NOTE 10 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
NOTE 10 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

NOTE 10 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as 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 (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs.

 

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. As required by ASC 820, a financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. There were no transfers between fair value hierarchy levels for the years ended September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable, loans payable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their fair market value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The following table presents assets and liabilities that are measured and recognized at fair value as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, on a recurring basis:

 

Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013:

 

   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total
Liabilities                    
Derivative liability   —      —     $264,110   $264,110 
Total   —      —     $264,110   $264,110 

 

Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012:

 

   Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total
             
Liabilities                    
Derivative liability   —      —     $265,589   $265,589 
Total   —      —     $265,589   $265,589 

 

 

The following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities as of September 30, 2013:

 

   Derivative
Liability
Balance, December 31, 2012  $265,589 
Initial fair value of debt derivatives at note issuances   540,701 
Extinguished derivative liability   (334,080)
Mark-to-market at September 30, 2013     
-Embedded debt derivatives   (208,100)
Balance, September 30, 2013  $264,110 
      
Net gain for the period included in earnings relating to the liabilities held at September 30, 2013  $264,110 

 

 

The carrying value of short term financial instruments including cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term borrowings approximate fair value due to the short period of maturity for these instruments. The long-term debentures payable approximates fair value since the related rates of interest approximate current market rates.