Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Principles of Consolidation [Policy Text Block] | Principles of Consolidation |
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These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the following companies: |
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| • | Alternet Systems Inc. |
| • | AI Systems Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alternet |
| • | Tekvoice Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alternet |
| • | Alternet Transactions Systems (“ATS”), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alternet (formerly a 51% owned subsidiary. See Note 8, Discontinued Operations) |
| • | Utiba Guatemala, S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alternet Transactions Systems Inc. |
| • | International Mobile Security, Inc. (“IMS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alternet (formerly a 60% owned subsidiary) |
| • | Megatecnica, S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of International Mobile Security, Inc. |
| • | Alternet Financial Solutions, L.L.C, wholly-owned subsidiary of Alternet |
| • | Alternet Payment Solutions, L.L.C, wholly-owned subsidiary of Alternet |
| • | OneMarket, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alternet |
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The minority interests of ATS, IMS, and ATS’s and IMS’s wholly owned subsidiaries have been deducted from earnings and equity. All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated. |
Use of Estimates and Assumptions [Policy Text Block] | Use of Estimates and Assumptions |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to the useful life and recoverability of long-lived assets, fair value of convertible notes payable and derivative liabilities. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Policy Text Block] | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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The Company considers all liquid investments, with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased, to be cash equivalents. |
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Policy Text Block] | Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
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Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 90 days and other higher risk amounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable. |
Equipment [Policy Text Block] | Equipment |
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Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated at the following rates: |
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Computer equipment | - | 30% declining balance basis |
Computer software | - | 30% declining balance basis |
Equipment | - | 20% declining balance basis |
Long-Lived Assets Including Other Acquired Intellectual Property [Policy Text Block] | Long-Lived Assets Including Other Acquired Intellectual Property |
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Management monitors the recoverability of long-lived assets and intangibles based on estimates using factors such as current market value, future asset utilization, and future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from its investment or use of the related assets. The Company’s policy is to record any impairment loss in the period when it is determined that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Any impairment loss is calculated as the excess of the carrying value over estimated realizable value. The Company did not recognize an impairment charges related to long-lived assets during the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. |
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Intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life are not amortized but are subject to impairment tests at each reporting date. The Company assesses the impairment of intangible assets on a quarterly basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value is less than its carrying value. If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, the intangible asset is considered impaired and the second step of the test is performed to determine the amount of impairment loss, if any. The Company recognized an impairment charge of $Nil (2013 - $100,000) related to indefinite lived intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2014. |
Foreign Currency Translation [Policy Text Block] | Foreign Currency Translation |
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The Company’s functional currency and its reporting currency is the United States Dollar. Foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated to their United States dollar equivalents using foreign exchange rates which prevailed at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity (deficit), whereas gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the results of operations. |
Revenue Recognition [Policy Text Block] | Revenue Recognition |
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Up to March 4, 2014, the Company entered into sales arrangements that may have provided for multiple deliverables to a customer. Software sales may have included the sale of a software license, implementation/customization services, and/or ongoing support services. |
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In order to treat deliverables in a multiple-deliverable arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. If the deliverables have standalone value upon delivery, the Company accounts for each deliverable separately. Licenses, support fees, and hosted services have standalone value as such services are often sold separately. In determining whether implementation/customization services have standalone value, the Company considers the following factors for each agreement: availability of the services from other vendors, the nature of the services, the timing of when the services contract was signed in comparison to the services start date, and the contractual dependence of the customization service on the customer’s satisfaction with the implementation/customization services work. |
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The Company concluded that all of the services included in multiple-deliverable arrangements executed had standalone values when multiple deliverables included in an arrangement are separated into different units of accounting. The arrangement consideration is allocated to the identified separate units based on a relative selling price hierarchy. The Company determines the relative selling price for a deliverable based on its vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), if available, or its best estimate of selling price (“BESP”), if VSOE is not available. The Company has determined that third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”) is not a practical alternative due to differences in its service offerings compared to other parties and the availability of relevant third party pricing information. The amount of revenue allocated to delivered items is limited by contingent revenue, if any. |
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The Company has not established VSOE for a majority of its revenue due to lack of pricing consistency, the customer specific requests, and other factors. Accordingly, the Company used its BESP to determine the relative selling price. |
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The Company determined BESP by considering its overall pricing objectives and market conditions. Significant pricing practices taken into consideration include the Company’s discounting practices, the size and volume of the Company’s transactions, the geographic area where services are sold, its market strategy, historic contractually stated prices and prior relationships, and future service sales with certain customers. The determination of BESP is made through consultation with and approval by the Company’s management, taking into consideration the market strategy. As the Company’s market strategies evolve, the Company may modify its pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes in selling prices. |
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Revenue was recognized upon delivery or when services were performed, provided that persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement existed, both title and risk of loss passed to the customer, and collection was reasonably assured. Persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement existed upon execution of a written sales agreement or signed purchase order that constituted a fixed and legally binding commitment between the Company and the buyer. Specifically, revenue from the sale of licenses was recognized when the title of the license transferred to the customer while revenue from implementation/customization services performed was recognized upon successful completion of a User Acceptance Test (“UAT”). If a successful UAT was never achieved and the sales arrangement was cancelled, the Company recognized any deferred revenue not required to be refunded to the customer. |
