SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION | NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Basis of Presentation This summary of accounting policies for Next Group Holdings, Inc. is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The Company uses the accrual basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP” accounting) and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Principals of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. Reclassification of Prior Year Presentation Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and certain revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for allowances for bad debts, collectability of loans receivable, potential impairment losses of the capitalized license fee, impairment of goodwill, impairment of intangible assets, fair value of stock based compensation and fair value calculations related to embedded derivative features of outstanding convertible notes payable and other financial instruments. Cash For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents to the extent the funds are not being held for investment purposes. The Company held no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2017 or 2016. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not hold cash with any one financial institution in excess of the FDIC insured limit of $250,000. Investments During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company acquired 50,000 shares of common stock of Green Spirit Industries, a publicly held company, as a referral fee. The total value of the common shares was recorded as other income using the price of the common stock as quoted on Nasdaq on the date received resulting in other income of $550,000. At December 31, 2017, the Company marked the value of the shares to fair value resulting in an unrealized loss of $300,000 being recorded as other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2017. The fair value of the common shares, as quoted by Nasdaq, as of December 31, 2017 was $250,000. Revenue recognition The Company follows paragraph 605-10-S99 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification Business Segments The Company operates in a single business segment in telecommunications. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company provides for depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from three to five years. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill represents the excess cost over the fair value of the assets of an acquired business. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a business combination accounted for as a purchase and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed periodically for impairment. The Company evaluates the possible impairment of goodwill annually as part of its reporting process for the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. The Company determines the fair value of each subsidiary the goodwill relates to and compares the fair value to the carrying amount of the subsidiary. To the extent the carrying amount of the subsidiary exceeds the fair value of it, an impairment loss is recorded. Amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is expected to be as follows: Year ended December 31, 2018 $ 428,571 2019 428,571 2020 428,571 2021 428,571 2022 428,571 Thereafter 792,902 Total $ 2,935,757 Amortization expense was $71,429 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amortization expense for each period is included in cost of revenue. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets In accordance with ASC Topic 360, formerly SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Non-Controlling Interest The Company reports the non-controlling interest in its majority owned subsidiaries in the consolidated balance sheets within the stockholders’ deficit section, separately from the Company’s stockholders’ deficit. Non-controlling interest represents the non-controlling interest holders’ proportionate share of the equity of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. Non-controlling interest is adjusted for the non-controlling interest holders’ proportionate share of the earnings or losses and other comprehensive income (loss) and the non-controlling interest continues to be attributed its share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit non-controlling interest balance. Derivative Liabilities and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair value accounting requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments such as conversion features in convertible debt or equity instruments and measurement of their fair value for accounting purposes. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement. If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt under ASC 470, the Company will continue its evaluation process of these instruments as derivative financial instruments under ASC 815. Once determined, derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each reporting period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as an adjustment to fair value of derivatives. Fair value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, account payable, accrued expenses, notes payables, and other accrued liabilities approximate cost because of their short maturities. The Company measures and reports fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value investments. Fair value, as defined in ASC 820, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset should reflect its highest and best use by market participants, principal (or most advantageous) markets, and an in-use or an in-exchange valuation premise. The fair value of a liability should reflect the risk of nonperformance, which includes, among other things, the Company’s credit risk. Valuation techniques are generally classified into three categories: the market approach; the income approach; and the cost approach. The selection and application of one or more of the techniques may require significant judgment and are primarily dependent upon the characteristics of the asset or liability, and the quality and availability of inputs. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 also provides fair value hierarchy for inputs and resulting measurement as follows: Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are supported by little or no market activity, and that are significant to the fair values. Fair value measurements are required to be disclosed by the Level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (in Level 3 measurements) are subject to expanded disclosure requirements including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earning are reported in the statement of income. The Company records a debt discount related to the issuance of convertible debts that have conversion features at adjustable rates. The debt discount for the convertible instruments is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds as an increase in additional paid-in capital and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the fair value of the conversion features. The debt discount will be accreted by recording additional non-cash gains and losses related to the change in fair values of derivative liabilities over the life of the convertible notes. Except as discussed in Note 8 – Derivative Liabilities Note 12 – Stockholders’ Equity, Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for under the assets and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Use of net operating loss carry forwards for income tax purposes may be limited by Internal Revenue Code section 382 if a change of ownership occurs. Net Loss Per Basic and Diluted Common Share Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of shares adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity. At December 31, 2017, the Company had two outstanding convertible notes payable with conversion rights that are exercisable. The amount of outstanding principal on these convertible notes total $48,897 plus accrued interest of $35,136 for total convertible debts as of December 31, 2017 of $84,033 representing 7,932,584 new dilutive common shares if converted at the applicable rates. Additionally, the Company had common stock subscriptions totaling $400,000 representing an additional 11,428,572 common shares and 34,852,226 common shares committed but not yet issued. The effects of these notes, common shares subscribed and common shares committed have been excluded as the conversion would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss incurred in the year ended December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2016, the Company had fifteen outstanding convertible notes payable with conversion rights that are exercisable. The remaining convertible notes outstanding at December 31, 2016 were not convertible until six months after issuance, or January 2017. The amount of outstanding principal on these convertible notes total $1,056,897 plus accrued interest of $202,068 for total convertible debts as of December 31, 2016 of $1,258,965 representing 75,347,762 new dilutive common shares if converted at the applicable rates. The effects of these notes have been excluded as the conversion would be anti-dilutive due to the net loss incurred in the period presented. Dividends The Company has not adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No dividends have been paid during any of the periods shown. As discussed in the 8K filed on May 18, 2016, the Company declared a special dividend on its outstanding common stock of one share of Class D Redeemable Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the dividend, the special stock dividend will be distributed to owners of the Company’s common stock as of the record date in a ratio of one share of Class D Redeemable Preferred Stock common stock for every 1 share of common stock owned as of the record date. The Company originally had set the record date as June 10, 2016 but was later modified to July 22, 2016. The Class D Preferred Stock must be redeemed within six months within six (6) months (or as soon thereafter as permitted by law) following final resolution of the Corporation’s affiliates lawsuit against ViberMedia, Inc. (Next Communications, Inc. and Nxtgn, Inc. v. Viber Media, Inc.) which is, as of the date of this filing, pending in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York or any successor or other lawsuit relating to the subject matter thereof in which the Corporation (or any successor-in-interest) is named as a plaintiff (the “Lawsuit”). The Designation fixes the redemption price of each share of class D Preferred stock as the greater of par value or the amount obtained by dividing (a) 9.03 percent of the net proceeds to the Corporation of the Lawsuit after payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with such law suit and the resolution of any creditor claims against Next Communications and all taxes on net income accrued or paid with respect to such amount, by (b) the total number of shares of Class D Preferred stock issued and outstanding as of the Redemption Date, which amount shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent. The Company has accrued common stock dividends payable of $30,000 of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Advertising Costs The Company’s policy regarding advertising is to expense advertising when incurred. The Company incurred $28,295 and $7,797 of advertising costs during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to parties other than employees for acquiring goods or services under guidance of subtopic 505-50 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Sub-topic 505-50”) and subtopic 718-20 for awards classified as equity to employees. Related Parties The registrant follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions. Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the Related parties include (a) affiliates of the registrant; (b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; (c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; (d) principal owners of the registrant; (e) management of the registrant; (f) other parties with which the registrant may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and (g) Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: (a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; (b) description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; (c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and (d) amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable balances are established for amounts owed to the Company from its customers from the sales of services and products. The Company closely monitors the collectability of outstanding accounts receivable and provides an allowance for doubtful accounts based on estimated collections of outstanding amounts. There was an allowance for doubtful accounts of $20,000 and $8,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Accounts Receivable Factoring Limecom executed a factoring and security agreement with a financial institution on June 22, 2017, whereby it sells certain of its accounts receivable in exchange for cash. These factoring transactions qualify for sales treatment in accordance with FASB ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing. Upon purchase of the accounts receivable, the Company shall be deemed to have sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the financial institution, without recourse except as expressly stated in the agreement, all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the purchased accounts receivable. Purchases have an initial gross liquidation advance rate of 90%, up to a maximum cumulative outstanding face amount of $4,000,000. The initial discount fee is 2.1%, and an additional 0.85% of certain receivables. The Company has a credit insurance policy covering all factored accounts receivable, under which the financial institution is the beneficiary on the policy if default were to occur. Loans Receivable The Company carries loans receivable for unsecured amounts lent to unrelated and related parties. The balance due to the Company is monitored for collectability. An allowance for uncollectible loans is established based on the estimated collectability of outstanding loans. License Fee On June 30, 2015 the Company entered into an agreement with a certain vendor whereby it obtained a license to market and distribute certain closed loop general purpose reloadable debit cards for an initial term of three years. The Company remitted $250,000 as a license fee in connection with the agreement which it is recognizing over the initial term of the agreement on a straight line basis. The unamortized balance of the license fee was $34,722 and $118,056 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Finance Deposit During December 2015, the Company made a deposit with a financial advisory firm as part of an agreement executed at that time. The agreement was cancelled soon thereafter within the cancellation period that would allow for a refund of the deposit made. However, the Company had not yet received the refund by the due date and the asset was written to $0. The Company carried a current asset of $0 and $25,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 reflecting the amount of deposit anticipated to be received. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ” In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “ Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “ Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which amends the guidance in ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition.” 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 to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 and did not have an impact on the Company’s revenue recognition practices. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”). The amendments in this update clarify the following two aspects to Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas. The entity first identifies the promised goods or services in the contract and reduces the cost and complexity. An entity evaluates whether promised goods and services are distinct. Topic 606 includes implementation guidance on determining whether an entity’s promise to grant a license provides a customer with either a right to use the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied at a point in time) or a right to access the entity’s intellectual property (which is satisfied over time). The Company evaluated the impacts of ASU 2016-10 and determined it did not have an impact on the Company’s revenue recognition practices. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which supersedes the guidance in ASC 840, “Leases.” The purpose of the new standard is to improve transparency and comparability related to the accounting and reporting of leasing arrangements. The guidance will require balance sheet recognition for assets and liabilities associated with rights and obligations created by leases with terms greater than twelve months. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years. Modified retrospective application is required. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of operations. In January 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). The update provides guidance to improve certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption by public companies for fiscal years or interim periods that have not yet been issued or, by all other entities, that have not yet been made available for issuance of this guidance are permitted as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, under certain restrictions. The Company is required to apply the guidance by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The guidance related to equity securities without readily determinable fair values should be applied prospectively to equity investments that exist at the date of adoption. The Company anticipates adopting this update in the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company’s financial statements. On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, seeking to eliminate diversity in practice related to how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-15 address eight specific cash flow issues and apply to all entities, including both business entities and not-for-profit entities that are required to present a statement of cash flows under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC) 230, Statement of Cash Flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-15 are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company has adopted this standard and did not have an impact on the Company’s presentation of the consolidated statements of cash flows. On May 10, 2017, The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-09, Scope of Modification Accounting, which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms of conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, ASU 2017-09 is effective to annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company does not anticipate this standard to have an impact on its accounting practices. Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption. |