SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2016 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The other information in these condensed financial statements is unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods covered. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. These condensed financial statements, including notes, have been prepared in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and additional information as contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Nature of Organization Kiwibox.Com, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on April 19, 1988 under the name Fortunistics, Inc. On November 18, 1998, the Company changed its name to Magnitude Information Systems, Inc. On December 31, 2009, the Company changed its name to Kiwibox.com, Inc. On August 16, 2007 the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Kiwibox Media, Inc. The Company, Magnitude, Inc. and Kiwibox Media Inc. were separate legal entities until December 31, 2009, with Kiwibox Media, Inc. being a wholly owned subsidiary. On December 31, 2009, the two subsidiaries, Magnitude, Inc. and Kiwibox Media, Inc. merged into the Company. On September 30, 2011, Kiwibox.com acquired the German based social network Kwick! Community GmbH & Co. KG (“Kwick”), a wholly-owned subsidiary. On September 24, 2013, Kwick Community GmbH & Co. KG signed an equity purchase agreement to acquire Interscholz Internet Services GmbH and Co KG, a German limited liability company, and all the equity of its general partner, Interscholz Beteiligungs GmbH. As of the balance sheet date, and pursuant to the terms of the contract, since full payment was not made for the purchase price of Interscholz Internet Services GmbH & Co KG, ownership does not transfer to Kwick Community GmbH & Co KG. Full payment must be made for ownership to transfer to Kwick. As of December 31, 2013 only $515,037 of the total purchase price of $1,352,000 was made. On December 9, 2013 the acquisition of Interscholz Internet Services GmbH and Co KG by Kwick was rescinded due to non compliance with the terms of the addendum to the contract, calling for the full purchase price to have been paid. However, Kwick did acquire all the equity of the general partner, Interscholz Beteiligungs GmbH, as full payment was not a requirement for transfer of ownership of that entity. On December 10, 2013, the Company signed an Equity Purchase Agreement with Marcus Winkler to sell to him eighty (80%) percent of the equity of its German subsidiary, KWICK! Community GmbH & Co. KG, a German limited liability company, and Kwick! Beteiligungs GmbH, its general partner (collectively, “Kwick”). The sale was approved on December 18, 2013. Due to the fact that the parent company ceased to have a controlling financial interest in Kwick, the subsidiary was deconsolidated from that date forward. On December 30, 2013 a total of 15% of the remaining 20% of the equity of Kwick was transferred to the Chief Executive Officer of Kwick (the “Kwick CEO”), in consideration for the Kwick CEO pledging to the bank 5,000 Euros as collateral, on behalf of Kiwibox, for bank overdrafts incurred by “Kwick’s” wholly-owned subsidiary Interscholz Beteiligungs GmbH, as general partner (managing partner) for Interscholz Internet Services GmbH & Co KG; as it is the duty of the general/managing partner to secure liquidity for the partnership. Since Kiwibox owned 20% of Kwick they were required, under German law, as managing partner of Interscholz Beteiligungs GmbH to secure liquidity for Interscholz Internet Services GmbH & Co KG. Therefore, 15% of Kiwibox’s 20% of Kwick was given to the Kwick CEO in exchange for the CEO pledging the necessary collateral. In addition to the collateral given by the Kwick CEO, as new 15% shareholder of Kwick, the Kwick CEO also agreed to keep the Interscholz Beteiligungs GmbH business going. This transfer was unanimously approved with written consent of the Board of Directors. Since the fair value of Kiwibox’s interest in Kwick is zero, this transaction had no material impact on the financial statements. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company accounts for cash and other highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less as cash and cash equivalents. Depreciation and Amortization Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation on equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of such assets between 3-10 years, or lease term for leasehold improvements, if for a shorter period. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Software costs are amortized using the straight line method and amortized over their estimated useful lives. Amortization begins when the related software is ready for its intended use in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40, Internal-Use Software, Subsequent Measurement. Advertising Costs Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. Advertising expense was $4,000 and $1,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Evaluation of Long Lived Assets Long-lived assets are assessed for recoverability on an ongoing basis. In evaluating the fair value and future benefits of long-lived assets, their carrying value would be reduced by the excess, if any, of the long-lived asset over management’s estimate of the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flows of the related long-lived asset. Any impairment of the Company’s internally-developed software is recognized and measured