1. Basis of Presentation and significant accounting policies | 1. Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Validian Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") after elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. While management has based its assumptions and estimates on the facts and circumstances currently known, final amounts may differ from such estimates. The accompanying unaudited financial information as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 has been prepared in accordance with GAAP in the U.S. for interim financial information and with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring entries) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared following accounting principles consistent with those used in the annual audited financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on April 9, 2019. The consolidated condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. for complete financial statements. Fair value measurements The carrying value of cash, amounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates fair value due to the short term to maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of the 10% senior convertible notes, and the promissory notes approximate fair value, due to the issuance of certain of these debt instruments during the nine months prior and/or subsequent to the period ended September 30, 2019, under conditions substantially identical to those existing at September 30, 2019. Going concern The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has no revenues, has negative working capital of $5,375,414, and stockholders deficit of $5,375,414 as at September 30, 2019, and has incurred a loss of $545,741 and negative cash flow from operations of $643,597 for the nine months then ended. Furthermore, the Company failed to settle certain 10% senior convertible notes and promissory notes plus accrued interest when they matured on various dates between October 2008 and December 2018. As a result of these non-payment defaults, all of the 10% senior convertible notes, as well as the promissory notes were in default at September 30, 2019, in accordance with the default provisions of the respective notes, and consequently are due and payable on demand. In addition, the Company expects to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future, and has no lines of credit or other financing facilities in place. The Company expects to incur operating expenses of approximately $1,472,000 for the year ending December 31, 2019, subject to the availability of adequate funding. In the event the Company cannot raise the additional funds necessary to finance its research and development and sales and marketing activities, it may have to cease operations. All of the factors above raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from issuance of these financial statements. Managements plan to address these issues includes raising capital through the private placement of equity, the exercise of previously-issued equity instruments and through the issuance of additional promissory notes. The Companys ability to continue as a going concern is subject to managements ability to successfully implement these plans. Failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Companys position and or results of operations and could also result in the Company ceasing operations. The consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments that would be required if the assets are not realized and the liabilities settled in the normal course of operations. Even if successful in obtaining financing in the near term, the Company cannot be certain that cash generated from its future operations will be sufficient to satisfy its liquidity requirements in the longer term, and it may need to continue to raise capital by issuing additional equity or by obtaining credit facilities. The Companys future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the market acceptance of its products and the level of its promotional activities and advertising required to generate product sales. No assurance can be given that any such additional funding will be available or that, if available, it can be obtained on terms favorable to the Company. Principles of consolidation These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and include the accounts of Validian Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Sochrys Technologies Inc. and Evolusys S.A. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Significant management estimates include assumptions used in estimating the fair value of convertible notes issued with common stock. Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include liquid investments with original maturity dates of three months or less. Prepaid expenses Prepaid consulting fees related to services to be rendered within twelve months from the balance sheet date are included in prepaid expenses. These costs are charged to expenses as the services are rendered. If for any reason circumstances arise which would indicate that the services will not be performed in the future, any remaining balance included in prepaid expenses will be charged to expense immediately. Income taxes Deferred income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method, whereby deferred income tax is recognized based on temporary differences using enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Temporary differences between the carrying values of assets or liabilities used for tax purposes and those used for financial reporting purposes arise in one period and reverse in one or more subsequent periods. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers known and anticipated factors impacting whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. To the extent that the realization of deferred tax assets is not considered to be more likely than not, a valuation allowance is provided. Revenue recognition We recognize revenue in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as outlined in the Financial Accounting Standard Board's (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, which requires that five steps be followed in evaluating revenue recognition: (i) identify the contract with the customer; (ii) identity the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price; and (v) recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfied a performance obligation. We did not have a cumulative impact as of January 1, 2018 due to the adoption of Topic 606 and there was not an impact to our consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 as a result of applying Topic 606. Revenues that have been prepaid but for which all elements have not been delivered, are reflected as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheet. Research and development Costs related to research, design and development of software products are charged to research and development expenses as incurred unless they meet the generally accepted criteria for deferral and amortization. Software development costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility do not meet these criteria and are expensed as incurred. To date the Company has not capitalized any software development costs. Advertising expense Advertising costs are expensed upon the start of the scheduled advertising. Foreign currency translation The functional currency for the financial statements of the Company is the United States dollar. Exchange gains or losses are realized due to differences in the exchange rate at the transaction date versus the rate in effect at the settlement or balance sheet date. Exchange gains and losses are recorded in the statement of operations. Currently, most of the Companys activities are located in Canada. Stock-based compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718 Compensation stock compensation (ASC Topic 718). ASC Topic 718 requires all share-based payments, including stock options granted by the Company to its employees, to be recognized as expenses, based on the fair value of the share-based payments at the date of grant. For purposes of estimating the grant date fair value of stock-based compensation, the Company uses the Black Scholes option-pricing model and has elected to treat awards with graded vesting as a single award. The fair value of awards granted is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which in the Companys circumstances is the stated vesting period of the award. In adopting ASC Topic 718, the Company applied the modified-prospective transition method. Under this method, the Company has recognized compensation costs for all share-based payments granted, modified, or settled after January 1, 2006, as well as for any awards that were granted prior to January 1, 2006 for which the requisite service had not been provided as of that date (unvested awards). Recent accounting pronouncements Management does not believe that any recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements. |