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4. Accounts Receivable and Due to Factor (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounts Receivable And Due To Factor Tables

Account Receivables

We present the receivables, net of allowances, as current assets and we present the amount potentially due to the Factor as a secured financing in current liabilities.

Accounts Receivable		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Accounts receivable - non factored		$	255,320			$	1,299,575
Accounts receivable - factored with recourse			240,446				146,589
Less allowance for doubtful accounts			(4,031	)			(7,600	)
Accounts receivable - net		$	491,735			$	1,438,564

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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.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3, 4

-Article 5

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