in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10-35, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software, Subsequent Measurement, a. Internal-use computer software is not expected to provide substantive service potential. b. A significant change occurs in the extent or manner in which the software is used or is expected to be used. c. A significant change is made or will be made to the software program. d. Costs of developing or modifying internal-use computer software significantly exceed the amount originally expected to develop or modify the software. Fair Value Measurements The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity Securities Issued for Services The Company accounts for stock, stock options and stock warrants issued for services and compensation by employees under the fair value method. For non-employees, the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of stock issuance or option/grant is used. The Company has determined the fair market value of the warrants/options issued under the Black-Scholes Pricing Model. The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, which establishes accounting for equity instruments exchanged for employee services. Under the provisions of ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee's requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant). Reclassification of Certain Securities Under ASC 815-15 Pursuant to ASC 815-15, “Contracts in Entity’s own Equity”, if a company has more than one contract subject to this Issue, and partial reclassification is required, there may be different methods that could be used to determine which contracts, or portions of contracts, should be reclassified. The Company's method for reclassification of such contracts is reclassification of contracts with the latest maturity date first. Capitalization of Software /Website development costs The Company capitalizes outside-contracted development work in accordance with the guidelines published under ASC 350-50, “Website Development Costs”. Under ASC 350-50, costs incurred during the planning stage are expensed, while costs relating to software used to operate a web site or for developing initial graphics should be accounted for under ASC 350-50, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use Fees incurred for web site hosting, which involve the payment of a specified, periodic fee to an Internet service provider in return for hosting the web site on its server(s) connected to the Internet, are expensed over the period of benefit, and included in cost of sales in the accompanying financial statements. A total of $0 and $0 was capitalized for web-site development work during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Income Taxes The Company provides for income taxes based on enacted tax law and statutory tax rates at which items of income and expenses are expected to be settled in the Company’s income tax return. Certain items of revenue and expense are reported for Federal income tax purposes in different periods than for financial reporting purposes, thereby resulting in deferred income taxes. Deferred taxes are also recognized for operating losses that are available to offset future taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has incurred net operating losses for financial-reporting and tax-reporting purposes. Accordingly, for Federal and state income tax purposes, the benefit for income taxes has been offset entirely by a valuation allowance against the related federal and state deferred tax asset. Net Loss Per Share Net loss per share, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. Common Stock equivalents have not been included in this computation since the effect would be anti-dilutive. Such common stock equivalents totaled 220,002,714 common shares at March 31, 2017, comprised of 4,000,000 shares issuable upon exercise of stock purchase warrants, 3,500,000 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options, 729,537 shares exercisable upon conversion of convertible preferred shares, and 211,773,177 shares potentially issuable upon conversion of convertible debt. Such debt and the related accrued interest, is presently convertible at the option of five holders at a conversion price of 50% of the ten day trailing market price and one holder at a fixed conversion price of $0.001.. The total principal due under these notes of $14,212,019 would yield in excess of 43 billion shares if fully converted, however, the respective notes, all of which were issued to these four investors, carry a stipulation whereby the number of all shares issued pursuant to a conversion, may in the aggregate not exceed a number that would increase the total share holdings beneficially owned by such investor to a level above 9.99%. At the end of the year, this clause limits any conversion to the aforementioned number of shares. All of the aforementioned conversions or exercises, as the case may be, are at the option of the holders. Revenue Recognition The Company’s revenue is derived from advertising on the Kiwibox.Com or, formerly, Kwick websites. Most contracts require the Company to deliver the customer impressions, click-throughs or new customers, or some combination thereof. Accordingly, advertising revenue is estimated and recognized for the period in which customer impressions, click through or new customers are delivered. Licensing or hosting revenue consists of an annual contract with clients to provide web-site hosting and assistance. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |