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4. Accounts Receivable and Due to Factor (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable And Due To Factor Tables |
Account Receivables | Receivables, net of allowances, are presented as current assets and we present the amount potentially due to the Factor as a secured financing in current liabilities.
Accounts Receivble |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Accounts receivable - non factored |  | $ | 432,500 |  |  | $ | 1,299,575 |
Accounts receivable - factored with recourse |  |  | 27,690 |  |  |  | 146,589 |
less allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (4,031 | ) |  |  | (7,600 | )
Accounts receivable - net |  | $ | 456,159 |  |  | $ | 1,438,564 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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