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The Company’s payment terms vary by client. To reduce credit risk in connection with software license and support sales, the Company may, depending upon the circumstances, require significant deposits prior to delivery. In some circumstances, the Company may require payment in full for its products prior to delivery. For support and hosted services, the Company sold customers service agreements that were recorded as deferred revenue and provided for payment in advance on either an annual or other periodic basis. Revenue for these support services was recognized ratable over the term of the agreement. |
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Subsequent to March 4, 2014 the Company implemented the criteria outlined in SAB 104 and recognized revenue when: |
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| • | persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; |
| • | delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; |
| • | the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and |
| • | collectability is reasonably assured. |
Deferred Income [Policy Text Block] | Deferred Income |
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The Company recognizes revenues as earned. Amounts billed in advance of the period in which service is rendered are recorded as a liability under ‘‘Deferred income.’’ |
Research and Development [Policy Text Block] | Research and Development |
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The Company expenses costs when incurred for items associated with researching and developing new sources of revenue. |
Digital Currency Transactions [Policy Text Block] | Digital Currency Transactions |
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The Company enters into transactions that are denominated in digital currency (Ven). These transactions result in digital currency denominated assets and liabilities that are revalued periodically. Upon revaluation, transaction gains and losses are generated and are reported as unrealized gains and losses in other gain (loss), net in the Condensed and Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company determines fair value as of the balance sheet date based on Level I inputs which consist of quoted prices in active markets. The value of the Company’s digital currency is $118,494, net of $6,506 of unrealized losses, as of December 31, 2014. Due to the uncertainty regarding the current and future accounting treatment and tax, legal and regulatory requirements relating to digital currencies or transactions utilizing digital currencies, such accounting, legal, regulatory and tax developments or other requirements may adversely affect us. |
Debt with Conversion Options [Policy Text Block] | Debt with Conversion Options |
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The Company accounts for convertible debentures in accordance with ASC Topic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options , which applies to all convertible debt instruments that have a ‘‘net settlement feature,’’ which means instruments that by their terms may be settled either wholly or partially in cash upon conversion. Accordingly, the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments that may be settled wholly or partially in cash upon conversion should be accounted for separately in a manner reflective of their issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. Conversion features determined to be beneficial to the holder are valued at fair value and recorded to additional paid in capital. Any discount derived from determining the fair value to the debenture conversion features is amortized to interest expense over the life of the debenture. The unamortized costs, if any, upon the conversion of the debentures is expensed to interest immediately. |
Leases [Policy Text Block] | Leases |
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The Company leases operating facilities which include switches, other network equipment, and premises. Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the statements of operation on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. For capital leases, the present value of future minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease is reflected as an asset and a liability in the statement of financial position. Amounts due within one year are classified as short-term liabilities and the remaining balance as long-term liabilities. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Policy Text Block] | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
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The Company has determined the estimated fair value of financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments, consisting of accounts receivable, checks in excess of bank balances, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, wages payable, accrued payroll taxes, other loans payable, and due to related parties, approximate their fair value due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments. |
Income Taxes [Policy Text Block] | Income Taxes |
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The Company accounts for income taxes under a method which requires the Company to recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statements carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. |
Stock-Based Compensation [Policy Text Block] | Stock-Based Compensation |
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The Company accounts for its share-based compensation plans in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718 Compensation—Stock Compensation . The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model as its method for determining the fair value of stock option grants. ASC 718 requires the fair value of all share-based awards that are expected to vest to be recognized in the statements of operations over the service or vesting period of each award. The Company uses the straight-line method of attributing the value of share-based compensation expense for all stock option grants over the requisite service period. |
Loss per Share [Policy Text Block] | Loss per Share |
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The Company computes net earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share . Topic 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period including warrants using the treasury stock method. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As the Company has net losses, no common equivalent shares have been included in the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. |
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At December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Company had no warrants or options outstanding to consider in the income (loss) per share calculations. |
Reclassification [Policy Text Block] | Reclassification |
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Certain comparative figures have been reclassified in order to conform to the current year’s presentation. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Policy Text Block] | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
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In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. This ASU is to be applied prospectively for all disposals of an entity that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015. Additionally, this ASU is to be applied to all business activated that, on acquisition, are classified as held for sale that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015. ASU No 2014-08 addresses concerns about the accounting for discontinued operations and the disposal of small groups of assets that are recurring in nature but qualify as discontinued operations under subtopic 205-20 Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU No 2014-09 addresses concerns about weaknesses and inconsistencies in revenue recognition across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets. Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. ASU No 2014-12 clarifies the diverse accounting treatments used by entities to account for awards based on performance targets achieved after the requisite period. Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Topic 205): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. ASU No 2014-15 provides guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share is more Akin to Debt or Equity This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. ASU No 2014-16 objective is to eliminate the use of different methods of accounting for these types of instruments and thereby reduce existing diversity under GAAP. Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. ASU No 2015-01 eliminates the concept of extraordinary items. Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. ASU No 2015-02 amends the analysis required to by a reporting entity to determine if it should consolidate certain types of legal entities.. Management does not anticipate that this accounting pronouncement will have any material future effect on our consolidated financial statements. |
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Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |