to register under U.S. securities laws any ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or other securities received through such distributions. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or anything else to holders of ADSs. This means that you may not receive distributions we make on our ordinary shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impracticable for us to make them available to you. These restrictions may cause a material decline in the value of our ADSs.

 

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You may experience dilution of your holdings due to inability to participate in rights offerings.

 

We may, from time to time, distribute rights to our shareholders, including rights to acquire securities. Under the deposit agreement, the depositary will not distribute rights to holders of ADSs unless the distribution and sale of rights and the securities to which these rights relate are either exempt from registration under the Securities Act with respect to all holders of ADSs, or are registered under the provisions of the Securities Act. The depositary may, but is not required to, attempt to sell these undistributed rights to third parties, and may allow the rights to lapse. We may be unable to establish an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, and we are under no obligation to file a registration statement with respect to these rights or underlying securities or to endeavour to have a registration statement declared effective. Accordingly, holders of ADSs may be unable to participate in our rights offerings and may experience dilution of their holdings as a result.

 

You may be subject to limitations on transfer of your ADSs.

 

Your ADSs are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its books at any time or from time to time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. The depositary may close its books from time to time for a number of reasons, including in connection with corporate events such as a rights offering, during which time the depositary needs to maintain an exact number of ADS holders on its books for a specified period. The depositary may also close its books in emergencies, or on weekends and public holidays. The depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of our ADSs generally when our share register or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the depositary thinks it is advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, or under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason.

 

We will incur significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of being a public company.

 

As a public company, we incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses as a public reporting company. For example, we will be required to comply with additional requirements of the rules and regulations of the SEC and requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market, including applicable corporate governance practices. We expect that compliance with these requirements will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costlier. In addition, we expect that our management and other personnel will need to divert attention from operational and other business matters to devote substantial time to these public company requirements. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

 

In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may also initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.

 

In the past, shareholders of public companies have often brought securities class action suits against those companies following periods of instability in the market price of their securities. If we were involved in a class action suit, it could divert a significant amount of our management’s attention and other resources from our business and operations and require us to incur significant expenses to defend the suit, which could harm our results of operations. Any such class action suit, whether or not successful, could harm our reputation and restrict our ability to raise capital in the future. In addition, if a claim is successfully made against us, we may be required to pay significant damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

 

A. History and Development of the Company

 

In April 2016, Hexindai Inc. was incorporated in Cayman Islands as a holding company. We provided online microlending business and P2P marketplace business from 2017 to 2019. As part of our major business restructuring and disposition of our P2P marketplace business in and around December 2020, which is described in greater detail below, we changed our name from Hexindai Inc. to Xiaobai Maimai Inc. to reflect our business that was built upon our social e-commerce platform. On December 3, 2021, we changed our name from Xiaobai Maimai Inc. to Akso Health Group in recognition of our focus on our new business development in the health sector. As of the date of this annual report, we are no longer engaged in the P2P marketplace businesses and are not making any new loans under the microlending business, and are solely focused on our social e-commerce platform business, cancer therapy and radiotherapy oncology service provider business, and the sale of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests.

 

In March 2014, our founders Mr. Xiaobo An and Mr. Xiaoning An, along with Mr. Xiaobin Zhai, established Hexin E-Commerce Co. Ltd in China, or Hexin E-Commerce, which at the time of its inception was not under our control and jointly owned by the individuals named above.

 

In order to obtain control of Hexin E-Commerce, in November 2016, we entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Hexin E-Commerce and its then-shareholders and became Hexin E-commerce’s primary beneficiary. Prior to our disposal of Hexin E-Commerce in December 2020, we conducted our P2P marketplace businesses primarily through Hexin E-Commerce.

 

In May 2016, we established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, Hexindai HK, and further established Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co. Ltd., or Hexin Yongheng, which to this date remains Hexindai HK’s wholly-owned subsidiary in China, in August 2016.

 

In August 2017, we established Wusu Company to conduct online microlending business. At the time of Wusu Company’s inception, Hexin E-Commerce, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu were the shareholders of Wusu Company. On January 1, 2018, Hexin Yongheng, Wusu Company, Hexin E-Commerce, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu entered into a series of agreements (the “2018 Wusu VIE Agreements”), and as a result of which, Hexin Yongheng became the primary beneficiary of and controlled Wusu Company.

 

On November 3, 2017, our ADSs commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HX.”

 

As part of our strategy to expand our investment, in June 2018, we incorporated HX Asia Investment Limited (“HX Asia”), a wholly-owned subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands, to acquire a 19.99% equity stake in Musketeer Group Inc, an Indonesian online lending platform that offers consumption instalment loans. We completed the acquisition in August 9, 2018 as part of our strategy to explore overseas opportunities by leveraging our extensive experience and expertise in new high-growth markets.

 

As part of our strategy to diversify funding sources for our P2P marketplace and online microlending businesses (which we are no longer engaged in), in December 2018, Hexin E-Commerce established Trust 1 with an independent third-party trust company. At the time of establishing Trust 1, Hexin E-Commerce was still an entity under our control. As part of our business restructuring in December 2020 and our disposal of Hexin E-commerce, we are no longer a beneficiary to Trust 1.

 

In January 2019, we incorporated HX China Investment Limited (“HX China”), also our wholly-owned subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands, for the purpose of acquiring a 5.88% equity stake in Phoenix Intelligent Credit Group Ltd. As part of that acquisition, we established Tianjin Haohongyuan in China in May 2018 to synergize the investment by way of providing loan assistance functions such as borrower assessment to Phoenix Intelligent Credit Group Ltd. At the time of our acquisition, Phoenix Intelligent Credit Group Ltd was an operator of one of China’s leading P2P lending platforms and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phoenix Financial Group Ltd., which was unrelated to us.

 

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On August 1, 2019, Hexin Digital, which was established on September 9, 2017 with the provision of technology consultancy and technological services as its principal business, was acquired by Hexin Jinke from an independent third party, and Hexin Digital had minimal activities before being acquired by us. We obtained control and became the primary beneficiary of Hexin Digital in August 2019 by entering into a series of contractual arrangements with Hexin Digital and Hexin Jinke. Hexin Digital is 100% owned by Hexin Jinke. Hexin Digital holds the requisite licenses necessary to conduct our online marketplace business which is subject to restrictions under current PRC laws and regulations. We operate our newly launched social e-commerce platform Xiaobai Maimai through Hexin Digital.

 

On September 30, 2019, we changed Wusu Company’s principal businesses from microlending to trading, provision of technological promotion services, and import and export.

 

On July 15, 2020, we incorporated Hexin Investment Private Limited in Singapore with a view to engage in future investment activities.

 

As part of our corporate restructurings prior to our disposal of Hexin E-Commerce in December 2020, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu transferred their equity interests of Wusu Company to Hexin E-Commerce, and therefore, Hexin E-Commerce became the sole shareholder of Wusu Company on November 20, 2020. On November 20, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, Wusu Company, Hexin E-Commerce, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu entered into a VIE termination agreement, which terminated all rights and obligations with respect to each party thereto under the 2018 Wusu VIE Agreements. On December 1, 2020, Wusu Company and its shareholder, Hexin E-Commerce, entered into a new series of contractual arrangements with Hexin Yongheng, and as a result of which, Hexin Yongheng remains the primary beneficiary of and controls Wusu Company.

 

On December 16, 2020, Hexin Yongheng and Kuaishangche, a company not directly associated with the Company but controlled by Mr. Xiaobo An, and Hexin E-Commerce entered into an assignment and assumption agreement. Pursuant to the Agreement, Hexin Yongheng agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB5.0 million (US$726,781).

 

On July 8, 2021, we incorporated WE HEALTH LIMITED in New York.

 

On December 15, 2021, we established We Healthy Limited in Hong Kong. WE HEALTH LIMITED owns 51% equity of We Healthy Limited.

 

On December 30, 2021, we incorporated Akso Health Treatment Center Inc. in the State of Massachusetts, and on January 10, 2022 we changed the name from Akso Health Treatment Center Inc. to Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc.

 

On January 3, 2022, we incorporated Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc. in Wyoming.

 

On January 26, 2022, we established Qingdao Akso Health Management Co., Ltd, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of We Healthy Limited (“Qingdao Akso”).

 

On January 4, 2022, we incorporated Akso Online MediTech Co., Ltd. (“Akso Online MediTech”) in Wyoming.

 

Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc., Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc. and Akso Online MediTech Co., Ltd. are 100% owned by We Health Limited.

 

Business Restructuring and Disposition

 

Prior to our disposition of Hexin E-Commerce, on November 20, 2020, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu transferred their equity interest in Wusu Company to Hexin E-Commerce, which resulted in Wusu Company becoming a wholly-owned entity of Hexin E-Commerce. On November 20, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, Wusu Company, Hexin E-Commerce, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu entered into a VIE termination agreement, which terminated all rights and obligations with respect to each party thereto under the 2018 Wusu VIE Agreements.

 

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On December 1, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a new series of contractual arrangements with Wusu Company and Hexin E-Commerce whereby Hexin Yongcheng retained its interests as the primary beneficiary to Wusu Company.

 

On December 16, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, Kuaishangche, Hexin E-Commerce, Xiaobo An, Xiaoning An, and Xiaobin Zhai entered into an assignment and assumption agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Hexin Yongheng has agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB 5 million. Upon the closing of the disposition, Kuaishangche became the primary beneficiary of and obtained control of Hexin E-Commerce, and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce had in Wusu Company, which remained a consolidated variable interest entity of the Hexin Yongheng by way of the December 1, 2020 contractual arrangements. We closed the disposition of Hexin E-Commerce on December 30, 2020. As a result of the disposition, we are no longer conducting the P2P marketplace business and instead are focusing on developing and investing resources into our social e-commerce platform, Xiaobai Maimai.

 

On December 16, 2020, our shareholders approved our name change from “Hexindai Inc.” to “Xiaobai Maimai Inc.” to reflect our business transition.

 

On January 1, 2021, Hexin Yongheng, our wholly-owned subsidiary, obtained control and became the primary beneficiary of Hexin Jiuding by entering into a series of contractual arrangements with Hexin Jiuding and Hexin Fengze, the shareholder of Hexin Jiuding and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hexin Jinke.

 

On December 3, 2021, our shareholders approved our name change from “Xiaobai Maimai Inc.” to “Akso Health Group” to reflect our business transition.

 

On May 10, 2023, the Company, HX Asia, HX China, and Hexindai HK (together with HX Asia and HX China, the “Targets”), and Umbrella Capital Investment Co., Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company which is not affiliate of the Company of any of its directors or officers (the “Purchaser”) entered into certain share purchase agreement (the “Disposition SPA”). Pursuant to the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser agreed to purchase the Targets in exchange for cash consideration of US$215,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Disposition closed on May 19, 2023. Upon the closing of the Disposition, the Buyer became the sole shareholder of the Targets and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of the Targets and subsidiaries owned or controlled by the Target.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at Room 8201-4-4(A), 2nd Floor, Qiantongyuan Building, No. 44, Moscow Road, QianwanBonded Port Area, Qingdao Pilot Free Trade Zone, China (Shandong). Our telephone number at this address is +86 152 1005 4919. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc., located at 801, 2nd Avenue, Suite 403, New York, NY 10017.

 

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B.Business Overview

 

The Company currently operates in healthcare equipment and products trading. Since 2020, we started transitioning from an online loan facilitator into a social e-commerce platform operator in China, offering high-quality and affordable branded products. Since the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company started exploring healthcare equipment and product trading and related healthcare services business. Management expects steady growth of the healthcare segment given management’s intentional allocation of more resources to this segment. In May 2023, the Company entered into a Disposition SPA to dispose the social e-commerce business.

 

The social e-commerce industry

 

We were formally known as Hexindai Inc., and used to be engaged in the business of providing online facilitation related services via our consumer lending marketplace in China, facilitating loans to meet the increasing consumption demand of the emerging middle class in China from 2017 to 2019. Hexindai Inc. was a mobile e-commerce and consumer lending platform in China until it disposed of Hexin E-Commerce in December 2020 and changed its name to Xiaobai Maimai Inc. As part of its transition into the social e-commerce platform business, in May 2020, we launched a new form of social e-commerce mobile platform, Xiaobai Maimai App, offering high-quality and affordable branded products. Xiaobai Maimai leverages its cooperation with major domestic e-commerce platforms and services marketplaces as part of its integrated buyer resources to select and source the most desirable goods and services. Xiaobai Maimai rewards customers with a small commission for every purchase, share or recommendation of a product made to friends.

 

In August 2020, Xiaobai Maimai underwent an upgrade to offer an even wider variety of high-quality products covering food and beverage, wine, cosmetic products, fashion and apparel, entertainment, houseware, home appliances and cost-saving promotions at petrol gas stations nationwide. On Xiaobai Maimai App, customers can easily compare superior products at competitive prices without having to change their shopping preferences or switch between different online merchants. It is also a convenient, one-stop platform for customers to not only save big on daily necessities when they shop online, but also stay informed of the latest promotions with attractive discounts, coupons and rebates on the application. As of June 30, 2022, Xiaobai Maimai had approximately 288,858 active customer accounts (an active customer account refers to a customer account that has made at least one purchase) since its launch. In May 2023, the Company entered into a Disposition SPA to dispose the social e-commerce business.

 

Healthcare equipment and products trading and radiation oncology service business

 

Sales of medical devices

 

Through our operating subsidiaries, Akso Online Meditech and Qingdao Akso, we are mainly specialized in the sales of medical devices both in China and in the United States.

 

On January 4, 2022, we incorporated Akso Online MediTech in the State of Wyoming and have begun the sale of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits through Akso Online Meditech since March, 2022. Akso Online Meditech has entered into a supply agreement to purchase “iHealth” branded COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits from its supplier in Hong Kong and sells these test kits to distributors in the United States.

 

Since April 2022, the Company has engaged in the sale of medical devices such as defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope through its subsidiary, Qingdao Akso, in China. Qingdao Akso purchases these medical devices in bulk from its suppliers and distributes the products to downstream distributors and end-users.

 

Pursuant to the Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (2021 Revision) promulgated on January 4, 2000 and came into effect on June 1, 2014 (the “Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices”), which was latest amended on February 9, 2021 and came into effect on June 1, 2021, medical devices are classified into the following three categories based on the degree of risk.

 

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  “Class I medical devices” means the medical devices with low risks, whose safety and effectiveness can be ensured through routine administration. As of September 30, 2022, we and our subsidiaries do not sell Class I medical devices.
     
  “Class II medical devices” means the medical devices with moderate risks, which shall be strictly controlled and administered to ensure their safety and effectiveness. For example, the anesthesia laryngoscope that Qingdao Akso currently may sell are Class II medical devices.
     
  “Class III medical devices” means the medical devices with relatively high risks, which shall be strictly controlled and administered through special measures to ensure their safety and effectiveness. For example, the defibrillators Qingdao Akso currently may sell are Class III medical devices.

 

Pursuant to the Administrative Measures on the Operation Supervision of Medical Devices, filing and licensing are not required for the operation of Class I medical devices. Operators engaged in the operation of Class II medical devices are subject to filing administration and will receive a Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate upon satisfaction of filing requirement and no pre-approval of authorities is needed. Operators engaged in the operation of Class III medical devices are subject to pre-approval licensing administration and will receive a Class III Medical Device Operation License upon the authorities’ approval. A Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate will be effective in the long term until it is revoked or canceled by the issuing authorities. A Class III Medical Device Operation License is valid for five years and may be renewed six months prior to its expiration date.

 

As of the date of this annual report, Qingdao Akso has received from the PRC authorities all requisite licenses, permissions or approvals needed to engage in the resale of medical devices businesses currently conducted in China, and no permission or approval has been denied. Such licenses and permissions include business licenses, a Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate and a Class III Medical Device Operation License (as defined below). Pursuant to the Administrative Measures on the Operation Supervision of Medical Devices, filing and licensing are not required for the operation of Class I medical devices. Operators engaged in the resale of Class II medical devices are subject to filing administration and will receive a Class II medical device selling record certificate upon satisfaction of filing requirement and no pre-approval of the authorities is needed (the “Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate”). Operators engaged in the resale or distribution of Class III medical devices are subject to pre-approval licensing administration and will a receive medical device operation license upon the authorities’ approval (the “Class III Medical Device Operation License”). A Class III Medical Device Operation License is valid for five years and may be renewed six months prior to its expiration date. A Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate will be effective in the long term until it is revoked or canceled by the issuing authorities. Qingdao Akso obtained a Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate on Feburay 25, 2022 , and a Class III Medical Device Operation License, and such license expired on March 2, 2022.

 

Revenue attributable to the sales of medical equipment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 was $13.2 million, representing 100% of the Company’s total revenue.

 

Akso Health’s radiation oncology services business

 

On September 24, 2021, the Board of Directors approved our new business plan to enter the radiation oncology services market in the U.S. On September 26, 2021, we signed a product purchase agreement with a third-party supplier to purchase equipment for the new cancer therapy and radiation oncology business. The total price of the equipment was approximately US$12.7 million. We prepaid 80% of the purchase price and planned to pay the balance after the equipment was received and installed. In February 2022, affected by the continuous influence of COVID-19 and the global chip shortage, we terminated the purchase agreement and the prepayment for equipment purchase has been refunded. We intend to keep pursuing business opportunities in this sector under the guidance of Dr. Yingxian Liu.

 

Akso Health’s radiation oncology services and Covid-19 research business model

 

Currently, the Company is engaged in the sale of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits. In the future, the Company will develop its the cancer therapy and radiation oncology market in the U.S. We plan to open 2 vaccine research centers for AIDS and Covid-19 and 100 radiation oncology centers on the east coast of the U.S. catering to cancer patients at varying stages of treatment. This will include specialized radiation therapy centers for radiotherapy (RT), personalized consultation, conventional treatment planning, and other related services for a wide variety of cancer therapy treatments. On October 22, 2021, we announced the appointment of Dr. Yingxian Liu as the medical consultant to the Company. Dr. Liu has extensive experience, and is highly respected in the pathology field. We believe Dr. Liu’s insights and guidance will support our mission in assembling the necessary team and infrastructure to build a best-in-class practice that’s scalable and delivers safe and high-quality cancer treatments for our patients.”

 

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Our Suppliers

 

Our subsidiaries source the medical devices, such as COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits, defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope, from its supplier in mainland China and Hong Kong.

 

Our subsidiaries enter into purchase agreements with the supplier in the ordinary course of business. Prices vary depending on the specific items they purchase in each purchase agreement. None of our subsidiaries have long-term agreements that obligate their supplier to continue supplying it with medical devices over the long term. Relationships with suppliers are subject to change from time to time. Changes in relationships with suppliers in the future could positively or negatively impact our subsidiaries’ net sales and operating profits. We believe our subsidiaries can be successful in mitigating negative effects resulting from unfavorable changes in the relationships with suppliers through, among other things, the development of new or expanded supplier relationships.

 

We currently have one significant supplier, Qingdao Yongbaoyun Technology Co., Ltd.,s which represents 97.3% of our total purchases for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

 

Our Customers

 

Our medical devices business which includes the sale of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits, defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscopes primarily target medical product dealers and end-users such as hospitals. We do not currently have any long-term sale contracts with our customers. Our three main customers are Syndicate One Group, Xuzhou Bowei Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. and Faith Group, which represented approximately 59.5%, 11.1% and 10.1% of our total revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

 

Competition

 

Radiation Oncology and Cancer Therapy Center Business

 

The oncology healthcare service market in the United States is fragmented and competition is intense. Our planned radiation oncology service and cancer therapy centers would compete primarily on a regional or local basis with government-owned and private hospitals that offer radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and other oncology healthcare services either directly or in conjunction with third parties,

 

We would primarily compete with our competitors based on the range of services provided, the reputation of our cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers among doctors and patients in the U.S. and level of patient service and satisfaction.

 

In addition, we would compete with those who offer other types of available treatment methods that we do not offer, such as chemotherapy, surgery, different forms of radiotherapy that we do not offer, other alternative treatment methods commercialized in recent years and certain treatments that are currently in the experimental stage. These treatments may be more effective or less costly, or both, compared to the treatment methods that our cancer therapy and radiation oncology centers will provide.

 

iHealth COVID-19 Test Kit Business in the United States

 

The diagnostic testing industry, especially for COVID-19, is highly competitive, and given the significant interest and growth in COVID-19 related diagnostic tests, we expect ongoing intense competition from different sources, including from manufacturers and producers of diagnostic tests, vaccines and therapeutic treatments. In diagnostic testing, we anticipate facing competition from companies that have or are developing molecular tests (including centralized laboratory and POC tests) as well as antigen and antibody tests to detect SARS-CoV-2. In addition, we face competition from companies developing COVID-19, tests. We face potential competition from many sources, including academic institutions, public and private research institutions and governmental agencies.

 

In addition to competition from diagnostic testing companies, there are companies developing vaccines and therapeutic treatments for COVID-19. In December 2020 and February 2021, for example, the FDA issued Emergency Use Authorizations for three COVID-19 vaccines. If existing or future vaccines are widely distributed and compliantly administered or if therapeutic treatments are identified and become widely used, our COVID-19 testing opportunities and the market as a whole may shrink or disappear.

 

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We believe the following factors affect our ability to compete successfully:

 

test accuracy;

 

timeliness in delivery of test results;

 

user experience;

 

cost control;

 

pricing;

 

manufacturing capability; and

 

access to market.

 

Sales of Medical Devices

 

The medical device industry is intensely competitive, subject to rapid change and significantly affected by new product introductions and other market activities of industry participants. We compete or plan to compete with manufacturers and distributors of medical devices. Some of these competitors are large, well-capitalized companies with significantly greater market share and resources than we have. As a consequence, they are able to spend more on product development, marketing, sales and other product initiatives than we can. We also compete with smaller medical device companies that have single products or a limited range of products.

 

We believe that the principal competitive factors in our industry are:

 

  pricing;
     
  name recognition;
     
  product quality and selection;
     
  product functionality, reliability and compatibility;
     
  relations with healthcare professionals and customers;
     
  distribution networks;
     
  financial and human resources for sales and marketing; and
     
  additional lines of products and the ability to offer rebates or bundle products to offer greater discounts or other incentives.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We have registered a website at http://www.ahgtop.com/en/index.html.

 

To date, we have not experienced a material misappropriation of our intellectual property. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, third parties may attempt to use, copy or otherwise obtain and market or distribute our proprietary technology or develop a platform that is similar to our marketplace. We cannot be certain that the steps we have taken or will take in the future will prevent misappropriations of our technology and intellectual property rights. For a description of the risks related to our intellectual property rights, please see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—We may be unable to protect our proprietary intellectual property rights from unauthorized use, such that our brand, reputation and business may be negatively impacted.”

 

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Regulation

 

PRC Regulations

 

This section sets forth a summary of the most significant rules and regulations that affect our business activities in China.

 

Regulations Relating to Microlending

 

The Guidance on the Pilot Establishment of Microlending Companies jointly promulgated by the CBRC and the PBOC in May 2008 allows provincial governments to approve the establishment of microlending companies on a test basis. Based on this guidance, many provincial governments in China, including the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, promulgated local implementation rules on the administration of microlending companies. For example, Xinjiang Financial Service Office, the regulatory authority for microlending companies in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, promulgated the Interim Measures for the Administration of Microlending Companies in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August 2017, to impose management duties upon the relevant regulatory authorities and to specify more detailed requirements on microlending companies, including, among others, (i) microlending companies are prohibited from engaging in the receipt of deposits from the public and illegal fund-raising; (ii) the modification of certain company registration issues shall be subject to the approval by the relevant regulatory authorities; and (iii) the microlending company shall engage in the loan business in the place of registration and also in or around the surrounding counties within the same municipality as the place of registration, and the loan balance for the borrowers in the county of registration shall not be less than the 80% of the aggregate loan balance.

 

In November 2017, the Internet Finance National Rectification Office issued the Notice on the Immediate Suspension of Approvals for the Establishment of Online Microlending Companies, which took effect immediately, and provides that the relevant regulatory authorities of microlending companies at all levels shall suspend the approval of the establishment of online microlending companies and the approval of any microlending business conducted across provincial lines.

 

On December 1, 2017, the Internet Finance National Rectification Office and the Online Lending National Rectification Office jointly issued Circular 141, which suspends approval of new network microlending companies and further imposes measures to strengthen the regulation of network microlending companies.

 

On December 8, 2017, the Online Lending National Rectification Office promulgated the Implementation Plan of Specific Rectification for Risks in Microlending Companies and Online Microlending Companies, or the Rectification Implementation Plans of Online Microlending Companies. Pursuant to the Rectification Implementation Plans of Online Microlending Companies, “online microlending loans” are defined as microlending loans provided through the Internet by online microlending companies controlled by Internet enterprises. The features of online microlending loans include online borrower acquisition, credit assessment based on the online information collected from the Internet enterprise’s business operations and the borrower’s Internet usage, as well as online loan application, approval and funding.

 

Consistent with the Guidance on the Pilot Establishment of Microlending Companies and Circular 141, the Rectification Implementation Plans of Online Microlending Companies emphasize several aspects where inspection and rectification measures must be carried out for the online microlending loans industry, which include, among others, (i) the online microlending companies shall be approved by the competent authorities in accordance with the applicable regulations promulgated by the State Council, and the approved online microlending companies subsequently in violation of any regulatory requirements shall be re-examined; (ii) qualification requirements to conduct online micro-loan business (including the qualification of sponsor shareholders, the sources of borrowers, the Internet scenario and the digital risk-management technology); (iii) whether the qualification and funding source of the shareholders of online microlending companies are in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations; (iv) whether the “integrated actual interest” (namely the aggregated borrowing costs charged to borrowers in the form of interest and various fees) are annualized and subject to the limit on the interest rate of private lending set forth in the Private Lending Judicial Interpretations issued by the Supreme People’s Court and, whether any interest, handling fee, management fee or deposit are deducted from the principal of loans provided to the borrowers in advance, prior to the repayment of the loan; (v) whether campus loans or online microlending loans with no specific scenario or designated use of loan proceeds are granted; (vi) with respect to the loan business conducted in cooperation with third-party institutions, whether the online microlending companies outsource the core business (including the credit assessment and risk control), or accept any credit enhancement service (whether or not in a disguised form) provided by any third-party institutions with no approval to provide financing guarantee and whether any applicable third-party institution collects any interest or fees from the borrowers; and (vii) entities that conduct online microlending loans business without relevant approval or license for lending business shall be shut down and banned.

 

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The Rectification Implementation Plans of Online Microlending Companies also sets forth that all related institutions shall be subject to inspection and investigation. Depending on the results, different measures shall be implemented: (i) for institutions holding online microlending licenses but do not meet the qualification requirements to conduct online micro-loan business, their online microlending licenses shall be revoked and such institutions will be prohibited from conducting loan business outside the administrative jurisdiction of their respective approving authorities; and (ii) for institutions holding online microlending licenses that meet the qualification requirements to conduct online micro-loan business but were found not in compliance with other requirements, such as the requirements on the integrated actual interest rate, the scope of loan and the cooperation with third-party institutions, such institutions shall take rectification measures in a period to be separately specified by authorities, and in the event that the rectification does not meet the authorities’ requirements, such institutions shall be subject to several sanctions, including revocation of license and an order to cease business operations.

 

On September 7, 2020, CBIRC issued the Circular on Strengthening the Supervision and Administration of Microlending Companies (“Microlending Circular”). The Microlending Circular provides that the microlending companies shall mainly operate the lending business and shall act in accordance with the requirements regarding the loan concentration, loan purposes, fund management, debt collection and disclosure. Local authorities shall enhance supervision and administration of the establishment of the microlending companies and suspend newly-incorporated microlending companies from engaging in the Internet microlending business and other inter-provincial business.

 

On November 2, 2020, CBIRC and PBOC published the Interim Administrative Measures for Online Microlending Business (Draft for Comment) (“Draft Interim Administrative Measures”), for public review and comments. Pursuant to the Draft Interim Administrative Measures, “online microlending business” refers to any microlending business engaged in by a microlending company through using big data, cloud computing, mobile internet and other technical means, utilizing internally generated data and information on customer operation, online consumption, online transaction, etc., accumulated via internet platforms as well as other data and information obtained through legitimate channels to analyze and appraise the credit risk of borrowing customers, determine the mode and quota of loans, and complete such processes as loan application, risk review, loan approval, loan granting and loan recovery online. Online microlending business engaged in by a microlending company shall mainly be carried out in the provincial-level administrative region to which its place of registration belongs. Without the approval of the banking regulator under the State Council, no microlending company may carry out online microlending business across provincial-level administrative regions. The registered capital of a microlending company which engages in online microlending business shall not be less than CNY1 billion and shall be one-off paid-up monetary capital. The registered capital of a microlending company which engages in online microlending business across provincial-level administrative regions shall not be less than CNY5 billion and shall be one-off paid-up monetary capital. In principle, the balance of single-account online microlending loans granted to a natural person shall not exceed CNY300,000 or one-third of its average annual income in the last three years, between which the lower one shall be the maximum loan amount; and in principle, the balance of single-account online microlending loans granted to a legal person or any other organization and its related parties shall not exceed CNY1 million. The Draft Interim Administrative Measures was released for public comment only, there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the Draft Interim Administrative Measures, including with respect to its final content, adoption timeline or effective date.

 

We engage in online microlending businesses through our subsidiary Wusu Company, which has owned the business scope of microlending. However, we have ceased new microlending business as the principal business scope of Wusu Company has been changed to trading, provision of technological promotion services and import and export since September 30, 2019, yet still entitled to the credit right over the loans issued prior to the change of the business scope.

 

Regulations Relating to Foreign Investment

 

PRC Foreign Investment Law

 

The Foreign Investment Law was formally adopted by the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress on March 15, 2019, which has become effective on January 1, 2020 and, together with their implementation rules and ancillary regulations, has replaced the trio of existing laws regulating foreign investment in China, namely, the Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise Law, the Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprise Law and the Wholly Foreign-invested Enterprise Law. Meanwhile, the Regulations for the Implementation of the Foreign Investment Law has come into effect as of January 1, 2020, which clarified and elaborated the relevant provisions of the Foreign Investment Law. The organization form, organization and activities of foreign-invested enterprises shall be governed, among others, by the laws of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Partnership Enterprise Law of the People’s Republic of China. Foreign-invested enterprises established before the implementation of this Law may retain the original business organization and so on within five years after the implementation of this Law.

 

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The Foreign Investment Law is formulated to further expand opening-up, vigorously promote foreign investment and protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors. According to the Foreign Investment Law, foreign investments are entitled to pre-entry national treatment and are subject to negative list management system. The pre-entry national treatment means that the treatment given to foreign investors and their investments at the stage of investment access shall not be less favorable than that of domestic investors and their investments. The negative list management system means that the state implements special administrative measures for access of foreign investment in specific fields. The Foreign Investment Law does not mention the relevant concept and regulatory regime of VIE structures. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China—Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of the newly enacted PRC Foreign Investment law and how it may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations.”

 

Foreign investors’ investment, earnings and other legitimate rights and interests within the territory of the PRC shall be protected in accordance with the law, and all national policies on supporting the development of enterprises shall equally apply to foreign-invested enterprises. Among others, the state guarantees that foreign invested enterprises participate in the formulation of standards in an equal manner and that foreign-invested enterprises participate in government procurement activities through fair competition in accordance with the law. Further, the state shall not expropriate any foreign investment except under special circumstances. Under special circumstances, the state may levy or expropriate the investment of foreign investors in accordance with the law for the needs of the public interest. The expropriation and requisition shall be conducted in accordance with legal procedures and timely and reasonable compensation shall be given. In carrying out business activities, foreign invested enterprises shall comply with relevant provisions on labor protection, social insurance, tax, accounting, foreign exchange and other matters stipulated in laws and regulations.

 

According to the Measures for the Security Review of Foreign Investment promulgated by National Development and Reform Commission, the NDRC, and Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, the MOC, on December 19, 2020 and became effective on January 18, 2021, the NDRC and the MOC will establish a working mechanism office in charge of the security review of foreign investment. Such measures define foreign investment as direct or indirect investment by foreign investors in the PRC, which includes (i) investment in new onshore projects or establishment of wholly foreign owned onshore companies or joint ventures with foreign investors; (ii) acquiring equity or asset of onshore companies by merger and acquisition; and (iii) onshore investment by and through any other means. Investment in certain key areas with bearing on national security, such as important cultural products and services, important information technology and Internet services and products, key technologies, and other important areas with bearing on national security which results in the acquisition of de facto control of investee companies, shall be filed with a specifically established office before such investment is carried out. What may constitute “onshore investment by and through any other means” or “de facto control” could be broadly interpreted under such measures. It is likely that control through contractual arrangement be regarded as de facto control based on provisions applied to security review of foreign investment in the free trade zone. Failure to make such filing may subject such foreign investor to rectification within prescribed period, and will be recorded as negative credit information of such foreign investor in the relevant national credit information system, which would then subject such investors to joint punishment as provided by relevant rules. If such investor fails to or refuses to undertake such rectification, it would be ordered to dispose of the equity or asset and to take any other necessary measures so as to return to the status quo and to erase the impact to national security.

 

Industry Catalog Relating to Foreign Investment

 

Investment activities in the PRC by foreign investors are principally governed by the Catalog of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment, or the Catalog, which became effective on January 27, 2021, and the Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access, or the Negative List promulgated by the MOC, which became effective on July 23, 2020 and has been amended from time to time by the MOC and the National Development and Reform Commission. It sets out the industries in which foreign investments are prohibited or restricted. Foreign investors will not make investments in prohibited industries, while must satisfy certain conditions stipulated in the Negative List for investment in restricted industries. According to the Negative List, the proportion of foreign investment in entities engaged in value-added telecommunication services (excluding e-commerce, domestic multi-party communications services, store-and-forward services, and call center services) shall not exceed 50%. The most updated Negative List, issued on 27 December 2021 and became effective on 1 January 2022, stipulates that any PRC domestic enterprise engaging in the fields prohibited by the negative list shall obtain the consent of the relevant competent PRC authorities for overseas listing, and the foreign investors shall not participate in the operation and management of such enterprise, and the shareholding percentage of the foreign investors in such enterprise shall be subject to the relevant administrative provisions of PRC domestic securities investment by foreign investors. Such negative list does not further elaborate whether existing overseas listed enterprise will be subject to such requirements. The staff of the NDRC addressed in an interview on 27 December 2021 that certain existing overseas listed enterprises whose foreign investors’ shareholding percentage exceed the aforementioned threshold are not required to make adjustment or deduction.

 

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Foreign Investment in Value-Added Telecommunication Services

 

The Provisions on Administration of Foreign Invested Telecommunications Enterprises promulgated by the State Council in December 2001 and subsequently amended in September 2008 and 2016 prohibit a foreign investor from owning more than 50% of the total equity interest in any value-added telecommunications service business in China and require the major foreign investor in any value-added telecommunications service business in China to have a good and profitable record and operating experience in this industry. The Catalog and the Foreign Investment Negative List allow a foreign investor to own more than 50% of the total equity interest in an e-commerce business.

 

In July 2006, the Ministry of Information Industry, the predecessor of the MIIT, issued the Circular on Strengthening the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Operation of Value-added Telecommunications Business, pursuant to which a domestic PRC company that holds an operating license for value-added telecommunications business, which we refer to as a VATS License, is prohibited from leasing, transferring or selling the VATS License to foreign investors in any form and from providing any assistance, including resources, sites or facilities, to foreign investors that conduct a value-added telecommunications business illegally in China. Further, the domain names and registered trademarks used by an operating company providing value-added telecommunications services must be legally owned by that company or its shareholders. In addition, the VATS License holder must have the necessary facilities for its approved business operations and to maintain the facilities in the regions covered by its VATS License.

 

In light of the above restrictions and requirements, we operate our website through Hexin Digital, which has received the VATS License necessary to provide online information service and other value-added telecommunications services in China.

 

Anti-money Laundering Regulations

 

The PRC Anti-money Laundering Law, which became effective in January 2007, sets forth the principal anti-money laundering requirements applicable to financial institutions as well as non-financial institutions with anti-money laundering obligations, including the adoption of precautionary and supervisory measures, establishment of various systems for client identification, retention of clients’ identification information and transactions records, and reports on large transactions and suspicious transactions. According to the PRC Anti-money Laundering Law, financial institutions subject to the PRC Anti-money Laundering Law include banks, credit unions, trust investment companies, stock brokerage companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies and other financial institutions as listed and published by the State Council, while the list of the non-financial institutions with anti-money laundering obligations will be published by the State Council. The PBOC and other governmental authorities issued a series of administrative rules and regulations to specify the anti-money laundering obligations of financial institutions and certain non-financial institutions, such as payment institutions.

 

In July 2018, the PBOC issued the Notice on Strengthening Supervision on Anti-money Laundering by Certain Non-financial Institutions, stipulating that the following non-financial institutions shall undertake the responsibilities of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing during certain of their respective business operations: (i) real estate development enterprises and real estate agencies while selling real estates and providing service for real estate transactions; (ii) precious metal traders and precious metals trading platforms while conducting or providing service for precious metal spot trading; (iii) accounting firms, law firms and notary offices while conducting real estate transactions, asset management, bank account and securities account management, fund-raising for establishment or operation of enterprises and business entities transactions on behalf of their clients; and (iv) company service providers providing service for establishment, operation and management of companies.

 

On October 10, 2018, the PBOC, the CBIRC and CSRC together promulgated the Measures for the Anti-money Laundering and Anti-terrorist Finance of Internet Finance, which further specified that, any Internet finance institutions incorporated upon approval or upon record-filing by applicable regulatory authority, shall report any forms of cash receipts and payments whose transaction value reaches or exceeds RMB 50,000 or foreign currency equivalent of US$10,000 on a per-transaction or cumulative basis on a given day, within five working days from the date when such transaction takes place.

 

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Regulations on Value-Added Telecommunication Services

 

The Telecommunications Regulations promulgated by the State Council and its related implementation rules, including the Catalog of Classification of Telecommunications Business issued by the MIIT, amended in 2019 categorize various types of telecommunications and telecommunications-related activities into basic or value-added telecommunications services, and Internet information services, or ICP services, and on-line data processing and transaction processing services, are classified as value-added telecommunications businesses. In 2009, the MIIT promulgated the Administrative Measures on Telecommunications Business Operating Licenses, amended in July 2017, which set forth more specific provisions regarding the types of licenses required to operate value-added telecommunications services, the qualifications and procedures for obtaining such licenses and the administration and supervision of such licenses. Under these regulations, a commercial operator of value-added telecommunications services must first obtain a license for value-added telecommunications business, or VATS License, from the MIIT or its provincial level counterparts.

 

In September 2000, the State Council also issued the Administrative Measures on Internet Information Services, which was amended in January 2011. Pursuant to these measures, “Internet information services” refer to provision of Internet information to online users, and are divided into “commercial Internet information services” and “non-commercial Internet information services.” A commercial Internet information services operator must obtain a VATS License for Internet information services, or ICP License, from the relevant government authorities before engaging in any commercial Internet information services operations in China. The ICP License has a term of five years and can be renewed within 90 days before expiration.

 

We operate our social e-commerce platform Xiaobai Maimai which was launched in May 2020 through Hexin Digital. Xiaobai Maimai is a form of social e-commerce mobile platform offering high-quality and affordable branded products. Xiaobai Maimai leverages our integrated buyer resources to select and source goods globally, and rewards users with a small commission for every purchase, share or recommendation of a product made to friends. Hexin Digital has obtained its EDI License and ICP License for e-commerce business, which is qualified for providing online transactions between consumers and third-party merchants.

 

Regulations Relating to Product Quality and Consumer Rights Protection

 

Pursuant to the Product Quality Law of PRC promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in February 1993, and as amended in July 2000, August 2009 and December 2018 respectively, or the Product Quality Law, a seller must establish and practise a check-for-acceptance system for replenishment of its stock, and examine the quality certificates and other marks and must also adopt measures to keep the products for sale in good quality. Violation of the Product Quality Law could result in various penalties, including the imposition of fines, suspension of business operations, revocation of business licenses or criminal liabilities. Where a defective product causes physical injury to a person or damage to another person’s property, the victim may claim compensation from the manufacturer or from the seller of the product. If the seller pays compensation and it is the manufacturer that should bear the liability, the seller has a right of recourse against the manufacturer. Similarly, if the manufacturer pays compensation and it is the seller that should bear the liability, the manufacturer has a right of recourse against the seller.

 

The PRC Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law, as amended and effective as of March 15, 2014, the Online Transactions Measures and the E-Commerce Law, have provided stringent requirements and obligations on business operators, including Internet business operators and platform service providers. For example, consumers are entitled to return goods purchased online, subject to certain exceptions, within seven days upon receipt of such goods without stating a reason for such return. To ensure that sellers and service providers comply with these laws and regulations, the platform operators are required to implement rules governing transactions on the platform, monitor the information posted by sellers and service providers, and report any violations by such sellers or service providers to the relevant authorities. In addition, online marketplace platform providers may, pursuant to the relevant PRC consumer protection laws, be exposed to liabilities if the lawful rights and interests of consumers are infringed upon in connection with consumers’ purchase of goods or acceptance of services on online marketplace platforms and the online marketplace platform providers fail to provide consumers with the contact information of the seller or manufacturer. In addition, online marketplace platform providers may be jointly and severally liable with sellers and manufacturers if they are aware or should be aware that any seller or manufacturer is using the online platform to infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of consumers and fail to take measures necessary to prevent or stop such activity.

 

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The Civil Code of the PRC, effective on January 1, 2021, also provides that if an online service provider is aware that an online user is committing infringing activities, such as selling counterfeit products, through its Internet services and fails to take necessary measures, it shall be jointly liable with the said online user for such infringement. If the online service provider receives any notice from the infringed party on any infringing activities, the online service provider shall take necessary measures, including deleting, blocking, and unlinking the infringing content, in a timely manner. Otherwise, it will be jointly liable with the relevant online user for extended damages.

 

We are subject to these laws and regulations as an online supplier of commodities and a provider of an online marketplace platform. Failure to comply with the PRC Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law and other laws and regulations mentioned above may subject us to civil liabilities such as refunding purchase prices, replacement of commodities, repairing or ceasing damages, compensation, and restoring reputation, and could subject us or the responsible individuals to criminal penalties when personal damages are involved or if the circumstances are severe.

 

Regulation and Classification of Medical Devices

 

Pursuant to the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices promulgated on January 4, 2000 and came into effect on June 1, 2014 (the “Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices”), which was latest amended on February 9, 2021 and came into effect on June 1, 2021, the National Medical Products Administration shall be responsible for the national administration and supervision of medical devices and its local counterparts are responsible for the local administration and supervision of medical devices.

 

Under this regulation, medical devices have been classified into three categories based on the degree of risk. Class I medical devices shall refer to those devices with low level of risks and whose safety and effectiveness can be ensured through routine administration. Class II medical devices shall refer to those devices with moderate risks that must be strictly controlled and regulated to ensure their safety and effectiveness. Class III medical devices shall refer to those devices with relatively high risks that must be strictly controlled and regulated through special measures to ensure their safety and effectiveness.

 

Operation of Medical Devices

 

Pursuant to the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices, and the Administrative Measures on the Operation Supervision of Medical Devices, promulgated on July 30, 2014, and came into effect on October 1, 2014, then amended on March 10, 2022, and came into effect on May 1, 2022, filing and licensing are not required for the operation of Class I medical devices. Operators engaged in the operation of Class II medical devices are subject to filing administration and will receive a Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate upon satisfaction of filing requirement and no pre-approval of the authorities is needed. In addition, the operators are required to guarantee the safety and effectiveness of Class II medical devices, or the record-filing shall be canceled, and an announcement shall be made. While operators engaged in the operation of Class III medical devices are subject to pre-approval licensing administration and will receive a Class III Medical Device Operation License upon the authorities’ approval. A Class III Medical Device Operation License is valid for five years and may be renewed six months prior to its expiration date. A Class II Medical Device Selling Record Certificate will be effective in the long term until it is revoked or canceled by the issuing authorities.

 

To engage in business operations of medical devices, the following requirements shall be met (a qualifying enterprise must have):

 

A quality control institution or staff corresponding to the business scope and scale, and the staff shall have relevant education or professional titles certified by the state.

 

An operation and storage premise corresponding to the business scope and scale.

 

Storage conditions corresponding to the business scope and scale; warehouses are not required if all storage is commissioned to other operators of medical devices.

 

A quality control system corresponding to the medical devices concerned.

 

Capability for professional guidance, technical training and after-sale service corresponding to the medical devices it operates; or it has come into an agreement on technical support with a relevant institution.

 

An enterprise to be engaged in business operations of Class III medical devices shall also have a computerized information management system compliant with quality standards to ensure traceability of products. An enterprise to be engaged in business operations of Class I or Class II medical devices is encouraged to set up such a system.

 

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Advertisements of Medical Devices

 

Pursuant to the Regulations on Tentative Measures for the Censorship of Advertisement for Drugs, Medical Devices, Dietary Supplements, Food Formula for Special Medical Purpose promulgated by SAMR on December 24, 2019 and came into effect on March 1, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation is responsible for organizing and guiding the review of advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health foods and formula foods for special medical purposes. The administrations for market regulation and drug administrations of all provinces, autonomous regions and centrally administered municipalities shall be responsible for the review of advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes, and may entrust other administrative authorities to implement review of advertisements pursuant to the law.

 

The validity period of the advertisement approval number for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes shall be consistent with the shortest validity period of the product registration certificate, filing certificate or production license. If no valid period is prescribed in the product registration certificate, filing certificate or production license, the valid period of the advertisement approval number shall be two years.

 

Advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes shall be true and legitimate and shall not contain any false or misleading contents. Advertisers shall be responsible for the veracity and legitimacy of the contents of advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes.

 

Regulation on Intellectual Property Rights

 

The PRC has adopted comprehensive legislation governing intellectual property rights, including trademarks. The PRC Trademark Law and its implementation rules protect registered trademarks. The PRC Trademark Law has adopted a “first-to-file” principle with respect to trademark registration. The Trademark Office under the State Administration of Industry and Commerce is responsible for the registration and administration of trademarks throughout the PRC, and grants a term of ten years to registered trademarks and another ten years if requested upon expiry of the initial or extended term. Trademark license agreements must be filed with the Trademark Office for record. As of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F, we have no registered trademarks.

 

Regulations Relating to Indirect Transfers and Dividend Withholding Tax

 

Pursuant to the EIT Law and its implementation rules, if a non-resident enterprise has not set up an organization or establishment in the PRC, or has set up an organization or establishment but the income derived has no actual connection with such organization or establishment, it will be subject to a withholding tax on its PRC-sourced income at a rate of 10%. In connection with the EIT Law, the SAT issued Circular 698, which became effective as of January 1, 2008, Circular 59 on April 30, 2009, and the SAT Announcement 7, on February 3, 2015. By promulgating and implementing the above, the PRC tax authorities have strengthened their scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of equity interest in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-PRC resident enterprise. Pursuant to SAT Announcement 7, if a non-resident enterprise, or referred to as a transferor, transfers its equity in an offshore enterprise which directly or indirectly owns PRC taxable assets, including ownership interest in PRC resident companies, or the Taxable Properties, without a “reasonable commercial purpose”, such transfer shall be deemed as a direct transfer of such Taxable Properties. The payer, or referred as a transferee, in such transfer shall be the withholding agent, and is obligated to withhold and remit the enterprise income tax to the relevant PRC tax authority. If a transferor fails to declare for payment timely or in full of the tax due on proceeds from indirect transfer of PRC taxable assets and the withholding agent also fails to withhold such tax, the tax authority shall, in addition to supplementary collection of such tax, also charge for interest on a daily basis from the transferor according to the EIT Law and its implementation rules. Factors that may be taken into consideration when determining whether there is a reasonable commercial purpose include, among other factors, the value of the transferred equity, offshore taxable situation of the transaction, the offshore structure’s economic essence and duration and trading fungibility. If an equity transfer transaction satisfies all the requirements mentioned above, such transaction will be considered an arrangement with reasonable commercial purpose. On October 17, 2017, the SAT issued Bulletin 37, which came into effect on December 1, 2017 and amended in June 2018, which, among others, repeals certain rules stipulated in Circular 7. Bulletin 37 further details and clarifies the tax withholding methods in respect of income of non-resident enterprises.

 

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Pursuant to the Double Taxation Avoidance Arrangement, the withholding tax rate in respect to the payment of dividends by a PRC enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise is reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10% if the Hong Kong enterprise directly holds at least 25% of the PRC enterprise. Pursuant to Circular 81, a Hong Kong resident enterprise must meet the following conditions, among others, in order to enjoy the reduced withholding tax: (i) it must be the beneficial owners of the relevant dividends; and (ii) it must have directly owned at least 25% of the PRC resident enterprise throughout the 12 months prior to receiving the dividends. However, a transaction or arrangement entered into for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment should not be a reason for the application of the favorable tax treatment under the Double Taxation Avoidance Arrangement. If a taxpayer inappropriately is entitled to such favorable tax treatment, the competent tax authority has the power to make appropriate adjustments. In August 2015, the State Administration of Taxation promulgated Circular 60, which became effective on November 1, 2015. Circular 60 provides that non-resident enterprises are not required to obtain pre-approval from the relevant tax authority in order to enjoy the reduced withholding tax rate. Instead, non-resident enterprises and their withholding agents may, by self-assessment and on confirmation that the prescribed criteria to enjoy the tax treaty benefits are met, directly apply the reduced withholding tax rate, and file necessary forms and supporting documents when performing tax filings, which will be subject to post-tax filing examinations by the relevant tax authorities. On October 14, 2019, the State Administration of Taxation promulgated a new Administrative Measures for Non-Resident Taxpayers to Enjoy Treaty Benefits, or Circular 35, which became effective on January 1, 2020 and replaced and repealed Circular 60. However, Circular 35 sets forth similar rules that non-resident enterprises and their withholding agents shall enjoy treaty benefit by means of “self-judgment of eligibility, declaration of entitlement, and retention of relevant materials for future reference”. Accordingly, Hexindai HK, our Hong Kong subsidiary, may be able to enjoy the 5% withholding tax rate for the dividends they receive from Hexin Yongheng, our PRC subsidiary, if it satisfies the conditions prescribed under Circular 81 and other relevant tax rules and regulations. However, according to Circular 81 and Circular 35, if the relevant tax authorities consider the transactions or arrangements we have are for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment, the relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future.

 

According to the Circular on Several Issues regarding the “ beneficial owner” in Tax Treaties, which was issued on February 3, 2018 by the SAT and has taken effect from April 1, 2018, or Circular 9, when determining the applicant’s status of the “beneficial owner” regarding tax treatments in connection with dividends, interests or royalties in the tax treaties, several factors, including without limitation whether the applicant is obligated to pay more than 50% of his or her income in 12 months to residents in a third country or region, whether the business operated by the applicant constitutes the actual business activities, and whether the counterparty country or region to the tax treaties levies any tax or grants tax exemption on relevant incomes or levies tax at an extremely low rate, will be taken into account, and such determination will be analyzed according to the actual circumstances of the specific cases. Circular 9 further provides that applicants who intend to prove his or her status of the “beneficial owner” shall submit the relevant documents to the relevant tax authority according to Circular 35. Based on Circular 35, non-resident enterprises are not required to file supporting documents when submitting one necessary form to the relevant tax authority in order to enjoy the reduced withholding tax rate. Instead, non-resident enterprises and their withholding agents may, by self-assessment and on confirmation that the prescribed criteria to enjoy the tax treaty benefits are met, directly apply the reduced withholding tax rate, and preserve the supporting documents for post-tax filing examinations by the relevant tax authorities. However, if a competent tax authority finds out that it is necessary to apply the general anti-tax avoidance rules, it may start general investigation procedures for anti-tax avoidance and adopt corresponding measures for subsequent administration.

 

Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange

 

Regulation on Foreign Currency Exchange

 

The principal regulations governing foreign currency exchange in China are the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, most recently amended in August 2008. Under the PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. By contrast, approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital account items, such as direct investments, repayment of foreign currency-denominated loans, repatriation of investments and investments in securities outside of China.

 

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In November 2012, SAFE promulgated the Circular of Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Administration Policies on Foreign Direct Investment, mostly recently amended in December 2019, which substantially amends and simplifies the current foreign exchange procedure. Pursuant to this circular, the opening of various special purpose foreign exchange accounts, such as pre-establishment expenses accounts, foreign exchange capital accounts and guarantee accounts, the reinvestment of RMB proceeds derived by foreign investors in the PRC, and remittance of foreign exchange profits and dividends by a foreign-invested enterprise to its foreign shareholders no longer require the approval or verification of SAFE, and multiple capital accounts for the same entity may be opened in different provinces, which was not possible previously. In addition, SAFE promulgated another circular in May 2013, which specifies that the administration by SAFE or its local branches over direct investment by foreign investors in the PRC must be conducted by way of registration and banks must process foreign exchange business relating to the direct investment in the PRC based on the registration information provided by SAFE and its branches. On February 13, 2015, the SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment, or SAFE Notice 13. After SAFE Notice 13 became effective on June 1, 2015, instead of applying for approvals regarding foreign exchange registrations of foreign direct investment and overseas direct investment from SAFE, entities and individuals will be required to apply for such foreign exchange registrations from qualified banks. The qualified banks, under the supervision of the SAFE, will directly examine the applications and conduct the registration.

 

On March 30, 2015, the SAFE promulgated Circular 19, to expand the pilot reform of the administration of the settlement of the foreign exchange capitals of foreign-invested enterprises nationwide. Circular 19 allows foreign-invested enterprises to make equity investments by using RMB fund converted from foreign exchange capital. However, Circular 19 continues to, prohibit foreign-invested enterprises from, among other things, using RMB fund converted from its foreign exchange capitals for expenditure beyond its business scope, providing entrusted loans or repaying loans between non-financial enterprises.

 

On June 9, 2016, the SAFE promulgated Circular 16, which expands the application scope from only the capital of the foreign-invested enterprises to the capital, the foreign debt fund and the fund from oversea public offering. Also, Circular 16 allows the enterprises to use their foreign exchange capitals under capital account allowed by the relevant laws and regulations.

 

On October 23, 2019, the SAFE promulgated the Notice of the Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Promoting the Convenience of Cross-Border Trade and Investment, which, among other things, non-investment foreign-invested entities may use foreign exchange capital or Renminbi funds converted from the foreign exchange capital to make domestic equity investments, provided that such investments should comply with relevant PRC laws and regulations.

 

Regulations on Foreign Exchange Registration of Overseas Investment by PRC Residents

 

SAFE issued the SAFE Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, that became effective in July 2014, replacing the previous SAFE Circular 75. SAFE Circular 37 regulates foreign exchange matters in relation to the use of special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, by PRC residents or entities to seek offshore investment and financing or conduct round trip investment in China. Under SAFE Circular 37, a SPV refers to an offshore entity established or controlled, directly or indirectly, by PRC residents or entities for the purpose of seeking offshore financing or making offshore investment, using legitimate onshore or offshore assets or interests, while “round trip investment” refers to direct investment in China by PRC residents or entities through SPVs, namely, establishing foreign-invested enterprises to obtain the ownership, control rights and management rights. SAFE Circular 37 provides that, before making contribution into an SPV, PRC residents or entities are required to complete foreign exchange registration with SAFE or its local branch. SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment in February 2015, which took effect on June 1, 2015 and was further amended on December 30, 2019. This notice has amended SAFE Circular 37 requiring PRC residents or entities to register with qualified banks rather than SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing.

 

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PRC residents or entities who had contributed legitimate onshore or offshore interests or assets to SPVs but had not obtained registration as required before the implementation of the SAFE Circular 37 must register their ownership interests or control in the SPVs with qualified banks. An amendment to the registration is required if there is a material change with respect to the SPV registered, such as any change of basic information (including change of the PRC residents, name and operation term), increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, and mergers or divisions. Failure to comply with the registration procedures set forth in SAFE Circular 37 and the subsequent notice, or making misrepresentation on or failure to disclose controllers of the foreign-invested enterprise that is established through round-trip investment, may result in restrictions being imposed on the foreign exchange activities of the relevant foreign-invested enterprise, including payment of dividends and other distributions, such as proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation, to its offshore parent or affiliate, and the capital inflow from the offshore parent, and may also subject relevant PRC residents or entities to penalties under PRC foreign exchange administration regulations.

 

We are aware that our PRC resident beneficial owners subject to these registration requirements have registered with the Beijing SAFE branch.

 

Regulations on Stock Incentive Plans

 

SAFE promulgated the Stock Option Rules in February 2012, replacing the previous rules issued by SAFE in March 2007. Under the Stock Option Rules and other relevant rules and regulations, PRC residents who participate in stock incentive plan in an overseas publicly-listed company are required to register with SAFE or its local branches and complete certain other procedures. Participants of a stock incentive plan who are PRC residents must retain a qualified PRC agent, which could be a PRC subsidiary of the overseas publicly listed company or another qualified institution selected by the PRC subsidiary, to conduct the SAFE registration and other procedures with respect to the stock incentive plan on behalf of the participants. In addition, the PRC agent is required to amend the SAFE registration with respect to the stock incentive plan if there is any material change to the stock incentive plan, the PRC agent or other material changes. The PRC agent must, on behalf of the PRC residents who have the right to exercise the employee share options, apply to SAFE or its local branches for an annual quota for the payment of foreign currencies in connection with the PRC residents’ exercise of the employee share options. The foreign exchange proceeds received by the PRC residents from the sale of shares under the stock incentive plans granted and dividends distributed by the overseas listed companies must be remitted into the bank accounts in the PRC opened by the PRC agents before distribution to such PRC residents.

 

We have adopted a share incentive plan, under which we have the discretion to grant a broad range of equity-based awards to eligible participants. See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—B. Compensation—Share Incentive Plan.” However, any failure to complete the registration pursuant to the Stock Option Rules and other foreign exchange requirements may subject these PRC individuals to fines and legal sanctions and may also limit our ability to contribute additional capital to our PRC subsidiary, limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to distribute dividends to us or otherwise materially adversely affect our business.

 

Regulations on Dividend Distribution

 

Under our current corporate structure, our Cayman Islands holding company may rely on dividend payments from Hexin Yongheng, which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in China, to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. The principal regulations governing distribution of dividends of foreign-invested enterprises include the Company Law and Foreign Investment Law and its implementation rules. Under these laws and regulations, wholly foreign-owned enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their accumulated after-tax profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, wholly foreign-owned enterprises in China are required to allocate at least 10% of their respective accumulated profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds until these reserves have reached 50% of the registered capital of the enterprises. Wholly foreign-owned companies may, at their discretion, allocate a portion of their after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to staff welfare and bonus funds. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.

 

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Regulations Relating to Employment

 

The PRC Labor Law and the Labor Contract Law require that employers must execute written employment contracts with full-time employees. If an employer fails to enter into a written employment contract with an employee within one year from the date on which the employment relationship is established, the employer must rectify the situation by entering into a written employment contract with the employee and pay the employee twice the employee’s salary for the period from the day following the lapse of one month from the date of establishment of the employment relationship to the day prior to the execution of the written employment contract. All employers must compensate their employees with wages equal to at least the local minimum wage standards. Violations of the PRC Labor Law and the Labor Contract Law may result in the imposition of fines and other administrative sanctions, and serious violations may result in criminal liabilities.

 

Enterprises in China are required by PRC laws and regulations to participate in certain employee benefit plans, including social insurance funds, namely a pension plan, a medical insurance plan, an unemployment insurance plan, a work-related injury insurance plan and a maternity insurance plan, and a housing provident fund, and contribute to the plans or funds in amounts equal to certain percentages of salaries, including bonuses and allowances, of the employees as specified by the local government from time to time at locations where they operate their businesses or where they are located. Failure to make adequate contributions to various employee benefit plans may be subject to fines and other administrative sanctions. Also, enterprises in China are required by PRC laws and regulations to serve as the individual income tax withholding agents and withhold individual income tax from their employees accordingly.

 

We have not made adequate contributions to employee benefit plans, as required by applicable PRC laws and regulations. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China—Failure to make adequate contributions to various employee benefit plans as required by PRC regulations may subject us to penalties.”

 

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M&A Rules and Regulations Relating to Overseas Listing

 

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the CSRC, MOFCOM, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the SAT, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and SAFE, adopted the M&A Rules, which became effective on September 8, 2006, and were amended on June 22, 2009. Foreign investors shall comply with the M&A Rules when they purchase equity interests of a domestic company or subscribe the increased capital of a domestic company, and thus changing the nature of the domestic company into a foreign-invested enterprise, when the foreign investors establish a foreign-invested enterprise in the PRC, purchase the assets of a domestic company and operate the assets, or when the foreign investors purchase the assets of a domestic company, establish a foreign-invested enterprise by injecting such assets, and operate the assets. As for merger and acquisition of a domestic company with a related party relationship by a domestic company, enterprise or natural person in the name of an overseas company legitimately incorporated or controlled by the domestic company, enterprise of natural person, such merger and acquisition shall be subject to examination and approval of MOFCOM. The parties involved shall not use domestic investment by foreign investment enterprises or other methods to circumvent the requirement of examination and approval.

 

Pursuant to the Manual of Guidance on Administration for Foreign Investment Access, which was issued and became effective on December 18, 2008 by MOFCOM, notwithstanding the fact that (i) the domestic shareholder is connected with the foreign investor or not, or (ii) the foreign investor is the existing shareholder or the new investor, the M&A Rules shall not apply to the transfer of an equity interest in an incorporated foreign-invested enterprise from the domestic shareholder to the foreign investor.

 

On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies. The Opinions proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, to deal with the risks and incidents facing China-based overseas-listed companies and the demand for cybersecurity and data privacy protection.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC promulgated the Trial Measures and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, shall complete filing procedures with the CSRC pursuant to the requirements of the Trial Measures within three working days following its submission of initial public offerings or listing application. If a domestic company fails to complete required filing procedures or conceals any material fact or falsifies any major content in its filing documents, such domestic company may be subject to administrative penalties, such as an order to rectify, warnings, fines, and its controlling shareholders, actual controllers, the person directly in charge and other directly liable persons may also be subject to administrative penalties, such as warnings and fines.

 

The Trial Measures establish a list outlining the circumstances where a PRC enterprise is prohibited from offering and listing securities overseas, and the CSRC has the authority to block offshore listings that: (i) are explicitly prohibited by laws; (ii) may endanger national security as determined by relevant competent departments under the State Council; (iii) involve criminal offenses that disrupting PRC economy such as corruption, bribery, embezzlement, or misappropriation of property by the issuer, the controlling shareholder, and/or actual controller in the recent three years; (iv) involve the issuer under investigations for suspicion of criminal offenses or major violations of laws and regulations; or (v) involve material ownership disputes over the shares held by the controlling shareholder or by other shareholders that are controlled by the controlling shareholder and/or actual controller. An issuer seeking direct or indirect overseas listing is also required to undergo national security review or obtain clearance from relevant authorities if necessary before making any application with overseas regulator or listing venue. Where an overseas securities regulator investigates and collects evidence relating to the overseas offering and listing of a PRC enterprise and related activities, and requests the CSRC for cooperation in accordance with the cross-border supervision and management cooperation mechanism, the CSRC may provide necessary assistance according to law and based on the principle of reciprocity. Our application for listing in Nasdaq does not fall under the circumstance that such overseas listing is prohibited by the Trial Measures, nor do we need to go through the review such as security review or clearance approval from relevant authorities.

 

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According to the CSRC Notice, the domestic companies that have already been listed overseas before the effective date of the Trial Measures (namely, March 31, 2023) shall be deemed as Existing Issuers. Existing Issuers are not required to complete the filing procedures immediately, and they shall be required to file with the CSRC for any subsequent offerings. Further, according to the CSRC Notice, domestic companies that have obtained approval from overseas regulatory authorities or securities exchanges (for example, the effectiveness of a registration statement for offering and listing in the U.S. has been obtained) for their indirect overseas offering and listing prior to March 31, 2023 but have not yet completed their indirect overseas issuance and listing, are granted a six-month transition period from March 31, 2023 to September 30, 2023. Those that complete their indirect overseas offering and listing within such six-month period are deemed as Existing Issuers and are not required to file with the CSRC for their indirect overseas offerings and listings. Within such six-month transition period, however, if such domestic companies fail to complete their indirect overseas issuance and listing, they shall complete the filing procedures with the CSRC.

 

Based on the foregoing, we are currently not required to complete the filing procedures pursuant to the Trial Measures. However, in the event that we undertake new offerings or fundraising activities in the future, we may be required to complete the filing procedures.

 

On February 24, 2023, the CSRC, together with the MOF, National Administration of State Secrets Protection and National Archives Administration of China, revised the Provisions issued by the CSRC and National Administration of State Secrets Protection and National Archives Administration of China in 2009. The revised Provisions were issued under the title the “Provisions on Strengthening Confidentiality and Archives Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies,” and came into effect on March 31, 2023 together with the Trial Measures. One of the major revisions to the revised Provisions is expanding their application to cover indirect overseas offering and listing, as is consistent with the Trial Measures. The revised Provisions require that, among other things, (a) a domestic company that plans to, either directly or indirectly through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals or entities, including securities companies, securities service providers, and overseas regulators, any documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies, shall first obtain approval from competent authorities according to law, and file with the secrecy administrative department at the same level; and (b) a domestic company that plans to, either directly or indirectly through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals and entities, including securities companies, securities service providers, and overseas regulators, any other documents and materials that, if leaked, will be detrimental to national security or public interest, shall strictly fulfill relevant procedures stipulated by applicable national regulations. Any failure or perceived failure by our Company, our subsidiaries, or the VIEs to comply with the above confidentiality and archives administration requirements under the revised Provisions and other PRC laws and regulations may result in the relevant entities being held legally liable by competent authorities, and referred to the judicial organ to be investigated for criminal liability if suspected of committing a crime.

 

U.S. Regulations

 

This section sets forth a summary of the most significant rules and regulations that affect our business activities in the United States.

 

The levels of revenues and profitability of companies involved in the health services industry, such as the Company, may be affected by the continuing efforts of governmental and third-party payors to contain or reduce the costs of health care through various means. Although the Company does not believe that its business activities will be materially affected in the foreseeable future, it is not possible to predict the long term effect of recent and future changes in the regulatory environment, or the responses of federal, state or private payors for healthcare goods and services in response to healthcare proposals or legislation.

 

In March 2010, significant reforms to the healthcare system were adopted in the form of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “PPACA”). The PPACA includes provisions that, among other things, reduce and/or limit Medicare reimbursement to certain providers, require all individuals to have health insurance (with limited exceptions) and impose new and/or increased taxes. The Company cannot predict the effects these changes may have on its business, and no assurance can be given that any such changes will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

In addition, the provision of medical services in the United States is dependent on the availability of reimbursement to consumers from third party payors, such as government and private insurance companies. Although patients are ultimately responsible for services rendered, the Company expects that the majority of its revenues will be derived from reimbursements by third party payors. Medicare has authorized reimbursement for certain forms of cancer treatment. Over the last several years, such third-party payors are increasingly challenging the cost effectiveness of medical products and services and taking other cost containment measures.

 

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In the future, the Company may establish additional radiation oncology and cancer therapy services. Completion of future centers would require approvals and arrangements with hospitals, health care organizations, or other third parties, including certain regulatory authorities. In addition, many states require hospitals to obtain a Certificate of Need (“CON”) before they can acquire a significant piece of medical equipment. Should the Company enter into future ventures such “need” will be demonstrable, but it can have no assurance that CONs will be granted.

 

Regulation of Medical Devices in the United States

 

Our COVID-19 self-test kits and operations are subject to extensive and ongoing regulation by the FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its implementing regulations, collectively referred to as the FDCA, as well as other federal and state regulatory bodies in the United States. The laws and regulations govern, among other things, product design and development, pre-clinical and clinical testing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage, record keeping and reporting, clearance or approval, marketing, distribution, promotion, import and export and post-marketing surveillance.

 

The FDA regulates the development, design, pre-clinical and clinical research, manufacturing, safety, efficacy, labeling, packaging, storage, installation, servicing, recordkeeping, premarket clearance or approval, import, export, adverse event reporting, advertising, promotion, marketing and distribution of medical devices in the United States to ensure that medical devices distributed domestically are safe and effective for their intended uses and otherwise meet the requirements of the FDCA. Failure to comply with applicable requirements may subject a device and/or its manufacturer to a variety of administrative sanctions, such as FDA refusal to approve pending premarket applications, issuance of warning letters, mandatory product recalls, import detentions, civil monetary penalties, and/or judicial sanctions, such as product seizures, injunctions and criminal prosecution.

 

FDA Premarket Clearance and Approval Requirements

 

Unless an exemption applies, each medical device commercially distributed in the United States requires either FDA clearance of a 510(k) premarket notification, approval of a premarket approval, or PMA, or grant of a de novo request for classification. During public emergencies, FDA also may grant emergency use authorizations to allow commercial distribution of devices intended to address the public health emergency. Under the FDCA, medical devices are classified into one of three classes-Class I, Class II or Class III-depending on the degree of risk associated with each medical device and the extent of manufacturer and regulatory control needed to provide reasonable assurance of its safety and effectiveness. Classification of a device is important because the class to which a device is assigned determines, among other things, the necessity and type of FDA review required prior to marketing the device.

 

Class I devices include those with the lowest risk to the patient and are those for which safety and effectiveness can be reasonably assured by adherence to the FDA’s “general controls” for medical devices, which include compliance with the applicable portions of the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, or QSR, facility registration and product listing, reporting of adverse medical events and malfunctions through the submission of Medical Device Reports, or MDRs, and appropriate, truthful and non-misleading labeling, advertising, and promotional materials. Some Class I or low risk devices also require premarket clearance by the FDA through the 510(k) premarket notification process described below.

 

Class II devices are moderate risk devices subject to the FDA’s general controls, and any other “special controls” deemed necessary by the FDA to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the device, such as performance standards, product-specific guidance documents, special labeling requirements, patient registries or post-market surveillance. Premarket review and clearance by the FDA for Class II devices is accomplished through the 510(k) premarket notification process, though certain Class II devices are exempt from this premarket review process. When required, the manufacturer must submit to the FDA a premarket notification, or 510(k), submission demonstrating that the device is “substantially equivalent” to a legally marketed predicate device, which in some cases may require submission of clinical data. Unless a specific exemption applies, 510(k) premarket notification submissions are subject to user fees. If the FDA determines that the device, or its intended use, is not substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device, the FDA will place the device, or the particular use of the device, into Class III, and the device sponsor must then fulfill more rigorous premarketing requirements.

 

Class III devices include devices deemed by the FDA to pose the greatest risk, such as life-sustaining, life-supporting or implantable devices and devices deemed not substantially equivalent to a predicate device following a 510(k) submission. The safety and effectiveness of Class III devices cannot be reasonably assured solely by general or special controls. Submission and FDA approval of a PMA application is required before marketing of a Class III device can proceed. As with 510(k) submissions, unless an exemption applies, PMA submissions are subject to user fees. The PMA process is much more demanding than the 510(k) premarket notification process. A PMA application, which is intended to demonstrate that the device is reasonably safe and effective for its intended use and must be supported by extensive data, typically including data from pre-clinical studies and clinical trials.

 

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Emergency Use Authorization

 

In emergency situations, such as a pandemic, the FDA has the authority to allow unapproved medical products or unapproved uses of cleared or approved medical products to be used in an emergency to diagnose, treat or prevent serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions caused by chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare threat agents when there are no adequate, approved, and available alternatives.

 

Under this authority, the FDA may issue an EUA for an unapproved device if the following four statutory criteria have been met: (1) a serious or life-threatening condition exists; (2) evidence of effectiveness of the device exists; (3) a risk-benefit analysis shows that the benefits of the product outweigh the risks; and (4) no other alternatives exist for diagnosing, preventing or treating the disease or condition. Evidence of effectiveness includes medical devices that “may be effective” to prevent, diagnose, or treat the disease or condition identified in a declaration of emergency issued by the Secretary of HHS. The “may be effective” standard for EUAs requires a lower level of evidence than the “effectiveness” standard that FDA uses for product clearances or approvals in non-emergency situations. The FDA assesses the potential effectiveness of a possible EUA product on a case-by-case basis using a risk-benefit analysis. In determining whether the known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks, the FDA examines the totality of the scientific evidence to make an overall risk-benefit determination. Such evidence, which could arise from a variety of sources, may include (but is not limited to) results of domestic and foreign clinical trials, in vivo efficacy data from animal models, in vitro data, as well as the quality and quantity of the available evidence.

 

Once granted, an EUA will remain in effect and generally terminate on the earlier of (1) the determination by the Secretary of HHS that the public health emergency has ceased or (2) a change in the approval status of the product such that the authorized use(s) of the product are no longer unapproved. After the EUA is no longer valid, the product is no longer considered to be legally marketed and one of the FDA’s non-emergency premarket pathways would be necessary to resume or continue distribution of the subject product.

 

The FDA also may revise or revoke an EUA if the circumstances justifying its issuance no longer exist, the criteria for its issuance are no longer met, or other circumstances make a revision or revocation appropriate to protect the public health or safety.

 

On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of HHS issued a declaration of a public health emergency related to COVID-19. On February 4, 2020, HHS determined that COVID-19 represents a public health emergency that has a significant potential to affect national security or the health and security of U.S. citizens living abroad and, subsequently, declared on March 24, 2020, that circumstances exist to justify the authorization of emergency use of medical devices, including alternative products used as medical devices, during the COVID-19 pandemic, subject to the terms of any authorization as issued by the FDA. On February 29, 2020, the FDA issued an immediately in effect guidance with policy specific to development of in vitro diagnostic tests during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as periodically updated thereafter.

 

510(k) Clearance Marketing Pathway

 

Our current products are class II and, but for the immediate ability to seek an EUA, would be subject to premarket notification and clearance under section 510(k) of the FDCA. To obtain 510(k) clearance for a medical device, an applicant must submit to the FDA a 510(k) submission demonstrating that the proposed device is “substantially equivalent” to a legally marketed device, known as a “predicate device.” A legally marketed predicate device may include a device that was legally marketed prior to May 28, 1976 (a pre-amendment device), a device that has been reclassified from Class III to Class II or Class I, or a device that was found substantially equivalent through the 510(k) process. A device is substantially equivalent if, with respect to the predicate device, it has the same intended use and has either (1) the same technological characteristics, or (2i) different technological characteristics, but the information provided in the 510(k) submission demonstrates that the device does not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness and is at least as safe and effective as the predicate device. A showing of substantial equivalence sometimes, but not always, requires clinical data. Once the 510(k) submission is accepted for review, by regulation, the FDA has 90 calendar days to review and issue a determination. As a practical matter, clearance may take and often takes longer. Upon review, the FDA may require additional information, including clinical data, to make a determination regarding substantial equivalence. In addition, the FDA collects user fees for certain medical device submissions and annual fees and for medical device establishments.

 

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Before the FDA will accept a 510(k) submission for substantive review, the FDA will first assess whether the submission satisfies a minimum threshold of acceptability. If the FDA determines that the 510(k) submission is incomplete, the FDA will issue a “Refuse to Accept” letter which generally outlines the information the FDA believes is necessary to permit a substantive review and to reach a determination regarding substantial equivalence. An applicant must submit the requested information within 180 days before the FDA will proceed with additional review of the submission.

 

If the FDA agrees that the device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device currently on the market, it will grant 510(k) clearance to commercially market the device. If the FDA determines that the device is “not substantially equivalent” to a previously cleared device, for example, due to a finding of a lack of a predicate device, that the device has a new intended use or different technological characteristics that raise different questions of safety or effectiveness when the device is compared to the cited predicate device, the device is automatically designated as a Class III device. The device sponsor must then fulfill more rigorous PMA requirements, or can request a risk-based classification determination for the device in accordance with the “de novo” process, which is a route to market for novel medical devices that are low to moderate risk and are not substantially equivalent to a predicate device. If the FDA determines that the information provided in a 510(k) submission is insufficient to demonstrate substantial equivalence to the predicate device, the FDA generally identifies the specific information that needs to be provided so that the FDA may complete its evaluation of substantial equivalence, and such information may be provided within the time allotted by the FDA or in a new 510(k) submission should the original 510(k) submission have been withdrawn.

 

After a device receives 510(k) marketing clearance, any modification that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or that would constitute a major change or modification in its intended use, will require a new 510(k) marketing clearance or, depending on the modification, PMA approval. The determination as to whether or not a modification could significantly affect the device’s safety or effectiveness is initially left to the manufacturer using available FDA guidance. Many minor modifications today are accomplished by a “letter to file” in which the manufacturer documents the rationale for the change and why a new 510(k) submission is not required. However, the FDA may review such letters to file to evaluate the regulatory status of the modified product at any time and may require the manufacturer to cease marketing and recall the modified device until 510(k) marketing clearance or PMA approval is obtained. The manufacturer may also be subject to significant regulatory fines or penalties.

 

PMA Approval Pathway

 

Class III devices require PMA approval before they can be marketed although some pre-amendment Class III devices for which FDA has not yet required a PMA are cleared through the 510(k) process. The PMA process is generally more demanding than the 510(k) premarket notification process. In a PMA, the manufacturer must demonstrate that the device is reasonably safe and effective, and the PMA must be supported by extensive data, including data from pre-clinical studies and clinical trials. The PMA must also contain a full description of the device and its components, a full description of the methods, facilities and controls used for manufacturing, and proposed labeling. Following receipt of a PMA, the FDA determines whether the application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. If the FDA accepts the application for review, it has 180 days under the FDCA to complete its review of a PMA, although in practice, the FDA’s review may take and often takes significantly longer, and can take up to several years. An advisory panel of experts from outside the FDA may be convened to review and evaluate the application and provide recommendations to the FDA as to the approvability of the device. The FDA may or may not accept the panel’s recommendation. In addition, the FDA will generally conduct a pre-approval inspection of the applicant or its third-party manufacturers’ or suppliers’ manufacturing facility or facilities to ensure compliance with the QSR.

 

The FDA will approve the new device for commercial distribution if it determines that the data and information in the PMA constitute valid scientific evidence and that there is reasonable assurance that the device is safe and effective for its intended use(s). The FDA may approve a PMA with post-approval conditions intended to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the device, including, among other things, restrictions on labeling, promotion, sale and distribution, and collection of long-term follow-up data from patients in the clinical trial that supported PMA approval or requirements to conduct additional clinical trials post-approval. The FDA may also condition PMA approval on some form of post-market surveillance when deemed necessary to protect the public health or to provide additional safety and efficacy data for the device in a larger population or for a longer period of use. In such cases, the manufacturer might be required to follow certain patient groups for a number of years and to make periodic reports to the FDA on the clinical status of those patients. Failure to comply with the conditions of approval can result in material adverse enforcement action, including withdrawal of the approval.

 

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Certain changes to an approved device, such as changes in manufacturing facilities, methods, or quality control procedures, or changes in the design performance specifications, that affect the safety or effectiveness of the device, require submission of a PMA supplement. PMA supplements often require submission of the same type of information as a PMA, except that the supplement is limited to information needed to support any changes from the device covered by the original PMA and may not require as extensive clinical data or the convening of an advisory panel. Certain other changes to an approved device require the submission of a new PMA, such as when the design change causes a different intended use, mode of operation, and technical basis of operation, or when the design change is so significant that a new generation of the device will be developed, and the data that were submitted with the original PMA are not applicable for the change in demonstrating a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. None of our test kits are currently approved under a PMA, nor are we currently seeking approval under a PMA for our COVID-19 test kit. However, we may in the future develop devices which will require the approval of a PMA.

 

De novo Classification

 

Medical device types that the FDA has not previously classified as Class I, II or III are automatically classified into Class III regardless of the level of risk they pose. To market low to moderate risk medical devices that are automatically placed into Class III due to the absence of a predicate device, a manufacturer may request a de novo down-classification. This procedure allows a manufacturer whose novel device is automatically classified into Class III to request classification of its medical device into Class I or Class II on the basis that the device presents low or moderate risk, rather than requiring the submission and approval of a PMA application. A medical device may be eligible for de novo classification if the manufacturer first submitted a 510(k) premarket notification and received a determination from the FDA that the device was not substantially equivalent or a manufacturer may request de novo classification directly without first submitting a 510(k) premarket notification to the FDA and receiving a not substantially equivalent determination. The FDA is required to classify the device within 120 calendar days following receipt of the de novo application, although in practice, the FDA’s review may take significantly longer. During the pendency of the FDA’s review, the FDA may issue an additional information letter, which places the de novo request on hold and stops the review clock pending receipt of the additional information requested. In the event the de novo requestor does not provide the requested information within 180 calendar days, the FDA will consider the de novo request to be withdrawn. If the manufacturer seeks reclassification into Class II, the manufacturer must include a draft proposal for special controls that are necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the medical device. In addition, the FDA may reject the de novo request for classification if it identifies a legally marketed predicate device that would be appropriate for a 510(k) or determines that the device is not low to moderate risk or that general controls would be inadequate to control the risks and special controls cannot be developed. In the event the FDA determines the data and information submitted demonstrate that general controls or general and special controls are adequate to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness, the FDA will grant the de novo request for classification. When the FDA grants a de novo request for classification, the device is granted marketing authorization and further can serve as a predicate for future devices of that type, through a 510(k) premarket notification.

 

Post-market Regulation

 

After a device is cleared or approved for marketing, numerous and pervasive regulatory requirements continue to apply. These include:

 

establishment registration and device listing with the FDA;

 

QSR requirements, which require manufacturers and contract manufacturers, including third-party manufacturers, to follow stringent design, testing, control, documentation and other quality assurance procedures during all aspects of the design and manufacturing process;

 

labeling regulations and FDA prohibitions against the promotion of investigational products, or “off-label” uses of cleared or approved products;

 

requirements related to promotional activities;

 

clearance or approval of product modifications to 510(k)-cleared devices that could significantly affect safety or effectiveness or that would constitute a major change in intended use of one of our cleared devices;

 

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medical device reporting regulations, which require that a manufacturer report to the FDA if a device it markets may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury, or has malfunctioned and the device or

 

a similar device that it markets would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury, if the malfunction were to recur;

 

correction, removal and recall reporting regulations, which require that manufacturers report to the FDA field corrections, product removals or recalls if undertaken to reduce a risk to health posed by the device or to remedy a violation of the FDCA that may present a risk to health;

 

the FDA’s recall authority, whereby the agency can order device manufacturers to recall from the market a product that is in violation of governing laws and regulations; and

 

post-market surveillance activities and regulations, which apply when deemed by the FDA to be necessary to protect the public health or to provide additional safety and effectiveness data for the device.

 

Advertising and promotion of medical devices, in addition to being regulated by the FDA, are also regulated by the Federal Trade Commission and by state regulatory and enforcement authorities. Recently, promotional activities for FDA-regulated products have been the subject of enforcement action brought under healthcare reimbursement laws and consumer protection statutes. In addition, under the federal Lanham Act and similar state laws, competitors and others can initiate litigation relating to advertising claims. In general, if the FDA determines that our promotional materials or training constitutes promotion of an unapproved or uncleared use, it could request that we modify our training or promotional materials or subject us to regulatory or enforcement actions. It is also possible that other federal, state or foreign enforcement authorities might take action if they consider our promotional or training materials to constitute promotion of an unapproved or uncleared use, which could result in significant fines or penalties under other statutory authorities, such as laws prohibiting false claims for reimbursement.

 

The FDA has broad regulatory compliance and enforcement powers. If the FDA determines that we failed to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, it can take a variety of compliance or enforcement actions, which may result in any of the following sanctions:

 

untitled letters, warning letters, fines, injunctions, consent decrees and civil penalties;

 

unanticipated expenditures to address or defend such actions;

 

customer notifications for repair, replacement, refunds;

 

recall, withdrawal, administrative detention or seizure of our test kits;

 

operating restrictions or partial suspension or total shutdown of production;

 

refusal of or delay in granting our requests for 510(k) clearance or PMA approval of new test kits or modified test kits;

 

operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown of production;

 

withdrawing 510(k) clearance or PMA approvals that are already granted;

 

refusal to grant export approval for our test kits; or

 

criminal prosecution.

 

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Other Privacy Laws

 

The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Healthcare Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, or collectively HIPAA, among other things, established federal protection for the privacy and security of protected health information, or PHI. Under HIPAA, the HHS has issued regulations to protect the privacy and security of PHI used or disclosed by “covered entities,” including certain healthcare providers, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses, and their respective “business associates” and their covered subcontractors that create, receive, maintain or transmit individually identifiable health information for or on behalf of a covered entity, with respect to safeguarding the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information. HIPAA also regulates standardization of data content, codes and formats used in healthcare transactions and standardization of identifiers for health plans and certain healthcare providers. The HIPAA privacy regulations protect PHI by limiting its use and disclosure, giving patients the right to access certain information about them, and limiting most disclosures of PHI to the minimum amount necessary to accomplish an intended purpose. The HIPAA security standards require the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards and the adoption of written security policies and procedures. In addition, HIPAA requires covered entities to execute business associate agreements with their business associates and subcontractors, who provide services for or on behalf of covered entities. Business associates have a corresponding obligation to maintain appropriate business associate agreements with downstream subcontractors under HIPAA.

 

In addition, various states, such as California and Massachusetts, have implemented similar data privacy and security laws and regulations, such as the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, that impose restrictive requirements regulating the use and disclosure of health information and other personally identifiable information. In addition to fines and penalties imposed upon violators, some of these state laws also afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused. California’s patient privacy laws, for example, provide for penalties of up to $250,000 and permit injured parties to sue for damages. Additionally, we are subject to other data privacy and security obligations, including federal, state, local, and foreign laws, regulations, guidance, and industry standards related to data privacy and security. Such obligations may include the Federal Trade Commission Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, or the CCPA, the Canadian Personal Data Protection and Electronic Documents Act, and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS. In addition, states within the United States have enacted or proposed data privacy laws. For example, Virginia passed the Consumer Data Protection Act and Colorado passed the Colorado Privacy Act. For example, the CCPA, which increases privacy rights for California residents and imposes obligations on companies that process their personal information, came into effect on January 1, 2020. Among other things, the CCPA requires covered companies to provide new disclosures to California consumers and provide such consumers new data protection and privacy rights, including the ability to opt-out of certain sales of personal information. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for certain data breaches that result in the loss of personal information. In addition, it is anticipated that the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, or the CPRA, effective January 1, 2023, will expand the CCPA. The interplay of federal and state laws may be subject to varying interpretations by courts and government agencies, creating complex compliance issues and potentially exposing us to additional expense, adverse publicity and liability. The compliance requirements of these laws, including additional breach reporting requirements, and the penalties for violation vary widely, and new data privacy and security laws in this area are evolving. Requirements of these laws and penalties for violations vary widely.

 

If we or our operations are found to be in violation of HIPAA, or its implementing regulations, and similar state laws, we may be subject to significant penalties, including civil, criminal and administrative penalties, fines, imprisonment and exclusion from participation in federal or state healthcare programs, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations. HIPAA has four tiers of civil monetary penalties, as well as criminal penalties, both of which may be applied to business associates as well as covered entities, and state attorneys have authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce the federal HIPAA laws and seek attorneys’ fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions. Federal, state, local, and foreign data privacy and security obligations also may include penalties for noncompliance, as well as a private right of action.

 

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C. Organizational Structure

 

The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure, including our subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities as of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F:

 

 

D. Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Our headquarters are located in Qingdao. We lease our premises from unrelated third parties free of charge. We believe that we will be able to obtain adequate facilities, principally through leasing, to accommodate our future expansion plans.

 

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. This discussion and analysis may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” or in other parts of this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

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A. Operating Results

 

Overview

 

Our Business

 

Historically, we generated revenues primarily from our loan facilitation services, post-origination services, and other related services. On December 30, 2020, we completed the disposal of P2P Business, which historically operated our loan facilitation services, post-origination services, and other related services. As a result, the operating results of our P2P Business have been retrospectively reclassified under discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021.

 

Since August 2017, the Company started its microlending business and lent funds to borrowers up to their approved credit through its consolidated VIE, and since May 2019, the Company has ceased to issue new loans. Interest income was recognized based on the contractual interest rates of the loan. As of March 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of loan receivable, net of allowance was nil.

 

We launched our social e-commerce platform in May 2020 as a new business line for business transition, and we will continue to develop and invest in our social e-commerce platform to take advantage of China’s fast-growing e-commerce industry. Our social e-commerce platform offers high-quality and affordable products to consumers in China. We cooperate with major domestic e-commerce platforms and services marketplaces to select and source goods and services, and reward users with a small commission for every purchase, share or recommendation of a product made to friends. Since the launch of our social e-commerce platform, we have seen encouraging growth in a number of operating metrics, including transaction volume, monthly mobile active users and active mobile buyers. Although our e-commerce business is still in the early stages of development, where further investment is required, we are proactively executing our strategies to tap into the emerging group-buying communities and exploring other opportunities in China’s fast-growing e-commerce industry, such as live streaming e-commerce.

 

On January 4, 2022, we incorporated Akso Online Meditech in the State of Wyoming and have begun the sale of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits through Akso Online Meditech as of the date of this report. Akso Online Meditech has entered into a supply agreement to purchase “iHealth” branded COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test kits from its supplier and sells these test kits to distributers in the United States.

 

On January 26, 2022, we incorporated Qingdao Akso in Shandong Province, China and have begun the sales of medical devices through Qingdao Akso since April 2022. Qingdao Akso has entered into supply agreements to purchase medical devices such as defibrillators, anesthesia laryngoscope from its supplier and sells these devices to distributers or end-users in China.

 

Our net revenues were US$ nil, US$6.0 million and US$13.2 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively. We had net losses of US$34.8 million, net losses of US$16.8 million and net loss of US$1.2 million for the years ended March 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively, respectively.

 

The Company currently operates in healthcare equipment and products trading segment. Since 2020, we started transitioning from an online loan facilitator into a social e-commerce platform operator in China, offering high-quality and affordable branded products. Since the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company started exploring healthcare equipment and product trading and related healthcare services business. Management expects steady growth of the healthcare segment given management’s intentional allocation of more resources to this segment. In May 2023, the Company disposed its social e-commerce business.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

According to ASC 205, the effect of discontinued operations of commission service from social from social E-commerce business and interest income from mecrolending business and other related services for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 and 2023 has been accounted for retroactively in the consolidated statement of operations for all the periods presented. Results from these discontinued operations, net of income tax, were losses of USD33.7 million, losses of USD12.7 million and income of USD 11.8 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

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Key Components of Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

Revenues are from the sale of medical devices business. The following table sets forth the components of our revenues by amounts and percentages of our total revenues for the periods presented:

 

   2021   2022   2023 
       % of       % of       % of 
    (US$)    revenues    (US$)    revenues    (US$)    revenues 
Revenues                              
Sale of medical devices           6,000,000    100.0    13,186,525    100.0%
Total revenues       %   6,000,000    100.0%   13,186,525    100.0%
Business and sales related taxes       %       %   4,964    0.1%
Net Revenues           6,000,000        13,181,561     

 

Sale of medical devices

 

Started in February 2022, throught its subsidiary Akso Online MediTech, the Company engaged in the sale of Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Tests in US market. Akso Online MediTech purchases medical devices in quantity and distributes products primarily to medical products dealers. Since April 2022, through its subsidiary Qingdao Akso Health Management Co., Ltd, the Company started its sales of medical devices business in China domestic market. Qingdao Akso purchases mecical devices in quantity and distribute producet parimrily to meical products dealers or end-users such as hospitals. The deliveries may take one day or longer depending on the customers’ location. Revenue from sales of merchandise to non-retail customers is recognized when the merchandise is transferred to customers. There was no sales return since the start the business.

 

Cost of goods sold

 

Cost of goods sold consist primarily of purchase price of COVID-19 Antigen Test kit,defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope related to the sale of medical devices..

 

Operating expenses

 

Our operating expenses primarily consist of sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses,finance cost and share-based compensation. The following table sets forth a breakdown of our operating costs and expenses for the periods indicated:

 

   For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 
   2021   2022   2023 
   US$   US$   US$ 
Operating expenses            
Sales and marketing expenses           6,661 
General and administrative expenses   2,031,160    2,669,834    15,529,182 
Finance cost   2,154,621    804,138     
Share-based compensation   55,468    391,625     
Total operating expenses   4,241,249    3,865,597    15,535,843 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of expenses for building our brand recognition and opening up new market related to our sales of medical devices business.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits related to our management, professional service fees and provisions made for uncollected receivables.

 

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Finance cost

 

Finance cost consists primarily of interest expenses for loans from related parties and senior notes.

 

Share-based compensation

 

Share-based compensation are expenses related to awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan which began vesting on November 3, 2017.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on February 2, 2021, the evaluation was performed for the upcoming 2021 tax year which will be the only period subject to examination.

 

   For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 
   2021   2022   2023 
   US$   US$   US$ 
NET REVENUES       6,000,000    13,181,561 
Cost of goods sold       5,394,866    11,912,571 
Gross Profit       605,134    1,268,990 
OPERATING EXPENSES               
Sales and marketing           6,661 
General and administrative   2,031,160    2,669,834    15,529,182 
Finance cost   2,154,621    804,138     
Share-based compensation   55,468    391,625     
Total operating costs and expenses   4,241,249    3,865,597    15,535,843 
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS   (4,241,249)   (3,260,463)   (14,266,853)
Total other income (loss), net   (52,078)   (747,818)   1,200,364 
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (4,293,327)   (4,008,281)   (13,066,489)
Provision for income tax       92,816    17,549 
NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS   (4,293,327)   (4,101,097)   (13,084,038)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes   (33,698,464)   (12,748,636)   11,836,612 
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes   3,164,802         
Total (loss) income from discontinued operations   (30,533,662)   (12,748,636)   11,836,612 
NET LOSS   (34,826,989)   (16,849,733)   (1,247,426)

 

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2023. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated, both in absolute amount and as a percentage of our net revenue This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. Our historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

 

The following table sets forth our revenues breakdown for the periods indicated:

 

   For the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 
   2021   2022   2023 
   (US$)   (US$)   (US$) 
Revenues(1)            
Sale of medical devices       6,000,000    13,186,525 
Total revenues       6,000,000    13,186,525 
Business and sales related taxes           4,964 
Net Revenues       6,000,000    13,181,561 

 

 

(1)Represents amounts net of VAT.

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

Net revenues Net revenues generated for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 was US$13.2 million, representing an increase of 119.7% from US$6.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Compmay’s revenue generated from its new business for the sales of medical devices, which was initially started in US market in January 2022, and since April 2022, the Company started its business in PRC domestic market.

 

Cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold consist primarily of purchase price of COVID-19 Antigen Test kit, defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope related to the sale of medical devices..

 

Operating expenses Total operating costs and expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 were US$15.5 million, an increase of 301.9% from US$3.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to a increase in general and administrative expenses.

 

Sales and marketing expenses Sales and marketing expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 were US$ 6,661, compared to nil for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The inccrease was primarily due to expenses related to the Company’s brand building and market development for its new business.

 

General and administrative expenses General and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 were US$15.5 million, a increase of 481.7% from US$2.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase of provisions made for the uncollected receivables.

 

Finance cost Finance cost for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 was nil compared with US$0.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

Share-based compensation Share-based compensation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 was nil, compared with US$0.4 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 The decrease was attributable to increase in the recognition of the share-based compensation in connection with the options and restricted share units granted under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Total other income (expense) Our other income was US$1.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, compared with other loss of US$0.7 million in the fiscal year ended March31, 2022, the increase was primarily attributable to exchange gain.

 

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Provision for income tax Our income tax expense was US$17,549 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, as compared to US$92,816 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

Net (loss) from continuing operations Loss from continuing operations, net of income taxes, for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, was US$13.1 million, compared to US$4.1 million in the same prior period of fiscal year 2022. Net loss from continuing operations was mainly resulted from general and administrative expenses.

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes Net income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, was US$11.8 million , compared to a loss of US$12.7 million in the prior period.

 

Net loss As a result of the above factors, we had net loss of US$1.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, compared to net loss of US$16.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

 

Net revenues Net revenues generated for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was US$6.0 million, increased from nil in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The Compmay’s revenue generated from its new business for the sales of medical devices, which was initially started in US market in January 2022, and since April 2022, the Company started its business in PRC domestic market.

 

Cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold consist primarily of purchase price of COVID-19 Antigen Test kit related to the sale of medical devices.

 

Operating costs and expenses Total operating expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 were US$3.9 million, a decrease of 8.9% from US$4.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in finance costs.

 

General and administrative expenses  General and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 were US$2.7 million, an increase of 32.8% from US$2.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase of staff costs and professional service fee.

 

Finance cost  Finance cost for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was US$0.8 million, a decrease of 62.7% from US$2.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 due to the repayment of US$10.0 million principal in December 2020.

 

Share-based compensation Share-based compensation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was US$0.4 million, a decrease of 606.0% from US$55,468 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was attributable to increase in the recognition of the share-based compensation in connection with the options and restricted share units granted under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Total other expenses Our other expense was US$0.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to other loss of US$52,078 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the increase was primarily due to exchange loss.

 

Provision for income tax  Our income tax expense was US$92,816 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, as compared to nil for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The income tax was primarily resulted from medical devices business.

 

Net loss from continuing operations Loss from continuing operations, net of income taxes, for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, was US$4.1 million, compared to US$4.3 million in the same prior period of fiscal year 2021. Net loss from continuing operations was mainly resulted from general and administrative expenses.

 

Net loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes Net loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, was US$12.7 million, compared to a loss of US$33.7 million in the prior period.

 

Gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes We recognized a gain from the disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes, of US$3.2 million in connection with the sale of P2P Business for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

 

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Net loss As a result of the above factors, we had net loss of US$16.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, compared to net loss of US$34.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

 

Changes in Financial Position

 

As of March 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents were US$7.9million, representing an decrease of US$10.5 million from US$18.4 million as of March 31, 2022, mainly due to an increase in cash used in financing activities. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, our net cash used in financing activities was US$27.5 million, compared to net cash genereated from financing activities of US$34.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, primarily attributable to the repayment of loan from related party.

 

As of March 31, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents were US$18.4 million, representing an increase of US$16.9 million from US$1.5 million as of March 31, 2021, mainly due to an increase in cash generated from financing activities. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, our net cash generated from financing activities was US$34.8 million, compared to that of US$9.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, primarily attributable to the proceeds from the private placement.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Group adopted the new standard beginning April 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Based on the nature of the Company’s financial instruments within the scope of this standard, which are primarily accounts receivable, loans receivable and other receivables, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), which clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including early adoption in an interim period, for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated.

 

BLiquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have financed our operations primarily through cash provided by operating activities, the loans from third parties and shareholder, and proceeds from private placement and short term loan from SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. We plan to finance our future operations primarily from cash generated from our operations and cash on hand. As of March 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023, we had US$1.5 million, US$18.4 million and US$7.9 million, respectively, in cash on hand and cash deposited with banks. As of March 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023, our working capital (excluding the amount due from related parties) amounted to US$20.2 million US$12.2 million and US$8.8 million, respectively. We believe that our current cash, cash flows provided by operating activities and net proceeds from our initial public offering will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs in the next 12 months from the date of this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in China, and all of our revenue, expenses, cash and cash equivalents are denominated in RMB. RMB is subject to the exchange control regulation in China, and, as a result, we may have difficulty distributing any dividends outside of China due to PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into U.S. dollars.

 

We have limited financial obligations dominated in U.S. dollars, thus the foreign currency restrictions and regulations in the PRC on dividend distribution will not have a material impact on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Holding Company Structure

 

We are a holding company with no material operations of our own. We conduct our operations primarily through our PRC subsidiaries. As a result, our ability to pay dividends and to finance any debt we may incur depends upon direct and indirect dividends paid by our subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities. If any of our subsidiaries or consolidated affiliated entities or any newly formed subsidiaries or consolidated affiliated entities incurs debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing their debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends to us. In addition, our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated entities are permitted to pay dividends only out of their respective retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Under PRC law, our PRC subsidiaries, consolidated affiliated entities and their subsidiaries, except for our joint venture, are required to set aside a portion of their respective after-tax profits each year to fund a statutory reserve. Our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated entities may also set aside a portion of their respective after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund at the discretion of the board of directors or the enterprise itself. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation of these subsidiaries or consolidated affiliated entities, as applicable.

 

C. Trend Information

 

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial conditions.

 

D. Critical Accounting Estimates.

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations relates to our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

 

We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (1) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made, and (2) changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period or use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. There are other items within our financial statements that require estimation but are not deemed critical, as defined above. Changes in estimates used in these and other items could have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

For a detailed discussion of our significant accounting policies and related judgments, please see “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. You should read the following description of critical accounting estimates in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and other disclosures included in this annual report.

 

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

 

A. Directors and Senior Management

 

The following table sets forth information regarding our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Name   Age   Position with the Company
Executive Directors and Officers:        
Yilin (Linda) Wang   37   Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer
Rui (Kerrie) Zhang   40   Chief Financial Officer
Wenjuan (Vivian) Liu   37   Director
Non-Executive Directors:        
Stephen P. Brown   64   Independent director
Zhe Liu   39   Independent director
Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal   72   Independent director

 

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Executive Officers

 

Ms. Yilin (Linda) Wang, aged 37, has served as our chief executive officer since October 2021. From September 2021 to October 2021, Ms Wang served as the Co-CEO of the Company. Ms Wang has extensive years of experience in corporate management. She is an information technology expert and has rich professional experience in medical health, health management and medical technology-related businesses. Ms. Wang has served as the Director and CEO of SOS Information Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOS Limited (NYSE: SOS) since March 2016, and has been the founder and CEO of Shijiazhuang Weigou Information Technology Co., Ltd., since November 2010. Ms. Wang obtained her bachelor’s degree in management from the Hebei University of Science & Technology, China, and a master’s degree in science and engineering management from the Hebei Dizhi University, China.

 

Ms. Rui (Kerrie) Zhang, aged 40, has served as our chief financial officer since August 2019. Ms. Zhang joined the Company in 2017 where she served as our financial reporting director. From May 2016 to April 2017, Ms. Zhang served as the strategy development director and board secretary for Shanghai AkPurna Investment Management Co., Ltd., Akcome’s fintech platform, where she was responsible for formulating and developing the company’s long-term strategy, operational planning, and providing ongoing support to the Board of Directors. From April 2011 to May 2016, Ms. Zhang served in various departmental roles including board secretary, project investment manager, investor relations manager, and group finance manager at ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) where she helped create and improve their corporate governance framework. Ms. Zhang received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwest University for Nationalities and a master’s degree in professional accounting from the University of Sydney.

 

Ms. Wenjuan (Vivian) Liu, aged 37, was appointed as our director on July 14, 2021. Ms. Liu has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hebei Chuangjie Technology Co., Ltd. since August 2018. From May 2015 to July 2018, Ms. Liu served as the Key Client Manager of Hebei Branch of Guosen Co., Ltd. Ms. Liu has extensive experience in financial investments, capital market operations and enterprise management. Ms. Liu obtained her bachelor’s degree in marketing from the Department of Economics and Management at Nankai University of China.

 

Non-executive Directors

 

Mr. Stephen P. Brown, aged 64 Mr. Stephen P. Brown has served as our independent director since April 11, 2022. Mr. Brown, has served as the chief financial officer of SolarMax Technology, Inc. since May 2017. From 2013 until April 2017, he was chief financial officer of STAAR Surgical Company. Mr. Brown was vice president, global finance of Bausch & Lomb from 2008 until 2013 and chief financial officer of Hoya Surgical Optics from 2007 to 2008. He served in various capacities over a 13-year period with Johnson & Johnson including chief financial officer of the Advanced Sterilization Products division. Mr. Brown holds a Master of Business Administration degree from University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, and earned a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton.

 

Mr. Zhe Liu, aged 39, has served as our independent director since October 12, 2022. In 2012, Mr. Liu founded Shijiazhuang Zizhe Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd and served as CEO since January 2012. From June 2011 to January 2012, he served as deputy manager at Shijiazhuang Branch of Beijing Aohongxuan Wine Co., Ltd. From August 2009 to June 2011, he served as sales director at Henan Region of Shijiazhuang Shengdian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mr. Liu earned his bachelor’s degree in marking and business English from University of Portsmouth in 2007.

 

Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal, aged 72, Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal has served as our independent director since June 7, 2022. Mr. Neal, has served as president of EightyEight Commodities Co since May 2011. From August 2005 to April 2011, he was vice president of Guangyi Group Inc. From August 1973 to August 2005, Mr. Neal served in various positions including personnel manager, safety & environmental manager, operations manager and worldwide sales manager at E.I. Dupont de Nemours Inc. Mr. Neal earned a Bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 1973.

 

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Our insider trading policy allows directors, officers and other employees covered under the policy to establish, under limited circumstances contemplated by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, written programs that permit automatic trading of our stock or trading of our shares or ADSs by an independent person who is not aware of material non-public information at the time of the trade. From time to time, certain of our directors, executive officers, and employees have adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.

 

Board Diversity

 

The table below provides certain information regarding the diversity of our board of directors as of the date of this annual report.

 

Board Diversity Matrix

     
Country of Principal Executive Offices:   China  
Foreign Private Issuer   Yes  
Disclosure Prohibited under Home Country Law   No  
Total Number of Directors   5  

 

   Female   Male   Non-
Binary
   Did Not
Disclose
Gender
 
Part I: Gender Identity                
Directors   2    3         
Part II: Demographic Background                    
Underrepresented Individual in Home Country Jurisdiction                   
LGBTQ+                   
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background                   

 

B. Compensation

 

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, we paid an aggregate of approximately US$ 582,375 in cash to our executive officers and directors. We have not set aside or accrued any amount to provide pension, retirement or other similar benefits to our executive officers and directors. Our PRC subsidiaries are required by law to make contributions equal to certain percentages of each employee’s salary for his or her pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance and other statutory benefits and a housing provident fund. For incentive share grants to our officers and directors, see “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Compensation—Share Incentive Plan.”

 

Share Incentive Plan

 

2023 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan was adopted to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, provide additional incentive to employees, directors and consultants and promote the success of our business. The equity incentive plan provides for the grant of an option, restricted shares, restricted share units and local awards.

 

Authorized Shares The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan is 10,280,000 of our ordinary shares. Ordinary shares issued pursuant to awards under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan that are forfeited or cancelled or otherwise expired, will become available for future grant under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares that are tendered by a participant of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan or withheld by us to pay the exercise price of an option or to satisfy the participant’s tax withholding obligations in connection with an award shall not be added back to the limit of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. During the term of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, we will at all times reserve and keep available a sufficient number of ordinary shares available for issue to satisfy the requirements of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Plan Administration The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan is administered by our compensation committee. Subject to the provisions of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, the administrator has the power to determine the terms of awards, including the eligible participants, the exercise price, if any, the number of shares subject to each award, the fair market value of a share of our ordinary shares, the vesting schedule applicable to the awards, together with any vesting acceleration, and the form of settlement of awards in shares or cash or a combination thereof and the terms of the award agreement for use under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. In the event that any dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, share division, share consolidation, reorganization or any change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the shares occurs, the administrators will make an adjustment with respect to the number and class of shares that may be delivered under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and/or the number, class and price of shares covered by outstanding awards, in order to prevent diminution of the benefits intended to be made available under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan

 

Share Options Share options may be granted under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The exercise price of each option shall be determined by the administrator; provided, however, that the per share exercise price may be no less than 100% of the fair market value per share on the date of grant. Our administrator shall also determine the time or times at which the options shall vest and may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied. One-third of the shares subject to an award will vest on each of the first, second and third annual anniversaries of the vesting commencement date, unless otherwise provided in the award agreement.

 

Restricted Shares A restricted share award agreement will specify restrictions on the duration of the restricted period, the number of shares granted, and any other terms and conditions specified by the administrator. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the award agreement, the holder of restricted shares will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the shares, subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the underlying shares of restricted shares. Restricted shares may not be sold, transferred, assigned or pledged until the end of the restricted period and may be subject to forfeiture upon a termination of employment or service with us.

 

Restricted Share Units Awards of restricted share units may be granted by the administrator. At the time of the grant of restricted share units, the administrator may impose conditions that must be satisfied, such as continued employment or service or attainment of corporate performance goals, and may place restrictions on the grant and/or vesting of the restricted share units. A restricted share unit award agreement will specify applicable vesting criteria, the number of restricted share units granted, the terms and conditions on time and form of payment and any such terms and conditions determined by the administrator. Each restricted share unit, upon fulfilment of any applicable conditions, represents a right to receive an amount equal to the fair market value of one share.

 

Administrator may cause a local PRC subsidiary of our Company to grant local cash-settled awards in lieu of any other award under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, which such local awards shall be paid wholly by such PRC subsidiary. Each local award shall be linked to the fair market value of a share.

 

Change in Control The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan provides that in the event of a change in control of our Company, each outstanding award will be assumed or substituted by the successor corporation. Unless the administrator determines otherwise, in the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the award, the portion of the award that remains outstanding will fully vest and all applicable restrictions will lapse. The holders of any outstanding options will be provided notice and a specified period of time to exercise awards to the extent vested (with awards terminating upon the expiration of the specified period of time). An award will be considered assumed if, following the change in control transaction, the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share subject to the award, the same consideration received in the change in control transaction by the holders of ordinary shares for each share held on the effective date of the transaction.

 

Plan Amendment Our board of directors may amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, subject to certain exceptions. The termination of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will not limit the administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it with respect to awards granted under the plan prior to the date of termination.

 

Granted Options and Restricted Share Units As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate numbers of our ordinary shares underlying our outstanding options and restricted share units were nil and nil, respectively. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, nil of the options granted had been vested, and nil of the restricted share units granted had been vested. As of March 31, 2023, none of the options granted had been exercised, and none of the restricted share units granted had vested.

 

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The following table summarizes, as of March 31, 2023, the outstanding options granted to the individual executive officers and directors named below and to other individuals as a group.

 

    Number of                 
    Ordinary
Shares
    Exercise           
    Underlying    Price     Date of     Date of  
Name   Options    (US$/Share)    Grant    Expiration 
Yilin (Linda) Wang                
Wenjuan (Vivian) Liu                
Rui (Kerrie) Zhang                
Stephen P. Brown                
Zhe Liu                
Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal                

 

 

*Upon exercise of all options granted, would beneficially own less than 1% of our total outstanding ordinary shares.

 

(1) Pursuant to the declaration of a special cash dividend of US$0.40 per ordinary share / ADS by our board of director in July 2018, our board entered into a written resolution adjusting the exercise price of the outstanding options granted on April 1, 2016 from US$1.28 to US$0.88, and the exercise price of the outstanding options granted on July 31, 2018 from US$9.0 to US$8.60.

 

The following table summarizes, as of March 31, 2023 the outstanding restricted share units granted to the individual executive officers and directors named below and to other individuals as a group.

 

    Number of            
    Ordinary
Shares
           
    Underlying            
    Restricted Share    Date of     Date of 
Name   Units    Grant     Expiration 
Yilin (Linda) Wang            
Wenjuan (Vivian) Liu            
Rui (Kerrie) Zhang   *    June 30, 2021    June 30, 2031 
Stephen P. Brown              
Zhe Liu              
Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal              

 

 

*Upon vesting of all restricted share units, would beneficially own less than 1% of our total outstanding ordinary shares.

 

C. Board Practices

 

Our board of directors consists of five directors, including two executive directors and three non-executive directors. The powers and duties of our directors include convening general meetings and reporting our board’s work at our shareholders’ meetings, declaring dividends and distributions, determining our business and investment plans, appointing officers and determining the term of office of the officers, preparing our annual financial budgets and financial reports, formulating proposals for the increase or reduction of our authorized capital as well as exercising other powers, functions and duties as conferred by our articles of association. Our directors may exercise all the powers of our company to borrow money, mortgage its business, property and uncalled capital and issue debentures or other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any obligation of our company or of any third party.

 

A director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement notwithstanding that he may be interested therein, and if he does so, his vote shall be counted, and he may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the directors at which any such contract or proposed contract or arrangement is considered. A director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed contract with us is required to declare the nature of his interest at a meeting of our directors. A general notice given to the directors by any director to the effect that he is a member, shareholder, director, partner, officer or employee of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract or transaction with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect to a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice, it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

We have established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee under the board of directors. We have adopted a charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are described below.

 

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Audit Committee. Our audit committee consists of three members and is chaired by Mr. Stephen P. Brown. Each of Mr. Stephen P. Brown, Mr. Zhe Liu and Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal satisfies the “independence” requirements of the listing rules of NASDAQ and meets the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Mr. Stephen P. Brown qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert.” The audit committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of our company. The audit committee is responsible for, among other things:

 

selecting the independent registered public accounting firm and pre-screening all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response;

 

reviewing and approving all proposed related party transactions, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;

 

discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

reviewing major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies;

 

annually reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our audit committee charter;

 

meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent registered public accounting firm; and

 

reporting regularly to the board of directors.

 

Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of three members and is chaired by Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal. Each of Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal, Mr. Stephen P. Brown and Mr. Zhe Liu satisfies the “independence” requirements of the listing rules of NASDAQ. The compensation committee assists the board of directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our executive officers may not be present at any committee meeting during which their compensation is deliberated upon. The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:

 

reviewing the total compensation package for our executive officers and making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to it;

 

approving and overseeing the total compensation package for our executives other than the three most senior executives;

 

reviewing the compensation of our directors and making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to it; and

 

periodically reviewing and approving any long-term incentive compensation or equity plans, programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, and employee pension and welfare benefit plans.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of three members and is chaired by Mr. Zhe Liu. Each of Mr. Zhe Liu, Mr. Stephen P. Brown and Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal satisfies the “independence” requirements of the listing rules of NASDAQ. The nominating and corporate governance committee assists the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board of directors and its committees. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for, among other things:

 

recommending nominees to the board of directors for election or re-election to the board of directors, or for appointment to fill any vacancy on the board of directors;

 

reviewing annually with the board of directors the current composition of the board of directors with regards to characteristics such as independence, age, skills, experience and availability of service to us;

 

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selecting and recommending to the board of directors the names of directors to serve as members of the audit committee and the compensation committee, as well as of the nominating and corporate governance committee itself; and

 

monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance.

 

Duties of Directors

 

Under Cayman Islands law, our directors owe fiduciary duties to our company, including a duty to act honestly, and a duty to act in what they consider in good faith to be in our best interests. Our directors must also exercise their powers only for a proper purpose. Our directors also owe to our company a duty to act with skills they actually possess and exercise such care and diligence that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in the performance of his duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands. In fulfilling their duty of care to our company, our directors must ensure compliance with our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, and the rights vested thereunder in the holders of the shares. Our directors owe their fiduciary duties to our company and not to our company’s individual shareholders, and it is our company which has the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached. In limited exceptional circumstances, a shareholder may have the right to seek damages in our name if a duty owed by our directors is breached.

 

Terms of Directors and Officers

 

Pursuant to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, subject to the approval of our shareholders, our board of directors has the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any person as a director to fill a casual vacancy on the board or as an addition to the existing board (subject to the maximum size limit). Our directors are not subject to a term of office and will hold their offices until such time as they are removed from office by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders.

 

In addition, the office of any of our directors shall be vacated if the director (a) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; (b) dies or becomes of unsound mind; (c) resigns his office by notice in writing to our company; (d) without special leave of absence from our board of directors, is absent from meetings of the board for three consecutive meetings and the board of directors resolves that his office be vacated; (e) is prohibited by law or designated stock exchange rules from being a director; or (f) is removed from office pursuant to our memorandum and articles of association.

 

Our officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the board of directors. Our senior executive officers are employed for a specified time period. We may terminate employment for cause, at any time, without advance notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the senior executive officers, such as the officer’s fraudulent or illegal conduct that is materially detrimental to our business, the officer’s uncured material breach of our confidentiality agreement or the officer’s uncured material breach of the applicable employment agreement. We may also terminate a senior executive officer’s employment without cause with advance written notice. Each senior executive officer may terminate employment at any time with advance written notice at the election of such officer.

 

Employment Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements

 

We have entered into employment agreements and confidentiality agreements with each of our executive officers. Under these agreements, each of our executive officers is employed for a specified period of time. The employment agreements provide that the employment can be terminated pursuant to the PRC Employment Contract Law and relevant regulations. Under such law and regulations, we may terminate employment with an employee (i) for cause, at any time, without advance notice or remuneration, including for certain acts of the employee, such as conviction of a crime, malpractices which caused significant damage to us, or violation of our internal policies; or (ii) without cause by paying severance compensation to the employee.

 

According to the confidentiality agreements entered into with our executive officers, our executive officers may resign at any time with a 30-day advance written notice. Each executive officer has agreed, both during and within two years after the termination or expiry of his or her employment agreement to (i) hold, in strict confidence and not to use any of our confidential information or trade secrets, any confidential information or trade secrets of our users, or the confidential or proprietary information of any third party received by us and for which we have confidential obligations; and (ii) be bound by non-competition restrictions. Each executive officer has agreed not to, without our express consent, assume employment by, or provide direct or indirect services to, any of our competitors, whether as a shareholder, partner, executive, supervisor, consultant or otherwise, or to engage in any business that is similar to our business. Each executive officer has agreed to indemnify us against any actual loss incurred by us as a result of his or her breach of the confidentiality and non-competition obligations.

 

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We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. Under these agreements, we agree to indemnify our directors and executive officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being a director or officer of our company.

 

D. Employees

 

We had 113, 42 and 12 full-time employees as of March 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. None of our employees are represented by a labor union. We have not experienced any work stoppages, and we consider our relations with our employees to be good.

 

We invest significant resources in the recruitment of employees in support of our business operations. We have established comprehensive training programs, including orientation programs and on-the-job-training, to enhance performance and service quality.

 

As required by PRC Laws and regulations, we participate in various government statutory employee benefit plans, including a pension contribution plan, a medical insurance plan, an unemployment insurance plan, a work-related injury insurance plan, a maternity insurance plan and a housing provident fund. We are required under PRC law to contribute to employee benefit plans at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of our employees up to a maximum amount specified by the local government from time to time.

 

We enter into standard labor contracts with our employees. We also enter into standard confidentiality and non-compete agreements with our executive officers. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Compensation—Employment Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements.”

 

E. Share Ownership

 

Please refer to “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—A. Major Shareholder” and “—B. Compensation—Share Incentive Plan.”

 

FDisclosure of a registrant’s action to recover erroneously awarded compensation.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

A. Major Shareholders

 

The following table presents information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of the date of this annual report by:

 

each person or entity that we know beneficially owns or will beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares;

 

each director or executive officer who beneficially owns or will beneficially own more than 1% of our outstanding ordinary shares; and

 

all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In computing the number of ordinary shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included ordinary shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days, including through the exercise of any option, warrant, or other right or the conversion of any other security. These ordinary shares, however, are not included in the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

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The percentage of beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares is based on 71,478,550 ordinary shares outstanding immediately as of the date of this annual report, including 1,714,617 ordinary shares issued to our depositary and reserved for the future exercise of awards granted under our Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

   Ordinary Shares 
   Beneficially Owned 
   Number   % (2) 
Directors and Executive Officers (1) :        
Yilin (Linda) Wang (3)        
Stephen P. Brown (4)        
Zhe Liu (5)   *     * 
Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal (6)        
Rui (Kerrie) Zhang   *    * 
Wenjuan (Vivian) Liu        
All directors and executive officers as a group   *    * 
Principal Shareholders:          
Webao Limited (7)   7,980,800    11.2%

 

 

Notes:

 

*Less than 5% of our total outstanding ordinary shares.

 

(1)Except for Mr. Stephen P. Brown and Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal, the business address of our directors and executive officers is Room 515, Floor 5, Jia No. 92-4 to 24 Jianguo Road Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, People’s Republic of China.

 

(2)For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of ordinary shares beneficially owned by such person or group, including shares that such person or group has the right to acquire within 60 days after June 30, 2022, by the sum of (i) 71,478,550, which is the total number of ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this annual report (including 1,714,617 ordinary shares issued to our depositary and reserved for the future exercise of awards granted under our Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan), and (ii) the number of ordinary shares such person or group has the right to acquire within 60 days after June 30, 2022.

 

(3)Ms. Yilin (Linda) Wang does not hold any ordinary share in our company.

 

(4)The business address of Mr. Stephen P. Brown is 9 Bent Oak Coto de Caza, CA 92679.

 

(5)The business address of Mr. Zhe Liu is 101, Unit 2, Building 3, Block C, No. 35, Beicheng Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China.

 

(6)The business address of Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal is 3085 Middlecott Lane Florence, SC 29506.

 

(7)Represents 7,980,800 ordinary shares held by Webao Limited. The registered office address of Webao Limited is 12 / F, Santai building, 137-139 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

 

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To our knowledge, as of the date of this annual report, a total of 44,477,649 ordinary shares were held by three record holders in the United States, including 44,056,049 ordinary shares (of which1,714,617 ordinary shares were reserved for the future exercise of awards granted under our Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan) held by Citibank N.A., our depositary, but excluding 1,165,883 ordinary shares represented by the ADSs repurchased by the Company. The number of beneficial owners of our ADSs in the United States is likely to be much larger than the number of record holders of our ordinary shares in the United States.

 

B. Related Party Transactions

 

Contractual Arrangements

 

As part of our corporate restructurings prior to our disposal of Hexin E-Commerce in December 2020, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu transferred their equity interests of Wusu Company to Hexin E-Commerce, and therefore, Hexin E-Commerce became the sole shareholder of Wusu Company on November 20, 2020.

 

On December 16, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, Kuaishangche, Hexin E-Commerce, Xiaobo An, Xiaoning An, and Xiaobin Zhai entered into an assignment and assumption agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Hexin Yongheng has agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB5.0 million(US$726,781). Upon the closing of the disposition, Kuaishangche became the primary beneficiary of and obtained control of Hexin E-Commerce, and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce had in Wusu Company, which remained a consolidated variable interest entity of the Hexin Yongheng by way of the December 1, 2020 contractual arrangements. We closed the disposition of Hexin E-Commerce on December 30, 2020.

 

As a result of the Company’s P2P disposal and leases termination, on October 15, 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Mr. Xiaobo An, who provided office space to the Company at no charge. The lease term was 1 year.

 

On July 13, 2021, Hexin Holding Limited, the shareholder of the Company owned by Mr. Xiaobo An, founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Webao Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, China, to sell a total of 31,980,800 ordinary shares. After the transaction, the number of ordinary shares owned by Hexin Holding Limited decreased to nil accordingly.

 

On August 26, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Webao Limited, the majority shareholder of the Company, for a loan of US$2.0 million with a 0% annual interest rate. The loan term is 1 year. In August 2022, the loan was entended one year to August 27, 2023. As of March 31, 2022, the balance of amount due to related parties was US$2.0 million.

 

On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a loan agreement with SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (“SOS NY”), one of our senior managements has served as the Director and CEO of SOS Information Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOS Limited (NYSE: SOS) since March 2016, for a loan of US$35,200,000 with a 2% annual interest rate. The loan term was 1 year. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, interest expense pertaining to the loan amounted to US$127,244. On July 27, 2022, the Company and SOS NY entered into an amendment and supplemental agreement to the loan agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall make a repayment in advance to SOS NY of US$27,513,849 of the principal amount together with all accrued but unpaid interest of US$358,751. The Company made a payment of US$27,872,600 for the above principal and interest on July 28, 2022.As of March 31, 2023, the remaining unpaid balance of principal and interest was US$ 7,686,152 and US$105,085, respectively.

 

Employment Agreements and Indemnification Agreements

 

See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—C. Board Practices—Employment Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements.”

 

Share Incentive Plans

 

See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—B. Compensation—Share Incentive Plan.”

 

C. Interests of Experts and Counsel

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

 

Please refer to Item 18.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation and other legal actions. The Company estimates the range of liability related to any pending litigation where the amount and range of loss can be estimated. The Company records its best estimate of a loss when the loss is considered probable. Where a liability is probable and there is a range of estimated loss with no best estimate in the range, the Company records a charge equal to at least the minimum estimated liability for a loss contingency when both of the following conditions are met: (i) information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and (ii) the range of loss can be reasonably estimated.

 

In January 2019, we were attacked by a short seller, alleging fraud in our financial reporting system. We conducted an internal investigation, with the assistance of forensic accountant, to evaluate these allegations. Based on the information reasonably available and reviewed as part of the investigation, the investigation did not identify any conclusive proof of fraud. In addition, two law firms launched investigations in connection with the short seller attack, though no securities lawsuits have been initiated, nor has there been any additional investigation notices as of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Our board of directors has discretion regarding whether to declare or pay dividends. In addition, our shareholders may by ordinary resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our directors. In either case, all dividends are subject to certain restrictions under Cayman Islands law, namely that our company may only pay dividends out of profits or share premium, and provided always that we are able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. On July 19, 2018, our board of directors approved an annual dividend policy. Under this policy, annual dividends will be set at an amount equivalent to approximately 15-25% of our anticipated net income after tax in each year commencing from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. On July 19, 2018, our board of directors also approved a special cash dividend of US$0.13 per ordinary share of our company (or US$0.13 per ADS), in addition to an annual dividend pursuant to the newly adopted annual dividend policy of US$0.27 per ordinary share (or US$0.27 per ADS), for a total dividend of US$0.40 per ordinary share (or US$0.40 per ADS). The aggregated dividend payments to shareholders amounted to US$19,547,532 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and no dividends have been paid in following years The determination to declare and pay such annual dividend and special dividend and the amount of any dividend in any particular year will be based upon our operations, earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and availability and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant at such time.

 

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. We may rely on dividends from our subsidiaries in China for our cash requirements, including any payment of dividends to our shareholders. PRC regulations may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure—We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiary to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiary to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business” and “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China—Enhanced scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may pursue in the future.”

 

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If we pay any dividends, we will pay such dividends on the shares represented by ADSs to the depositary, and the depositary will pay such dividends to our ADS holders to the same extent as holders of our ordinary shares, subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder. See “Item 12. Description of Securities other than Equity Securities—D. American Depositary Shares.” Cash dividends on our ordinary shares, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars.

 

B. Significant Changes

 

We have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING

 

A. Offering and Listing Details

 

Our ADSs, each representing three ordinary shares, have been listed on the NASDAQ since November 3, 2017. The ratio of ADS representing its ordinary shares was amended from one (1) ADS representing one (1) ordinary share to one (1) ADS representing three (3) ordinary shares with effect from August 24, 2020. Our ADSs trade under the symbol “AHG.”

 

B. Plan of Distribution

 

Not applicable.

 

C. Markets

 

See “Item 9. The Offer and Listing—A. Offering and Listing Details.”

 

D. Selling Shareholders

 

Not applicable.

 

E. Dilution

 

Not applicable.

 

F. Expenses of the Issue

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

A. Share Capital

 

Not applicable.

 

B. Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and our affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time and the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands, which is referred to as the Companies Act below, and the common law of the Cayman Islands.

 

The following are summaries of the material provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the Companies Act insofar as they relate to the material terms of our ordinary shares. This summary is not complete, and you should read our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which has been filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, filed with the SEC on October 25, 2017.

 

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Registered Office and Objects

 

Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104. As set forth in article 3 of our amended and restated memorandum of association, the objects for which our company is established are unrestricted.

 

Board of Directors

 

See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—C. Board Practices—Committees of the Board of Directors” and “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—C. Board Practices—Terms of Directors and Officers.”

 

Ordinary Shares

 

General Our authorized share capital is US$500,000 consisting of 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares with par value of US$0.0001 each. All of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares are fully paid and non-assessable. Our ordinary shares are issued in registered form, and are issued when registered in our register of members. Our shareholders who are non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their ordinary shares. Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, our company may issue only non-negotiable shares and may not issue bearer shares.

 

Dividends The holders of our ordinary shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. In addition, our shareholders may by ordinary resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our directors. Under Cayman Islands law, our company may declare and pay a dividend only out of funds legally available therefor, namely out of either profit or our share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may we pay a dividend if this would result in our company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.

 

Voting Rights Holders of our ordinary shares vote as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, except as may otherwise be required by law. In respect of matters requiring shareholders’ vote, on a poll each ordinary share is entitled to one vote. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by a show of hands unless a poll is demanded. A poll may be demanded by the chairman of such meeting or any one or more shareholders who together hold not less than 10% of the votes attaching to all issued and outstanding shares of our company entitled to vote at general meetings.

 

An ordinary resolution to be passed by the shareholders requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes attached to the ordinary shares cast by those shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at a general meeting, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the votes attached to the ordinary shares cast by those shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at a general meeting. A special resolution is required for important matters such as a change of name or any amendment to our memorandum and articles of association. Holders of our ordinary shares may effect certain changes by ordinary resolution, including increasing the amount of our authorized share capital, consolidating all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount than our existing shares, sub-dividing our shares or any of them into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by our memorandum, and cancelling any unissued shares. Both ordinary resolution and special resolution may also be passed by a unanimous written resolution signed by all the shareholders of our company, as permitted by the Companies Act and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.

 

Appointment and Removal of Directors Our board of directors may, by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the directors present and voting at a board meeting, appoint any person as a director, to fill a casual vacancy on the board or as an addition to the existing board. Directors may be removed by ordinary resolution of our shareholders.

 

General Meetings of Shareholders and Shareholder Proposals As a Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act to call shareholders’ annual general meetings. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that we may, but are not obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as our annual general meeting in which case we shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and the annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by our directors.

 

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Shareholders’ annual general meetings and any other general meetings of our shareholders may be convened by a majority of our board of directors or the chairman of the board. Advance notice of at least ten calendar days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting and any other general meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for a general meeting of shareholders consists of one or more shareholders present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative, who hold in aggregate not less than one-third of the votes attaching to all issued and outstanding shares of our company entitled to vote at general meetings.

 

Cayman Islands law provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association allow any two or more of our shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than one-third of the votes attaching to the issued and outstanding shares of our company entitled to vote at general meetings, to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting; however, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association do not provide our shareholders with any right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by such shareholders.

 

Transfer of Shares Subject to the restrictions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association set out below, as applicable, any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her ordinary shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or ordinary form or any other form approved by our board of directors.

 

Our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share which is not fully paid up. Our directors may also decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share unless (a) the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the ordinary shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; (b) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; (c) in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the ordinary share is to be transferred does not exceed four; (d) the share to be transferred is free of any lien in favor of us; (e) a fee of such maximum sum as NASDAQ may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as our board of directors may from time to time require, is paid to us in respect thereof; and (f) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares.

 

If our directors refuse to register a transfer they shall, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. The registration of transfers may, after compliance with any notice required of NASDAQ, be suspended and our register of members closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register of members closed for more than 30 days in any year as our board of directors may determine.

 

Liquidation On a winding up of our company, if the assets available for distribution among our shareholders shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed among our shareholders on a pro rata basis in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up, subject to a deduction from those shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to our company for unpaid calls or otherwise. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them.

 

The liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution of our shareholders, divide amongst the shareholders in species or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of our company and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between our shareholders or different classes of shareholders.

 

We are an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Companies Act, and under the Companies Act, the liability of our members is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by them. Our memorandum of association contains a declaration that the liability of our members is so limited.

 

Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their ordinary shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 calendar days prior to the specified time and place of payment. The ordinary shares that have been called upon and remain unpaid on the specified time are subject to forfeiture.

 

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Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares We may issue shares on terms that such shares are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders, on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by our board of directors, before the issue of such shares, or by a special resolution of our shareholders. Our company may also repurchase any of our shares provided that the manner and terms of such purchase have been approved by our board of directors or by ordinary resolution of our shareholders, or are otherwise authorized by our memorandum and articles of association. Under the Companies Act, the redemption or repurchase of any share may be paid out of our company’s profits or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of such redemption or repurchase, or out of capital (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve) if the company can, immediately following such payment, pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, under the Companies Act no such share may be redeemed or repurchased (a) unless it is fully paid up, (b) if such redemption or repurchase would result in there being no shares outstanding, or (c) if the company has commenced liquidation. In addition, our company may accept the surrender of any fully paid share for no consideration.

 

Variations of Rights of Shares If at any time, our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the special rights attached to any class of shares may be varied either with the written consent of the holders of two-thirds in nominal value of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of shares of that class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights will not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.

 

Inspection of Books and Records Holders of our ordinary shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, at the discretion of our board of directors, we intend to provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements.

 

Changes in Capital Our shareholders may from time to time by ordinary resolution:

 

increase our share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such classes and amount, as the resolution shall prescribe;

 

consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of a larger amount than our existing shares;

 

sub-divide our existing shares, or any of them into shares of a smaller amount, provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; or

 

cancel any shares that, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of our share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

 

Our shareholders may, by special resolution and subject to confirmation by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on an application by our company for an order confirming such reduction, reduce our share capital and any capital redemption reserve in any manner authorized by law.

 

Issuance of Additional Shares Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorizes our board of directors to issue additional ordinary shares from time to time as our board of directors shall determine, to the extent there are available authorized but unissued shares.

 

Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorizes our board of directors to establish from time to time one or more series of convertible redeemable preferred shares and to determine, with respect to any series of convertible redeemable preferred shares, the terms and rights of that series, including:

 

designation of the series;

 

the number of shares of the series;

 

the dividend rights, conversion rights and voting rights; and

 

the rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences.

 

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The issuance of convertible redeemable preferred shares may be used as an anti-takeover device without further action on the part of the shareholders. Issuance of these shares may dilute the voting power of holders of ordinary shares.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions Some provisions of our memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that:

 

authorize our board of directors to issue preferred shares in one or more series and to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such preferred shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders; and

 

limit the ability of shareholders to requisition and convene general meetings of shareholders.

 

However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association for a proper purpose and for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our company.

 

C. Material Contracts

 

The following descriptions of the material provisions of the referenced agreements do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to the agreements which have been filed as exhibits to this report.

 

Private Placement of $10.02 million.

 

On September 17, 2021, 2022, the Company completed a private placement of an aggregate of 6,340,000 units (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of three ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share and a warrant to purchase three Shares with an initial exercise price of $3.00 to certain “non-U.S. Persons” as defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at a price of $1.58 per Unit, which generated total gross proceeds approximately $10.02 million.

 

The form of the securities purchase agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 12, 2022, and the form of amendment to the securities purchase agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on September 13, 2022. Such documents are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the securities purchase agreement and the amendment to the securities purchase agreement, and does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.

 

D. Exchange Controls

 

There is no exchange control legislation under Cayman Islands law, and accordingly, there are no exchange control regulations imposed under Cayman Islands law. See also “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Regulation— Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange —Regulations on Foreign Exchange Registration of Overseas Investment by PRC Residents,” “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Regulation—Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange—Regulation on Foreign Currency Exchange” and “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Regulation—Regulations on Dividend Distribution.”

 

E. Taxation

 

The following summary of the material Cayman Islands, PRC and U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of this registration statement, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible tax consequences relating to an investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under U.S. state and local tax laws or under the tax laws of jurisdictions other than the Cayman Islands, PRC and the United States.

 

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Cayman Islands Taxation

 

The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to us levied by the government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or after execution brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is not party to any double tax treaties that are applicable to any payments made to or by our company. There are no exchange control regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.

 

Payments of dividends and capital in respect of the ordinary shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of the ordinary shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of the ordinary shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.

 

People’s Republic of China Taxation

 

PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law

 

Under the EIT Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and amended by the PRC National People’s Congress in December 2018, an enterprise established outside the PRC with “de facto management bodies” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. In 2009, the SAT issued SAT Circular 82, which provides certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management body” of a PRC controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. In 2011, the SAT issued SAT Bulletin 45 to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular 82.

 

According to SAT Circular 82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or a PRC enterprise group will be considered a PRC resident enterprise by virtue of having its “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its worldwide income only if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the senior management and core management departments in charge of its daily operations function have their presence mainly in the PRC; (b) its financial and human resources decisions are subject to determination or approval by persons or bodies in the PRC; (c) its major assets, accounting books, company seals, and minutes and files of its board and shareholders’ meetings are located or kept in the PRC; and (d) more than half of the enterprise’s directors or senior management with voting rights habitually reside in the PRC. Although SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore incorporated enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups and not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners, the determination criteria set forth therein may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the term “de facto management body” could be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises, individuals or foreigners.

 

We believe that we do not meet all of the criteria described above. We believe that neither we nor our subsidiaries outside of China are PRC resident enterprises, because neither we nor they are controlled by a PRC enterprise or PRC enterprise group, and because our records and their records (including the resolutions of the respective boards of directors and the resolutions of shareholders) are maintained outside the PRC. However, as the tax resident status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body” when applied to our offshore entities, we may be considered as a PRC resident enterprise and therefore may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at 25% on our worldwide income. In addition, if the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, dividends we pay to non-PRC holders may be subject to PRC withholding tax, and gains realized on the sale or other disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares may be subject to PRC tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such dividends or gains are deemed to be from PRC sources.

 

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If we are considered a “non-resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities, the dividends we receive from our PRC subsidiaries will be subject to a 10% withholding tax. The EIT Law also imposes a withholding income tax of 10% on dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside of China, if such immediate holding company is considered as a non-resident enterprise without any establishment or place within China or if the received dividends have no connection with the establishment or place of such immediate holding company within China, unless such immediate holding company’s jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a different withholding arrangement. Under the Arrangement Between the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, the dividend withholding tax rate may be reduced to 5%, if a Hong Kong resident enterprise that receives a dividend is considered a non-PRC tax resident enterprise and holds at least 25% of the equity interests in the PRC enterprise distributing the dividends, subject to approval of the PRC local tax authority. However, if the Hong Kong resident enterprise is not considered to be the beneficial owner of such dividends under applicable PRC tax regulations, such dividends may remain subject to withholding tax at a rate of 10%.

 

The SAT issued an SAT Circular 59 together with the Ministry of Finance in April 2009 and a SAT Circular 698 in December 2009. By promulgating and implementing these two circulars, the PRC tax authorities have enhanced their scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-resident enterprise. Under SAT Circular 698, where a non-resident enterprise transfers the equity interests of a PRC “resident enterprise” indirectly by disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, and the overseas holding company is located in a tax jurisdiction that: (1) has an effective tax rate less than 12.5% or (2) does not tax foreign income of its residents, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, must report to the relevant tax authority of the PRC “resident enterprise” the indirect transfer. On February 3, 2015, the SAT issued the SAT Announcement 7. SAT Announcement 7 supersedes the rules with respect to the indirect transfer under SAT Circular 698, but does not touch upon the other provisions of SAT Circular 698, which remain in force. SAT Announcement 7 has introduced a new tax regime that is significantly different from the previous one under SAT Circular 698. SAT Announcement 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to not only indirect transfers set forth under SAT Circular 698 but also transactions involving transfer of other taxable assets through offshore transfer of a foreign intermediate holding company. In addition, SAT Announcement 7 provides clearer criteria than SAT Circular 698 for assessment of reasonable commercial purposes and has introduced safe harbors for internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public securities market. SAT Announcement 7 also brings challenges to both foreign transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer) of taxable assets. Where a non-resident enterprise transfers taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, which is an indirect transfer, the non-resident enterprise as either transferor or transferee, or the PRC entity that directly owns the taxable assets, may report such indirect transfer to the relevant tax authority. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a “reasonable commercial purpose” and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. Factors that may be taken into consideration when determining whether there is a reasonable commercial purpose include, among other factors, the value of the transferred equity, offshore taxable situation of the transaction, the offshore structure’s economic essence and duration and trading fungibility. If an equity transfer transaction satisfies all the requirements mentioned above, such transaction will be considered an arrangement with reasonable commercial purpose. If an overseas holding company lacks a reasonable commercial purpose, gains derived from an indirect transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of 10% for the transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. Both the transferor and the transferee may be subject to penalties under PRC tax laws if the transferee fails to withhold the taxes and the transferor fails to pay the taxes.

 

Accordingly, if we sell all or a part of our company and if the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a holding company that lacks a “reasonable commercial purpose”, such sale may be considered an indirect transfer under Circular 59, Circular 698, the SAT Announcement 7 and Bulletin 37 and subject non-PRC holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs to a PRC enterprise income tax, currently at a rate of 10%, on any gains derived by non-PRC holders on such sale. Additionally, a purchaser of all or a part of our company may determine that, under Circular 59, Circular 698, the SAT Announcement 7 and Bulletin 37, it is required to withhold the potentially applicable PRC tax rate of 10% from any consideration paid to non-PRC holders of our ordinary shares and ADSs.

 

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U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares by U.S. Holders (as defined below) that will hold our ADSs or ordinary shares as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. This discussion is based upon applicable provisions of the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, pertinent judicial decisions, interpretive rulings of the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, and such other authorities as we have considered relevant, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual investment circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (for example, certain financial institutions; insurance companies; broker-dealers; pension plans; regulated investment companies; real estate investment trusts; tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations); U.S. expatriates; holders who own (directly, indirectly, or constructively) 10% or more of our stock (by vote or value); investors that will hold their ADSs or ordinary shares as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; investors required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to our ADSs or ordinary shares as a result of such income being recognized on an “applicable financial statement” (as defined in section 451 of the Code); investors that are traders in securities that have elected the mark-to-market method of accounting; or investors that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar), all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those discussed below.

 

In addition, this discussion does not address tax considerations relevant to U.S. Holders under any non-U.S., state or local tax laws, the Medicare tax on net investment income, U.S. federal estate or gift tax, or the alternative minimum tax. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of an investment in ADSs or ordinary shares.

 

The discussion below of U.S. federal income tax consequences applies to you if you are a “U.S. Holder.” You are a U.S. Holder if you are a beneficial owner of our ADSs or ordinary shares and you are: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (ii) a corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created in, or organized under the law of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one or more U.S. persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has otherwise validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person under the Code.

 

If you are a partner in a partnership (including any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that holds our ADSs or ordinary shares, your tax treatment generally will depend on your status and the activities of the partnership. Partners in a partnership holding our ADSs or ordinary shares should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the ADSs or ordinary shares.

 

Except as described in “—PFIC Rules” below, this discussion assumes that we are not, and will not become, a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for any taxable year.

 

ADSs

 

If you hold ADSs, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you generally will be treated as the owner of the underlying ordinary shares that are represented by such ADSs. Accordingly, deposits or withdrawals of ordinary shares for ADSs will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.

 

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Dividends

 

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, any cash distributions (including the amount of any PRC tax withheld) paid on our ADSs or ordinary shares out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, will generally be includible in your gross income as dividend income on the day actually or constructively received by you, in the case of ordinary shares, or by the depositary, in the case of ADSs. Because we do not intend to determine our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles, any distribution paid will generally be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Dividends received on our ADSs or ordinary shares will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations under the Code.

 

A non-corporate recipient will be subject to tax at preferential tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income,” provided that certain conditions are satisfied, including that (1) our stock (or ADSs representing such stock) is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or, in the event that we are deemed to be a PRC tax resident enterprise under the PRC tax law, we are eligible for the benefit of the United States-PRC income tax treaty, or the Treaty, (2) we are neither a PFIC nor treated as such with respect to a U.S. Holder (as discussed below) for the taxable year in which the dividend was paid and the preceding taxable year, and (3) certain holding period requirements are met. The ADSs are readily tradable on the NASDAQ Global Market, and as such, we believe that dividends paid on the ADSs constitute qualified dividend income. There can be no assurance that our ADSs will continue to be considered readily tradable on an established securities market in later years. Our ordinary shares are not traded on an established securities market in the United States. Accordingly, we do not believe that dividends paid on our ordinary shares that are not backed by ADSs currently meet the conditions required for the reduced tax rate.

 

In the event that we are deemed to be a PRC tax resident enterprise under PRC tax law, you may be subject to PRC withholding taxes on dividends paid on our ADSs or ordinary shares, as described under “Taxation—People’s Republic of China Taxation.” If we are deemed to be a PRC tax resident enterprise, we may, however, be eligible for the benefits of the Treaty. If we are eligible for such benefits, dividends we pay on our ordinary shares, regardless of whether such shares are represented by our ADSs, may be eligible for the reduced rates of taxation applicable to qualified dividend income, as discussed above.

 

For U.S. foreign tax credit purposes, dividends generally will be treated as income from foreign sources and generally will constitute passive category income. Depending on your particular circumstances, you may be eligible, subject to a number of complex limitations, to claim a foreign tax credit in respect of any foreign withholding taxes imposed on dividends received on our ADSs or ordinary shares. If you do not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for foreign tax withheld, you may instead claim a deduction, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, for the foreign tax withheld, but only for a year in which you elect to do so for all creditable foreign income taxes. The rules governing the foreign tax credit are complex. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under your particular circumstances.

 

Sale or Other Disposition of ADSs or Ordinary Shares

 

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, you generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized upon the disposition and your adjusted tax basis in such ADSs or ordinary shares. Any capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the ADSs or ordinary shares for more than one year, and will generally be U.S.-source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. The deductibility of a capital loss may be subject to limitations. In the event that we are deemed to be a PRC tax resident enterprise under PRC tax law, gain from the disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares may be subject to tax in the PRC, as described under “Taxation—People’s Republic of China Taxation.” If we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise and PRC tax were imposed on any gain from your disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares, you would be able to elect to treat the gain as PRC source income for foreign tax credit purposes if you are eligible for the benefits of the Treaty. You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is imposed on a disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares, including the availability of the foreign tax credit under your particular circumstances.

 

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PFIC Rules

 

A non-U.S. corporation, such as our company, will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, if either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year produce or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents, annuities, net gains from the sale or exchange of property producing such income and net foreign currency gains. For this purpose, cash is categorized as a passive asset and the company’s goodwill associated with active business activity is taken into account as a non-passive asset. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% (by value) of the stock.

 

Based on the projected composition of our assets and income, we do not believe that we were a PFIC for our taxable year ended March 31, 2021 and we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC for our taxable year ending March 31, 2022. While we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC, because the value of our assets for purposes of the PFIC asset test will generally be determined by reference to the market price of our ADSs or ordinary shares, fluctuations in the market price of our ADSs or ordinary shares may cause us to become a PFIC for the current or any subsequent taxable year. The determination of whether we will become a PFIC will also depend, in part, on the composition of our income and assets, which will be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in our initial public offering. Additionally, although the law in this regard is unclear, we treat our VIE as being owned by us for U.S. federal income tax purposes, not only because we exercise effective control over the operation of such entity but also because we are entitled to substantially all of its economic benefits, and, as a result, we consolidate their results of operation in our combined and consolidated financial statements. Whether we are a PFIC is a factual determination and we must make a separate determination each taxable year as to whether we are a PFIC (after the close of each taxable year). Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for our taxable year ending March 31, 2022 or any future taxable year. If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold our ADSs or ordinary shares, we generally will continue to be treated as a PFIC, unless you make certain elections, for all succeeding years during which you hold our ADSs or ordinary shares even if we cease to qualify as a PFIC under the rules set forth above. If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold our ADSs or ordinary shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” that you receive and any gain you realize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of our ADSs or ordinary shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” election as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the ADSs or ordinary shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these special tax rules:

 

the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the ADSs or ordinary shares;

 

amounts allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable years in your holding period prior to the first taxable year in which we are classified as a PFIC, or a pre-PFIC year, will be taxable as ordinary income; and

 

amounts allocated to each prior taxable year, other than the current taxable year or a pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect applicable to you for that year, and such amounts will be increased by an additional tax equal to interest on the resulting tax deemed deferred with respect to such years.

 

If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold our ADSs or ordinary shares and any of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is also a PFIC, you will be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of each such non-U.S. subsidiary classified as a PFIC for purposes of the application of these rules.

 

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A U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election for such stock of a PFIC to elect out of the tax treatment discussed in the two preceding paragraphs. If you make a valid mark-to-market election for the ADSs, you will include in income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the ADSs as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such ADSs. You will be allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the ADSs over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, deductions will be allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the ADSs included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the ADSs, will be treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment will also apply to the deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss on the ADSs, as well as to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the ordinary shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such ADSs. Your basis in the ADSs will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. If you make a mark-to-market election, tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not PFICs (described above in “—Dividends”) would apply to distributions by us (except that the preferential rates for qualified dividend income would not apply).

 

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock” which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter (“regularly traded”) on a qualified exchange or other market, as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. We expect that the ADSs will be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, which is a qualified exchange for these purposes. If the ADSs are regularly traded, and the ADSs qualify as “marketable stock” for purposes of the mark-to-market rules, then the mark-to-market election might be available to you if we were to become a PFIC.

 

Because, as a technical matter, a mark-to-market election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that we may own, you may continue to be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to your indirect interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interest in a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We do not currently intend to provide information necessary for U.S. Holders to make qualified electing fund elections, which, if available, would result in tax treatment different from the general tax treatment for PFICs described above.

 

If you own our ADSs or ordinary shares during any taxable year that we are a PFIC, you must file an annual report on IRS Form 8621 (Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund) with the IRS, generally with your federal income tax returns for such year, subject to certain exceptions based on the value of the ADSs or ordinary shares held. A failure to file a required annual report will suspend the statute of limitations with respect to any tax return, event, or period to which such report relates (potentially including with respect to items that do not relate to your investment in the ADSs or ordinary shares). You are urged to consult your tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of purchasing, holding, and disposing of our ADSs or ordinary shares if we are or become a PFIC, including the possibility of making a mark-to-market election.

 

Information with Respect to Specified Foreign Financial Assets

 

You may be required to submit to the IRS certain information with respect to your beneficial ownership of our ADSs or ordinary shares, if such ADSs or ordinary shares are not held on your behalf by certain financial institutions. Penalties also may be imposed if you are required to submit such information to the IRS and fail to do so.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

Dividend payments with respect to ADSs or ordinary shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of ADSs or ordinary shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and possible U.S. backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on IRS Form W-9 or an acceptable substitute form.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules.

 

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F. Dividends and Paying Agents

 

Not applicable.

 

G. Statements by Experts

 

Not applicable.

 

H. Documents on Display

 

We previously filed with the SEC our registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, to register our ordinary shares in relation to our initial public offering. We have also filed with the SEC a related registration statement on F-6 (Registration No. 333- 220966) to register the ADSs.

 

We are subject to periodic reporting and other information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “Exchange Act.” Under the Exchange Act, we are required to file reports and other information with the SEC, including filing annually a Form 20-F within four months after the end of each fiscal year, which is March 31. Copies of reports and other information, when so filed, may be inspected without charge and may be obtained at prescribed rates at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information regarding the Washington, D.C. Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

We will furnish Citibank, N.A., the depositary of our ADSs, with our annual reports, which will include a review of operations and annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S GAAP, and all notices of shareholders’ meeting and other reports and communications that are made generally available to our shareholders. The depositary will make such notices, reports and communications available to holders of ADSs and, upon our written request, will mail to all record holders of ADSs the information contained in any notice of a shareholders’ meeting received by the depositary from us.

 

I. Subsidiary Information

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

Substantially all of our revenue and substantially all of our expenses are denominated in RMB. In our consolidated financial statements, our financial information that uses RMB as the functional currency has been translated into U.S. dollars. Due to foreign currency translation adjustments, we had a foreign exchange gain of US$3.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, a foreign exchange translation gain of US$ 1.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, and a foreign exchange translation loss of US$2.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. Appreciation or depreciation in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations.

 

The conversion of RMB into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, is based on rates set by the PBOC. In 2015 and 2016, the value of the RMB depreciated against the U.S. dollar. The RMB appreciated by 6.71% against the U.S. dollar in 2017 but has depreciated against the U.S. dollar since April 2018. From April 2018 to March 2019, the RMB depreciated by approximately 6.89% against the U.S. dollars. The exchange rate between RMB and U.S. dollars experienced fluctuations from April 2019 to March 2020, and the RMB appreciated by approximately 1.1% against the U.S. dollars.From April 2020 to March 2021, the RMB appreciate by approximately 7.7% against the U.S.dollars. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar in the future.

 

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To the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for our operations, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares or ADSs or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amounts available to us.

 

It is difficult to predict how market forces, including the volatile market conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. Dollar in the future.

 

See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the People’s Republic of China—Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.”

 

Interest Risk

 

We have not been exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rates, and we have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest risk exposure. However, we cannot provide assurance that we will not be exposed to material risks due to changes in market interest rate in the future. Our future interest income may fall short of expectations due to changes in market interest rates.

 

ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

 

A. Debt Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

B. Warrants and Rights

 

Not applicable.

 

C. Other Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

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D. American Depositary Shares

 

Fees and Charges Our ADS Holders May Have to Pay

 

As an ADS holder, you will be required to pay the following service fees to the depositary and certain taxes and governmental charges (in addition to any applicable fees, expenses, taxes and other governmental charges payable on the deposited securities represented by any of your ADSs):

 

Service   Fees
(1) Issuance of ADSs ( e.g. , an issuance upon a deposit of Shares, upon a change in ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio, or for any other reason), excluding issuances as a result of distributions described in paragraph (4) below.   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) issued
       
(2) Cancellation of ADSs ( e.g. , a cancellation of ADSs for delivery of deposited Shares, upon a change in the ADS(s)-to-Shares(s) ratio, or for any other reason.   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) cancelled.
       
(3) Distribution of cash dividends or other cash distributions ( e.g. , upon a sale of rights and other entitlements)   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.
       
(4) Distribution of ADSs pursuant to (i) stock dividends or other free stock distributions, or (ii) an exercise of rights to purchase additional ADSs.   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.
       
(5) Distribution of securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase additional ADSs ( e.g. , spin-off shares).   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.
       
(6) ADS Services.   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held on the applicable record date(s) established by the depositary.

 

As an ADS holder, you will also be responsible to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the depositary and certain taxes and governmental charges (in addition to any applicable fees, expenses, taxes and other governmental charges payable on the deposited securities represented by any of your ADSs) such as the following:

 

Fees for the transfer and registration of ordinary shares charged by the registrar and transfer agent for the ordinary shares in Cayman Islands (i.e., upon deposit and withdrawal of ordinary shares).

 

Expenses incurred for converting foreign currency into U.S. dollars.

 

Expenses for cable, telex, fax and electronic transmissions and for delivery of securities.

 

Taxes and duties upon the transfer of securities, including any applicable stamp duties, any stock transfer charges or withholding taxes (i.e., when ordinary shares are deposited or withdrawn from deposit).

 

Fees and expenses incurred in connection with the delivery of ordinary shares on deposit or the servicing of ordinary shares, deposited securities and/or ADSs.

 

Fees and expenses incurred in connection with complying with exchange control regulations and other regulatory requirements applicable to ordinary shares, deposited securities, ADSs and ADRs.

 

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ADS fees and charges payable upon (i) deposit of the ordinary shares against issuance of ADSs and (ii) surrender of ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of the ordinary shares are charged to the person to whom the ADSs are delivered (in the case of ADS issuances) and to the person who delivers the ADSs for cancellation (in the case of ADS cancellations). In the case of ADSs issued by the depositary bank into DTC or presented to the depositary bank via DTC, the ADS issuance and cancellation fees and charges may be deducted from distributions made through DTC and may be charged to the DTC participant(s) receiving the ADSs or the DTC participant(s) surrendering the ADSs for cancellation, as the case may be, on behalf of the beneficial owner(s) and will be charged by the DTC participant(s) to the account(s) of the applicable beneficial owner(s) in accordance with the procedures and practices of the DTC participant(s) as in effect at the time. ADS fees and charges in respect of distributions and the ADS service fee are charged to the holders as of the applicable ADS record date. In the case of distributions of cash, the amount of the applicable ADS fees and charges is deducted from the funds being distributed. In the case of (i) distributions other than cash and (ii) the ADS service fee, holders as of the ADS record date will be invoiced for the amount of the ADS fees and charges, and such ADS fees and charges may be deducted from distributions made to holders of ADSs. For ADSs held through DTC, the ADS fees and charges for distributions other than cash and the ADS service fee may be deducted from distributions made through DTC and may be charged to the DTC participants, in accordance with the procedures and practices prescribed by DTC, and the DTC participants in turn charge the amount of such ADS fees and charges to the beneficial owners for whom they hold ADSs.

 

In the event of refusal to pay the depositary bank fees, the depositary bank may, under the terms of the deposit agreement, refuse the requested service until payment is received or may set off the amount of the depositary bank fees from any distribution to be made to the ADS holder. Note that the fees and charges you may be required to pay may vary over time and may be changed by us and by the depositary bank. You will receive prior notice of such changes.

 

Citibank, N.A. and/or its agent may act as principal for such conversion of foreign currency.

 

The charges described above may be amended from time to time by agreement between us and the depositary.

 

Fees and Other Payments Made by the Depositary to Us

 

The depositary bank may reimburse us for certain expenses incurred by us in respect of the ADR program, by making available a portion of the ADS fees charged in respect of the ADR program or otherwise, upon such terms and conditions as we and the depositary bank agree from time to time.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders

 

See “Item 10. Additional Information—B. Memorandum and Articles of Association—Ordinary Shares” for a description of the rights of securities holders, which remain unchanged.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

The following “Use of Proceeds” information relates to (i) the registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (File Number: 333-220720) in relation to our initial public offering of 5,036,950 ADSs representing 5,036,950 ordinary shares, at an initial offering price of US$10.00 per ADS. Our initial public offering closed on November 3, 2017. Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. was the representative of the underwriters for our initial public offering. As a result of our initial public offering, we raised an aggregate of approximately US$43.3 million in net proceeds, after deducting related costs and expenses.

 

As of the date of this annual report, we had used all the net proceeds received from our initial public offering.

 

ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, has performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15I and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act.

 

Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file and furnish under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Our management evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Rule 13a-15(c) of the Exchange Act, based on criteria established in the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that the material weaknesses identified during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 have been remediated, and our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2023.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

 

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Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We did not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm due to rules of the SEC where domestic and foreign registrants that are non-accelerated filers, which we are, are not required to provide the auditor attestation report.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 16. [Reserved]

 

ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

 

Our audit committee consists of three members and is chaired by Mr. Stephen P. Brown. Each of Mr. Stephen P. Brown, Mr. Dagang Guo and Mr. Gerald (Jerry) T. Neal satisfies the “independence” requirements of the listing rules of NASDAQ and meet the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that each of Mr. Stephen P. Brown qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert.”

 

ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS

 

Our board of directors adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers, employees and advisors, which became effective in November 2017. We have posted a copy of our code of business conduct and ethics on our website at ir.xiaobaimaimai.com.

 

ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by the categories specified in connection with certain professional services rendered by OneStop Assurance PAC. We did not pay any other fees to our auditor during the periods indicated below.

 

   Year ended March 31, 
   2023   2022 
Audit fees (1)  $300,000   $250,000 
Audit-related fees (2)        
Tax fees (3)        
All other fees        
Total  $300,000   $250,000 

 

 

(1)“Audit fees” represent the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by our principal auditors for the review of our interim consolidated financial statements, the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements and/or services that are normally provided by the auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. “Tax fees” represent the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by our principal auditors for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

(2)“Audit-related fees” means the aggregate fees billed for related services by our principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under Audit fees.

 

(3)“Tax fees” means the aggregated fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

 

The policy of our audit committee is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be provided by Onestop, including audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services as are described above, other than those for de minimis services which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit.

 

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ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

The following table sets forth information about our purchases of outstanding ADSs as of the date of this report.

 

Period   Total Number
of ADSs
Purchased
    Average Price
Paid
per ADS (1)
    Total Number of ADSs
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs (2)
    Approximate Dollar
Value of
ADSs that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Program (2)
 
December 10, 2019 to December 31, 2019               US$21.01 million 
January 2020               US$21.01 million 
February 2020               US$21.01 million 
March 2020               US$21.01 million 
April 2020               US$21.01 million 
May 2020               US$21.01 million 
June 2020               US$21.01 million 
From July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023               US$21.01 million 

 

 

(1)Each of our ADSs represents three ordinary shares. The average price per ADS is calculated using the execution price for each repurchase excluding commissions paid to brokers.

 

ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

 

On December 6, 2019, we dismissed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, or Deloitte, as our independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.

 

The audit report of Deloitte on our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2019 and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles and included explanatory paragraphs regarding to modified retrospective adoption of ASC 606.

 

The decision to change the independent registered public accounting firm was recommended and approved by our Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and through December 6, 2019, the date of dismissal, (a) there were no disagreements with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements for such years, and (b) there were no “reportable events” (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K). There is no disagreement with Deloitte on the above matters.

 

On October 12, 2022, we dismissed WWC as our independent registered public accounting firm. Effective October 12, 2022, OneStop has been engaged as our new independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee of our board of directors (the “Audit Committee”) approved the dismissal of WWC and the engagement of OneStop as the independent registered public accounting firm. WWC served as the independent registered public accounting firm for us since December 27, 2019.

 

We provided a copy of this disclosure to WWC and requested that Deloitte WWC furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the above statements, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of the letter from WWC addressed to the SEC, dated November 1, 2022, was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2022 which we filed with the SEC on November 1, 2022.

 

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With the dismissal of WWC, we engaged OneStop as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The engagement of OneStop was approved by our Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. During the two most recent fiscal years and and any subsequent interim periods prior to the engagement of OneStop, neither we, nor someone on our behalf, have consulted OneStop regarding:

 

1.the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to us or oral advice was provided that WWC concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or

 

2.any matter that was the subject of a disagreement as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(iv) of Form 20-F and related instructions to Item 16F of Form 20-F, or any reportable event as described in Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F.

 

ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

As a Cayman Islands exempted company listed on NASDAQ, we are subject to the NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards. However, NASDAQ rules permit a foreign private issuer like us to follow the corporate governance practices of its home country. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, may differ significantly from the NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards. Currently, pursuant to the home country rule exemption set forth under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5615, we have elected to be exempt from the requirement under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635 to obtain shareholder approval of a business combination and to obtain shareholder approval for the issuance of 20% or more of our outstanding ordinary shares, which are not required under the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our ADSs—We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies.”

 

ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

We have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.

 

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Akso Health Group, its subsidiaries and its consolidated former variable interest entities are included at the end of this annual report on Form 20-F.

 

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 
Number
  Description of Document
     
1.1   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
2.1   Registrant’s Specimen American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 2.3)
     
2.2   Registrant’s Specimen Certificate for Ordinary Shares (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
2.3   Deposit Agreement by and among the Registrant, the Depositary, and the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the American Depositary Shares, dated as of November 2, 2017 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(ii) to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form F-6 registration statement (File No. 333-220966), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2020)
     
2.4   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement by and among the Registrant, the Depositary, and the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the American Depositary Shares, and Form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(i) to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form F-6 registration statement (File No. 333-220966), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2020)
     
2.5   Description of securities of the Registrant registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on August 14, 2020)
     
4.1   Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
4.2   Form of Option Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
4.3   Form of Indemnification Agreement with Executive Officers and Directors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
4.4   Assignment and Assumption Agreement among Hexin E-Commerce, Xiaobo An, Xiaoning An, Xiaobin Zhai, Hexin Yongheng and Kuaishangche dated December 16, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, , filed on July 28, 2021).
     
4.5   English translation of VIE Termination Agreement among Hexin Yongheng, Wusu Company, Hexin E-Commerce, Jia Ming, Wu Shiwei and Wang Huan dated November 20, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, filed on July 28, 2021).
     
4.6   English translation of the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Hexin Yongheng, Hexin E-Commerce and Wusu Company, dated December 1, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, filed on July 28, 2021).

 

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4.7   English translation of the Exclusive Option Agreement among Hexin Yongheng, Hexin E-Commerce and Wusu Company, dated December 1, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, filed on July 28, 2021).
     
4.8   English translation of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Hexin Yongheng and Wusu Company, dated December 1, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, filed on July 28, 2021).
     
4.9   English translation of the Power of Attorney granted to Hexin Yongheng by Hexin E-Commerce, dated December 1, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, filed on July 28, 2021).
     
4.10   English translation of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Hexin Jiuding and Hexin Yongheng, dated January 1, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 21554255), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2021)
     
4.11   English translation of the Exclusive Option Agreement among Hexin Fengze, Hexin Jiuding and Hexin Yongheng dated January 1, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 21554255), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2021)
     
4.12   English translation of the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Hexin Fengze, Hexin Jiuding and Hexin Yongheng dated January 1, 2021(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 21554255), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2021)
     
4.13   English translation of Power of Attorney granted to Hexin Yongheng by Hexin Fengze dated January 1, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 21554255), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2021)
     
4.14   Form of Escrow Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
4.15   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
4.16   English version of the Equity Transfer Agreement among Hexin E-Commerce, Jia Ming and Shiwei Wu, dated November 20, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, filed on July 28, 2021).
     
4.17   English version of the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement between Hexin Yongheng, Hexin Jinke and Hexin Digital, dated August 1, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.38 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 201105530), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2020)
     
4.18   English version of the Power of Attorney granted to Hexin Yongheng by Hexin Jinke, dated August 1, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.39 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 201105530), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2020)
     
4.19   English version of the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Hexin Yongheng and Hexin Digital, dated August 1, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.40 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 201105530), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2020)

 

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4.20   English version of the Exclusive Option Agreement between Hexin Yongheng, Hexin Jinke and Hexin Digital, dated August 1, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.41 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 201105530), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2020)
     
4.21   English version of the Loan Agreement between Hexin Yongheng and Hexin Jinke, dated August 1, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.42 to the annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 201105530), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2020)
     
4.22   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among Akso Health Group (formerly known as “Xiaobai Maimai Inc.” and certain purchasers, dated August 9, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 6-K filed on August 12, 2021).
     
4.23   Form of Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Akso Health Group (formerly known as “Xiaobai Maimai Inc.” and certain purchasers, dated September 8, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 6-K filed on September 13, 2021).
     
4.24   Share Purchase Agreement by and among Umbrella Capital Investment Co., Ltd, HX Asia Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, HX China Investment Limited, Hexindai Hong Kong Limited, and Akso Health Group (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 6-K filed on May 25, 2023).
     
8.1*   List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
     
11.1   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220720), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2017)
     
12.1*   Certification by Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
12.2*   Certification by Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
13.1**   Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
15.2*   Consent of Onestop Assurance PAC, an independent registered public accounting firm
     
15.3*   Consent of Wei, Wei & Co., LLP an independent registered public accounting firm
     
16.1   Letter dated November 1, 2022 from Wei, Wei & Co., LLP, pertaining to Item 16F (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the current report on Form 6-K filed on November 1, 2022).
     
101.INS*   Inline XBRL Instance Document
     
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 (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

*Filed herewith

 

**Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F, and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

 

  Akso Health Group
     
  By: /s/ Yilin (Linda) Wang
    Name: Yilin (Linda) Wang
    Title: Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: July 14, 2023

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

Page
Consolidated Financial Statements  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (OneStop Assurance PAC, PCAOB ID: 6732, Wei, Wei & Co., LLP PCAOB ID:2388) F-2 – F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) F-5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-8 – F-32
Schedule I – Additional information of the Parent Company F-33 – F-35

 

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Onestop Assurance PAC
  10 Anson Road
  #13-09 International Plaza
  Singapore 079903
  Tel: 9644 9531
  Email: audit@onestop-ca.com
  Website: www.onestop-ca.com

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Akso Health Group (formerly known as “Xiaobai Maimai Inc”)

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Akso Health Group (formerly known as “Xiaobai Maimai Inc”) its subsidiaries and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIE”) (collectively the “Company”) as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, 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 positions of the Company as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Going Concern Uncertainty

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss of approximately $1.2 million from operations for the year ended March 31, 2023 and approximately $16.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. The net cash used in operating activities was US$3.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 and the net cash used in operating activities was US$8.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

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 Matter

 

Critical audit matters 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.

 

Emphasis of Matter

 

The Company has significant transactions with related parties, which are described in Note 11 to the financial statements. 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.

 

/s/ OneStop Assurance PAC

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.

 

Singapore

July 14, 2023

PCAOB Register Number 6732

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Akso Health Group (formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai, Inc.)

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of Akso Health Group and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the year ended March 31, 2021, and the related notes and Schedule I (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements), before the effects of the adjustments for the presentation of the discontinued operations described in Notes 3 and 4. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021, before the effects of the adjustments for the presentation of the discontinued operations described in Notes 3 and 4, present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (the 2021 consolidated financial statements before the effects of the adjustments discussed in Notes 3 and 4 are not presented herein).

 

We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the adjustments for the presentation of the discontinued operations described in Notes 3 and 4 and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about whether such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. Those adjustments were audited by OneStop Assurance PAC.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated 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 audit 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Wei, Wei & Co., LLP

 

Flushing, New York

 

July 28, 2021, except for the effect of discontinued operations discussed in Notes 3 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is July 14, 2023.

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019. In 2022, we became the predecessor auditor.

 

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AKSO HEALTH GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   Notes   As of March 31,
2023
   As of March 31,
2022
 
       USD   USD 
ASSETS            
CURRENT ASSETS:            
Cash and cash equivalents       $7,924,468   $18,429,987 
Accounts receivable, net   5    7,696,983    
-
 
Prepayments and other assets   6    272,129    176,977 
Inventories   7    1,686,449    7,795,822 
Due from discontinued operations        
-
    12,126,724 
Current assets held for sale - discontinued operation   4    1,351,352    4,276,998 
Other receivable - current   8    1,528,918    20,000,000 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS        20,460,299    62,806,508 
TOTAL ASSETS       $20,460,299   $62,806,508 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:               
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   10   $938,767   $225,881 
Receipt in advance        194,376    
-
 
Taxes payable   13    96,005    92,816 
Amount due to related parties   11    9,686,152    37,200,000 
Current liabilities held for sale - discontinued operation   4    705,483    13,002,229 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES        11,620,783    50,520,926 
TOTAL LIABILITIES        11,620,783    50,520,926 
                
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 23)        
 
    
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:               
Ordinary share ($0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 69,763,933 and 69,763,933 shares issued, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 shares outstanding as of March 31,2023 and 2022, respectively)   16    6,977    6,977 
Additional paid-in capital        71,021,898    71,021,898 
Treasury stock (1,165,883 shares as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)   18    (3,988,370)   (3,988,370)
Deficit        (54,467,600)   (53,107,676)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss        (3,847,601)   (1,649,223)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        8,725,304    12,283,606 
Non-controlling interest        114,212    1,976 
TOTAL EQUITY        8,839,516    12,285,582 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY       $20,460,299   $62,806,508 

 

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

 

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AKSO HEALTH GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)

 

   For years ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
REVENUES            
Sale of medical devices  $13,186,525   $6,000,000   $
-
 
Tax and surcharges   (4,964)   
-
    
-
 
Net Revenues   13,181,561    6,000,000    
-
 
                
Cost of goods sold   11,912,571    5,394,866    
-
 
                
Gross Profit   1,268,990    605,134    
-
 
                
OPERATING EXPENSE               
Sales and marketing   6,661    
-
    
-
 
General and administrative   15,529,182    2,669,834    2,031,160 
Finance cost   
-
    804,138    2,154,621 
Share-based compensation   
-
    391,625    55,468 
Total Operating Expenses   15,535,843    3,865,597    4,241,249 
                
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS   (14,266,853)   (3,260,463)   (4,241,249)
                
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)               
Other income   1,538,674    5,103    1,004 
Other expense   (338,310)   (752,921)   (53,082)
Total Other Income (Expense), net   1,200,364    (747,818)   (52,078)
                
(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (13,066,489)   (4,008,281)   (4,293,327)
                
PROVISON FOR INCOME TAXES   17,549    92,816    
-
 
NET (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS   (13,084,038)   (4,101,097)   (4,293,327)
Net gain (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (33,698,464)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes   
-
    
-
    3,164,802 
Total gain (loss) from discontinued operations   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)
                
NET (LOSS)   (1,247,426)   (16,849,733)   (34,826,989)
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest   112,497    1,331    
-
 
NET (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AKSO’S SHAREHOLDERS   (1,359,923)   (16,851,064)   (34,826,989)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)               
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (2,198,640)   1,454,336    3,942,157 
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)   (3,446,066)   (15,395,397)   (30,884,832)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest   (261)   17    
-
 
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AKSO’S SHAREHOLDERS  $(3,445,805)  $(15,395,414)  $(30,884,832)
                
Net (loss) per share               
Continuing operations               
Basic  $(0.20)   (0.07)   (0.09)
Diluted  $(0.20)   (0.07)   (0.09)
                
Discontinued operations               
Basic  $0.18    (0.21)   (0.62)
Diluted  $0.18    (0.21)   (0.62)
                
Net (loss) per share               
Basic  $(0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
Diluted  $(0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
                
Weighted average shares               
                
Basic   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Diluted   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

   Ordinary Shares   Additional   Treasury stock   Retained   Accumulated Other   Non-     
   Number of       Paid-in   Number       Earnings   Comprehensive   controlling     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   of Shares   Amount   (Deficit)   (Loss)   interest   Total 
       USD   USD       USD   USD   USD   USD   USD 
April 1, 2020   49,984,223   $4,999   $60,559,583    (1,165,883)  $(3,988,370)  $(1,429,623)  $(7,045,700)  $
-
   $48,100,889 
Share-based compensation   -    
-
    55,468    -    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    55,468 
Exercise of RSU   32,234    3    (3)   -    -    
-
    
-
    
-
    - 
Net loss for the year   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    (34,826,989)   
-
    
-
    (34,826,989)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    
-
    3,942,157    
-
    3,942,157 
March 31, 2021   50,016,457    5,002    60,615,048    (1,165,883)   (3,988,370)   (36,256,612)   (3,103,543)   
-
    17,271,525 
Private placement   19,020,000    1,902    10,015,298    -    -    
-
    
-
    
-
    10,017,200 
Share-based compensation   -    
-
    391,625    -    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    391,625 
Exercise of RSU   727,476    73    (73)   -    -    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest (“NCI”)   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    
-
    
-
    628    628 
Net loss   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    (16,851,064)   
-
    1,331    (16,849,733)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    
-
    1,454,320    17    1,454,336 
March 31, 2022   69,763,933    6,977    71,021,898    (1,165,883)   (3,988,370)   (53,107,676)   (1,649,223)   1,976    12,285,582 
Net (loss) income   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    (1,359,923)   
-
    112,497    (1,247,426)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    
-
    -    -    
-
    
-
    (2,198,379)   (261)   (2,198,640)
March 31, 2023   69,763,933   $6,977   $71,021,898    (1,165,883)  $(3,988,370)  $(54,467,599)  $(3,847,602)  $114,212   $8,839,516 

 

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

 

F-6

 

 

AKSO HEALTH GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   For the Years Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net (loss) from continuing operations  $(13,084,038)  $(4,101,097)  $(4,293,327)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:               
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations   
-
    
-
    (3,164,802)
Share-based compensation   
-
    391,625    55,468 
Provision for doubtful accounts   8,274,526    
-
    
-
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable and contract assets   (8,097,742)   
-
    
-
 
Prepayments and other assets   (95,151)   (16,530)   (154,653)
Inventories   6,109,372    (7,795,822)   - 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities   712,885    148,540    (40,618)
Receipt in advance   194,376    -    - 
Taxes payable   3,190    92,816    - 
Net cash used in continuing operations   (5,982,582)   (11,280,468)   (7,597,932)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations   2,729,242    2,652,097    17,656,402 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES   (3,253,340)   (8,628,371)   10,058,470 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:               
Cash paid for loan originations   (1,528,918)   (20,000,000)   - 
Cash received from loan repayments   20,000,000    -    - 
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations   18,471,082    (20,000,000)   - 
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations   -    36,140    (662)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES   18,471,082    (19,963,860)   (662)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:               
Proceeds from exercise of share options   -    
-
    5 
Repayments of loans due to related parties   (27,513,848)   -    - 
Proceeds from private placement   -    10,017,200    - 
Repayments of unsecured senior notes   -    (10,000,000)   (10,000,000)
Amounts due to (from) related parties   -    9,086,804    14,628,572 
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations   (27,513,848)   9,104,004    4,628,577 
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations   -    25,677,113    (13,665,800)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES   (27,513,848)   34,781,117    (9,037,223)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH   (436,513)   607,717    3,182,926 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH   (12,732,619)   6,796,603    4,203,511 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – beginning of year   21,925,322    15,128,719    10,925,208 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – end of year   9,192,703   $21,925,322    15,128,719 
Less: cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash of discontinued operations at end of period   1,268,235    3,495,335    13,645,234 
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash of continuing operations, at end of period  $7,924,468   $18,429,987   $1,483,485 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:               
Cash paid for income tax  $17,549   $92,816   $- 
Cash paid for interest  $336,593   $676,894   $2,114,388 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITY:               
Accrued lease liabilities  $-   $
-
   $- 

 

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

 

F-7

 

 

AKSO HEALTH GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 - BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

 

Organization and description of business

 

Akso Health Group, formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc., is a limited company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on April 25, 2016. Akso Health Group (“Akso Health”), its subsidiaries, and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) (collectively the “Company”), previously operated an online Peer to Peer (“P2P”) marketplace business and micro-lending business in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). Since May 2019, the Company has ceased to issue new loans through its micro-lending business and since October 2019, the Company has ceased to conduct its P2P business. On December 30, 2020, the Company completed the disposition transaction of its P2P business.

 

In May 2020, the Company launched its social e-commerce platform to offer high-quality and affordable branded products through collaboration with online and offline merchants. In addition, the Company is in the process of developing a new business as a cancer therapy and radiotherapy oncology service provider with operations in the U.S. The Company plans to open 2 vaccine research centers and 100 radiation oncology centers to be located on the east coast serving cancer patients in need of varying stages of treatment, including specialized radiation therapy centers for radiotherapy (RT), personalized consultation, conventional treatment planning, and other cancer related treatment services. On December 3, 2021, the shareholders approved the Company’s plan to change its name to “Akso Health Group”. In January 2022, three centers were established in US and the Company started its business of sales of medical devices in US market. In April 2022, the Company started its sales of medical devices in China market through its subsidiary Qingdao Akso Health Management Co., Ltd. In May 2023, the Company disposed its social E-commerce business and would focus on healthcare business in the future.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s principal subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs are as follows:

 

   Date of
incorporation /
acquisition
  Place of
incorporation
  Percentage of
legal ownership
   Principal activities
Wholly owned subsidiaries             
Hexindai Hong Kong Limited (“HK Hexindai”)*  May 17, 2016  Hong Kong   100%   Investment holding
Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. ( Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise ,“WOFE”)*  August 8, 2016  PRC   100%   Provision of consultancy and information technology (“IT”) support
Tianjin Haohongyuan Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Haohongyuan”)  May 25, 2018  PRC   100%   Provision of consultancy and IT support
HX Asia Investment Limited*  June 25, 2018  BVI   100%   Investment holding
HX China Investment Limited*  January 16, 2019  BVI   100%   Investment holding
Hexin Investment Private Limited*  July 15, 2020  Singapore   100%   Investment holding
We Health Limited (“We Health”)  July 8, 2021  New York   100%   Investment holding
We Healthy Limited (“We Healthy”)  December 15, 2021  Hong Kong   51%   Investment holding
Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc. (“Akso Remote Medical”)  January 3, 2022  Wyoming   100%   Provision of health treatment services
Akso Online MediTech Co., Ltd.(“Akso Online MediTech”)  January 4, 2022  Wyoming   100%   Sales of medical devices
Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc. (“Akso First Health”)  January 4, 2022  Massachusetts   100%   Provision of health treatment services
Qindao Akso Health Management Co., Limited  January 26, 2022  PRC   51%   Provision of health treatment services
VIEs              
Wusu Hexin Yongheng Trading Co., Ltd (“Wusu Company)*  August 28, 2017  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Trading branded products and product promotion
Hexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd.(“Hexin Digital”)*  August 1, 2019  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Provision of consultancy and IT support
Beijing Hexin Jiuding Technology Co., Ltd. (“ Hexin Jiuding ”)*  January 1, 2021  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Provision of consultancy and IT support

 

*All the subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs were disposed in May 2023.

 

F-8

 

 

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

As indicated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss of approximately $1.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 and approximately $16.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. The net cash used in operating activities was US$3.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 and the net cash used in operating activities was US$8.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. Management of the Company has considered whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to the Company’s planned new business as a cancer therapy and radiotherapy oncology service provider, and evaluated its available cash balance against its working capital requirements and investment to the cancer centers over the next twelve months.

 

While management cannot accurately predict the prospects and regulatory environment of the healthcare service industry, the management believes that the Company would have sufficient funds to meet its working capital requirements for fiscal year 2024, and that its capital resources are currently sufficient to maintain its business operations for the next twelve months.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and/or classification of the recorded asset amounts and/or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      

Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and have been consistently applied. Certain prior year balances in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) and cash flows have been reclassified to the current year’s presentation.

 

Basis of consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its consolidated VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce Business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented. Assets and liabilities of the P2P business were reclassified separately from other assets and liabilities of the Company on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 1 and Note 4.

 

Consolidated VIEs

 

VIE arrangements

 

In order to comply with the PRC laws and regulations which prohibit or restrict foreign investments into companies involved in restricted businesses, the Company operates its marketplace and restricted businesses in the PRC through certain PRC domestic companies, whose equity interests are held by certain management members of the Company or onshore nominees of the Company (“Nominee Shareholders”). The Company obtained control over these PRC domestic companies by entering into a series of contractual arrangements with these PRC domestic companies and their respective Nominee Shareholders. These contractual agreements cannot be unilaterally terminated by the Nominee Shareholders or the PRC domestic companies. As a result, the Company maintains the ability to control these PRC domestic companies and is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits from these PRC domestic companies. Management concluded that these PRC domestic companies are VIEs of the Company, of which the Company is the ultimate primary beneficiary. As such, the Company consolidated financial results of these PRC domestic companies and their subsidiaries in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The principal terms of the agreements entered into amongst the VIEs, their respective shareholders and the WFOE are further described below.

 

F-9

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Basis of consolidation - continued

 

Consolidated VIEs (Continued)

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements

 

The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements enable the WOFE to receive substantially all of the assets and business of the VIEs in the PRC. Under these Agreements, the WOFE has the exclusive right to provide the VIEs with comprehensive technical support, consulting services and other services during the term of these Agreements, including but not limited to software licensing; development, maintenance and update of software, network systems, hardware and database; technical support and training for employees; consultancy on technology and market information; business management consultation; marketing and promotion services, etc. The WOFE has the right to determine the fees associated with the services it provides based on the technical difficulty and complexity of the services, the actual labor costs it incurs for providing the services and some other factors during the relevant period. This Agreements remain effective unless otherwise terminated in writing by WOFE.

 

Equity Interest Pledge Agreements

 

Pursuant to the Equity Interest Pledge Agreements, each Shareholder of the VIEs agreed to pledge their equity interest in the VIEs to the WOFE to secure the performance of the VIEs’ obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements and any such agreements to be entered into in the future. Shareholders of the VIEs agreed not to transfer, sell, pledge, dispose of or otherwise create any encumbrance on their equity interests in the VIEs without the prior written consent of the WOFE. The Pledges became effective on such date when the pledge of the Equity Interest contemplated herein were registered with the relevant administration for industry and commerce (the “AIC”) and remain effective until all contract obligations have been fully performed and all secured indebtedness has been fully paid.

 

Exclusive Option Agreements

 

Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreements, each of the Shareholders of the VIE irrevocably grant the WOFE an irrevocable and exclusive right to purchase, or designate one or more persons (including individuals, corporations, partnerships, partners, enterprises, trusts or non-corporate organizations) to purchase the equity interests in the VIEs then held by such Shareholder of the VIEs once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at the WOFE’s sole and absolute discretion to the extent permitted by Chinese laws at the price of RMB 1 or at the price of the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable PRC law at the time when such purchase occurs. These three Agreements remain effective until all equity interests held by the shareholders of the VIEs in the VIEs have been transferred or assigned to the WOFE and/or its designees.

 

Loan Agreements

 

Pursuant to the three Loan Agreements, the WOFE agreed to lend each of the Shareholders of VIEs a loan only to subscribe to the registered capital of the VIEs. The repayment of the loan shall be made by permitting the WOFE to execute its exclusive right to purchase shares from the shareholders of the VIEs under the Exclusive Option Agreement as the repayment is equivalent to the consideration of the purchased shares. The term of these loans is 10 years, which may be extended upon mutual written consent of all parties.

 

Power of Attorney

 

Each Shareholder of the VIEs, executed a Power of Attorney agreement with the WOFE and the VIEs, whereby Shareholders of the VIEs irrevocably appoint and constitute the WOFE as their attorney-in-fact to exercise on the shareholders’ behalf any and all rights that Shareholders of the VIEs have in respect of their equity interests in the VIEs. These three Power of Attorney documents remain irrevocable and continuously effective and valid as long as the original shareholders of the VIEs remain as the Shareholders of the VIEs.

 

F-10

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Basis of consolidation - continued

 

Consolidated VIEs (Continued)

 

Risks in relation to the VIE structure

 

The Company believes that the contractual arrangements with its VIEs and their respective shareholders are in compliance with the PRC laws and regulations and are legally enforceable. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. If the legal structure and contractual arrangements were found to be in violation of the PRC laws and regulations, the PRC government could:

 

revoke the business and operating licenses of the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs;
   
discontinue or restrict the operations of any related-party transactions between the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs;
   
limit the Company’s business expansion in the PRC by way of entering into contractual arrangements;
   
impose fines or other requirements with which the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs may not be able to comply;
   
require the Company or the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs to restructure the relevant ownership structure or operations; and/or
   
restrict or prohibit the Company’s use of the proceeds of the additional public offering to finance the Company’s business and operations in the PRC.

       

The Company’s ability to conduct its Online Marketplace business may be negatively affected if the PRC government were to carry out any of the aforementioned actions. As a result, the Company may not be able to consolidate its VIEs in its consolidated financial statements as it may lose the ability to exert effective control over the VIEs and their respective shareholders and it may lose the ability to receive economic benefits from the VIEs. The Company, however, does not believe such actions would result in the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, its PRC subsidiary and VIEs.

       

The interests of the shareholders of VIEs may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIEs not to pay the service fees when required to do so. The Company cannot assure that when conflicts of interest arise, shareholders of the VIEs will act in the best interests of the Company or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in the Company’s favor. Currently, the Company does not have existing arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest the shareholders of the VIEs may encounter in their capacity as beneficial owners and directors of the VIEs, on the one hand, and as beneficial owners and directors of the Company, on the other hand. The Company believes the shareholders of VIEs will not act contrary to any of the contractual arrangements and the exclusive option agreements provide the Company with a mechanism to remove the current shareholders of the VIEs should they act to the detriment of the Company. The Company relies on certain current shareholders of the VIEs to fulfill their fiduciary duties and abide by laws of the PRC and act in the best interest of the Company. If the Company cannot resolve any conflicts of interest or disputes between the Company and the shareholders of the VIEs, the Company would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in disruption of its business, and there is substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

 

F-11

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Basis of consolidation - continued

 

Consolidated VIEs (Continued)

 

The following financial statement amounts and balances of the consolidated VIEs were included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   678,691    2,394,869 
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   43,779    55,864 
Amounts due from related parties   26,206,288    27,139,795 
Total Current Assets   26,938,820    29,605,775 
Property, equipment and software, net   28,698    53,888 
Total Assets   26,967,518    29,659,663 
           
Current Liabilities          
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   32,430    77,296 
Taxes (benefit) payable   (12,624)   11,909 
Total Current Liabilities   19,806    89,205 
Total Liabilities   19,806    89,205 

 

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net revenues   27,324    311,725    1,759,941 
Net loss   (348,806)   (11,527,588)   (24,258,182)

 

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (559,973)   5,613,401    21,401,699 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   
-
    (1,455,547)   407,419 
Net cash (used in) financing activities   (1,156,948)   (13,203,558)   (13,127,699)

 

F-12

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Uses of estimates

       

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include estimates and judgments applied in allocation of revenue with various performance obligations, allowance for accounts receivable and contract assets, impairment on long-term investments, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of share-based compensation and allowance for loans receivable and other receivable.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and the market-based risk measurement or assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, receivables, prepayments and other assets, loan principal and interest receivable, approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities in or out of level 3 during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

The Company’s long-term investments consist of equity securities and available-for-sale investments. For long-term investments without readily determinable fair value, the Company is not able to estimate fair value, hence, the Company uses the cost minus impairment method as alternative.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

A component of a reporting entity or a group of components of a reporting entity that are disposed or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, such as the management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the disposal group, should be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. Discontinued operations are reported when a component of an entity comprising operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity is classified as held for disposal or has been disposed of, if the component either (1) represents a strategic shift or (2) have a major impact on an entity’s financial results and operations. Included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, result from discontinued operations have been reported separately from the income and expenses from continuing operations and prior periods have been presented on a reclassified comparative basis. In order to present the financial effects of the continuing operations and discontinued operations, revenues and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated except for those revenues and expenses that are considered to continue after the disposal of the discontinued operations.

 

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented.

 

F-13

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Revenue recognition

 

In February 2022, the Company started its business in the US market for the sale of medical devices. In May 2020, the Company launched its social e-commerce platform and built collaboration with domestic mainstream E-commerce marketplaces. The Company provides recommendation services by referring certain interested users to those marketplaces for high-quality and affordable branded products. Prior to business transformation, the Company through its P2P business offered online consumer lending-related service in fiscal year 2020, which was discontinued in fiscal year 2021 and disposed on December 30, 2020. The Company presents value added taxes (“VAT”) as a reduction of revenues.

 

Revenues generated are accounted under Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from contracts with Customers” (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following steps:

 

Step 1: Identify the contract (s) with a customer

 

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

 

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

 

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

 

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

 

Online marketplace services

 

Commission revenue

 

The commission services revenue primarily consists of commission fees charged to the online E-commerce marketplace for recommending users to purchase on their marketplaces, where the Company generally is acting as an agent and its performance obligation is to provide recommendation services for purchasing specified goods or services by those third-party sellers, is not responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified goods or services, and does not have the ability to control the related shipping services when utilized by the third-party sellers. Upon successful sales, the Company will charge the online E-commerce companies a negotiated amount or a fixed rate commission fee based on the sales amount. Commission services revenues are recognized on a net basis at the point of receipt of products, net of a return allowance and incentives to consumers or channels.

 

In order to promote its online marketplace and attract more registered consumers, the Company at its own discretion offers incentives to consumers. Consumers are not customers of the Company, therefore incentives offered to consumers are not considered payments to customers. Such incentives offered to consumers were as a reward for purchasing by themselves or their sharing through our platform. Incentives provided to consumers are specific to any merchant and are recognized as a reduction of commission service revenue. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the total amount of incentives was nil, US$96,332 and US$82,054, respectively,. which was included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

Recommendation service

 

The Company started to provide recommendation services by referring certain borrowers to Funding Partners in July 2019. Such services primarily include referral through the Company’s marketplace that directs users to third party financial institutions. The Company received a referral fee from the third-party financial institutions and such revenue was recognized at the point that the recommendation services are performed and the related funds are drawdown by borrowers. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, the Company earned nil, nil and nil recommendation service revenue from its partnership with a financial services provider in China, or the Funding Partner, respectively. The Company has ceased to provide such recommendation services since November 2019.

 

Interest income

 

Started in August 2017, the Company lent funds to borrowers up to their approved credit through its consolidated VIE, and since May 2019, the Company has ceased to issue new loans through its microlending business. Interest income on loans receivable is recognized monthly based on the contractual interest rates of the loan. Accrual of interest is generally discontinued when reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. When a loan is discontinued from interest accrual, the Company stops accruing interest and reverses all accrued but unpaid interest as of such date. Interest income was US$ nil, US$215,393, and US$1,690,448 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

F-14

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Revenue recognition - continued

 

Sales of medical devices

 

Started in February 2022, throught its subsidiary Akso Online MediTech, the Company engaged in the sale of Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Tests in US market. Akso Online MediTech purchases medical devices in quantity and distributes products primarily to medical products dealers. The deliveries may take one day or longer depending on the customers’ location. Revenue from sales of merchandise to non-retail customers is recognized when the merchandise is transferred to customers. There was no sales return since the start the business.

 

Disaggregation of revenue

 

All of the Company’s revenue for the years ended March 31, 2022 were generated from US, and for the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s revenue were generated from US and PRC. The following table illustrates the disaggregation of revenue:

 

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Revenue                  
Revenue from medical devices   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Total revenues   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Tax and surcharges   4,964    
-
    
-
 
Net Revenues   13,181,561    6,000,000    
-
 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand, unrestricted demand deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments placed with banks, which have original maturities of three months or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.

 

Accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts

 

Accounts receivable are mainly receivables from online E-commerce marketplaces and recommendation services, which are stated at the historical carrying amount net of allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company establishes an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable based on estimates, historical experience and other factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers. Uncollectible accounts receivables are written off when a settlement is reached for an amount that is less than the outstanding historical balance or when the Company has determined that is not probable for the balance to be collected. Beginning on April 1, 2020, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable for expected credit losses on a regular basis. The Company maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to reduce its accounts receivable to the amount that it believes will be collected. The Company uses the length of time a balance has been outstanding, the payment history, creditworthiness and financial conditions of the customers and industry trend as credit quality indicators to monitor the Company’s receivables within the scope of expected credit losses model and use these as a basis to develop the Company’s expected loss estimates. The Company adjusts the allowance percentage periodically when there are significant differences between estimated bad debts and actual bad debts. If there is strong evidence indicating that the accounts receivable is likely to be unrecoverable, the Company also makes a specific allowance in the period in which a loss is determined to be probable. Accounts receivable balances are written off after all collection efforts have been exhausted. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable balance was US$ 400,759 and nil, respectively.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are comprised of finished goods, which are defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope, and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using first in first out (FIFO) method. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence and cost in excess of net realizable value periodically when appropriate and records a reserve against the inventory when the carrying value exceeds net realizable value. As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that no allowance was necessary.

 

F-15

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Property and equipment, net

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

    Useful life
Office equipment   3-5 years

      

The Company eliminates the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of assets sold or otherwise retired from the accounts and includes any gains or losses from disposal of property, equipment, and software in other income. The Company charges maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals directly to expense as incurred; major additions and betterments to equipment are capitalized.

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The carrying value of the long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Such assets are considered to be impaired if the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than carrying amount of the assets. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. No impairment loss was recognized for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

Advertising and promotion expenses

 

The Company recognizes its advertising and promotion expenses as sales and marketing expense. Advertising expenses represent expenses for placing advertisements on television, radio and in newspapers, as well as on internet websites and search engines. Advertising and promotion cost are expensed as incurred. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the advertising and promotion expense was US$ 6,661, nil and nil, respectively.

 

Lease

 

Upon the adoption of FASB ASC 842 on April 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities, in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not have any finance leases as of the adoption date or March 31, 2022.

 

ROU represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities 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 uses its incremental borrowing rate, which it calculates based on the credit quality of the Company and by comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings, and adjusting this amount based on the impact of collateral over the term of each lease.

 

For operating lease with a term of one year or less, the Company has elected to not recognize a lease liability or lease right of use asset on its consolidated balance sheets. Instead, it recognizes the lease payment as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Short-term lease costs are immaterial to its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss). The Company has operating lease agreements with insignificant non-lease components and have elected the practical expedient to combine and account for lease and non-lease components as single lease component.

 

F-16

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Warrants

 

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent annually period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

 

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations (Note 20).

 

Share-based compensation

 

Under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company grants share options to the Company’s selected employees, and directors. Awards granted to employees with service conditions attached are measured at the fair value on the grant date and are recognized as an expense using straight-line method, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of share-based compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

 

Awards granted to employees with performance conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense in the period and thereafter when the performance goal becomes probable to achieve. Awards granted to employees with market conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense over the estimated requisite service period, regardless of whether the market condition has been satisfied if the requisite service period is fulfilled.

 

Binomial option-pricing models are adopted to measure the value of awards at each grant date or measurement date. The determination of fair value is affected by assumptions relating to a number of complex and subjective variables, including but not limited to the expected share price volatility, actual and projected employee share option exercise behavior, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends. The use of the option-pricing model requires extensive actual employee exercise behavior data for the relative probability estimation purpose, and a number of complex assumptions.

 

Treasury stock

 

Treasury stock represents ordinary shares repurchased by the Company that are no longer outstanding and are held by the Company. The repurchase of ordinary shares is accounted for under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired shares are recorded as treasury stock. The cost of treasury stock is transferred to “additional paid-in capital” when it is re-issued for the purpose of share options exercised and share awards.

 

F-17

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Income taxes

 

The Company accounts for current income taxes in accordance with the laws of the relevant tax authorities. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the fiscal year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

 

The Company accounts for income tax under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes will be recognized if significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements occur. A valuation allowance is established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely that some portion or all of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company provided a full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets.

 

The Company may be subject to challenges from taxing authorities regarding the amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions. Management determines whether the benefits of its tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

 

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income taxes are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions. The Company does not believe that its unrecognized tax benefits will change over the next twelve months.

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

Noncontrolling interest consists of 49% of the equity interest of We Healthy held by other investors. Excess of contribution received from noncontrolling shareholders over carrying value of the entity is recorded in additional paid in capital. The noncontrolling interests are presented in the consolidated balance sheets, separately from equity attributable to the shareholders of the Company. Noncontrolling interests in the results of the Company are presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations as an allocation of the total income or loss for the year between non-controlling interest holders and the shareholders of the Company.

 

Noncontrolling interest consist of the following:

 

   December 31,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
We Healthy   114,212    1,976 

 

Earnings (loss) per share

 

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires public companies with capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income (loss) attributed to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential ordinary shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential ordinary shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

F-18

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Foreign currency translation

       

The functional currency of the Company is United States Dollar. The Company’s subsidiaries with operations in mainland China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC (“Hong Kong” or “Hong Kong S.A.R.”), the United States generally use their respective local currencies as their functional currencies.. The Company’s financial statements have been translated into the reporting currency, the United States Dollar (“USD”). Assets and liabilities of the Company are translated at the exchange rate at each reporting period end date. Equity is translated at historical rates. Income and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rate during the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Transactions denominated in currencies other than functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates quoted by authoritative banks prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from those foreign currency transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are recorded in “other income (expense)” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that any RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at the rates used in translation.

 

Spot exchange rates and average exchange rates were used in the translation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

   Fiscal year
2023
   Fiscal year
2022
   Fiscal year
2021
 
US Exchange Rate            
Year-end RMB   6.8676    6.3393    6.5518 
Year average RMB   6.8516    6.4180    6.7834 

 

Significant risks and uncertainties

 

Foreign currency risk

 

RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies. The value of RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents denominated in RMB amounted to US$7,876,767 and US$ 10,350,897 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily included in the financial lines of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables and prepayments and other assets. As of March 31, 2023, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major financial institutions located worldwide, including mainland China and Unite State. According to the China Bank Deposit Insurance Ordinance, the deposits at each bank is covered by insurance with an upper limit of RMB 500,000 (approximately US$72,806) at each bank. As of March 31, 2023, the total amount not covered by issuance in the PRC was US$7,803,961. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board pays compensation up to a limit of HKD 500,000 (approximately US$ 63,695) if the bank with which an individual/a company hold its eligible deposit fails. As of March 31, 2023, no cash balance maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong was subject to credit risk. In the US, the insurance coverage of each bank is $250,000. As of March 31, 2023, no cash balance maintained at financial institutions in US was subject to credit risk. If the financial institutions could become insolvent, the Company could lose some or all of the value of its investments. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily place cash and cash equivalent deposits with large financial institutions which management believes are of high credit quality and management also continually monitors the financial institutions’ credit worthiness.

 

Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers in the PRC. The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by credit evaluations the Company performs on its customers and its ongoing monitoring process of outstanding balances.

 

F-19

 

 

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES –(Continued)

 

Significant risks and uncertainties – (continued)

 

Customer concentration risk

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, three customers accounted for 59.5%, 11.1% and 10.1% for the Company’s total revenue from sales of medical devices business. For the year ended March 31, 2022, one customer accounted for 95.1% of the Company’s total revenues. There were two customers accounted for 82.5% and 16.5% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023. There was no customer of the Company that accounted for greater than 10% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2022.

 

Vendor concentration risk

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, one vendor accounted for 97.3% of the Company’s purchase of medical devices business. For the year ended March 31, 2022, one vendor accounted for 100% of the Company’s purchase of medical devices business. There was no vendor of the Company that accounted for greater than 10% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts payable as of March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

       

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted the new standard beginning April 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Based on the nature of the Company’s financial instruments within the scope of this standard, which are primarily accounts receivable, loans receivable and other receivables, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), which clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including early adoption in an interim period, for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods therein. Early adoption of the standard is permitted, including adoption in interim or annual periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (income) and consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

F-20

 

 

NOTE 4 - DISCONTINUED OPERATION

 

On December 16, 2020, Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Hexin Yongheng”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Kuaishangche Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Kuaishangche”), a company not directly associated with the Company, Hexin E-Commerce Company Limited (“Hexin E-Commerce”), and individual shareholders of Hexin E-Commerce entered into an assignment and assumption agreement (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Hexin Yongheng agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB 5 million (US$726,781) (the “Disposition”). Upon the closing of the Disposition, Kuaishangche will become the primary beneficiary of and have control of Hexin E-Commerce, and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce may have in Wusu Hexin Yongheng Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd. (“Wusu Company”), shall remain as a consolidated variable interest entity of the Company. As a result of the Disposition, the Company will cease to conduct its P2P business and focus on developing and investing resources into its social e-commerce platform, Xaobai Maimai.

 

On May 10, 2023, Akso Health Group (the “Company” or the “Seller”), HX Asia Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“HX Asia”), HX China Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“HX China”), and Hexindai Hong Kong Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Hexindai” and together with HX Asia and HX China, the “Targets”), and Umbrella Capital Investment Co., Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company which is not affiliate of the Company of any of its directors or officers (the “Purchaser”) entered into certain share purchase agreement (the “Disposition SPA”). Pursuant to the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser agreed to purchase the Targets in exchange for cash consideration of US$215,000 (the “Purchase Price”). Upon the closing of the transaction (the “Disposition”) contemplated by the Disposition SPA, the Buyer will become the sole shareholder of the Targets and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of the Targets and subsidiaries owned or controlled by the Target. As a result of the Disposition, the Company will cease to conduct its social E-commerce business and focus on developing and investing resources into its medical devices business.

 

The discontinued operation represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, which trigger discontinued operations accounting in accordance with FASB ASC 205-20-45. The assets and liabilities related to the discontinued operations are classified as assets/liabilities of discontinued operations as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, while results of operations related to the discontinued operations for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, were reported as income (loss) from discontinued operations.

 

The results of discontinued operations for years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

 

   For the years ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
Net Revenues   24,995    311,092    2,300,653 
Operating costs and development   1,073,518    12,988,383    36,500,198 
(Loss) income from discontinued operations   (1,048,522)   (12,677,291)   (34,199,545)
Other income (expense), net   12,885,134    (32,728)   984,424 
(Loss) income before tax   11,836,612    (12,710,019)   (33,215,121)
Income tax provision   
-
    38,617    483,342 
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (33,698,463)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes   
-
    
-
    3,164,801 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)

 

F-21

 

 

NOTE 4 - DISCONTINUED OPERATION –(Continued)

 

Assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022 
   USD   USD 
Cash and cash equivalents   1,268,235    3,495,335 
Accounts receivable, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   44,004    710,983 
Property, equipment and software, net   29,051    55,433 
Current assets held for sale-discontinued operation   1,351,352    4,276,998 
           
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   737,693    843,167 
Tax (benefit) payable   (32,210)   32,338 
Amount due to related party   
-
    12,126,724 
Total liabilities held for sale-discontinued operation   705,483    13,002,229 

 

Note 5 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Accounts receivable   8,097,742    
  -
 
Allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable   (400,759)   
-
 
Accounts receivable, net   7,696,983    
     -
 

 

Note 6 - PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

 

   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
         
Prepayments to suppliers and others   272,129    176,978 
Total prepayments and other assets   272,129    176,978 

 

Note 7 - INVENTORIES

 

As of March 31, 2023, inventory consisted of finished goods, which were medical devices such as defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope, valued at US$ 1,686,449; while as of March 31, 2022, inventory consisted of finished goods, which were iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests, valued at US$7,795,822. The Company constantly monitors its potential obsolete products. Any loss on damaged items is immaterial and will be recognized immediately. As a result, no reserves were made for inventory as of March 31, 2023.

 

F-22

 

 

Note 8 - OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
         
Other receivables   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Allowance for uncollectible other receivables   
-
    
-
 
Other receivables, net   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Other receivables – current   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Other receivables – non-current   
-
    - 

 

In January 2022, the Company borrowed a total of US$35.2 million from a related-party, SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (Refer to Note15). To expand business channels between China and US market on medical products and medical equipment, at the ended of March 2022, the Company entered into Business Development Agreements (“Agreements”) with four third-party individuals, who were experienced in China’s medical industry, to seek for potential opportunities in healthcare industry. Pursuant to the Agreements, the term for the agreements was one year and the Company would provide US$5.0 million to each of the four individuals with a 5% annual interest rate. In early July 2022, both the four individuals and the Company agreed to terminated the Agreements in advance. On July 8, 2022, the four individuals returned a total of US$ 20.0 million and US$0.3 million interest.

 

In March 2023, the Company lent a total of US$1.5 million (RMB10.5 million) to two third party companies. The loan term for each loan was one year with an annual interest of 2%. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company accrued US$1,384 interest income.

 

NOTE 9 - RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSETS

 

The Company had several operating leases for offices in the PRC. The related lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

Effective April 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard using a modified retrospective transition method which allowed the Company not to recast comparative periods presented in its consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients, which allowed the Company to not reassess whether any existing contracts contain a lease, to not reassess historical lease classification as operating or finance leases, and to not reassess initial direct costs. The Company has not elected the practical expedient to use hindsight to determine the lease term for its leases at transition. The Company combines the lease and non-lease components in determining the ROU assets and the related lease obligation. Adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating lease ROU assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities as disclosed below and had no impact on our deficit as of March 31, 2020. ROU assets and related lease obligations are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. As of April 1, 2019, the Company recorded a ROU asset and lease liability of US$ 2,559,646.

 

The Company’s operating leases primarily include leases for office space. The current portion of operating lease liabilities and the non-current portion of operating lease liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheets. For operating lease with a term of one year or less, the Company has elected to not recognize a lease liability or lease right of use asset on its consolidated balance sheets. Instead, it recognizes the lease payment as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For the Social E-commerce disposal and retroactive adjustment to its financial statement, the total lease expense amounted to nil, nil, and nil for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company leased premises and warehouse from third parties for free of charge.

 

Note 10 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Accrued payroll and benefits   588,342    60,000 
Professional fees, other payable and accrued expenses   245,340    38,638 
Interest payable   105,085    127,244 
    938,767    225,882 

 

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Note 11 - RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

       

As part of our corporate restructurings prior to our disposal of Hexin E-Commerce in December 2020, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu transferred their equity interests of Wusu Company to Hexin E-Commerce, and therefore, Hexin E-Commerce became the sole shareholder of Wusu Company on November 20, 2020.

 

On December 16, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, Kuaishangche, Hexin E-Commerce, Xiaobo An, Xiaoning An, and Xiaobin Zhai entered into an assignment and assumption agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Hexin Yongheng has agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB5.0 million (US$726,781). Upon the closing of the disposition, Kuaishangche became the primary beneficiary of and obtained control of Hexin E-Commerce, and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce had in Wusu Company, which remained a consolidated variable interest entity of the Hexin Yongheng by way of the December 1, 2020 contractual arrangements. We closed the disposition of Hexin E-Commerce on December 30, 2020.

 

As a result of the Company’s P2P disposal and lease terminations, on October 15, 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Mr. Xiaobo An, who provided office space to the Company at no charge. The lease term is 1 year.

 

On July 13, 2021, Hexin Holding Limited, the shareholder of the Company owned by Mr. Xiaobo An, founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Webao Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, China, to sell a total of 31,980,800 ordinary shares. After the transaction, the number of ordinary shares owned by Hexin Holding Limited decreased to nil accordingly.

 

On August 26, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Webao Limited, the majority shareholder of the Company, for a loan of US$2.0 million with a 0% annual interest rate. The loan term is 1 year. On Augutst 26, 2022, both the Company and Webao Limited entered into a Deferred Repayment Agreement to extend the loan term one more year to August 27, 2023 and the annual interest rate remained 0%. As of March 31, 2023, the balance of amount due to related parties was US$2.0 million.

 

On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a loan agreement with SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (“SOS NY”), one of our senior management was the related party of SOS Limited, for a loan of US$35,200,000 with a 2% annual interest rate. The loan term was 1 year. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, interest expense pertaining to the loan amounted to US$127,244. On July 27, 2022, the Company and SOS NY entered into an amendment and supplemental agreement to the loan agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall make a repayment in advance to SOS NY of US$27,513,849 of the principal amount together with all accrued but unpaid interest of US$358,751. The Company made a payment of US$27,872,600 for the above principal and interest on July 28, 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of unpaid principal and interest was US$7,686,151 and US$105,085.

 

Note 12 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

       

The Company has made the required employee benefit contributions in accordance with relevant rules and regulations in the PRC. Such contributions include funding for retirement insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance. The Company recorded the contributions in salary and employee charges at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of its employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government. The contributions, which were included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, made by the Company were US$118,735, US$423,413 and US$435,689 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Note 13 - TAXES PAYABLE

 

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Income taxes payable   95,888    92,816 
Other taxes payable   117    
-
 
Total taxes payable (receivable)   96,005    92,816 

 

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Note 14 - INCOME TAXES

 

Cayman Islands

       

Akso Health was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and is not subject to income taxes or capital gain under current laws of Cayman Islands.

 

Hong Kong

       

HK Hexindai and We Health are investment holding companies registered in Hong Kong and exempted from income tax on its foreign-derived income.

 

United States

 

The Company’s subsidiaries established in the U.S. are incorporated in the U.S. and is subject to both federal and state income taxes for its business operation in the U.S. The applicable tax rate is 21% for federal, 6.5% for We Health established in New York, 0% for Akso Remote Medical and Akso Online MediTech established in Wyoming and 8% for Akso First Health established in Massachusetts. Akso Online MediTech had $441,981 taxable income as of March 31, 2022, and other U.S. entities had no taxable income as of March 31, 2022.

 

PRC

 

The Company’s subsidiaries established in the PRC are subject to the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25%, according to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law.

 

i) The components of income tax expenses are as follows:

 

   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Current   17,549    92,816    
-
 
Deferred   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Total   17,549    92,816    
   -
 

 

All income taxes are related to income derived in the U.S. and PRC during the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

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Note 14 - INCOME TAXES –(Continued)

 

PRC – (Continued)

 

The net income before taxes for the PRC entities was US$ 165,429, US$ 2,717 and nil for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The net income before taxes for the U.S. entities was US$ 634,709, 441,981 and nil for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

The following table reconciles the PRC statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2023 and 2021.

 

   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
PRC Income tax statutory rate   (25.0)%   (25.0)%   (25)%
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax rate   4.0%   4%   
-
 
Non-deductible foreign losses   0.7%   19.5%   -%
Change in valuation allowance   24.8%   0.8%   25%
Non-deductible expenses and others   (4.6).%   -%   -%
Effective tax rate   (0.1)%   (2.3)%   -%

 

According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of income taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer. The statute of limitations will be extended to five years under special circumstances, which are not clearly defined, but an underpayment of income tax liability exceeding US$15,263 (RMB 100,000) is specifically listed as a special circumstance. In the case of a transfer pricing related adjustment, the statute of limitations is ten years. There is no statute of limitations in the case of tax evasion. Aggregate undistributed earnings of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs that are available for distribution was approximately negative US$30.8 million and US$36 million as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

In accordance with the EIT Law, dividends, which arise from profits of foreign invested enterprises (“FIEs”) earned after January 1, 2008, are subject to a 10% withholding income tax. In addition, under the tax treaty between the PRC and Hong Kong, if the foreign investor is incorporated in Hong Kong and qualifies as the beneficial owner, the applicable withholding tax rate is reduced to 5%, if the investor holds at least 25% in the FIE, or 10%, if the investor holds less than 25% in the FIE. On July 19, 2018, the board of directors approved an annual dividend policy. Under this policy, annual dividends will be set at an amount equivalent to approximately 15-25% of the Company’s anticipated net income after tax in each year commencing from fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, which will be derived from the earnings of the Company’s PRC entities. The board of directors did not declare any annual dividend for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

A deferred tax liability should be recognized for the undistributed profits of PRC subsidiaries unless the Company has sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the undistributed dividends will be reinvested and the remittance of the dividends will be postponed indefinitely. The Company plans to indefinitely reinvest undistributed profits earned from its China subsidiaries in its operations in the PRC. Therefore, no withholding income taxes for undistributed profits of the Company’s subsidiaries have been provided as of March 31, 2023 and 2022. Under applicable accounting principles, a deferred tax liability should be recorded for taxable temporary differences attributable to the excess of the financial reporting basis over the tax basis in a domestic subsidiary. However, recognition is not required in situations where the tax law provides a means by which the reported amount of that investment can be recovered tax-free and the enterprise expects that it will ultimately use that means. The Company completed its feasibility analysis on a method, which the Company will ultimately execute if necessary to repatriate the undistributed earnings of the subsidiary without significant tax costs. As such, the Company does not accrue deferred tax liabilities on the earnings of the subsidiary given that the Company will ultimately use the means.

 

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Note 15 - LOSS PER SHARE (“LPS”)

 

Basic LPS is the amount of net earnings available to each share of ordinary shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS is the amount of net earnings available to each share of ordinary shares outstanding during the reporting period adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares. The following table details the outstanding shares for basic and diluted net earnings per share:

 

   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Numerator:            
Net loss from continuing operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholder   (13,196,535)   (4,102,428)   (4,293,327)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)
Net loss attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders   (1,359,923)   (16,851,064)   (34,826,989)
                
Denominator:               
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-basic   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Weighted average number of dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options   
-
    
-
    - 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-diluted   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Basic (loss)per common share   (0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
Diluted (loss)per common share   (0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)

 

Note 16 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Akso Health was established under the laws of the Cayman Islands on April 25, 2016. The authorized number of ordinary shares is 500,000,000 shares with par value of US$0.0001 each. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 ordinary shares, respectively, were outstanding. On August 24, 2020, the Company amended the ratio of ADS representing its ordinary shares from one (1) ADS representing one (1) ordinary share to one (1) ADS representing three (3) ordinary shares. The change in the ADS ratio has the same effect as a one-for-three reverse ADS split. There was no change to our ordinary shares in connection with the change of the ADS ratio.

 

Private Placement

 

On August 9, 2021, the Company entered into a certain securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with certain “non-U.S. Persons” pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 6,340,000 units at a price of US$1.58 per unit, each unit consisting of three ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Share”) and a warrant to purchase three Shares with an initial exercise price of US$3.00, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$10.02 million (the “Offering”). On September 17, 2021, the transaction contemplated by the SPA was consummated when all the closing conditions of the SPA were satisfied. The net proceeds of approximately US$10.0 million from such Offering will be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

The Warrants are exercisable immediately upon the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $3.00, or for cash (the “Warrant Shares”). The Warrants may also be exercised on a cashless basis if at any time after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares. The Warrants shall expire five years from its date of issuance. The Warrants are subject to customary anti-dilution provisions reflecting stock dividends and splits or other similar transactions.

 

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Note 16 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY –(Continued)

 

Warrants

 

The Company accounts for the warrants issued in connection with the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. The Company’s management has examined the warrants and determined that these warrants qualify for equity treatment in the Company’s financial statements.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had 6,340,000 warrants outstanding to purchase 19,020,000 ordinary shares with weighted average exercise price of US$3.0 per warrant and remaining contractual lives of 3.5 year.

 

Following is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2023:

 

   Warrants  

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2021   
    
    
 
Issued   6,340,000   $3.0    
 
Exercised   
    
    
 
Expired   
    
    
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2022   6,340,000   $3.0    
 
Issued   
    
    
 
Exercised   
    
    
                 —
 
Expired   
    
    
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2023   6,340,000    3.0    
       —
 
Warrants exercisable, as of March 31, 2023   6,340,000    3.0  
 

 

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Note 17 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

 

On April 1, 2016 (the “Award date”), to reward the Company’s employees and further align their interests with the Company in the future, the Company granted stock options to purchase 6,312,000 ordinary shares under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, adjusted for the nominal share issuance, to the Company’s officers, and key employees with the exercise price equal to US$1.28. The Company determined the grant date to be April 1, 2016 in accordance with ASC 718-10-20 and 718-10-25-5. It is because the Company and employee have reached a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of these stock option awards on April 1, 2016 including a specific exercise price and vesting and exercise conditions. All necessary approvals for the stock option awards were obtained and communicated to employees on April 1, 2016. Subsequently, after the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per ordinary share (or US$0.40 per ADS) on July 23, 2018, the board of directors further approved an adjustment to the exercise price of outstanding options from US$1.28 to US$0.88. The Options vested and became exercisable in three equal installments with the first vesting commencement date being the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the closing date of a Qualified IPO. Subject to the continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date of the option holder, shares subject to the Option shall become vested as to the remaining two-thirds of the total number of share options under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan in two (2) substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date and the second installment vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that a Qualified IPO shall have occurred on or prior to the second anniversary of the grant date. The maximum contractual term is 4 years from the April 1, 2016. These options expired on March 31, 2020 and cannot be exercised if they have not vested by the expiration date or the termination date of the options. If a Qualified IPO does not occur within two years of April 1, 2016, such option will immediately expire to the extent unvested. As vesting is triggered only upon a Qualified IPO, such unvested options will be forfeited.

 

The options contain an explicit service condition (i.e., the options vest at each of three years following a successful initial public offering) and a performance condition (i.e., the options can only be exercised upon successful completion of an initial public offering by employees that are still employed by the Company upon the completion of the initial public offering). Under ASC 718-10-55-76, if the vesting (or exercisability) of an award is based on the satisfaction of both a service and performance condition, the entity must initially determine which outcomes are probable and recognize the compensation cost over the longer of the explicit or implicit service period. Because an initial public offering generally is not considered to be probable until the initial public offering is effective, no compensation cost will be recognized until the initial public offering occurs.

 

The Company has elected to recognize share-based compensation expense using a straight-line method for the entire employee equity awards granted with graded vesting based on service conditions provided that the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date is at least equal to the portion of the grant-date value of the equity awards that are vested at that date. Upon successful completion of a Qualified IPO, the Company will recognize share-based compensation for the portion of the requisite service that has been rendered as of that date for the portion for the period from April 1, 2016 to the date of the Completion of Qualified IPO on November 3, 2017. The Company is responsible for determining the fair value of options granted to employees and uses the Binomial option-pricing model assuming as of the valuation date, the fair market value per share was US$1.41, exercise price per share was US$1.28, the risk-free interest rate was 1.81%, and the dividend yield was 0%. For the options granted under 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the expiry data was March 31, 2020, the life of option was 4 years and volatility was 47.4%.

 

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Note 17 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION –(Continued)

 

2016 Equity Incentive Plan – (Continued)

 

The following table sets forth the stock option shares activities under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

   Number of options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
   Grant Date
Fair Value
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
       USD       USD   USD 
Outstanding, March 31, 2020   4,320,954    1.01    0.4    2,980,823    
    -
 
Number of Exercise   
-
                     
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (3,487,064)   0.96    
-
    (2,414,467)   
      -
 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2021   833,890    1.23    
-
    566,356    
-
 
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (242,492)   1.75    
-
    (253,337)   
-
 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2022   591,398    0.88    
-
    (605,128)   
-
 
                          
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (591,398)   0.88    
-
    (605,128)   - 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
                          
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2021   833,890    1.23    
-
    566,356    
-
 
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2022   591,398    0.88    
-
    (605,128)   
-
 
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company granted 616,700 restricted stock units (“RSU”). One RSU represents one ordinary share of the Company. RSU are share awards that, upon vesting, will deliver to the holder shares of the Company’s ordinary shares. Some of the RSU were to be vested over three years, one third (1/3) vesting and exercisable upon the date of grant, and the remaining two-thirds (2/3) of RSUs equally vesting and exercisable upon each of the second and third anniversary of the grant date. Some of the RSU were exercisable upon the date of grant. The Company satisfies RSU vesting through the issuance of new shares.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company granted 242,492 restricted stock units (“RSU”). One RSU represents three ordinary shares of the Company, and the RSU vested immediately. The Company satisfies RSU vesting through the issuance of new shares.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, nil, 242,492, 32,234 RSU has been vested.

 

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Note 17 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION –(Continued)

 

Restricted Stock Units – (Continued)

 

The following table summarized the Company’s RSUs activities under all incentive plans (in US$, except shares):

 

   Number of
Restricted
Shares
   Weighted-
average grant
date fair value
 
       USD 
Outstanding at March 31, 2018   
                       -
    
         
 
Granted   616,700    9.26 
Vested   (538,900)   9.26 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2019   77,800    9.26 
Granted          
Vested   (38,900)   9.26 
Forfeited   (3,333)   9.26 
Outstanding at March 31, 2020   35,567    9.26 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Vested   (32,234)   9.26 
Forfeited   (3,333)   
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2021   
-
    
-
 
Granted   727,476    1.62 
Vested   (727,476)   1.62 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2022   
-
    
-
 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Vested   
-
    
-
 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
 

 

The fair value of the stock options and RSUs on the grant date was approximately US$4.7 million. The Company accrues the compensation cost based on the number of awards that are expected to vest. The estimated forfeiture rate for the awards in fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 is 0%, 10.5% and 13.04%. The forfeiture rate is estimated based on the historical employee turnover rates and expectations about the future.

 

Stock based compensation

 

For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized US$ nil, US$391,625 and US$55,468 share-based compensation expense, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, there was no unrecognized compensation cost.

 

Note 18 - TREASURY STOCK

 

On December 10, 2018, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$25 million of its ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares (“ADS”) over the next 12 months. The Company repurchased an aggregate of 1,165,883 ADSs from the open market for a total consideration of US$3,988,370, which was recorded as treasury stock.

 

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Note 19 - RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

 

Restricted Net Assets

 

As a result of the PRC laws and regulations and the requirement that distributions by the PRC entities can only be paid out of distributable profits computed in accordance with the PRC GAAP, the PRC entities are restricted from transferring a portion of their net assets to the Company. The restricted net assets consist of paid in capital, capital reserve and statutory reserves of the Company’s PRC entities. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the restricted net assets that are not available for distribution amounted to approximately US$89.5 and US$89.5 million, respectively, which was included in the additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Statutory Reserve

 

Pursuant to the Company Law of the PRC, each of the PRC entities is required to appropriate 10% of its net income to the statutory reserve on an annual basis until the aggregated amount of the reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. The statutory reserve is not distributable. Subject to the approval of the shareholders, the statutory reserve may be used to offset accumulated losses or converted into capital of the company. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the statutory reserves amounted to US$485,211 and US$485,211, which was included as retained earnings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

Note 20 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Contingencies

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings regarding contractual and employment relationships and a variety of other matters.  The Company records contingent liabilities resulting from such claims, when a loss is assessed to be probable and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, no such contingent liabilities are assessed as probable.

 

Note 21- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On May 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Disposition SPA”) with Umbrella Capital Investment Co., Ltd (the “Purchaser”), a British Virgin Islands company which is not affiliate of the Company of any of its directors or officers (the “Purchaser”) to dispose its social E-commerce business. Upon the closing of the transaction (the “Disposition”) contemplated by the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser will become the sole shareholder of HX Asia Investment Limited, HX China Investment Limited and Hexindai Hong Kong Limited (collectively as the “Targets”). Pursuant to the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser agreed to purchase the Targets in exchange for cash consideration of US$215,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Closing of the Disposition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions including the payment of the Purchase Price, the receipt of a fairness opinion from an independent firm, and all consents required to be obtained from or made with any governmental authorities. The Disposition closed on May 19, 2023.

 

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AKSO HEALTH GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Schedule I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

 

The Company’s subsidiaries and VIEs established in the PRC are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is subject to limitations, procedures and formalities. Regulations in the PRC currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with accounting standards and regulations in China. The Company’s subsidiaries and its VIEs are also required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on the PRC accounting standards each year to its statutory reserves account until the accumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its respective registered capital. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends.

 

In addition, the Company’s operations and revenues are conducted and generated in China, all of the Company’s revenues being earned and currency received are denominated in RMB. RMB is subject to the foreign exchange control regulation in China, and, as a result, the Company may be unable to distribute any dividends outside of China due to the PRC foreign exchange control regulations that restrict the Company’s ability to convert RMB into US Dollars.

 

Regulation S-X requires the condensed financial information of a registrant shall be filed when the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries exceed 25 percent of consolidated net assets as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. For purposes of the above test, restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries shall mean that amount of the registrant’s proportionate share of net assets of consolidated subsidiaries (after intercompany eliminations) which as of the end of the most recent fiscal year may not be transferred to the parent company by subsidiaries in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends without the consent of a third party. The condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 12-04, Schedule I of Regulation S-X as the restricted net assets of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs exceed 25% of the consolidated net assets of the Company.

 

The condensed financial information of the parent company has been prepared in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rule 5-04 and Rule 12-04, using the same accounting policies as set out in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, except that the Company uses the equity method to account for investments in its subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries. The footnote disclosures generally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The footnote disclosures contain supplemental information relating to the operations of the Company, as such, these statements are not the general-purpose financial statements of the reporting entity and should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   As of
March 31
2023
   As of
March 31
2022
 
   USD   USD 
ASSETS:        
Cash   4,472    4,491 
Prepayment and other assets   5,795    5,795 
Investments in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries   11,303,978    14,333,994 
TOTAL ASSETS   11,314,245    14,344,280 
          
LIABILITIES:          
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   588,941    60,675 
Due to related party   2,000,000    2,000,000 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   2,588,941    2,060,675 
           
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:          
Ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 69,763,933 and 69,763,933 shares issued, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.)   6,977    6,976 
Additional paid-in capital   71,021,898    71,021,898 
Treasury stock   (3,988,370)   (3,988,370)
Deficit   (54,467,600)   (53,107,676)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (3,847,601)   (1,649,223)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   8,725,304    12,283,605 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHEREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   11,314,245    14,344,280 

 

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AKSO HEALTH GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Schedule I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY (Continued)

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

   Years Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries   (1,086,999)   (13,720,643)   (30,533,662)
General administrative expense and others   (160,427)   (3,129,090)   (4,293,327)
NET (LOSS)   (1,247,426)   (16,849,733)   (34,826,989)
                
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)               
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (2,198,379)   1,454,319    3,942,157 
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)   (3,445,805)   (15,395,414)   (30,884,832)

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   For The Years Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net (loss)   (1,247,426)   (16,851,064)   (34,826,989)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:               
Equity in loss of subsidiaries   1,147,003    13,721,974    30,533,662 
Share-based compensation   
-
    391,625    55,468 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Prepayments and other assets   
-
    154,654    (154,653)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   528,266    101,207    (40,618)
Interest payments on unsecured senior notes and short-term bank loan  
-
    (676,894)   (2,114,388)
NET CASH (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES   427,843    (3,158,498)   (6,547,518)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:               
Increase in investment in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Purchase of long-term investments   
-
    
-
    
-
 
NET CASH (USED IN) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES   
-
    
-
    
-
 
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:               
Proceeds from private placement offering, net of offering costs   
-
    10,017,200    
-
 
Principal payments on unsecured senior notes   
-
    (10,000,000)   (10,000,000)
Exercise of share options   
-
    
-
    3 
Loan to subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries   (427,857)   (337,695)   
-
 
Repayment from subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries   
-
    
-
    11,317,561 
Proceeds from related party   
-
    2,000,000    5,004,290 
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES   (427,857)   1,679,505    6,321,854 
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH   (14)   (1,478,993)   (225,664)
CASH-beginning of year   4,491    1,483,484    1,709,148 
CASH-end of year   4,472    4,491    1,483,484 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:               
Cash paid for income tax   17,549    92,816    
-
 
Cash paid for interest   336,593    676,894    2,114,388 

 

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AKSO HEALTH GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Schedule I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY (Continued)

 

Notes to condensed financial statements

 

1.Akso Health, formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc., was founded on April 25, 2016 in the Cayman Islands. The condensed full year results of the Company have been prepared assuming the Reorganization (see Note 1 in the consolidated financial statements) was in effect from November 1, 2016.

 

2.The condensed financial statements of Akso Health have been prepared using the same accounting policies as set out in the consolidated financial statements except that the equity method has been used to account for investments in subsidiaries, VIEs and subsidiaries of VIEs. Such investment in subsidiaries and VIEs are presented on the balance sheets as interests in subsidiaries and VIEs and the income (loss) of the subsidiaries and VIEs is presented as equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries and VIEs on the statement of operations.

 

3.As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no material contingencies, significant provisions of long-term obligations of the Company, except for those which have been separately disclosed in the consolidated financial statements.

 

4.Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. The notes to consolidated financial statements disclosed certain supplemental information relating to the operations of the Company and, as such, these statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Exhibit 8.1

 

SUBSIDIARIES OF AND CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES OF

AKSO HEALTH GROUP

 

As of March 31, 2023

 

Name of Subsidiary  Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization  Percentage of direct or indirect 
        
WE HEALTH LIMTED  New York, United States   100%
         
Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc  Wyoming, United States   100%
         
Akso Online MediTech Co., LTD  Wyoming, United States   100%
         
AKSO FIRST HEALTH TREATMENT CENTER INC.  Massachusetts, United States   100%
         
We Healthy Limited  Hong Kong   51%
         
Qingdao Akso Health Management Co., Ltd.  People’s Republic of China   100%

 

 

Exhibit 12.1

 

Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I,Yilin (Linda) Wang, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F, as amended, of Akso Health Group (the “Company”);

 

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 Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The Company’s other certifying officer(s) 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 Company 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 Company, 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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The Company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  Date: July 14, 2023
     
    /s/ Yilin (Linda) Wang
  Name:  Yilin (Linda) Wang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Exhibit 12.2

 

Certification by the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I,Rui (Kerrie) Zhang, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F, as amended, of Akso Health Group (the “Company”);

 

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 Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The Company’s other certifying officer(s) 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 Company 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 Company, 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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The Company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  Date: July 14, 2023
     
    /s/ Rui (Kerrie) Zhang
  Name:  Rui (Kerrie) Zhang
  Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Exhibit 13.1

 

Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

Pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Akso Health Group (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

The Annual Report on Form 20-F, as amended, for the year ended March 31, 2023 of the Company fully complies, in all material respects, with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: July 14, 2023

 
   
  /s/ Yilin (Linda) Wang
  Yilin (Linda) Wang
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Dated: July 14, 2023  
   
  /s/ Rui (Kerrie) Zhang
  Rui (Kerrie) Zhang
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

Exhibit 15.2

 

 

Onestop Assurance PAC

10 Anson Road

#13-09 International Plaza

Singapore 079903

Tel: 9644 9531

Email: audit@onestop-ca.com

Website: www.onestop-ca.com

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No. 333-223951) on Form S-8 and in Registration Statements (No. 333-250020 and 333-252434) on Form F-3s of our report dated July 14, 2023, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Akso Health Group (formerly known as “Xiaobai Maimai Inc.”) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and significant transactions with related parties.

 

/s/ OneStop Assurance PAC

 

Singapore

July 14, 2023 

 

Exhibit 15.3

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No. 333-223951) on Form S-8 and in Registration Statements (No. 333-250020 and 333-252434) on Forms F-3 of our report dated July 28, 2021, except for the effect of discontinued operations discussed in Notes 3 and 4, as to which the date is July 13, 2023, relating to the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Akso Health Group and subsidiaries (formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai, Inc.) (the “Company”) for the year ended March 31, 2021, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2023.

 

/s/ Wei, Wei & Co., LLP  

 

Flushing, New York

July 14, 2023

v3.23.2
Document And Entity Information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
shares
Document Information Line Items  
Entity Registrant Name Akso Health Group
Document Type 20-F
Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 68,598,050
Amendment Flag false
Entity Central Index Key 0001702318
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers No
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2023
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY
Entity Emerging Growth Company false
Entity Shell Company false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag false
Document Registration Statement false
Document Annual Report true
Document Transition Report false
Document Shell Company Report false
Entity File Number 001-38245
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code E9
Entity Address, Address Line One Room 8201-4-4(A), 2nd Floor, Qiantongyuan Building
Entity Address, Address Line Two No. 44, Moscow Road
Entity Address, Address Line Three Qianwan Bonded Port Area
Entity Address, City or Town Qingdao
Entity Address, Country CN
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] false
Document Accounting Standard U.S. GAAP
Auditor Name OneStop Assurance PAC
Auditor Location Singapore
Auditor Firm ID 6732
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 100020
Business Contact  
Document Information Line Items  
Entity Address, Address Line One Room 8201-4-4(A), 2nd Floor, Qiantongyuan Building
Entity Address, Address Line Two No. 44, Moscow Road
Entity Address, Address Line Three Qianwan Bonded Port Area
Entity Address, City or Town Qingdao
Entity Address, Country CN
Contact Personnel Name Rui (Kerrie) Zhang
City Area Code +86
Local Phone Number 152 1005 4919
Contact Personnel Email Address ir@ahgtop.com
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 100020
American depositary shares (one American depositary share representing three ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share)  
Document Information Line Items  
Trading Symbol AHG
Title of 12(b) Security American depositary shares (one American depositary share representing three ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share)
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share  
Document Information Line Items  
Title of 12(b) Security Ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share*
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ
v3.23.2
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,924,468 $ 18,429,987
Accounts receivable, net 7,696,983
Prepayments and other assets 272,129 176,977
Inventories 1,686,449 7,795,822
Due from discontinued operations 12,126,724
Current assets held for sale - discontinued operation 1,351,352 4,276,998
Other receivable - current 1,528,918 20,000,000
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 20,460,299 62,806,508
TOTAL ASSETS 20,460,299 62,806,508
CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 938,767 225,881
Receipt in advance 194,376
Taxes payable 96,005 92,816
Amount due to related parties 9,686,152 37,200,000
Current liabilities held for sale - discontinued operation 705,483 13,002,229
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 11,620,783 50,520,926
TOTAL LIABILITIES 11,620,783 50,520,926
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Ordinary share ($0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 69,763,933 and 69,763,933 shares issued, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 shares outstanding as of March 31,2023 and 2022, respectively) 6,977 6,977
Additional paid-in capital 71,021,898 71,021,898
Treasury stock (1,165,883 shares as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) (3,988,370) (3,988,370)
Deficit (54,467,600) (53,107,676)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,847,601) (1,649,223)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 8,725,304 12,283,606
Non-controlling interest 114,212 1,976
TOTAL EQUITY 8,839,516 12,285,582
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 20,460,299 $ 62,806,508
v3.23.2
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Ordinary shares, par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Ordinary shares, shares authorized 500,000,000 500,000,000
Ordinary shares, shares issued 69,763,933 69,763,933
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding 68,598,050 68,598,050
Treasury stock 1,165,883 1,165,883
v3.23.2
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
REVENUES      
Sale of medical devices $ 13,186,525 $ 6,000,000
Tax and surcharges (4,964)
Net Revenues 13,181,561 6,000,000
Cost of goods sold 11,912,571 5,394,866
Gross Profit 1,268,990 605,134
OPERATING EXPENSE      
Sales and marketing 6,661
General and administrative 15,529,182 2,669,834 2,031,160
Finance cost 804,138 2,154,621
Share-based compensation 391,625 55,468
Total Operating Expenses 15,535,843 3,865,597 4,241,249
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (14,266,853) (3,260,463) (4,241,249)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)      
Other income 1,538,674 5,103 1,004
Other expense (338,310) (752,921) (53,082)
Total Other Income (Expense), net 1,200,364 (747,818) (52,078)
(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (13,066,489) (4,008,281) (4,293,327)
PROVISON FOR INCOME TAXES 17,549 92,816
NET (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (13,084,038) (4,101,097) (4,293,327)
Net gain (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 11,836,612 (12,748,636) (33,698,464)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes 3,164,802
Total gain (loss) from discontinued operations 11,836,612 (12,748,636) (30,533,662)
NET (LOSS) (1,247,426) (16,849,733) (34,826,989)
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest 112,497 1,331
NET (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AKSO’S SHAREHOLDERS (1,359,923) (16,851,064) (34,826,989)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)      
Foreign currency translation adjustment (2,198,640) 1,454,336 3,942,157
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) (3,446,066) (15,395,397) (30,884,832)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest (261) 17
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO AKSO’S SHAREHOLDERS $ (3,445,805) $ (15,395,414) $ (30,884,832)
Continuing operations      
Basic (in Dollars per share) $ (0.2) $ (0.07) $ (0.09)
Diluted (in Dollars per share) (0.2) (0.07) (0.09)
Discontinued operations      
Basic (in Dollars per share) 0.18 (0.21) (0.62)
Diluted (in Dollars per share) 0.18 (0.21) (0.62)
Net (loss) per share      
Basic (in Dollars per share) (0.02) (0.28) (0.71)
Diluted (in Dollars per share) $ (0.02) $ (0.28) $ (0.71)
Weighted average shares      
Basic (in Shares) 68,598,050 59,612,152 48,837,977
Diluted (in Shares) 68,598,050 59,612,152 48,837,977
v3.23.2
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity - USD ($)
Ordinary Shares
Additional Paid-in Capital
Treasury stock
Retained Earnings (Deficit)
​Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)
​Non- controlling interest
Total
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020 $ 4,999 $ 60,559,583 $ (3,988,370) $ (1,429,623) $ (7,045,700) $ 48,100,889
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2020 49,984,223   (1,165,883)        
Share-based compensation 55,468 55,468
Exercise of RSU $ 3 (3)    
Exercise of RSU (in Shares) 32,234            
Net (loss) income   (34,826,989) (34,826,989)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   3,942,157 3,942,157
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021 $ 5,002 60,615,048 $ (3,988,370) (36,256,612) (3,103,543) 17,271,525
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2021 50,016,457   (1,165,883)        
Private placement $ 1,902 10,015,298   10,017,200
Private placement (in Shares) 19,020,000            
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest (“NCI”)   628 628
Share-based compensation 391,625 391,625
Exercise of RSU $ 73 (73)  
Exercise of RSU (in Shares) 727,476            
Net (loss) income   (16,851,064) 1,331 (16,849,733)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   1,454,320 17 1,454,336
Balance at Mar. 31, 2022 $ 6,977 71,021,898 $ (3,988,370) (53,107,676) (1,649,223) 1,976 $ 12,285,582
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 69,763,933   (1,165,883)       68,598,050
Net (loss) income   (1,359,923) 112,497 $ (1,247,426)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (2,198,379) (261) (2,198,640)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 6,977 $ 71,021,898 $ (3,988,370) $ (54,467,599) $ (3,847,602) $ 114,212 $ 8,839,516
Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 69,763,933   (1,165,883)       68,598,050
v3.23.2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net (loss) from continuing operations $ (13,084,038) $ (4,101,097) $ (4,293,327)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations (3,164,802)
Share-based compensation 391,625 55,468
Provision for doubtful accounts 8,274,526
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable and contract assets (8,097,742)
Prepayments and other assets (95,151) (16,530) (154,653)
Inventories 6,109,372 (7,795,822)  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 712,885 148,540 (40,618)
Received in advance 194,376    
Taxes payable 3,190 92,816  
Net cash used in continuing operations (5,982,582) (11,280,468) (7,597,932)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations 2,729,242 2,652,097 17,656,402
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES (3,253,340) (8,628,371) 10,058,470
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Cash paid for loan originations (1,528,918) (20,000,000)  
Cash received from loan repayments 20,000,000    
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations 18,471,082 (20,000,000)  
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations   36,140 (662)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES 18,471,082 (19,963,860) (662)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from exercise of share options   5
Repayments of loans due to related parties (27,513,848)    
Proceeds from private placement   10,017,200  
Repayments of unsecured senior notes   (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
Amounts due to (from) related parties   9,086,804 14,628,572
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations (27,513,848) 9,104,004 4,628,577
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations   25,677,113 (13,665,800)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES (27,513,848) 34,781,117 (9,037,223)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH (436,513) 607,717 3,182,926
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH (12,732,619) 6,796,603 4,203,511
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – beginning of year 21,925,322 15,128,719 10,925,208
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – end of year 9,192,703 21,925,322 15,128,719
Less: cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash of discontinued operations at end of period 1,268,235 3,495,335 13,645,234
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash of continuing operations, at end of period 7,924,468 18,429,987 1,483,485
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:      
Cash paid for income tax 17,549 92,816  
Cash paid for interest $ 336,593 676,894 $ 2,114,388
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITY:      
Accrued lease liabilities    
v3.23.2
Business Description
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Business Description [Abstract]  
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Note 1 - BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

 

Organization and description of business

 

Akso Health Group, formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc., is a limited company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on April 25, 2016. Akso Health Group (“Akso Health”), its subsidiaries, and consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) (collectively the “Company”), previously operated an online Peer to Peer (“P2P”) marketplace business and micro-lending business in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). Since May 2019, the Company has ceased to issue new loans through its micro-lending business and since October 2019, the Company has ceased to conduct its P2P business. On December 30, 2020, the Company completed the disposition transaction of its P2P business.

 

In May 2020, the Company launched its social e-commerce platform to offer high-quality and affordable branded products through collaboration with online and offline merchants. In addition, the Company is in the process of developing a new business as a cancer therapy and radiotherapy oncology service provider with operations in the U.S. The Company plans to open 2 vaccine research centers and 100 radiation oncology centers to be located on the east coast serving cancer patients in need of varying stages of treatment, including specialized radiation therapy centers for radiotherapy (RT), personalized consultation, conventional treatment planning, and other cancer related treatment services. On December 3, 2021, the shareholders approved the Company’s plan to change its name to “Akso Health Group”. In January 2022, three centers were established in US and the Company started its business of sales of medical devices in US market. In April 2022, the Company started its sales of medical devices in China market through its subsidiary Qingdao Akso Health Management Co., Ltd. In May 2023, the Company disposed its social E-commerce business and would focus on healthcare business in the future.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s principal subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs are as follows:

 

   Date of
incorporation /
acquisition
  Place of
incorporation
  Percentage of
legal ownership
   Principal activities
Wholly owned subsidiaries             
Hexindai Hong Kong Limited (“HK Hexindai”)*  May 17, 2016  Hong Kong   100%   Investment holding
Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. ( Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise ,“WOFE”)*  August 8, 2016  PRC   100%   Provision of consultancy and information technology (“IT”) support
Tianjin Haohongyuan Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Haohongyuan”)  May 25, 2018  PRC   100%   Provision of consultancy and IT support
HX Asia Investment Limited*  June 25, 2018  BVI   100%   Investment holding
HX China Investment Limited*  January 16, 2019  BVI   100%   Investment holding
Hexin Investment Private Limited*  July 15, 2020  Singapore   100%   Investment holding
We Health Limited (“We Health”)  July 8, 2021  New York   100%   Investment holding
We Healthy Limited (“We Healthy”)  December 15, 2021  Hong Kong   51%   Investment holding
Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc. (“Akso Remote Medical”)  January 3, 2022  Wyoming   100%   Provision of health treatment services
Akso Online MediTech Co., Ltd.(“Akso Online MediTech”)  January 4, 2022  Wyoming   100%   Sales of medical devices
Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc. (“Akso First Health”)  January 4, 2022  Massachusetts   100%   Provision of health treatment services
Qindao Akso Health Management Co., Limited  January 26, 2022  PRC   51%   Provision of health treatment services
VIEs              
Wusu Hexin Yongheng Trading Co., Ltd (“Wusu Company)*  August 28, 2017  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Trading branded products and product promotion
Hexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd.(“Hexin Digital”)*  August 1, 2019  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Provision of consultancy and IT support
Beijing Hexin Jiuding Technology Co., Ltd. (“ Hexin Jiuding ”)*  January 1, 2021  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Provision of consultancy and IT support

 

*All the subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs were disposed in May 2023.
v3.23.2
Going Concern
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Going Concern [Abstract]  
GOING CONCERN

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

As indicated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss of approximately $1.2 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 and approximately $16.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. The net cash used in operating activities was US$3.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2023 and the net cash used in operating activities was US$8.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2022. Management of the Company has considered whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to the Company’s planned new business as a cancer therapy and radiotherapy oncology service provider, and evaluated its available cash balance against its working capital requirements and investment to the cancer centers over the next twelve months.

 

While management cannot accurately predict the prospects and regulatory environment of the healthcare service industry, the management believes that the Company would have sufficient funds to meet its working capital requirements for fiscal year 2024, and that its capital resources are currently sufficient to maintain its business operations for the next twelve months.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and/or classification of the recorded asset amounts and/or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Note 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      

Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and have been consistently applied. Certain prior year balances in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) and cash flows have been reclassified to the current year’s presentation.

 

Basis of consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its consolidated VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce Business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented. Assets and liabilities of the P2P business were reclassified separately from other assets and liabilities of the Company on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 1 and Note 4.

 

Consolidated VIEs

 

VIE arrangements

 

In order to comply with the PRC laws and regulations which prohibit or restrict foreign investments into companies involved in restricted businesses, the Company operates its marketplace and restricted businesses in the PRC through certain PRC domestic companies, whose equity interests are held by certain management members of the Company or onshore nominees of the Company (“Nominee Shareholders”). The Company obtained control over these PRC domestic companies by entering into a series of contractual arrangements with these PRC domestic companies and their respective Nominee Shareholders. These contractual agreements cannot be unilaterally terminated by the Nominee Shareholders or the PRC domestic companies. As a result, the Company maintains the ability to control these PRC domestic companies and is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits from these PRC domestic companies. Management concluded that these PRC domestic companies are VIEs of the Company, of which the Company is the ultimate primary beneficiary. As such, the Company consolidated financial results of these PRC domestic companies and their subsidiaries in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The principal terms of the agreements entered into amongst the VIEs, their respective shareholders and the WFOE are further described below.

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements

 

The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements enable the WOFE to receive substantially all of the assets and business of the VIEs in the PRC. Under these Agreements, the WOFE has the exclusive right to provide the VIEs with comprehensive technical support, consulting services and other services during the term of these Agreements, including but not limited to software licensing; development, maintenance and update of software, network systems, hardware and database; technical support and training for employees; consultancy on technology and market information; business management consultation; marketing and promotion services, etc. The WOFE has the right to determine the fees associated with the services it provides based on the technical difficulty and complexity of the services, the actual labor costs it incurs for providing the services and some other factors during the relevant period. This Agreements remain effective unless otherwise terminated in writing by WOFE.

 

Equity Interest Pledge Agreements

 

Pursuant to the Equity Interest Pledge Agreements, each Shareholder of the VIEs agreed to pledge their equity interest in the VIEs to the WOFE to secure the performance of the VIEs’ obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements and any such agreements to be entered into in the future. Shareholders of the VIEs agreed not to transfer, sell, pledge, dispose of or otherwise create any encumbrance on their equity interests in the VIEs without the prior written consent of the WOFE. The Pledges became effective on such date when the pledge of the Equity Interest contemplated herein were registered with the relevant administration for industry and commerce (the “AIC”) and remain effective until all contract obligations have been fully performed and all secured indebtedness has been fully paid.

 

Exclusive Option Agreements

 

Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreements, each of the Shareholders of the VIE irrevocably grant the WOFE an irrevocable and exclusive right to purchase, or designate one or more persons (including individuals, corporations, partnerships, partners, enterprises, trusts or non-corporate organizations) to purchase the equity interests in the VIEs then held by such Shareholder of the VIEs once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at the WOFE’s sole and absolute discretion to the extent permitted by Chinese laws at the price of RMB 1 or at the price of the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable PRC law at the time when such purchase occurs. These three Agreements remain effective until all equity interests held by the shareholders of the VIEs in the VIEs have been transferred or assigned to the WOFE and/or its designees.

 

Loan Agreements

 

Pursuant to the three Loan Agreements, the WOFE agreed to lend each of the Shareholders of VIEs a loan only to subscribe to the registered capital of the VIEs. The repayment of the loan shall be made by permitting the WOFE to execute its exclusive right to purchase shares from the shareholders of the VIEs under the Exclusive Option Agreement as the repayment is equivalent to the consideration of the purchased shares. The term of these loans is 10 years, which may be extended upon mutual written consent of all parties.

 

Power of Attorney

 

Each Shareholder of the VIEs, executed a Power of Attorney agreement with the WOFE and the VIEs, whereby Shareholders of the VIEs irrevocably appoint and constitute the WOFE as their attorney-in-fact to exercise on the shareholders’ behalf any and all rights that Shareholders of the VIEs have in respect of their equity interests in the VIEs. These three Power of Attorney documents remain irrevocable and continuously effective and valid as long as the original shareholders of the VIEs remain as the Shareholders of the VIEs.

 

Risks in relation to the VIE structure

 

The Company believes that the contractual arrangements with its VIEs and their respective shareholders are in compliance with the PRC laws and regulations and are legally enforceable. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. If the legal structure and contractual arrangements were found to be in violation of the PRC laws and regulations, the PRC government could:

 

revoke the business and operating licenses of the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs;
   
discontinue or restrict the operations of any related-party transactions between the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs;
   
limit the Company’s business expansion in the PRC by way of entering into contractual arrangements;
   
impose fines or other requirements with which the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs may not be able to comply;
   
require the Company or the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs to restructure the relevant ownership structure or operations; and/or
   
restrict or prohibit the Company’s use of the proceeds of the additional public offering to finance the Company’s business and operations in the PRC.

       

The Company’s ability to conduct its Online Marketplace business may be negatively affected if the PRC government were to carry out any of the aforementioned actions. As a result, the Company may not be able to consolidate its VIEs in its consolidated financial statements as it may lose the ability to exert effective control over the VIEs and their respective shareholders and it may lose the ability to receive economic benefits from the VIEs. The Company, however, does not believe such actions would result in the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, its PRC subsidiary and VIEs.

       

The interests of the shareholders of VIEs may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIEs not to pay the service fees when required to do so. The Company cannot assure that when conflicts of interest arise, shareholders of the VIEs will act in the best interests of the Company or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in the Company’s favor. Currently, the Company does not have existing arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest the shareholders of the VIEs may encounter in their capacity as beneficial owners and directors of the VIEs, on the one hand, and as beneficial owners and directors of the Company, on the other hand. The Company believes the shareholders of VIEs will not act contrary to any of the contractual arrangements and the exclusive option agreements provide the Company with a mechanism to remove the current shareholders of the VIEs should they act to the detriment of the Company. The Company relies on certain current shareholders of the VIEs to fulfill their fiduciary duties and abide by laws of the PRC and act in the best interest of the Company. If the Company cannot resolve any conflicts of interest or disputes between the Company and the shareholders of the VIEs, the Company would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in disruption of its business, and there is substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

 

The following financial statement amounts and balances of the consolidated VIEs were included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   678,691    2,394,869 
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   43,779    55,864 
Amounts due from related parties   26,206,288    27,139,795 
Total Current Assets   26,938,820    29,605,775 
Property, equipment and software, net   28,698    53,888 
Total Assets   26,967,518    29,659,663 
           
Current Liabilities          
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   32,430    77,296 
Taxes (benefit) payable   (12,624)   11,909 
Total Current Liabilities   19,806    89,205 
Total Liabilities   19,806    89,205 

 

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net revenues   27,324    311,725    1,759,941 
Net loss   (348,806)   (11,527,588)   (24,258,182)

 

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (559,973)   5,613,401    21,401,699 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   
-
    (1,455,547)   407,419 
Net cash (used in) financing activities   (1,156,948)   (13,203,558)   (13,127,699)

 

Uses of estimates

       

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include estimates and judgments applied in allocation of revenue with various performance obligations, allowance for accounts receivable and contract assets, impairment on long-term investments, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of share-based compensation and allowance for loans receivable and other receivable.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and the market-based risk measurement or assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, receivables, prepayments and other assets, loan principal and interest receivable, approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities in or out of level 3 during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

The Company’s long-term investments consist of equity securities and available-for-sale investments. For long-term investments without readily determinable fair value, the Company is not able to estimate fair value, hence, the Company uses the cost minus impairment method as alternative.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

A component of a reporting entity or a group of components of a reporting entity that are disposed or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, such as the management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the disposal group, should be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. Discontinued operations are reported when a component of an entity comprising operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity is classified as held for disposal or has been disposed of, if the component either (1) represents a strategic shift or (2) have a major impact on an entity’s financial results and operations. Included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, result from discontinued operations have been reported separately from the income and expenses from continuing operations and prior periods have been presented on a reclassified comparative basis. In order to present the financial effects of the continuing operations and discontinued operations, revenues and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated except for those revenues and expenses that are considered to continue after the disposal of the discontinued operations.

 

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented.

 

Revenue recognition

 

In February 2022, the Company started its business in the US market for the sale of medical devices. In May 2020, the Company launched its social e-commerce platform and built collaboration with domestic mainstream E-commerce marketplaces. The Company provides recommendation services by referring certain interested users to those marketplaces for high-quality and affordable branded products. Prior to business transformation, the Company through its P2P business offered online consumer lending-related service in fiscal year 2020, which was discontinued in fiscal year 2021 and disposed on December 30, 2020. The Company presents value added taxes (“VAT”) as a reduction of revenues.

 

Revenues generated are accounted under Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from contracts with Customers” (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following steps:

 

Step 1: Identify the contract (s) with a customer

 

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

 

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

 

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

 

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

 

Online marketplace services

 

Commission revenue

 

The commission services revenue primarily consists of commission fees charged to the online E-commerce marketplace for recommending users to purchase on their marketplaces, where the Company generally is acting as an agent and its performance obligation is to provide recommendation services for purchasing specified goods or services by those third-party sellers, is not responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified goods or services, and does not have the ability to control the related shipping services when utilized by the third-party sellers. Upon successful sales, the Company will charge the online E-commerce companies a negotiated amount or a fixed rate commission fee based on the sales amount. Commission services revenues are recognized on a net basis at the point of receipt of products, net of a return allowance and incentives to consumers or channels.

 

In order to promote its online marketplace and attract more registered consumers, the Company at its own discretion offers incentives to consumers. Consumers are not customers of the Company, therefore incentives offered to consumers are not considered payments to customers. Such incentives offered to consumers were as a reward for purchasing by themselves or their sharing through our platform. Incentives provided to consumers are specific to any merchant and are recognized as a reduction of commission service revenue. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the total amount of incentives was nil, US$96,332 and US$82,054, respectively,. which was included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

Recommendation service

 

The Company started to provide recommendation services by referring certain borrowers to Funding Partners in July 2019. Such services primarily include referral through the Company’s marketplace that directs users to third party financial institutions. The Company received a referral fee from the third-party financial institutions and such revenue was recognized at the point that the recommendation services are performed and the related funds are drawdown by borrowers. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, the Company earned nil, nil and nil recommendation service revenue from its partnership with a financial services provider in China, or the Funding Partner, respectively. The Company has ceased to provide such recommendation services since November 2019.

 

Interest income

 

Started in August 2017, the Company lent funds to borrowers up to their approved credit through its consolidated VIE, and since May 2019, the Company has ceased to issue new loans through its microlending business. Interest income on loans receivable is recognized monthly based on the contractual interest rates of the loan. Accrual of interest is generally discontinued when reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. When a loan is discontinued from interest accrual, the Company stops accruing interest and reverses all accrued but unpaid interest as of such date. Interest income was US$ nil, US$215,393, and US$1,690,448 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

Sales of medical devices

 

Started in February 2022, throught its subsidiary Akso Online MediTech, the Company engaged in the sale of Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Tests in US market. Akso Online MediTech purchases medical devices in quantity and distributes products primarily to medical products dealers. The deliveries may take one day or longer depending on the customers’ location. Revenue from sales of merchandise to non-retail customers is recognized when the merchandise is transferred to customers. There was no sales return since the start the business.

 

Disaggregation of revenue

 

All of the Company’s revenue for the years ended March 31, 2022 were generated from US, and for the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s revenue were generated from US and PRC. The following table illustrates the disaggregation of revenue:

 

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Revenue                  
Revenue from medical devices   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Total revenues   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Tax and surcharges   4,964    
-
    
-
 
Net Revenues   13,181,561    6,000,000    
-
 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand, unrestricted demand deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments placed with banks, which have original maturities of three months or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.

 

Accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts

 

Accounts receivable are mainly receivables from online E-commerce marketplaces and recommendation services, which are stated at the historical carrying amount net of allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company establishes an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable based on estimates, historical experience and other factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers. Uncollectible accounts receivables are written off when a settlement is reached for an amount that is less than the outstanding historical balance or when the Company has determined that is not probable for the balance to be collected. Beginning on April 1, 2020, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable for expected credit losses on a regular basis. The Company maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to reduce its accounts receivable to the amount that it believes will be collected. The Company uses the length of time a balance has been outstanding, the payment history, creditworthiness and financial conditions of the customers and industry trend as credit quality indicators to monitor the Company’s receivables within the scope of expected credit losses model and use these as a basis to develop the Company’s expected loss estimates. The Company adjusts the allowance percentage periodically when there are significant differences between estimated bad debts and actual bad debts. If there is strong evidence indicating that the accounts receivable is likely to be unrecoverable, the Company also makes a specific allowance in the period in which a loss is determined to be probable. Accounts receivable balances are written off after all collection efforts have been exhausted. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable balance was US$ 400,759 and nil, respectively.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are comprised of finished goods, which are defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope, and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using first in first out (FIFO) method. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence and cost in excess of net realizable value periodically when appropriate and records a reserve against the inventory when the carrying value exceeds net realizable value. As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that no allowance was necessary.

 

Property and equipment, net

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

    Useful life
Office equipment   3-5 years

      

The Company eliminates the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of assets sold or otherwise retired from the accounts and includes any gains or losses from disposal of property, equipment, and software in other income. The Company charges maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals directly to expense as incurred; major additions and betterments to equipment are capitalized.

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The carrying value of the long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Such assets are considered to be impaired if the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than carrying amount of the assets. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. No impairment loss was recognized for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

Advertising and promotion expenses

 

The Company recognizes its advertising and promotion expenses as sales and marketing expense. Advertising expenses represent expenses for placing advertisements on television, radio and in newspapers, as well as on internet websites and search engines. Advertising and promotion cost are expensed as incurred. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the advertising and promotion expense was US$ 6,661, nil and nil, respectively.

 

Lease

 

Upon the adoption of FASB ASC 842 on April 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities, in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not have any finance leases as of the adoption date or March 31, 2022.

 

ROU represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities 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 uses its incremental borrowing rate, which it calculates based on the credit quality of the Company and by comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings, and adjusting this amount based on the impact of collateral over the term of each lease.

 

For operating lease with a term of one year or less, the Company has elected to not recognize a lease liability or lease right of use asset on its consolidated balance sheets. Instead, it recognizes the lease payment as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Short-term lease costs are immaterial to its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss). The Company has operating lease agreements with insignificant non-lease components and have elected the practical expedient to combine and account for lease and non-lease components as single lease component.

 

Warrants

 

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent annually period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

 

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations (Note 20).

 

Share-based compensation

 

Under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company grants share options to the Company’s selected employees, and directors. Awards granted to employees with service conditions attached are measured at the fair value on the grant date and are recognized as an expense using straight-line method, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of share-based compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

 

Awards granted to employees with performance conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense in the period and thereafter when the performance goal becomes probable to achieve. Awards granted to employees with market conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense over the estimated requisite service period, regardless of whether the market condition has been satisfied if the requisite service period is fulfilled.

 

Binomial option-pricing models are adopted to measure the value of awards at each grant date or measurement date. The determination of fair value is affected by assumptions relating to a number of complex and subjective variables, including but not limited to the expected share price volatility, actual and projected employee share option exercise behavior, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends. The use of the option-pricing model requires extensive actual employee exercise behavior data for the relative probability estimation purpose, and a number of complex assumptions.

 

Treasury stock

 

Treasury stock represents ordinary shares repurchased by the Company that are no longer outstanding and are held by the Company. The repurchase of ordinary shares is accounted for under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired shares are recorded as treasury stock. The cost of treasury stock is transferred to “additional paid-in capital” when it is re-issued for the purpose of share options exercised and share awards.

 

Income taxes

 

The Company accounts for current income taxes in accordance with the laws of the relevant tax authorities. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the fiscal year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

 

The Company accounts for income tax under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes will be recognized if significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements occur. A valuation allowance is established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely that some portion or all of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company provided a full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets.

 

The Company may be subject to challenges from taxing authorities regarding the amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions. Management determines whether the benefits of its tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

 

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income taxes are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions. The Company does not believe that its unrecognized tax benefits will change over the next twelve months.

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

Noncontrolling interest consists of 49% of the equity interest of We Healthy held by other investors. Excess of contribution received from noncontrolling shareholders over carrying value of the entity is recorded in additional paid in capital. The noncontrolling interests are presented in the consolidated balance sheets, separately from equity attributable to the shareholders of the Company. Noncontrolling interests in the results of the Company are presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations as an allocation of the total income or loss for the year between non-controlling interest holders and the shareholders of the Company.

 

Noncontrolling interest consist of the following:

 

   December 31,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
We Healthy   114,212    1,976 

 

Earnings (loss) per share

 

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires public companies with capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income (loss) attributed to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential ordinary shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential ordinary shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

Foreign currency translation

       

The functional currency of the Company is United States Dollar. The Company’s subsidiaries with operations in mainland China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC (“Hong Kong” or “Hong Kong S.A.R.”), the United States generally use their respective local currencies as their functional currencies.. The Company’s financial statements have been translated into the reporting currency, the United States Dollar (“USD”). Assets and liabilities of the Company are translated at the exchange rate at each reporting period end date. Equity is translated at historical rates. Income and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rate during the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Transactions denominated in currencies other than functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates quoted by authoritative banks prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from those foreign currency transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are recorded in “other income (expense)” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that any RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at the rates used in translation.

 

Spot exchange rates and average exchange rates were used in the translation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

   Fiscal year
2023
   Fiscal year
2022
   Fiscal year
2021
 
US Exchange Rate            
Year-end RMB   6.8676    6.3393    6.5518 
Year average RMB   6.8516    6.4180    6.7834 

 

Significant risks and uncertainties

 

Foreign currency risk

 

RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies. The value of RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents denominated in RMB amounted to US$7,876,767 and US$ 10,350,897 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily included in the financial lines of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables and prepayments and other assets. As of March 31, 2023, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major financial institutions located worldwide, including mainland China and Unite State. According to the China Bank Deposit Insurance Ordinance, the deposits at each bank is covered by insurance with an upper limit of RMB 500,000 (approximately US$72,806) at each bank. As of March 31, 2023, the total amount not covered by issuance in the PRC was US$7,803,961. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board pays compensation up to a limit of HKD 500,000 (approximately US$ 63,695) if the bank with which an individual/a company hold its eligible deposit fails. As of March 31, 2023, no cash balance maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong was subject to credit risk. In the US, the insurance coverage of each bank is $250,000. As of March 31, 2023, no cash balance maintained at financial institutions in US was subject to credit risk. If the financial institutions could become insolvent, the Company could lose some or all of the value of its investments. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily place cash and cash equivalent deposits with large financial institutions which management believes are of high credit quality and management also continually monitors the financial institutions’ credit worthiness.

 

Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers in the PRC. The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by credit evaluations the Company performs on its customers and its ongoing monitoring process of outstanding balances.

 

Customer concentration risk

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, three customers accounted for 59.5%, 11.1% and 10.1% for the Company’s total revenue from sales of medical devices business. For the year ended March 31, 2022, one customer accounted for 95.1% of the Company’s total revenues. There were two customers accounted for 82.5% and 16.5% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023. There was no customer of the Company that accounted for greater than 10% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2022.

 

Vendor concentration risk

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, one vendor accounted for 97.3% of the Company’s purchase of medical devices business. For the year ended March 31, 2022, one vendor accounted for 100% of the Company’s purchase of medical devices business. There was no vendor of the Company that accounted for greater than 10% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts payable as of March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

       

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted the new standard beginning April 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Based on the nature of the Company’s financial instruments within the scope of this standard, which are primarily accounts receivable, loans receivable and other receivables, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), which clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including early adoption in an interim period, for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods therein. Early adoption of the standard is permitted, including adoption in interim or annual periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (income) and consolidated statements of cash flows.

v3.23.2
Discontinued Operation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
DISCONTINUED OPERATION

NOTE 4 - DISCONTINUED OPERATION

 

On December 16, 2020, Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Hexin Yongheng”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Kuaishangche Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Kuaishangche”), a company not directly associated with the Company, Hexin E-Commerce Company Limited (“Hexin E-Commerce”), and individual shareholders of Hexin E-Commerce entered into an assignment and assumption agreement (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Hexin Yongheng agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB 5 million (US$726,781) (the “Disposition”). Upon the closing of the Disposition, Kuaishangche will become the primary beneficiary of and have control of Hexin E-Commerce, and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce may have in Wusu Hexin Yongheng Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd. (“Wusu Company”), shall remain as a consolidated variable interest entity of the Company. As a result of the Disposition, the Company will cease to conduct its P2P business and focus on developing and investing resources into its social e-commerce platform, Xaobai Maimai.

 

On May 10, 2023, Akso Health Group (the “Company” or the “Seller”), HX Asia Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“HX Asia”), HX China Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“HX China”), and Hexindai Hong Kong Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Hexindai” and together with HX Asia and HX China, the “Targets”), and Umbrella Capital Investment Co., Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company which is not affiliate of the Company of any of its directors or officers (the “Purchaser”) entered into certain share purchase agreement (the “Disposition SPA”). Pursuant to the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser agreed to purchase the Targets in exchange for cash consideration of US$215,000 (the “Purchase Price”). Upon the closing of the transaction (the “Disposition”) contemplated by the Disposition SPA, the Buyer will become the sole shareholder of the Targets and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of the Targets and subsidiaries owned or controlled by the Target. As a result of the Disposition, the Company will cease to conduct its social E-commerce business and focus on developing and investing resources into its medical devices business.

 

The discontinued operation represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, which trigger discontinued operations accounting in accordance with FASB ASC 205-20-45. The assets and liabilities related to the discontinued operations are classified as assets/liabilities of discontinued operations as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, while results of operations related to the discontinued operations for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, were reported as income (loss) from discontinued operations.

 

The results of discontinued operations for years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

 

   For the years ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
Net Revenues   24,995    311,092    2,300,653 
Operating costs and development   1,073,518    12,988,383    36,500,198 
(Loss) income from discontinued operations   (1,048,522)   (12,677,291)   (34,199,545)
Other income (expense), net   12,885,134    (32,728)   984,424 
(Loss) income before tax   11,836,612    (12,710,019)   (33,215,121)
Income tax provision   
-
    38,617    483,342 
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (33,698,463)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes   
-
    
-
    3,164,801 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)

 

Assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022 
   USD   USD 
Cash and cash equivalents   1,268,235    3,495,335 
Accounts receivable, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   44,004    710,983 
Property, equipment and software, net   29,051    55,433 
Current assets held for sale-discontinued operation   1,351,352    4,276,998 
           
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   737,693    843,167 
Tax (benefit) payable   (32,210)   32,338 
Amount due to related party   
-
    12,126,724 
Total liabilities held for sale-discontinued operation   705,483    13,002,229 
v3.23.2
Accounts Receivable, Net
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]  
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Note 5 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Accounts receivable   8,097,742    
  -
 
Allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable   (400,759)   
-
 
Accounts receivable, net   7,696,983    
     -
 
v3.23.2
Prepayments and Other Assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Prepayments and Other Assets [Abstract]  
PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

Note 6 - PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

 

   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
         
Prepayments to suppliers and others   272,129    176,978 
Total prepayments and other assets   272,129    176,978 
v3.23.2
Inventories
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
INVENTORIES

Note 7 - INVENTORIES

 

As of March 31, 2023, inventory consisted of finished goods, which were medical devices such as defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope, valued at US$ 1,686,449; while as of March 31, 2022, inventory consisted of finished goods, which were iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests, valued at US$7,795,822. The Company constantly monitors its potential obsolete products. Any loss on damaged items is immaterial and will be recognized immediately. As a result, no reserves were made for inventory as of March 31, 2023.

v3.23.2
Other Receivables
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Other Receivables [Abstract]  
OTHER RECEIVABLES

Note 8 - OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
         
Other receivables   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Allowance for uncollectible other receivables   
-
    
-
 
Other receivables, net   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Other receivables – current   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Other receivables – non-current   
-
    - 

 

In January 2022, the Company borrowed a total of US$35.2 million from a related-party, SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (Refer to Note15). To expand business channels between China and US market on medical products and medical equipment, at the ended of March 2022, the Company entered into Business Development Agreements (“Agreements”) with four third-party individuals, who were experienced in China’s medical industry, to seek for potential opportunities in healthcare industry. Pursuant to the Agreements, the term for the agreements was one year and the Company would provide US$5.0 million to each of the four individuals with a 5% annual interest rate. In early July 2022, both the four individuals and the Company agreed to terminated the Agreements in advance. On July 8, 2022, the four individuals returned a total of US$ 20.0 million and US$0.3 million interest.

 

In March 2023, the Company lent a total of US$1.5 million (RMB10.5 million) to two third party companies. The loan term for each loan was one year with an annual interest of 2%. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company accrued US$1,384 interest income.

v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Right of Use Lease Assets [Abstract]  
RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSETS

NOTE 9 - RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSETS

 

The Company had several operating leases for offices in the PRC. The related lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

Effective April 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard using a modified retrospective transition method which allowed the Company not to recast comparative periods presented in its consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients, which allowed the Company to not reassess whether any existing contracts contain a lease, to not reassess historical lease classification as operating or finance leases, and to not reassess initial direct costs. The Company has not elected the practical expedient to use hindsight to determine the lease term for its leases at transition. The Company combines the lease and non-lease components in determining the ROU assets and the related lease obligation. Adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating lease ROU assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities as disclosed below and had no impact on our deficit as of March 31, 2020. ROU assets and related lease obligations are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. As of April 1, 2019, the Company recorded a ROU asset and lease liability of US$ 2,559,646.

 

The Company’s operating leases primarily include leases for office space. The current portion of operating lease liabilities and the non-current portion of operating lease liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheets. For operating lease with a term of one year or less, the Company has elected to not recognize a lease liability or lease right of use asset on its consolidated balance sheets. Instead, it recognizes the lease payment as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For the Social E-commerce disposal and retroactive adjustment to its financial statement, the total lease expense amounted to nil, nil, and nil for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company leased premises and warehouse from third parties for free of charge.

v3.23.2
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Abstract]  
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Note 10 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Accrued payroll and benefits   588,342    60,000 
Professional fees, other payable and accrued expenses   245,340    38,638 
Interest payable   105,085    127,244 
    938,767    225,882 
v3.23.2
Related Party Balances and Transactions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

Note 11 - RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

       

As part of our corporate restructurings prior to our disposal of Hexin E-Commerce in December 2020, Mr. Ming Jia and Mr. Shiwei Wu transferred their equity interests of Wusu Company to Hexin E-Commerce, and therefore, Hexin E-Commerce became the sole shareholder of Wusu Company on November 20, 2020.

 

On December 16, 2020, Hexin Yongheng, Kuaishangche, Hexin E-Commerce, Xiaobo An, Xiaoning An, and Xiaobin Zhai entered into an assignment and assumption agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Hexin Yongheng has agreed to assign and transfer to Kuaishangche the control over Hexin E-Commerce, in exchange for cash consideration of RMB5.0 million (US$726,781). Upon the closing of the disposition, Kuaishangche became the primary beneficiary of and obtained control of Hexin E-Commerce, and as a result, assume all assets and liabilities of Hexin E-Commerce and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Hexin E-Commerce, excluding any rights, titles, interests or claims that Hexin E-Commerce had in Wusu Company, which remained a consolidated variable interest entity of the Hexin Yongheng by way of the December 1, 2020 contractual arrangements. We closed the disposition of Hexin E-Commerce on December 30, 2020.

 

As a result of the Company’s P2P disposal and lease terminations, on October 15, 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Mr. Xiaobo An, who provided office space to the Company at no charge. The lease term is 1 year.

 

On July 13, 2021, Hexin Holding Limited, the shareholder of the Company owned by Mr. Xiaobo An, founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Webao Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, China, to sell a total of 31,980,800 ordinary shares. After the transaction, the number of ordinary shares owned by Hexin Holding Limited decreased to nil accordingly.

 

On August 26, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Webao Limited, the majority shareholder of the Company, for a loan of US$2.0 million with a 0% annual interest rate. The loan term is 1 year. On Augutst 26, 2022, both the Company and Webao Limited entered into a Deferred Repayment Agreement to extend the loan term one more year to August 27, 2023 and the annual interest rate remained 0%. As of March 31, 2023, the balance of amount due to related parties was US$2.0 million.

 

On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into a loan agreement with SOS Information Technology New York, Inc. (“SOS NY”), one of our senior management was the related party of SOS Limited, for a loan of US$35,200,000 with a 2% annual interest rate. The loan term was 1 year. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, interest expense pertaining to the loan amounted to US$127,244. On July 27, 2022, the Company and SOS NY entered into an amendment and supplemental agreement to the loan agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall make a repayment in advance to SOS NY of US$27,513,849 of the principal amount together with all accrued but unpaid interest of US$358,751. The Company made a payment of US$27,872,600 for the above principal and interest on July 28, 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of unpaid principal and interest was US$7,686,151 and US$105,085.

v3.23.2
Employee Benefits
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Note 12 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

       

The Company has made the required employee benefit contributions in accordance with relevant rules and regulations in the PRC. Such contributions include funding for retirement insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance. The Company recorded the contributions in salary and employee charges at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of its employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the local government. The contributions, which were included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, made by the Company were US$118,735, US$423,413 and US$435,689 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

v3.23.2
Taxes Payable
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Tax Payable [Abstract]  
TAXES PAYABLE

Note 13 - TAXES PAYABLE

 

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Income taxes payable   95,888    92,816 
Other taxes payable   117    
-
 
Total taxes payable (receivable)   96,005    92,816 
v3.23.2
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES

Note 14 - INCOME TAXES

 

Cayman Islands

       

Akso Health was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and is not subject to income taxes or capital gain under current laws of Cayman Islands.

 

Hong Kong

       

HK Hexindai and We Health are investment holding companies registered in Hong Kong and exempted from income tax on its foreign-derived income.

 

United States

 

The Company’s subsidiaries established in the U.S. are incorporated in the U.S. and is subject to both federal and state income taxes for its business operation in the U.S. The applicable tax rate is 21% for federal, 6.5% for We Health established in New York, 0% for Akso Remote Medical and Akso Online MediTech established in Wyoming and 8% for Akso First Health established in Massachusetts. Akso Online MediTech had $441,981 taxable income as of March 31, 2022, and other U.S. entities had no taxable income as of March 31, 2022.

 

PRC

 

The Company’s subsidiaries established in the PRC are subject to the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25%, according to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law.

 

i) The components of income tax expenses are as follows:

 

   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Current   17,549    92,816    
-
 
Deferred   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Total   17,549    92,816    
   -
 

 

All income taxes are related to income derived in the U.S. and PRC during the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

The net income before taxes for the PRC entities was US$ 165,429, US$ 2,717 and nil for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The net income before taxes for the U.S. entities was US$ 634,709, 441,981 and nil for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

The following table reconciles the PRC statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2023 and 2021.

 

   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
PRC Income tax statutory rate   (25.0)%   (25.0)%   (25)%
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax rate   4.0%   4%   
-
 
Non-deductible foreign losses   0.7%   19.5%   -%
Change in valuation allowance   24.8%   0.8%   25%
Non-deductible expenses and others   (4.6).%   -%   -%
Effective tax rate   (0.1)%   (2.3)%   -%

 

According to the PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, the statute of limitations is three years if the underpayment of income taxes is due to computational errors made by the taxpayer. The statute of limitations will be extended to five years under special circumstances, which are not clearly defined, but an underpayment of income tax liability exceeding US$15,263 (RMB 100,000) is specifically listed as a special circumstance. In the case of a transfer pricing related adjustment, the statute of limitations is ten years. There is no statute of limitations in the case of tax evasion. Aggregate undistributed earnings of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs that are available for distribution was approximately negative US$30.8 million and US$36 million as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

In accordance with the EIT Law, dividends, which arise from profits of foreign invested enterprises (“FIEs”) earned after January 1, 2008, are subject to a 10% withholding income tax. In addition, under the tax treaty between the PRC and Hong Kong, if the foreign investor is incorporated in Hong Kong and qualifies as the beneficial owner, the applicable withholding tax rate is reduced to 5%, if the investor holds at least 25% in the FIE, or 10%, if the investor holds less than 25% in the FIE. On July 19, 2018, the board of directors approved an annual dividend policy. Under this policy, annual dividends will be set at an amount equivalent to approximately 15-25% of the Company’s anticipated net income after tax in each year commencing from fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, which will be derived from the earnings of the Company’s PRC entities. The board of directors did not declare any annual dividend for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

A deferred tax liability should be recognized for the undistributed profits of PRC subsidiaries unless the Company has sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the undistributed dividends will be reinvested and the remittance of the dividends will be postponed indefinitely. The Company plans to indefinitely reinvest undistributed profits earned from its China subsidiaries in its operations in the PRC. Therefore, no withholding income taxes for undistributed profits of the Company’s subsidiaries have been provided as of March 31, 2023 and 2022. Under applicable accounting principles, a deferred tax liability should be recorded for taxable temporary differences attributable to the excess of the financial reporting basis over the tax basis in a domestic subsidiary. However, recognition is not required in situations where the tax law provides a means by which the reported amount of that investment can be recovered tax-free and the enterprise expects that it will ultimately use that means. The Company completed its feasibility analysis on a method, which the Company will ultimately execute if necessary to repatriate the undistributed earnings of the subsidiary without significant tax costs. As such, the Company does not accrue deferred tax liabilities on the earnings of the subsidiary given that the Company will ultimately use the means.

v3.23.2
Loss Per Share (“LPS”)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
LOSS PER SHARE (“LPS”)

Note 15 - LOSS PER SHARE (“LPS”)

 

Basic LPS is the amount of net earnings available to each share of ordinary shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS is the amount of net earnings available to each share of ordinary shares outstanding during the reporting period adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares. The following table details the outstanding shares for basic and diluted net earnings per share:

 

   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Numerator:            
Net loss from continuing operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholder   (13,196,535)   (4,102,428)   (4,293,327)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)
Net loss attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders   (1,359,923)   (16,851,064)   (34,826,989)
                
Denominator:               
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-basic   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Weighted average number of dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options   
-
    
-
    - 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-diluted   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Basic (loss)per common share   (0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
Diluted (loss)per common share   (0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
v3.23.2
Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Note 16 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Akso Health was established under the laws of the Cayman Islands on April 25, 2016. The authorized number of ordinary shares is 500,000,000 shares with par value of US$0.0001 each. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 ordinary shares, respectively, were outstanding. On August 24, 2020, the Company amended the ratio of ADS representing its ordinary shares from one (1) ADS representing one (1) ordinary share to one (1) ADS representing three (3) ordinary shares. The change in the ADS ratio has the same effect as a one-for-three reverse ADS split. There was no change to our ordinary shares in connection with the change of the ADS ratio.

 

Private Placement

 

On August 9, 2021, the Company entered into a certain securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with certain “non-U.S. Persons” pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of 6,340,000 units at a price of US$1.58 per unit, each unit consisting of three ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Share”) and a warrant to purchase three Shares with an initial exercise price of US$3.00, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$10.02 million (the “Offering”). On September 17, 2021, the transaction contemplated by the SPA was consummated when all the closing conditions of the SPA were satisfied. The net proceeds of approximately US$10.0 million from such Offering will be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

The Warrants are exercisable immediately upon the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $3.00, or for cash (the “Warrant Shares”). The Warrants may also be exercised on a cashless basis if at any time after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares. The Warrants shall expire five years from its date of issuance. The Warrants are subject to customary anti-dilution provisions reflecting stock dividends and splits or other similar transactions.

 

Warrants

 

The Company accounts for the warrants issued in connection with the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. The Company’s management has examined the warrants and determined that these warrants qualify for equity treatment in the Company’s financial statements.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had 6,340,000 warrants outstanding to purchase 19,020,000 ordinary shares with weighted average exercise price of US$3.0 per warrant and remaining contractual lives of 3.5 year.

 

Following is a summary of the status of warrants outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2023:

 

   Warrants  

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2021   
    
    
 
Issued   6,340,000   $3.0    
 
Exercised   
    
    
 
Expired   
    
    
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2022   6,340,000   $3.0    
 
Issued   
    
    
 
Exercised   
    
    
                 —
 
Expired   
    
    
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2023   6,340,000    3.0    
       —
 
Warrants exercisable, as of March 31, 2023   6,340,000    3.0  
 
v3.23.2
Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Note 17 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

 

On April 1, 2016 (the “Award date”), to reward the Company’s employees and further align their interests with the Company in the future, the Company granted stock options to purchase 6,312,000 ordinary shares under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, adjusted for the nominal share issuance, to the Company’s officers, and key employees with the exercise price equal to US$1.28. The Company determined the grant date to be April 1, 2016 in accordance with ASC 718-10-20 and 718-10-25-5. It is because the Company and employee have reached a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of these stock option awards on April 1, 2016 including a specific exercise price and vesting and exercise conditions. All necessary approvals for the stock option awards were obtained and communicated to employees on April 1, 2016. Subsequently, after the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per ordinary share (or US$0.40 per ADS) on July 23, 2018, the board of directors further approved an adjustment to the exercise price of outstanding options from US$1.28 to US$0.88. The Options vested and became exercisable in three equal installments with the first vesting commencement date being the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the closing date of a Qualified IPO. Subject to the continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date of the option holder, shares subject to the Option shall become vested as to the remaining two-thirds of the total number of share options under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan in two (2) substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date and the second installment vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that a Qualified IPO shall have occurred on or prior to the second anniversary of the grant date. The maximum contractual term is 4 years from the April 1, 2016. These options expired on March 31, 2020 and cannot be exercised if they have not vested by the expiration date or the termination date of the options. If a Qualified IPO does not occur within two years of April 1, 2016, such option will immediately expire to the extent unvested. As vesting is triggered only upon a Qualified IPO, such unvested options will be forfeited.

 

The options contain an explicit service condition (i.e., the options vest at each of three years following a successful initial public offering) and a performance condition (i.e., the options can only be exercised upon successful completion of an initial public offering by employees that are still employed by the Company upon the completion of the initial public offering). Under ASC 718-10-55-76, if the vesting (or exercisability) of an award is based on the satisfaction of both a service and performance condition, the entity must initially determine which outcomes are probable and recognize the compensation cost over the longer of the explicit or implicit service period. Because an initial public offering generally is not considered to be probable until the initial public offering is effective, no compensation cost will be recognized until the initial public offering occurs.

 

The Company has elected to recognize share-based compensation expense using a straight-line method for the entire employee equity awards granted with graded vesting based on service conditions provided that the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date is at least equal to the portion of the grant-date value of the equity awards that are vested at that date. Upon successful completion of a Qualified IPO, the Company will recognize share-based compensation for the portion of the requisite service that has been rendered as of that date for the portion for the period from April 1, 2016 to the date of the Completion of Qualified IPO on November 3, 2017. The Company is responsible for determining the fair value of options granted to employees and uses the Binomial option-pricing model assuming as of the valuation date, the fair market value per share was US$1.41, exercise price per share was US$1.28, the risk-free interest rate was 1.81%, and the dividend yield was 0%. For the options granted under 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the expiry data was March 31, 2020, the life of option was 4 years and volatility was 47.4%.

 

The following table sets forth the stock option shares activities under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

 

   Number of options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
   Grant Date
Fair Value
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
       USD       USD   USD 
Outstanding, March 31, 2020   4,320,954    1.01    0.4    2,980,823    
    -
 
Number of Exercise   
-
                     
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (3,487,064)   0.96    
-
    (2,414,467)   
      -
 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2021   833,890    1.23    
-
    566,356    
-
 
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (242,492)   1.75    
-
    (253,337)   
-
 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2022   591,398    0.88    
-
    (605,128)   
-
 
                          
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (591,398)   0.88    
-
    (605,128)   - 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
                          
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2021   833,890    1.23    
-
    566,356    
-
 
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2022   591,398    0.88    
-
    (605,128)   
-
 
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company granted 616,700 restricted stock units (“RSU”). One RSU represents one ordinary share of the Company. RSU are share awards that, upon vesting, will deliver to the holder shares of the Company’s ordinary shares. Some of the RSU were to be vested over three years, one third (1/3) vesting and exercisable upon the date of grant, and the remaining two-thirds (2/3) of RSUs equally vesting and exercisable upon each of the second and third anniversary of the grant date. Some of the RSU were exercisable upon the date of grant. The Company satisfies RSU vesting through the issuance of new shares.

 

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company granted 242,492 restricted stock units (“RSU”). One RSU represents three ordinary shares of the Company, and the RSU vested immediately. The Company satisfies RSU vesting through the issuance of new shares.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, nil, 242,492, 32,234 RSU has been vested.

 

The following table summarized the Company’s RSUs activities under all incentive plans (in US$, except shares):

 

   Number of
Restricted
Shares
   Weighted-
average grant
date fair value
 
       USD 
Outstanding at March 31, 2018   
                       -
    
         
 
Granted   616,700    9.26 
Vested   (538,900)   9.26 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2019   77,800    9.26 
Granted          
Vested   (38,900)   9.26 
Forfeited   (3,333)   9.26 
Outstanding at March 31, 2020   35,567    9.26 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Vested   (32,234)   9.26 
Forfeited   (3,333)   
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2021   
-
    
-
 
Granted   727,476    1.62 
Vested   (727,476)   1.62 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2022   
-
    
-
 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Vested   
-
    
-
 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
 

The fair value of the stock options and RSUs on the grant date was approximately US$4.7 million. The Company accrues the compensation cost based on the number of awards that are expected to vest. The estimated forfeiture rate for the awards in fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 is 0%, 10.5% and 13.04%. The forfeiture rate is estimated based on the historical employee turnover rates and expectations about the future.

 

Stock based compensation

 

For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized US$ nil, US$391,625 and US$55,468 share-based compensation expense, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, there was no unrecognized compensation cost.

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Treasury Stock
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Treasury Stock [Abstract]  
TREASURY STOCK

Note 18 - TREASURY STOCK

 

On December 10, 2018, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$25 million of its ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares (“ADS”) over the next 12 months. The Company repurchased an aggregate of 1,165,883 ADSs from the open market for a total consideration of US$3,988,370, which was recorded as treasury stock.

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Restricted Net Assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Restricted Net Assets [Abstract]  
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

Note 19 - RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

 

Restricted Net Assets

 

As a result of the PRC laws and regulations and the requirement that distributions by the PRC entities can only be paid out of distributable profits computed in accordance with the PRC GAAP, the PRC entities are restricted from transferring a portion of their net assets to the Company. The restricted net assets consist of paid in capital, capital reserve and statutory reserves of the Company’s PRC entities. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the restricted net assets that are not available for distribution amounted to approximately US$89.5 and US$89.5 million, respectively, which was included in the additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Statutory Reserve

 

Pursuant to the Company Law of the PRC, each of the PRC entities is required to appropriate 10% of its net income to the statutory reserve on an annual basis until the aggregated amount of the reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. The statutory reserve is not distributable. Subject to the approval of the shareholders, the statutory reserve may be used to offset accumulated losses or converted into capital of the company. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the statutory reserves amounted to US$485,211 and US$485,211, which was included as retained earnings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

v3.23.2
Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Note 20 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Contingencies

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings regarding contractual and employment relationships and a variety of other matters.  The Company records contingent liabilities resulting from such claims, when a loss is assessed to be probable and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, no such contingent liabilities are assessed as probable.

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Note 21- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On May 10, 2023, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Disposition SPA”) with Umbrella Capital Investment Co., Ltd (the “Purchaser”), a British Virgin Islands company which is not affiliate of the Company of any of its directors or officers (the “Purchaser”) to dispose its social E-commerce business. Upon the closing of the transaction (the “Disposition”) contemplated by the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser will become the sole shareholder of HX Asia Investment Limited, HX China Investment Limited and Hexindai Hong Kong Limited (collectively as the “Targets”). Pursuant to the Disposition SPA, the Purchaser agreed to purchase the Targets in exchange for cash consideration of US$215,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Closing of the Disposition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions including the payment of the Purchase Price, the receipt of a fairness opinion from an independent firm, and all consents required to be obtained from or made with any governmental authorities. The Disposition closed on May 19, 2023.

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Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

Schedule I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE PARENT COMPANY

 

The Company’s subsidiaries and VIEs established in the PRC are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is subject to limitations, procedures and formalities. Regulations in the PRC currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with accounting standards and regulations in China. The Company’s subsidiaries and its VIEs are also required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on the PRC accounting standards each year to its statutory reserves account until the accumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its respective registered capital. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not distributable as cash dividends.

 

In addition, the Company’s operations and revenues are conducted and generated in China, all of the Company’s revenues being earned and currency received are denominated in RMB. RMB is subject to the foreign exchange control regulation in China, and, as a result, the Company may be unable to distribute any dividends outside of China due to the PRC foreign exchange control regulations that restrict the Company’s ability to convert RMB into US Dollars.

 

Regulation S-X requires the condensed financial information of a registrant shall be filed when the restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries exceed 25 percent of consolidated net assets as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. For purposes of the above test, restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries shall mean that amount of the registrant’s proportionate share of net assets of consolidated subsidiaries (after intercompany eliminations) which as of the end of the most recent fiscal year may not be transferred to the parent company by subsidiaries in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends without the consent of a third party. The condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 12-04, Schedule I of Regulation S-X as the restricted net assets of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs exceed 25% of the consolidated net assets of the Company.

 

The condensed financial information of the parent company has been prepared in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rule 5-04 and Rule 12-04, using the same accounting policies as set out in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, except that the Company uses the equity method to account for investments in its subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries. The footnote disclosures generally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The footnote disclosures contain supplemental information relating to the operations of the Company, as such, these statements are not the general-purpose financial statements of the reporting entity and should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   As of
March 31
2023
   As of
March 31
2022
 
   USD   USD 
ASSETS:        
Cash   4,472    4,491 
Prepayment and other assets   5,795    5,795 
Investments in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries   11,303,978    14,333,994 
TOTAL ASSETS   11,314,245    14,344,280 
          
LIABILITIES:          
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   588,941    60,675 
Due to related party   2,000,000    2,000,000 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   2,588,941    2,060,675 
           
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:          
Ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 69,763,933 and 69,763,933 shares issued, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.)   6,977    6,976 
Additional paid-in capital   71,021,898    71,021,898 
Treasury stock   (3,988,370)   (3,988,370)
Deficit   (54,467,600)   (53,107,676)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (3,847,601)   (1,649,223)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   8,725,304    12,283,605 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHEREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   11,314,245    14,344,280 

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

   Years Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries   (1,086,999)   (13,720,643)   (30,533,662)
General administrative expense and others   (160,427)   (3,129,090)   (4,293,327)
NET (LOSS)   (1,247,426)   (16,849,733)   (34,826,989)
                
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)               
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (2,198,379)   1,454,319    3,942,157 
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)   (3,445,805)   (15,395,414)   (30,884,832)

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   For The Years Ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:            
Net (loss)   (1,247,426)   (16,851,064)   (34,826,989)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:               
Equity in loss of subsidiaries   1,147,003    13,721,974    30,533,662 
Share-based compensation   
-
    391,625    55,468 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Prepayments and other assets   
-
    154,654    (154,653)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   528,266    101,207    (40,618)
Interest payments on unsecured senior notes and short-term bank loan  
-
    (676,894)   (2,114,388)
NET CASH (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES   427,843    (3,158,498)   (6,547,518)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:               
Increase in investment in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Purchase of long-term investments   
-
    
-
    
-
 
NET CASH (USED IN) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES   
-
    
-
    
-
 
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:               
Proceeds from private placement offering, net of offering costs   
-
    10,017,200    
-
 
Principal payments on unsecured senior notes   
-
    (10,000,000)   (10,000,000)
Exercise of share options   
-
    
-
    3 
Loan to subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries   (427,857)   (337,695)   
-
 
Repayment from subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries   
-
    
-
    11,317,561 
Proceeds from related party   
-
    2,000,000    5,004,290 
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES   (427,857)   1,679,505    6,321,854 
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH   (14)   (1,478,993)   (225,664)
CASH-beginning of year   4,491    1,483,484    1,709,148 
CASH-end of year   4,472    4,491    1,483,484 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:               
Cash paid for income tax   17,549    92,816    
-
 
Cash paid for interest   336,593    676,894    2,114,388 

 

Notes to condensed financial statements

 

1.Akso Health, formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc., was founded on April 25, 2016 in the Cayman Islands. The condensed full year results of the Company have been prepared assuming the Reorganization (see Note 1 in the consolidated financial statements) was in effect from November 1, 2016.

 

2.The condensed financial statements of Akso Health have been prepared using the same accounting policies as set out in the consolidated financial statements except that the equity method has been used to account for investments in subsidiaries, VIEs and subsidiaries of VIEs. Such investment in subsidiaries and VIEs are presented on the balance sheets as interests in subsidiaries and VIEs and the income (loss) of the subsidiaries and VIEs is presented as equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries and VIEs on the statement of operations.

 

3.As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no material contingencies, significant provisions of long-term obligations of the Company, except for those which have been separately disclosed in the consolidated financial statements.

 

4.Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. The notes to consolidated financial statements disclosed certain supplemental information relating to the operations of the Company and, as such, these statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
v3.23.2
Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and have been consistently applied. Certain prior year balances in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) and cash flows have been reclassified to the current year’s presentation.

Basis of consolidation

Basis of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its consolidated VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce Business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented. Assets and liabilities of the P2P business were reclassified separately from other assets and liabilities of the Company on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 1 and Note 4.

Consolidated VIEs

Consolidated VIEs

VIE arrangements

In order to comply with the PRC laws and regulations which prohibit or restrict foreign investments into companies involved in restricted businesses, the Company operates its marketplace and restricted businesses in the PRC through certain PRC domestic companies, whose equity interests are held by certain management members of the Company or onshore nominees of the Company (“Nominee Shareholders”). The Company obtained control over these PRC domestic companies by entering into a series of contractual arrangements with these PRC domestic companies and their respective Nominee Shareholders. These contractual agreements cannot be unilaterally terminated by the Nominee Shareholders or the PRC domestic companies. As a result, the Company maintains the ability to control these PRC domestic companies and is entitled to substantially all of the economic benefits from these PRC domestic companies. Management concluded that these PRC domestic companies are VIEs of the Company, of which the Company is the ultimate primary beneficiary. As such, the Company consolidated financial results of these PRC domestic companies and their subsidiaries in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The principal terms of the agreements entered into amongst the VIEs, their respective shareholders and the WFOE are further described below.

 

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements

The Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements enable the WOFE to receive substantially all of the assets and business of the VIEs in the PRC. Under these Agreements, the WOFE has the exclusive right to provide the VIEs with comprehensive technical support, consulting services and other services during the term of these Agreements, including but not limited to software licensing; development, maintenance and update of software, network systems, hardware and database; technical support and training for employees; consultancy on technology and market information; business management consultation; marketing and promotion services, etc. The WOFE has the right to determine the fees associated with the services it provides based on the technical difficulty and complexity of the services, the actual labor costs it incurs for providing the services and some other factors during the relevant period. This Agreements remain effective unless otherwise terminated in writing by WOFE.

Equity Interest Pledge Agreements

Pursuant to the Equity Interest Pledge Agreements, each Shareholder of the VIEs agreed to pledge their equity interest in the VIEs to the WOFE to secure the performance of the VIEs’ obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreements and any such agreements to be entered into in the future. Shareholders of the VIEs agreed not to transfer, sell, pledge, dispose of or otherwise create any encumbrance on their equity interests in the VIEs without the prior written consent of the WOFE. The Pledges became effective on such date when the pledge of the Equity Interest contemplated herein were registered with the relevant administration for industry and commerce (the “AIC”) and remain effective until all contract obligations have been fully performed and all secured indebtedness has been fully paid.

Exclusive Option Agreements

Pursuant to the Exclusive Option Agreements, each of the Shareholders of the VIE irrevocably grant the WOFE an irrevocable and exclusive right to purchase, or designate one or more persons (including individuals, corporations, partnerships, partners, enterprises, trusts or non-corporate organizations) to purchase the equity interests in the VIEs then held by such Shareholder of the VIEs once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at the WOFE’s sole and absolute discretion to the extent permitted by Chinese laws at the price of RMB 1 or at the price of the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable PRC law at the time when such purchase occurs. These three Agreements remain effective until all equity interests held by the shareholders of the VIEs in the VIEs have been transferred or assigned to the WOFE and/or its designees.

Loan Agreements

Pursuant to the three Loan Agreements, the WOFE agreed to lend each of the Shareholders of VIEs a loan only to subscribe to the registered capital of the VIEs. The repayment of the loan shall be made by permitting the WOFE to execute its exclusive right to purchase shares from the shareholders of the VIEs under the Exclusive Option Agreement as the repayment is equivalent to the consideration of the purchased shares. The term of these loans is 10 years, which may be extended upon mutual written consent of all parties.

Power of Attorney

Each Shareholder of the VIEs, executed a Power of Attorney agreement with the WOFE and the VIEs, whereby Shareholders of the VIEs irrevocably appoint and constitute the WOFE as their attorney-in-fact to exercise on the shareholders’ behalf any and all rights that Shareholders of the VIEs have in respect of their equity interests in the VIEs. These three Power of Attorney documents remain irrevocable and continuously effective and valid as long as the original shareholders of the VIEs remain as the Shareholders of the VIEs.

 

Risks in relation to the VIE structure

The Company believes that the contractual arrangements with its VIEs and their respective shareholders are in compliance with the PRC laws and regulations and are legally enforceable. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. If the legal structure and contractual arrangements were found to be in violation of the PRC laws and regulations, the PRC government could:

revoke the business and operating licenses of the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs;
   
discontinue or restrict the operations of any related-party transactions between the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs;
   
limit the Company’s business expansion in the PRC by way of entering into contractual arrangements;
   
impose fines or other requirements with which the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs may not be able to comply;
   
require the Company or the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs to restructure the relevant ownership structure or operations; and/or
   
restrict or prohibit the Company’s use of the proceeds of the additional public offering to finance the Company’s business and operations in the PRC.

The Company’s ability to conduct its Online Marketplace business may be negatively affected if the PRC government were to carry out any of the aforementioned actions. As a result, the Company may not be able to consolidate its VIEs in its consolidated financial statements as it may lose the ability to exert effective control over the VIEs and their respective shareholders and it may lose the ability to receive economic benefits from the VIEs. The Company, however, does not believe such actions would result in the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, its PRC subsidiary and VIEs.

The interests of the shareholders of VIEs may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIEs not to pay the service fees when required to do so. The Company cannot assure that when conflicts of interest arise, shareholders of the VIEs will act in the best interests of the Company or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in the Company’s favor. Currently, the Company does not have existing arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest the shareholders of the VIEs may encounter in their capacity as beneficial owners and directors of the VIEs, on the one hand, and as beneficial owners and directors of the Company, on the other hand. The Company believes the shareholders of VIEs will not act contrary to any of the contractual arrangements and the exclusive option agreements provide the Company with a mechanism to remove the current shareholders of the VIEs should they act to the detriment of the Company. The Company relies on certain current shareholders of the VIEs to fulfill their fiduciary duties and abide by laws of the PRC and act in the best interest of the Company. If the Company cannot resolve any conflicts of interest or disputes between the Company and the shareholders of the VIEs, the Company would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in disruption of its business, and there is substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

 

The following financial statement amounts and balances of the consolidated VIEs were included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   678,691    2,394,869 
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   43,779    55,864 
Amounts due from related parties   26,206,288    27,139,795 
Total Current Assets   26,938,820    29,605,775 
Property, equipment and software, net   28,698    53,888 
Total Assets   26,967,518    29,659,663 
           
Current Liabilities          
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   32,430    77,296 
Taxes (benefit) payable   (12,624)   11,909 
Total Current Liabilities   19,806    89,205 
Total Liabilities   19,806    89,205 
   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net revenues   27,324    311,725    1,759,941 
Net loss   (348,806)   (11,527,588)   (24,258,182)
   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (559,973)   5,613,401    21,401,699 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   
-
    (1,455,547)   407,419 
Net cash (used in) financing activities   (1,156,948)   (13,203,558)   (13,127,699)

 

Revenue recognition
   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (559,973)   5,613,401    21,401,699 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   
-
    (1,455,547)   407,419 
Net cash (used in) financing activities   (1,156,948)   (13,203,558)   (13,127,699)

 

Uses of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include estimates and judgments applied in allocation of revenue with various performance obligations, allowance for accounts receivable and contract assets, impairment on long-term investments, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of share-based compensation and allowance for loans receivable and other receivable.

Fair value of financial instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and the market-based risk measurement or assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

Level 2 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, receivables, prepayments and other assets, loan principal and interest receivable, approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities in or out of level 3 during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

The Company’s long-term investments consist of equity securities and available-for-sale investments. For long-term investments without readily determinable fair value, the Company is not able to estimate fair value, hence, the Company uses the cost minus impairment method as alternative.

Discontinued Operations

A component of a reporting entity or a group of components of a reporting entity that are disposed or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, such as the management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the disposal group, should be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. Discontinued operations are reported when a component of an entity comprising operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity is classified as held for disposal or has been disposed of, if the component either (1) represents a strategic shift or (2) have a major impact on an entity’s financial results and operations. Included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, result from discontinued operations have been reported separately from the income and expenses from continuing operations and prior periods have been presented on a reclassified comparative basis. In order to present the financial effects of the continuing operations and discontinued operations, revenues and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated except for those revenues and expenses that are considered to continue after the disposal of the discontinued operations.

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented.

 

Revenue recognition

In February 2022, the Company started its business in the US market for the sale of medical devices. In May 2020, the Company launched its social e-commerce platform and built collaboration with domestic mainstream E-commerce marketplaces. The Company provides recommendation services by referring certain interested users to those marketplaces for high-quality and affordable branded products. Prior to business transformation, the Company through its P2P business offered online consumer lending-related service in fiscal year 2020, which was discontinued in fiscal year 2021 and disposed on December 30, 2020. The Company presents value added taxes (“VAT”) as a reduction of revenues.

Revenues generated are accounted under Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from contracts with Customers” (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following steps:

Step 1: Identify the contract (s) with a customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

Online marketplace services

Commission revenue

The commission services revenue primarily consists of commission fees charged to the online E-commerce marketplace for recommending users to purchase on their marketplaces, where the Company generally is acting as an agent and its performance obligation is to provide recommendation services for purchasing specified goods or services by those third-party sellers, is not responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified goods or services, and does not have the ability to control the related shipping services when utilized by the third-party sellers. Upon successful sales, the Company will charge the online E-commerce companies a negotiated amount or a fixed rate commission fee based on the sales amount. Commission services revenues are recognized on a net basis at the point of receipt of products, net of a return allowance and incentives to consumers or channels.

In order to promote its online marketplace and attract more registered consumers, the Company at its own discretion offers incentives to consumers. Consumers are not customers of the Company, therefore incentives offered to consumers are not considered payments to customers. Such incentives offered to consumers were as a reward for purchasing by themselves or their sharing through our platform. Incentives provided to consumers are specific to any merchant and are recognized as a reduction of commission service revenue. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the total amount of incentives was nil, US$96,332 and US$82,054, respectively,. which was included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

Recommendation service

The Company started to provide recommendation services by referring certain borrowers to Funding Partners in July 2019. Such services primarily include referral through the Company’s marketplace that directs users to third party financial institutions. The Company received a referral fee from the third-party financial institutions and such revenue was recognized at the point that the recommendation services are performed and the related funds are drawdown by borrowers. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, the Company earned nil, nil and nil recommendation service revenue from its partnership with a financial services provider in China, or the Funding Partner, respectively. The Company has ceased to provide such recommendation services since November 2019.

Interest income

Started in August 2017, the Company lent funds to borrowers up to their approved credit through its consolidated VIE, and since May 2019, the Company has ceased to issue new loans through its microlending business. Interest income on loans receivable is recognized monthly based on the contractual interest rates of the loan. Accrual of interest is generally discontinued when reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. When a loan is discontinued from interest accrual, the Company stops accruing interest and reverses all accrued but unpaid interest as of such date. Interest income was US$ nil, US$215,393, and US$1,690,448 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in net income (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

 

Sales of medical devices

Started in February 2022, throught its subsidiary Akso Online MediTech, the Company engaged in the sale of Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Tests in US market. Akso Online MediTech purchases medical devices in quantity and distributes products primarily to medical products dealers. The deliveries may take one day or longer depending on the customers’ location. Revenue from sales of merchandise to non-retail customers is recognized when the merchandise is transferred to customers. There was no sales return since the start the business.

Disaggregation of revenue

All of the Company’s revenue for the years ended March 31, 2022 were generated from US, and for the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s revenue were generated from US and PRC. The following table illustrates the disaggregation of revenue:

   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Revenue                  
Revenue from medical devices   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Total revenues   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Tax and surcharges   4,964    
-
    
-
 
Net Revenues   13,181,561    6,000,000    
-
 
Uses of estimates

Uses of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include estimates and judgments applied in allocation of revenue with various performance obligations, allowance for accounts receivable and contract assets, impairment on long-term investments, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of share-based compensation and allowance for loans receivable and other receivable.

Fair value of financial instruments

Fair value of financial instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and the market-based risk measurement or assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

The Company follows the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

Level 2 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, receivables, prepayments and other assets, loan principal and interest receivable, approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities in or out of level 3 during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

The Company’s long-term investments consist of equity securities and available-for-sale investments. For long-term investments without readily determinable fair value, the Company is not able to estimate fair value, hence, the Company uses the cost minus impairment method as alternative.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

A component of a reporting entity or a group of components of a reporting entity that are disposed or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, such as the management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the disposal group, should be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. Discontinued operations are reported when a component of an entity comprising operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity is classified as held for disposal or has been disposed of, if the component either (1) represents a strategic shift or (2) have a major impact on an entity’s financial results and operations. Included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, result from discontinued operations have been reported separately from the income and expenses from continuing operations and prior periods have been presented on a reclassified comparative basis. In order to present the financial effects of the continuing operations and discontinued operations, revenues and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated except for those revenues and expenses that are considered to continue after the disposal of the discontinued operations.

Due to the disposal of the social E-commerce business, which represented a strategic shift and had a major effect on the Company’s results of operations, revenues, costs and expenses related to the social E-commerce business have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all the periods presented.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand, unrestricted demand deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments placed with banks, which have original maturities of three months or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.

Accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts

Accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts

Accounts receivable are mainly receivables from online E-commerce marketplaces and recommendation services, which are stated at the historical carrying amount net of allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company establishes an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable based on estimates, historical experience and other factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers. Uncollectible accounts receivables are written off when a settlement is reached for an amount that is less than the outstanding historical balance or when the Company has determined that is not probable for the balance to be collected. Beginning on April 1, 2020, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable for expected credit losses on a regular basis. The Company maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to reduce its accounts receivable to the amount that it believes will be collected. The Company uses the length of time a balance has been outstanding, the payment history, creditworthiness and financial conditions of the customers and industry trend as credit quality indicators to monitor the Company’s receivables within the scope of expected credit losses model and use these as a basis to develop the Company’s expected loss estimates. The Company adjusts the allowance percentage periodically when there are significant differences between estimated bad debts and actual bad debts. If there is strong evidence indicating that the accounts receivable is likely to be unrecoverable, the Company also makes a specific allowance in the period in which a loss is determined to be probable. Accounts receivable balances are written off after all collection efforts have been exhausted. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable balance was US$ 400,759 and nil, respectively.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are comprised of finished goods, which are defibrillators and anesthesia laryngoscope, and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using first in first out (FIFO) method. Management reviews inventories for obsolescence and cost in excess of net realizable value periodically when appropriate and records a reserve against the inventory when the carrying value exceeds net realizable value. As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that no allowance was necessary.

 

Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

    Useful life
Office equipment   3-5 years

The Company eliminates the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of assets sold or otherwise retired from the accounts and includes any gains or losses from disposal of property, equipment, and software in other income. The Company charges maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals directly to expense as incurred; major additions and betterments to equipment are capitalized.

Impairment of long-lived assets

Impairment of long-lived assets

The carrying value of the long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Such assets are considered to be impaired if the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than carrying amount of the assets. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. No impairment loss was recognized for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

Advertising and promotion expenses

Advertising and promotion expenses

The Company recognizes its advertising and promotion expenses as sales and marketing expense. Advertising expenses represent expenses for placing advertisements on television, radio and in newspapers, as well as on internet websites and search engines. Advertising and promotion cost are expensed as incurred. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the advertising and promotion expense was US$ 6,661, nil and nil, respectively.

Lease
Lease

Upon the adoption of FASB ASC 842 on April 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities, in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not have any finance leases as of the adoption date or March 31, 2022.

ROU represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities 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 uses its incremental borrowing rate, which it calculates based on the credit quality of the Company and by comparing interest rates available in the market for similar borrowings, and adjusting this amount based on the impact of collateral over the term of each lease.

For operating lease with a term of one year or less, the Company has elected to not recognize a lease liability or lease right of use asset on its consolidated balance sheets. Instead, it recognizes the lease payment as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Short-term lease costs are immaterial to its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss). The Company has operating lease agreements with insignificant non-lease components and have elected the practical expedient to combine and account for lease and non-lease components as single lease component.

 

Warrants

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent annually period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations (Note 20).

Share-based compensation

Share-based compensation

Under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company grants share options to the Company’s selected employees, and directors. Awards granted to employees with service conditions attached are measured at the fair value on the grant date and are recognized as an expense using straight-line method, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of share-based compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

Awards granted to employees with performance conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense in the period and thereafter when the performance goal becomes probable to achieve. Awards granted to employees with market conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as compensation expense over the estimated requisite service period, regardless of whether the market condition has been satisfied if the requisite service period is fulfilled.

Binomial option-pricing models are adopted to measure the value of awards at each grant date or measurement date. The determination of fair value is affected by assumptions relating to a number of complex and subjective variables, including but not limited to the expected share price volatility, actual and projected employee share option exercise behavior, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends. The use of the option-pricing model requires extensive actual employee exercise behavior data for the relative probability estimation purpose, and a number of complex assumptions.

Treasury stock

Treasury stock

Treasury stock represents ordinary shares repurchased by the Company that are no longer outstanding and are held by the Company. The repurchase of ordinary shares is accounted for under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired shares are recorded as treasury stock. The cost of treasury stock is transferred to “additional paid-in capital” when it is re-issued for the purpose of share options exercised and share awards.

 

Income taxes

Income taxes

The Company accounts for current income taxes in accordance with the laws of the relevant tax authorities. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the fiscal year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

The Company accounts for income tax under the asset and liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of the events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes will be recognized if significant temporary differences between tax and financial statements occur. A valuation allowance is established against net deferred tax assets when it is more likely that some portion or all of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized. For the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company provided a full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets.

The Company may be subject to challenges from taxing authorities regarding the amounts of taxes due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions. Management determines whether the benefits of its tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income taxes are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position (including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits associated with the tax positions. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions. The Company does not believe that its unrecognized tax benefits will change over the next twelve months.

Noncontrolling interests

Noncontrolling interests

Noncontrolling interest consists of 49% of the equity interest of We Healthy held by other investors. Excess of contribution received from noncontrolling shareholders over carrying value of the entity is recorded in additional paid in capital. The noncontrolling interests are presented in the consolidated balance sheets, separately from equity attributable to the shareholders of the Company. Noncontrolling interests in the results of the Company are presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations as an allocation of the total income or loss for the year between non-controlling interest holders and the shareholders of the Company.

Noncontrolling interest consist of the following:

   December 31,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
We Healthy   114,212    1,976 
Earnings (loss) per share

Earnings (loss) per share

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires public companies with capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income (loss) attributed to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential ordinary shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential ordinary shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

Foreign currency translation

Foreign currency translation

The functional currency of the Company is United States Dollar. The Company’s subsidiaries with operations in mainland China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC (“Hong Kong” or “Hong Kong S.A.R.”), the United States generally use their respective local currencies as their functional currencies.. The Company’s financial statements have been translated into the reporting currency, the United States Dollar (“USD”). Assets and liabilities of the Company are translated at the exchange rate at each reporting period end date. Equity is translated at historical rates. Income and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rate during the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Transactions denominated in currencies other than functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates quoted by authoritative banks prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from those foreign currency transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are recorded in “other income (expense)” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that any RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at the rates used in translation.

Spot exchange rates and average exchange rates were used in the translation of the consolidated financial statements.

   Fiscal year
2023
   Fiscal year
2022
   Fiscal year
2021
 
US Exchange Rate            
Year-end RMB   6.8676    6.3393    6.5518 
Year average RMB   6.8516    6.4180    6.7834 
Significant risks and uncertainties

Significant risks and uncertainties

Foreign currency risk

RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies. The value of RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents denominated in RMB amounted to US$7,876,767 and US$ 10,350,897 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily included in the financial lines of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables and prepayments and other assets. As of March 31, 2023, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major financial institutions located worldwide, including mainland China and Unite State. According to the China Bank Deposit Insurance Ordinance, the deposits at each bank is covered by insurance with an upper limit of RMB 500,000 (approximately US$72,806) at each bank. As of March 31, 2023, the total amount not covered by issuance in the PRC was US$7,803,961. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board pays compensation up to a limit of HKD 500,000 (approximately US$ 63,695) if the bank with which an individual/a company hold its eligible deposit fails. As of March 31, 2023, no cash balance maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong was subject to credit risk. In the US, the insurance coverage of each bank is $250,000. As of March 31, 2023, no cash balance maintained at financial institutions in US was subject to credit risk. If the financial institutions could become insolvent, the Company could lose some or all of the value of its investments. To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily place cash and cash equivalent deposits with large financial institutions which management believes are of high credit quality and management also continually monitors the financial institutions’ credit worthiness.

Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers in the PRC. The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by credit evaluations the Company performs on its customers and its ongoing monitoring process of outstanding balances.

 

Customer concentration risk

For the year ended March 31, 2023, three customers accounted for 59.5%, 11.1% and 10.1% for the Company’s total revenue from sales of medical devices business. For the year ended March 31, 2022, one customer accounted for 95.1% of the Company’s total revenues. There were two customers accounted for 82.5% and 16.5% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023. There was no customer of the Company that accounted for greater than 10% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2022.

Vendor concentration risk

For the year ended March 31, 2023, one vendor accounted for 97.3% of the Company’s purchase of medical devices business. For the year ended March 31, 2022, one vendor accounted for 100% of the Company’s purchase of medical devices business. There was no vendor of the Company that accounted for greater than 10% of the Company’s carrying amount of accounts payable as of March 31, 2023 and 2022.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted the new standard beginning April 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Based on the nature of the Company’s financial instruments within the scope of this standard, which are primarily accounts receivable, loans receivable and other receivables, the adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), which clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including early adoption in an interim period, for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods therein. Early adoption of the standard is permitted, including adoption in interim or annual periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (income) and consolidated statements of cash flows.

v3.23.2
Business Description (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Business Description [Abstract]  
Schedule of the Company's principal subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs
   Date of
incorporation /
acquisition
  Place of
incorporation
  Percentage of
legal ownership
   Principal activities
Wholly owned subsidiaries             
Hexindai Hong Kong Limited (“HK Hexindai”)*  May 17, 2016  Hong Kong   100%   Investment holding
Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. ( Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise ,“WOFE”)*  August 8, 2016  PRC   100%   Provision of consultancy and information technology (“IT”) support
Tianjin Haohongyuan Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Haohongyuan”)  May 25, 2018  PRC   100%   Provision of consultancy and IT support
HX Asia Investment Limited*  June 25, 2018  BVI   100%   Investment holding
HX China Investment Limited*  January 16, 2019  BVI   100%   Investment holding
Hexin Investment Private Limited*  July 15, 2020  Singapore   100%   Investment holding
We Health Limited (“We Health”)  July 8, 2021  New York   100%   Investment holding
We Healthy Limited (“We Healthy”)  December 15, 2021  Hong Kong   51%   Investment holding
Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc. (“Akso Remote Medical”)  January 3, 2022  Wyoming   100%   Provision of health treatment services
Akso Online MediTech Co., Ltd.(“Akso Online MediTech”)  January 4, 2022  Wyoming   100%   Sales of medical devices
Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc. (“Akso First Health”)  January 4, 2022  Massachusetts   100%   Provision of health treatment services
Qindao Akso Health Management Co., Limited  January 26, 2022  PRC   51%   Provision of health treatment services
VIEs              
Wusu Hexin Yongheng Trading Co., Ltd (“Wusu Company)*  August 28, 2017  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Trading branded products and product promotion
Hexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd.(“Hexin Digital”)*  August 1, 2019  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Provision of consultancy and IT support
Beijing Hexin Jiuding Technology Co., Ltd. (“ Hexin Jiuding ”)*  January 1, 2021  PRC   Consolidated VIE   Provision of consultancy and IT support
*All the subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs were disposed in May 2023.
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of financial statement amounts and balances of the consolidated VIEs
   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   678,691    2,394,869 
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   43,779    55,864 
Amounts due from related parties   26,206,288    27,139,795 
Total Current Assets   26,938,820    29,605,775 
Property, equipment and software, net   28,698    53,888 
Total Assets   26,967,518    29,659,663 
           
Current Liabilities          
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   32,430    77,296 
Taxes (benefit) payable   (12,624)   11,909 
Total Current Liabilities   19,806    89,205 
Total Liabilities   19,806    89,205 
   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net revenues   27,324    311,725    1,759,941 
Net loss   (348,806)   (11,527,588)   (24,258,182)
   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
    USD    USD    USD 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (559,973)   5,613,401    21,401,699 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   
-
    (1,455,547)   407,419 
Net cash (used in) financing activities   (1,156,948)   (13,203,558)   (13,127,699)

 

Schedule of disaggregation of revenue
   Year ended   Year ended   Year ended 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Revenue                  
Revenue from medical devices   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Total revenues   13,186,525    6,000,000    
-
 
Tax and surcharges   4,964    
-
    
-
 
Net Revenues   13,181,561    6,000,000    
-
 
Schedule of depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method estimated useful lives
    Useful life
Office equipment   3-5 years
Schedule of noncontrolling interest
   December 31,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
We Healthy   114,212    1,976 
​Schedule of spot exchange rates and average exchange rates
   Fiscal year
2023
   Fiscal year
2022
   Fiscal year
2021
 
US Exchange Rate            
Year-end RMB   6.8676    6.3393    6.5518 
Year average RMB   6.8516    6.4180    6.7834 
v3.23.2
Discontinued Operation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
​Schedule of discontinued operations
   For the years ended March 31, 
   2023   2022   2021 
   USD   USD   USD 
Net Revenues   24,995    311,092    2,300,653 
Operating costs and development   1,073,518    12,988,383    36,500,198 
(Loss) income from discontinued operations   (1,048,522)   (12,677,291)   (34,199,545)
Other income (expense), net   12,885,134    (32,728)   984,424 
(Loss) income before tax   11,836,612    (12,710,019)   (33,215,121)
Income tax provision   
-
    38,617    483,342 
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (33,698,463)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes   
-
    
-
    3,164,801 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)

 

​Schedule of assets and liabilities
   March 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2022 
   USD   USD 
Cash and cash equivalents   1,268,235    3,495,335 
Accounts receivable, net   10,062    15,247 
Prepayments and other assets   44,004    710,983 
Property, equipment and software, net   29,051    55,433 
Current assets held for sale-discontinued operation   1,351,352    4,276,998 
           
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   737,693    843,167 
Tax (benefit) payable   (32,210)   32,338 
Amount due to related party   
-
    12,126,724 
Total liabilities held for sale-discontinued operation   705,483    13,002,229 
v3.23.2
Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]  
​Schedule of accounts receivable, net
   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Accounts receivable   8,097,742    
  -
 
Allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable   (400,759)   
-
 
Accounts receivable, net   7,696,983    
     -
 
v3.23.2
Prepayments and Other Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Prepayments and Other Assets [Abstract]  
​Schedule of prepayments and other assets
   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
         
Prepayments to suppliers and others   272,129    176,978 
Total prepayments and other assets   272,129    176,978 
v3.23.2
Other Receivables (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Other Receivables [Abstract]  
​Schedule of other receivables
   As of   As of 
   March 31,
2023
   March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
         
Other receivables   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Allowance for uncollectible other receivables   
-
    
-
 
Other receivables, net   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Other receivables – current   1,528,918    20,000,000 
Other receivables – non-current   
-
    - 
v3.23.2
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Abstract]  
​Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Accrued payroll and benefits   588,342    60,000 
Professional fees, other payable and accrued expenses   245,340    38,638 
Interest payable   105,085    127,244 
    938,767    225,882 
v3.23.2
Taxes Payable (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Taxes Payable [Abstract]  
Schedule of taxes payable
   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
March 31,
2022
 
   USD   USD 
Income taxes payable   95,888    92,816 
Other taxes payable   117    
-
 
Total taxes payable (receivable)   96,005    92,816 
v3.23.2
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of the income tax expenses (benefit)
   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Current   17,549    92,816    
-
 
Deferred   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Total   17,549    92,816    
   -
 
Schedule of reconciles the PRC statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate
   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
PRC Income tax statutory rate   (25.0)%   (25.0)%   (25)%
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax rate   4.0%   4%   
-
 
Non-deductible foreign losses   0.7%   19.5%   -%
Change in valuation allowance   24.8%   0.8%   25%
Non-deductible expenses and others   (4.6).%   -%   -%
Effective tax rate   (0.1)%   (2.3)%   -%
v3.23.2
Loss Per Share (“LPS”) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
​Schedule of outstanding shares for basic and diluted net earnings per share
   Year ended
March 31,
2023
   Year ended
March 31,
2022
   Year ended
March 31,
2021
 
   USD   USD   USD 
Numerator:            
Net loss from continuing operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholder   (13,196,535)   (4,102,428)   (4,293,327)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders   11,836,612    (12,748,636)   (30,533,662)
Net loss attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders   (1,359,923)   (16,851,064)   (34,826,989)
                
Denominator:               
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-basic   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Weighted average number of dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options   
-
    
-
    - 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-diluted   68,598,050    59,612,152    48,837,977 
Basic (loss)per common share   (0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
Diluted (loss)per common share   (0.02)   (0.28)   (0.71)
v3.23.2
Shareholders' Equity (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
​Schedule of warrants outstanding and exercisable
   Warrants  

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2021   
    
    
 
Issued   6,340,000   $3.0    
 
Exercised   
    
    
 
Expired   
    
    
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2022   6,340,000   $3.0    
 
Issued   
    
    
 
Exercised   
    
    
                 —
 
Expired   
    
    
 
Warrants outstanding, as of March 31, 2023   6,340,000    3.0    
       —
 
Warrants exercisable, as of March 31, 2023   6,340,000    3.0  
 
v3.23.2
Share-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Schedule of stock option shares activities under the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan
   Number of options   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life in
Years
   Grant Date
Fair Value
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
       USD       USD   USD 
Outstanding, March 31, 2020   4,320,954    1.01    0.4    2,980,823    
    -
 
Number of Exercise   
-
                     
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (3,487,064)   0.96    
-
    (2,414,467)   
      -
 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2021   833,890    1.23    
-
    566,356    
-
 
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (242,492)   1.75    
-
    (253,337)   
-
 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2022   591,398    0.88    
-
    (605,128)   
-
 
                          
Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled   (591,398)   0.88    
-
    (605,128)   - 
                          
Outstanding, March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
                          
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2021   833,890    1.23    
-
    566,356    
-
 
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2022   591,398    0.88    
-
    (605,128)   
-
 
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Schedule of Company's RSUs activities under all incentive plans
   Number of
Restricted
Shares
   Weighted-
average grant
date fair value
 
       USD 
Outstanding at March 31, 2018   
                       -
    
         
 
Granted   616,700    9.26 
Vested   (538,900)   9.26 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2019   77,800    9.26 
Granted          
Vested   (38,900)   9.26 
Forfeited   (3,333)   9.26 
Outstanding at March 31, 2020   35,567    9.26 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Vested   (32,234)   9.26 
Forfeited   (3,333)   
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2021   
-
    
-
 
Granted   727,476    1.62 
Vested   (727,476)   1.62 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2022   
-
    
-
 
Granted   
-
    
-
 
Vested   
-
    
-
 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2023   
-
    
-
 
v3.23.2
Business Description (Details) - ​Schedule of the Company's principal subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Hexindai Hong Kong Limited (“HK Hexindai”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition May 17, 2016 [1]
Place of incorporation Hong Kong [1]
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00% [1]
Principal activities Investment holding [1]
Beijing Hexin Yongheng Technology Development Co., Ltd. ( Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise ,“WOFE”)[Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition August 8, 2016 [1]
Place of incorporation PRC [1]
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00% [1]
Principal activities Provision of consultancy and information technology (“IT”) support [1]
Tianjin Haohongyuan Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Haohongyuan”)[Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition May 25, 2018
Place of incorporation PRC
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00%
Principal activities Provision of consultancy and IT support
HX Asia Investment Limited [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition June 25, 2018 [1]
Place of incorporation BVI [1]
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00% [1]
Principal activities Investment holding [1]
HX China Investment Limited [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition January 16, 2019 [1]
Place of incorporation BVI [1]
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00% [1]
Principal activities Investment holding [1]
Hexin Investment Private Limited [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition July 15, 2020 [1]
Place of incorporation Singapore [1]
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00% [1]
Principal activities Investment holding [1]
We Health Limited (“We Health”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition July 8, 2021
Place of incorporation New York
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00%
Principal activities Investment holding
We Healthy Limited (“We Healthy”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition December 15, 2021
Place of incorporation Hong Kong
Percentage of legal ownership 51.00%
Principal activities Investment holding
Akso Remote Medical Consultation Center Inc. (“Akso Remote Medical”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition January 3, 2022
Place of incorporation Wyoming
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00%
Principal activities Provision of health treatment services
Akso Online MediTech Co., Ltd.(“Akso Online MediTech”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition January 4, 2022
Place of incorporation Wyoming
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00%
Principal activities Sales of medical devices
Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc. (“Akso First Health”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition January 4, 2022
Place of incorporation Massachusetts
Percentage of legal ownership 100.00%
Principal activities Provision of health treatment services
Qindao Akso Health Management Co., Limited [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition January 26, 2022
Place of incorporation PRC
Percentage of legal ownership 51.00%
Principal activities Provision of health treatment services
Wusu Hexin Yongheng Trading Co., Ltd (“Wusu Company) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition August 28, 2017 [1]
Place of incorporation PRC [1]
Percentage of legal ownership [1]
Principal activities Trading branded products and product promotion [1]
Hexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd.(“Hexin Digital”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition August 1, 2019 [1]
Place of incorporation PRC [1]
Percentage of legal ownership [1]
Principal activities Provision of consultancy and IT support [1]
Beijing Hexin Jiuding Technology Co., Ltd. (“ Hexin Jiuding ”) [Member]  
Wholly owned subsidiaries  
Date of incorporation / acquisition January 1, 2021 [1]
Place of incorporation PRC [1]
Percentage of legal ownership [1]
Principal activities Provision of consultancy and IT support [1]
[1] All the subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs were disposed in May 2023.
v3.23.2
Going Concern (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Going Concern [Abstract]    
Net loss $ 1.2 $ 16.8
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 3.3 $ 8.6
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
customers
vendors
Mar. 31, 2023
CNY (¥)
customers
vendors
Mar. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
CNY (¥)
Mar. 31, 2023
HKD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Minimum amount (in Yuan Renminbi) | ¥   ¥ 1        
Number of loan agreements 3       3 3
Term of the loan 10 years 10 years        
Revenue $ 13,186,525   $ 6,000,000    
Allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable 400,759        
Impairment loss      
Advertising and promotion expense $ 6,661      
Operating lease, term of contract 1 year       1 year 1 year
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,876,767   $ 10,350,897      
Deposits covered by insurance 72,806       ¥ 500,000  
Amount not covered by issuance 7,803,961          
Maximum compensation limit by hong kong deposit protection board 63,695         $ 500,000
Insurance coverage upper limit $ 250,000          
Number of customers (in customers) | customers 3 3        
Total revenues percentage     10.00%      
Number of vendor (in vendors) | vendors 1 1        
Vendor percentage 97.30% 97.30%        
Vendor concentration risk percentage 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%      
We Healthy Limited [Member] | Other Investors [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Noncontrolling interest rate 49.00%       49.00% 49.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk One [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Concentration risk, percentage 59.50% 59.50%        
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk Two [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Concentration risk, percentage 11.10% 11.10%        
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk Three [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Concentration risk, percentage 10.10% 10.10%        
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customers One [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Concentration risk, percentage 82.50% 82.50%        
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customers Two [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Concentration risk, percentage 16.50% 16.50%        
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Vendor [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Concentration of credit risk     100.00%      
Commission Revenue [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Revenue   $ 96,332      
Commission Services [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Revenue       82,054    
Recommendation Service [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Revenue      
Interest Income1 [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Revenue   $ 215,393 $ 1,690,448    
Customers One [Member]            
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]            
Total revenues percentage     95.10%      
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - ​Schedule of financial statement amounts and balances of the consolidated VIEs - VIEs [Member] - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Current Assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 678,691 $ 2,394,869  
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net 10,062 15,247  
Prepayments and other assets 43,779 55,864  
Amounts due from related parties 26,206,288 27,139,795  
Total Current Assets 26,938,820 29,605,775  
Property, equipment and software, net 28,698 53,888  
Total Assets 26,967,518 29,659,663  
Current Liabilities      
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 32,430 77,296  
Taxes (benefit) payable (12,624) 11,909  
Total Current Liabilities 19,806 89,205  
Total Liabilities 19,806 89,205  
Net revenues 27,324 311,725 $ 1,759,941
Net loss (348,806) (11,527,588) (24,258,182)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (559,973) 5,613,401 21,401,699
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,455,547) 407,419
Net cash (used in) financing activities $ (1,156,948) $ (13,203,558) $ (13,127,699)
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - ​Schedule of disaggregation of revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue [Member] - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue      
Revenue from medical devices $ 13,186,525 $ 6,000,000
Total revenues 13,186,525 6,000,000
Tax and surcharges 4,964
Net Revenues $ 13,181,561 $ 6,000,000
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method estimated useful lives - Office Equipment [Member]
Mar. 31, 2023
Minimum [Member]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method estimated useful lives [Line Items]  
Estimated Useful Life 3 years
Maximum [Member]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method estimated useful lives [Line Items]  
Estimated Useful Life 5 years
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - ​Schedule of noncontrolling interest - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
We Healthy [Member]    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - ​Schedule of noncontrolling interest [Line Items]    
Noncontrolling interest $ 114,212 $ 1,976
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - ​Schedule of spot exchange rates and average exchange rates
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
​Schedule of spot exchange rates and average exchange rates [Abstract]      
Year-end RMB 6.8676 6.3393 6.5518
Year average RMB 6.8516 6.418 6.7834
v3.23.2
Discontinued Operation (Details)
¥ in Millions
May 10, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 16, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 16, 2020
CNY (¥)
Discontinued Operation (Details) [Line Items]      
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration   $ 726,781 ¥ 5.0
Hexin E Commerce Company Limited [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale [Member]      
Discontinued Operation (Details) [Line Items]      
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration | ¥     ¥ 5.0
Subsequent Event [Member]      
Discontinued Operation (Details) [Line Items]      
Cash consideration | $ $ 215,000    
v3.23.2
Discontinued Operation (Details) - ​Schedule of discontinued operations - Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale [Member] - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Net Revenues $ 24,995 $ 311,092 $ 2,300,653
Operating costs and development 1,073,518 12,988,383 36,500,198
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (1,048,522) (12,677,291) (34,199,545)
Other income (expense), net 12,885,134 (32,728) 984,424
(Loss) income before tax 11,836,612 (12,710,019) (33,215,121)
Income tax provision 38,617 483,342
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations 11,836,612 (12,748,636) (33,698,463)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of taxes 3,164,801
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation $ 11,836,612 $ (12,748,636) $ (30,533,662)
v3.23.2
Discontinued Operation (Details) - ​Schedule of assets and liabilities - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,268,235 $ 3,495,335
Accounts receivable, net 10,062 15,247
Prepayments and other assets 44,004 710,983
Property, equipment and software, net 29,051 55,433
Current assets held for sale-discontinued operation 1,351,352 4,276,998
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 737,693 843,167
Tax (benefit) payable (32,210) 32,338
Amount due to related party 12,126,724
Total liabilities held for sale-discontinued operation $ 705,483 $ 13,002,229
v3.23.2
Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - ​Schedule of accounts receivable, net - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
​Schedule of accounts receivable, net [Abstract]    
Accounts receivable $ 8,097,742
Allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable (400,759)
Accounts receivable, net $ 7,696,983
v3.23.2
Prepayments and Other Assets (Details) - ​Schedule of prepayments and other assets - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Schedule of Prepayments and Other Assets [Abstract]    
Prepayments to suppliers and others $ 272,129 $ 176,978
Total prepayments and other assets $ 272,129 $ 176,978
v3.23.2
Inventories (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]    
Inventories $ 1,686,449 $ 7,795,822
Inventory, cost of finished goods   $ 7,795,822
Inventory valuation reserves $ 0  
v3.23.2
Other Receivables (Details)
¥ in Millions, $ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 08, 2022
USD ($)
Aug. 27, 2023
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 24, 2022
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
CNY (¥)
Receivables [Abstract]            
Amount borrowed from a third party     $ 35.2      
Principal payment of loan to each individual     $ 5.0      
Annual Interest rate   0.00% 5.00% 2.00%    
Total individuals return interest amount $ 20.0          
Interest income $ 0.3          
Remaining balance         $ 1.5 ¥ 10.5
Annual interest         2.00% 2.00%
Accrued interest income         $ 1,384.0  
v3.23.2
Other Receivables (Details) - ​Schedule of other receivables - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
​Schedule of other receivables [Abstract]    
Other receivables $ 1,528,918 $ 20,000,000
Allowance for uncollectible other receivables
Other receivables, net 1,528,918 20,000,000
Other receivables – current 1,528,918 $ 20,000,000
Other receivables – non-current  
v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2019
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Right of Use Lease Assets [Abstract]        
Lease, practical expedient false      
Lease, Practical Expedient, Use of Hindsight [true false] false      
ROU assets and liablities $ 2,559,646      
Operating lease term   1 year    
Total lease expense  
v3.23.2
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - ​Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
​Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities [Abstract]    
Accrued payroll and benefits $ 588,342 $ 60,000
Professional fees, other payable and accrued expenses 245,340 38,638
Interest payable 105,085 127,244
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 938,767 $ 225,882
v3.23.2
Related Party Balances and Transactions (Details)
¥ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 13, 2021
shares
Oct. 15, 2020
Aug. 27, 2023
Jul. 28, 2022
USD ($)
Jul. 27, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 24, 2022
USD ($)
Aug. 26, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 16, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 16, 2020
CNY (¥)
Related Party Balances and Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Cash consideration                     $ 726,781 ¥ 5.0
Related party transaction, term   1 year                    
Sale of ordinary shares (in Shares) | shares 31,980,800                      
Annual interest rate     0.00%     5.00% 2.00%          
Loan term     1 year       1 year          
Balance due to related parties                 $ 2,000,000      
Loan amount             $ 35,200,000     $ 127,244    
Principal amount         $ 27,513,849              
Unpaid interest         $ 358,751              
Repayment of debt       $ 27,872,600                
Unpaid principal                 7,686,151      
Outstanding interest                 $ 105,085      
Board of Directors Chairman [Member]                        
Related Party Balances and Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Loan term               1 year        
Commercial Loan [Member] | Webao Ltd [Member]                        
Related Party Balances and Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Due to related parties               $ 2,000,000        
Annual interest rate               0.00%        
v3.23.2
Employee Benefits (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]      
Amount of contributions $ 118,735 $ 423,413 $ 435,689
v3.23.2
Taxes Payable (Details) - Schedule of taxes payable - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Taxes Payable [Abstract]    
Income taxes payable $ 95,888 $ 92,816
Other taxes payable 117
Total taxes payable (receivable) $ 96,005 $ 92,816
v3.23.2
Income Taxes (Details)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2008
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
CNY (¥)
Mar. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Net (loss) (in Dollars)   $ (1,359,923)   $ (16,851,064) $ (34,826,989)  
Net income before taxes (in Dollars)   (13,066,489)   (4,008,281) (4,293,327)  
Income tax liability   $ 15,263 ¥ 100,000      
Undistributed earnings (in Dollars)       30,800,000 36,000,000  
Withholding income tax, percentage 10.00%          
Investor holding percentage 25.00%          
Minimum [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Withholding tax rate 5.00%          
Annual dividends           15.00%
Maximum [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Withholding tax rate 10.00%          
Annual dividends           25.00%
U.S. [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Applicable tax rate   21.00% 21.00%      
Net income before taxes (in Dollars)   $ 634,709   441,981  
U.S. [Member] | We Health [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Applicable tax rate   6.50% 6.50%      
U.S. [Member] | Akso Remote Medical [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Applicable tax rate   0.00% 0.00%      
U.S. [Member] | Akso Online MediTech [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Applicable tax rate   8.00% 8.00%      
Net (loss) (in Dollars)       441,981    
PRC [Member]            
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]            
Statutory income tax rate   25.00% 25.00%      
Net income before taxes (in Dollars)   $ 165,429   $ 2,717  
Investor holding percentage 25.00%          
v3.23.2
Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of components of the income tax expenses (benefit) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Schedule of Components of the Income Tax Expenses Benefit [Abstract]      
Current $ 17,549 $ 92,816
Deferred
Total $ 17,549 $ 92,816
v3.23.2
Income Taxes (Details) - Schedule of reconciles the PRC statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Schedule of Reconciliation of the Prc Statutory Rates to the Companys Effective Tax Rate [Abstract]      
PRC Income tax statutory rate (25.00%) (25.00%) (25.00%)
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax rate 4.00% 4.00%
Non-deductible foreign losses 0.70% 19.50%  
Change in valuation allowance 24.80% 0.80% 25.00%
Non-deductible expenses and others (4.60%)    
Effective tax rate (0.10%) (2.30%)  
v3.23.2
Loss Per Share (“LPS”) (Details) - ​Schedule of outstanding shares for basic and diluted net earnings per share - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Numerator:      
Net loss from continuing operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholder $ (13,196,535) $ (4,102,428) $ (4,293,327)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operation attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders 11,836,612 (12,748,636) (30,533,662)
Net loss attributable to Akso Health Group’s shareholders $ (1,359,923) $ (16,851,064) $ (34,826,989)
Denominator:      
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-basic (in Shares) 68,598,050 59,612,152 48,837,977
Weighted average number of dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options (in Shares)  
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding-diluted (in Shares) 68,598,050 59,612,152 48,837,977
Basic (loss)per common share (in Dollars per share) $ (0.02) $ (0.28) $ (0.71)
Diluted (loss)per common share (in Dollars per share) $ (0.02) $ (0.28) $ (0.71)
v3.23.2
Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 17, 2021
Aug. 09, 2021
Aug. 24, 2020
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Shareholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]          
Ordinary shares, shares authorized       500,000,000 500,000,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in Dollars per share)   $ 1.58   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding       68,598,050 68,598,050
Reverse ADS split ratio     The change in the ADS ratio has the same effect as a one-for-three reverse ADS split.    
Number of units issued   6,340,000      
Number of shares in a unit   3      
Price per share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.0001      
Number of shares to purchase a warrant   3      
Exercise price of warrants (in Dollars per share)   $ 3      
Aggregate purchase price (in Dollars)   $ 10,020,000.00      
Net proceeds (in Dollars) $ 10,000,000       $ 10,017,200
Initial exercise price (in Dollars per share)       $ 3  
Term of warrants       5 years  
Number of shares to purchase warrants       6,340,000  
Remaining contractual life of warrants       3 years 6 months  
Warrant [Member]          
Shareholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]          
Number of shares to purchase warrants       19,020,000  
Weighted average exercise price of warrants (in Dollars per share)       $ 3  
v3.23.2
Shareholders' Equity (Details) - ​Schedule of warrants outstanding and exercisable - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Schedule of Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable [Abstract]    
Warrants, beginning balance 6,340,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding, beginning balance $ 3
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, beginning balance  
Warrants, ending balance 6,340,000 6,340,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price, ending balance $ 3 $ 3
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, ending balance
Warrants exercisable, warrants 6,340,000  
Weighted Average Exercise Price, exercisable $ 3  
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, exercisable  
Warrants, Issued 6,340,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Issued $ 3
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Issued
Warrants, Exercised
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercised
Warrants, Expired
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Expired
v3.23.2
Share-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2016
Jul. 23, 2018
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Share-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)     727,476   616,700
Extent unvested option 2 years            
Stock options vesting period             3 years
Granted restricted stock units (in Shares)       242,492      
Fair value stock options (in Dollars)     $ 4,700,000        
Estimated forfeiture, percentage     0.00% 10.50% 13.04%    
Share-based compensation expense (in Dollars)     $ 391,625 $ 55,468    
Equity Incentive Plan 2016 [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares) 6,312,000            
Exercise price outstanding options $ 1.28            
Cash dividend per ordinary share   $ 0.4          
Maximum contractual term 4 years            
Stock options vesting period     3 years        
Fair market value per share     $ 1.41        
Exercise price per share     $ 1.28        
Risk-free interest rate     1.81%        
Dividend yield     0.00%        
Life of option term           4 years  
Volatility           47.40%  
Minimum [Member] | Equity Incentive Plan 2016 [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]              
Exercise price outstanding options   1.28          
Maximum [Member] | Equity Incentive Plan 2016 [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]              
Exercise price outstanding options   0.88          
American Depositary Shares [Member] | Equity Incentive Plan 2016 [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]              
Cash dividend per ordinary share   $ 0.4          
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]              
Share-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]              
Granted restricted stock units (in Shares)             616,700
Stock option vested (in Shares)     242,492 32,234    
v3.23.2
Share-Based Compensation (Details) - ​Schedule of stock option shares activities under the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
​Schedule of stock option shares activities under the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan [Abstract]      
Number of options, Outstanding beginning balance (in Shares) 591,398 833,890 4,320,954
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding beginning balance (in Dollars per share) $ 0.88 $ 1.23 $ 1.01
Weighted Average Remaining Life in Years, Outstanding beginning balance     4 months 24 days
Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding beginning balance $ (605,128) $ 566,356 $ 2,980,823
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding beginning balance
Number of options, Vested and exercisable (in Shares) 591,398 833,890
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested and exercisable (in Dollars per share) $ 0.88 $ 1.23
Weighted Average Remaining Life in Years, Vested and exercisable
Grant Date Fair Value, Vested and exercisable $ (605,128) $ 566,356
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested and exercisable
Number of options, Number of Exercise (in Shares)    
Number of options, Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled (in Shares) (591,398) (242,492) (3,487,064)
Weighted Average Exercise Price,Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled (in Dollars per share) $ 0.88 $ 1.75 $ 0.96
Weighted Average Remaining Life in Years,Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled
Grant Date Fair Value, Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled $ (605,128) $ (253,337) $ (2,414,467)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Number of Expired, forfeited or cancelled  
Number of options, Outstanding ending balance (in Shares) 591,398 833,890
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding ending balance (in Dollars per share) $ 0.88 $ 1.23
Weighted Average Remaining Life in Years, Outstanding ending balance
Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding ending balance $ (605,128) $ 566,356
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding ending balance
v3.23.2
Share-Based Compensation (Details) - ​Schedule of Company's RSUs activities under all incentive plans - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
​Schedule of Company          
Number of Restricted Shares, Outstanding beginning balance 35,567 77,800
Weighted-average grant date fair value, Outstanding beginning balance $ 9.26 $ 9.26
Number of Restricted Shares, Granted 727,476   616,700
Weighted-average grant date fair value, Granted $ 1.62   $ 9.26
Number of Restricted Shares, Vested (727,476) (32,234) (38,900) (538,900)
Weighted-average grant date fair value, Vested $ 1.62 $ 9.26 $ 9.26 $ 9.26
Number of Restricted Shares, Forfeited (3,333) (3,333)
Weighted-average grant date fair value, Forfeited $ 9.26
Number of Restricted Shares, Outstanding ending balance 35,567 77,800
Weighted-average grant date fair value, Outstanding ending balance $ 9.26 $ 9.26
v3.23.2
Treasury Stock (Details)
Dec. 10, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Treasury Stock (Details) [Line Items]  
Number of shares to be repurchased $ 25,000,000
Term of repurchase 12 months
American Depository Shares [Member]  
Treasury Stock (Details) [Line Items]  
Repurchase of ordinary shares (in Shares) | shares 1,165,883
Total consideration on repurchase of shares $ 3,988,370
v3.23.2
Restricted Net Assets (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Restricted Net Assets [Abstract]    
Restricted net assets $ 89,500,000 $ 89,500,000
Annual basis, percentage 10.00%  
Registered capital, percentage 50.00%  
Statutory reserve $ 485,211 $ 485,211
v3.23.2
Subsequent Events (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Cash consideration $ 215,000
v3.23.2
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details) [Line Items]  
After-tax profit percentage 10.00%
Registered capital percentage 50.00%
Net assets percentage 25.00%
PRC [Member]  
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details) [Line Items]  
Net assets percentage 25.00%
v3.23.2
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details) - Schedule of condensed balance sheets - Parent Company [Member] - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
ASSETS:    
Cash $ 4,472 $ 4,491
Prepayment and other assets 5,795 5,795
Investments in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries 11,303,978 14,333,994
TOTAL ASSETS 11,314,245 14,344,280
LIABILITIES:    
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 588,941 60,675
Due to related party 2,000,000 2,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,588,941 2,060,675
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 69,763,933 and 69,763,933 shares issued, 68,598,050 and 68,598,050 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.) 6,977 6,976
Additional paid-in capital 71,021,898 71,021,898
Treasury stock (3,988,370) (3,988,370)
Deficit (54,467,600) (53,107,676)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,847,601) (1,649,223)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 8,725,304 12,283,605
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHEREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 11,314,245 $ 14,344,280
v3.23.2
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details) - Schedule of condensed balance sheets (Parentheticals) - Parent Company [Member] - $ / shares
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Ordinary shares , par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Ordinary shares , shares authorized 500,000,000 500,000,000
Ordinary shares , shares issued 69,763,933 69,763,933
Ordinary shares , shares outstanding 68,598,050 68,598,050
v3.23.2
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details) - Schedule of condensed statements of comprehensive (loss) income - Parent Company [Member] - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]      
Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries $ (1,086,999) $ (13,720,643) $ (30,533,662)
General administrative expense and others (160,427) (3,129,090) (4,293,327)
NET (LOSS) (1,247,426) (16,849,733) (34,826,989)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)      
Foreign currency translation adjustment (2,198,379) 1,454,319 3,942,157
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) $ (3,445,805) $ (15,395,414) $ (30,884,832)
v3.23.2
Condensed Financial Information of the Parent Company (Details) - Schedule of condensed statements of cash flows - Parent Company [Member] - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net (loss) $ (1,247,426) $ (16,851,064) $ (34,826,989)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Equity in loss of subsidiaries 1,147,003 13,721,974 30,533,662
Share-based compensation 391,625 55,468
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Prepayments and other assets 154,654 (154,653)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 528,266 101,207 (40,618)
Interest payments on unsecured senior notes and short-term bank loan (676,894) (2,114,388)
NET CASH (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 427,843 (3,158,498) (6,547,518)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Increase in investment in subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries
Purchase of long-term investments
NET CASH (USED IN) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from private placement offering, net of offering costs 10,017,200
Principal payments on unsecured senior notes (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
Exercise of share options 3
Loan to subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries (427,857) (337,695)
Repayment from subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE’s subsidiaries 11,317,561
Proceeds from related party 2,000,000 5,004,290
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (427,857) 1,679,505 6,321,854
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH (14) (1,478,993) (225,664)
CASH-beginning of year 4,491 1,483,484 1,709,148
CASH-end of year 4,472 4,491 1,483,484
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:      
Cash paid for income tax 17,549 92,816
Cash paid for interest $ 336,593 $ 676,894 $ 2,114,388

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