CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash	$ 2,432	$ 1,903
Accounts receivable	8,715us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
Inventory	8,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses	18,251	37,774
Total current assets	37,398us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	39,677us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Non-current assets
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $32,433 and $22,880	158,634us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	168,187us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total assets	196,032us-gaap_Assets	207,864us-gaap_Assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	1,505,938us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	1,441,178us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued payroll	192,725	192,725
Accrued interest	176,983us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	500,815us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Loan payable		100,000us-gaap_LoansPayableCurrent
Judgment payable	1,295,920vuoc_JudgmentPayable	1,295,920vuoc_JudgmentPayable
Convertible debentures	2,788,300us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtCurrent	2,788,300us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtCurrent
Liabilities of Sendio	555,454us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	555,454us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	6,515,320us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	6,874,392us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total liabilities	6,515,320us-gaap_Liabilities	6,874,392us-gaap_Liabilities
Stockholders' deficit
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, no par value; 90,000,000 shares authorized; 13,973,093 and 12,950,384 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	86,115,847us-gaap_CommonStockValue	84,846,235us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Accumulated deficit	(92,339,080)	(91,416,708)
Total Vu1 Corporation's stockholders' deficit	(6,223,233)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	(6,570,473)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interest	(96,055)us-gaap_MinorityInterest	(96,055)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total stockholders' deficit	(6,319,288)	(6,666,528)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 196,032	$ 207,864

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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